Kouryuu arrived on the river and I'm sure his name in English would probably be 'Flotsam'. We don't know who his parents are, in fact we don't know any of the Sanzo-ikkou's blood parents and that makes me wonder, did Ni grow them in a tank? Ah, but seriously...
Kouryuu is incredibly self possessed, either genuinely, or, as an act to protect himself from the disapproval of others. He does and believes exactly as he chooses, letting no one tell him what to do, unless that person is the one person he has ever loved, Koumyou Sanzo. The thing about Kouryuu is that he doesn't fit. The other novices don't like him, so he hates them back, or pretends not to care.
You have to wonder what would have become of him if Koumyou hadn't been killed and the sutra not been taken. Would he have been content to stay with Koumyou and eventually take his place as head of the monastery? I think he would have done and would have accepted that this was his life, quiet and boring as it was. I also think he would have wanted to follow in Koumyou's footsteps. Whatever else he was, he was a very talented child and, probably in his own way, very devout. Of course, that didn't last.
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Date: 2006-03-01 10:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-03 09:51 pm (UTC)Kouryuu is incredibly self possessed, either genuinely, or, as an act to protect himself from the disapproval of others. He does and believes exactly as he chooses, letting no one tell him what to do, unless that person is the one person he has ever loved, Koumyou Sanzo. The thing about Kouryuu is that he doesn't fit. The other novices don't like him, so he hates them back, or pretends not to care.
You have to wonder what would have become of him if Koumyou hadn't been killed and the sutra not been taken. Would he have been content to stay with Koumyou and eventually take his place as head of the monastery? I think he would have done and would have accepted that this was his life, quiet and boring as it was. I also think he would have wanted to follow in Koumyou's footsteps. Whatever else he was, he was a very talented child and, probably in his own way, very devout. Of course, that didn't last.