Zhivago is a male fox beastman and former pickpocket who served as Ban’s foster father and mentor in thievery, later sacrificing his very soul in an act of redemption.
Name: Zhivago
Gender: Male
Race: Beastman (Fox)
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Blood Type: B
Age: 65 years old (at time of death)
Birthday: December 22
Zhivago is originally a fox-type beastman, but he usually disguises himself in the form of a human.
By taking on a human appearance, he is able to blend into everyday society and conceal his true nature as a beastman.
Even in old age, his build remains relatively tall and sturdy, fitting his height and weight.
His aged features reflect a long life of hardship, guilt, and quiet determination.
Zhivago is streetwise, pragmatic, and skilled in the ways of crime, particularly theft.
Underneath that rough exterior, however, lies a deeply caring and paternal side, especially toward Ban and his own son.
He carries a heavy sense of guilt over past choices, and this remorse shapes his later actions.
His willingness to accept punishment and seek atonement shows his strong moral core, despite his criminal past.
Zhivago once lived as a pickpocket, using his beastman abilities and human disguise to operate unnoticed in the city.
During this time, he discovered Ban as a child and took him in, raising him and teaching him how to steal to survive.
At a critical moment in his life, Zhivago was forced to choose between Ban and his biological son, Cerion.
He chose Cerion, abandoning Ban, and this decision left a deep scar on both of them and weighed heavily on his conscience.
In the end, Zhivago was unable to save Cerion either, compounding his regret.
The memory of failing both his foster son and his real son haunted him into old age.
Zhivago is Ban’s foster father and the one who taught him the skills of a thief.
Their relationship combines mentor and parent figures, built on shared hardship and survival on the fringes of society.
After abandoning Ban in the past, Zhivago lived with a strong sense of guilt toward him.
This guilt becomes a powerful motivation for his later desire to apologize and make amends.
Years later, Ban visits the group Ravens together with Jericho and is reunited with Zhivago.
During this reunion, Zhivago confesses his sins to Ban, openly apologizing for betraying him and for failing Cerion.
Following his emotional reunion and confession to Ban, Zhivago dies of old age.
His death is peaceful, but it comes after finally facing the burden he had carried for so long.
Even after death, Zhivago remains near Ban in the form of a soul, quietly watching over him.
When Melascula uses her soul-eating ability, Zhivago steps in and takes Ban’s place as the target.
By allowing his own soul to be consumed instead of Ban’s, Zhivago disappears completely.
This final act is his ultimate form of atonement, repaying the debt he felt he owed his foster son.
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