Makoto Narumi

Makoto Narumi 「鳴海 真琴, Narumi Makoto」 is a sergeant of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army and the leader of his squad in the Moon Demon Company.

Appearance
Narumi has long hair pulled back into a ponytail. His bangs frame his face. He has a mole under the outer corner of his right eye. He has heavy upper eyelids.

He wears the standard JIDA uniform which consists of a long-sleeved black coat with folded sleeves and two rows of buttons on the front with shoulder epaulettes along with straps crossing over his chest to form an X. He wears a white web belt with a waist-plate with it. He wears the uniform trousers and black boots which go over the trouser's leggings.

Personality
Although he is gullible, he knows how important and dangerous their missions are. He teases the rookies during downtime, but he does not approve of any clowning around or disrespect when it comes close to mission start. He is quick to lose his temper and a bit childish.

Yū's lack of respect drives him nuts, but he likes him anyway.

History
At some point of his life, he joined the Japanese Imperial Demon Army then later, the Moon Demon Company.

Nagoya Arc
Narumi Squad pairs up with Shinoa Squad to exterminate vampire nobles in Nagoya. He introduces himself to Yūichirō Hyakuya and says he has doubts about a bratty kid watching his back. When Makoto tells Yū he is nineteen, Yū lies and says he is twenty. Makoto believes him and introduces the rest of his squad.

When Shinoa Squad faces off against Lieutenant Colonel Guren Ichinose, Colonel Mito Jūjō, and Major General Shinya Hīragi, Makoto looks forward to the rookie hazing. Surprisingly, Yū holds off on his own against Guren. Even so, Guren's team defeats them easily. Guren announces that they are all sixteen and three of them bear Black Demons. Makoto realizes Yū lied about his age.

Makoto comes up to Shinoa Squad, pointing out their zero teamwork and saying they lied about their age. Yū forgot who he was. Makoto draws his trident and Yū tries to fight him, but Second Lieutenant Mitsuba Sangū bashes Yū over the head. Sergeant Shinoa Hīragi apologizes for Yū. He is concerned about her squad's discipline problems.

In Fifteenth Progenitor Lucal Wesker's ward, their team waits for mission start. He briefs the team and scolds Shinoa Squad for not coming prepared. He orders Shinoa to teach Yū how to be polite. Yū starts to interrupt him again, and Shinoa Squad beats him up while Shinoa apologizes for him again. Makoto becomes their team leader for this mission with Shinoa second-in-command. Makoto scolds Yū again for not remembering the name of their target, but Yū surprises him by listing the names of all of the humans on their team.

The battle starts, and Makoto lets Yū take point. Makoto orders him not to die.

Lucal grabs Shinoa's scythe and swings Shinoa into Makoto's path. Yū intervenes. The battle continues, and Shihō Kimizuki manages to goad Lucal into charging at him. Yū manages to cut Lucal in half, and Narumi finishes him off. His squad high-fives, making Shinoa want to do it as well.

Their team regroups at the meeting spot. Sergeant Aiko Aihara arrives with only seven surviving team members; although they killed their target, they suffered eight casualties. When she asks Makoto about his team's losses, he dumps the responsibility for them coming out unharmed on Shinoa, making Shinoa panic when Aiko glares at her. Yū offers to keep watch while Aiko's team rests, and Makoto pretends to have forgotten Yū's name. Guren arrives, and Makoto reports that the rookies did very well. Guren orders Shinoa Squad and Narumi Squad to join his team to hunt down Thirteenth Progenitor Crowley Eusford, Seventeenth Progenitor Chess Belle, and Seventeenth Progenitor Horn Skuld and to rescue hostages. Guren orders Aiko to wait half an hour for any more survivors and send them to Nagoya Airport.

Once they reach Nagoya City Hall, Guren looks at the hostages being used through a telescope and knows that they are being used as bait to lure them. Yū insists on bursting in and saving them. Narumi dismisses it as too dangerous and when Yū asks him what they should do, Narumi asks Guren what they should do. Guren suggests that they snipe them from their position and see if they can lure them out but says that if there are too many of them, they are to abandon the hostages and run. Yū shouts that they can't do that.

Shinoa interrupts Yū and asks Guren what their priorities are. In order, he says that their top priority is to maintain their numbers, letting no one die. Their second priority is to free the hostages and lastly, getting the hostages out alive. Narumi states that this is because they are needed for another mission after this. Guren then says that they need to keep the vampires occupied in Aichi Prefecture for as long as they can so they can buy enough time for the main forces in Shibuya to get prepared.

After Crowley catches Gekkōin, Guren and his squad discuss what to do. After careful planning, Guren decides that his squad will take his squad to attack Crowley while Shinoa and Narumi Squads free the hostages. He gives them five minutes to rescue as many hostages as they can and act as a proper diversion for the main force in Shinjuku. As soon as the five minutes are up everyone has orders to retreat to the Nagoya Airport immediately.

Narumi Squad reappears after Kimizuki captures Yū, having already rescued the hostages. Shinoa Squad joins up with them and many injured soldiers. They flee, and Rika Inoue reports seeing a single vampire straight ahead. Shinya says they can handle one noble and orders them to keep pushing forward.

As Mika engages the Moon Demon Company, Makoto attacks him from the side, but Mika blocks it.

After Shinoa Squad protects and allows Mika to escape, the other humans knock Shinoa down, calling her a traitor and telling her to die. Shinya tries to interfere and orders them to not kill her. Makoto stops the sword of one of the men and asks him if he heard the major general's orders. When the soldier protests, Makoto punches him. He states that those who cannot listen to orders on the battlefield do not belong in the Moon Demon Company. Shinoa sighs with relief, but Makoto bonks her on the head and says she still has a lot of explaining to do.

Shinya orders them all to move now. Common vampire soldiers jump down from the helicopters, surprising them in the midst of their drama. One cuts through Yayoi's left side above the hip, causing blood to spray all around her as she falls to the ground. Enraged, Tarō curses him and charges in to attack. Makoto tries to stop him but he doesn't listen. He stabs the vampire through the torso while the vampire stabs him through the chest simultaneously. Blood sprays out of Tarō's mouth. Seeing his squad members die before him, Makoto curses the vampires.

Natural Abilities
Leadership skills.

Demon Weapon

 * A possession-type Cursed Gear trident.

Trivia

 * Makoto 「誠」 means "sincerity" in Japanese.
 * Narumi is a Japanese name that mean different things depending on the kanji used:  「鳴海」 "the roaring of the sea", 「成美」 "achieve beauty", or 「成実」 "achieve truth."

Quotes

 * "So you're the bratty kid who broke regulations and showed up late to his first meeting, eh? I'll be honest with you. I'm not sure I trust you to have my back."--Makoto Narumi to Yūichiro Hyakuya, Chapter 25, "Narumi and the 20-Year-Old Yū"
 * "Sixteen..? They said they were twenty!"--Makoto Narumi about Yū, Chapter 26, "Thirst Logic"
 * "Playtime is over, kids. Even if you're as useless as rusty spoons, our squad will make this a success."--Makoto Narumi to Shinoa Squad, Chapter 27, "Vampire Noble Lucal"
 * "If you can't listen to orders on the battlefield, you don't belong in the Moon Demon Company!!"--Makoto to a soldier who tries to kill Shinoa Hiragi after she protects the vampire Mikaela Hyakuya, Chapter 35, "Traitorous Allies"