Character

Gui Fa

桂花

Gui Fa was one of the seven members of Lord Tensen, as well as a partial ruler of Kotaku. They wear the title of Decorous Monju Koukō as part of a façade to maintain control over the Hōko. Gui Fa has short, yellow ochre colored hair, and blue eyes. Unlike the other Tensens, Gui Fa is unique in that their eyes are permanently surrounded by dark sclera. Because of their shyness, Gui Fa is almost always seen keeping their face concealed by a book. They wear white robes with their sleeves fasten to their wrists and a hakama tied together with an obi bearing a gem. Gui Fa keeps their self calm and composed but is extremely shy around others, preferring to cover their face with a book at all times to make sure that no one sees them. According to Mei, Gui Fa was shy even in the past and has noted that it has gotten worse over time. After confronting Sagiri, Gui Fa desperately tried to make sure that Sagiri did not try to make eye contact with them by shifting their position. The only rare times Gui Fa is willing to show their face to others is if they were to engage in important matters or make a bold statement. As a Tensen, Gui Fa has no sympathy towards humans and only sees them as material to create Tan. Gui Fa even admitted that they believe that their kind and humans are incapable of coming to an understanding as that they found Sagiri's attempt at a negotiation to be pointless. They also believe that as a Tensen they harbor no feelings of emotion, such as wanting to form bonds with others, and that they and the other members of Lord Tensen (including Mei) are only beings that are meant "to seek the way". After being notified that four members of Lord Tensen were defeated by the human survivors, Gui Fa stated that they did not feel a sense of vengeance and only took their passing as part of their training. Although this was the case, after hearing Mei explain how she learned what life meant during her time with Hōko, Gui Fa did admit that they felt a sense of envy towards her. Unlike the other Tensens (with Zhu Jin as an exception), Gui Fa prefers to take the Middle Way in that they do not side with one gender. As such, Gui Fa maintains a body that showcases both sexes. Because of this point of view, Gui Fa finds the Bōchū Jutsu training to be ridiculous and believes that their method is more effective.