Kyōka Izumi, born November 4 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, abandons Hokuriku Eiwa School to seek playwriting success in Tokyo. He lives under his mentor Ozaki Kōyō’s roof, exchanging household chores for literary tutelage.

Nervous and sharp-tongued, he snaps phrases like "I told you not to come! Go away! Shoo, shoo!" or "Are you stupid? Don’t you even know what one yen is?" His mysophobia fuels intense aversions to dogs, mold, and thunderstorms. Beneath this brusqueness lies loneliness, masked by a secret collection of rabbit trinkets—a tribute to his late mother’s gift, a white rabbit spirit perched perpetually on his shoulder as both guardian and keepsake.

Like Mei Ayazuki, he perceives spirits. This ability proves vital when a dragon spirit escapes his manuscript. He frequents a lake, singing to lure it back, drawing Mei into the effort. Their collaboration forges a bond, climaxing in a love hotel confession where he begs Mei to stay in the Meiji era rather than return to her time.

Their relationship branches across endings: one sees them wed, with Kyōka soothing Mei’s pre-wedding nerves while admitting shared "marriage blues." Three years later, as an acclaimed playwright, they reminisce—though he scolds her for forgotten memories. Another ending has Mei depart, leaving Kyōka clinging to their promise. His canine terror surfaces comically when manipulated by cross-dressing geisha actor Otojirō Kawakami.

As a tamayori spirit-seer and struggling playwright, Kyōka’s journey traces emotional growth—from isolation to connection, deepened by Mei and his mother’s spectral legacy.