Kaya

Kaya (カヤ, Kaya) was the pockmarked woman seen in Father's memories, whom Izanami took the appearance of in Yomi.

Appearance
Kaya was a young-looking woman described as having pockmarks on her face. She had bangs that reached to her eyes, side bangs that cropped neatly at her chin, and a low ponytail.

When Izanami takes her appearance, she wears an outfit resembling that of a Heian period noblewoman with a sash tied around her waist. Unlike the real Kaya seen in Father's memories, her hair is extremely long.

Volume 9 (32)
Chapter 32: When Ebisu and Yato come looking for the Word, Izanami remarks that they are the second and states that her visitor said she looked like a "girl with a pockmarked face."

Volume 10 (37)
Chapter 37: Izanami is seen donning Kaya's appearance while Father runs away from her with the Word. The Stray remarks that he heard a voice calling for his name.

Volume 16 (60)
Chapter 60: Father is seen holding Kaya, who is presumably dead, stating that people are the ones who forgive the debt of a god's wrongdoing.

Volume 24 (96)
Chapter 96: Father is once again seen holding her body. He tells Yukine not to run away from his feelings of despair because he has those feelings, too.

Volume 25 (98)
Chapter 98: Izanami is once again seen taking Kaya's appearance. Although she has told Father that her name is Izanami, Father slips up and mistakenly calls her "Kaya"; Izanami inquires who this "Kaya" person is and asks Father to recount her story to her.

Father
The exact nature of their relationship is unknown. However, they seem to have been quite close, based on Father's grief upon her passing.

Trivia

 * In the Polish and French translations of Chapter 32, her appearance is specified to be a "girl with scars from smallpox on her face" (JP: の, abatadzura no musume).

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