Musse

Musse
Kana	ムッセ
Rōmaji	Musse
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 363 (appearance) Chapter 366 (name)
Characteristics
Gender	Male
State	Deceased
General Status
Previous Affiliation	Kakin Empire Benjamin Hui Guo Rou
Previous Occupation	Private Soldier for Prince Benjamin Royal Bodyguard for Prince Camilla Hui Guo Rou
Nen
Type	Unknown
Abilities	Secret Window

Musse (ムッセ, Musse) was a high-ranking soldier in the Royal Army of the Kakin Empire, and one of the personal soldiers of 1^st Prince Benjamin. Under Benjamin's orders, he joined the guard of 2^nd Prince Camilla.

Appearance

Musse had a rectangular-shaped head and kept his hair neatly combed. His most identifiable trait was his asymmetrical eyes, a sleepy right eye, and a piercing left eye. He wore the standard Kakin military attire of zipper jacket, pants, and dark combat boots. He also wore an earpiece in his left ear.

Personality

Musse was cold, calculating, and never liked to take on risks, unless with absolute certainty.

Background

As one of the First Prince's soldiers, Musse graduated from Kakin's Royal Military Academy and became a part of his army.

Plot

Succession Contest arc

Benjamin orders his soldiers to act as Royal Guards

On the first day of the voyage, 1^st Prince Benjamin orders his soldiers to both act as bodyguards and spies to all the other Princes, and to report any information regarding the Princes' Guardian Spirit Beasts and the Hunters' abilities. Later, using his Secret Window Nen ability, Musse eavesdrops on a conversation over dinner between 2^nd Prince Camilla and her mother 2^nd Queen Duazul where the two conspire to kill Benjamin and 9^th Prince Halkenburg. Musse decides that their conversation would not be definitive proof of any wrongdoing, and decides to "send a bird" to Camilla to get evidence and prevent her from making excuses.

Musse questions Camilla

The following day, Musse sees Camilla approach him in Room 1002's servants' quarters and asks her if there is anything she wants. Camilla calmly states her intent to kill Benjamin, and gives Musse the choice between helping her or dying. Musse warns her that he did not find the situation funny, and draws his gun at her. Musse tells Camilla that she is under arrest for conspiring to assassinate Benjamin, and that he has recorded their conversation and would shoot if she moves towards him. Camilla verbally taunts him to do so, and begins walking towards him. Musse notices that she is in Zetsu, and becomes wary of her being a counteractive-type Nen user confident in her ability. He decides to take the risk and shoot, judging that he would either be able to kill her or to find out her ability. Musse opens fire and hits her once in the head and twice in the chest. Despite Camilla seemingly being dead, Musse decides not to let his guard down and touches her body to activate Secret Window. Right after he does so, Camilla's Cat's Name activates, crushing and kneading the life force out of Musse before using the energy to revive Camilla. Camilla's guards rush in and she informs them that Musse had escaped before ordering them to burn his possessions while she pursues him. Camilla is eventually arrested by Benjamin and his men, and Benjamin inherits Musse's Nen ability.

Right after his trial against Camilla, Benjamin activates Musse's Nen ability to spy on Camilla.

On the eleventh day of the voyage, 11^th Prince Fugetsu Hui Guo Rou gives Benjamin a letter containing information the Ministry of Justice had gathered, which Kaiser had decided would surprise Benjamin. In an attempt to change the subject and not talk about the contents of the letter, Benjamin asks Kaiser about the progress of their investigation into Musse's location. Kaiser tells him that they have not found Musse but offers to force a search of the other Princes' quarters to do so and trails off to let Benjamin speak his mind.

Equipment

Handgun: Musse wields a handgun of unknown brand and caliber. Camilla picked it up after his death, but Benjamin's private army soon confiscated it.

Abilities & Powers

Musse has received military training. He is a very capable marksman, inflicting Camilla three lethal wounds before her body hit the ground.

Nen

Musse was a Nen user, although his superior Balsamilco Might believes him to be less knowledgeable than Hunters in that regard. He has nonetheless enough expertise in the field to be aware of the existence of counteractive-type Nen abilities and to recognize the associated tactics.

Musse's Nen Abilities
Type: Unknown	Secret Window (裏窓の鳥(シークレットウィンドウ), Shīkuretto Windō, lit. "Rear Window Bird")
	Musse's ability allows him to create three owl-shaped constructs referred to as "birds" (念獣(トリ), tori; base kanji lit. "Nen beasts") to gather intelligence. One of them can eavesdrop on conversations despite physical barriers, such as doors, and distance, while perched on Musse's shoulder. Another, the "Owl", is activated by physically touching the target. The "Owl" transmits the target's actions and words to the user, who is the only person capable of seeing it. Only one bird, either of each type or at all, can be in existence at any given time. The first bird-shaped construct appears to be made out of pure aura, possibly implying the ability makes use of Emission. Following Musse's death, this ability was inherited by Prince Benjamin.

Manga Appearances

Succession Contest arc
340. Special Mission	Absent
341. Threats	Absent
342. Challenge	Absent
343. Invitation	Absent
344. Author	Absent
345. Signature	Absent
346. Options	Absent
347. Inauguration	Absent
348. Resolve	Absent
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	Debut
364. Speculation	Absent
365. Choice	Absent
366. To Each His Own	Appears
367. Synchronization	Absent
368. Foul Play	Absent
369. Limits	Absent
370. Observation	Absent
371. Mission	Absent
372. Disappearance	Appears
373. Inheritance	Death
374. Ability	Absent
375. Persuasion	Absent
376. Determination	Mentioned
377. Scheme	Absent
378. Balance	Absent
379. Collaboration	Absent
380. Alarm	Absent
381. Predation	Absent
382. Awakening	Absent
383. Escape	Absent
384. War	Absent
385. Warning	Absent
386. Hypothesis	Absent
387. Recreation	Absent
388. Reflection	Absent
389. Curse	Mentioned
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	Absent
401. Moonlight	Absent
402. Letter	Mentioned
403. Results	Absent
404. Speculation	Absent
405. Performance	Absent
406. Regalia	Absent
407. Negotiation	Absent
408. Negotiation: Part 2	Absent
409. Negotiation: Part 3	Absent
410. Negotiation: Part 4	Absent

Battles

Battles
Succession Contest arc: Musse† vs. Camilla Hui Guo Rou‡*

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Arabic		موس (Mus)
Chinese		慕塞 (Mù sāi)

Notes

Intertextuality and References

• Musse's ability's name is possibly a reference to Hitchcock's Rear Window. The 裏窓(うらまど) from Musse's ability's name matches the Japanese title of Rear Window exactly, and a part of the movie involves closely observing a suspected perpetrator from a distance to try and find evidence of his wrongdoing.