Kobayashi

**Kobayashi** (小林, *Kobayashi*) is the main protagonist of *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* and the supporting character for Tokyo Ghoul Dragon Quinx (東京喰種トーキョーグール: ドラゴンクインクス, Tōkyōgūru: Doragon Kuinkusu). She formerly works as a computer programmer in Jigokumeguri System Engineering Inc. After her business shut down due to the death of her manager, she now currently works as a Peacekeeper with TLF. However, she died after being slaughtered by Dire Ghouls.

## Appearance

Kobayashi is a bespectacled young woman with bright red hair that is always tied in a ponytail and dead fish hazel brown eyes. She is known to be flat-chested, a physical trait that frustrates her to the point of grumbling over the female dragons' ample busts when they are in their human forms. In one of her drunken escapades, she demands that Tohru or Lucoa share some of their "blessing" with her.

Her office attire is a white button-up shirt, a tie, and dark slacks. During her off-duty hours, she puts on either a light blue button-up shirt, a hoodie, a yellow tee or a light-brown cardigan with a white shirt underneath.

Before meeting Tohru, Kobayashi would don a stoic expression on her face. Now, she is more approachable and open to others, often seen smiling contentedly.

## Personality

Even though Kobayashi maintains a cool demeanor, she has been regarded as kind-hearted and reliable among her friends and colleagues. Level-headed and pragmatic, she stands as the source of reason when dealing with her dragon friends.

However, when she is intoxicated, Kobayashi tends to become rowdy and aggressive, especially in her interests in maids and is not above subjecting Tohru to her drunken whims.

After reuniting with Shouta, when intoxicated, she forcibly demands him to take a sip of her favourite sake in which he constantly rejects, stating that it'll "drive him like hell".

## Background

Very little has been mentions about Kobayashi's childhood, other than that both her parents worked so she never had both her parents come to her schools' sports festivals. That, and when she was in elementary school, she was always asking for burgers.

## Plot

### History

In a flashback about 6 years ago, Kobayashi and Tohru lived a relatively normal life until the day where her manager's son, Shouta, informs her about his parents dead, murdered by Brooke Augustine. Both she and Tohru were completely stunned to hear the news. She contacted a few investigators about their death but they seem to be apprehensive to carry out the investigation as Augustine is the leader of the D.U.P which was funded by the government.

Before Kobayashi heads off to her business to handle the loss of their manager, she request Tohru to look after him instead of Lucoa.

On one night when Shouta is not around, Tohru and Kobayashi starts acting flirtatiously towards each other as Tohru wants to breed with her. The two later kiss and Tohru suddenly told Kobayashi that Shouta is an "idiot" for calling her precious, as she decides to be with Kobayashi more than him as if she doesn't care about his loss and Kobayashi was shocked. However, before the two consummated, Shouta heard what Tohru called him. The two tries to convinced him that they didn't really mean to do so but fails, leading Shouta to pack up and start running away from them. Both Tohru and Kobayashi regretted on what they have done.

### Epilogue (The Start of Dragon Quinx), Prologue arc

5 years later, Kobayashi saw the news of Shouta, who is now older, liberating Tokyo from the D.U.P occupation. Now knowing his whereabouts, Kobayashi and Tohru plans to reconcile with him. The two emotionally embraced as they start to leave for Tokyo.

Upon arriving in Tokyo, the two tries to seek information on where Shouta is currently at. They asked multiple civilians but they somehow, refused to tell them as they don't know where he is. Shortly, the two met Hina Amano, who had just dismissed from her school. They asked her if she knows where Shouta now lives in. Hina asked them why, Kobayashi states that they are his loved ones. Hina starts reminiscing about Shouta talking about them as she starts to reveal his new home. Tohru and Kobayashi takes off for Ward 23, where Shouta lives at. However, upon reaching there, they were not able to find him. Kobayashi eventually gave up and told Tohru that they must return home and can continue their search for him the next day, which Tohru refused as she desperately wants to see him. Luckily, the two spots Shouta carrying boxes with Kaneki and Touka, his newly adoptive parents.

Tohru and Kobayashi, both feeling excited and nervous at the same time, visits their home to reunite with Shouta after 5 years. The two then meets Kaneki who opened the door, they then introduced themselves and asked him if they could see Shouta. Kaneki agrees as he calls Shouta down. As the two sees adult Shouta after 5 years, Kobayashi tries hard to hold back her tears as she allows Tohru to go forth to reunite with him.

After Tohru is forgiven by Shouta, Kobayashi decides to have a private talk with Shouta. She confessed to him that she put herself at fault for making him suffer this crippling affliction.

## Relationships

### Tohru Kobayashi

Initially, Kobayashi often chastised Tohru for her lack of propriety on human standards. However, as time passes by, she grows accustomed to Tohru's quirks and would sometimes show small signs of affection and gratitude for the dragon, such as holding Tohru's hand or going out of her way to fulfill some of Tohru's wishes to ease her troubles. When Tohru's father demanded that the dragon returns to their world, Kobayashi defended Tohru and risked her life for her. Kobayashi and Tohru now agrees to get married somehow.

After the death of Shouta's parents, which include his father, Kobayashi's manager, she requested Tohru to look after him while she's gone to handle the problem. Tohru asked her if Lucoa could look after him, but Kobayashi objects as Shouta stated that Lucoa's comfort would not help as she would often seduce him instead of comforting him. When Shouta is not around on one night, Kobayashi and Tohru starts behaving seductively towards each other and start to kiss and out of nowhere, Tohru called Shouta an 'idiot'. Not realising that Shouta was there, Kobayashi knew what she had done really made his heart drop, causing him to run away. Kobayashi and Tohru broke down to tears realizing the mistake they both made.

After the two reunite with Shouta, Kobayashi states to her that they should provide him with more comfort after all the tragedy he had experienced through (which includes the death of his former parents and Hodaka). Kobayashi asked if Tohru actually likes him after she realized that Shouta is secretly in love with her, which made Tohru blushed and giddily replied that she likes him a little after he made his first confession back then. When Kobayashi proposed to Tohru, she asked Shouta if they could get married, which he allows as he stated to Tohru to go "live the life she wanted to have". After her marriage with Tohru, the two felt deeply mournful for Shouta. Kobayashi thanked Tohru for everything she did for her, later she request her to "give Shouta love", which Tohru accepts as she will find a way to satisfy him.

After Kobayashi died, she requested Tohru to take care of him along the way through their journey to recover his powers, also request her a favour to be with Shouta, making him happy.

### Shouta Magatsuchi

Back then, Kobayashi looks after Shouta whenever her manager, Mr. Magatsuchi, asks her to do so. After the death of his parents, she becomes worried for him as she tries to take good care of him. However, after Tohru called Shouta an "idiot", she was deeply saddened to see Shouta run away in anguish and sadness.

After their reunion after five years, Kobayashi tearfully admits to him that she blames herself stating that it's her fault making that terrible mistake as she offers him an apology, in which Shouta told her that she has nothing to apologize as he told her that it was his fault for running away. Now Shouta and Kobayashi lives happily together with his new family, Kaneki and Touka. She also helped him to apply for Keio University. After her marriage with Tohru, the two felt deeply sorrowful for him which Tohru gave him a cake and Kobayashi gave Shouta a kiss on the cheek. Kobayashi also seem to love Shouta as well, she often offers him his favourite drink. Like Tohru, Kobayashi often gives Shouta head pats. She sometimes often likes to kiss Shouta in the forehead.

### Ken Kaneki

Not much interaction was seen mostly, but it is seen that she introduced herself to Kaneki upon visiting their home.

### Makoto Takiya

Takiya is Kobayashi's male colleague and close friend. The two would often discuss their interests in maids and butlers over drinks, either at a local bar or Kobayashi's apartment. They are close enough to ask each other for help or favors on matters outside of work but still at a platonic level.

### Ichika Kaneki

Not much interaction is shown between them either, but they are seen shaking hands with each other on the first time they met.

## Trivia

* Kobayashi has an addiction to drinks such as beer.

## Quotes

* To Tohru: "Tohru, after everything you've done for me, thank you. Your love, your kindness, your help, everything... thank you. Thank you for doing everything to make me happy. Now, it's time to give him the same thing you did for me. I want you to give him love. It's been a while we've seen him grow up, it just hurts for me to watch him suffer. Just do me one more thing okay? Make him happy for me."