Hikaru Indou

“Something” appears in place of Hikaru, Yoshiki's childhood friend who went missing on the village mountain six months ago. It looks like Hikaru himself, but...?" "Hikaru" is carefree and playful. He is highly curious and enthusiastic about experiencing human life. He is expressive with both positive and negative emotions, and at times can lose control of them. These qualities lead Yoshiki to describe him as a somewhat childlike. Because "Hikaru" has spent most of his existence without emotion or a sense of purpose, now that he inhabits Hikaru's body, he has a strong desire to be accepted. This has led to a very strong attachment to Yoshiki, who provides a sense of belonging to him. He often gets emotional when he realizes he’s hurt Yoshiki in any way. He is very protective of Yoshiki when it comes to other spirits coming near him, making sure to intervene so that they cannot enter him. He can have tunnel vision when it comes to things he wants. In regards to Yoshiki, this at first manifests in feelings of possessiveness and losing control of his emotions when he is afraid of being abandoned by him. Conversely, it also causes him to take Yoshiki's feelings and safety into consideration when he makes decisions, adjusting his behavior so that he doesn't upset or hurt Yoshiki. Hikaru" has a separate set of instincts that are incomprehensible to humans, in the same way that humans cannot intrinsically understand a dog's urge to dig holes or a cat's urge to sharpen their claws. “Something” then came to inhabit Indou Hikaru's body, inheriting his memories and to a degree his feelings as well. It took “Something” a few days to repair the body's injuries before it made its way back into Kubitachi to resume Hikaru's daily life. Although his body is dead, it still has warmth, organs, and humanly functions such as a pulse – it is shown that he is capable of bleeding, eating, and breathing. He can open slits anywhere on his body to allow his insides to leak out.