Mahoutokoro NPC iNPC Registry

Rina Kusakabe was actually born in Tokyo, but after a year she was born, her parents moved to Osaka and raised her there. Her house was surrounded by forests, rivers, and old shrines that had stood for centuries. The Kusakabe family was nothing more than a warm and loving household to the ordinary eye. Her father, Kensei Kusakabe, worked mostly from home and often disappeared on “business trips” after sunset, while her mother, Yuki Kusakabe, took care of the house. The truth, however, was far more magical. Kensei was a vampire who had long abandoned the violent customs of his kind, choosing to live peacefully among humans after meeting Yuki, a half-blood witch who was one of the top graduates at Mahoutokoro. The home was built on mutual trust, patience, and genuine love, as they valued kindness above their blood ties.

Rina had learned she was different from other people. Kensei taught her to blend in with humans, keeping her claws and fangs hidden at a young age. It seemed a bit strict to her, especially when she was really hungry. Her fangs always extended automatically, no matter how much she tried to hide them. Still, she grew up fine, innocent, and kind as the family wished her to be. When she grew older, she noticed her father looked noticeably different from most Japanese people, and she had never met her grandparents from both sides of her family. Yet, she was too hesitant to ask, as neither Kensei nor Yuki ever spoke about their relatives. Kensei had never once mentioned his Transylvanian vampire bloodline, and Yuki never once brought her to visit her grandparents during holidays. She never realized that everything her parents did was meant to protect her from the hatred that existed beyond the walls of their peaceful home. Neither side of Rina’s family had ever been accepting of Dhampirs. Kensei’s vampire family saw them as an impure deviation from the vampire bloodline, while Yuki’s family held their own prejudices against those born between magical and non-human bloodlines. Though despite all the secrets she always wondered about, Rina still respected and followed her parents’ way of teaching.

After the small signs of her magical potential became impossible to ignore, she reached the age of seven. She joined Mahoutokoro’s Day Program, where she took her first steps into the magical world alongside other young witches and wizards. Rina had no trouble making friends, but she never became truly close to anyone. Particularly, her parents had strongly emphasized that she not speak about their family or ask too many questions about their past. She was expected to return home on time and rarely invited friends over, always giving them some harmless excuse instead. Rina did not fully understand why she had so many rules to follow, but she knew there were parts of herself that she could never tell anyone about. Perhaps that was why, despite being cheerful and friendly to everyone around her, she never had a best friend.

Darius Moldovan was born into the old vampire lineage in Transylvania. The family's homeland was located somewhere in the mountains, isolating themself from the city. The Moldovans strongly believed the purity of the vampire bloodline must be preserved through vampire only, and they viewed humans as their food supply. Darius was taught to be ruthless at such a young age, but never insisted on that cruelty and refused to carry on the family's ideals, so he left home when he became an adult, cutting off all contact with them. He worked as an antique inspector, traveling to several places before settling again in Tokyo, Japan.

One day, he met Yuki, who usually visited his favorite local food shop, where he often stayed every weekend. The two met by chance, but it was love at first sight. They both were very cautious at first, as Kensei did not want anyone to know he was a vampire. Yet, somehow, he could not help but always find an excuse to see her. Yuki knew he was no ordinary man, but she treated him like a normal person. As they gradually learned each other's personalities, they fell deeper in love until one day Yuki trusted him enough to reveal her secret that she was a witch, then Darius confessed after her that he was a vampire. They grew closer after and began to explore their genuine feelings for each other, then decided to live together as a family.

Two years after their marriage, they had a daughter, Rina, born as a dhampir. Darius never knew the Moldovans had never lost sight of him. They quietly watched him from afar, hoping one day he would come back to the family, yet everything changed when Rina was born. The birth of a dhampir child was a secret the Moldovans had never wanted to discover. “A child of the heir of the Moldovans was a Dhampir.” If the words spread out that fact, it would bring shame to the family name. So, they sent a formal letter to Darius and Yuki, offering a home and forgiving him for leaving the house. They stated that they were happy to include Rina in their heritage if his family agreed to move and settle in Transylvania. Darius knew their intentions were a fraud. The offer had nothing to do with love and forgiveness. They just wanted to hide Rina's existence because she was a potential threat to the Moldovan’s reputation. Darius had never been at ease ever since. He feared for his daughter’s safety, so he changed his name to Kensei Kusakabe, moving away with Yuki to a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Osaka. The city was peaceful, surrounded by trees, rivers, and old shrines. They raised Rina there, keeping her away from unnecessary attention. Rina was taught to respect and blend in with humans, but also to be careful about whom she placed her trust in. As they were keeping a low profile, the family was living peacefully once again.

Kensei knew that Dhampirs could live on ordinary diets, but he remained cautious. Having grown up among vampires, he understood how easily an inexperienced Dhampir could lose control of their instincts if their cravings were ignored for too long. Rather than taking that risk, he introduced Blood Pops into Rina’s diet from an early age. He believed it was safer to satisfy those instincts in a safe and controlled manner than allow them to express unexpectedly, especially if doing so could expose their family’s secret and draw the attention of the Moldovans, his old family, once again.

Over the years, what began as a precaution turned into a habit. Rina used to having a Blood Pop every day, skipping one left her feeling restless, distracted, and incomplete. She could still function perfectly well without it, but she would often find herself easily frustrated over things, thinking about the familiar taste until she finally had one. It was more like her favorite comfort food. Craving it was like she craved sugar.

One summer evening, when she was five years old, Rina was fascinated by many things, and one of them was the small paper lanterns with beautiful patterns painted across their surface. Yuki happily bought it for her, saying it would be perfect for their home. After returning to her house, Rina excitedly helped her mother decorate it, holding it against the wall. She wished it could be glowing. Then, the lantern burst into a gentle golden light suddenly. Brighter and brighter. The room fell silent before her parents exchanged their smiles, proud of their only beloved daughter who had just shown the first sign of her first instance of magic.