Background
The fastest sorcerer in the Zenin clan and its would-be heir, whose speed-based technique and family connections made him arrogant to the point of delusion. Naoya viewed himself as Toji's rightful successor and considered Maki's existence a personal insult.
Maki killed him. He came back as a vengeful cursed spirit, faster and more dangerous than before, with a domain expansion that manipulated time perception. Even death couldn't fix his ego.
Key events
- Episode 49DeathCulling Game
Defeated by Choso. Later returns as a cursed spirit and is killed again.
Known techniques
Technique
Time Cell Moon Palace
時胞月宮殿
Naoya's domain manipulates time perception within its boundaries. The lunar environment distorts how targets experience the passage of time, making their reactions lag behind reality. For Naoya, whose entire fighting style was built on speed: the temporal advantage turns an already fast fighter into something approaching untouchable. Naoya developed this domain after dying and being reborn as a vengeful cursed spirit. His grudge against Maki fueled an evolution that gave him capabilities he never had as a human sorcerer.
Fights
Choso vs. Naoya Zenin
Culling Game
Against Choso
Naoya holds Choso in the ruins of Shibuya purely to buy time, and dies still convinced the Zenin name means something.
Maki & Noritoshi vs. Cursed Naoya
Culling Game
Against Maki ZeninNoritoshi Kamo
Naoya comes back as a cursed spirit and faster, and the two of them have to fight something that no longer has a body to break.
Maki vs. Naoya
Culling Game
Against Maki Zenin
The end of Maki's run through the Zenin clan, against the man who represents everything she left. She is no longer the person he remembers.
Maki, Daido & Miyo vs. Cursed Naoya
Culling Game
Against Maki ZeninHagane DaidoRokujushi Miyo
Two more players wander into Maki and Noritoshi's fight, which is how most things in the Culling Game get resolved.
Connections
Record
Episode appearances
3 episodes