Kiriwake Yayoi

Biodata

Name	Kiriwake Yayoi (雾见弥生)
Alias(es)	Little Sakura
Species/Race	Human; Magical Girl
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Flash Dance; Pure White
Occupation/Role	Idol trainee; Idol; Magical Girl; wielder of [Heart Forging]
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 10

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
[Flow State]	44	Enters [Flow State] during the Second Evaluation and retains her A-Class rating through an exceptional performance.
[Heart Forging] awakening	219	Her one thousand paper cranes become special equipment; Chu Yuanqing identifies the active Blessing as [Heart Forging].
[Cocoon of the Heart] advancement	211 220	Her intense training and magical replenishment advance her Cocoon, improving her approach toward Magical Girlhood and fine control of magic.
Magical Girl transformation	256	Her artificial Lantern merges with her [Cocoon of the Heart], allowing her to sense and control magic; she chooses to continue both idol work and monster-fighting.
[Flower Bloom] / [Perfect Law] evolution	359	Resists becoming a vessel for the Earth Mother Goddess, blooms her Soul Flower—Matsuzaki Cherry—and evolves her Destined Magic, [Perfect Law].
[Perfect Law] branch skill	382	Develops a first branch of [Perfect Law] during her continued training in Utopia.
[Idol Domain]	445	Unifies her prior [Flow State] abilities into [Idol Domain], a conceptual field that rejects interference with the “stage” and enhances idol-related actions.

Background

Yayoi began pursuing idol work at twelve and spent seven years as an Island Nation idol before joining Flash Dance in Great Xia. Her career repeatedly stalled: her company delayed her promised debut for two years, she worked part-time while training, and a stress fracture forced her to suspend activities after a performance. She eventually left her group and company, supported herself with part-time work and small art commissions, and failed the Tokyo auditions before travelling abroad for another chance to stand onstage. 14 20 33 206

She entered Flash Dance as an independent trainee, facing skepticism over her foreign identity and an initially obscure career. Her stage performance transformed public opinion: despite using a relatively simple sweet-style routine, she displayed exceptional stage presence, steady singing while dancing, and a powerful ability to draw in an audience. 10 14

Her popularity surged after fans uncovered her difficult history, creating a tightly committed fanbase determined to support her. The online pairing between Yayoi and Chu Yuanqing further expanded her public visibility; by the time of the second evaluation, she led the theme-song exclusive vote by one million votes. 20 44

During Flash Dance, Yayoi gradually learns that her strange dreams, sudden mastery of Kagura, and extraordinary drawings are remnants connected to the old era’s Saiō and the [Amaterasu] system. Her inherited memories include the black-snow disaster that devastated her homeland and the fate of being exploited as a weapon-forging shrine maiden. 184 211 212 431

Appearance

Yayoi is a fair-skinned young woman with a delicate, pure-looking face and a notably expressive idol image. Her eyes later develop a distinctive cherry-pink coloration as her Magical Girl potential awakens. 16 136 219

• Initially wears twin ponytails during Flash Dance. 16
• Has cherry-pink eyes compared to “pink diamonds” after her supernatural changes begin. 182 219
• Her transformed appearance includes cherry-pink hair tips and a kendo-witch-style kimono Magic Armor. 359
• Her Soul Flower is the Matsuzaki Cherry, a late-blooming cherry blossom. 359
• Her idol card imagery is decorated with cherry blossoms and depicts her in an idol-style performance outfit. 204

Personality

Yayoi is earnest, polite, and exceptionally devoted to the ideal of being an idol. Even before becoming a Magical Girl, she sees the stage as a place requiring sincerity, discipline, and respect. She is willing to challenge strong opponents because she believes an idol’s limits should continually expand rather than settle for easy victories. 26 164

Her seven isolated years of training leave her deeply longing for genuine friendship and ordinary youth experiences. She is attentive to others’ feelings, good at reading the room, and often suppresses her own distress rather than burdening others. 39 47 107

Yayoi’s feelings for Chu Yuanqing are romantic and openly acknowledged. Although she experiences jealousy and possessiveness, she deliberately refuses to direct those feelings toward Chu Yuanqing or her perceived rivals, believing love should not tarnish an idol’s image or harm others. 136 160 174

In emergencies, her normally gentle demeanor gives way to clarity and resolve. She rapidly takes responsibility, makes practical decisions, and reassures others even while under severe pressure. 359 360

Abilities & Skills

[Flow State] and Perfect Performance Method

Yayoi developed the Perfect Performance Method, a self-suggestion technique that helps her regulate herself and enter an ideal idol state. Onstage, it suppresses extraneous emotions and allows her to remain focused even under shock or pressure. 136 192

• Produces a dramatic shift from her offstage clumsiness into a confident, graceful, intensely charismatic performer. 14
• Enables her to enter [Flow State] through devotion to the stage and deliver A-Class performances. 44
• Allows moments of heightened perception and total immersion while training. 141
• Becomes integrated into [Idol Domain] after the birth of [Perfect Law]. 445

[Heart Forging]

[Heart Forging] is Yayoi’s Blessing, which treats external substances, concepts, and magical materials as forging resources. It can create equipment with highly specialized effects, though powerful creations demand immense magical power and carry significant costs. 219 359 457

• Imbues her folded paper cranes with healing and blessing effects. 219 229
• Produced a jar of one thousand paper cranes that became special equipment with unknown effects. 219
• Creates defensive items and other custom equipment through forging. 331 457
• Can forge weapon replicas, including miniature attempts at Ama-no-Habakiri. 260
• Uses Calamity remnants and magical replenishment to forge the sword embryo of Ama-no-Habakiri. 281
• Can use hostile foreign power as forging material, as when she diverted divine authority, Calamity Qi, and lost souls into Slash Shadow. 359
• Cannot freely create grand constructs such as the world-spanning Shining City because doing so would require her mind, perception, and soul to encompass the world. 457

Ama-no-Habakiri

Ama-no-Habakiri is Yayoi’s forged mythical sword project, based on memories of the old-era shrine maiden’s weapon. Her early attempts are incomplete, but later forging produces a powerful blade and temporary versions capable of devastating attacks. 260 281 359

• Its remembered original possesses the conceptual property of “cutting anything” and was used to clear Calamity tides. 260
• A paper-folded version is sufficient against newly hatched E-Class Calamity Beasts. 317
• Her forged sword emits a chilling aura and can frighten allies when wielded carelessly. 283 284
• A temporary version forged during her [Flower Bloom] helps her overcome the crisis in the Tranquil Ancient Forest. 359

[Perfect Law]

[Perfect Law] is Yayoi’s Destined Magic, born from her unwavering dream, decisive will, and Magical Girl transformation. 359

• Assists [Heart Forging] by making imagined weapon concepts easier to reproduce. 359
• Creates a conceptual defense that repels enemies and attacks obstructing the “stage.” 445
• Treats disturbances to an idol performance as “haters,” protecting her stage from interference. 445

[Idol Domain]

[Idol Domain] is the first documented branch skill of [Perfect Law], formed by integrating Yayoi’s former [Flow State] abilities. 382 445

• Enhances actions and movements associated with being an idol toward perfection. 445
• Functions as a rule-based conceptual field rather than a conventional physical defense. 445
• Is described as resistant to ordinary methods of counteraction. 445

Artistic and Practical Skills

• Dance instruction and choreography — Helps Chu Yuanqing learn dance, advises her on expressions and stage psychology, and organizes training schedules and role distribution. 16 32 211
• Kagura dance — Performs Kagura naturally despite no conscious training, later linked to inherited memories. 211
• Drawing and design — Previously accepted small art commissions; after entering [Flow State], produces highly detailed monster illustrations and weapon blueprints at abnormal speed. 206
• Hair styling and medical care — Styles teammates’ hair and gives Chu Yuanqing a thorough examination. 182
• Crisis leadership — Organizes the elves’ evacuation, defense, medical-resource use, and Sanctuary repairs during the Black Tide. 360

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Paper Crane Can — A container holding one thousand blessed paper cranes; created through Yayoi’s sincere folding and [Heart Forging]. 219 229
• Slash Shadow — A Calamity Skeleton Weapon within her soul, later used as the base material for forging Ama-no-Habakiri. 359
• Ama-no-Habakiri — Her developing mythical weapon; exists in paper, prototype, sword-embryo, and temporary forged forms. 260 281 317 359
• Camera — Used to record team activities and gather vlog footage. 211 218

Relationships

• Chu Yuanqing — Teammate, benefactor, training partner, and Yayoi’s love interest. Yayoi tutors her in idol skills, relies on her reassurance regarding supernatural changes, and openly states that she likes her “like a lover.” 16 174 211
• Tang Liuli — Teammate and romantic rival. Yayoi can be jealous of Liuli’s closeness to Chu Yuanqing, but ultimately apologizes after frightening her with Ama-no-Habakiri. 136 284
• Chu Wangshu — Teammate and younger companion. Yayoi provides hairstyling and practical guidance, while Wangshu admires her domestic competence and idol experience. 182
• Xie Qingxuan — Teammate and ideological opponent in competition. Yayoi rejects Xie’s win-at-all-costs approach and insists on fair competition, though she respects her strength. 160 163
• Charlotte — Fellow Magical Girl who helps Yayoi understand and safely navigate her Magical Girl role; Charlotte also assists in containing the danger of Yayoi’s mythic forging attempt. 256 282
• Kiriwake Tatsuya and Megumi — Her parents, who later welcome Yayoi’s Magical Girl teammates as comrades entrusted with their daughter’s life. 153 393
• Kiriwake Yuki — Her younger sister, whose affection and expectations motivate Yayoi during her rivalry with Xie Qingxuan. 153 159

Story Role / Major Arcs

*Flash Dance* Contestant

Yayoi arrives in Great Xia as an independent foreign trainee after failing Tokyo auditions. Her early performances establish her as a serious contender, and she becomes an A-Class contestant with a rapidly expanding fandom. 10 14 20

She mentors Chu Yuanqing, competes in evaluations and Stage Battles, and forms a team with Chu Yuanqing, Tang Liuli, Chu Wangshu, and later Xie Qingxuan. Her team defeats Chu Yuanqing’s team in a record-setting 95.5-point stage PK. 16 123 124 201

Awakening and Magical Girl Training

As memories and dreams from the old era emerge, Yayoi displays unexplained Kagura, artistic, and forging abilities. She learns that her Blessing is [Heart Forging], creates the Paper Crane Can, and resolves to become a Magical Girl without abandoning her idol dream. 206 211 219 256

Ama-no-Habakiri Forging

Yayoi attempts to reconstruct Ama-no-Habakiri from her inherited memories. Her first miniature and paper experiments fail, but with Chu Yuanqing, Charlotte, and Tang Liuli’s assistance, she forges a powerful sword from Calamity remnants—at considerable magical and physical cost. 260 281 282 283

Tranquil Ancient Forest Crisis

Placed in the body of elf princess Roco Philidchka during a historical-echo training scenario, Yayoi resists a forced divine descent. She achieves [Flower Bloom], evolves [Perfect Law], temporarily forges Ama-no-Habakiri, and assumes command of the elves’ defense and evacuation. 359 360

Later Idol Career

After the major crisis and the end of Flash Dance, Yayoi devotes herself fully to idol activities while continuing as a Magical Girl. She attains the dream she pursued for years: extensive recognition, deep bonds with teammates, and the ability to bring happiness to fans through successive stages. 466

Notable Quotes

“I still want to pursue it. But at the same time, I don't want to give up my path as an Idol.” 256

“Liking someone is, in itself, a solitary matter.” 136

“My Soul Flower, even without blooming, is already Destined.” 359

Trivia

• Yayoi’s name is associated with March, while her Soul Flower, Matsuzaki Cherry, is a late-blooming variety that flowers into early April. 359
• Before her supernatural awakening, she earned supplemental income through small online drawing commissions. 206
• She keeps a dedicated photo-album folder titled [Qing Bao and Me]. 153
• Her early idol career merchandise later becomes highly valuable due to her rise in popularity. 336