Ruri

Ruri is a descendant of modern-day humans. She is Kohaku's elder sister and the daughter of Kokuyo, and serves as the priestess in Ishigami Village, As a child, she befriended Chrome, with whom she spent a lot of time playing outdoors with. At 12 years old, she gets pneumonia, and was told by the village elders that she wouldn't live long. Chrome promised her that he would search everywhere and turn every stone in the search for a cure, while Kohaku tried helping her illness by carrying hot spring water for her to bathe in. At 14, she inherits the Hundred Tales from her mother, and at 15, her mother dies. When she turns 18 years old, the first Grand Bout is held

Appearance: Ruri is a young woman with a delicate face, long blonde hair, and blue-green eyes. Her hair reaches her waist, and is cut in choppy layers at her shoulders, chin, and eyebrows. Her eyebrows and lips are thin, while her eyes are large with a slight point towards the upper outer edge, giving her a calming, mature expression. She appears to have a mix of Japanese and American descent, denoting her heritage as a descendant of Lillian Weinberg. She shares similar facial features with her younger sister, Kohaku, but has longer, squarer hair that she wears down rather than up in a ponytail. Ginro crudely pointed out that Ruri has bigger breasts than Kohaku, She wears a primitively-made blue sundress that reaches her ankles, with a split along her left leg, going up to her waist. It is clasped in three places along her thigh for modesty. High on her waist, she wears a thin rope tied into the shape of the village's star-shaped symbol, and wears the village rope around her neck. She also wears the same sort of heeled shoes as the rest of the village.

Personality: Ruri is a gentle, kind, and noble young woman with an aggressive personality that occasionally comes out when she's not acting as priestess nor dying of pneumonia. She has incredibly strong willpower, surviving pneumonia through sheer will and Kohaku's help In Ruri's mind, acting as priestess for the village comes first: she was willing to marry whoever won the Grand Bout as was tradition, and diligently memorized all 100 Tales in two years before her mother died. She also tried passing the tales to Kohaku before she died, but Kohaku refused, which may have helped Ruri's determination to survive rather than accept her fate of a short life. She cares a lot about Kohaku, her younger sister, and frets over her. When she noticed that Kohaku's hair was tied differently, she expresses concern over Kohaku behaving recklessly and getting into accidents. Ruri pleads to her to take care of herself better, for her sake. When they reunite after Ruri's revival, Kohaku is the first one Ruri goes to to hug. After recovering from her illness, she is shown to be just as much of a tomboy as Kohaku, breaking into a sprint as soon as she is let loose. Her keen memory and ability to learn quickly puts her in charge of building the dam.

Abilities

• Enhanced Memory: Able to memorize the Hundred Tales perfectly, Ruri is shown to have an incredible memory.
• Acute Observation: Ruri possesses sharp observation skills
• Religious Leadership: Ruri's position as the village priestess means that she has leadership abilities.
• Gorilla Strength: Ruri is shown to share Kohaku's athletic prowess, as her first instinct when she is cured is to sprint off into a field at high speed
• Handicrafts: Cooped up in the chief's hut with her illness allowed her to practice her handicraft skills