Fuyu Kudou

**Fuyu Kudou** (久堂 芙由, *Kudō Fuyu*?) is the wife of Tadakiyo Kudou and the mother of Hazuki Kudou and Kiyoka Kudou.

## Appearance

Fuyu possesses a strikingly beautiful face with sharp features, giving her an intimidating presence. Her almond-shaped eyes add to her commanding appearance. She is usually seen wearing elegant dresses and often holds a fan, which she uses gracefully to conceal her mouth while speaking. Not only her facial features are flawless, her beauty extends to her formal behavior and refined mannerisms as well.

Kiyoka Kudou's eye and hair color are inherited from Fuyu  who has pale-blue eyes and ash-blond hair.

## Personality

Fuyu is a stereotypical rich girl  who is foul-tempered. Fuyu is extremely haughty and abrasive to everyone around her thanks to her privilege and upbringing. But she can also display a type of worry and kindness in her own way as seen when she was worried about Miyo using her gift “dream-sight” to enter a injured man mind to keep him alive. Another time of her kindness is when she gives Miyo a white ribbon. That once belonged to her during her childhood even though she claims the reason she giving it to Miyo because she sees it as “trash” and tells Miyo harshly it suits her well even though the maid Nae tells Miyo that meaning behind the ribbon was she was “acknowledging” and “accepting” Miyo in her own way. She also seems to be trusting towards her maid/servant Nae. But as seen in the third volume it can be seen and assumed that Fuyu has somewhat deep trust issues as seen she expects anyone who has kindness in their hearts and personality to be a “act” and “facade” as seen with Miyo whom she thought would laugh at her when she is feeling ill. But also when she thought Miyo was trying to make a “fool” out her when she didn’t show weakness to her making her wear servant clothes and do household chores. Which she tries to slap Miyo for but only to be reprimand by her husband.

## History

At some point in her life, Fuyu married Tadakiyo Kudou and gives birth to Hazuki Kudou and Kiyoka Kudou.

From the time Kiyoka is a university student, Fuyu handpicks marriage candidates and sent them off to meet him on numerous occasions. Every single one of them had been beautiful, flawless in both lineage and education. Though Kiyoka is difficult to please, she had assumed it would be easy for one of them to strike his fancy. Yet, without exception, every candidate Fuyu selected has refused to marry Kiyoka. Sometimes, they would wind up furious or heartbroken that he had given them the cold shoulder. Other times, they would do something to provoke his ire, and he would break off the arrangement himself. The pattern repeated over and over again. She wasn't too upset that the son she was so proud of had high expectations for his future wife and redoubled her efforts into finding an even more outstanding gentlewoman. But as the years went on, Kiyoka grew only more and more stubborn.

## Relationships

### Kiyoka Kudou

Kiyoka is a son Fuyu proud of. He is handsome, accomplished in his studies, a strong head of the family, and a capable Gift-user, and had grown into a distinguished man she could put forward in any situation. He is Fuyu’s pride and joy. However, her son detests her very much. She has been an object of his ire throughout his entire life. He dislikes her tempestuous temper and distasteful obsession with flaunting their wealth.

### Hazuki Kudou

Her daughter loathes her as well. Hazuki believes there aren't many people in the world who likes someone who is irritable all day every day.

### Miyo Saimori

Fuyu couldn’t see Miyo as anything but a shameless hussy, taking advantage of the son she was so proud of, milking him for everything he had by garnering his pity.

## Trivia

* Fuyu is a point of view character in Chapter 3 of the third volume of the novel.

### Name Origin

* The name **Fuyu** means "lotus, Mt Fuji" (芙) (**fu**) and "reason, case, cause" (由) (**yu**).
	+ The kanji "芙" can also be written/read as **Hasu** (芙).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1  Novel, Volume 3 Chapter 2
2. ↑  Novel, Volume 3 Chapter 5
3. ↑  Novel, Volume 5 Chapter 1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1  Novel, Volume 1 Chapter 2
5. ↑  Novel, Volume 1 Chapter 1
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2  Novel, Volume 3 Chapter 3
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1  Novel, Volume 3 Chapter 1