Shinya Hīragi 「柊 深夜, Hīragi Shin'ya」 is a supporting character of. He is a Major General of the. He was chosen to marry Shinoa's older sister and was adopted by the . Although he has high capacity of spellcraft from since childhood, Shinya is not comfortable about being with the Hīragi's. However, he is good friends with Guren who also holds the same intention against them.
He is one of the main characters in the light novel series.
Contents[]Appearance
Shinya is a tall, young man with medium length silver hair with bangs and blue eyes. He sometimes has his left fringe behind his left ear during the midst of a skirmish on the battlefield.
He wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black jacket with red details including the, an worn on the right shoulder with a crescent moon decoration, and two rows of gold buttons on the front. Along with that, he wears a pair of white gloves, an armband on his left arm, and a white web belt with a gold waist-plate. He also wears the uniform trousers with black shoes.
ADVERTISEMENTPersonality
Shinya is shown to be a very calm and somewhat gentle person, even when insulted or made fun of, especially compared to other members of the Hīragi family. He warns Yu not to take what Kureto says at face value and dislikes picking on the weak.
He has been friends with Guren since their school days, and seems to enjoy picking on him, often by forcing Guren into awkward situations or simply annoying him.
History
Shinya was adopted by the from one of their junior branch families. At a young age, he had been selected, alongside several talented children, to be the potential mate for Mahiru. This was a plan by the Hīragi to keep their bloodline strong. His childhood days were filled with training and fighting. Failure to distinguish himself among others meant death. Finally, he was singled out from the other candidates and was adopted into the family and engaged to Mahiru, with the rest of the candidates killed.
It was uncertain whether he bore any true affection towards Mahiru, though he was somewhat jealous of . Despite that, he was depicted to be a true friend towards Guren. He initially initiated a collaborative effort with Guren to crush the Hīragis with him acting as a double agent. Due to the series of events with greater things at stake, that did not come to pass. Over time, he grew to respect and admire Guren and accepted the Kiju (Demon-Curse) from Kureto to save Guren.
Story:
Shinya attacks Guren when he arrives at school. He is revealed to be in Guren's class. He arrives late and then says he wants to help Guren bring down the Hīragi Family.
A few days later, the students spar against each other, and Shinya hits Guren so hard that he breaks several ribs, coughs up blood, and loses consciousness. Later on, Guren's submissiveness to Seishirō Hīragi makes him lose respect from everyone in the class, including Shinya and Mito.
During the qualification exams, The Brotherhood of a Thousand Nights attacks and kills many students and teachers. Guren and Shinya fight Saitō and learn that Mahiru betrayed the Hīragi Family.
After the Order of the Imperial Demons announces it put down the "terrorist group" that attacked them before, the school reopens. Shinya helps Guren get drenched in cola again when Shigure nearly stops the attack.
Shinya reveals to Guren what the Hīragi Clan knows, and Kureto watches them from above.
Shinya, Mito, Norito, and Guren leave to continue their examinations in the gym. When Guren arrives for his bout, Kureto questions him about the Thousand Nights and then attacks him with the intent to kill, forcing Guren to fight seriously.
