Tae Sekihara

Tae Sekihara is the twenty-something manager of the Akabeko, a beef hot pot restaurant. Her twin sister Sae manages a similar restaurant, the Shirōbeko, in Kyoto. Sanosuke owes Tae a seemingly substantial debt with interest. In the anime and to a lesser extent in the manga, Tae also tries to encourage Kenshin and Kaoru's relationship.