| Kei Mizuhara | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Kanji | 水原 ケイ | |
| Gender | Male | |
| Appearance | Period 34 & Period 35 | |
| Fate | Alive | |
Kei Mizuhara (水原 ケイ, Mizuhara Kei) is a young man who appears in Period 34 & Period 35. He is Rui's childhood friend and crush who was preparing to move to Hokkaido with his family.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Kei is an average, good-looking young man with slanted eyes and spiked, light-colored hair. He has a gentle face.
Personality[]
Kei is a cool-minded and friendly young man who enjoys teasing his close friends. He cares deeply for Rui and does his best to keep her happy, but he attempts to cover up his true feelings for her by claiming to be worried about someone like her. Everything he does is for her sake. He is also extremely well-liked by others and has a large group of friends.
History[]
Kei first appears in a flashback, turning down Rui's confession after revealing to everyone that he had to move due to his dads job transfer. Since then he began to avoid her, unaware of how terrible it made her feel. Once Rui uses the Hell's Clock she is taken back to the moment when she confessed, and after coming up with a flimsy excuse they part ways. During the party held for him, he manages to encourage Rui by reminding her of how positive he always was growing up, but they end up bickering soon after.
Following this, Kei stops by to visit Rui's home to pay respects to her deceased dog, Jiro and he leaves for the bus that will take him to Hokkaido. Rui catches up with him in an attempt to confess how she feels to him, but she gets so distracted that she fails to see the large, oncoming truck. He shoves Rui out of harms way and dies after being hit. A year passes and as Rui recalls various other memories with Kei as she asks his mother permission to visit his room one last time. She was shocked to find out that he also had a Hell's Clock in his possession, which the Ghost offers to let her use if she gives her something in return. Rui agrees, and was taken back to the day when she confessed her feelings. But rather then do it this time, she asks him if he has a Hell's clock. Kei is stunned, but he goes on to reveal that he intended on using it to go into the future, having been worried for her. But in the end it felt wrong and he couldn't bring himself to do it, he has faith in her and didn't think it was necessary.
Rui confesses to Kei and quickly tells him that if he only sees her as a friend it's fine, but she wanted him to know. Before Kei can respond, the ghost reappears, revealing that she will be taking Kei's life away as payment. Kei is stunned and he asks Rui if she used the clock, and she confesses that she has. She apologizes for being so weak, but she had decided that she wants him to see her as the strong person he knows she is, and she thanks him for always being by her side. Rui asks the ghost to take away her future as compensation in place of Kei and she throws herself over the nearby railing of a hill.
Five years have passed and Kei has remained in their town, visiting Rui every single day in the hospital. She has been in a coma and Kei promises to remain by her side. He sets down a bouquet of flowers to represent the anniversary of the accident. But to their surprise, Rui suddenly wakes up. They happily embrace as the staff celebrate her recovery.
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Etymology[]
- The name Kei is written in katakana (ケイ), which has no special meaning. However, when written in kanji (慧, 圭, 慶 or 恵), it could possibly mean:
- 慧 - "intelligent".
- 圭 - "gemstone".
- 慶 - "congratulate, celebrate".
- 恵 - "favor, benefit".
- Kei's surname Mizuhara means "water" (水) (mizu) and "field, plain" (原) (hara).