Takeru Kusuhara

was a member of Scepter 4. The main protagonist of K: SIDE BLUE novel

Appearance
Kusuhara has brown eyes and short messy black hair. short and looks somewhat younger and boyish

He wears a uniform typical of the Blue Clansmen. It consists of a white shirt tucked underneath a closed, blue overcoat with prominent black and gold-colored lining. Below the waist, he wears dark blue pants and knee-high, low-heeled black boots with metallic plates attached to the nose and end.

Personality
Kusuhara is the type to try something over and over again until he has it down perfectly, even though he thinks himself a bit of a klutz. He likes to please other people, is kind, caring, and is a hard worker. He feels inferoir to others he thinks are stronger. He is a normal member in Scepter 4 that doesn't know what's going on as he is the most inexperienced member, remarked by Hidaka as being like a "puppy", or charming.

History
Kusuhara was part of the Riot Squad, under the supervision of Tamura Atsushi, of the Shizume Police Department where he first met Munakata Reisi, the Blue King and leader of Scepter4. When he deflected invisible strikes from a Strain robbing a store, Munakata complimented him and later invited him to join Scepter4 to further develop and make use of his ability.

Plot
Kusuhara is not in the anime version of K. All information is taken from K Side:Blue translations.

Kusuhara accepted the invitation and joined Scepter 4, getting along well with his new coworkers and training hard to understand his new powers. Seeing his potential, Munakata put him under the direct tutelage of Gōki Zenjō.

When a group of Strains set out to assassinate Munakata, Kusuhara sensed a bullet coming for the Captain and stepped in front of it. He was fatally wounded.

Powers & Abilities
Blue Aura: Kusuhara possesses Blue Aura and is able to form his own 'sanctum' with it.

Equipment
Saber: Befitting a member of Scepter 4, Kusuhara possesses a saber, which he uses for combat. The saber's name is Ruseimaru (Shooting Star).