Kogane Musashi (AST)

**Kogane Musashi** is a former pupil at Furinkan High School who passed away but eventually returned to reclaim her lost treasure, an old tanuki doll which she lost and was unable to find before her death.

## Biography

### History

20 years prior to the events of the series, Kogane was a student at Furinkan High School who purchased a notebook and Tanuki doll from Toramasa's store, but accidentally left the doll behind. She later died in a car accident along with her parents shortly after leaving school one day.

### Plot

Unable to reclaim the doll before her death, Kogane's spirit possessed Shampoo after she read a song which had faded into the pages of an old notebook she found at the store. It took a little while for Kogane to become reoriented herself as it had been awhile since she had a physical body. She introduced herself to Makoto unfortunately she couldn’t free Shampoo as she wasn’t even aware that she could possess someone, let alone how to stop it. While Makoto was coming to terms with what was going on Kogane thought to run into a wall, resulting in the two being split apart.

Outside and leaving the school, Kogane now accompanied Makoto and Shampoo, trying to apologize to Shampoo. Their brief connection apparently had given Shampoo improved mastery of Japanese, while Kogane had gained some of her memories. Makoto wanted to go talk with Cologne to make sure that she was okay, but Shampoo seeing that as unimportant headed off to question Azusa. Feeling that she could help Kogane decided to go with Shampoo.

With Makoto gone, Shampoo questioned Kogane on how she died, but memory doesn't work the same when you're a ghost. Kogane couldn’t remember her full name or what happened yesterday. Let alone how she died and she really didn’t care feeling that it wasn’t important enough to remember. Shampoo told her not to say such things only to notice that her Japanese was already slipping. Kogane noted that Shampoo had been touched by death and seemed fuzzy to her.

The two arrived at Azusa's, but the skater refused to talk with Shampoo about Kitsui. Rebuffed Kogane got an idea. For an hour Kogane repeatedly possessed Azusa, then Shampoo, so that Shampoo could use the link to try and recall Azusa's fight with Kitsui, but could only recall a seeming nightmare where Ukyo was stalking Azusa with hedge clippers. Realizing that continuing on would do no more Shampoo decided to return to the dojo.

After thinking on it, Shampoo realized it wasn't a nightmare, but actually what Azusa experienced during the fight, a form of mental illusion. This frustrated Shampoo as it was a form of attack she had no answer for. Herb, in female form, came upon them. Like Makoto it took Herb several seconds to comprehend the fact that she was witnessing a real ghost, and several more to try and comprehend how Shampoo could be so relaxed about it. After the nature of the attack described had an idea for a counter. Herb offered to help her in exchange for Shampoo telling her why she loved Kasumi, to which Shampoo agreed. Kogane would also note it was unfortunately that Shampoo was not a ghost as ghosts don't dream.

Efforts to help Kogane regain her memories turned up naught. While Kitsune was able to uncover details about her past Kogane showed no interest in her death, her parents, or anything else they knew of the incident. Makoto even tired to jog her memory by taking her back to Toramasa's store, only for him to started babbling on about Waterloo.

Later Kitsune planned on sneaking in to the San Cheng Huang to see Frost’s graduation ceremony and asked Kogane to meet her there. Gosunkugi was the first person she met having also been invited. She gave him the standard ghost greeting causing him to freak out which she was quick to apologize for. Kitsune rushed over and the two talked for a while, but Kogane began to worry about Gosunkugi causing Kitsune to slap him and tell him pull it together.

Kitsune revealed why they were there after Saki and Sampai joined them. To prove that "Elvis impersonators are actually Bigfoot." Kogane and Gosunkugi were told to prowl the area and learn about any interesting disguise magics. He was still trying to figure out what was going on as everyone else left until Kogane came up next to him. The two gave each other a weak smile then started their assignment.

Later Gosunkugi and Kogane were talking with Devlin about Gosunkugi's potential magic and the possibility of giving Kogane a new living body. When they were interrupted by Shampoo in her spirit form after being taught such by Elder Soap. He offered to make Kogane a new body in exchange for Gosunkugi becoming his student. When Shampoo pointed out, that didn’t make any sense. Jasmine who had just arrived told them how apprentice mages tend to get worked like dogs for years by their masters.

It turns out that Devlin’s last apprentice was eaten, while he managed to reattach his limbs’ it would be awhile before he recovered. Despite this Gosunkugi said he’d think about it. Despite this Gosunkugi said he’d think about it. He also seemed to be developing a crush on Kogane. He jokingly commented about how cool it would be to fight evil sorcerers. This angered Jasmine who most consider to be evil due to the various rumors about her. Realizing that it was five in the morning he rushed home.

When the subject of Lemon came up, Shampoo openly thought about going to 'haunt' her, but was discouraged by Jasmine who critiqued her by comparing Lemon's method to the Amazons' own to which Shampoo had no counter.