Bihou Kyou

Bihou
Personal Information
Full Name	Bihou Kyou
Biographical Information
Age	15 (Shugyoku Den)
Status	Alive
Occupation	None
Physical Information
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Blonde
Affiliation
Known Relatives	Senmei Kyou (father)
Country	Konan
City/Village	Eiyou
Beast God/Other	Suzaku
Additional Information
Rank	Noblewoman
Debut
Chapter	Shugyoku Den - Chapter 4

Bihou Kyou is a supporting character in Tamahome's light novel: Shugyoku Den. She is a wealthy girl who lives in Konan's capital city of Eiyou with her father Senmei Kyou.

Character

Upon her first appearance, Bihou is shown to be rude, materialistic, and judgemental. She looks down on the lower class and holds herself in high esteem regarding her beauty and wealth.

Apart from being spoiled by her father, Senmei Kyou, she exhibits a moment of kindness in the light novel. Instead of throwing the lower class Fuka out of her home, she dresses her up in finer clothes, claiming she would attract more men that way.

When she hires Tamahome after he saved her life, she is immediately attracted to the warrior and flirts with him throughout his stay, convinced that her good-looks are irresistible to his naivety. But she grows frustrated when her feelings are not returned.

Bihou is also partial to dresses designed by the Chou Family and their textile business. She appears to be a regular customer and praises their work.

Story

Bihou makes her debut in Chapter 4 as she is walking in the streets of Eiyou. When her stroll is interrupted by Fuka, who bumps into her, Bihou bursts into a furious rant about her "custom Chou dress" being ruined.

Slightly peeved, Fuka attempts to retaliate but the two are interrupted by a serpent-like monster, the beastly pet of the Kutou sorcerer, Mimadou. Bihou watches in terror as Fuka makes a lunge for the beast before Yuma and Tamahome intervene. Terrified that the beast will come after her and captivated by Tamahome's impressive skill, the wealthy girl hires the warrior as her personal bodyguard and takes him back to her mansion.

Bihou attempting to seduce Tamahome

There, Bihou attempts to seduce him by dressing in revealing clothing and inviting him into her bedroom. Instead, Tamahome decides to drill routines he learned from Tokaki, much to her dismay. Still, Bihou hopelessly believes that, because of her physical appearance, Tamahome will prove his love for her by giving her his shugyoku jewel.

Later on in the novel, Bihou's servants find Fuka and escort her to the Kyou residence. After lamenting that Tamahome still has not given her his jewel, Bihou turns her attention to Fuka.

Tamahome fighting Mimadou

She chastises Fuka on her clothes, smell, and androgynous appearance before passively guessing her guest has feelings for Tamahome. Fuka's flustered reaction confirms Bihou's suspicions, who decides to give the girl a makeover. She even lends Fuka her new Chou dress, adding that she bought the garment to replace the one that was "ruined" when they first met.

Fuka uses this opportunity to tell Bihou about Senmei Kyou's bankruptcy, including the deal he made to sell Tamahome to Mimadou in exchange for money and his daughter's life. In turn, Bihou reveals that she already knew about her father's estate before expressing her fears for Tamahome's safety.

Before the two can chat any further, Mimadou's men break in and kidnap Fuka, mistaking her for Bihou. When Tamahome and Yuma arrive in search of their friend, she fills them in on Fuka's whereabouts, shocked that Mimadou, whose monster preyed on beautiful girls, mistook the transformed girl for her.

When Mimadou is defeated, Bihou wishes Fuka, Tamahome, and Yuma farewell and begins her attempt to fix her father's financial troubles.