▁little ▁boy ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁or phan age ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁priest , ▁Don ato ▁Por por a , ▁until ▁he ▁found ▁out ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁gh oul ▁killing ▁his ▁friends . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁very ▁strong ▁sense ▁of ▁justice ▁and ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁he ▁must ▁make ▁this ▁' W rong ▁World ' ▁right ▁by ▁killing ▁the ▁g hou ls ▁whose ▁mur ders ▁create ▁or ph ans , ▁he ▁is ▁very ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁job ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁work ▁even ▁harder ▁after ▁K ure o ▁is ▁killed . ▁He ▁fought ▁Ken ▁but ▁he ▁lost ; ▁however , ▁Ken ▁let ▁him ▁go ▁during ▁their ▁first ▁encounter . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁investig ator ▁he ▁would ▁sometimes ▁be ▁play fully ▁te ased ▁by ▁his ▁late ▁partner ▁M ado , ▁Shin oh ara ▁and ▁later ▁by ▁A ki ra ▁after ▁she ▁became ▁his ▁sub ordinate . ▁As ▁a ▁human ▁he ▁was ▁extremely ▁fond ▁of ▁sweet ▁food ▁but ▁h ated ▁anything ▁that ▁was ▁sp icy . ▁Despite ▁his ▁initial ▁hat red ▁towards ▁g hou ls ▁Am on ▁has ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁interested ▁in ▁Kan ek i ' s ▁story ▁and ▁even ▁after ▁getting ▁badly ▁injured ▁and ▁losing ▁his ▁arm ▁to ▁Kan ek i ▁when ▁they ▁last ▁meet , ▁he ▁ref uses ▁to ▁die , ▁so ▁that ▁Kan ek i ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁pro sec uted . ▁After ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁m anga , ▁he ▁was ▁declared ▁K IA ▁after ▁facing ▁Tat ara ▁in ▁battle ▁when ▁the ▁A og iri ▁Tree