Sumire Byoubugaura

**Sumire Byoubugaura** (屏風ヶ浦 澄玲 (びょうぶがうら すみれ)  *Byōbugaura Sumire*) was an Oni and the older sister of Homare Byoubugaura. She was murdered by her father before the events in *Tougen Anki*.

## Appearance

Unlike her sister, Sumire had dark, shoulder-length hair and bright eyes. She stood a little taller than Homare.

## Personality

Sumire was upbeat and very capable, working from an early age to provide at home and save for a future with her sister. She doted on Homare and did everything in her power to comfort and encourage her to pursue an education and a better life.

Brave and deeply protective, Sumire acted as a buffer between Homare and their abusive father, eventually going so far as to try to kill him.

## Plot

* History

When she and Homare were still young, their father removed them from primary school and prevented them for pursuing an education. Sumire would pick up textbooks in an attempt to continue teaching Homare, and took on work as a papergirl in order to save money for them both, although this would be confiscated by her father and gambled away. Her long-term goal was to find a place for her and Homare to live independently and to provide money for her sister to continue going to school. In the face of their father's abuse, Sumire would intervene to protect Homare.

During one of theses incidents, Sumire returned from work to find her father beating Homare and demanding that she find work as a prostitute. Making the decision to finally put an end to his abuse, Sumire used a kitchen knife to stab her father in the side but she was overpowered, and he fatally stabbed her in throat instead.

As she was bleeding out, Sumire momentarily developed horns from her head as she awakened as an Oni. The trauma of watching her death also triggered the awakening of Homare and, as Sumire's blood pooled on the floor, both sisters' blood mixed, and Homare entered a berserk state, murdering their father.
## Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Sumire was unaware of her Oni blood and awakened only at the brink of death. As Sumire bled out, her sister (who awakened at the same time) believes their blood became mixed and, as a result, Sumire now exists as the rampaging Blood Titan produced through Homare's Blood Eclipse Release.

Sumire's blood mixes with Homare'sHomare's "Blood Titan"
## Relationships

#### Homare Byoubugaura

Given the abusive conditions in their household, Sumire took on the responsibility of protecting and providing for Homare. As the two could not attend school, Sumire started working as a young teenager and began saving money so that they could live independently and Homare could get an education.

Sumire verbally and physically intervened whenever her father targeted her younger sister. It was during one of these incidents that the situation escalated and Sumire made the decision to kill their father; however, she was overpowered and killed instead. The trauma of seeing her sister murdered subsequently triggered the awakening of Homare's Oni blood, who in turn killed their father.

Homare believes that she inherited Sumire's Oni power and that Sumire now exists as her own Blood Titan.

## References

1. ↑ *Tougen Anki* manga: Chapter 84 (p. 14)
2. ↑ *Tougen Anki* manga: Chapter 84 (p. 16)
3. ↑ *Tougen Anki* manga: Chapter 7 (p. 18)

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