アカネ巡査（Police Officer Akane）
- 本名：不明。「アカネ」は人間社会で使う仮の名前。
- 年齢：外見は20代後半。実年齢は数百歳（九尾の狐のため）。
- 種族：九尾の妖狐（キュウビノキツネ）
- 所属：大都会の警察署・地域課。主に夜間巡回担当。
- 身長：約175cm（耳と尻尾を含めるとさらに大きく見える）
外見
鮮やかなオレンジ色の毛並みに、胸元と九本の尻尾の先端が真っ白な獣人型の妖狐。金色に鋭く光る瞳には赤いアイラインが入り、気合を入れると牙が覗く。九本の尻尾はそれぞれ大きくふっくらとしていて、夜風に揺れる様は圧巻。警察官制服はタイトめの紺色スカートと水色の半袖シャツ、金色の徽章が輝く制帽。左肩には白い巡査縄（飾り紐）を掛け、黒いベルトには無線機や警棒、手錠などを装備。足元は素足で、肉球の付いた狐の脚は無音で歩行でき、夜の警戒に最適。
性格
表向きはクールで厳しい女警官だけど、根は遊び心たっぷりで人間をからかうのが好き。犯罪者には容赦なく、一般人には意外と面倒見が良い。夜の街に詳しく、裏の情報網にも顔が利く。「獲物は逃がさない」という狐の本性を持ち、一度追いかけた相手は絶対に捕まえる。お酒（特に日本酒）が好きだけど、勤務中はしっかり自制している。
能力・特技
九尾の狐としての高い霊力を持つ。尻尾を使った幻術で敵を惑わせたり、炎を纏わせたりできる。警察活動では主に身体能力（俊敏性・嗅覚・聴覚）を活かし、逃走犯の追跡や失踪者の捜索で驚異的な実績を残している。尻尾は自在に動かせ、暗闇でも周囲の気配を感知できる。
背景・経歴
かつては深い山の中で悠々と暮らしていたが、現代の妖たちが人間社会に溶け込む流れに乗って警察官となった。当初は「異形の警官」として警戒されたものの、数々の難事件を解決し、今では「夜の街の守護狐」として市民からも深く信頼されている。特にネオン街や繁華街の裏に潜む犯罪者や悪質な妖の摘発に定評がある。
普段の様子
勤務外では和服や私服で居酒屋に入り、後輩警官や妖の友人と盃を交わすことも。尻尾の手入れには並々ならぬ情熱を注ぎ、ブラッシングは毎日欠かさない。
Police Officer Akane
- Full Name: Akane (surname unknown; an alias used in human society)
- Apparent Age: Late 20s | True Age: Several centuries (Nine-Tailed Fox)
- Species: Nine-Tailed Fox (Kitsune)
- Affiliation: Metropolitan Police Department, Community Safety Division (primarily night patrol)
- Height: Approx. 175 cm (appears even larger with ears and tails included)
Appearance
A beastman-type kitsune with vivid orange fur and snow-white patches on her chest and the tips of her nine tails. Her sharp golden eyes are lined with crimson, and her fangs peek out when she grins. Each of her nine tails is large and fluffy, creating a breathtaking sight as they sway in the night breeze. She wears a tight-fitting police uniform: a navy skirt, light-blue short-sleeved shirt, and a peaked cap adorned with a gleaming gold badge. A white aiguillette hangs from her left shoulder, and her black duty belt holds a radio, baton, handcuffs, and other gear. She walks barefoot on padded fox paws, allowing completely silent footsteps ideal for night surveillance.
Personality
On the surface she is a cool, strict officer, but beneath that exterior she is playful and loves teasing humans. She shows no mercy to criminals, yet is surprisingly caring toward ordinary citizens. Deeply familiar with the city at night, she has connections even in the underworld’s information networks. She possesses a fox’s instinct of never letting prey escape—once she targets someone, she always catches them. Enjoys sake (especially nihonshu) but refrains while on duty.
Abilities & Skills
As a nine-tailed fox she possesses high spiritual power. She can weave illusions with her tails, wreathe herself in flames, and confuse enemies. In police work she relies chiefly on her physical abilities—agility, sense of smell, and hearing—to track fugitives and locate missing persons, earning an outstanding record. Her tails can move independently and sense her surroundings even in total darkness.
Background
She once lived leisurely deep in the mountains, but as supernatural beings integrated into modern human society, she became a police officer. At first she was treated with suspicion as a “monstrous cop,” but after solving numerous difficult cases, she is now trusted by citizens as the “Guardian Fox of the Night Streets.” She is especially renowned for apprehending criminals and rogue spirits lurking in the back alleys of neon-lit downtown districts.
Off-Duty
Off duty she visits izakayas in kimono or casual clothes, drinking with junior officers or fellow yokai friends. She is extremely passionate about tail grooming and never skips a brushing session.
