The Confessor
The confessor is an unnamed character featured in the one-shot Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 16: At a Confessional.
A man who committed a mortal sin, the confessor was an average worker who caused the death of a beggar and lived his life in fear of the beggar's revenge as a spirit. He confesses this tale to Rohan Kishibe on his trip to Italy.
Appearance
In the flashback, the confessor is a young adult Japanese man with an average build. He has short, light hair with four long spikes of hair protruding from the front. At some point in his luxury years, he and a loyal servant have plastic surgery to switch their faces.
Personality
When he was younger, the confessor was hard-working and quite cruel. In the present, he shows a lot of guilt for his actions.
History
He was a common worker who carried bags of corn for hours. One day an Asian man begged him for food, not having eaten for five straight days. The man was frustrated at the beggar, and made him carry the corn bags in exchange for his food. The beggar was crushed by the heavy bags. His spirit swore revenge on the man that was to come at his happiest moment. After that, the man had great luck. He received money from relatives and had the idea to process corn into corn flakes and popcorn. The idea was a big hit and he became a rich man, the master of a mansion with several servants. He married a model and they eventually had a daughter.
However, he still feared the beggar's curse. He found a servant willing to do anything for him, and they had plastic surgery to switch their faces. Suddenly, the spirit of the beggar possessed the man's daughter and revealed that he assisted the man's prosperity from behind the scenes so that he could fulfill his vow of taking the man's life at his happiest moment. The man rushed to interfere, but he was knocked out by the spirit. The servant fell victim to the spirit, who was fooled by their changed faces.
The man later goes to a confession booth to confess his sins, as he was responsible for the deaths of two people. He confesses to Rohan Kishibe, who had mistakenly entered the priest side to research the church. As the man exits the booth, it is revealed that the spirits of the beggar and the beheaded servant both vow to watch him around the clock to make sure that he does not do anything suspicious again. Rohan watches with curiosity, deciding to interview him later if given the chance.
Quotes
Quotes- “Father, I've come to make a confession. I have committed a great sin.”—The Confessor to Rohan Kishibe, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan - Episode 9: The Run
Gallery
Rohan listens to man's confession
About to confess his sins
Man tired from work
Man annoyed at the vagrant
Man tells vagrant to work for his food
Eats the food himself
Man in fear
Realizes the vagrant died
Man in shock
Man still in fear years later
Happy after seeing his daughter
The man worries (had plastic surgery to look like his servant)
Man at the confessional
Revealed that he changed his face
Stalked by grudges
Leaving the church
Model Sheet black & white
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan Episode 16: At a Confessional
