Sakiko Ishihara is an acclaimed professional consultant, someone who gives professional advice to people in her field of expertise - in this case, that being business.

Many claim that Sakiko is an MLM scam artist, often using her talking points against her, despite the work she has to show against it. Often she retorts to this gossip by pointing to her degree, asking "does this look like it says professional who prays on people? No. No it doesn't." Of course, this does little to dissuade people who already have a view of her.

Other professionals figure it's because of her frequent talking and advertising points, which tend to come back to 'working from home' and 'independant earning', which are often buzzwords used by pyramid scheme sellers. However, Sakiko uses them more earnestly in her suggestions, mostly because she actually wants to see more work-from-home jobs open on the market.

Aside from that, her family was once under spotlight for her grandmother's murder; a brutal occurance, which was in a string of other murders that can't be traced to any common point other than an arrow protrusion occurring at exactly 5:55 PM - some even in public, to confirm this time. The killer has never been found.

Trivia

• Her eyes are wine red, but reflect magenta in harsh light!
• She's a vryloka, meaning her family holds a strong faith in the Red Witch!
• Of course, Sakiko herself believes in many gods, but the Red Witch is still one of them.
• She's really good at magic, being able to turn into a bat alongside multiple different fields of magical expertise, several spells tucked into her arsenal.
• She's the reason her brother got adopted into their family!
• She has a pet cat named Nyeeur, named after the noise he made when she jokingly asked what his name was.
• She can't smell very well.
• MS R5 Fate - TBD

Relationships

• Aika Ishihara - Her mom! They're close, though their schedules rarely line up anymore. Whenever they do, however, they practically celebrate - especially when it's time they intentionally set apart to spend together. Family get-togethers are usually set up by Aika, and it's certainly a party. She comes from a long line of vryloka, the faith in the Red Witch coming from longer back than they can trace their own family tree.
• Tadashi Ishihara - Her father, and a sweet one at that. He didn't have to help out as much as he does, but he does his best. He often spends his days off work cleaning the house; this is a fairly recent development, since he realized Aika would start stress cleaning on her own days off because of the state of the house. He's gotten better at picking up after himself, and has started trying to get Sakiko to do the same, with... varying success. He didn't need to convince Masaru, though. He likes to pretend he's a vampire to embarrass his kids.
• Riko Hasegawa - Her aunt! Riko is someone who lives outside of the big city, but Sakiko makes a point of visiting her whenever possible. Riko's house tends to be where get-togethers are held, so everyone is sorta piled into a car and takes a big trip out to Riko's house when they hang out. Sakiko likes to bring gifts whenever they visit Riko's family - her uncle and three cousins are here in her important r/ses as well, but I'm not writing all of that.
• Masaru Ishihara - Sticking out like a sore thumb, Masaru is Sakiko's adoptive brother; they get along quite well, despite Sakiko getting into his business all the time. He's usually the one making sure the luggage they bring when heading out to Riko's actually *fits* in the car, because the other three are absolutely miserable at it. Despite this, he's usually on the outskirts of said gatherings until Sakiko drags him in. His job is something he doesn't talk about to her, despite her insistance.
• ZER0 - Haha wow is that her brother's boyfriend? (No. The answer is no. She thinks he's really funny, though. I'm pretty sure this r/s isn't even canon, she just wanted him here.)
• Imako Hirakawa - Her brother's friend; he dated Masaru for a little while, and was dating him when they met. She thinks he's kind of awkward, but has a good heart. She's offered to turn him before, which he declined.
• Fox - FOX?
• Teruko Hokama - One of Sakiko's friends from college! They still talk often, though usually over text. They love to go to city attractions together, though, and are fairly close.
• Rudy Arlott - A close friend of hers!! She wound up befriending her while she was dating Luke; they get along pretty well, and she enjoys that she *also* helps torment her brother. Thanks, Rudy.
• Lukas Perone - A friend of hers who she used to date! They still get along, and she likes to swing by to visit to hang out with either one of them when she has the time to do so. She finds his personality weirdly addicting.
• Kaori Nonaka - Her grandmother; though she's passed, Sakiko still pays respects to her whenever she comes by. She was a vryloka too. Sakiko often wonders who killed her.