Miyajima was Tsukiumi's tuner and legal guardian, described as a woman older than 70 who doesn't look her age, which is later confirmed to be the case.[1] Miya has stated that she was a "special advisor" to MBI and was even respected and somewhat feared by Minaka Hiroto. She was additionally described as being just as much of a "mad scientist" as he is.[2]
Appearance[]
Miyajima is a tall and slender woman with mid-back length, straight black hair pulled up and styled in a similar manner to her former charge's, and hazel eyes. Her usual outfit consists of a loosely secured white lab coat over a frilled white shirt, secured with a dark bow, black dress pants, and black high heels.[1]
Personality[]
Looking back on her time spent with Miyajima, Tsukiumi refers to her as a "baba" (old woman/hag/witch). She was very strict and would make a demonic facial visage similar to Miya and Takehito's, which made Tsukiumi tremble with fear everyday. Even now, when living in Izumo Inn, Tsukiumi is still somewhat afraid of her and panics when she is mentioned.[2][3] Even though she may have been strict to Tsukiumi, she has shown genuine concern for her safety as a mother would for her daughter multiple times, as she caught Tsukiumi when she slipped off the roof of her house, and protected her from a lecherous would be assailant. She has a somewhat short temper, growing angered and annoyed with Tsukiumi when the young Sekirei ate sweets from her cache without permission. Miyajima, despite her portrayal as a mad scientist through Tsukiumi's accounts, was diligent, focused and committed to her craft, performing Tsukiumi's adjustments and writing up reports on her progress with regularity.[1] Her diligence is later reflected through the knockout gas-based traps which she had installed in the case of hostile Sekirei or MBI forces attempting to cause trouble for her during the Sekirei Plan.[1] Revealed through her conversation with Minato, Miyajima is friendly, jovial, and loves teasing those she interacts with, playfully encouraging Tsukiumi and Minato to have children of their own after revealing Hibiki and Hikari's pregnancies with Seo's children to the duo, and casually laughing off Tsukiumi's flustered comments regarding her relationship with both Minato and Miyajima herself.[1] Her scientific inquisitiveness is also revealed through her curiosity about Human-Sekirei offspring (hybrids), as evidenced by her comments regarding Seo and the twins' future children.
Abilities and Powers[]
Miyajima is an incredibly gifted scientist, being trusted with the adjustments of a Single Number Sekirei despite her loose affiliation with MBI, being classified as a special advisor or consultant to the company, while maintaining her initial post as a university professor.[1] She is able to perform adjustments to a Sekirei seamlessly, and has been granted a degree of youthful vitality by MBI technology that makes her appear to be in her 20s/30s despite being over 70 years old.[1] She is knowledgeable about concepts vital to understanding Sekirei, such as the Norito, Tama, and the Sekirei technology housed on Kamikura Island. She possesses both the technology and personal knowledge needed to check on the stability of an Ashikabi's abilities, having done so while Minato and Seo were knocked unconscious by her failsafes.[1] She was fast enough to sneak up behind another human and incapacitate him with a taser in order to protect Tsukiumi.[1] She was capable of exuding a hostile, intimidating aura and visage, similar to Miya and Takehito, the sight of which left a lasting impression on Tsukiumi.
History[]
Miyajima has been associated with MBI nearly since its inception due to being an old colleague of Minaka's, and was even described as possessing scientific knowledge and aptitude that surpassed the founder's.[1] She was somewhat close to Takehito Asama, having once conversed with him regarding Seo Kaoru's potential as an Ashikabi.[1] While Tsukiumi was a young girl, she was first assigned to serve as her tuner and guardian, which granted Tsukiumi the opportunity to live in Miyajima's large, mansion-like residence with the scientist, instead of in MBI's labs.[2] She was strict with Tsukiumi, but also defended her from humans with ill intentions (which caused Tsukiumi's strong distrust of humans, particularly men), and encouraged her in her own unconventional way. During the Sekirei Plan, she established various failsafes and traps to better guard her house and research against potential attackers. Shortly before meeting Minato and being reunited with Tsukiumi, she had brought Seo, Hibiki, and Hikari to her house for their own checkups related to the twins' pregnancies and Seo's Ashikabi powers.
Synopsis[]
After the Sekirei Plan's conclusion, Miyajima personally sends a summons to Tsukiumi, which leads to Tsukiumi asking Minato to accompany her out of fear of her old tuner. The two arrive to Miyajima's large personal residence, and are separated when Minato is incapacitated with a motion sensor activated knockout gas trap. When Minato wakes up, he is in a large bedroom in Miyajima's house, with the aforementioned scientist introducing herself.[1] Miyajima explains that the reason for the summons was to check up on Tsukiumi in both a literal and metaphorical sense, as well as meet her Ashikabi.[1] The two politely converse about the Sekirei Plan and Minato's relationship with Tsukiumi until the Water Sekirei shows up, having completed her checkup. The three then largely converse about Hikari and Hibiki's pregnancies and the progression of Minato and Tsukiumi's own Sekirei-Ashikabi bond, with Miyajima encouraging the two to have children of their own ("You two have a long way to go to catch up").[1] The conversation eventually tapers off, and Tsukiumi and Minato excuse themselves from the residence, with Tsukiumi now enthused (albeit shyly) about the prospect of bearing Minato's children in the future.