Shiina, Yuya

椎名ゆや

Shiina Yuya is a bounty hunter who seeks the largest bounty available, specifically the 1,000,000 ryo reward on Demon Eyes Kyo's head. She chooses to follow Kyoshiro, forming a bond with him until he is "put to sleep" by Kyo's reappearance. Once Kyo fully awakens, she pursues him. Despite his demeanor, she grows to trust and believe in Kyo. In the Aokigahara forest, she discovers that Kyoshiro killed her older brother and resolves to wait for his return to the surface to demand an explanation. Consequently, Yuya is interested in both Kyo and Kyoshiro. Deep down, she knows the Mibu Clan's valuable secret, which her brother Nozomu shared with her in her youth. The Aka no Ou also comes to believe she is a seer, though this remains neither confirmed nor disproven. In Chapter 229 of the manga, while telling her brother she would not forgive him if he killed Kyo, she openly admits to everyone that she is in love with Kyo.
Although Yuya is very temperamental and can be violent when irritated, she possesses a gentle and kind personality. Besides Kyo, Benitora and Akira have a crush on her. Many other characters enjoy her company and view her as an important friend worth protecting. At the manga's conclusion, Yuya is searching for Kyo, and in the bonus chapter, Kyo and Yuya live together.