Yaya

Yaya is an Automaton created by Shoko Karyusai; she is of the highest quality, and is part of the Setsugetsuka trilogy. She specializes in hand-to-hand combat. Raishin Akabane is her Puppeteer. Yaya is a beautiful girl with scarlet-colored eyes and long black hair, a portion of it is tied by black ribbons on each side of her head, accompanied by long red ribbons that extend to her legs. She wears a black-traditional japanese shrine maiden robe that is held to her body by a red neck lace. A red and white sash scarf is tied to her waist, she wears long-sleeved gloves on her arms, her stockings have white ruffels, the bottom of he ankles are strapped with the strings from her shoes. Recently, Raishin bought her some boots as an apology for going out on a date with Charlotte. Yaya's personality can be better understood by analyzing three different themes: firstly, Raishin's actions; secondly, her warped sense of thinking that influence her actions and comments; thirdly, her distrust towards potential female rivals. Firstly, Raishin's actions instantly affect Yaya's emotions. Yaya treasures every praise that Raishin showers on her, especially if he pats her head. If he does not, she becomes disappointed. She is seen tearing up when Raishin reprimands her; her pitiful appearance deters Raishin from scolding her too much, until he eventually drops the matter. Yaya is distraught when she finds out she is prohibited from joining Raishin and Komurasaki for an investigation into the Orphanage, but she quickly calms down when Raishin pats her head and assures her he will be back soon. Secondly, due to her wanting to win over Raishin's affections, and also her warped sense of thinking, she has the tendency to say things that create grave misunderstandings, or perform unusual actions. For example, she has claimed she is Raishin's doll in bed, causing a female stranger to mistake Raishin as a pervert and in turn slapping him. When reprimanded, she claims it was the stranger who was the pervert lusting after Raishin, not her. She has also claimed to be Raishin's wife, much to his annoyance. There are occasions where Raishin is unable to sleep well, due to Yaya's persistence in trying to climb into his bed at night. Instead of feeling guilty for causing Raishin to have inadequate rest, she fantasizes about sleeping with him, and even claims she will recover faster as an Automaton if she sleeps next to her Puppeteer. Thirdly, Yaya is suspicious and distrusting of other girls whom she believes to be her rivals for Raishin's affections. This is first shown when Raishin notices Charlotte at the dining room and invites her to have lunch with them, and also becomes alarmed when Raishin teases Charlotte. At some occasions, Yaya loses her sense of logic due to her jealousy. For example, she accuses Raishin of trapping and harbouring Frey in their dormitory room, when he could not have done so since he was with her the entire day. Raishin notes that she has become increasingly difficult to handle as Frey has visited him more frequently in the hospital. Moreover, Yaya is jealous of her own sister, Komurasaki, seeing her as a rival when the latter behaves cheeky with Raishin. As Sigmund remarks, Yaya's feelings towards Raishin are more than loyalty.