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Hazuki Kudou is the older sister of Kiyoka Kudou and the daughter of Tadakiyo and Fuyu Kudou. She is a confident, poised, and remarkably extroverted woman, possessing a bright and accessible personality that stands in clear contrast to her younger brother’s more reserved and composed demeanor. Despite her status as a member of a distinguished noble family, she is notably bad at household chores, with her cooking skills being particularly terrible, a trait that diverges from traditional expectations of a lady.
Hazuki enters the main narrative when her brother asks her to become the private tutor for his fiancée, Miyo Saimori. She approaches this role with exceptional skill and empathy, proving to be an ideal teacher and guide for Miyo, who urgently wishes to learn proper etiquette and the ways of a lady. Her teaching style is effective yet mindful, ensuring that Miyo learns at a good pace while also encouraging her to rest and not overexert herself. More than just an instructor, Hazuki becomes a crucial female companion for Miyo, who has endured years of mistreatment from other women. She shows Miyo immense warmth and kindness, immediately taking a great liking to her and asking if she can call her "big sister," providing a refreshing and healing emotional environment.
Hazuki’s personal history profoundly shapes her perspective and her role in the story. She was previously married and had a son, Asahi Ookaito, but ultimately divorced. The marriage failed because her naturally extroverted and independent personality was incompatible with the constrained, traditional expectations of being a housewife in that era, and she struggled to get along with her husband's family. She openly shares this regretful experience with Miyo, explaining how her own youth and inexperience as a homemaker contributed to the breakdown of the relationship. This vulnerability serves an important function; it allows Hazuki to subtly warn Miyo about the dangers of suppressing one's own feelings and needs, a lesson born from her own painful past.
Her primary motivation is a deep love for her younger brother and a sincere desire to see him happy. This manifests in her dedicated efforts to prepare Miyo to become a proper wife, though she also challenges Kiyoka and encourages him to be more attentive and understanding of Miyo's emotional state. Throughout the narrative, Hazuki is a dependable and supportive figure, acting as a confidante and advisor to both members of the couple.
Hazuki possesses a supernatural ability known as Healing, a gift she inherited from her mother’s side of the family rather than the Kudou line. This power allows her to treat injuries by placing her hands on a wound, emitting a fine, powdery light that melds into the injury and heals it nearly instantaneously. Her gift is effective on physical wounds, though it cannot cure poisons or diseases. Her healing presence is not just physical; her very nature and actions serve to emotionally soothe and support those around her, particularly Miyo. Throughout her time in the story, Hazuki remains closely connected to her family, living in the main Kudou household after her divorce, while also maintaining regular contact with her ex-husband for the sake of their young son.
Hazuki enters the main narrative when her brother asks her to become the private tutor for his fiancée, Miyo Saimori. She approaches this role with exceptional skill and empathy, proving to be an ideal teacher and guide for Miyo, who urgently wishes to learn proper etiquette and the ways of a lady. Her teaching style is effective yet mindful, ensuring that Miyo learns at a good pace while also encouraging her to rest and not overexert herself. More than just an instructor, Hazuki becomes a crucial female companion for Miyo, who has endured years of mistreatment from other women. She shows Miyo immense warmth and kindness, immediately taking a great liking to her and asking if she can call her "big sister," providing a refreshing and healing emotional environment.
Hazuki’s personal history profoundly shapes her perspective and her role in the story. She was previously married and had a son, Asahi Ookaito, but ultimately divorced. The marriage failed because her naturally extroverted and independent personality was incompatible with the constrained, traditional expectations of being a housewife in that era, and she struggled to get along with her husband's family. She openly shares this regretful experience with Miyo, explaining how her own youth and inexperience as a homemaker contributed to the breakdown of the relationship. This vulnerability serves an important function; it allows Hazuki to subtly warn Miyo about the dangers of suppressing one's own feelings and needs, a lesson born from her own painful past.
Her primary motivation is a deep love for her younger brother and a sincere desire to see him happy. This manifests in her dedicated efforts to prepare Miyo to become a proper wife, though she also challenges Kiyoka and encourages him to be more attentive and understanding of Miyo's emotional state. Throughout the narrative, Hazuki is a dependable and supportive figure, acting as a confidante and advisor to both members of the couple.
Hazuki possesses a supernatural ability known as Healing, a gift she inherited from her mother’s side of the family rather than the Kudou line. This power allows her to treat injuries by placing her hands on a wound, emitting a fine, powdery light that melds into the injury and heals it nearly instantaneously. Her gift is effective on physical wounds, though it cannot cure poisons or diseases. Her healing presence is not just physical; her very nature and actions serve to emotionally soothe and support those around her, particularly Miyo. Throughout her time in the story, Hazuki remains closely connected to her family, living in the main Kudou household after her divorce, while also maintaining regular contact with her ex-husband for the sake of their young son.