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“Kufufu, are you lost? Do be careful; after all, danger lurks ever-present all the time. It’s just the fangs are hidden constantly~.”

Name: Hokusai Nasu (old name: Shosei Mizumae)

Occupation: Mystic Arts Teacher

Like/s:

(Fried)tofu, abuurage, and (sweet)adzuki beans

Humans

Treasuries

Knowledge

Dislike/s:

The Gods

Dogs

Chilli peppers and garlic

Twisted from: No one really. (He’s mostly based off of one of Japan’s Three Greatest and Most Evil Yokai “Tamamo no Mae”)

Short Description:

A teacher at Night Raven College. He is in charge of teaching language classes, such as foreign spells, “dead” incantations and such. Despite his popularity and closeness with the students, no one really seems to know anything about him or his past except for some of the faculty and the headmaster.

Personality:

Hokusai is, well, shall we describe him, “as slippery as an eel”. Sure, the entire student body knows about his eccentricities, the fact that he always has a different random shtick ready for each and every one of his class sessions, he’s almost always found eating fried tofu which always appears to be literally the only thing he eats, and so much more— but no one really knows about his background, and none of the faculty are willing to indulge on that. Well, let me rephrase that; most of the faculty know a bit about his background, but only the headmaster Crowley and a few of the senior staff members only know about his true origins. He’s extremely mysterious and gives vague answers, some of them being even comical and so out of this world absurd that many students don’t even bother anymore to know, with the 3rd years and some of the 2nd years telling their junior dorm members, “It’s futile to even attempt to know about Hokusai-sensei’s past.”

That being said, it doesn’t mean he has a negative relationship with the student body, far from it. Despite his occasional weird and at times chaotic teaching habits, he’s actually pretty reliable and easy to talk to. Hokusai would even willingly offer and give advice to any student for free, or if he felt like it (no homework though is out of the question, teehee). He’s also one to at times mingle and talk to students himself, though he understands that as a teacher there are boundaries that he has to respect and doesn’t infringe on their lives… but it doesn’t mean that he can’t play favoritism at times, mostly just for fun. Additionally, unlike his past self, he’s quite mellowed out a lot; his recklessness is still there but it’s toned down a bit, he thinks a lot before taking action, and the fact that he DOES seem to ACTUALLY genuinely care about the wellbeing of others, particularly the students… in his own way, despite at times messing with and teasing them (whether it’s of their love life or of their secrets that he somehow managed to know/get a hold of).

However, despite being currently mellowed out, he still retains his… rather, “terrible” aspects. By that I mean, he’s a goddamn good liar and manipulator, as well as having a penchant for sowing seeds of chaos and discord. He has a bad habit of doing literally anything to get what he wants no matter what it is, no matter who gets hurt, and no matter what needs to be done to get it. Hokusai is also still really possessive and dislikes sharing, but often passes it off as a joke… though the way he says it, no one is sure about whether he’s serious or actually just joking, depends on the person. Thankfully, he’s in a binding contract with Crowley so he can’t exactly bring out his old and undying bad habits exactly.

Relationships:

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Trivia:

His last name, “Nasu”, comes from the plains of Nasu— the area where Tamamo no Mae was eventually slain.

His first name, “Hokusai”, comes from the Japanese artist of the name, “Katsushika [Hokusai]”, and was the one who told the story of Tamamo no Mae during the Edo Period.

His old first name, “Shosei”, comes from the word “sessho sekki”, which means [killing stone]. It is was the spirit of Tamamo no Mae eventually became after her death as it possessed a nearby boulder.

His old last name, “Mizumae”, comes from two of Tamamo’s previous names; “Mizukume” and “Tamamo no Mae”.

He’s contracted to and with headmaster Dire Crowley as an alternate response to his punishment (the original was that he would be sealed for all eternity fully-conscious as penance for his crimes). This is also his chance for repentance and his sentencing. 

As a result, he’s relegated to one-tail status as his other eight tails and the majority of his prowess was sealed within him to avoid any mishap on his part, causing his hair and eye color to change from golden-yellow and red to gray/silver and yellow.