Hayato Aikawa

Hayato AikawaA surprisingly old demon, so old even he has forgotten his own age but he still acts quite young, stating he knows he was in his early 20's when he was turned. he runs a tea house during the day that turns into a bar and inn at night, he uses this to poison late patrons and use them as his meals.

On the outside and to patrons he is a very soft and sweet little guy who wants nothing but the best for his customers. Other demons and a certain slayer know otherwise though, if you see him at night run because he is a rutheless killer who gets joy from the fear on his victims faces. In a fight with other demons he is terrifying and brutal so much so most tend to not mess with him anymore, only newer demons who have not heard of him.

Way back in the past when he was still human, he served in a noble's tea house. He was entrusted to hold tea ceremonies and since he was very good at them he was held in high regard as a doctor of the time. Though he could not heal himself, he was a very sickly boy and would often get bullied by those who came to visit him. He had 3 older brothers and 2 older sisters but none of them could save him from his fate.. One late night a demon came by and promised him he could become the big strong man he had always wished to be.. suffering from a big spell of his illness he very happily accepted the deal..

As it turned out that demon lied..he did not suddenly become a big grown strong man and was taken into servitude by the demon. So after a while, using his knowledge of tea mixing and brewing, he brewed the cruel demon a cup of tea which was laced with wisteria. He watched as his captor writhed in agony.. Enjoying it he decided he would set up an inn and tea house/bar and would do the same to any human or demon he wanted to.. No one would ever use him in any way ever again. He would be the one in control.

After chastising Kenji for falling for a demon slayer he soon found himself in the same predicament. His regular setsuka one day brought in Issei, her work partner.. He soon found himself being amused by the human's antics and found his heart fluttering whenever the other would "protect" him from incoming demons.. usually he hated the idea of someone doing his dirty work.. but he somehow didnt mind this one.

Missing his siblings, he clung to Usako soon in his demonhood. She had worked for the same cruel demon as him and after they were free they traveled together. She actually protected him and stole the blade from the demon slayer she had fought, so now she hangs around the inn and bar, acting as a bouncer and treating the inn as her home.

He is Hayato's best friend but BOY does he irritate Hayato sometimes, hayato can't help it if he starts humming around the demon, or playing the piano around him to make him a little sleepy..he's much better company when he's unconcious.. He can't remember how he met Kenji but he doesn't actually mind him all that much!

He was surprised when his powers didnt work on her, nor did the poison.. He knows that she knows what he is and he isn't sure why she hasn't attempted to kill him yet.. perhaps it's because she's lonely.. though she claims he makes the best tea she has ever tasted.. especially when he doses it with new poisons she's never tried. He often lets her stay at the inn and drink tea to her hearts content as he enjoys her company

Trivia

• His true power is being able to lure people to sleep with his voice or piano
• He is actually albino
• He has a black cat in the inn, he refuses to name it