Character Relationship Map: Tomio

Characters

• Tomio (played by Yuki Furukawa) — protagonist

  Tomio is a young man engaged to Madoka whose encounter with the Fortuneteller leads to a terrifying curse. After admitting that he betrayed Madoka, he becomes trapped in the Fortuneteller’s control an...

• Fortuneteller (played by Aya Kiguchi) — supporting

  The Fortuneteller is a woman who first warns Tomio and Madoka that their relationship will suffer and that Tomio loves another woman. She later marks Tomio’s neck with her blood, claims she wants to k...

• Madoka (played by Maria Koiwai) — supporting

  Madoka is Tomio’s fiancée and accompanies him when he first visits the Fortuneteller. Although the prediction creates tension, she searches for Tomio after he disappears, tries to protect him from the...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Tomio → Madoka (Romantic Fiancés Reconciled) — Their engagement is strained by Tomio's betrayal and his ordeal with the Fortuneteller, but Madoka tries to protect him and ultimately says she forgives him.

  Tomio becomes engaged to Madoka. Later, he returns to her, confesses that he betrayed her, and she reassures him that she forgives him.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Madoka → Fortuneteller (Conflict Confronting Opponents) — Madoka challenges the Fortuneteller's control over Tomio, moving from searching for him to directly confronting the woman who claims to have kept him.

  When Madoka searches for Tomio, the Fortuneteller tells her he will never return. During the later struggle, Madoka confronts the Fortuneteller and tr...

• Tomio → Fortuneteller (Conflict Captive And Captor) — The Fortuneteller's fixation turns Tomio's joking agreement into captivity and a terrifying neck injury that drives him to seek help.

  The Fortuneteller says she wants to keep Tomio's head forever, marks his neck with her blood, and keeps him with her. She later threatens him with a c...

Story Analysis

Tomio recounts a disturbing encounter with a Fortuneteller that threatens his engagement and leaves the reality of his apparent neck injury uncertain.

Plot Progression

1. The Neck Held in Place — Tomio arrives at the hospital insisting that his head has been severed and will fall if he lets go. The doctors doubt him, although an X-ray appears to show a line and slight misalignment.
2. A Prediction Between Fiancés — Tomio recalls his engagement to Madoka and their visit to the Fortuneteller. Her warnings about Madoka and Tomio's feelings are dismissed but remain between the couple.
3. The Fortuneteller's Claim — Tomio meets the Fortuneteller again, jokes along with her wish to keep his head, and is marked with her blood. She keeps him, while Madoka searches and is told he will never return.
4. Escape and the Curse — Tomio discovers the Fortuneteller's claimed collection of former lovers' heads and tries to escape. After her threat, he feels his neck cut through, flees for help, and is not believed.
5. A Rescue Left Uncertain — Tomio returns to Madoka, confesses his betrayal, and receives her help, but the Fortuneteller appears again. After a struggle and an apparent recovery, Madoka forgives him while the ending leaves the...