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Auntie Fang
Kesegi is Auntie Fang and Uncle Fang’s eight-year-old son; his parents have essentially made Rin raise him, and so the two are extremely close. Auntie Fang desperately wants to keep Kesegi from discovering her dealings in opium, which Rin uses to blackmail her aunt into letting her study for the Keju. When Rin leaves for Sinegard, she sharply tells Kesegi to leave her alone and rejects his attempts to hug her—and she never writes to him or sees him again, except for when the chimei imitates his likeness.
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Kesegi Character Timeline in The Poppy War
The timeline below shows where the character Kesegi appears in The Poppy War. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...study, and she threatens to tell either the inspectors or Auntie Fang’s eight-year-old biological son, Kesegi, about his parents’ smuggling if she doesn’t support Rin’s education. Auntie Fang agrees, though she...
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Chapter 2
...leave the province quietly. Saying goodbye to Auntie Fang and Uncle Fang is easy, but Kesegi clings to Rin and begs her to stay. Rin comforts him for a moment, but...
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Chapter 8
...scholar—but as the Defense Minister’s only son, he didn’t have a choice. They briefly discuss Kesegi, but Rin doesn’t want to think about home. She’s too focused on trying to “erase...
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Chapter 17
...its fur with her sword. The beast looks into Rin’s eyes and suddenly transforms into Kesegi—and Rin finds that she no longer sees its massive body. When Nezha begins to hack...
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