Ryou's Sister

Shizune (adoptive niece)

Kaori Onidzuka (daughter)

This unnamed character is the sister of Ryou Shishikusa and is the mother of Kaori Onidzuka.

She is a character that appears in the Onibi Series.

## Appearance

Ryou's sister is modeled after GUMI.

She has green hair, blue eyes, and she's dressed in a purple kimono with red sashes and a blue obi on her robe.

## Appears in

* 明鏡鬼童 (*Meikyou Oni Warabe*/The Demon Child in The Clear Mirror.)

## Personality

> "It distracts me from my misery."
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Not much is known about Ryou's sister's personality, but assumptions can be made.

Ryou's sister seems to be melancholy, and most likely depressed, as when talking with her sister, she didn't bear much interest in the conversation.

This also allures to how it is shown that she doesn't care much about her daughter, as when asked about Kaori's, she just said that she doesn't know, but she's worried about her friends being animals.

## Background

### Early life

Not much is known about Ryou's sister past, but it is known that they were both born in the Onidzuka family, or possibly, the Onigumo Clan.

Which had been known to forbid bearing a child who doesn't even know their own father, and that had been the case with Ryou's sister.

As she got pregnant at an age younger than her neice, Mai Shishikusa, or presumably, at an age younger than 18, which infuruated her parents.

After a huge fight between them, it ended with Ryou's sister being disowned and kicked out of the house soon after.

She then went on to become an alcoholic, and miscarried as a result, Ryou's sister took this as a lifestyle of some sorts, sleeping with one man to another, falling pregnant and miscarrying several times.

Until one day, when she got pregnant, she didn't miscarry and beared a daughter without any complications, the daughter she gave birth to is Kaori Onidzuka, and her birth was considered at miracle.

Ryou's sister wasn't married nor in a relationship with a man at the time of Kaori's pregnancy, so her father is unknown.

After giving birth to Kaori, she didn't stop her habit of sleeping with men, and instead used it as a way to pay for living expenses, possibly hers and Kaori's, and to pay for alcohol.

## Relationships

### Kaori Onidzuka

Ryou's sister is the mother of Kaori, the state of their relationship is insufficient, but assumptions can be made.

They seem to be distant, not spending that much time with each other, much like Ryou and her daughter, Mai, the only difference is that Ryou's sister has no reason to not spend time with her daughter. Not to mention that she doesn't let her go out at all until an important event occurs, like Mai's birthday.

Ryou's sister also notes how she worries about Kaori, as her only friends are animals, mostly squirrels and birds.

### Ryou Shishikusa

Her sister, the state of their relationship is insufficent, but assumption can be made.

They seem to pose a neutral relationship towards each other, as they do not show much affection when seeing each other.

### Mai Shishikusa

Her niece and Kaori's cousin, not much is known about their relationship as they haven't interacted as much.

### Shizune

Her adoptive niece and Kaori's adoptive cousin, not much is known about their relationship as they haven't interacted as much.

## Theories

* There is a common theory, that in order to have Kaori, she made a deal with a devil, and that is why Kaori is considered a "demon child."

* There is another theory that Ryou's sister could have disobeyed her parents wishes as a result of a strict household, or because of the nature of her and her sister's Clan, which could have possibly rewarded executioners and murderers.

## Trivia

* Her surname, Onidzuka in Japanese is made up of two words, Oni, which refers to a "demon" in Japanese folklore, and Dzuka bears no meaning. But it's close to another word, Zuka, which means "tomb with overtures of spiritual shields and boundaries".

* She is older than her sister, Ryou.

* Before giving birth to Kaori, she had many miscarriages, it is unknown whether these miscarriages were accidental as a result of alcohol, or intentional.

* She gets herself money for alcohol by sleeping with men and for her and Kaori, to supposedly eat and pay for rent.