Homuramaru Nowaki

Homuramaru Nowaki (, Nowaki Homuramaru) or simply Nobimaru (野火丸, Nobimaru) is the subordinate of Yoko Inari. He is also the leader of the Special Investigation Unit.

Appearance
Nobimaru appears as a young boy with short blond hair. He has golden eyes and a beauty mark under the left side of his mouth. He wears headphones to conceal his fox ears. His typical attire consists of a yellow undershirt, white tie, black suit jacket and black shorts. He also wears white socks paired with black sock suspenders and brown semi-formal shoes.

In his adult form his outfit remains generally the same. He wears a cropped white leopard print fur coat over his black suit, and instead of shorts he now wears black suit pants. On his right hand he wears a red glove. His headphones rest around his neck and he also occasionally wears oval sunglasses.

Personality
He has a polite and elusive personality. He always follows and initiates Inari's orders to him without any hesitation. On the other hand, he sometimes shows his ruthless and brutal side, obliterating enemies with his own power if he feels he doesn't need them.

Although he faithfully follows Inari's orders, he secretly dislikes Inari and acts according to his own considerations.

Powers & Abilities

 * Replication: Nobimaru is able to replicate himself, producing many copies of himself to confuse the enemy.
 * Transformation: Nobimaru is able to change his form from kid to an adult.
 * Illusions: Nobimaru is able to "erase" memories by showing the subject an illusion which makes them think it was a dream. Although the memory gets erased, the feelings stay intact.
 * "Flower Kindling" (花火種, Hanahidane): Nobimaru's signature move, as described by Robara. Nobimaru is able to plant the seeds of a flame at the points he touches with his fingers, detonating them by making them sprout. This ability leaves little marks similar to burns.

Kabane Kusaka
Nobimaru insists Kabane is a friend, and has been shown to help out with situations when asked for. Whether he truly sees Kabane as a friend is unknown, though he is on Kabane's "friend list".

Umetaro Matsutake
Nobimaru shouldered Umetaro's hefty loss at an illegal casino, sealing his fate of working at the Special Investigation Unit alongside others. However, Nobimaru is shown to be quite friendly and trustful with Umetaro, often holding him to high expectations.

Trivia

 * He wears an apron when he cooks, thinking that he's cute when he cooks with an apron on.
 * He is not against being on full display.
 * He likes soba.
 * His preferred type is someone who would fall down to hell with him.