Shigune Nanadaru

**Shigune Nanadaru** was a former student in Ryoukou Academy who wasn't involved in the school trip and later became an agent of Grigori. She is in possession of one of the four Sacred Gears known as the "Four Fiends" and later became a member of the Slash/Dog Team.

## Appearance

Shigune is a beautiful biracial young woman of a Japanese and European descent making her Eurasian, she has long blonde hair that is tied using ribbons and tied in a braid looking a lot like a crown, her eyes are heterochromic with a blue right eye and a black left eye.

After the incident that occurred in Ryoukou Academy, Shigune transferred to another school and was dressed in their school uniform after being found by Tobio and co.

## History

Shigune comes from a mixed Japanese and European heritage and prior to the school trip incident involving her classmates, she later transferred to another school.

## Plot

### Volume 2

Shigune is first shown in Volume 2, where she informs Barakiel and the other Ryoukou students - Tobio, Natsume, Sae and Kouki - that their fellow classmate named Koga was fighting alone in the village. As they head towards his location together, they feel a powerful aura determined to be that of Satanael. Barakiel decides to confront him alone and gives the team further instructions. Continuing on towards Koga's location, Natsume asks Shigune why she and Koga refused the assistance of Azazel, to which Shigune replies that they were kidnapped by a group called **Chaos**, and that Koga made a deal with Satanael.

After reaching Koga's location, they find him surrounded by gruesome corpses and are soon surrounded by Augusta and several other magicians. After Lavinia is encouraged to go after Augusta alone, Kouki tells Shigune and the other Ryoukou students to pursue after Lavinia. However, soon after they do so, they are suddenly transported to the location of Barakiel and Satanael by a strange mist. After Suzaku appears and both Satanael and Barakiel leave the location, Shigune and the other Ryoukou students defeat the Abyss Team members stationed around the area with the help of Suzaku.

After the team reach Lavinia's location, they find themselves unable to help her in the battle against Augusta as a result of the disparity in strength between them. Augusta then manages to possess Lavinia's body, leading Shigune and the other Ryoukou students to temporarily retreat. They receive instructions from Azazel on how to combat Augusta. After the team manage to push Augusta in a corner, she threatens to destroy Lavinia's body with her flames, but Shigune neutralizes them by directing Poh to consume them, allowing Tobio to deal the final blow to Augusta. Ten days later, Shigune is shown in a hospital along with the rest of the team as they express their support for Lavinia in her future goal.

### Volume 3

Shigune, along with the rest of the Slash/Dog Team and Vali, are assigned to take down members of the Abyss Team, with Shigune in a non-combat role as a result of the danger posed by her Sacred Gear. Afterwards, they celebrate the New Year by visiting a Shinto shrine.

Tobio, Kouki and Natsume took part in a mock battle against the Armaros Class, with Sae and Shigune watched the match. Afterwards, they gathered in the Barakiel Class for a review meeting. Sae revealed that she's practicing Shinto magic. Shigune revealed that she's learning from Sae. Lavinia appeared in a Nephilim uniform alongside Vali and revealed that Azazel was asking after them.

Heading to one of the conference rooms in the Grigori, Azazel revealed the imminent arrival of Mephisto Pheles, the chairman of Grauzauberer, on the basis of meeting with the Five Principal Clans and asked Tobio and the rest to act as his escorts. Lavinia also asks for their help and they agree.

Two days later, they head to the Tokyo international airport to wait for Mephisto Pheles. Mephisto greets Lavinia and Tobio and the rest introduce themselves to him. Mephisto addresses Vali and tells them not to expose his identity as the descendant of Lucifer.

As they head towards a Shinto shrine which would serve as the meeting, they are interrupted by David Cerro and Freed Sellzen. Shortly after, the battle is interrupted by Byakko Shinra and Genbu Doumon. Following that, they introduce themselves to Mephisto and the Slash Dog team and proceed to escort them to the meeting place.

## Powers and Abilities

**Magic:** Shigune has some knowledge of Shinto spells which Sae taught to her, albeit her control is still at a basic level.

## Equipment

**Unnamed Sacred Gear:** Shigune wields one of the Four Fiends Sacred Gears, which carries the spirit of **TāotièToutetsu**; the Fiend of Gluttony, who is also the strongest among the Four Fiends, which Shigune named **Poh**. This Sacred Gear takes the form of a small four horned beast wearing a mask.

As the incarnation of the Fiend of Gluttony, Poh possesses a limitless appetite, being able to devour absolutely anything ranging from monsters to magic, including ingesting the Holy Flames of the Longinus; Incinerate Anthem, which are potentially powerful enough to kill even Gods.  Even while in its dormant state, Poh has tremendous jaw and biting strength to match its infinite gluttony, able to bite apart specialized magic shackles created by the Five Principal Clans meant to restrain Independent Avatar Sacred Gears as well as the magically modified body of a Daiyoukai. According to Azazel, Toutetsu is dangerously difficult to master and control compared to the other Four Fiends, as in its awakened form Toutetsu could end up indiscriminately devouring everything including its own host, thus Shigune must slowly and carefully develop her mastery over her Sacred Gear to prevent it from endangering herself in its usage.

## Trivia

* Shigune is a known glutton, which she states is a familial trait.

## References

1. ↑ Light Novel Volume 3, Chapter 2
2. ↑ Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 6
3. ↑ Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 7
4. ↑ Light Novel Volume 2, Chapter 5