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As a high school student in modern Japan, Kon was a genius hacker. He had a reputation for being a delinquent and apparently got thrown out of school for starting fights. (This doesn’t seem to be any real loss to him, though, as he’s clearly levels above regular high school.) For reasons as of yet unknown, he began to look into a shady electronics corporation, and while visiting a virtual reality style museum exhibit filled with that company’s technology, he gets zapped to an Edo-period Japan, one with monsters and all sorts of troubles.
Later in the story, he narrates to the main character that when he arrived, he was attacked by a monster and lost both feeling in and control of his right arm. He despaired, knowing that he wasn’t the sort of guy that anybody back home would miss. Eventually, though, a kind old woman picks him up and helps him get back on his feet. He lives in Edo and establishes himself there for two whole years before the main character arrives. It’s worth mentioning that Toki (the protagonist) arrives in Edo Japan exactly the same way Kon did, and while it was mere moments to Toki, two years had passed for Kon.
So Toki arrives, is attacked by the same monster, is saved by one of Kon’s acquaintances, and lo, Kon and Toki are reunited. Kon and Toki had only spoken once (and briefly!) before getting “zapped”, but despite that, Kon immediately takes him under his wing, teaching him about life and society in Edo Japan (and the existence of monsters/demons/youkai), equipping him with the skills necessary to survive, and introducing him to his circle of friends.
They do the whole “daily life arc” thing for a little while, until Toki gets called away to visit the tip-top shrine of exorcists. (There’s an epic humans vs demons struggle going on, but Kon observes most of this without taking any sort of proactive role.) Kon accompanies Toki, not trusting him to be able to take care of himself (it’s remarked around this time by a third party that Hey that Kon guy is actually caring about people. Huh.)
So Kon goes with Toki (and their friend Kuchiha, with whom Kon has an awkward, violently tsun relationship), playing the role of concerned older brother type character. When they arrive at the shrine they are attacked by the exorcists (because spoilers: Kuchiha has a dog demon sealed inside her body), and Kon hops to the defense. Despite his one-good-arm business, he works together with Kuchiha and then Toki until things are settled. He’s immediately suspicious of the head priestess, and when Toki strikes out to try and Do Some Protagonistly Good Deeds, Kon stays behind to grill the head priestess on What Is Actually Happening and why they are Using Toki Like A Game Piece. The priestess spills the beans, but then (this is the point I’m taking him from), knocks the poor guy out having used him as free therapy, and proceeds to Anger The Gods.
Later in the story, he narrates to the main character that when he arrived, he was attacked by a monster and lost both feeling in and control of his right arm. He despaired, knowing that he wasn’t the sort of guy that anybody back home would miss. Eventually, though, a kind old woman picks him up and helps him get back on his feet. He lives in Edo and establishes himself there for two whole years before the main character arrives. It’s worth mentioning that Toki (the protagonist) arrives in Edo Japan exactly the same way Kon did, and while it was mere moments to Toki, two years had passed for Kon.
So Toki arrives, is attacked by the same monster, is saved by one of Kon’s acquaintances, and lo, Kon and Toki are reunited. Kon and Toki had only spoken once (and briefly!) before getting “zapped”, but despite that, Kon immediately takes him under his wing, teaching him about life and society in Edo Japan (and the existence of monsters/demons/youkai), equipping him with the skills necessary to survive, and introducing him to his circle of friends.
They do the whole “daily life arc” thing for a little while, until Toki gets called away to visit the tip-top shrine of exorcists. (There’s an epic humans vs demons struggle going on, but Kon observes most of this without taking any sort of proactive role.) Kon accompanies Toki, not trusting him to be able to take care of himself (it’s remarked around this time by a third party that Hey that Kon guy is actually caring about people. Huh.)
So Kon goes with Toki (and their friend Kuchiha, with whom Kon has an awkward, violently tsun relationship), playing the role of concerned older brother type character. When they arrive at the shrine they are attacked by the exorcists (because spoilers: Kuchiha has a dog demon sealed inside her body), and Kon hops to the defense. Despite his one-good-arm business, he works together with Kuchiha and then Toki until things are settled. He’s immediately suspicious of the head priestess, and when Toki strikes out to try and Do Some Protagonistly Good Deeds, Kon stays behind to grill the head priestess on What Is Actually Happening and why they are Using Toki Like A Game Piece. The priestess spills the beans, but then (this is the point I’m taking him from), knocks the poor guy out having used him as free therapy, and proceeds to Anger The Gods.
