Marie Hankinton

Marie Hankinton (マリー・ハンキントン) is a character from the Japanese manga series Karakasa no Saien. She is a goddess and the owner of the inn where most the series takes place.

Characters Consumed

 * Otome Hanabusa

Personality
Marie is very stoic and apathetic to those around, but also takes her position as a goddess very seriously.

Motive
Marie seems to eat people not necessarily out of hunger or personal desire, but rather because of she is duty-bound to consume any sacrifices presented to her. However, as seen with Otome, she does seem to enjoy the act.

History
Hundreds of years prior to the events of the series, Marie regularly accepted female virgin sacrifices provided by the people who wanted providence for their land. She presumably devoured many, if not all, of them.

In the final story arc of the series, the main character, Rokusuke Ibusuki, pleads with Marie to get out of his contract for working at the inn. Marie suggests making a sacrifice to her. Rokusuke complies and proceeds with the ritual to sacrifice Otome Hanabusa (who is unconscious through the proceedings). Rokusuke backs out at the last minute, but Marie still insists on going through with the sacrifice. Despite the protests of Rokusuke and Beni Mizuochi, the inn's manager, Marie takes the still unconscious Otome and swallows her whole. Marie's belly bulges out briefly, but then recedes back to normal.

Otome later cuts her way out of Marie's stomach.

Method of Consumption
As a goddess, Marie is able to swallow people whole orally. Although she usually has a normal-sized human mouth, she can apparently stretch it out enough to engulf and swallow a whole human being. In the case of Otome, Marie's belly initially bulges out as she enters her stomach, but it quickly recedes back to normal.

Appetite
Marie seems to have no particular hunger for humans and only does so out of obligation when she is presented with a sacrifice.

Status of Swallowed Prey
Those that Marie devours whole are apparently kept alive and intact inside of her for a certain amount of time. Presumably, all those whom she devours are eventually digested inside of her.

Quotes
"Oh...since I got my sacrifice, I thought if I didn't eat it..." (said to Rokusuke and Mizuochi as she devours Otome, NayukiLove scan translation)