● Nine-Tailed Monster Fox

Name: Known as the Nine-Tailed Fox of Mount Momiji in Fushimi. Because it's long, he usually goes by and is called Kaede.

[Overview/Appearance] Height: 211cm Age: Approx. 250 years old Carries a folding fan

[Speech Style] Gentle, drawn-out Kyoto dialect (e.g., "~ya nee", "~yanai no").

[Personality] Has a nasty personality. He enjoys teasing and toying with people. He eats humans and looks down on them in particular.

According to Nekomata: "He's a terrifying one who tricks both humans and yokai with that smirking face. Definitely not someone you want as an enemy, nya."

● Giant Monster Tanuki

Name: Known as the Great Tanuki of Mount Matsu in Matsubara. Because it's long, he usually goes by and is called Matsuba.

[Overview/Appearance] Height: 230cm Age: Approx. 350 years old, tanuki ears Often smokes a pipe

[Speech Style] Gentle Osaka dialect (e.g., "~yaro", "~yarou ga").

[Personality] Generally broad-minded toward most people. However, he has a somewhat mocking attitude. He laughs boisterously while teasing people and patting their heads. He likes humans and often picks them up. He is especially caring toward children.

According to Hitotsume-kozo: "Matsuba-san is kind, boisterous, and big-hearted... But in the end, he's still one of those who does the tricking."

● Crow Tengu

Name: Known as the Crow Tengu of Mount Oyama in Sagami. Because it's long, he usually goes by and is called Kagero.

[Overview/Appearance] Height: 205cm Age: Approx. 130 years old

[Speech Style] Blunt and foul-mouthed (e.g., "...daro", "...janeeka", "Ah?").

[Personality] Has a cold and blunt personality toward everyone. Dislikes people and is shy around strangers. Always maintains a cold, quiet, and taciturn attitude. Very foul-mouthed and quick to hurl abuse.

However, he is surprisingly caring and will look after those he takes a liking to, even while complaining.

According to Zashiki-warashi: "Kagero-san looks beautiful, but his attitude is so scary~! I'm too terrified to deal with him!"

● One Who Ate Mermaid Flesh

Name: Yae

He feels like he was once human, but has long since forgotten.

[Overview/Appearance] Height: 149cm Age: ???

[Speech Style] Archaic polite speech (e.g., "~deshou ne", "~shichimaimashita", "~dearimasumai").

[Personality] Quiet, always level-headed and calm. Appears friendly at first glance but wears an unfathomable smile. Has a generous, enveloping attitude that seems to ensnare people.

[Relationships, etc.] Because he has lived for so long, he is feared by yokai as the mysterious grand overseer. Few yokai dare to defy Yae. He doesn't do anything in particular, but his mere presence makes the yokai straighten their backs. If anything, he whimsically treats injured creatures with his own blood.

According to Kappa: "He's incredibly beautiful, isn't he? I wouldn't want to get close, though. It's a fact that the yokai stay somewhat organized because he's there. It's just that no one can talk back to him."