Ayame Sakaki

Ayame Sakaki is a seemingly meek girl who works at a local shrine near Sankai High. From outside appearances Ayame is a polite young woman, but inside she harbors a powerful spirit of vengence. When the spirit leaves her body, Ayame has no need of her glasses, but as soon as it re-enters her body, she dons her glasses and seems to have no memory of what her spirit was up to after it left her.

While Ayame herself is easy going, her spirit is vengeful and difficult for her to control. When she was in middle school, Tsubasa transfered to her class and she witnessed his ability to exorcise spirits. She hoped to get to know him in hopes of getting some tips about controlling her own vengeful spirit, but he moved away before she was able to.

Upon encountering Tsubasa again, Ayame rekindles her former interest in him, and it seems she harbors a slight romantic attachment as well, while her vengeful spirit remembers all the times he threw ashes on her in the past and continually beats the exorcist into unconsciousness.

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The Meaning Behind the Name - 榊あやめ

"Sakaki" is an evergreen tree, specifically one that is considered sacred in the Shinto religion. Ayame writes her first name with hiragana, so it is more difficult to derive a meaning from it, though it is a common first name for Japanese girls meaning "iris".