Mio

Mio was a young girl who lived in an abandoned temple with orphans who lost their parents in the war. In order to provide food for the children, she serves both of the warring clans during night time as a prostitute. She was Hyakkimaru's love interest. She was killed by troops sent by the order of Hyakkimaru's father, Kagemitsu Daigo on suspicion of her being an enemy spy. Mio is a dainty lady with long brown hair that curls at the edges, and brown eyes. She has her bangs laid across her face which reaches her mouth. She wears a frayed red kimono with white flower patterns. Mio is kind and caring as she tends to put others in priority instead of herself. Although her job is difficult, she is determined to work harder and give the best for the orphaned children, serving them as a mother-figure. As mentioned, she is not ashamed of her job as long as she can earn from it. However, she does have a tendency to refer to herself as "Filthy" because of it, even telling Hyakkimaru not to look at her in fear of her soul's color being filthy, despite it actually being a pure color.