Saruteito

"Uh, you mean that young lady with the curly hair and the monkey mask?I do it out of respect for the founder of the Lang clan, the 1st Saruteito"

- Oyuka to Eikichi

Saruteito was a blacksmith and the sixteenth head of the Lang Clan. She befriended Kokutan-douji and joined his party, traveling to Onigashima with him and Inukichi in search for "a pair of legendary blades".

Early Life
"Well, the rumor is the head of the Lang family has joined them."

- Eikichi to Oyuka

Born into the Lang family sometime during the EC 800s, Saruteito received her ancestor's name as the sixteenth generation. Living with her family near Momogengou village, she eventually participated in her family's traditions, engaging in swordsmithing and dying her hair red. She also wore a monkey mask modeled after hers and ended every sentence with "yeah2 like she suposedly did.

Journey to the Demon Island
"You two're headin' for Onigashima, yeah? Then ya should take me along too......""

- Saruteito to Inukichi and Kokutandouji

In EC 842, she was to take back the swords sealed by the Octo Family. After running into Kokutan-douji and Inukichi outside Momogengou she asked them if they were heading for Onigashima and asked if she could come along, she then joined their party and journied alongside them.

During their travels, the group was attacked by a thief and promptly defeated the bandit. Later on, the group learned about a corrupt magistrate pocketing the people's money on his authority. The three then brought the magistrate to justice before continuing their travels. Later on, the three met a retired crepe silk wholesaler. Afterward, they punished a scoundrel and tattooed playboy. Eventually they departed of the main island and sailed to onigashima.

Meeting with a Pheasant
"That bizarre monkey mask, that incomprehensible curly hair, and that wasted, flashy kimonoyou're one of Kokutandouji's colorful companions, aren't you?"

- Kiji Yarera to Saruteito

While Searching for the blades in a cave by a beach, Saruteito was appraoched by a man waering a buinsness suit. When the girl asked who he was, he introduced himself as Kiji Yarera of the Yarera-Zusco Firm. He reconized her as Kokutan-douji's traveling companion. Kiji then asked her why she ended all her sentences with "Yeah" to which she replied that she did it out of respect for the first Saruteito. Telling her she was overdoing it, Kiji told her he didn't think she's get it the way of his investigation.

When she asked him what he meant he told her that a person dear to him had been murdered and that he intended to take revenge on the murder, ingnoring Saruteito's reminder that it would still be ilegal to kill the murderer even out of vengence. After she told Kiji she would tell her friend Kokutan-douji about him, Kiji warned her that the boy would be in trouble if he got in their way.

Personality and Traits
"I do it out of respect for the founder of the Lang clan, the 1st Saruteito."

- Saruteito to Kiji Yarera

Saruteito was loyal woman, devout to her family traditions despite seeing them as burdens, she was willing to go to almost every length to honor her ancestor the first Saruteito, even imitating her verbal tic by finishing each sentence with "yeah". Saruteito was also very freindly, befreinding Kokutan-douji and Inukichi shortly after meeting them.

Skills and Abilities
Saruteito was a skilled blacksmith.

Character Connections
Kokutan-douji: One of Saruteito's friends. She encountered him outside Momogengou and aided him in his journey.

Inukichi: One of Saruteito's friends and traveling companions to Onigashima.

Chartette Langley: Saruteito's distant ancestor. Saruteito looked up to Chartette and dyed her hair and wore a monkey mask out of respect for her.

Conceptualization and Origin

 * Saruteito's name is partially inspired by the name of her representative UTAU, Teto, with Saruteito's romanization containing "teito" in it.
 * Saruteito's name is similar to the romanization of Chartette's name, シャルテット (sharutetto).
 * Her name contains saru (猿), the Japanese word for monkey.
 * Her friendship with Kokutan-douji is possibly inspired by the tales of Momotarou; one of the talking animals Momotarou befriended was a monkey.

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Appearances

 * Deadly Sins of Evil: The Tailor of Enbizaka (first appearance)
 * Seven Crimes and Punishments (story) (first mentioned; indirect mention only)
 * Seven Crimes and Punishments (album) (indirect mention only)