Nio Hashiri

"What this child truly wanted was to be with you."

- Nio Hashiri "If the will to kill Haru can possibly exist, then that will is mine and mine alone. It would mean that my will is free. That it is not being manipulated by Haru.” This is the crux of what Tokaku has to work out: whether she protected and love Haru of her own free will, or if she simply succumbed to Haru’s inate ability to manipulate others in order to survive."

- Nio Hashiri to Azuma "Unfortunately, the power and potential she exhibited in the process aren’t going to entitle her to the normal life she wants so badly (and apparently had earlier in life), but condemn her to serve. A Queen Bee isn’t designed to live for herself, but to ensure the survival of the hive, even at the cost of her life. Nio drives the point home by taking Haru to a massive clan graveyard deep below the school, full of people who died for the clan’s survival."

- Nio Hashiri Kuzunoha Nio (Known as Nio Hashiri) is the central antagonist of the anime ''Akuma no Riddle. ''She serves as the secondary antagonist in some episodes, and a protagonist villain in OVA. In manga and novel she is introduced as one of the main characters because of being focused primarily, and a major antagonist. Kuzunoha Hashiri is born to with no relatives, later a group of professional assassins whose belief is a type of dark magic (Shamanism) and uses it and serves as a weapon on them. These Kuzunoha picked Nio and trained to be a skilled assassin and fighter. Later she met Meichi Yuri a woman who has the ability of a Queen Bee's power that can control the minds of people. Nio tries to work on Meichi, later becomes her Primary assisstant and the adviser to the Class Black. Advising them on what they gonna do and how to follow the rules. The rules is any of the assassins shouldn't tell or involve people in other sections, especially their teacher had no idea that his students are assassins, and the assassins are allowed to overlap and if they succeded in killing Haru, all of assassins wish will be granted but only one wish is granted, whether it is superpowers, political powers, money, immortality and other wish that you could imagine. Later Tokaku appears and tell to everyone that she will be Haru's protector, Kouko Kaminaga said to Nio if its permited in the rules, Nio contacted Meichi, she agrees with it. In episode 1, she had a minor apperarance and in episdoe 2, this is her main apperance, she seems to be highly energetic and sociable girl, then Haru proceeds to give a cellphone strap on the assassins who attend, Nio accepts it, but later she doesn't want and tries to throw it on the window, Tokaku appears and took it, Isuke appears and throws it to Tokaku, Nio is amazed that Tokaku has a incredible reflexes and senses. Later, she showed a supporting apperance, and seems to have a large bond over her classmates (assassins), in episode 3, she interviews, Otoya Takechi about Otoya's desire if she elimimates Haru, Otoya said that she want a serial killer insurance so she could continue her killing spree and kill people over and over. Nio proceeds to say that Meichi will grant her wish. Later Otoya tried to eliminate Haru by making her sleep due to the ora of the flower. Tokaku appers though Otoya fights her, Otoya tries to stab the eye of Tokaku with the use of jigsaw. Haru then make Otoya sleep and Tokaku and Haru run away from the botanical garden. Otoya wakes up and sees Nio is in front of her, she begs to Nio, that she needs to stay on the school and kills Haru and even Tokaku. In some episodes she shows a good perosnality though in episode 11-12 her true color is revealed, Nio disguised as Tokaku, saying that she will kill her for what she have done to her.

As the real Tokaku appeared they battle, leaving Nio lying down. Tokaku says that Nio is member of the group of professional assassins Kuzunoha west, Tokaku also said that they use Black magic that serves as tools or wepons to them when they fight. Nio appeared and try to eliminate the two of them, Tokaku grabs a kinfe and stabs Nio's chest, Tokaku is confuse about Haru, though Haru tries to make her understand that she is not a villain, Tokaku then stab Haru, Tokaku then regrets of why she kill Haru, though Nio and Haru survives, later Nio appears and congratulating Haru and the assassins. Later she appeared on OVA and seems to be antagonistic and protagonistic towards people.

Nio is voiced by a japanese voice actress Yoshino Nanjo, and for english is Lauren Landa.

appearance
Nio appears to wear a black or navy blue coat or sleeve blazer and a school uniform. Her sleeve blazer is filled with black color and yellow lining on it, she wears a long white sleeve polo shirt with buttons and ribbon or red bow on it. She also wears a red skirt with yellow lining on it like her black coat/sleeve blazer. She wears a long high-thigh black socks and black shoes. Nio had a short blonde messy hair and having a white toned skin. Her eyes are red and having a beautiful eyebrows, though she has a bird like tattoo that covers most of her body. Though in OVA, she wears a military uniform, with a mix olive green, brown, and pure green, same color with her uniform, in episode 7, she wears her swimming attire, with a mix yellow and black on it, she wears a black pants and unknown if she had goggles that time. In episode 5 or 6, she wears a nun though somewhat a uniform of priest, having a full long black robe, and she wears a cross on it. She wears a black shoes and carries a book, though possibly a bible.

Summary
Nio Hashri (though real name is Kuzunoha Nio) was born without relatives, so a group of powerful assassins called Kuzunoha west adopted her, and trained her, the Kuzunoha west is a clan who deals magic rather than weapons. Their occupation is similar to Azuma clan which they are the most powerful assassins in the history. Later, Nio begs to Meichi Yuri that she will work with her, and later she became her assistant. Though Nio is not aware that Meichi has a Class Black but it last only six days. Now, Meichi ordered Nio to build a assassination class in order to test the power Haru Ichinose, in any episodes Nio always interviews the assassin's wish and manipulate them to become strong to kill Haru. Nio seems to be egoistic and selfish, she is careless to people or doesn't want them to succeded in killing Haru, so she could make her move and kill Haru, and get her desire, though her desire is unknown. In episode 10, she taunts on Otoya takechi and imprisoned her in the jail. Otoya seems scared when Nio manifest her magical tattoos that can hypnotized any person. In episode 11, she battles Haru and Tokaku. Unfortunately, the power and potential she exhibited in the process aren’t going to entitle her to the normal life she wants so badly (and apparently had earlier in life), but condemn her to serve. A Queen Bee isn’t designed to live for herself, but to ensure the survival of the hive, even at the cost of her life. Nio drives the point home by taking Haru to a massive clan graveyard deep below the school, full of people who died for the clan’s survival.