Indou Ancestor

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Indou Ancestor
Relatives	Indou Hichi (wife) Grandfather Indou Indou Kouhei Indou Hikaru Indou Yuki
Biographical Information
Marital status	Married
Status	Deceased
Physical Description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Professional Information
Affiliation	Indou Family
Debut
Manga	Chapter 7

The Indou Ancestor is one of the Characters in The Summer Hikaru Died, written and illustrated by Mokumokuren.

Overview

A former head of the Indou family who lived in Kubitachi in the 1740s. He wished for Nounuki-sama to revive his deceased wife, which resulted in bizarre mass deaths now regarded as the Indou family's karma.

Appearance

The Indou Ancestor was a young man was light stubble on his chin. According to Yoshiki, his face resembles that of his descendant, Indou Hikaru.^{[citation needed]}

History

The Indou Ancestor lived in Kubitachi during the 1740s. In 1749, his wife, Indou Hichi, fell ill during a plague that struck the village and passed away. Indou then brought her severed head up the mountain and requested that Nounuki-sama to bring her back to life, offering anything in exchange other than the Indou family. Hichi was revived, but she was basically just a living head. She suffered painfully and died again the same night. However, the village also suffered a huge number of casualties – one-third of the population died in mysterious, head/neck-related incidents. This event became known as the Indou family's karma or sin. From then until modern day, the men of the Indou family have brought Hichi's head to Nounuki-sama's mountain and completed an apology ritual every five years.

Etymology

• The kanji of his surname, Indou, are "mourning; abhor, detest(able)" (忌 in) and "hall; shrine" (堂 dou).