Haru Nanakusa

Haru Nanakusa (ハル) is a side character in Call of the Night. She was a vampire and the mother of Nazuna Nanakusa, whom she fathered with her husband, Danna, a human. After giving birth to Nazuna, she passed away because her body was too weak, according to Danna, leaving her care to her underling, Kabura Honda.

Appearance
Haru looked identical to her daughter Nazuna. Their only difference was their preferred clothes and hairstyles. Haru had shorter hair which she usually tied to a very short ponytail or wore completely loose and connected to a single braid when it grew longer. She was often seen in a classic nurse outfit and wore clothes like ruffle pants, a white shirt, a bright-colored hoodie, and a Tangzhuang, also known as a Tang suit, outside work.

Personality
Haru was described as very energetic, intelligent, caring, and affectionate, devoting much of her time to a young Kabura, to whom she provided physical and emotional support. She was very philosophical, asking Kabura questions that made her question herself and her life. She was also very perceptive as she knew about Kabura's love for her before the former even confessed her feelings, although she did not reciprocate them. Haru turned individuals like Kabura and Haruka into vampires to end their suffering or save them from death.

When upset, Haru was capable of explosive anger. After finding out that Kabura's friends talked about Kabura behind her back, her rage was so intense that she proposed to kill them.

Like her daughter, she was very fond of alcohol, her thirst not satiated after visiting several pubs in a single night. She also occasionally smoked tobacco.

Haru had many doubts about life and the life of vampires, whose existence was so different from that of any other life form, wondering whether they were truly alive. After meeting with other vampires, she seemed to have changed and wanted to do things typical of humans. Haruka revealed that she even wanted to find a way to become human again, as she felt incredibly bored being immortal.

She initially appeared impulsive when telling Kabura that she married a human for fun and didn't expect a pregnancy. That later turned out to be a lie as Haru deliberately sought to fall in love with a human and give birth to turn human again.

It is indirectly revealed that she didn't suck her husband's blood ever since she met him, indicating her love was serious, unlike the love of most vampires.

Abilities

 * Vampiric abilities: As a vampire, Haru was unable to die of old age, could turn humans into vampires, levitate, phase through solid objects and had superhuman strength and speed etc.

Trivia

 * As deducted by Anko Uguisu, she had a close relationship with Kiku Hoshimi, which explains why Kiku had Nazuna's umbilical cord at her disposal.
 * Haru is the only known vampire that is married and had a child.
 * She is named after the haru no nanakusa (春の七草), or seven herbs of spring, one of those herbs being shepherd's purse or nazuna (ナズナ), the name of her daughter. Many of the Komori vampires are named after these herbs.

Quotes

 * (To Kabura) "So, Kabura-chan, what do you want to be? Kabura-chan, what do you want to become?"
 * (To Haruka) "I'm just bored of being an ageless vampire. Humans know their lives are limited, so they work hard. Us vampires are all lazy, so we basically accomplish nothing."