Keeney

"There need to be no accomplices... or it'll affect the entire mission for the Hunter Association. I can be proud when I see my wife and kid. I saved the lives of two wonderful girls." — Keeney to Melody in "Escape"

Keeney
Kana	キーニ
Rōmaji	Kīni
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 374
Characteristics
Gender	Male
State	Deceased
General Status
Previous Affiliation	Hunter Association Kacho Hui Guo Rou
Previous Occupation	Hunter Bodyguard for Prince Kacho
Relatives	Unnamed Wife (Deceased) Unnamed Daughter (Deceased)
Nen
Type	Unknown

Keeney (キーニ, Kīni) was a professional Hunter and one of Prince Kacho's bodyguards.

Appearance

Keeney was a petite man around Melody's stature. He had a receding hairline, fair hair, prominent wrinkles on his forehead and under his eyes, protruding ears, dark, thin eyebrows, droopy eyelids, and a pencil mustache. As a bodyguard, he wore a black suit.

Personality

Keeney was devoted to his job and his employer, wishing to keep protecting her with his En despite being worn out. The demise of his wife and daughter left him wishing for death, believing he would be reunited with them in the afterlife. He was willing to commit suicide to preserve the Hunter Association's image, and declared himself happy it was for the purpose of allowing Kacho and Fugetsu to escape the Succession War.

Background

Keeney's wife and daughter

At some point in his life, Keeney took and passed a Hunter Exam. He lost his wife and daughter in an accident two years before boarding the Black Whale.

Plot

Succession Contest arc

Melody divulges Mizaistom's orders to Keeney

As soon as Melody notices a change in Prince Kacho's heart rate, Keeney and her check on the prince, who claims she's alright and needs no attention. Keeney informs Melody that the night before, he felt someone appearing in Prince Kacho's bed with his En, as though popping out of a manhole cover. Going by the prince's silence, he deduces it was Prince Fugetsu, which Melody agrees with, and that her Guardian Spirit Beast has Spatio-temporal powers. He warns Melody that it is advantageous, but that if it became known, Fugetsu would become a priority target. He then states he will keep up his En despite his exhaustion.

Because of Prince Fugetsu's disappearance, a proxy of Mizaistom gives Melody the order that Keeney is in charge of stopping any escape attempt by Prince Kacho and Fugetsu and that she is to support him on this mission. Melody relays the message to Keeney. They decipher Mizaistom's code and Keeney shows Melody a picture of his late wife and daughter, which he keeps in his pocket watch. He tells her that since their demise, he has been looking for a place to die and that he would be happy to do so for the sake of the Hunter Association while also saving the twins.

Keeney kills himself

On the day of the banquet, he gives a beautiful piano performance right before Melody's turn. He plugs his ears, and while all listeners are hypnotized, he takes Kacho and Fugetsu to the lifeboats. After waving them goodbye, he shoots himself. His will, which clears Melody of suspicion and corroborates the twins' claim that he almost coerced them into escaping, is retrieved the following day by the Justice Bureau.

At the Justice Bureau, Kaiser tells Melody that the First, Fifth, and Seventh Princes want to issue pardons and request an encore of her performance. Kacho's Guardian Spirit Beast wonders what he means by pardon, and Melody gestures to him to keep Keeney's death a secret, with Kaiser immediately understanding.

Abilities & Powers

Keeney has all the benefits granted by his status as a Hunter. He is known to be a very capable pianist.

Nen

As a professional Hunter, Keeney knows how to use Nen. He can maintain an En with a radius of at least a dozen meters for several hours, albeit with effort.

Manga Appearances

Succession Contest arc
349. Worm Toxin	Absent
350. Prince	Absent
351. Battle to the Death	Absent
352. Troublesome	Absent
353. Cold-Blooded	Absent
354. Heat	Absent
355. Detonation	Absent
356. Unfortunate: Part 1	Absent
357. Unfortunate: Part 2	Absent
358. Eve	Absent
359. Departure	Absent
360. Parasite	Absent
361. Withdraw	Absent
362. Resolve	Absent
363. Nen Beast	Absent
364. Speculation	Absent
365. Choice	Absent
366. To Each His Own	Absent
367. Synchronization	Absent
368. Foul Play	Absent
369. Limits	Absent
370. Observation	Absent
371. Mission	Absent
372. Disappearance	Absent
373. Inheritance	Absent
374. Ability	Debut
375. Persuasion	Absent
376. Determination	Absent
377. Scheme	Appears
378. Balance	Absent
379. Collaboration	Absent
380. Alarm	Absent
381. Predation	Appears
382. Awakening	Absent
383. Escape	Death
384. War	Absent
385. Warning	Absent
386. Hypothesis	Mentioned
387. Recreation	Absent
388. Reflection	Absent
389. Curse	Absent
390. Clash: Part 1	Absent
391. Clash: Part 2	Absent
392. Information	Absent
393. Plea	Absent
394. Hypothesis	Absent
395. Founding: Part 1	Absent
396. Founding: Part 2	Absent
397. Founding: Part 3	Absent
398. Search	Absent
399. Expulsion	Absent
400. Secrecy	Pictured

Quotes

• (To Melody) "My wife and daughter. They died in an accident two years ago... I've been looking for a place to die ever since."

Trivia

• Keeney's pencil mustache is missing in Chapter 381 and in seven panels of Chapter 383.

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Arabic		كيني
Chinese		基尼