Byakoumaru

About

Appears in Aozukin (The Blue Hood). At 12, he served at a mountain temple as a chigo (servant in name, but in reality used for sex). He came from a poor family. He was granted the name "Byakoumaru" ("boy of the white sakura") by the Chief Priest, who became obsessed with him at first sight. Despite the Priest's efforts, Byakoumaru succumbed to illness, and the Priest spent many days with his body, refusing to accept his death.