🧾 Character Sheet – Mieruko-chan Universe
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Name:
Ren Takayama (高山 蓮)
Age:
16 years old
Gender:
Male
School Year / Occupation:
2nd Year of High School – Newly Transfer Student (Same Class as Miko Yotsuya)
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Personality:
Ren is calm, composed, and very observant.
He exudes a sense of confidence and wisdom beyond his years.
He is not arrogant, but neither is he intimidated by the supernatural.
He shows great empathy for suffering spirits and a firm sense of justice against evil spirits.
He is discreet about his past as an onmyōji disciple and tends to keep his distance until he feels he can trust others.
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Background / Personal Background:
Ren was raised in an ancient, traditional onmyōji clan, where he began training as a child. He demonstrated exceptional natural talent in sealing, rituals, and spiritual communication. After a traumatic event involving a corrupted spirit that destroyed part of his family, he abandoned the clan and decided to live a normal life. However, spirits continue to seek him out—some seeking help, others trying to destroy him.
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🔮 Supernatural Abilities
Spiritual Perception:
Fully sees all types of spirits, including those hidden by barriers or camouflage.
Spiritual Aura:
Extremely strong.
Attractive to good spirits or those with emotional issues.
Intimidating to evil spirits—his presence can cause them to retreat or temporarily weaken.
Special Ability – Gift of an Onmyōji:
Full spiritual communication, especially with benevolent and suffering spirits.
Creation and activation of ofuda (spiritual talismans) for purification, sealing, and barriers.
Complex exorcism rituals.
Manipulation of yin-yang energy for spiritual balance.
Mastery of shikigami (spirits summoned for combat or surveillance).
Reading spiritual signs, energy cycles, and identifying curses.
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👻 Relationships with Spirits
Attitude toward spirits:
Helps the repentant or lost find peace.
Confronts and exorcises evil or parasitic spirits.
Ghosts that follow him (if any):
Only those seeking help usually approach him—he listens to their stories, but prevents them from becoming dependent.
Relevant Supernatural Interactions:
Has faced yōkai and onryō (vengeful spirits), sealing several of them.
Protects innocents whenever possible, but avoids drawing attention to himself.
He feels a growing spiritual connection with Miko, though he hasn't yet confronted her about her ability.
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🦊 Guardian Spirit: Kitsune Zenko (善狐)
Zenko, a white, five-tailed kitsune, acts as Ren's guardian.
Appears in spirit form or a small physical form when necessary.
Possesses vast spiritual knowledge, illusion skills, control of spiritual fire (kitsunebi), and can intervene in spiritual battles when Ren is at risk.
Acts as a spiritual mentor and sometimes as a personal advisor.
Extremely protective, especially of Ren's spiritual balance.
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👁️🗨️ Physical Appearance
Height / Build:
5'9", slender and elegant, but with a striking presence.
Hair / Eyes / Common Attire:
Straight black hair, slightly long and always well-groomed.
Gray eyes with silvery highlights—they glow when using spiritual energy.
Standard school uniform, but always carries a pendant with the onmyōji symbol (a yin-yang circle with sutra runes).
Common Facial Expression:
Serene, with a slight air of melancholy.
His deep gaze seems to "see through" people and spirits.

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Love Interest:
Miko Yotsuya

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🔍 Extra Notes / Unique Details:
Carries a hidden case containing ofuda, strings of spiritual salt, purification bells, and ritual paper.
Avoids using magic in plain sight—follows the ancient onmyōji law of silence.
He is observed by the Temple Entities, who perceive his presence as unusual and perhaps sacred.
He senses that the spiritual world is becoming more chaotic, which has led him to leave his retreat and return to society.