Enif

A character who appears in the 1994 OVA; not originally from the Ai no Kusabi novels.

Enif is first introduced as the arrogant pet of an Elite (named Kyle in Dark Ergenous). While in Eos, Enif bullies and abuses Riki at the Pet Parties in order to humiliate the mongrel. Riki answers this treatment with violence, while Iason cooly looks on in dark pleasure.

In the OVA Enif takes the role of Aisha Rosen's ex-Pet Steen, who in the novels was a noted adversary of Riki's during his time in Eos.

## **Stella Model**

*"Isn't Kyle's new Pet from the Stella Quota?"*

*"Yes,"* Raoul said. *"If it takes them three times as long as the auction it's considered proud. With a Stella Family in charge, a strict policy of sterility and a quote on breeding, there's a very low rate of reproduction. In the end, it's an effective limitation -- though it isn't exactly normal for them to be so proud."* (Dark Erogenous Track 3)

### **Riki Compared to Stella Quality**

*"Are you saying that slum-trash can stand up to Stella's quota?!"* (Dark Erogenous Track 3)

In talking about Riki's attributes compared to that of a Stella pet, Iason's praise of the beautiful mongrel made Raoul incredulously ask if Iason thought a mere slum mongrel was actual competition for such a high class breed.

## **Rivalry with Riki**

Enif was one of many Pets who were openly hostile towards Riki, though he is the only one in the 1994 OVA and Dark Erogenous Drama CDs given center stage, in place of pets from the novels like Aisha's Steen.

### **Confrontation at the Pet Party**

*"Hey, you."*

Riki remembered this voice: Enif. If Riki's night wasn't ruined before, it was now. *"Hm,"* Riki turned around. *"A pet of that gaudy bastard from earlier."*

*"What do you mean, bastard?"* Enif snapped, obviously offended. *"Sir Kyle is a great man! Watch your mouth!"*

Riki suppressed a sigh of annoyance. *"You have some business with me?"* He made no effort to make his voice sound tired....

Enif's eyes widened with disgust as Riki kept his cool, another reason why Enif hated him. *"Do you, mere slum-trash, intend to pick a fight with ME?"*

*"I don't mind beating you,"* Riki shrugged. *"If you don't mind letting that pretty face of yours get dirty, that is."*

*"WHAT?"*

Riki wasn't at all surprised when he was struck by the obstinate pet. Despite the murmurs around him that noted Enif's courage and strength and how Riki deserved it, he grinned and clenched his fist, almost enjoying the attention. *"That didn't hurt at all,"* Riki laughed. *"You're supposed to fight like THIS!"*

Enif knew what was coming before Riki had forced his fist into Enif's face, piling such power behind his attack that Enif was forced to jump into the air and land onto a table filled with glasses that, upon his impact, shattered and, like a fountain, splashed around him. Riki folded his arms as he observed his handiwork although he made sure not to make eye contact with his master.

*"B-Blood?"* Enif muttered. *"Oww… it hurts!" M-m-my face! Sir Kyle!!"*

(Dark Erogenous Track 4)

## **Iason on Enif, Kyle**

   Iason and the rest of the Blondies had been watching [the fight] and although Iason secretly got a thrill from watching his pet give Enif what he deserved, he was met by an angry Kyle, who demanded justice.

*"Iason, how do you intend to take care of this?"* He cried, watching his pet attempt to lift himself off the broken shards of glass.

*"It was your pet that provoked and raised his hand against him first, Kyle,"* Iason noted calmly, not taking his eyes of Riki. *"Isn't it obvious that whoever begins a fight is the guilty one? So if his teeth end up broken or whatever… you can only say it's self-inflicted."*

*"But still, there's a matter of the degree,"* a determined Kyle replied.

*"I think the mouth of your prized pet was harsh enough to deserve it. Forgetting that he started it, even without the matter of force he still touched my pet. You paid a lot of money to get him didn't you?"* Iason didn't have to ask. *"Before you have them interact with other people's pets, maybe you should teach them how 'the mouth is the root of all troubles'."*

Kyle could only growl in defeat. He knew Iason was right and his anger and pride forced him to watch his broken pet shakily pick himself up and walk past the angry mongrel, ashamed and bleeding profusely.

(Dark Erogenous Track 4)

## **Consequences and Fate**

    The next time Riki sees Enif is years later, after Riki has already left Eos for Apatia. Riki is back to working in the Black Market again. During one of his shifts, doing courier work in the basements (of what is presumably Sasan) Riki witnesses an Ex-Pet being brutally beaten by fellow couriers. To his shock, Riki recognizes the man as an older Enif.

see Pet Ownership: Disposal

    Watching as Enif is dragged away, Katze is there to tell Riki that, with the mongrel himself as the only exception, this or worse is the fate of most if not all discarded pets, no matter how favored they were by their masters at one time.

see Keeler Lab: OVA-Specifics for more