Haku Kusanagi

Personality

Haku is a kind and polite person, often care about others although often appears to be quite lazy but he still completed the tasks assigned or mentioned. The one who always rescues Subaru when he gets stuck or difficulty communicating. He also helps often Zenji in his video work. he at times makes rather perverted comments but never means them to make others feel uncomfortable, he’s just a little bit of a pervert and a horny young man.

Background

Haku comes from a long line of mediums and is part of the Kusanagi clan, which is recognized for their spiritual affairs. This is described as giving him the innate ability to sense the supernatural particularly well, like allowing him to see ghosts that even the other ghouls can't see. Haku used to smoke, has been heard saying he’s trying to break the habit, and he used to be a Frostheim student in his first year. Haku Kusanagi (草薙伯玖) is the vice-captain of Hotarubi, and a third year student at Darkwick Academy. Despite his insistence that he's lazy, the easygoing Hotarubi vice-captain is often in the position of being everyone's minder, and is frequently relied on to clean up his fellow students' messes. He is the heir to a prominent Shinto shrine, and often sees things others can't.

Appearance

Haku is a taller young man with a slim build yet like all the other ghouls has defined muscules. he has shorter hair that’s brown on the crown of his head but fades to green, his bangs are messy and hang just past his eyebrows but are longer on the right side, reaching his chin. he has slightly cat like yellow eyes and he has both lobes pierced, wearing earrings that resemble two long strings on each ear. he wears two beaded bracelets on his right wrist and a rather nice watch on the left.

Hotarubi

The Hotarubi grounds are shown to resemble a traditional Japanese garden surrounded by trees blossoming in purple flowers. A Japanese-style house can be seen in the distance. It rains all-year round, the gentle sounds of rain accompanying the quiet air. The MC describes it as "rain-scented air tinged with an odd sense of melancholy" and remarks the place to be "pretty magical" and "wistful." It is also covered in thick mist that causes "many first-time visitor [to] find themselves lost upon entrance" according to Professor Moby, who serves as the house's advisor. The interior is described to be beautiful, although it "is in sore need of a renovation" according to the vice-captain, Haku Kusanagi. The entrance to the captain's room is a sliding door, matching the traditional Japanese style of the dormitory. There is also a reception room, mainly purposed for serving tea and sweets for guests. Deep inside the grounds, there lays a lake shore hidden in thick mist. Students can row across the lake in one of the small boat at the harbor. On the other side of the lake, there is a cave that has dimly lit and damp corridors. Along both sides of these corridors are cells, containing anomalies. According to the MC, the place almost resembles a prison. Behind a massive metal door is the sturdy cell Lyca Colt was previously imprisoned in. Throughout the story, it is implied multiple times that Lyca was badly mistreated and neglected during the two years he was confined in his cell. According to Haku, this form of imprisonment could happen to any of the ghouls inhabiting Darkwick if they don't cooperate or behave or are "deemed as a threat to humanity". It is later revealed that this cave/facility used to be managed by one of the lost house, Ultio, but is now being run by Darkwick to "keep anomalies deemed too dangerous for human contact."

Hotarubi Ghouls

The students of Hotarubi are known to be one of the finest in Darkwick Academy, holding a pristine reputation amongst students and professors alike. The residents are typically "busy with their own creative pursuits" and "rarely venture out without reason." Despite most of them being holed up in their rooms all day, they are shown to be very welcoming to guests and "seem to have a lot of respect for each other's time and space." Hotarubi students mostly specialize in anomalies endemic to Japan, meaning they focus on anomalies that regularly appear in Japan. Although their slim field of expertise allows a relatively peaceful and calm school life, the captain, Subaru Kagami, states that it usually makes it harder for the residents of Hotarubi to leave significant academic marks. Ghouls: Captain: Subaru Kagami, his strong sense of responsibility often leads him to bottle things up. Though a prominent kabuki actor since childhood, he is currently on hiatus. a very traditional and formal young man. Vice-captain: Haku Kusanagi Member: Zenji Kotodama, A self-proclaimed "inspired man of the quill," Zenji spends each day seeking inspiration. The people around him struggle to understand his unique sensibilities, but he always seems to be in good spirits. Though eccentric, he cares deeply for others and is a bit of a worrywart. Zenji Kotodama is his adopted pen name. His real name is Taro Kirisaki, which reveals him to be Jiro Kirisaki’s brother. Zenji is a ghost who has been living in Hotarubi since his death. Haku, Subaru, and MC are the only characters known who can see Zenji's spirit. Towa appears to be able to see Zenji, but it is unconfirmed if he can truly see him or not while Lyca can sense his spirit. Darkwick does not know of Zenji's existence, because according to Haku, if they did, they would try to put his ghost to rest, and Zenji still things he wants to do.