Araishi Hideki

Sex: Male
Occupation: Local History Researcher
Curse Echo:

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The Everburning Lantern

Hideki is a historian who works part-time as a curator at the local folk museum and as a teacher at Komagata High School. His recent publication on the Rite of Resurrection has caused a stir in occult circles.

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Although he received the curse of the Everburning Lantern, the curse stone was later collected by Tetsuo Tsutsumi.

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Hideki is the quintessential obsessive teacher. Despite being entirely unsuited for teaching, he had no choice but to take a position at Komagata High School in order to make ends meet. While having a captive audience in his classes goes some way to satisfy his need for respect and recognition, his conceited nature makes him unpopular among the students.
Lately, he is concerned that articles he contributed for purely monetary reasons have earned him a reputation as a researcher of the occult, but the surge of interest in the topic and the resulting volume of article requests he is receiving are undeniably tempting.
Hideki is a regular at the Kurokiyo Cafe on Hokusai Street, where he can be found outside his work hours writing essays and manuscripts. His published books include "A Study of the Unknown" and "An Introduction to Bando History."

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Hideki was funded by Natsue Yamamori, the chairwoman of Hihaki Soaps, into researching the Rite of Resurrection. He was covertly given the Record of Fates by Yoko Fukunaga, with her intentions being to have Hideki spread the news on the Rite in order to instigate a competition for soul dregs.