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Kyou Kai
Chinese Qiang Lei
Kanji 羌瘣
Biographical Information
Status
Alive
Marital Status Single
Age 26

25 (Zhao's Retaliation and Nature Of Humanity Arcs)
24 (Battle of Eikyuu Arc)
23 (Zhao Crisis, War of the Three States, and Shiyuu Conflict Arcs)
22 (Western Zhao Invasion Arc)
21 (Koku You Campaign and Bureaucrats Job Arcs)
20 (State of Ai Arc)
19 (Conspiracy in the Court and Fire Dragons of Wei Arcs)
18 (Kyou Kai's Revenge Arc)
17 (Coalition Invasion Arc)
16 (Sanyou Campaign Arc)
15 (Alliance Arc)
14 (Battle of Bayou Arc)
13 (Keiyou Campaign and Assassination Arcs)

Gender Female
Eyes Green
Hair Black
Skin Pale White
Relatives Kyou Shou(Adopted Older Sister)

Kyou Shiki(Adopted Little Sister)
Kyou Rei (Adopted Little Sister)

State Qin
Residence Fuuri, Qin
Location With the Hi Shin Unit, Zhao
Professional Information
Classification Unit Commander
Second Lieutenant
Cavalry
Assassin (Formerly)
Shiyuu Candidate (Formerly)
Occupation Soldier
Lieutenant
Affiliates Hi Shin Unit
Kyou Kai Unit
Qin Military
Kyou Tribe
Clan Shiyuu
Military Rank 5000-Man Commander
Equipment Ryoku Sui
Media
Japanese VA Yōko Hikasa
Appearance
Manga Debut Chapter 49
Anime Debut Episode 17
Game Debut Kingdom: Ikkitousen No Tsurugi!
O ancient darkness...primordial flame, what is it that lies...within your eyes? O bright light that splits the Heavens, rumbling tremors that shake the Earth, what pulse beats...within your ears? Man walks adrift, a vessel of the Earth. I dance for thee, O God of Lightning! Ah...Ryoku Sui...Let blood boil over!

—Kyou Kai's Dance Pray, Chapter 621: Caller

Kyou Kai is a 5000-Man Commander of the Qin Military and the second lieutenant of the Hi Shin Unit in which she considers herself, and her unit, the Kyou Kai Unit bound to.

She is a former member of the legendary assassin clan, Clan Shiyuu but left the clan when she was 13 years old to avenge the death of her older adopted sister, Kyou Shou, who was killed by Yuu Ren in the clan's ritual with unfair and underhanded tactics. After defeating and killing Yuu Ren and attaining her revenge, she has since dedicated herself to becoming a Great General of Qin.

Appearance[]

Well, doesn't someone have a surprisingly pretty face.

—Ten's envy on Kyou Kai's beauty.

Kyou Kai first appeared as a short 13 year old girl with a petite looking appearance and large jade green eyes with shoulder-length black hair. Two strands of her hair fall on each side of her face with her bangs reaching eye level whenever she took her headband off tied into a ponytail with a ribbon and carries her exquisitely beautiful jade green and ruby embodied Chinese Jian sword known as Ryoku Sui on her back. By the end of the two-year time skip after the Coalition Invasion Arc and her return to the Hi Shin Unit, Kyou Kai's hairstyle subtle changed with two thick strands of hair overlapping her headband and her becoming even more beautiful. In terms of clothing, Kyou Kai wears a white scarf and dons red and white clothing with sleeves longer than her arms and a white headband with two red markings symbols of her tribe.

Personality[]

Looks like you have emotions after all. Hehehe

—Shin to Kyou Kai

She has a quiet personality, saying little unless she is giving advice. Others who have seen her inhuman talent with the sword have called her a monster as she cuts down her opponents with ease. She has grown warmer towards her comrades following the completion of her quest to avenge her sister. Kyou Kai holds disdain for those who are clueless of the Shiyuu and those who openly commit atrocities such as Kan Ki.

Due to her upbringing from her tribe and sister, she tends to be unaware of or be ignore social norms such as being initially staying silent with the group meeting of the Taku Kei Squad and mistaken of where babies come from. While caring towards her comrades, she's also shown to be humorously self-serving after being raised from in a strength-based hierarchy. She has no qualms towards commandeering food from her soldiers (and others) or subjecting them to physically intensive training.

Kyou Kai has admitted that she has fallen in love with Shin.

Goals[]

  • Avenge Shou's death. (Achieved in Chapter 363)
  • Become a Great General. (Ongoing)
  • To have Shin's children. (Unknown after founding out how babies were made.)
  • Give Shin's marriage Prospal a proper response. (Ongoing)

Abilities[]

STATS
Strength 96 + extra large α
Leadership 86
Intelligence 89
Experience A
Tends to be quite unreasonable

STATS
Strength 96 + extra large α
Leadership 85
Intelligence 88
Experience B
Hidden phrase: I'm starving

STATS
Strength 95 + large α
Leadership 80
Intelligence 87
Experience C
I dance cool lines with Ryokusui

STATS
Strength 94 + large α
Leadership 80
Knowledge 87
Endurance: somewhat lacking

STATS
Strength Unknown
Leadership Unknown
Knowledge Unknown
Strong


Kyou Kai is noted to be an incredibly talented military commander with the same qualities as the previous generation of Six Great Generals.[1] She is a prodigy warrior and assassin even amongst the legendary Clan Shiyuu and was the one to likely obtain the Shiyuu title if she took part in the ritual.[2]

Like Shin, Ou Hon, and Mou Ten, she is one of the most dangerous threats of the next generation of military leaders with Ri Boku himself acknowledging her abilities and stated that one needs twice the number of soldiers to fight her let alone challenge her.

Physical Abilities[]

Hou Ken vs Kyou Kai 02

Kyou Kai exchanging blows with Hou Ken during their second duel.

Master Swordswoman: Kyou Kai is a dangerously fearsome master swordswoman whose skill is said to be "beyond human".[3] She is strong enough to kill multiple opponents within a single stroke of her blade, splitting them in half and was shown to take down masses of enemies on the battlefield. Despite this, she exhibits total control over her strength as she skillfully cut Shin's clothes intentionally without causing him to bleed and knocked him down with a heavy strike during their first duel. This shows the clear skill difference as Shin is bigger than her, yet she can deliver powerful attacks that are at odds with her size. Furthermore, she continues to prove her superiority over Shin in numerous sparring matches. She also believed herself to be capable of slaying Zhao general Gyou’un in a ground fight.[4]

  • Mist Technique: A special technique taught in a Kyou Tribe where the user delivers a barrage of slashes from different angles to overwhelm her opponent. Kyou Kai taught this technique to Shiki.[5] [6]

Horsemanship: Kyou Kai showed a natural ability to ride a horse. And while preferring to fight on ground, she is incredibly skilled in cavalry warfare, being even able to ride horses that were stolen from enemies.

Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Aside from her masterful swordplay, Kyou Kai is also proficient in unarmed combat. She demonstrated her skills when she brutally crippled two thugs for their food during her journey for vengeance and frequently "disciplines" Shin whenever the need arises. She is also knowledgeable in grappling martial arts.

Immense Agility: Kyou Kai possess tremendous agility and balance as she can effortlessly dodges enemy attacks. She once balanced her entire body on Shin's blade during their duel.[7] Her agility mixed with speed is so vast that she can kill people before they even notice that they had been struck. She was also able to keep up and even outpace powerful opponents like Yuu Ren and Hou Ken.

Immense Strength: Kyou Kai is a walking powerhouse as she can cut through multiple adult men in half with a single swing of her sword despite her delicate features.[8][9] She easily pierced through Clan Kakuriki's layer of hardened chi that was said to be impervious to all forms of blades.[10] And during the Hi Shin Unit's strength competition tournament, she was able to easily beat Shin in arm wrestling making her the defacto physically the strongest member of the entire unit at the time.[11]

Enhanced Healing Rate: Kyou Kai was noted to have a superhuman healing rate, similarly to Shin.[12] After being seriously wounded by Ryuu Tou and his soldiers while falling several meters to the ground she was able to recover fast enough to be back on the battlefield in the next day, despite only having basic medical treatment, although the wound didn't heal completely.[13].

Chi Manipulation: Thanks to a lifetime of Shiyuu training, Kyou Kai displays accurate breath control that allows her to manipulate her chi for a variety effect like enhancing her physical abilities.[14] She can also manipulate Chi of other people for medical purposes as shown when she helped to calm down Shin's fever after their fight.[15]

  • Life Sharing Technique: By chanting a special song to focus, Kyou Kai can open her chi pathways and connect it to another person to share her own life energy as shown when she brought Shin back to life when he was near death after his final duel with Hou Ken. By offering half of the users' lifespan the technique will have a one in two chance of reviving a person who just died.[16] Reviving a person who is already deep within the "world of darkness" will give one in ten chance under the same circumstances.[17] After using it on Shin, Kyou Kai's lifespan was shortened and became incapable of using it the second time. It was also noted that some of her other techniques became much weaker or no longer possible to use.[18]
  • Chi Sense: Kyou Kai is able sense the appearance of enemies such as Hou Ken and even to determine the nature of their chi.[19]
  • Priestess Dance: Noted by the elders of Clan Shiyuu to be the most talented practitioner of the Priestess Dance of her generation, Kyou Kai has demonstrated her mastery over the Shiyuu techniques on multiple occasions.[20] Before challenging Yuu Ren, she single-handedly slew multiple highly skilled Shiyuu assassins who were also using the Priestess Dance, proving her vastly superior mastery of the same technique. During her battle with Yuu Ren, she showed the ability to use a different form of the Priestess Dance by using her worldly attachments (her bond with the HSU) in order to anchor herself to the world and come back from even the deepest depths of the dance. This allowed her to break the "Hakuryou/Soul Territory" Taboo without dying. Doing so enabled her to reach a level that surpassed even Yuu Ren who has completed the Shiyuu ritual. When Kyou Kai uses her Priestess Dance, the movements around her start getting slower and slower, until, at the very end, when even the flying insects are completely still.[21]

Master Assassin: As the prodigy of the strongest assassin clan in China, Kyou Kai received strict training in the art of assassination. Kyou Kai's ability to hide her presence is so advanced that she can even sneak behind assassins from other clans and break into various highly secured places such as Ryuu Tou's base camp.[22][23]

  • Sound Muffling Technique: A special assassination technique used to hide the sound of one's footsteps.[24]

Leadership[]

Kyou Kai is a great leader. It was noted that Kyou Kai's soldiers have exceptionally high morale whenever she is around. [25] She is also capable of rallying them with a simple speech before an important clash.[26]

Tactical Abilities[]

Master Strategist: Kyou Kai is a naturally gifted tactician with talent in strategy. She can easily think up of solutions to battlefield problems despite never having any formal training with So Sui calling her a genius for it.[27] As such, she was the primary strategist of the Hi Shin Unit prior to Ka Ryo Ten's arrival. [28] Her attention towards the battlefield as a whole can be incredibly sharp like during the Sanyou Campaign when she was the first person to figure out Gen Pou's sound communication and created a counterplan to interfere with it by making similar sounds.[29] She was also the first one to comprehend the purpose behind Ou Sen's "Locusts" strategy during the Gyou Campaign.[30] During the Battle at Shukai Plains when the Hi Shin Unit first faced off against the Gyou’un Army, she noticed that they were losing in small pockets of the battle and Ten was being overtaken by Gyou'un's instinctual tactics. To counter the pressure by the Gyou'un Army she set up two anchor points on the sides in order to funnel the Zhao straight down the middle and push them back in one swoop with infantry.[31] This allowed her to hold the position and prevent a large portion of the Hi Shin Unit from being wiped out while also destroying an equal amount of Gyou'un own forces.

Military Formations: Kyou Kai is capable of utilizing military formations. After her return to the unit, she would invent her own unique anti-cavalry tactic known as the Gouriki and its stronger variation, the Chained Gouriki. And used a Wedge Formation during the Battle of Eikyuu.

Weaknesses[]

Her weakness is her short stamina as seen in the assassination attempt and the Battle at Dakan Plains. Opponents that can survive until she runs out of breath can quickly turn the fight in their favor so fighting alongside comrades can give some protection if this were to happen. Kyou Kai can somewhat compensate for it with short breaks on the battlefield, during which she is guarded by her personal soldiers.[32]

Other Skills[]

Kyou Kai has other abilities that also define her talents aside from her ability as a warrior and military commander. She is incredibly skilled in teaching others, having demonstrated numerous techniques to Rei and Shiki after learning them herself, taught Shin how to read and use feints, showed Kou and other Hi Shin soldiers how to use joint locks [33] and helped improved Suu Gen's swordsmanship as she occasionally spars with him. She also has remarkable eyesight.

Master Healer: Kyou Kai received education in medical techniques and herbalism from Clan Shiyuu. She is capable of creating a special medicine that can speed up the healing process.[34] The medicine was shown to heal even very serious injuries when used on Shin and Ou Hon.

Duels[]

Owned Land and House[]

Kyou Kai has her own lands which were given to her through countless achievements on the battlefield. She also commissioned Den Yuu and his carpenters to build her a manor at one point, possibly after she became a 4000-Man Commander or 5000-Man Commander. While the land's name has yet to reveled, her manor is decorated with the Kyou Tribe's clan markings and bigger than Shin's own. It's assumed that the lands are located next to Fuuri.

Etymology[]

  • Kyou or Qiang refers to various groups of people at different periods in ancient China. One meaning is shepherds with 羌 being formed from the characters for "sheep" (羊) and "man" (人) and pronounced like "sheep" and another is they were descended from the Yan Emperor, the mythical "Flame Emperor" and his tribe.

Trivia[]

  • Kyou Kai came in 1st place in the popularity vote poll.
  • Like Yo Tan Wa and many other female characters, Kyou Kai was historically a man. Qiang Lei was a Qin general tasked to defeat Zhao alongside Wang Jian, Li Xin, Yang Duan He and Huan Yi.
  • Prior to announcing her intent to have Shin's children, Kyou Kai was falsely taught by her sister Shou that babies are made when a man and a woman team up, climb a mountain, and make something explode but Ten quickly explained to her how babies are really made. Afterwards, she couldn’t face or even be near Shin for a while.
  • The third volume of the guidebook released after her duel with Yuu Ren added +特大α to her STR stat which is distinct from the +α of Yuu Ren and her late sister. This indicates that Kyou Kai's Priestess Dance has improved compared to before. (means large and 特大 means extra-large)
  • Kyou Kai has a super-fast recovery rate like Shin [35].
  • Kyou Kai is one of the youngest commanders in the Qin Military having become a 1000-Man Commander at the age of 18.
  • Kyou Kai is an absolute terror when it comes to subjects of food and comfort.
    • She instantly beat up, crippled, and robbed two thugs when she saw they had food during her journey of vengeance.
    • She routinely "asks" other Hi Shin members for their food during campaigns.
    • She tactically tricked Shin into sharing a newly discovered hot spring with her later knocking him out with Ten's help.
    • She is always the first on in line whenever rations are handed out.

Navigation[]

Hi Shin Unit
General: Ri Shin
Strategists: Ka Ryo TenKyou KaiSo Sui
Lieutenants: Kyou KaiEnSo Sui
Senior Officers: Den YuuHai RouDen EiRyuu SenTaku KeiBi HeiChu TetsuRyuu YuuSekiShou Sa † • Suu GenSu JunGa RoKyo Gai † • Gaku Rai † •
Commanders: Na Ki † • Man DouShi TouEi ToRo Bin † •
Unit and Squad Leaders: Kan ToBi Tou † • Hou † • Kyou Ji † • San Ka † • Batsu Ken † • Yuu Gi † • Bun Ketsu † • Kou (5-Man Squad Leader) † •
Infantry: KouKeiTon Brothers (Ton Kaku and Ton Koku) • Hei RaiShou KaiKi HouRi GaEn KakuRougaDo NanRo En.Jr • Kon • JuuRo HeiRikuUsaiTai Kan † • Yi
Cavalry: Den Kou † • Den Kai • Man Jo • Ken HanHou BaRetsu Brothers † • Sou Ka † •
Archery Division: Sou JinSou Tan
Scouts: SekiGi KouHashuken
Kyou Kai Unit: Kyou ReiSon Jin ‡ • Kou Hei ‡ • San NouSan SaiNan ChinDen TenDen KutsuBun Gen
Units: So Sui UnitHi Hyou Unit (Red Hi Hyou UnitBlack Hi Hyou Unit) • En UnitSuu Gen UnitBi Hei UnitBlue Stone Tribe • Monster Strength Trio (Den YuuChu TetsuRyuu Sen) • Light Cavalry •
Former Members: Ro En
Allies and Affiliates: Ei Sei Army (Shou Bun Kun ArmyShou Hei Kun Army) • Gaku Ka ArmyGyoku Hou ArmyHeki ArmyYo Tan Wa ArmyTou Army (Kan Ou ArmyRoku O Mi ArmyRyuu Koku Army) • Duke Hyou ArmyKan Ki Army ‡ • Mou Bu ArmyA Kou Army (Dan Sa) • Saki Clan (RinFuuSan Ta) • Shou Kaku ArmyBa JinMou Gou Army ‡ (Do MonEi Bi †) • Qin Northeastern Army (Koku Shuu BaDen ShunFuu Han) •
Abilities:
Tactical Formations: Gouriki (Chained Gouriki) • Column Formation • Wedge FormationLine FormationBottle NeckHouraiDrill Formation
Related Articles
Story Arcs: Keiyou Campaign ArcBattle of Bayou ArcAlliance ArcSanyou Campaign ArcSanyou Aftermath ArcCoalition Invasion ArcKyou Kai's Revenge ArcConspiracy in the Court ArcFire Dragons of Wei ArcState of Ai ArcKoku You Campaign ArcWestern Zhao Invasion ArcShiyuu Conflict ArcBattle of Eikyuu ArcZhao's Retaliation ArcNature Of Humanity ArcHango Campaign Arc


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Government Chou Kou - Ko Reki
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Han O Ki
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Wa Tegi

Commanders Han Roki - Ha Mui - Bu Tai
Royal Palace
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Shou Hei Kun

Government Shun Shin Kun
Great Generals Kan Mei - Ka Rin

Generals Formerly
Rin Bu Kun

1000-Man Commanders Haku Rei - Kou Yoku
Han
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Jo
Residence
Leader Jo Elder

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Military
Generals Ganmo
Qin
Royal Family Current
Ei Sei - Queen Mother - Rei - Rui
Former
Boku Kou - Sei Kyou - Sho - Sou Jou

Government Current
Ri Shi - Ryo Fui - Sai Taku - Shi Shi - Shou Hei Kun - Shou Bun Kun
Former
Ketsu Shi

Royal Harem Amin - Chou Kou - Kou - Rou Ai - You
Great Generals Current
Mou Bu - Tou
Former
Chou Tou - Duke Hyou - Mou Gou

Six Great Generals:
Ko Shou - Kyou - Haku Ki - Ou Ki - Ou Kotsu - Shiba Saku

Generals Current
Do Mon - Heki - Kan Ki - Kan Ou - Ou Sen - Roku O Mi - Ryuu Koku - Shou Kaku
Former
Dou Kin - Ei Bi - En Ka - Koku Gou - Ra Gen - Rin Bou - Ryuu

5000-Man Commanders Ou Hon - Shin

3000-Man Commanders Kyou Kai

2000-Man Commanders Mou Ten

1000-Man Commanders Curent
Hoku Shu - Gaku Rai - Kaku Un - Kan Jou - Ogiko - Ran Dou
Former
Baku Koshin - Jou Han - Kaku Bi - Tai Un

100-Man Commanders Chu Tetsu - Den Ei - Den Yuu - Hai Rou - Kyo Gai - Ryuu Sen

10-Squad Leaders Bi Hei - Ro En - Ryuu Yuu - Seki - Suu Gen - Taku Kei

5-Squad Leaders Former
Batsu Ken - Bi Tou - Bun Ketsu - Hou - Kyou Ji - San Ka - Yuu Gi

Strategists Ka Ryo Ten - Kai Oku - Mou Ki
Mountain Tribe
King Yo Tan Wa

Elders Chouga Elders

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Royal Family An Ri † • Kei Bin
Prime Minister
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Citizens
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Generals
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Royal Family Sho † • KiEn Tan
Prime Minister
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Generals
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Royal Family Bu Rei † • Tou Jou † • Yuu BokuKaEarl Chou Ki † •
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References[]

  1. Kingdom Manga: Vol.51 Chapter 550, page 12
  2. Kingdom Manga: Vol.33 Chapter 358, page 6
  3. Chapter 452 Page 11
  4. Chapter 584 Page 6
  5. Chapter 667 Page 8
  6. Chapter 668 Page 6-8
  7. Chapter 87 Page 18
  8. Chapter 469 Page 17
  9. Chapter 549 Page 5
  10. Chapter 85 Page 10
  11. Vol.19's Omake
  12. Chapter 462 Page 10
  13. Chapter 470 Page 5
  14. Vol.19's Omake.
  15. Chapter 92 Page 12
  16. Chapter 630 Page 16
  17. Chapter 630 Page 17
  18. Chapter 632 Page 10
  19. Chapter 137 Page 17
  20. Chapter 141 Page 9
  21. Chapter 359 Page 10
  22. Chapter 83 Page 7
  23. Chapter 452 Page 8
  24. Chapter 665 Page 11
  25. Chapter 548 Page 17
  26. Chapter 548 Page 20
  27. Chapter 202 Page 5
  28. Chapter 180 Page 128
  29. Chapter 208 Page 6
  30. Chapter 515 Page 16
  31. Chapter 548 Page 14-15
  32. Chapter 549 Page 6
  33. Vol.28's Omake
  34. Chapter 223 Page 8
  35. Chapter 462 Page 10
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