Oyumi Jinsoku/Relationships

Oyumi's Family
''"My family was a bunch of opulent fighters, racers, and manufacturers with unrealistic expectations. Most of them possessed the speed of lightning bolts the moment they started to walk or utter unintelligible babbles, but what did I get?  A Quirk connected to my father and half-brother’s occupation: Bowmaking and arrow smithing. But it wasn’t enough to them, ironically, because they still have great acceleration.  My numerous cousins did not want me. My family gave me passing glares and eye-rolls, and they compared me to my other cousins and Heroes. It was like everyone despised me. I alone had to climb my way up to be as rapid and fleet-footed as everyone else.  I became asocial and unwilling to work with other classmates in elementary as a result, therefore being outcasted. And I was so afraid of how everyone would act towards me in middle school because of them. Overall, I’m frightened by the idea that I would be forgotten and lost through the later generations of time, blotted out from history because of my family’s arrogance. I want to surpass their expectations, become the strongest of them, and scuff their shoes to Hell for how they acted towards me for years." ''- Oyumi to Shinsou and Monoma about her family during the weekend

Despite being born in the rich Jinsoku family and a descendant of Isogi's bloodline, who are comprised of mainly speed-based Quirks, such as Acceleration, and light or fire-themed Quirks, Oyumi did not inherit either. This did not paint a good picture on her as a member of the family. She was thought to be Quirkless, but turned out at a toddler age that she can turn her arms into unloaded crossbows and back. Regardless of whether she was Quirkless or not, it was not enough to satisfy the fire of shame and contempt in her relatives’ eyes. She was not neglected like starved and abused all the time, but her relatives looked down at her and talked about her with concern, suspicion, contempt or all of the above.

Her cousins mostly didn’t bother to hang around with her (Besides Dokuya, but it’s mainly for her own entertainment) or let her join in on their antics or discussions that often and the only closest person (Or closer compared to the rest of her family) was her father. But even her communications with her father were limited due to his hesitancy to speak to her, but he tries a bit at least because Oyumi is his daughter. She has a half-brother Soreya, but they developed little to no relationship, although she visits him and her father for more ammunition and purchasing or repairing bows. Sometimes, her cousin Dokuya jumpscared Oyumi back in elementary and middle school by pretending to surprise shank her or “threatening” to slice her by positioning a wooden stick at her back or when posing her arm in front of Oyumi’s neck. While this greatly annoyed the raven-haired girl, Dokuya saw it as harmless fun and had no intention of hurting her, despite viewing her so lowly. Her mother was barely able to connect to her because of her high expectations out of the family and especially her. Practically everyone in the family who knew her or who she was had negative views and assumptions towards her. This was one of the successors of the Jinsoku legacy?

Prior to joining U.A. High School, Oyumi constantly felt eyes on her and she started noticing the signs and gestures, then theorized to herself until she concluded that it was because of her Quirk, seeing how her relatives had speedy Quirks and she does not. She was never teased about her hair or her complexion. Just that she could transform her hair or arm into a crossbow. Over the years, she felt a lot of apprehension and worries about how people would react to her Quirk. The good news is that she was thought of as “cool” during Middle School, but the bad news was that her parents disapproved of her using her Quirk to reveal what she does, knowing that they were already embarrassed by her Quirk’s existence. After several more cases of being berated and scolded for any reason at all, it turned out no compliment or words of kindness will heal the hurt she felt deep down about her Quirk and the potential she thought she had.

She never lost hope in life though, for she concluded that then she should start training herself to run as fast as she can along with practicing her potential combat skills, then continuing on until reaching U.A. High School via recommendations. The invitation shocked her family because of her negative expectations towards Oyumi. Even though she was happy about the invitation of enrolling to one of the best schools in Japan, she still felt pressured to keep going on her personal training and exercise alone so she can run fast enough and be strong enough to be noticed by her family.

After trying to refine her newfound techniques by observing the actions of others in fights and reaching her “valid” amount of speed upon running, she grew to be a skilled combatant as she tried to replicate what she had seen previously. Due to high and negative expectations towards Oyumi, she became a jaded, focused, “stoic,” and stern student upon going into U.A. She became jaded and critical after years of “being at the wrong all the time” and her folk’s constant giving of criticism when using her Quirk and focused by her goals in becoming a Pro-Hero as the answer to her problems and a way to get away from her family, but at the same time focused on being her very place to find a place in the Jinsokus.

After being shown her worth on TV in her exams, it seemed like relations with her kin have somewhat improved, but only slightly, so now they don’t talk down to her anymore. But Oyumi still feels it isn’t enough and she remains to this day not yet worthy enough to find a place in the Jinsoku family and she continues to train harder and smarter until she could end up the best in the legacy after many years of what she called “mediocrity.”  She will keep going and fighting until they genuinely respect her and she may keep it up even after that.

Zazaki Kowan
''"I didn’t have a thought of her so highly in the beginning, but now Zazaki is the best person I have personally known.  Nothing can best describe how much she meant to me. She stood up for me at any moment and cheered me on in a genuine smile when no one did.  I'm not one who admits having feelings nor showing such a thing in public, but… The fact that she was willing to remain my friend after all that happened to me occasionally brings me to absolute tears.  I never assumed I was worthy nor fit for having an optimistic and crazy friend like her. A happy-go-lucky girl from the next seat. She received so much knowledge from me and grew because of me in return, which is surprising.  I didn't think I would have a number-one fan. She was the loving sister I wish I had many years earlier. She gave me a chance." —'' Oyumi in a part of an entry about Zazaki in her diary

Zazaki and Oyumi were like a “Glinda and Elphaba” or a "Prilla and Vidia" pair, a duo not many people think would cooperate well. However, the unlikely pair became friends to the point of having a close sisterly bond, even past graduation and hitting adulthood. At first, they literally had little to no interaction except when they introduced themselves. Oyumi only viewed Zazaki as a “stereotypical goodie-two-shoes everyone likes” and not one worth her time, since she focused on her own goals rather than gaining “popularity points.”

After watching the ebony-haired teen demonstrate her Quirk, however, she was amazed by her speed and grew fascinated with how Oyumi was able to transform her hair or one of her arms into any kind of bow of her choice. From that one moment alone, she developed a bit of respect and some level of admiration.

Zazaki continued to give her compliments and give her support in whatever she does. Sometimes she volunteers to aid her, much to the archer’s annoyance. Regardless if Oyumi wanted to do her things alone or not, Zazaki maintained her stance on support and rooting her on. Eventually, she began warming up to her, although she would not admit it so.

Oyumi is not hesitant with giving stern criticism, and Zazaki slowly learns how to do the same to her for the first time due to being around her for some time, which surprised the archer because of her initial opinions of her, seeing her as some happy-go-lucky “rear-kisser.”  The blue-haired teen is usually unphased by Oyumi’s sharp tongue and negative responses, whether it is her typical critiques, rude remarks or her own moments of severe pessimism, unless the topic is about her personal life. In the case of personal topics, Zazaki shows genuine care and concern, which she may or may not show much of with others. She is usually the one who tries to rationalize her classmate’s behaviors.

As a result of spending time together (and Zazaki’s constant desire to be in the black-haired archer), Oyumi slowly warms up to her, which is something she doesn’t like admitting, and Zazaki notices this easily and quickly. Eventually, the bond transformed from a stoic idol with an obsessed fan to a mentor and trainee, with Oyumi giving her advice in combat and certain aspects in life such as environment and health. She also taught her strategies in how to optimize one’s quirk for the user’s benefit in fighting opponents, as well as teaching her how to manage herself in conflicts, such as times of being unable to use her quirk, like stealth attacks and evading obstacles. While Oyumi was not an experienced Hero to have apprentices, she metaphorically took Zazaki under her wing in whatever teachings she retained, knowing that the younger student is willing to listen to her and take advice to heart.

Their bond is not without flaw. Sometimes, Oyumi, especially in the beginning, didn't bother to listen to her, which made Zazaki steam up from time to time. It's one thing to be criticized by here, but it's not a good impression to her to be ignored by anyone. Oyumi tends to criticize her more than she should, which can be overwhelming for Zazaki emotionally in training compared to the same in classes and they occasionally get into arguments about how they should be helping each other and training. Some of the training can make Zazaki faint, which makes her realize how too far she was putting her through, feeling guilty about it every time it happened. Zazaki would also try to use a similar way of expressing criticism back at Oyumi for her attitude and even especially how she cooks. Because Zazaki is passionate about cooking, she would be the one doing the lecturing her since Oyumi didn't have much experience on it, always making the latter mentioned mumble and mutter unintelligible things. It is rare for Zazaki to yell and it startles the archer woman whenever she does, especially since it reminds her of herself when she was a child. Moments like that knocks her back to the main objective and realize her behavior because she didn't want to be like that kind of child anymore.

It had been revealed that Oyumi’s skills in combatーincluding the speed and stealth aspectーbecame one of Zazaki’s inspirations in the seemingly "skin-tight" suit and the free-forming mask that covers half of her face.

During the School Festivals, Zazaki encourages the archer to compete in the Miss Con Beauty Pageant, but the latter refuses to be placed in “an overly glamorized event like that.”  After some convincing, Oyumi half-heartedly agreed to her request, but only to make her “apprentice” happy. Although she had lost three times in a row to Bibimi Kenranzaki in the first two years and Nejire Hado in the third, she no longer held regret in participating because at least she tried, despite having twinges of disappointment and pain of loss.

Then, after Zazaki admitted about her insecurities with her Quirk and how she was jealous of the rival Class 1-A’s abilities, Oyumi tells her young “apprentice” that she doesn’t "have to possess a violent or badass-looking quirk to be badass and dangerous herself in combat, and be acknowledged as a great Hero." Luckily, Oyumi's presence and seeing her various styles in combat reminds her time and time again of this. It’s up to the bearer of the Quirk to push to their limits and explore how far they can go. Zazaki’s abilities improved and she learned more techniques from Oyumi’s extensive, semi-strict training, but not without being at the risk of falling unconscious from fatigue. Every time she passes out from using her quirk and pushing herself so hard, it actually scares Oyumi and had to carry her to somewhere safe near water, always checking her heartbeat and her forehead. She takes on a somewhat maternal role by this point. Despite these experiences, Zazaki never blamed her for what she did to herself.

Her discovery of the ability to transform steam to ice sprouted from this revelation or advice from her archer friend. Because of Oyumi’s bits of advice and small cases of encouragement she calls “discipline,” Zazaki was able to transition hot water to steaming ice when she was alone in the winter, but passed out before she was able to notice it. Oyumi finds out and panics, but luckily, Zazaki slowly woke from her unconscious state quicker since she was nearby snow, surprisingly.

When Oyumi was knocked unconscious during the Final Exam in their first year, Zazaki, out of fear for her friend’s wellbeing, managed to summon her steam and turned it into a cluster of ice shards to use against the selected teacher for their finals, much to her own surprise. She then used them to restrain the teacher and carried out in cuffing them, thanks to the speed and stealth skills she kind of grasped from Oyumi’s lessons and her crazy, emotional demeanor that shows when wearing her Steam Crazy costume and persona. Speaking of Steam Crazy, she usually goes into conflict head first on impulse while with the set basic plan, but would stop and listen to Oyumi’s words since most of the time they succeed with her plans. She listens in complete calmness to almost nobody else due to her trust in her dark-haired friend. It is most likely that the overall slim design was inspired as a homage to her friendship with Oyumi and her free-forming mask was inspired by the stealth aspect of her friend's combative strategies, even based on the theme of hiding one's identity. Before graduation, Oyumi finally saw Zazaki as her equal and the closest and best friend she had ever known in her life. The most trusting, supportive, admirable, and loyal one at that. Their bond went from “fan and idol,” to “mentor and apprentice,” then to “mother and child,” and finally “sisters.”

Even after separation long following their graduation and becoming Pro Heroes, they seemed to be still on good terms. The only traces Oyumi left behind were healthy flowers and raw, uncut gems or crystals of high quality that represent both of their birth months, as well as or keychains with their constellation zodiac signs (Purple and pink aster, blue sapphire, and Virgo to Oyumi; Red and pink carnation, garnet, and Capricorn to Zazaki), her way of showing how much she valued her friendship with Zazaki. Zazaki was immensely saddened, but remained adamant on her faith in hopes that Oyumi will return, while Oyumi wishes in her mind that she forgives her for whatever she had done to go lone rogue and vanish on her so suddenly.

Rest of Class 1-B
''"This class is interesting I'm not gonna lie.  Most here I don't really care about, but I can't help but notice the bells and whistles that catch my attention every time.  Shiozaki is too pure for my sinful gaze, I envy Tokage's way of playfulness and provocative speech, and I have a thing for supernatural beasts and ghosts, especially when posh is involved.  I would often thank Kendo for knocking out that brat. Monoma really is someone I have not initially expected to stand in the same room with, that pesky thing. Have I mentioned how much it annoys me that not only he constantly taunts the rival class, but also referred me as a "siren!"  I know that it was a harmless blague, but… I made my skin crawl when people call me things that refer to my voice. I kinda hate to admit it, but I like my class. Not as interesting as Class 1-A, but they're still far better." — ''Oyumi briefly about Class 1-B in her diary

Although she did not fare well in “popularity points” in her class, Oyumi has communicated with a few classmates. Despite not talking to them much with the exception of Zazaki, she had moments of bonding by offering her own words of wisdom, but with hints of criticism and concern. She found Yui Kodai amusing how she appears emotionless, but cares deeply for her classmates, referring her as a “mid-key Kuudere.” Jurota Shishida reminds Oyumi of the beastly character and prince in the story “Beauty and the Beast” from his animal-like appearance, his rowdy attitude when using his Quirk, his intellect, his preference of using polite titles, and his verbose use of speech, even though she only expressed it once. She found him interesting overall likely because she likes animal characters in stories. Oyumi respects Setsuna Tokage for being a reliable ally, her strong will, and her aptitudes at leadership, and would be willing to listen to her, regardless if she likes her or not. She naturally envies Shihai Kuroiro for his Black Quirk since it allows him to move at great speeds in the dark, with speed being an aspect well-known in her family. Oyumi views his crush on Kinoko Kimori as quite humorous, especially when she sees similar gestures from Tamaki, though it may have been just his serious anxiety at play in his case.

Oyumi admires Ibara Shiozaki’s highly religious vibe, speaking of divine beings and heaven, along with her gentle tone and pure heart. She sees her as “too innocent and pretty to throw herself into the battle against villains,” but understands a few of her intentions and her Christianity references. The dark-haired archer does not deny Ibara’s potential and her strength with her Quirk in combat, but knows that she has a disadvantage in her lack of movement. She is one of the few people in the class she genuinely respects and insults the least.

Like how she admires Jurota’s verbose way of speech, she also does towards Reiko Yanagi, along with how she keeps her arms and hands positioned like a typical depiction of zombies and ghosts, even when she does not talk to her frequently at all. It reminds Oyumi of Zazaki, with how she frequently situate her hands and arms close together as a habit.

Regardless of the fact that she saw Class 1-A as rivals, she cannot excuse how Neito Monoma behaves towards them. While they match in calmness, sarcasm, competitiveness, and intellect, his superiority complex and his disagreeable attitude, as well as his need to pick fights and taunt annoy her. She tends to place her head on her palm as she sits with her class with a semi-unimpressed pout or facepalms whenever Monoma acts out of line towards the rival class. She is not afraid to criticize Monoma for his demeanor and occasionally flick him in the head as punishment. She repeatedly thanks Itsuka Kendo whenever she knocks him out and once asking her to teach her that sometime. Aside from his behavior towards the rival class, Oyumi respects his intellect and strategies and is not blind to his nicer side, him encouraging his classmates and consoling them when they feel like they screwed up somewhere. She is content that he shows this quality of himself and wishes he showed more of this outside the classroom. She understands how he feels about his Quirk; how he was forced to take up the role of the “side character,” rather than being able to become a Hero because of his power. Had she possessed a more positive outlook on Monoma’s character and paid more attention to his expressions of compassion, it would have been likely that she would have invited him to hang out sometime. Though she hates to admit it, she found him somewhat handsome, but only in his Hero Costume.

From being impressed with the classy look of Monoma’s Hero Costume, she aspired to take on a more elegant or “fancy” appearance when spending days outside the school when she can, with some of her outfits having long tails like Monoma’s costume. Ruffled edges and her blazer-like top on the alternative costume were also what she had in mind.

It was from her interactions with Monoma that revealed Oyumi’s apparent embarrassment when people talk about her singing, with him once calling her "Siren" as an occasional light tease because he was aware of her talent. She has had compliments about her smiles, her eyes, and her skills in combat, but compliments about her singing ability were oddly something she was hardly prepared for. Although it was said one time, it came to her knowledge that there were people who actually noticed her singing, since she had to hide it out of shame after being told to stop by a stranger when she was humming in public a lot years ago. To her, it was a private thing and Monoma referring to her singing was like revealing her secret diary. It was one of the rare moments where she actually shows an "out-of-character-like" way of being embarrassed, such as profuse blushing, stumbling speech, and covering her face with both hands.

Eijiro Kirishima
"Just because you have a simple-looking power doesn't mean you're not as good as everyone else.  Flashiness does not determine one's utility. It is the way you use the skills you possess that should matter.  I spoke with Zazaki about this several times, and it appears that she is catching on, albeit turtle-paced." — Oyumi to Kirishima when hanging out alongside Bakugou and Zazaki on the weekend

While she does not have a connection with Testutetsu Tetsutetsu, due to his one-track mind, his hot-headed personality, and his tendency to act without strategy, Kirishima’s presence reminds Oyumi of him. They were as if they were brothers. Most of their interactions were during the weekends with Zazaki, when she would be at the sidelines as Zazaki teased and chatted away with Kirishima. Despite being with very few friends, she gained a level of mutuality with him. She found him more tolerable than his “steel-typed counterpart,” being more dedicated to his friends, what she considers his “true” heroic spirit, and his kinder heart. His determination to move on from his past and his self-doubts were things Oyumi can relate to, since she desired to do the same in determination and she had similar issues about herself due to her strained relationship with her family. She admires his sense of maintaining the concept of manliness and his expression, finding it “amusing, but somewhat understandable.” She liked how Kirishima looked up to a retro Hero like Crimson Riot, since she also looked up a few Heroes herself, such as Eraserhead, Snipe, and a Hero from the past two centuries named "Bloody Marilyn. "

After hearing him express his concerns about not having a good enough Quirk for Hero work, lacking the flashiness usually seen in the Pro Hero scenes in the outside world, she remembered that it sounded similar to what her friend Zazaki said in the doubts of flashiness of their Quirks. She states the same advice to him like she has done to her friend, bluntly saying that he doesn't need to have a Quirk that is flashy to be good enough, for she has heard of Quirks that are flashy, but do not do much in villain catching and would only do well in artistic purposes like designing for video games.

It appeared that she slightly warmed up to him mainly out of the fact that Zazaki had interactions with him and how similar they seemed to her. She still saw him as a rival since he was from Class 1-A, but was one of the scarce few from there that she actually communicated with outside of battles and competitions.

Despite having mutual interest and respect, Oyumi once kissed his forehead before placing a tiny white feather on it while he was napping on the bench in the park and leaving before he woke up just to tease him. This may hint that she may have affectionate interest in him, but she never properly nor officially took their relationship that far.

Hitoshi Shinso
''"I like you, Shinsou.  I see so much of myself in you from just glancing at you.  That's not me attempting to show narcissism. I am immensely fond of your spirit because I can understand it.  I know what it's like to be looked down upon by a large group of people for not having an ideal Quirk that fits their exaggerated beliefs nor matches their closed views.  I wish we could hang out more... Should we?" — ''Oyumi to Shinsou while sitting by each other during lunch.

They have been on good terms since they were acquainted. Oyumi, similar towards Aizawa, appeared to have a deep interest in Shinsou and they kept in touch often long prior to her absence. She became the active role of the pair, being the conversation starter rather than the listener like Shinsou was. To her, it was like she was communicating with a male version of herself somewhat because of his stoic straightforwardness and his reserved, quiet attitude. His intelligence and honesty are also another two things Oyumi admired from him. She saw him to be in a familiar position as her own; They both have a longing to disprove those that doubt their potential. Though Shinsou did not see her as a "friend" per se, they nonetheless slowly found common ground and grew fairly close, titles or not.

Oyumi respects his Quirk and thought of it as "immensely interesting" and disagreed of him being put into a class of general studies not out of feelings for him, but out of faith in his potential. She likes how he was a student with a brainwashing Quirk, but wants to come out as a Hero. She has a silent but deep affection for Shinsou and tends to attempt on encouraging him by placing her hand on his arm or shoulder, little gestures.

Upon leaving after the graduation ceremony, Shinsou becomes one of the graduates she managed to take pictures with, alongside Zazaki and several others. He was one of the few people who she actually kissed, the first time in the sparse amount of years after her fall-out with her ex-lover.

Shinsou was wholly disappointed with her vanishing because he planned to see her again, the first in months after graduating.

Tamaki Amajiki
''"I admire your shyness.  Reminds me of when I was younger.  Can't say I haven't been now, actually.  I do not blame you for feeling these things you have.  But don’t let what people think of you impact how you perform… I am jealous of how versatile your Quirk is, but it doesn't change my opinion of you.  I kinda like you, brave elven man." —'' Oyumi to Amajiki as they walk outside the U.A. building after school

Introduced to her class as a part of The Big 3, Tamaki did not leave a good impression. She did notice that his anxiety-ridden approach reminded her of how she started out in middle school, so she didn’t have a bitter view towards him. She had passed by him from time to time, always greeted by Tamaki’s shy display with him often averting his short-lived gaze and rubbing the back of his head. Tamaki finds it difficult to talk to her whenever they get the chance, so Oyumi would have to do most of the talking and reassurance towards him, trying to calm him down from his shaking anxious moments. She had to rely on looking at him in the eye, even when he doesn’t. He is one of the very few people who she talks softly and notably more gently than she would to other people, similar how she would speak to a timid child. Whenever she notices him blushing, whether due to feelings or embarrassment, or shyness, she would blush herself for some reason, which is uncommon for her to do in the most part. There have been times where she got annoyed by his constant staggering responses, but she never got angry at him.

When she once observed his Manifest Quirk, Oyumi was impressed with how he was able to utilize his abilities by using nearly anything he eats as a weapon. Thus, she slightly envied his capability of having a wide arsenal to use in combat, while she herself can only do a similar thing, but is restricted to only types of ranged weapons like bows. Because she had an interest in oddities and he always admired beastly and otherworldly-looking individuals, she was quick to grow interest in Tamaki. She found it relieving when she noticed that he also had long pointed ears like she did, because she was teased a few times during the course of elementary school for them.

Tamaki is one of the scarce few she kissed at least once, but they were mere quick pecks on the cheek to encourage him. This, unfortunately, made him more embarrassed around her, blushing much more frequently. He alongside several others were among those Zazaki and Oyumi managed to take pictures with upon leaving after graduation. Like Shinsou, though, he felt crushed when he heard from Zazaki that she had disappeared out of the blue.

Sekijiro Kan
''"How is it that you are able to stay strong in a rivalry like this, being overshadowed? You are a noble Hero, sensei.  I hope I can be as God-speed and caring for others as you are. Your strength and speed are things I envy you for, but I will see that as a reason to try harder.  I wish the spirit of rivalry towards Class 1-A and this determination will bring us all far." —'' Oyumi to Sekijiro Kan in a discussion after school concluded for the day

She sees her teacher as admirable and already worthy of respect at first glance. She looked up to him for guidance and while she is creeped out by his ability of blood control, she respects him highly. Oyumi greatly reveres his enhanced speed and overwhelming display of strength as well as appreciating his heart of care and faith in his students. His use of the rivalry between her class and Class 1-A as a motivator to reach goals led to Oyumi seeing their “opposing” class as keys to her success and rivals as if the “fight for the top” was an actual race to blast through like an arrow, but does not express it well due to her typically bland but stern expressions on her face and her silence. It’s to be expected that once in a while that they would have discussions, such as topics relating to advice and whatever strategies Kan may have learned or kept in mind whenever tasked in certain challenging situations in the Pro-Hero world of life. It is possible that along with her family, Kan may have been one of her motivators to train herself in speed to become the bullet-fast combatant she is now.

Shota Aizawa
"I hope you can forgive me for sounding like I'm trying to flatter you, sensei… But I aspire to be like you.  Stealth, non-combat, how you use your bandages in battle, your preference to logic, your stern approach and strict teaching…  You're a great Hero I haven't seen before, at least in person. I wish I could have learned from you directly in these years." — Oyumi to Aizawa as she carried a stack of paperwork down a hallway

Despite her denial, she seemed to have some small crush on him, even though they don't often see each other. She expresses concern about him during his televised meeting with Kan and the media. She tends to imagine him in her mind and softly blush from his presence. Sometimes, Oyumi may waste away time she could have used for training by helping him carry papers around with small chit-chat in the process. Other times she would help out her own teacher, Sekijiro with the same thing in order to earn their trust or just to be nice for once. Aizawa became one of her greatest inspirations during her years in becoming a Hero. Although she was grateful for having Sekijiro and admired him as her teacher, Oyumi also wished she had Aizawa as her teacher instead, not just out of admiration for his looks and personality, but his approach to teaching. She found Aizawa to be "relatable" due to his stern and reserved demeanor, his strictness, and rigidness, which reminds her of herself or how she tried to portray herself to be. She saw his preference of logic, his willingness to force students out of their comfort zone in training, and his "rational deception" as admirable and amusing for the similar reason. Her ways of strictly and rigorously training with Zazaki were inspired by few times she watched Aizawa's display of combat and his tone. Likely unaware to him, Oyumi thinks he was "handsome," although she doesn't express it visually nor vocally.

She deeply respects him as a "Stealth Hero" and feels inspired to practice on her stealth abilities by wandering around town at night in the dark, working to avoid sight by anyone. Only as long as she doesn’t use her Quirk and use objects in her surroundings. At night, Oyumi's uses Aizawa's presence as he patrols through various places such as the city of Musutafu as a part of her training in stealth, aware that he has the knowledge in his way around in the dark and can easily detect anyone around that time. She kinda saw it as some challenging game worth trying as well sometimes. Now and then, Erasure Head would glance at her going along her nearly silent antics and lastly approach her when he spots her in the open to give her criticism after knowing her explanation of walking around at night. After a few times of doing this, they decide to have earpieces to communicate and to know if Oyumi had failed or at risk of being spotted. Unfortunately, she would have to stay back and hide somewhere when trouble in the area arises with wrongdoers and villains, given that she is not a licensed Hero. Despite being reprimanded and reminded that she will be likely to be exhausted by the time she gets to school, Oyumi doesn't mind. Eventually, this series of events between them stops, cleans and sanitizes the earpiece before returning it to him and she started practicing alone in the woods as a greater challenge, since anything could make a noticeable sound anywhere. Throughout, it was nothing more than a "teacher and student" bond, them having their own goals and reasons.

She does not dare to interrupt him and pays her utmost attention to him, trying to understand the topics he brings up, therefore becoming somewhat intelligent from their discussions. When there comes of a moment of tension between, Oyumi remains silent until being told to respond, which is familiar to her home life, where she had to endure lectures from her mother for at least an hour long.

After graduation, Oyumi looked at Aizawa with loving eyes and a grateful smile from the distance before continuing her journey onward to the adult world and enjoying her time with her pals. Overall, while Oyumi held deep affection towards him, it seemed like Aizawa is aware, but is not really interested in her in that way. They would mostly be friends at best at the end of the day. It would not be a surprise if they happen to meet again first sometime after Oyumi’s disappearance, since he is an intelligent and experienced Pro Hero who knows his way around at night.

Hawks
Hawks and Oyumi have a somewhat confusing relationship altogether. They first met when Hawks was still in his mid teens, introduced by Oyumi’s father, Ginsen. The winged student was a fond friend of the family, but struggled to form a friendship with the nine year-old Oyumi, who was already suspicious of him. The girl usually avoided him and was unable to understand why he would visit a “corrupt family” like hers or be friends with someone like her. Eventually, with the help with visiting a park and interacting with the birds nearby, she managed to lessen up around him, bringing a bright smile to his face. Hawks presented a large feather and gave it her as a reminder of that day they finally got along. This may have caused the girl to develop a considerable fondness to birds and often attaches a large feather keychain on her belt as an item of remembrance in general. However, since she rarely saw him that much over the years, Oyumi’s memories with him steadily faded away.

Fast forward to the time when she is spending her educating days in the U.A. dorms with Class 1-B, Oyumi considered having an internship or Hero Studies at Hawks’ agency, but decided to work with Edgeshot instead, since Mirko was not available. Halfway through, she contemplated about switching to the winged hero’s agency again, but continued her studies with the ninja hero after witnessing his behavior in the Hero Billboard Chart event online, deeming it unprofessional and insensitive. While she recognized his speed and technique, both being the main motive for selecting him initially, she believed that Tokoyami should be able to contend with his birdlike kin’s hubris himself. Despite not caring about Zazaki’s gift of her pics of Hawks on her phone, she secretly took a peek at them when she wasn’t looking. Oyumi scowled as her face was dusted in pink shades as she stared into the screen containing the attractive selfies of him. Later, Oyumi discovered a red feather that managed to slip into her dorm. This feather ended up bugging Oyumi constantly to get her away from her studies or attention.

Following the Paranormal Liberation War, with her hair shortened by half, Oyumi arrived at Hawks’ hospital bed

Lady Nagant
''“I have long ago held admiration for the heroine once cherished as Japan’s number one sharpshooter. She was someone I could look up to for inspiration, as she herself beholds a quirk like my own. I strongly desired to grow up to be just like her. Following her arrest, however, I can sense the glares and concerned glances from my peers around me, with the awareness that I have expressed my fondness for her previous deeds. It was despicable to hear that she had murdered other fellow pro-heroes during her career. I craved to be like her, but now… I want to rise to be much greater than her. To be a much better hero who doesn’t kill other heroes.” —'' Oyumi in a monologue when remembering Lady Nagant’s legacy

Orokai Ishokko
''"He hurt me so deeply my family hardly compares!  How is it that so many women continue to refuse the hurt's warnings and decide to be strung up along by the string of deception and betrayal he conjured, a trail of tears under the guise of "love?!" I should have backed out instead of trusting someone so quickly like that!  I made a horrible mistake. He dragged me along while engaged behind my back the whole time he was with me. And yet he goes around saying that I WAS THE CRAZY ONE. I will NEVER forgive a snake like him! I never forgave MYSELF for everything I did. He is the only one in the world I would have LOVED seeing annihilated by Bakugou's explosions…  He better not EVER try making advances towards you. I wouldn't forgive myself if you got caught in his traps!"  —'' Oyumi to Zazaki about her ex-boyfriend in a tear-filled rant during their time in her house

Orokai and Oyumi are at extreme lows with each other, at least in the latter's point of view. They started out as mutual acquaintances until they got closer after a couple of weeks of meet-ups. Despite herself being in middle school and Orokai just about to graduate soon, making this relationship likely illegal, Oyumi agreed to develop it into a "boyfriend and girlfriend" kind in secret, even though they were hanging out with other women. Over time, out of insecurity and fear of being overshadowed by other women that hang around him with his flirting, she became easily jealous and possessive over him. She began having obsessions over Orokai and fears that she will lose him because of how she acted, but she couldn't help her overwhelming emotions. It did not help that they had a 2 or 3-year age gap, so Orokai had more experience in relationships by then… and how to hide them.

The male initially saw Oyumi as kind, considerate, and loyal, but loyal to a fault of obsession. Not long after the relationship started, he started to notice her issues, therefore being put off by her insecurities and passive aggression towards others that show close kindness to him. It didn't matter much in the end because he had a history of manipulation and heartbreaks with other women over the years, so he was used to it all and was nearly unphased with whatever happens to them when he ditches them, as long as he can live life his way. He had others in a relationship with him at the same time as his with Oyumi, but the poor girl never realized. Despite being in relationships, he continued his flirtatious antics to other girls. Oyumi's interference irritated him, but never talked to her about it. Over time he started putting down lines in the sand on limits and criticizes her hypocritical behavior, her being jealous over his interactions with other girls but is not bothered with making similar choices with other guys her age, although she did it for fun and Orokai did it not just for fun but, to also trap to grab their benefits such as money. They had private matters behind the bedroom door from time to time, which made the impact on Oyumi so much more psychologically damaging.

Orokai was overwhelmed by her paranoia of losing him since he was her first and possibly only boyfriend she could ever have in her life. Oyumi also developed self-esteem issues and likely depression worse than her case with her family. The relationship resulted in flubs and delays in her extensive progress in training and caused her to tire out more and finish her sessions much sooner than intended. She later cried in private increasingly often, due to her emotional state and her growing pessimism and fears. Oyumi lost trust in Orokai in the affair and became more suspicious. Her former lover gaslighted her by withholding and not listening to her about her issues anymore (“I don’t want to hear this again!”), repetitively questioning her (“Are you SURE?”), which makes her question her feelings, denying (“You’re making up your own story to fit what I said when it couldn’t be further from the truth.”), trivializing her (“You’re always so jealous!  You’re overreacting! That's not even how it happened!”), and blaming, ("This wouldnt have gotten this bad if you stopped being so selfish all the time!")

After a few months, when she asked him how he thinks of her now, with the intention of seeking reassurance, Orokai responds that they would be better off as friends. Despite her pathetic pleas to stay, he still stood by his response, but with a false reason for leaving; Villainy. According to him, he "stole information from a group of criminals to prevent harm from his family because they were blackmailed." He then states that he's breaking up with her for the "sake of her safety." Oyumi, although suspicious about the claims, in a desperate attempt to trust him, she believed him. Her heart was breaking hard and she was too badly affected by the moment.

The onyx-haired archer claimed to be fine and be okay with the break-up, but the worst had yet to come. Over the later parts of the current month at the time, after the break-up, she noticed Orokai becoming more frequent in his advances, which made her feel so much shame and self-hatred towards herself and anger towards him. Oyumi was flooded with great lamenting depression and her health degraded slowly from her neglect in eating. Eating anything made her gag or feel nauseous for a time. She stopped committing to her exercises and training.

Eventually, in the next month, she recovered from eating small foods like sushi, mochi, and takoyaki once in a while at a time and got back to training again, but her anger against Orokai amplifying her drive to prosper in her skills, hoping to use it to prove herself as the better of the two. But it came at a price of becoming unforgiving, distrustful, and the loss of faith in the possibility of relationships as she walked on alone. This led her to be the asocial and independent student of U.A. High School Oyumi started off as.

Soon, she learned from exes that were dumped a couple months after her that Orokai was engaged early and had other affairs at the same time, so in the end, Oyumi turned out to be just some "side chick" the whole duration of their communications, which cut her deep majorly. The acts of manipulation and gaslighting, and now betrayal angered her and added more fuel to her flame of abhorrence that burned brightly in her. She interpreted her mental state of insecurity and paranoia was "her body or soul's way of warning her about Orokai." Later on, she promises to rely on her gut and mind more, focusing on logic rather than her emotions for someone… with exceptions like Zazaki, who was always willing to stand by her in any trouble.

During her time at the high school with her new acquaintance or "apprentice" Zazaki, her hatred for Orokai grew drastically, with the memories of what they had and the revelation of his schemes. She now knows that he had a long, pitiful string of manipulation and dumps with others like her and hopes to prevent such a tragedy happens again to others, whenever she can. It startles almost anyone when the reserved, strict, and steady Oyumi transforms into a moment of haywire and/or acts extremely hostile—like "Bakugou levels" of hostile—to him, and may even go into a meltdown of conflicted emotions and thoughts due to people not trusting her or believing her claims against Orokai. Whenever her dangerous displays of aggressive enmity happen, Zazaki desperately tries to keep her friend away from Orokai before she tries to tear him apart.

While Orokai no longer cared about her or her existence in his everyday life, regardless if he hated her or not, Oyumi bore so much disgust, bitterness, and spite for him and what he did to her those years ago. She was never able to let it go because she knew how badly hurt she was because of him. There was no one in the world that she hated more than to the soul than him. Sometime after her graduation, it seemed like, in her point of view of her story, that she may have snapped after hearing about Orokai's advancements towards Zazaki, and disappeared to places most don't know where she vanished to. Orokai appeared to have been involved in her absence, with himself being gone as well without a trace of blood, metal, hair, or fabric. In Zazaki's point of view, it was revealed that Orokai attempted to make advances towards her, but ended in failure every time, resulting to Orokai assaulting her after the final rejection. Once Oyumi realized that her ex harmed her best friend, she left to find him in the forest, where he usually trains, and kill him. However, Oyumi and Orokai were transported to a ghostly forest called Yurei-Anzenkiri Forest by a group of ghosts led by the spirit of a pro-hero, Bloody Marilyn. Presented by said ghost, the male hero turned out to have been impaled on a branch gruesomely, but it was unknown to whether she or Oyumi caused it. He was mentioned by Marilyn to be a descendant of the former lover that killed her during her peak of popularity. Thus, she was trapped and found refuge in the strange forest of illusions, waiting for revenge, so her soul can be freed to pass on to the afterlife.