36Kayo Sudou was a tailor living in Enbizaka, Jakoku and the daughter of the Demon of Envy. Losing her family in a great fire, the devastated young woman agreed to swap bodies with Ma to start a new lif
Kayo Sudou
Identity: Kayo Sudou was a tailor living in Enbizaka, Jakoku and the daughter of the Demon of Envy. Losing her family in a great fire, the devastated young woman agreed to swap bodies with Ma to start a new lif
Background: One night, due to having Lukana Octo's body, Kayo received a purple dream; in it, her obsession with Kai led to her killing his wife and children under the delusion that they were his mistresses; when she finally confronted Kai herself, she learned that rather than being her husband, he was the one who caused the fire of Enbizaka due to being part of the terrorist group the Crimson Robed Masses. In the dream, Kayo testified this at her trial, leading the magistrate to declare war on the Crimson Robed Masses directly and ending in Onigashima's destruction.[4] While Kayo slept, Yuka visited her tailor shop and woke her from her dream. Distressed by her vision, she feverishly explained that she'd had a "purple" dream, although not able to explain further as Yuka delivered some sweet buns to her. From that day on, Kayo continued to have intense dreams.[3] She also, having learned the truth about Kai, became enraged at him for having caused the deaths of her family and hurt so many people, as well as envious of him for having his own family safe and sound. From then on, Kayo dedicated herself to getting revenge on Kai, although deciding to make it look like her motive was deluded jealousy so as to prevent war with the Crimson Robed Masses.[4] That spring, Kayo went out to make a delivery and came across Mei and Kai walking together; overwhelmed with jealousy and anger, she quickly fled the scene. That night, she separated the blades on her western scissors; wielding them like knives, Kayo approached Mei while she was walking home from the Freezis trading house and brutally murdered her, taking her red kimono off her dead body. When the distraught Yuka came to her shop the next day, telling her about the murder, Kayo feigned innocence of the dead and claimed to not even remember who Mei was. Once Yuka was gone, she continued tailoring Mei's kimono and fixing the tears she'd made in it.[5] Several months later, Kayo saw Miku at the bridge with Kai and overheard their ar