Benten

Benten is known for her beautiful and mysterious looks. She appears elegant and charming but also has a dangerous aura that others can sense.

At first, Benten was a pure and innocent girl, but after gaining her powers, she became free-spirited and unpredictable.

She can be cold and even cruel, acting without worrying about rules or what others think.

Her charm is mixed with danger, making both humans and tanuki nervous around her.

Still, she hides sadness too, sometimes showing silent tears in secret.

Benten's real name is Satomi Suzuki, and she was once just a normal girl living near Lake Biwa.

Her life changed when Professor Akadama saw her and instantly fell in love.

He took her away to Kyoto, gave her the name "Benten" (after the goddess Benten), and taught her powerful tengu magic.

Benten received many special gifts and tools from Professor Akadama and learned how to fly and control the weather.

Benten is a human, but she has supernatural talents thanks to the training from Professor Akadama.

She can fly in the sky, change the weather, and use various powerful magic.

She is even stronger than many tengu and can make the Kurama Tengu obey her.

People say she is more tengu than real tengu.

She is highly respected and feared in Kyoto.

With Professor Akadama

Professor Akadama is Benten's master and is completely in love with her.

Even though he adores her, Benten soon surpasses him in strength.

With Yasaburō Shimogamo

Benten has a complicated connection with Yasaburō Shimogamo.

Yasaburō has admired her since their first meeting, even though he worries she might one day eat him (as tanuki fear).

Benten teases and often uses Yasaburō but once said, "I like you so much I could eat you up."

With Nidaime

Benten really dislikes Nidaime.

With Kaisei Ebisugawa

Kaisei Ebisugawa is very open about her dislike of Benten and shows it clearly.

With Tanuki

Among the tanuki, Benten is especially feared because she was linked to cooking Sōichirō Shimogamo (Yasaburō’s father) into a tanuki hot pot.

Many tanuki run away at just the sight of her.

The Friday Club

Benten is a member of the Friday Club, a secret group in Kyoto where important humans gather.

She was given the name "Benten" to match the Seven Lucky Gods theme of the club.

She is known as the one who turned the legendary tanuki leader Sōichirō Shimogamo into hot pot, making her the face of the club's terrifying reputation among tanuki.

The Makiosugi Incident

Once, Benten talked Yasaburō into joining her in the "Makiosugi incident," a key event that led her to leave Professor Akadama and go her own way.

During this incident, Benten took Professor Akadama's magical powers after he was badly hurt, proving her unmatched strength.

Aftermath and Current Days

After the incident, Benten became even more distant and powerful.

Now, people say that Benten acts even more like a tengu than the actual tengu.

She avoids the past but sometimes shows her hidden pain, like when she visited Yajirō Shimogamo's well in silence, shedding tears.

• Benten always insists she is human, no matter what powers she has.
• She is described as beautiful but also cold and hard to understand.
• Her presence is enough to send tanuki fleeing in fear.
• She has made secret deals with some tanuki groups to get what she wants.

"I like you so much I could eat you up."

Benten is mostly tagged as "Benten" on pixiv because that is her popular name.

She is one of the central characters in "The Eccentric Family" and leaves a big impact on the story and everyone around her.