Tachibana Rikurou

**Rikurou** Tachibana (橘 **陸郎**), he is the protagonist of Witch of Steel Annerose.

A human, now immortal servant of Annerose Vajra, which works with her in the Annerose Detective Agency. He does not appear in the Online Universes.

## Personality

He is a **pessimist** and stingy, but is also somewhat **knowledgeable** and **curiou**s, able to quickly adapted. Rikurou could be called a "**Hetare**".

Rikurou acts as the "**straight men**" and still feels like a **fish out of water** at times. He feels **pathetic**, as he isn't able to really fight even though he is an immortal.

He is a bit of a **pervert** and wants to prove his worth to Annerose Vajra. Furthermore, he has a bit of a rivalry with Mitico Fleuretty and the two fight for Annerose's recognition.

## Appearance

He has brown hair and green eyes.

Rikurou wears a white shirt and blue pants.

## History

A former second year student of South Saintwind Academy.

While on a class trip in Kyoto, his class decided to check out the nearby Amidahara, known to be Japan's biggest abandoned city, "For school trip memories and stories to tell". Being stingy with his money, unlike his classmates that went to the brothel, he is drugged and captured by slave traders. While being escorted deeper into Amidahara, they get ambushed by armed refugees. Most of the slavers and slaves die, but he is able to survive with the arrival of Annerose Vajra.

Annerose makes a quick deal with the Mustache Slaver, to save his live for Rikurou as payment. Killing the attacking troops, with a Beastman called Abou in the charge. Rikurou is considered “sold” as a slave/servant to live with her and the other servant Mitico Fleuretty. Afterwards, Rikuo is decapitated by Annerose as part of a binding ritual which turns him into her immortal thrall. Regardless of what Rikurou wanted.

At this point Rikuou had become something more than human, as an immortal, he will heal himself no matter what as long as his master Witch Annerose is alive, and is able to unleash his limts which normally would restrain a human to avoid self-harm for power. Regardless of being basically just being kidnapped and enslaved, Rikurou deals with things rather well. Acting now as a maid around the Annerose Detective Agency, as the other servant Mitico Fleuretty is terrible at cooking, cleaning or secretary work. Rikurou, himself, does also lust over Annerose and during the events of the game has multiple chances to do lewd things to both Annerose and Mitico.

Six month go by, as the main story of Witch of Steel Annerose begins. Rikurou now allowed to do small odd jobs, like finding an escaped cat, which turned into a demon thanks to the Miasma in town. Rikurou has almost gotten used to the crazy world of Amidahara and has adjusted to its rules but feels like he still needs to become more useful to Annerose for saving him. While on the mission to find the escaped cat, he runs into Aishwarya Lai, which instantly uses her charm to exchange some body fluids, as she is able to read the future of people and gain information of others that way, but also does find enjoyment to take away Anneroses new toy. Some minor events occur, like the introduction of Li Mayfeng of the Nine Dragons an enemy of Annerose, with both her own men and Rikurou trying to prevent a fight of these two women.

Later on, Otonashi Miki arrives at a bar in Amidahara seeking Annerose as a client. However, easy to panic starts firing around the bar, which results in the Mustache Slaver, which is also the bar owner and other members starting to view as a troublemaker. Rikurou and Annerose listen to Miki's story of her disappeared brother and after some reconsideration Annerose decides to help. Around the same time, an Werewolf (Artificial) attacks the town and multiple of the crime groups have created a bounty, but both cases seem connected.

While, looking for information with their contact Elizabeth, they are afterwards are attacked by Nine Dragons members and meet the strange Yamada Tarou of Takasumi Chemistries, which also arrived in town recently. In a follow-up attack the next day, which targets Miki, Rikurou is able to protect Annerose by removing his limiter if only shortly.

The group, afterwards, tries to get help of Aishwarya Lai but get separated on their way. Miki and Rikurou, get into a lewd situation and not much long afterwards. Barde makes his appearance, the mastermind behind Miki's brother's disappearance and the werewolf attack, observing Rikurou with interest, but leaves as quick as he had arrived. The group is able to reach Crimson Tower of Aishwarya Lai but in order to get the help needed to fight in her arena. Rikurou is given a quiz with Li Mayfeng and Annerose Vajra down below in bondage, should he get it wrong Annerose will be punished, regardless of Aishwarya being "a friend" she is also rather twisted and considers this a game and fair exchange.

Rikurou is able to clear the game, and is allowed into Aishwarya Lai private quarter as before things get a bit steamy, even if she promises her help against Barde. However, Barde himself appears, as this all was a trap having captured Mitico Fleuretty while everybody was busy and having used Miki to pass a curse down to Aishwarya to paralyze her. Barde, kills Aishwarya and takes a Philosopher's Stone in her body and escapes with the arrival of Annerose Vajra.

Regrouping, at Neu Eazlane place, a powerful old witch herself. The whole situation becomes more clear, with Barde having worked with Takasumi Chemistries in the creation of the Werewolf (Artificial), which he made from Miki's brother. He afterwards, used the werewolf to collect souls from the people in Amidahara, captured Mitico Fleuretty because she was a special type of demon a Devil of the Otherworld and used the zombie-slave-like Otonashi Miki as a trap to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. All these things needed in the creation of an Otherworld Gate. Rikurou is able to learn a secret trick from Neu, in the hope to have a trump card last minute and the next morning recovered both him and Annerose make their way to Barde's base.

While Annerose is busy with a hired member of God's Troop, meant to stop her, Rikurou faces Yamada Tarou of Takasumi Chemistries. Rikurou fighting for the first time alone, learns of Tarou's backstory and why he worked with Barde but can also convince him to help, with his unshaken conviction and victory. Tarou informing Rikurou about a faster way into the base, while staying back with his injuries.

Rikurou and Annerose arrive fast, but the gate starts to open thanks Mitico's torture, the souls the werewolf absorbed used as payment for the Black Hands appearing from the portal. Annerose is able to kill, Miki before her soul gets absorbed as well, and both Annerose and Rikurou start a charge attack against Barde. Successful, Barde is killed with the gate exploding, with Mitico Fleuretty recovering only in the last minute to save both Rikurou and Annerose.

Things settle over the next few days, with Mitico recovering. Rikurou depending on the ending, can end in a harem like relationship with Annerose thanks to some interactions or is called for the next client that this time seems to be a group of Taimanin.

### Timeline TABA

Not mentioned or implied to exist. Possibly exists in TABA as Barde events are mentioned. However, does not appear during Fuuma Kotaro interactions with Annerose which might not mean much as he still does odd jobs.

### Timeline RPGX/Action

Not mentioned or implied to exist. The events of Witch of Steel Annerose have not played out and Rikurou seems not to exist or at least have no contract with Annerose.

## Additional Material

* Follows bad ending, with him searching for Annerose Vajra without finding her. The OVA is missing multiple characters.
* In extra ending art book short stories, the harem ending is given some additional scenes.

## Powers/Abilities

**Main Weapon**: Fists

* **Semi Immortal**: Has an immortal body and can not be killed unless Annerose Vajra is killed. He can heal fast, but not at the same speed as Yatsu Murasaki.
* **Removed Limiter**: Can remove his limitation of pain using, higher thinking speed or physical strength, this hurts his body, but he can heal.
* **Magical Attribute**: He has an affinity for a neutral element called "Opportunist" and can use a **Familiar Technique** with Annerose.

## Media

* Witch of Steel Annerose
	+ OVA
* LILITH-IZM 06

## Trivia

* He is described as the most unlucky protagonists in the history of erotic games, by Lilith's website.
* He shares his name with Tachibana Ichirou.

## Gallery

With shrunk down Annerose VajraCombo attack with Annerose against Barde BardeMitico Fleuretty, **Tachibana Rikurou** and Annerose VajraRemoving limiterWith Mitico FleurettyWith Annerose Vajra (Ritual Death)Feeding de-aged Annerose VajraWith Aishwarya LaiWith Otonashi MikiWith Aishwarya Lai