Rentaro Satomi

Rentarō Satomi (里見 蓮太郎 Satomi Rentarō) is a young teen enrolled in school and forming part Civil Security. His Initiator is Enju Aihara. He is the protagonist of Black Bullet.

Appearance
Rentarō Satomi is a young teen of small frame and messy black hair, with slightly slanted eyes and blue irises. His black hair partially covers the whole of his forehead; reaching down below his eyes with a parted set of bangs untidily forming. Rentarō possesses thick sideburns connected to his hair which hang loose around his cheekbones on either side. Further; several strands of his unkempt hair, having gaps in several locations, arch around his thin eyebrows and hover on top of his thick eyelashes. His nose serves as roof to thin lips and a small jawline. He has small ears and normal-sized feet. Despite his profession, Rentarō shows no scars in any visible part of his body.

Rentarō dons a black suit covering his body entirely. The jacket, which he leaves open with solely one button connecting the two sides in the center, displays a much lighter color in the inside; resembling the color light blue. On the right side, there's a strap of the same light blue color linearly craved from the collar of the jacket to the bottom. Additionally, the inner collar displays thin black lines similar to the ones on the strap. Underneath the jacket, there is a notable white shirt with a large turtle neck held together by a black tie around his neck. Around his wrist, Rentarō keeps the large blue cuff, with a small white line circling around the middle, folded accordingly. The shirt underneath the jacket is kept in messy standard, as one of the sides is inside the pants whilst the other is left out in the open. Rentarō's lower body is sheltered by a pair of pants that are held around his waist by a blue belt with a small white line encompassing around the center; serving as a form of adornment. The back of the black pants show two pockets, each serving as inventory for his wallet containing his Civil Security license. He travels around in high black shoes that have a brown color at the bottom.

Personality
Rentarō, whilst seemingly low-tempered, is a loving young boy that, despite public view, treats everyone; the cursed children included, as equal. Said statement is further emphasized when Enju, she herself being a cursed child, is mistreated by her school peers due to the Gastrea blood running through her veins; Rentarō unthinkingly exits his own school to go to her side. However, under pressure and when in situations where he has no control over, he acts towards them like most of society, even to the point of solely watching a cursed child being abused by humans and slapping her hand away in an un-wantonly manner. Albeit, he does repent over his actions and later helps the child that was left at the gates of death by human hands.

Rentarō shows, however, anger when spoken to of his dead parents. When Kisara inquisitively questions his ambition to "find" them, he burst out into a cry of vivid fury and abruptly leaves her without saying another word. He sometimes portrays lack of confidence when it comes to his skills as a fighter, even to the point of dropping a mission given to him by the agency. Even so, when faced with threats greater than him, Rentarō retains his calm nature and gains the strength he needs to protect the ones he cares for.

History
At a the age of six, Rentarō's parents passed away, leaving him at the care of Kikunojō Tendō, who wantonly welcomed him into the Tendō family with open arms. However, as tears dropped down his face, Rentarō held a burned charcoal in his hands as he ran from the funeral of both his parents telling himself that his parents were in fact alive and that he will find them. When the cursed children were born into the world, women would give birth by a river to quickly drown them and relieve themselves from the burden; Rentarō bared witness to this as a kid as he walked past a river. When Gastrea first began, Rentarō was attacked and mortally wounded, but healed by several doctors after he signed a contract to live. During his first days as a Civil Security member, when Rentarō first met Enju, the former was attacked by the latter instantaneously. Later on however, the two developed a strong bond.

Civil Security arc
Whilst scratching the back of his head, Rentarō is asked by Tadashima if he is truly the Civil Security member they sent as reinforcement, to which he responds affirmatively and states that if he does not believe him he will just return home. However, he is then questioned by Tadashima to show him his license, which he does, and quickly receives it back as the latter confirms his statement. Commencing the operation, Tadashima informs Rentarō that on the second floor, where the accident happened, the roof was leaking blood. Quietly standing behind the man, Rentarō is told that it's thanks to him that they will be able to investigate the crime scene further, aiding him to enter the building. Along the way, he is asked what happened to his Initiator, causing him to shudder and remember said person fall from his bike on the way to his current location. Afterwards, when they arrive to the room, Tadashima confronts one of his men for entering the room without permission, but Rentarō simply shakes it off and, taking a hold of Tadashima's shoulder, orders him to stand to the side as he will enter the room.

Readying his gun, Rentarō bashes into the door, successfully entering the room and inspecting his surroundings. Finding nothing, he stands still until hearing a voice. He turns around and sees two men terribly beaten and a masked man standing in front of them. The masked man looks at Rentarō and tells him that he is late, and confirms that he was the one who killed the men behind him. Rentarō rushes towards him and attacks, but is met by a similar attack that blocks his and sends him flying backwards. As they fight, the masked man holds the upper hand. When suddenly, he receives a call, and picking up the phone, shoots the men entering the room wanting revenge. Enraged, Rentarō picks up his speed and hits the masked man in the face, but proves futile nonetheless as the latter simply hangs his phone and takes his leave after asking for Rentarō's name.

Befuddled, Rentarō is brought out of his train of thought when Tadashima enters the room and shakes him. He quickly orders them to search for the source of the infection, which they do but come out empty handed at the end. Rentarō then looks at a photo near him, asking Tadashima if the man lived alone, to which he responds positively; a divorced. Searching the area, he comes close to a puddle of blood and ponders what could have happened. Analyzing the situation, Rentarō tells Tadashima to give out the order to evacuate the civilians due to the infected and the infection being out in the wild. Before heading out to find the source, Rentarō looks at Tadashima and informs him that if the infection spreads he will be facing a demotion. The two leave the building and look for the Gastrea.

As they walk around, they see traces of blood, and quickly locate the Gastrea. Stating the Gastrea's type, Rentarō watches as Tadashima shoots at it, having no effect. Seconds later, Rentarō saves Tadashima from an incoming attack. After explaining that regular bullets have no harm on the Gastrea, Rentarō takes his gun from him and gets ready to fight the Gastrea, telling him to leave it to him. Rentarō shoots the Gastrea multiple times, but, unlike Tadashima's attacks, inflicting harm upon it. However, as he stops his attacks and moves in to inspect it, he is almost ambushed if not for a young girl stepping in and killing the Gastrea with a kick. Whilst standing behind her, Rentarō hears her state her name and inform Tadashima that she is Rentarō's Initiator: Enju Aihara.

Rentarō is informed by Enju what happened 10 minutes prior to his arrival, and then turns to look at Tadashima to apologize for being careless against a low level enemy. However, he states that it's fine, and asks Rentarō to explain the reason why his bullets were working in comparison to his. Rentarō takes out a bullet and shows it to him, calling it "Black Bullet - made from Varanium", which can cause wounds to Gastrea that they won't be able to recover from. He then proceeds to explain the various ways in which Varanium can be used, shocking Tadashima. Quickly asking a new question related to Enju's flaring eyes, he is met by the response of she being an Initiator.

Moments later, Rentarō is told by Enju that, when she was not around, he did very well against a Gastrea, and is kissed on the lips by the young girl. Though, angry, she kicks him in the groin for leaving her behind like he did, causing him to fall on the ground in pain. On the ground, Rentarō looks at Enju and notices the wound on her back, but is relieved when she heals it with her extraordinary recovery speed. Rentarō then explains to the confused Tadashima that despite their superior abilities, Initiators have the hearts of humans, and it is the reason why he will show her the way. Called by Enju, he is told of the man's dying words before turning into a Gastrea, looking at the dead Gastrea in sorrow.

Rentarō gets ready to leave as he parts ways with Tadashima when Enju questions if they can still make it to the limited sale, causing him to take a piece of paper out of his pocket and being to run away as he tells Tadashima that one bag of beam sprouts is only 6 yen; leaving the latter ultimately shocked. Along the way, Rentarō and Enju see the Monoliths that protect the area around, amazed by their height. He explains to Enju that probably the whole world is protected by Monoliths, which are made from Varanium. Reaching back to the company, Rentarō is confronted by and angry boss, who begins to chase him around and, after getting tired, tells him not to call her by her name whilst at work, instead; president. Sitting down, Rentarō is confronted by Kisara for forgetting the reward and not telling her about the limited sale. The two then ponder ways that will make their company grown due to the lack of profits they are making, with Rentarō offering Kisara to hand out flyers while wearing a maid outfit, but is met be a negative response. Quickly changing the topic to work, Rentarō is told by Kisara that the original Gastrea that infected the man is yet be located, and currently there haven't been any witness reports; leaving Rentarō horrified.

The Cursed Children arc
Rentarō speaks to Kisara and believes that it is impossible to think that there is not even one witness report on the source of the infection, only to be told by Kisara that there is one, as she looks at him. He asks her for the government's reasons for not sounding the alarm, but Kisara explains that the government would not use compulsory measures such as the evacuation alarm, and tells him that it's up to Civil Security to find the original Gastrea. Rentarō begs to differ, and states that he will seek the opinion of an expert, namely his sensei; receiving encouragement from Kisara. The two get ready to leave when Rentarō asks Kisara if she would like for him to escort her home, but is told that she will be headed elsewhere first. Kisara asks him if Enju had already went home, to which he responds affirmatively and is soon asked by Kisara to reveal his goal; asking if it's to find Enju's parents noting as he gave up on finding his a long time ago. However, he feels uncomfortable and, after telling her to stay out of his business, storms out whilst calling her annoying.

Outside, Rentarō seats and remembers his parents' funeral, thinking to himself that he will apologize to Kisara the next day as he walks away. Reaching a hospital and an intricate door, he is met by a creepy figure in the other side, who turns out to be his sensei holding a statue. He watches as she personifies the status, and then talks to her about the Gastrea. Sumire approaches him yells at him for not killing it more carefully, following to question him if he has already lost hope in the world in a comic way. She takes a seat and tells Rentarō that if he will always be the way he is, Kisara will dump him, causing him to blush and remind her that she was inaugurated into the secrets of the "Tendō Sword Style" and that a beginner of the Tendō Combat Style like himself would stand no chance at victory when in a fight. Rentarō hears as Sumire solely states that she knows, but also reminds him that she used to protect him when they were young, angering him.

The two commence to talk about Gastrea and their superior abilities, with Sumire claiming that the original Gastrea managed to escape using something she calls Evolutionary Jump. Rentarō contradicts her and believes it was able to camouflage itself. Before they can continue, Rentarō brings up Enju's name as he claims that they will protect Tokyo from the Gastrea, when suddenly Sumire begins to speak about the cursed children and how they were born to fight the Gastrea. Before leaving, Rentarō states that he will begin with believing it was able to camouflage itself. Reaching back home and cooking for both him and Enju, who claims it is delicious, he looks at the time and informs Enju that it's time for her shots. He grabs the an erosion resistance shot and begins to insert the liquid in her. Rentarō recalls the time women would have give birth by rivers to drown their kids if they were born with Gastrea blood, he as well remembers the time he met Enju; attacked by the latter due to her distrust for humans. He finishes giving her the shot, and soon brings a portable bed out to the floor, ignoring Enju's statement about her heart being ready, annoying her. The next morning, Rentarō wakes up with injuries from Enju's anger, and states that he does not want to go to school; claiming that he will use leaving his bike near the accident scene as an excuse. As he walks out the bathroom he sees an energetic Enju bring the news of the landlady lending them her bike. Before they leave their house to go to school, the news calls for their attention as Tokyo's protector, Seitenshi, appears.

Rentarō watches the news closely as Seitenshi and Kikunojō Tendō, standing beside her, approach a balcony. Enju looks at Kikunojō and immediately turns to Rentarō, who dismisses said man and looks at the time; rushing out the house as he turns the television off. On their way to school, Rentarō carries Enju on a bike as she claims that the ride feels like "Rome", telling her to stop kicking at the same time. Passing by multiple people, Rentarō takes note of how happy Enju seems to be greeting them, asking her if she's happy at school, with her stating that it's the best. Dropping her off, he reminds her to keep the kids at school from knowing that she is one of the cursed children. Enju, looking at Rentarō in a serious manner, confirms that she is already aware of the fact and receives and apology from the latter. Momentarily, her friend, Mai, comes along and walks to class with Enju. Rentarō then grabs the bike and heads to his school.

Once there and after it's time for lunch, he receives a call from Kisara, but ignores until said person comes to his class and asks him for his motives for not picking up. She informs him that they were summoned by the Ministry of Defense, prompting Rentarō to ask for their reasons, with Kisara bluntly telling him that their current location is not the place to be exposing said information. As they leave the room, he is asked by Kisara for his IP rank, and followed by asking him for an estimate of Enju's IP if she were to switch partners; claiming that if she were with another Promoter her IP would be 1000 or lower. Angered by her statement, Rentarō loudly tells her to find someone else who is stronger than him, embarrassing her and causing her to turn around and tell him that it's enough. When suddenly, he hears her stomach growling; ordering him to give her his food seconds later.

On the train, Rentarō, who has a sleeping Kisara on his shoulders, hears her speaking in her sleep about getting revenge on the Tendō, hugging her afterwards. Once they arrive to the place, they talk among themselves about the original Gastrea until being welcomed by a young girl. Entering the room, Rentarō notices the large amount of people present, only to be confronted by a large man claiming that brats should just go home. Rentarō solely stands there and asks for his company's name, but is met by a headbutt that sends him back. Picking himself up, he gets ready to fight the man.

Rentarō is called irritating, but returns the insult to the man assaulting him. As soon as he grabs his gun, the tall figures asks him for his "tool's" whereabouts; leading him to ponder his statement. The man then confirms that by "tool" he is speaking of the Initiator, which angers Rentarō and forces him to contradict his statement about them being tools. However, before they can continue their small scuffle, Kisara stops Rentarō whilst a man stop the hefty man. Rentarō then speaks to Kisara, who informs him of Shōgen Ikuma's IP rank, shocking him. Watching as the man walks away, he takes note of the girl standing beside him, wondering if she is his Initiator.

Afterwards, when two men enter the room and commence the meeting by turning on a live streaming of Seitenshi, Rentarō looks at Kisara, who is glaring at her grandfather, Kikunojō, and remembers that he is her sworn target. Rentarō hears as Seitenshi reveals the mission of retrieving a case, and watches as Kisara questions her about the contents of the case; but in return gets no answer. As he watches this, a loud laugh interrupts the meeting, revealing to be the masked man introducing himself as Kagetane Hiroku. Rentarō grabs his gun and confronts him, but a small girl, who turns out to be Kagetane's own daughter and Initiator, passes by his side without being noticed. He is seen by her when she stands next to her father, and hears her asking him if she could cut him down.

Rentarō questions his purpose for coming to their meeting, and is told that he is in search of the Inheritance of the Seven Stars. Before he can speak further, Rentarō watches and Shōgen grabs his sword and is helped by his Initiator while attacking the masked man, but proves futile nonetheless. The men in the room, Rentarō included, begin to shoot Kagetane, but have their bullets sent back at them. Kagetane then leaves a present for Rentarō, and heads out through the window. Sequentially, a man enters the room and announces the president's death, as well as claiming that the corpse's head is missing. Rentarō looks at the present and opens it, looking at the president's head as he does so. Seitenshi, however, dismisses it and explains to them that they must find the Inheritance of the Seven Stars before the enemy; or Tokyo will meet its end.

Rentarō is at a shop with Enju being asked for his opinion on several items, until Enju finds a bracelet of friendship and decides to buy it. As they leave the store Rentarō grabs one of the bracelets, which crack when the users lie, and puts it on, trying it out by saying that he loves Enju; but nothing happens. Smirking, he looks at Enju and tells her that they don't work, but Enju confirms that he is telling the truth as she smiles devilishly. Continuing to walk they see Seitenshi on a nearby screen which leads Rentarō to remember the happenings the day before. Enju shakes him out of his thoughts and is told by Rentarō that if a new law allowing is a success, Gastrea infected children are to be treated more like humans, causing her to joyously grip his hand and express her excitement.

Rentarō then watches as a young girl, who turns out to be a cursed child, is being persecuted by the people for stealing. Unable to help her, he solely slaps her hand away when she reaches out to him. The police then arrives and takes her away, leaving both Rentarō and Enju speechless as they badmouth the cursed children. When they reach a different area, Enju angrily confronts Rentarō as to why he didn't help the young girl, with her eyes flaring with anger. Rentarō takes her to an alley and explain to her that he was not able to do anything, seeing as she begins to cry. He then asks her if she was someone she knew, with Enju responding affirmatively. Hearing this, he tells her to go back home as he walks towards a person with a scooter; asking said person to hand it over when he shows them his license.

As he drives past several buildings, he looks around until finally locating the small girl and the police men. However, what he witnesses makes him horrified as the young girl is shot multiple times by the police men. As soon as they leave, he rushes to her side and begins to question their motives for doing this. As he holds her, he remembers speaking to Kisara about Civil Security and its job to protect people, which leads him to ponder if said statement is true after what he witnessed. Sadden by the events, he picks the girl up and notices she is still alive. He rushes her to a hospital, leaving her at the care of the doctors. Whilst crossing the street, he is met by Kagetane and his odd looking gun.

Rentarō points his gun at Kagetane as the latter does the same, who tells him to lower his gun. When Rentarō refuses, Kohina appears behind him ready to cut his arm off, but he dodges just in time. However, she proves to be faster, until Enju arrives and saves Rentarō. Before they can continue their battle, Kagetane stops her and informs Rentarō that he is here to tell him to join forces with him, but Rentarō refuses and tells him that he will kill him. Kagetane then takes his leave when he tells Rentarō that tomorrow he will understand reality, allowing Enju to tell Rentarō that Kohina is strong. He then asks her if she could win in a fight against her, but Enju claims that she is unsure.

The next day, while at school, Rentarō gets a call from Enju's school. Quickly arriving, he sees the caller and asks him for Enju, but he solely reveals that there are rumors of her being a cursed child and proceeds to confront him about enrolling Enju in the school without letting them know of her status. An angry Rentarō admits that if he had told them, she would have been rejected. Shortly thereafter, Rentarō leaves after being told that Enju went home early. When he arrives home, he finds nothing. He sits quietly waiting for her until night time approaches. Graving his jacket and an umbrella, he heads out to look for her.

He reaches a location where many of the cursed children live, showing them a photo of Enju and asking if they have seen her. However, he is given a negative reply but is told that they will bring their elder. The elder, Matsuzaki, comes outside and converse with Rentarō about the cursed children, all being female, and informs him that he does not know where Enju is. Before he leaves, however, the elder questions if losing Enju would be better for her, causing Rentarō to turn around and yell at him, telling him that he knows nothing of his bond with Enju. The following day, Rentarō is called once again by Enju's school, heading there quickly. Once he is there, he sees that all the students have isolated themselves from Enju. Unable to watch this, he gives her teacher her shots and leaves to where his sensei is. The two talk, and after Sumire comments on how the cursed children might be entities sent by god to rid the world of its pollution, Rentarō gets up and angrily informs her that Enju is a human. However, understanding her words, he leaves with the thought in mind that Enju is his family. He leaves to see Enju, but gets a call on the way telling him that she is in a rather risky situation.

Inheritance of the Seven Stars arc
Arriving to her school, he hears the kids around him sullying Enju's name due to the recent discovery. Lowering his head and retaining his anger, Rentarō continues to search for her as he thinks to himself that Enju is more human than the kids at her school; finally locating her in a group of kids confronting her. Unable to bare the happenings, he approaches her from behind and tells her that they will transfer school, but she refuses to accept it: as she is friends with the kids at her school. Rentarō hugs her, stating that they are not her friends anymore and affirms that they will not view her as one. Suddenly, he gets a call from Kisara. Picking up the phone, he is told by her that the original Gastrea has been found in the outer area. She tells him to listen to a news that will surprise him: the Gastrea is flying in the sky. Quickly enough, telling him that they must be the first to arrive, she hangs up and a helicopter arrives to pick them up.

As they fly in the air, Rentarō catches sight of a kite, but takes a closer look and realizes it is the Gastrea; remembering Sumire's claim of it learning an ability. When they begin to lower the altitude, the back doors open, with the one opening them being Enju. Rentarō watches as she jumps and attacks the Gastrea. Ordering the pilot to lower the altitude, he realizes that it will take too long. He grabs on to a rope and begins to descend to the ground. However, he slips and, in midair, falls head first, but in the nick of time repositions himself and lands on his legs. After rolling on the ground from the fall, he sees an angry Enju fighting the Gastrea.

He watches as she completely dominates the Gastrea, and, when she finishes, heads towards her direction and, hearing her desire to protect everyone whilst crying, hugs her tightly. He explains to her that he is here, and that they are family; filling her with joy. Before he can grab the case Rentarō is ambushed by Kagetane, while Enju faces Kohina. The two being to fight, but Rentarō's abilities prove futile. Leaving him panting, Rentarō tells Enju to run away as he shoots Kohina. After Enju leaves, Kohina comes behind Rentarō and stabs him with her blades. However, he somehow manages to pick himself up and come near a river. With his final words to Kagetane being for him to go to hell, he is shot and falls into the river.

Recollecting memories from his past, Rentarō then wakes up, alarmed, and claiming that his body hurts. He ponders his whereabouts when Enju jumps at him and embraces him cheerfully. Moments later, he is greeted by Kisara and begins to eat, asking her to update him for the time he was sleeping. The two are interrupted by Enju, who leaves the room to get something to show Rentarō. Kisara informs him that Shōgen Ikuma is his savior, and that she investigated Kagetane and was able to find out his IP: ranked 134. Shocked, Rentarō mentally tells himself that he can't win. The phone rings and Kisara picks up, but quickly hands it to Rentarō as Seitenshi wishes to speak with him. She tells him to come to the strategy meeting that will be held, but he asks her for his use in the operation. She comments on how, if he does not join them, his loved ones will die. Confused, he questions her claim.

However, before he can hear her final words, Kisara hangs up. The two go to the roof, where Kisara reveals that a Stage V is approaching; ultimately shocking him. He is asked by Kisara if he could defeat Kagetane, but before he can answer, Enju arrives and shows him her bag that someone, unknown to her, fixed. Enju calls for Rentarō's attention as she tells him that she is ready to go whenever he is. Speaking to Kisara, he tells her to tell Seitenshi that he will be helping out. He leaves, being told to take care by a blushing Kisara. Once he arrives to Sumire's laboratory, he prepares his weapons and is given AGV experimental drugs, but is told that using it should only be a last resort. Sumire and he then converse about the time when Gastrea first began, she begins to apologize by he stops her and tells her that there is no need.

He walks away while telling her that he will be back, causing her laughter. Arriving to the take off location, they encounter Shōgen and Kayo. After thanking him for saving his life, Rentarō is told to go home, but he refuses. Kayo calls Shōgen and tells him it's time to depart, while winking at Rentarō. Enju and Rentarō also ready for take off.

Inside a dark cave, Rentarō is asked my Enju if he could turn the flashlight on, which he does but reminds her that they must keep a low profile so the Gastreas will not find them. With the flashlight now on, they look at their surrounding and remember this is an unexplored area. Rentarō tells Enju to follow him, as they will head towards the nearby streets. Pondering, he tells Enju that no matter how ridiculously strong Kagetane is, he would not be hiding in a forest infected with Stage III and IV Gastrea. Before he can end his sentence, she jumps him, trying to keep him from being seeing from a Stage IV Gastrea. The two get up, with Rentarō thanking Enju for saving them.

Suddenly, a loud explosion is heard. Rentarō insults the person's intelligence as the explosion has awaken the forest. True to his statement, a Gastrea stands behind them. Rentarō, asking Enju if she could carry him, tells her to run. Running away from the Gastrea, Rentarō tells Enju that he is counting on her, which causes her to jump high in the trees. However the Gastrea proves to be speedy. Nevertheless, Enju jumps on its head and with the accumulated momentum jumps high near a cliff, and from the cliff she then jumps yet again. As they "fly", Rentarō sees "Heaven's Bride". Once they land, they continue to search the area, until Enju has a gun pointed at her head.

Rentarō questions Kayo's injuries whilst treating them, only to be told by the young girl that she is Shōgen's Initiator. When he tries to introduce himself as well, Kayo interrupts him as she reminds him that she is well aware of who he is. Seconds later, Rentarō ponders Enju's sudden anger towards Kayo, but is told by Kayo that her reasons should be obvious. However, Rentarō remains clueless. As they change topics, he asks her if she got lost from Shōgen, realizing that his way of asking sounded extremely childish shortly afterwards. Moments later however, he questions the contents inside the case in Kayo's possession, with the young girl refusing to open it. Albeit, she decides to reveal its contents nonetheless. When Rentarō bares witness to the explosives inside, he asks her if they used explosives, whom tells him that the sole reason is because they fell into a trap; a strange Gastrea took them by surprise. As Kayo explains to Rentarō, he listens and concludes that the Gastrea possesses and  genes, his intelligence amazing Kayo. He is complimented on his knowledge, but refuses to accept it, only to be told by Kayo that she is slightly jealous of Enju. Rentarō questions her words, with Kayo revealing that her Promoter, Shōgen, views the Initiators as noting more than tools.

Angered by her words, he clenches his fist and states that she is wrong, claiming that they are not tools. When suddenly, he is asked if he has ever killed anyone before, as she has, which angers him further. The two talk about human's view on the Gastrea and the Promoter's uses for the Initiator, with Kayo informing Rentarō that when humans are confronted by Gastrea all they have in mind is murder. However, before she can continue, Rentarō grabs her and pins her on the ground, informing her of the time Enju almost killed a person: she waited for the person to recover. Kayo interrupts him and claims that his words are just mere words, but that she does not want to deny them. Shortly after Rentarō gets off of her, they sit by a fire and talk about Heaven's Gate and the "New Human Creation Plan." As they continue to converse, Kayo gets a call from Shōgen, who tells her that they have located Kagetane, quickly heading out with Rentarō and Enju after getting her things ready.

Along the way, Rentarō begins to ponder what Kayo's genes could possibly be, earning a kick from her as she feels that he was thinking about her. When they finally arrive to a port, Rentarō inspects his surrounding and is told to keep quite by Kayo. When suddenly, a Gastrea appears from behind the trees, only to be quickly defeated by Kayo; Rentarō and Enju are left speechless. As soon as she defeats the deer-like Gastrea, several others appear behind her, but fall into the ground as she reveals that cogitation is her ability. Rentarō looks at her with wide eyes, hearing her reveal that she is model Dolphin.

Abilities
Promoter: As a Promoter, Rentarō is noted to have the ability to analyze and supervise battle situations, as well as enhanced combat skills.

Tendō Combat Style: Rentarō possesses beginner skills in combat derived from the Tendō Style. This style of combat allows him to perform several techniques with offensive properties. It has been stated, however, that people inaugurated into the Tendō Sword Style would eliminate beginners of the combat style in mere seconds.


 * Tendō Combat Style: Type Two, Number Sixteen: This ability grants Rentarō supreme combat abilities. Further; it is parent to two diverse techniques that are to be utilized when this style of combat is in place. When Rentarō Satomi employed this technique on Kagetane Hiroku it proved futile, as the latter solely stood there and felt no harm. However, whilst speaking to Sumire Muroto, Rentarō stated that he is a beginner of the "Tendō Combat Style".


 * Hidden Black Sky Wind: After employing the Tendō Combat Style: Type Two, Number Sixteen, Rentarō thrusts his body at the opponent with accumulated speed, and, using the momentum, delivers a powerful back kick strong enough to push them back.


 * Subtle Shining Cave: Rentarō readies his body, positioning his left leg in front of his waist whilst using the right for support, and releases a vigorous high kick on the opponents' chin.


 * Tendō Combat Style: Type One, Number Eight: This ability grants Rentarō supreme combat abilities. Further; it is parent to one technique that is to be utilized when this style of combat is in place. When in use, it is noted that it enhances the power of the normal punch.


 * Blazing Fire Fang: Moving his right fist behind his chest, Rentarō gathers a remarkable amount of power into a single punch that gains the appearance of a fang. Despite its power, it was no match for Kagetane Hiroku's Repulsion Shield.

Enhanced Speed: Rentarō displays impressive speed, having the ability to approach his targets up close from long distances in just a matter of seconds.

Enhanced Durability: Rentarō has shown on numerous occasions to possess a high degree of durability, taking several hits from Kagetane and rising to his feet quickly. During his fight with Shōgen, he takes a hit to the forehead and seemingly endeavors said assault; regaining his stability shortly afterwards. Further, he was able to withstand Kagetane's many kicks to the face and his Maximum Pain to a noteworthy time.

Enhanced Reflexes: Rentarō possesses fast reflexes, having been capable of evading a fast approaching Kohina when the latter attempted to take his life with dual swords, as well as he was confronted by Kagetane on numerous occasions.

Hand-to-Hand Combat: Due to his style of combat, Rentarō packs a set of durable melee assaults, such as when he delivers two consecutive hits on Kagetane's face and a kick to his neck.

Equipment
XD: Rentarō is in possession of a, as he states, normal black gun. He carries the gun on the back of his pants, using it when he is the midst of a fight. He has shown great mastery over said weapon, shooting a Stage I Gastrea repeatedly without showing any signs of fatigue and with the ability to maintain his stability throughout the process.


 * Black Bullet: With his gun, Rentarō's main projectiles of choice are Black Bullets, which are created from the very same object that keeps Gastrea away from the Monoliths, Varanium. He himself states that with said bullets, Gastrea will not be able to recover; giving him the upper hand when in combat. These Black Bullets were able to harm a Gastrea Stage I greatly, in contrary to when Tadashima attacked with regular bullets.

A Day of Civil Securities
Walking about in the streets of Tokyo, Rentarō passes by a man that is coughing violently. Stopping and asking if he is fine, he is met by a bloody hand to his face, and the man asking him for help. Rentarō is quick to realize that the man is turning into a Gastrea, but before it can fully change into one, Shōgen Ikuma and Kayo appear; defeating the Gastrea in a mere amount of seconds. Rentarō complains about them taking his target, though Kayo questions what kind of Civil Security talks so nicely to a Gastrea. He looks up as she begins to rant about the duties of being a part of Civil Security, mainly noting the fact that his Initiator is not with him. Before he can reply, they leave. From behind, Tadashima calls Rentarō's attention and tells him that it was nicely done. However, not accepting the complement as he knows it was Shōgen that defeated the Gastrea alone, Rentarō comments on their different jobs: Police and Civil Security. Seconds afterwards, he gets a call from Kisara, whom he informs of the Gastrea that appeared before him, but was taken by another company. Arriving back to the company, he is met by a worried Enju telling him that the president is not acting like her normal self. Much to his shock, he witnesses this when she walks in front of him acting like a neko. Though she quickly returns to her former self when she tells Rentarō that there are Gastreas Stage II close to their location, as well as telling him not to mess it up. When they hear an explosion, Rentarō and Enju rapidly head towards it. Arriving to the location, Rentarō begins to evacuate the civilians. However, Shōgen approaches him and, grabbing him by the neck, tells him not to get in his way. Rentarō, on the contrary, says that he's the one getting in his way to protecting the innocent. Before they can finish their conversation, Enju passes in front of them and kills a Gastrea, shocking Kayo. Rentarō and Shōgen, standing by their Initiators, ready their weapons for battle.

Quotes

 * (To Tadashima) "Well... Just Relax... And leave it to me!"
 * (To Enju Aihara) "That's why I must show her the way. As her partner."

Battles & Events

 * Rentarō Satomi vs. Kagetane Hiroku
 * Rentarō Satomi, Enju Aihara & Tadashima vs. Stage I Spider Type Gastrea
 * Rentarō Satomi vs. Shōgen Ikuma
 * Civil Security vs. Kagetane Hiroku
 * Rentarō Satomi & Enju Aihara vs. Kohina Hiroku
 * Rentarō Satomi & Enju Aihara vs. Kagetane Hiroku & Kohina Hiroku
 * Rentarō Satomi, Enju Aihara, Shōgen Ikuma & Kayo Senju vs. Stage II Gastreas