Anri Hazeworth

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’’’Anri Hazeworth’’’ (アンリ・ヘイズワース, *Anri Heizuwāsu*) is one of the main female protagonists of *Yuusha ga Shinda!* She is a Necromancer, and a valued comrade to both the Legendary Heroes, Sion Breydan and Touka Scott. Her older brother is Friedrich Norstein.

## Appearance

Anri is a petite girl with large red eyes and a slender build. She has long white hair that reaches her waist with straight bangs and two strands framing her face. Like her older brother, she wears a long black coat that appears oversized on her small frame, with long sleeves ending in thick white cuffs that hide her hands. She wears a shoulder cape with a white trim and the top fastened around her neck. The top of her coat is white in the center with two rows of black buttons, under which is a black skirt that covers her upper thighs. Anri also wears a pendant below her neck adorned with a purple ribbon, knee socks, and black heeled shoes.

Due to Necromancers’ bodies having evolved to survive off the mana-rich atmosphere in Hell, they often appear sickly while in the human world. In Anri’s case, her nose constantly runs, giving off the impression that she has a perpetual cold. She shares this symptom with her older brother.

In the sequel, she is shown wearing overalls and a shirt while harvesting radishes in Touka’s fields.

## Personality

Anri is in many ways no different than many other children her age; being energetic, impulsive, and often very stubborn. Despite having grown up in the harsh environment of Hell, she is very much an innocent and happy girl, showing both a strong desire to help people and a naivety that leaves her prone to careless decisions. It was this combination of traits that led her to place Touka’s spirit inside Sion’s corpse, as the hero had asked her to give his body to a worthy successor if he were to die. Due to Touka setting the pit trap that indirectly killed Sion, she concluded with little further thought that he must be worthy of taking the hero’s place without bothering to observe him more, causing several humorous and bizarre complications.

Despite her youth, Anri is shown to be very knowledgeable about magic and gained valuable experience over the course of her journey with Sion, making her a seasoned adventurer. Early on in the series, she proved to be an important source of information for Touka’s party, and often answered their questions and explained the nature of certain spells and abilities to them. As Anri has very limited funds, she also developed wilderness survival skills and has some talent in foraging for edible goods.

Anri displays great loyalty and affection towards the people she loves, showering them with compliments and constantly working to ensure their safety. While many Necromancers are bitter and hateful for being persecuted by humanity, Anri bore no such ill will and quickly forged a close bond with Sion, the first human to treat her like a person instead of a monster. These tender feelings extend to the hero’s successor Touka, who readily accepted her as a friend and vowed to show her a peaceful life once they finished saving the world.

When her brother Friedrich professes his intention to make a world where Necromancers can thrive even at the cost of human lives, Anri refuses to side with him since she would lose Touka. After learning that Necromancers cannot survive long in the human world if Hell’s Gates are fully sealed, she hopes that Touka will not hesitate to seal the gates even if it means she must be on the other side, showing that Anri would give up her life and freedom to ensure the survival of her friends.

Similar to many others of her kind, she was originally numb to the concept of death due to having witnessed many of her fellow Necromancers die while trying to survive constant attacks by the devils in Hell. In spite of this, Anri becomes sad when parting with her friends, even temporarily. Spending time with Touka has taught her to value the lives of other people even more. Her fighting style has changed to reflect this, with Anri now focusing on disabling enemies rather than killing them, especially if the opponent poses no significant threat. Ethel Bornine notes her battle strategies have become Touka-fied.

## History

Anri was born in the depths of Hell and spent the majority of her childhood fighting devils just to survive. At a very young age, she witnessed several of her friends die in battle, but her brother Friedrich reanimated the corpses using his necromancy, reassuring her that the death of comrades would ultimately help to ensure the future of those who survived. Over time she learned to accept the inevitability of casualties and learned to continue living without openly mourning the losses they endured. While she was capable of using her race’s signature magic, Anri only possessed mana levels equivalent to a powerful human. Since most Necromancers were exponentially stronger, she was considered a failure.

When the Gates of Hell opened, countless devils emerged to attack the human world, while the Necromancers trapped within were also freed. Many times her people tried to make peace with the resident humans, but they were treated like monsters and subjected to persecution and death once more. Many Necromancers came to despise humanity even more than the devils, with Friedrich seeking to conquer the world on behalf of his people.

At some point, Anri became separated from her comrades and traveled alone. When she was eleven years old, the Necromancer child encountered the Legendary Hero, Sion Blandan, who treated her with kindness and acceptance. She joined the Hero’s Party’s quest to save the world, but was forced to remain inconspicuous, as Necromancers were still considered monsters by the vast majority of humans. One night, the Hero’s Party found themselves staying in a town being attacked by devils. During the ensuing battle, the heroes were caught off guard when their defeated enemies rose to fight again, revealing themselves to be the undead pawns of an enemy Necromancer.

Anri was present for the battle and witnessed the death of Sion’s elder sister Bridget, who died in the arms of her beloved Leonard. Also lost during the adventure was Sion’s childhood friend Beatrice, both deaths weighing heavily on the young hero. Anri and Sion developed a close bond with the Legendary Hero becoming inspired by her ability to stare death in the face and continue living without allowing it to overcome her. Per his request, Anri promised to give his body to someone worthy of being the hero in the case of his death.

Sion was shaken upon learning that most Necromancers could not survive without the strong mana leaking through from the underworld, a fact Anri remained unaware of for many years to come. After slaying the Devil King and casting the corpse into Hell, Sion closed the gates using his Sacred Sword, becoming hailed as the world's savior. Unbeknownst to even his closest companions, the Legendary Hero had placed an incomplete seal on the portal in the hopes that he could find a way for Necromancers to survive in the human world before his spell failed.

The hero spent the next three years traveling the world in search of a place Anri could live, only to learn that locations with a high concentration of mana were somehow connected to Hell, and would return to normal if the portal was permanently sealed. He began stockpiling large amounts of magic boosting potions called Soma Drops in the hopes Anri could survive by consuming them, but realized the drug had dangerous drawbacks that could ultimately harm or kill the user if frequently ingested. Unable to uncover a solution to Anri's situation or devise a plan to thwart the silent evil secretly plaguing the world, the hero's anguish grew into a deep-seated depression that he hid from others. The situation worsened when his incomplete seal on Hell's Gate broke, allowing legions of demons to flood back into the human world. Anri alone accompanied the hero when he set out to battle once again.

## Synopsis

### The New Hero

While journeying with the hero, Anri follows him to Cheza Village, a place they had passed through once before during their adventures three years prior. She witnesses Sion die in a pit trap set by a local farmer named Touka Scott, and assuming the man who slew the hero would be a worthy replacement, she transfers his soul into the hero’s corpse per their agreement. Childishly anticipating the look of surprise when he wakes up in the hero’s body, Anri climbs a tree outside Touka’s window hoping to watch, only to fall and land in another one of his pit traps.

Touka and his childhood friend Yuna discover her the next morning. Anri introduces herself with much aplomb before humorously pleading for help, having been trapped in an awkward position for hours to prevent herself from being skewered on the spikes covering the bottom of the hole. After explaining the situation, Anri refuses to return Touka to his own body on the grounds that she promised to follow Sion’s plan. Touka refuses to become the new hero until the young Necromancer reveals she has his real body inside of a talisman known as the Coffin of the Living, and could easily kill him should he refuse. With no other choice, he is forced to embark on a quest to save the world. With Yuna in tow, the newly formed party heads to a nearby city to gather supplies for their adventure.

Touka attempts to buy a magic wand for Yuna, but Anri reveals she doesn’t have the money to pay. While sharing a meal, the trio discuss their financial situation. Anri explains that since Necromancers and the magic they use are both taboo, she was not publicly affiliated with the Legendary Hero, nor did she receive any monetary reward for helping him. Touka decides to use his new status as the Legendary Hero to get handouts while Anri and Yuna head to the Adventurer’s Guild to find honest work.

The girls then encounter Kyle Osment, another former member of Sion’s party. After explaining the situation to him, they find Touka being attacked by an angry mob who have already suspected him of being an imposter hero. Kyle frees Touka and has him wield the Sacred Sword as proof of his "identity" only for the blade to grow limp in his hand. The people once more dismiss Touka as a fake, but Yuna proposes he take on a devil-slaying mission and let his deeds speak for themselves.

Later that night, Touka questions why Sion's body is rotting away with him inside. Anri explains that it takes mana to maintain the corpse and wield the Sacred Sword, but his own power is too pitifully weak to do either. Kyle Osment requests he be given the Hero's body instead, but Anri refuses on the grounds that Sion's successor must be capable of saving the world. She reasons Touka slew the hero whereas Kyle was always inferior to Sion, thus the former is more qualified for the job.

Anri refuses to budge even when Kyle threatens Touka’s life. Kyle plays it off as a bluff moments later and promises to aid them on the next day’s devil-slaying quest, though Anri remains suspicious of his intentions. Kyle sneaks into the girls’ room at night and attempts to destroy the Coffin of the Living, but is repelled by a protection spell and flees. Anri wakes up and notices that somebody tried to tamper with the amulet, but she and Yuna assume that the culprit was Touka.

The next morning, the party joins several other adventurers to attack a fortress in the woods held by a group of devils. Having witnessed Kyle’s actions the previous night, Touka instructs Anri to stay close to him in anticipation of his betrayal, his reliance and trust making her happy. When a large group of devils emerges from the woods, Touka leads his party into the fortress, only to encounter more enemies within. Anri reanimates several skeletons and begins slaughtering the devils, but becomes separated from Touka and Yuna during the battle. Kyle sneaks away to kill Touka and claim the hero’s body for himself, but Anri catches up just in time to help the others. After a brief exchange, Kyle reveals that all Necromancers have Magic Crystals for hearts just like devils, claiming they are simply monsters in human form.

Outmatched by the treacherous egoist, the three retreat and hide behind a wall made by the Sacred Sword, giving Anri a moment to explain. She admits her kind do possess similarities to devils, but also reveals how they were persecuted by both humans and devils for being different. Touka and Yuna immediately accept her for who she is, causing Anri to cry tears of joy. While Yuna doubts their chances of defeating Kyle, Touka manages to lure their pursuer onto a fake bridge created by the Sacred Sword’s shapeshifting abilities before dropping him into the water below. They return to the Adventurer’s Guild and exchange the Magic Crystals they obtained for reward money, only to be swarmed by angry merchants who were swindled by Touka. Unable to pay the tab, he suggests they go to the capital to request funds from the king.

### Meet the Princess

Due to Touka’s low mana level, he fails to maintain the hero’s body, causing Sion’s flesh to rot away leaving nothing behind but bones. While discussing their next move, Touka questions how he can see the king while looking like a walking skeleton. Anri cheerfully dismisses his financial worries, explaining that she’s skilled at foraging and offering him some food. Seeing a bunch of Rainbow Grapes in her hand, Touka uses the Sacred Sword to form a face shape and crudely paints a human face on it using the dye from the fruit to use as a mask. While he heads to the castle, Anri accompanies Yuna into town while wearing a knight’s helmet to hide her true nature. After someone accidentally knocks off her disguise, they encounter a suspicious bespectacled man who warns them about a devil hunt before casually identifying Anri as a Necromancer.

Inviting them to his workplace, the stranger introduces himself as Leland, a medical doctor and orphanage director. Yuna questions if there is a way to boost a person’s mana. He explains that continued use of magic could increase it over time, and a medicine known as Soma Drops can provide a 3 level boost temporarily, but the latter costs over 100 million per dose. Anri questions how expensive that is, with Yuna explaining that only nobles or kings could afford it. The doctor offers to help front the cost if Anri lets him observe her body. Anri seems disturbed by the prospect, but Leland clarifies that he wanted to learn how a Magic Crystal functions as a Necromancer’s heart for the purpose of medical research.

While participating in another devil hunting mission, Anri gives Yuna a skimpy leotard made of devil leather and outfitted with a Magic Crystal to enhance her physical attacks. They then witness a female knight easily slay a devil, before learning from a boy that the warrior is none other than Siruela Carmen of Farom Kingdom’s Four Knights. The stranger then mentions there won’t be much prey left with her around and offers to lead the girls to a secret hunting spot.

Finding a group of devils nearby, the boy gives Anri a Magic Crystal with a lightning spell which she uses to attack. As the girls approach the bodies to collect the bounty, he mentions offhandedly that it would have definitely worked if the devils were still alive. The corpses spring to life and restrain Anri and Yuna, the former recognizing the use of necromancy as a mysterious masked man emerges from the woods.

In a hidden dungeon beneath the orphanage, Leland reveals himself as the one behind their capture. The madman then explains to Yuna his desire to kill all living humans and reduce them to bare bones, thereby destroying the source of prejudice while offering the flesh to the devils to appease them, creating a peaceful world. He reveals that Anri is blindfolded and bound to a chair, and he plans to use her as a scapegoat.

The next night, Touka and Yuna find her tied up and covered in a puddle of her own snot. They call rock-paper-scissors to determine who has to free her with Anri jealousy wondering if they’re playing a game without her. The trio discovers the room where Leland is holding Princess Marguerite and ambushes him, allowing Anri to seize control of the skeleton zombies with her own necromancy. A group of devils attacks the group, allowing Leland to flee, but Siruela of the Yonkishi and Marguerite’s attendant Isaac hold them off so they can chase down the psychotic doctor.

Realizing he cannot beat Anri with his own strength, Leland drinks two vials of Soma Drops and summons more skeletons from the catacombs, utilizing a second crystal to increase the physical resilience of his new army. Outnumbered, the heroes and Marguerite flee the tunnels and hide in the nearby forest where Touka uses the dye from Rainbow Grapes to create a fake blood trail to distract Leland. His strategic mind impresses both Anri and the princess, who both express sympathy after finding out he had learned survival tactics out of necessity after being left alone in the north as a child.

Anri suggests stealing Soma Drops from Leland to increase Touka’s mana, but the princess points out he might’ve used them all on himself. Isaac then mentions that Marguerite’s disorder causes her body to emit mana through bodily fluids. As she hasn’t shed a tear in ten years and refuses to be licked for sweat, the princess prepares to urinate in his mouth, much to everyone’s dismay.

Unwilling to go through with it, Touka instead devises another strategy. He turns the Sacred Sword into a fake rock to hide and infiltrates Leland’s skeleton army to launch a surprise attack to destroy the mana crystal allowing him to control the dead. While the doctor was prepared for this approach, Marguerite snipes the object from a distance using a bow Touka crafted from materials in the forest, disabling the villain’s magic and allowing Yuna to pound him into the ground.

Their victory celebration is short-lived as a devil approaches dragging with him a defeated Siruela, with Anri identifying it as a high-ranking devil. The monster shoots a beam of energy at Princess Marguerite, but Touka pushes her out of the way and takes the blast through the skull, causing him to collapse motionlessly onto the ground. The devil expresses surprise at Anri’s reaction, claiming Necromancers like “them” should not feel anything at the sight of death. Yuna attacks the devil to give the others time to save her friend, but Anri is unable to help Touka in his current state due to his low mana.

Marguerite takes Touka into the woods where she cries for the first time in a decade, finally releasing the vulnerabilities she was forced to contain for so long. Her mana-filled tears replenish Touka, allowing him to regenerate Sion’s body completely. He then confronts the high-ranked devil by turning the Sacred Sword into the shape of a giant thigh and clubbing it to death with a single hit.

The next day, they learn from Princess Marguerite that her mana disorder was cured after crying ten years of tears at once. Before leaving to continue their adventure, King Larcvalt gifts the Hero’s Party with a Magic Carriage. Isaac explains that the vehicle can move autonomously thanks to a magic crystal, with Anri noting with dismay that she’ll be forced to do the driving due to her companions’ low mana levels. Touka questions the princess’s whereabouts with Isaac claiming she is busy, instead giving them a letter from her. They eventually discover Marguerite stowed away on board some time later.

### Crisis in Farom

Seeing how unskilled he is in a fight, Marguerite begins training Touka in the art of combat. He ponders simply using the Sacred Sword’s power to compensate, but the others point out this is not feasible with his low mana, nor is it safe to rely on their very limited supply of Soma Drops. Anri captures a pigeon for dinner, but the princess stops her as it is carrying a note. The message explains that the high-ranked devil helping Leland was likely being controlled by an enemy Necromancer, while urging them to investigate the issue further. Touka refuses, clearly tired of getting into fights with weird people.

Later that night, the princess claims that as the new hero, he will become her husband once they save the world. This upsets Anri, who was promised a simple life in the countryside growing radishes with Touka, resulting in the two girls fighting over him in an impromptu tug of war. Anri joins her female companions in the bath later that night where Yuna and Marguerite discuss their feelings for Touka, the former angrily storming out at one point.

Anri and Marguerite are attacked by a group of zombie-like people as they exit the bath, but manage to repel them with some magic. Touka regroups with the others, warning them that a bite from the cursed people will result in you becoming a monster like them. Anri questions Yuna’s beleaguered state, but he makes up an excuse that she has an illness, worried how they might react if they knew the truth. Belarco who had followed Touka to their location, suggests they go to the mayor’s mansion where the survivors are holding up.

Upon reaching the estate, the gathered crowd recognizes “Sion” the Hero and begs him to save them. Touka encounters Colin Brad and Neigan Bourne who had been working for Leland in the capital, but does not recognize them. Colin notices Yuna’s state and reveals she is infected, offering to kill her as a means of protecting everybody else while secretly looking forward to taking his revenge. Touka threatens the townspeople to protect Yuna with Marguerite trying to talk him down. Yuna goes berserk and attempts to bite him, but Anri uses Necromancy to control her, convincing everybody that she is perfectly fine.

The party meets in private, where Anri explains Yuna is under a spell that suppresses her soul, reducing her to a corpse-like state, thus allowing necromancy to work on her. Marguerite deduces that they can free the victims by finding the caster and destroying their Mana Crystal. Touka resolves to head out immediately, but the girls suggest he wait until dawn due to the growing number of infected townspeople. Knowing that her spell will fail if she falls asleep, Anri decides to use possession necromancy to enter Yuna’s body. Touka volunteers to control Yuna’s body instead, claiming he’s the only one that knows her well enough to impersonate her if they run into somebody she knows.

Once Anri transfers his spirit into Yuna, he attempts to look at her body while naked in the bath, prompting the girls to blindfold and wash him. Touka’s perverted desires are thwarted again when Anri and Marguerite decide to room together with him, the princess binding him in ropes to prevent him from groping anybody while they sleep. They are later awoken by the sound of the estate being breached. The mayor leads the survivors to a fortified safehouse on the roof of the mansion. They are then joined by Colin and Neigan, though the Hero’s Party does not seem to recognize them despite their involvement in the incident with Leland.

Anri and Marguerite conclude that a high-ranked devil must be behind such an advanced spell, giving Touka an idea. Using Leland’s x-ray crystal along with a mana detection crystal, he peeps on the princess before observing the surrounding town from above, discovering a large source of magic power along with the devil responsible. He believes that they should be able to plot an ambush if the seven of them work together, purposely ignoring Belarco in the count. Colin objects to getting involved, but his outburst causes Marguerite to identify him as one of Leland’s former accomplices. She expresses her distaste for their crimes, but offers to absolve Colin and Neigan in exchange for their help, to which they agree.

The group is then attacked from below by the devils, resulting in a fight breaking out. Touka tells Anri to use Sion’s zombified body to turn the Sacred Sword gigantic and crush them, but she is unable to, prompting him to take the blade and demonstrate its power. He enlarges the sword and slices one of the mid-ranked devils in half, impressing Anri with his technique. Marguerite then questions how he was able to wield the sword while in Yuna’s body, her observation surprising everybody. The princess then concludes that the Sacred Sword must’ve chosen Touka as the new Legendary Hero.

Anri helps Marguerite defeat one of the mid-ranked devils before pursuing the high-ranked devil responsible for the curse. Desperate to avoid turning into a monster after getting bitten, Colin tries to kill the creature himself, only to be repelled by another Necromancer whom Anri recognizes as Diego. She then deduces he was the one possessing the high-ranked devil that Touka killed in the capital. Diego invites her to join the rest of their kind in taking revenge on humanity, but Anri refuses due to the promise she made with Sion to help save the world.

Touka and Marguerite offer to help mediate peace between the Necromancers and humanity, but Diego dismisses them, mentioning that the slaughter of his people would never have happened if coexistence were possible. He then announces that the Necromancers have made an alliance with the devils. Anri is horrified by this revelation due to the amount of death and suffering they once endured at the hands of the devils.

Done trying to reason with her, Diego summons a hoard of infected humans with his necromancy. His display of power makes Touka question how long it will take him to run out of magic, but Anri explains this is unlikely to happen soon. She goes on to mention that most Necromancers have a mana level exponentially higher than her, while she was considered a failure for possessing magic only equal to that of a powerful human.

Touka buys them some time by bluffing and making up stories, allowing the town’s mayor to return and run over Diego with the Magic Carriage. The Necromancer recovers quickly, but Anri manages to seize control of the zombified humans amidst the chaos. The mayor reveals he recruited some reinforcements during his absence and Diego is driven away by the arrival of a powerful adventurer’s party led by Yuna’s sister Milly and their father Fieri. Touka then has Anri marshall the infected townspeople back to the mansion to seal them inside.

Using Siruela’s intel from the note, he also pinpoints the likely location of Diego’s hideout to be his former hometown of Elvania. Now accompanied by Milly’s party, the two groups board the Magic Carriage and set off immediately. While Touka pretends to be Yuna in front of her sister and father, Anri handles the driving.

## Relationships

### Family

#### Friedrich Norstein

Her older brother and the apparent leader of Hell’s Necromancers, the two have a loving relationship in which he dotes on his sister while she adores him in return. When Anri was a young child growing up in Hell, Friedrich protected and comforted her. After several of her friends perished in battle with the devils, her brother encouraged her not to grieve, explaining that even though many comrades had been lost, their sacrifice would help ensure the survival of those who remained.

While she claims to love her brother more than anybody else, Anri did not agree with his plan to turn the human realm into a mana rich paradise where Necromancers can thrive, as Touka’s low magic would not enable him to survive in such an environment. Anri pretended to join her brother’s side to ensure this plan failed, showing she would not sacrifice the life of a friend to support his goals regardless of the close relationship she has with her brother. While unaware of her intentions, Friedrich was happy to have Anri back by his side, and respected her decision to disable rather than kill their enemies in the following battle despite it being an unusual practice for a Necromancer to do so.

### Companions

#### Sion Breydan

Anri met the hero when she was still a child and showed her acceptance and kindness, something that no human had ever given her before. She joined his party, but was forced to keep a low profile due to her race being hated by humanity. The two grew very fond of each other, and Sion was inspired by her ability to keep fighting even while they were surrounded by death and despair, giving him the resolve to do the same. Upon discovering that Necromancers thrived on Hell’s mana and could not survive in the human world with its gate permanently closed, he committed the ultimate sin and placed a temporary seal on the portal to buy time, showing that he may have prioritized her life over the world’s future. Anri was unaware of this fact for many years.

Sion began searching for a place for Anri to live in peace but failed to discover a solution, which combined with his knowledge of the hidden Necromancers holding the world hostage, worsened his depression. When the Gates of Hell reopened three years later, the hero returned to adventuring with Anri by his side, only to commit suicide shortly afterwards. Despite Necromancers being persecuted by humans and devil alike, Sion always treated her like a little sister. His trust in her is apparent, as he requested she give his body to a worthy successor if he were to die prematurely.

#### Touka Scott

She was the Necromancer responsible for placing Touka's soul inside Sion's dead body, naively believing Touka was a worthy successor due to the role that the latter's pit trap played in the hero's demise. The radish farmer was initially dismissive of her request to save the world as the new hero, but was forced to cooperate after she threatened to immediately end his life. Despite this rocky start, Anri and Touka became increasingly reliant on each other during the quest, and he began to treat her like a little sister. As her race is often discriminated against for their powers and appearance, Anri admires Touka as the second human to show her care and acceptance, the first having been Sion.

During their adventures, Anri is very supportive, often showering him with compliments and sometimes misinterpreting even his selfish or depraved actions as those of a model hero. Touka promised they could live a peaceful life together after closing the Gates of Hell, but becomes disheartened upon learning from Sion's spirit that Necromancers cannot survive in the human world without the strong mana leaking through from the underworld. The deceased hero explains that he placed a temporary seal on Hell's Gate in the hopes he could find a way for Anri to live, but failed to find an answer. Touka resolves to do what Sion could not in order to save Anri and the Necromancers.

Anri eventually learns this harsh truth along with her brother’s plan to create a world saturated with strong magic where Necromancers can thrive. Knowing that the latter’s success would make the human realm uninhabitable for people with low mana levels like Touka, Anri takes matters into her own hands and pretends to side with Friedrich while secretly plotting to return them all to the depths of Hell. She hoped that by making herself Touka’s enemy, he would not hesitate to seal the Gates of Hell with her on the other side, allowing both of them to live even if she and her people would suffer. This proves Anri values his safety and happiness far above her own wellbeing or even that of her fellow Necromancers.

They manage to achieve the goal of a happy quiet life several years later thanks to Nicola's magical research and Touka happily welcomes Anri into his home, having prepared a room for her ahead of time. In the sequel, he attempts to limit his perverted antics in Anri's presence with the intention of setting a good example for the young Necromancer. She is upset by the limits Touka is putting on himself and encourages him to act in whatever way makes him happiest, showing how much they truly care for each other.

Due to her age, Touka is notably offput when Anri tries to please him by wearing knee-socks, describing her slender legs as "carrot sticks". Nonetheless he remains supportive and believes she will develop into a fine woman.

#### Yuna Yunis

As traveling companions, the two girls spent an enormous amount of time together. Yuna treats her like a younger sister, and often tries to stop people from taking advantage of Anri’s naivety or setting a bad example, the usual culprits being Touka and Kyle. Due to her simple nature, Anri often misunderstands or questions certain situations, prompting Yuna to supply her with an explanation. They often spend time alone together while Touka is off messing around, seriously discussing the party’s course of action or simply enjoying each other’s company. Perhaps due to her young age and Touka’s seeming lack of attraction to her, Yuna doesn’t seem to view Anri as a romantic rival, unlike Marguerite or Diana.

#### Diana Filion

As a fellow Necromancer from Hell, Anri was aware of Diana’s formidable reputation among their kind, including the woman’s mastery of magic and incredibly high mana level. During their adventures in Sageland, Anri expresses deep concern upon learning that Touka is up against her, believing that he couldn’t win without backup.

When Diana falls in love with Touka and decides to help him at Hell’s Gate, she is shown to be indifferent towards Anri, expressing no reservations about attacking the hero’s enemies even with the latter being held hostage at the time.

During the sequel series, the two appear to be on better terms, as they are currently living together in Touka’s house.

### Allies

#### Kyle Osment

Despite both being members of the old Hero’s Party, Kyle seemed only to tolerate her presence as a companion of Sion. While he acted cordially during their reunion, learning of the hero’s death rekindled his desire to surpass his rival. He devised a plan to take Sion’s vessel for his own and attempted to coerce Anri into giving in to his demands, but she dismissed him as being inferior to Touka despite knowing Kyle’s strength, implying the young Necromancer was not fond of him to begin with. In turn, he dismissed her as a stubborn fool while secretly plotting to force her hand by killing Touka.

Kyle only saw Anri as a means to accomplish his selfish goals, as he was indifferent to her opinions, and secretly planned to kill her even if she cooperated with him. He remained condescending when the two sides came to blows the following day while scornfully revealing to Touka and Yuna that Necromancers have Magic Crystals for hearts like devils, hurtfully claiming that Anri’s kind are simply monsters masquerading as humans.

In their subsequent encounters, Kyle fools the naive Anri into believing he has put aside his previous ill behavior, though Yuna is quick to point out his obvious lack of sincerity. When Anri leaves Touka’s party for personal reasons following the events at Hell’s Gate, Kyle hypocritically judges her as a traitor and once again expresses a desire to kill her.

Following King Larcvalt’s defeat, the two appear to be on better terms, as he no longer displays hostility towards Anri. In the sequel series, Touka’s group joins Kyle on a new adventure exploring other worlds, making them comrades once more.