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Rei Membami
How dare you?! Susato is every bit as gallant and dashing as any of your Tokyo attorneys! I won't have you making fun of her!

Rei Membami was a Japanese student at Imperial Yumei University and a friend of Susato Mikotoba. After Membami was accused of murdering the British exchange student Jezaille Brett, Mikotoba disguised herself as a man and acted as Membami's defense attorney under the alias of "Ryutaro Naruhodo," the alleged cousin of attorney Ryunosuke Naruhodo.

Accused of murder[]

Main article: The Adventure of the Blossoming Attorney

Rei Membami studied in the medical department at Imperial Yumei University, with one of her teachers being the visiting British doctor John Wilson. She was close friends with Susato Mikotoba and became the assistant of her father, Yujin. After Dr. Wilson was killed by the British exchange student Jezaille Brett -- an act that made Membami grow to loathe Brett -- the British government told Japan to send Brett to Shanghai, China so she could stand trial in the consular courts within nine months. The day before this was to happen, Membami noticed a poison missing from the lab. Brett then requested that she could spend her last moments in Japan on one of its beaches. Detective Satoru Hosonaga, author Soseki Natsume, and journalist Raiten Menimemo joined the Englishwoman on her trip, with the detective being assisted to watch her. Suspecting that Brett had stolen the missing poison, Membami decided to go along as well.

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Membami trying to pull the knife out of Brett.

While at the beach, Membami walked into the reed changing hut Brett was in and accused her of stealing the poison, only for the woman to suddenly collapse with a knife in her back. With her medical knowledge, Membami realized that Brett's constricted pupils meant she had been poisoned, and therefore tried to pull the knife out of Brett's body to save her, suspecting that the knife had been painted with poison. Unfortunately, Hosonaga and Natsume came across the scene and assumed that Membami was responsible.

Unbeknownst to Membami, no defense attorney was willing to take on Membami's case, due to the fraught politics surrounding Brett. This forced Susato Mikotoba to disguise herself as a man -- since it was forbidden at the time for women to be in court -- and act as Membami's defense attorney, "Ryutaro Naruhodo." Standing in the defendants' antechamber before the start of the trial, Membami met "Ryutaro" and was flustered by how "gallant and dashing" he was, unaware that Susato was the one under the disguise. Professor Mikotoba declared that Susato's disguise was truly flawless if even Membami, her best friend, could not see through it, prompting Membami to realize that Ryutaro was Susato. Though this was a shock to Membami, it did not stop her from continuing to praise Susato's dashing looks, making the latter flustered herself.

During the trial, prosecutor Taketsuchi Auchi mocked Ryutaro's rookie status. An outraged Membami tried to defend her friend, almost letting Ryutaro's true identity as Susato slip. Later, the journalist Menimemo attempted to frame Membami for Brett's murder, even giving a photograph of Membami holding the knife in the hut to prosecutor Taketsuchi Auchi. However, Susato-as-Ryutaro deduced that Menimemo had poisoned Brett through her drink and then stabbed Brett through the hut wall, thereby clearing Membami's name. Susato and Membami then triumphantly performed a "Ryutaro Toss" martial arts move on Menimemo.

At the defense bench[]

Several months later, Membami stood in court at the defense's bench alongside Soseki Natsume to defend Satoru Hosonaga against charges of infiltrating the office of Seishiro Jigoku. Watching his chaotic defense team, Hosonaga wished he had requested a proper attorney.

Personality[]

Membami is a good person with decent intentions. Although she housed a deep anger for Jezaille Brett for murdering the professor she admired, and accused Brett of stealing the poison from Yumei, Membami still attempted to save Brett's life when the Englishwoman suddenly collapsed in front of her.

A relatively outspoken young woman who wears her heart on her sleeve, Membami has a soft spot for gallant people. She was attracted to "Ryutaro Naruhodo," the "gallant" young defense attorney who came to her aid, even after Susato revealed that it was her in disguise, which somewhat disturbed Susato. She was sad when she had to "say goodbye" to "Ryutaro" after Susato had finished her defence, even knowing it was Susato wearing the disguise. Membami is very close to Susato, and the two have a loyal and trusting friendship, Susato referring to Membami as her "greatest friend." Membami has had to struggle to not break into tears often over her best friend's displays of loyalty and affection towards her. She shares Susato's skills in martial arts.

Name[]

  • Her Japanese surname "Murasame" (村雨) is derived from the Japanese term for a "passing shower".
  • Her Japanese given name Haori (葉織) refers to the Japanese clothing of the same name.
  • Her full English name is a play on "remember me".

Development[]

  • Membami initially didn't exist in Shu Takumi's planned scenario for The Adventure of the Blossoming Attorney. In fact, the defendant was originally going to be Yujin, with the story centered around Susato defending her father. However, Kazuya Nuri pointed out that if Susato and Membami were friends, it would parallels the relationship between Ryunosuke Naruhodo and Kazuma Asogi, thereby providing more character depth to Susato.[1]
  • Nuri designed Membami to be someone who has always admired and adored Susato.[1]
  • One candidate for Menimemo's Japanese name, "Munagura", was originally a candidate for Membami's Japanese surname. Her name was originally "Munagura Tsumami", derived from "tsumamu" (摘む (つまむ); "to pick up") and munagura (胸ぐら' (むなぐら); "collar, lapel"), in reference to her proficiency in martial arts.[1]

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