Kiyui

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“	The day after tomorrow is my birthday.	”
—Kiyui

Kiyui
Japanese	キユイ
Rōmaji	Kiyui
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Gender	Male
Species	Human
Status	Alive
Occupation	Delver Apprentice
Class	Bell
General Information
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 1
Seiyuu	Manami Hanawa
Eng.Voice	Kalin Coates

Kiyui (キユイ, Kiyui) is a young boy who lives at Belchero Orphanage with Riko and the other orphans. He is often seen with Nat, Shiggy, and, later, Reg.

Appearance

Kiyui's exact age is unknown, but he appears to be much younger than many of the other orphans. He has blue, often half-closed, eyes and short blond hair with a single curl on his forehead. He wears the standard white shirt and baggy pants of the orphanage. As a novice Delver, he holds the rank of Bell and thus wears a bell around his neck.

Personality

Kiyui is a friendly and good-natured child. Due to being very young, the other orphans are usually seen looking after him.

History

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Pre-Orth Arc

Some time after acquiring the Star Compass, Nat, Shiggy, Kiyui, and Riko can be seen lazing about in Orth's West District. Riko's curiosity gets the better of her and she strikes the Star Compass with a rock, hoping to break it open. The strike causes the Compass to bounce down a hill, with Riko frantically pursuing it.

While Riko hunts for the Compass, the other orphans spot Jiruo, their leader from Belchero Orphanage, and Hablog, a Black Whistle Delver, on their way to a meeting at the Tumble Tavern. Shiggy heads further down the hill, searching for the Compass.

Shiggy sees an unfamiliar Black Whistle, Cravagli, pick up the Star Compass. Recognizing the potential consequences of being seen as a Red Whistle in possession of an unappraised Artifact, Shiggy explains to Cravagli that the Compass was dropped by a clumsy woman at the top of the hill. Cravagli, however, is more interested in the fact that the Star Compass "looks just like the real damn thing", unclear of just what exactly he is comparing the Compass to. He explains to Shiggy that the Artifact is a sort of "gazing window" and that relics are found when it's a person's time to find them, especially that one.

Remembering his reservation, Cravagli is forced to cut the conversation short, departing with a friendly "dya-hode!". No longer fearing the possibility of being punished, the orphans continue their misadventures.

Orth Arc

Kiyui is present right at the beginning of the story and later seen reading a book about The Abyss.

After Riko brought Reg back to Belchero Orphanage, he observes as the others inspect Reg and try to wake Reg up with an electrical shock, which causes a blackout. Jiruo catches him and the others, upon inspecting the blackout's source, and he is punished.

After Reg successfully manages to join the orphanage, he and Kiyui often spend time together, while the others go cave raiding.

When Riko and Nat start arguing about her decision to leave Orth for good, Kiyui starts crying and Reg comforts him.

Before departing with Riko into The Abyss, Reg warns Kiyui not to look into the mirror on his birthday, fearing he may get Birthday-Death Disease.

Kiyui does end up getting sick, but when Mio takes him to the Caravan Fleet to treat him, he seems to make an instant, albeit inexplicable, recovery.

Abilities

Delver Apprentice

Kiyui has theoretical knowledge about The Abyss, but has not yet made his first dive into it yet, presumably because he is too young.

Trivia

• He is one of the only known survivors of the Birthday-Death Disease, so far.
• Kiyui seems to have formed a bond with Reg in the time they knew each other, before Reg and Riko's descent into The Abyss. In fact, before Reg left, he visited Kiyui in his bed to say goodbye.
• According to Akihito Tsukushi, Kiyui has a scent of dried saliva.