Yutsuma Kaya

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> 「*You don't have to protect me. Instead, I need you to cooperate with me for a little while, please.*」
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## Yutsuma Kaya

* Character
* Stage

* 2020
* 2023

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Watashi (Pronoun)
* Kaya (Bakuto, Kiyonobu)
* Kaya-chan (Yuto, Shigure, Suzuka)
* Kaya-san (Seigo)
* Yutsuma Kaya / Kaya Yutsuma (Benedict)
* Ojou-chan / Young Lady (Takahisa)
* Kagi / Key (Epithet used by Jingi organizations)

## Personal Information

### Relations

* Yutsuma Kiyonobu (Father)
* Unnamed Mother

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Kawauchi Misato
河内美里

* 1st
* 2nd

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Watashi (Pronoun)
* Kaya (Bakuto, Kiyonobu)
* Kaya-chan (Yuto, Shigure, Suzuka)
* Kaya-san (Seigo)
* Yutsuma Kaya / Kaya Yutsuma (Benedict)
* Ojou-chan / Young Lady (Takahisa)
* Kagi / Key (Epithet used by Jingi organizations)

## Personal Information

### Relations

* Yutsuma Kiyonobu (Father)
* Unnamed Mother

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Kawauchi Misato
河内美里

**Yutsuma Kaya** is the heroine of the ROAD59 franchise, who becomes affiliated with the Shinonome-gumi after the first stage play.

## Profile

A young girl with a serious and reserved personality who is also the daughter of the Shinonome's *kumichō*. Kaya possesses the ability to act as a "key" that can break the seal on the **Yamata-no-Orochi-no-Kubi**, a tool that can give Jingi power strong enough to change the power structure over the Tenkai Ward. She has lived her whole life on her own without knowing about the existence of her father, but when she becomes pursued by the other Jingi organizations, she is rescued by the Shinonome-gumi and starts living with them. Due to having this solitary lifestyle for so long, Kaya deviates somewhat from the modern image of an average high school girl.

## Appearance

Kaya has dark medium-length hair with blunt bangs and cobalt blue eyes. Her outfit consists of a typical Japanese sailor school uniform with red accents on the navy-blue collar, sleeve cuffs, and skirt, along with black knee-high socks bearing a four-sided insignia and dark brown loafers.

## Personality

Having qualities similar to a Yamato Nadeshiko, Kaya is a modest, polite and strong-willed girl who is quite mature for her age. She is notably virtuous, not hesitating to argue against anything that she finds morally wrong. Though she may come off as helpless, Kaya is always determined to fight alongside others and willing to take risks, even if it'd put herself in unwelcome danger.

## Abilities

Kaya mentions in the first stage play that she practices kendo, so she is capable of holding her own in a fight. Even when a group of yakuza lackeys gang up on her, she can somehow find a way to escape from them. But there are times when her enemy opposition can be too overwhelming for her to resist. Kaya's Jingi is unexplained, but it releases a transcending force that is powerful enough to make the Jingi members of the Kurojou and Hakurou retreat. Her Jingi was also capable of resuscitating Bakuto from death.

## Relationships

### Shinonome

* Yanagi Bakuto: Bakuto is officially recognized as Kaya's bodyguard, along with the other Shinonome members. Both of them have high regard for one another, but due to their contrasting personalities, the two tend to clash; Bakuto is free-willed, arrogant and reckless, while Kaya is courteous, modest and attentive. Though Kaya can be irked with Bakuto's cocky and immature behavior, she considers him reliable.
* Yutsuma Kiyonobu: Since she has never knew about her father's existence, she works on building bonds with him since the first stage play. They get along with each another as any parent and child would, although she does correct him whenever he becomes too playful.
* Kirimiya Yuto: When Kaya first meets the Shinonome, Yuto is best at helping her adjust and open up to them. He is especially caring of her in the second stage play, and even gets himself severely injured in order to protect her from harm.
* Toudou Shigure: Not only is Shigure is the first Shinonome member that Kaya meets, but also the first person from a yakuza organization that she considered trustworthy. Shigure saved Kaya from being attacked by the Hiiragi sisters, and while she was initially cautious of him for being "one of the yakuza", she was eventually convinced of his reliability. Without Shigure, Kaya may have never been able to become acquainted with the rest of the Shinonome. As an older figure, she treats him with respect.

### Kurojou

* Sumeragi Kensei: Kaya recognizes Kensei from his appearances on television as well as being the president of a large corporation. As a result, she is distraught to find out that he is actually a yakuza leader. Kensei goes through great measures to make the Kurojou capture Kaya, but despite her open resistance, he sees her as nothing but a tool for him to gain the **Yamata-no-Orochi-no-Kubi'**s power.
* Hiiragi Renge: With the Kurojou, Renge pursues Kaya in the Tenkai Ward. Though the two haven't had a genuine conversation, Renge is quite patronizing towards Kaya, even moreso than Sara is, pitying and mocking her for being unable to use her Jingi. However, Renge has saved Kaya from Sara potentially harming her, claiming that she's "Kensei's precious treasure", though it is uncertain that she did so for the latter's benefit. In spite of this, Renge has put Kaya at knifepoint at least twice in the story.
* Hiiragi Sara: With the Kurojou, Sara pursues Kaya in the Tenkai Ward. Though the two haven't had a genuine conversation, Sara is very scornful towards Kaya and was appalled to see her talk back to Kensei, potentially attempting to harm her for doing so.

### PHOENIX

Kaya's interactions with the PHOENIX members show that they have clearly contrasting views, and she is quite baffled by their standards.

* Benedict Lorenzo Vasari: Benedict first meets Kaya face to face in the second stage play. He is interested in her Jingi, but she refuses to use it in front of him due to its risks.
* Irina Spessivtseva: Irina has hostility towards Kaya when the latter found her motives and history immoral and contradictory. In response, Irina says that she hates people like Kaya and describes her as "unjust", especially since she shared the same views as Atsuhikp.
* Anthony Cello: They are both perplexed towards each other as Kaya finds warfare unjustifiable, while Anthony thinks the opposite.

### Tenkai Ward

* Okino Inaba: Despite being complete strangers, Kaya and Inaba are shown to be greatly concerned with each other's safety. Kaya pleads to Kensei to stop his personnel from attacking Inaba and evacuate each together from a battle. Even when the two are cornered by Kensei, Inaba tells Kaya to run away and instead puts herself to risk for Kaya's sake. When things settle down, Inaba is glad to see Kaya safe from danger and the latter thanks her for her help.

## Stage Plays

### 1st Stage

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Throughout the story, she constantly tries to run away while being pursued by the Hakurou and Kurojou. During an attack by the Hiiragi sisters, it is revealed that she is unable to use her Jingi, rendering her incapable of defending herself. She is then rescued by Shigure from the Shinonome, the only organization that wasn't aggressively pursuing her. While initially wary of him, Kaya is convinced that he's trustworthy and is then brought to the Shinonome's office where she acquaints with their other members. Soon after, the Shinonome becomes raided by the Hakurou. From that raid, she meets Bakuto, who was with the Hakurou and takes her away. They reach an abandoned alley, and Bakuto gives Kaya a posthumous letter from his father, which was written to be given to her. The two then get to know each other until Kazuomi and the Hiiragi sisters arrive to attack the two, leading to Kaya being taken to the Kurojou's headquarters, where she meets their leader Kensei.

Kensei reveals to Kaya about his plan to use her as a tool to claim the **Yamata no Orochi no Kubi**, which resides in the depths of the Tenkai Ward. While she is openly against this, he is not fazed by her opposition and has the Kurojou accompany her away. She then finds Inaba being assaulted by a handful of Kurojou lackeys, in which she pleads for Kensei to stop them. However, Kensei coerces her into activating the Orochi's power in order for them to stop, which she refuses to do. As a result, Kensei attempts to makes Renge to kill Inaba in front of Kaya until Sho, Shion and Suzuka arrive to halt the situation. They get into battle with the Kurojou and Inaba finds an opening to evacuate Kaya to safety.

Unfortunately, Kensei and the Hiiragi sisters catch up to Kaya and Inaba, in which he assaults Inaba in front of the latter to coerce her into joining him. Before she considers, Suzuka intercedes to claim Kaya for the Hakurou, fighting off the Hiiragi sisters. Kaya insists to fight together with Suzuka, but Suzuka tells her to stay back. In exchange, Suzuka allows Kaya to hold onto her "good luck charm", a stuffed doll from her brother Sho. Yuto and Bakuto then come to Kaya's rescue until Renge suddenly puts Kaya at knife-hold while the others are distracted. Renge, betraying the Kurojou, captures and runs away with Kaya and PHOENIX. While the PHOENIX members are in hiding, they are then intruded by the Hakurou, prompting Anthony to relocate with Kaya. Sick of the constant hostilities, Kaya struggles to get away from Anthony, disturbed by his nonchalance around violence. Irina later arrives, followed by Bakuto and Takahisa. As soon as Bakuto's Jingi activates, Kaya joins together with Bakuto to fight off PHOENIX.

After defeating PHOENIX, Bakuto and Kaya unintentionally cause Irina to commit suicide in response to her failed mission. Promptly, the other yakuza groups corner up on the duo. Deciding to put an end to the conflict, Kaya unleashes her Jingi, powerful enough to make the Hakurou and Kurojou withdraw. Bakuto and the Shinonome remain with Kaya, and she ends up meeting her father Kiyonobu for the first time. Together with the Shinonome, Kaya heads home them and meets Inaba on the way, giving each other their farewells. From there on, Kaya starts her new life living with the Shinonome.

### 2nd Stage Play

「This power is too dangerous. When people fight, it's because they have power. So I don't want to see anyone get hurt anymore.」
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While Kaya is now affiliated with the Shinonome, she continues to be pursued by the other Jingi organizations, especially now that she can easily be tracked at school. After battling a number of yakuza lackeys with Bakuto, he questions her as to why she still cannot use her Jingi, and she remarks that it's too dangerous for her to control and that she'll only use it for risky situations. After some bantering between them, Yuto comes to pick Kaya up, and the two depart.

A couple of scenes later, Kaya and Yuto are being chased by a handful of Kurojou members lead by Kazuomi. Yuto ends up becoming gravely injured by them, prompting Kaya to fight alongside him. Suddenly, Benedict appears with Maria, with intentions to witness Kaya's Jingi, but she refuses to use it in front of him due to its risks. Unintentionally giving him undisclosed information, Benedict and Maria withdraw, and Bakuto and Seigo arrive just in time to rescue Kaya and Yuto, who was weakened from the attack.

Scenes afterwards, at the Shinonome's headquarters, the members are worried upon Takahisa's whereabouts until Kaya receives a phone call from him. However, Benedict picks up the phone instead, who had captured Takahisa and requested the Shinonome to trade in Kaya in order to free him. While the members are in a dilemma, Shizuka suddenly breaks into their headquarters after disposing of Shinonome personnel in front of them. She reveals that her sister Suzuka had also been captured by Benedict and desperately pleads to Kiyonobu to lend his daughter in order to free her as well. Despite having a minor dispute, Bakuto eventually encourages the Shinonome to help her out and team up to confront Benedict, which Kaya agrees to.

The group ends up catching up to Benedict. In the midst of their trade-off, they are able to safely retrieve Suzuka, who warns the Shinonome to be careful of Takahisa since something was wrong with him. Suddenly, Takahisa puts Kaya at gunpoint much to everyone's shock, and before they can take action, Takahisa pulls the trigger on himself. Initially alarming the Shinonome, it turns out that he was just tricking everyone into gaining an advantage over Benedict, much to their relief. Angering Benedict, he turns the tables on them by summoning Irina, who stabs and shoots Bakuto multiple times. While Bakuto is on the brink of death, he makes his final wishes despite the others pleading to him to stay alive. To prevent the unwanted situation, Kaya ends up using her Jingi to resuscitate Bakuto, much to Benedict's fascination. Though the Shinonome are unsure of what Kaya had done, they focus on defeating of PHOENIX.

Afterwards, the Shinonome successfully defeats the rest of the PHOENIX members, leading to Benedict withdrawing with Maria and Irina. At last the conflict settles and cherry blossoms promptly begin to scatter due to Kaya's Jingi. The Shinonome are finally able to have a moment of peace under the view and return home.

## Gallery

### Illustrations

* Promotional Art
* Twitter Art
* Manga
* Miscellaneous

Full Body IllustrationFull Body 2023 IllustrationShinonome MembersYutsuma ChibisROAD to Party Key Visual**ROAD to Party Countdown:** "Um, if it's not too much of an inconvenience, then may I trouble you to take me to that store over there?"

2021 April Fools' Comic #1Gidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage PlayGidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage Play"New Life" Support Campaign Promo"New Life" Support Campaign IllustrationSpring 2023 Illustration

ROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party Illustration**LINE Sticker:** "Thank you very much!"**LINE Sticker:** "Yes!"Hinamatsuri Fan Meeting Post Card
### Cast

* Promotional Images
* 1st Stage
* 2nd Stage

## Etymology

* **Yutsuma** (結津万) can be split into two parts; "Yuu" (結) means to "conclude" or "tie". "Tsu" (津) means a port, or haven. "Man" is interpreted as 10,000 or a "myriad".
* **Kaya** (華夜) can be split into two parts; "Ka" (華) can mean "flower", "beauty" or "brilliance" and "Ya" (夜) directly translates to "night".

## Trivia

* Her theme song is Kagi.
* Kaya is fond of sweets such as basque cheesecake and macarons. She also seems to be interested in tapioca.
* She likes cute things such as stuffed dolls.
	+ In the first stage play, Suzuka briefly lent Kaya her stuffed doll, which she considered cute.
* Before the first stage play, her name was only listed as "Kaya" in promotional material as her relationship with her father was yet to be revealed. Additionally, her affiliation was with the Tenkai Ward (neutral) before it switched to the Shinonome.
* In the second stage play, Kiyonobu mentions that the last time the cherry blossoms bloomed in the Tenkai Ward was 17 years ago, the day of Kaya's birth.

## References

* Official Website Profile

1. ↑ Kaya's Twitter Overview