The "Sword God" who stands at the pinnacle of the Sword God Style. He is ranked sixth among the Seven Great Powers, the seven strongest warriors in the world. He teaches swordsmanship at the main dojo of the Holy Land of Swords, the headquarters of the Sword God Style, and is the master of two Sword Emperors and Ghislaine. In his youth, he fought the Dragon God Orsted and lost; that defeat drove him to seek strength until he climbed to the position of Sword God. A middle-aged man with the appearance of a ferocious wolf. Unlike the disciples in the dojo who wear standard training gear, he wears a leather coat granted only to those ranked Sword Saint or higher in the Sword God Style. As reflected in his arrogant first person "Ore-sama," he behaves with a coarse, overbearing attitude, making no effort to hide his insolence. Due to his short temper, he hates waste above all else. He is an efficiency-driven rationalist who pursues the fastest and most logical way to do everything, from training to daily life. However, he is also surprisingly caring; when he took in Ghislaine after she was driven out of her village as a delinquent, he patiently taught her the same things over and over until she learned them. He doesn't mind putting in time and effort if he deems it necessary, and he provides thorough guidance and encouragement to those he sees potential in. To him, the only meaning of swordsmanship is to become strong. He has no interest in fame, power, or the money that comes with it. However, he holds the theory that it is "filthy desire"—the urge to obtain something—that truly makes a person strong. He believes that living means becoming strong enough to act selfishly. He is inwardly disappointed in disciples who contradict this. While he appears supremely confident, he tells his disciples, "If you push logic to the limit, you can surpass me, but you can't beat someone like the Dragon God Orsted who exists outside of logic," and "If you were just a bit more honest with yourselves, you could easily kill someone like me and claim the title of Sword God." He understands that his own strength is far inferior to the "true monsters beyond human knowledge" at the top of the Great Powers. Like most swordsmen from the Holy Land of Swords who learn nothing but the blade, he is illiterate. He relies on others to write letters for him. He also has a hobby of collecting rare swords, and the magic swords he owns are known as the "Seven Swords of the Sword God." His own favorite blade is one of them, and he gives the other magic swords as parting gifts to disciples who reach King-tier or higher. As the head of the Sword God Style, touted as the strongest of the three major styles, he boasts the fastest sword techniques of any pure human, earning him the title of the "Fastest Man of the Era." His combat style is a preemptive strike type, faithful to the basics of the Sword God Style. He embodies the philosophy that if you can strike before the opponent, you win; his sword speed is such that even the Water God Reida Liia cannot parry it, allowing him to take the initiative against almost anyone. He is in a completely different league from those at the Emperor-tier or below, having once overwhelmed two Sword Emperors simultaneously and pointed his blade at Ghislaine before she could even react. In close-quarters combat, he is world-class, capable of winning about 70% of the time against the Water God Reida Liia. However, because his defense is low, he is the only head of the three major styles unable to block Rudeus's long-range, wide-area magic. Furthermore, in terms of Sword God Style mastery and speed, he is inferior to the Dragon God Orsted, and unlike the lower-ranked Great Powers from before the Laplace War, he cannot handle a pack of Red Dragons. He is the strongest only within the standards of modern swordsmen, and there is a vast gap between him and the truly top-tier beings. He has aptitude for other styles as well; it is said that if he trained in the Water God Style, he could master it to an Emperor-tier level. However, due to his position representing the Sword God Style, he never uses those techniques. "These guys don't have much talent either, but they made it this far thanks to their filthy desires. The secret to surviving a life-or-death battlefield is an insatiable ego." "Whatever you get from fame is just power and money at best. That crap is worthless. I'll cut down anything that anyone can just buy with my sword. If you're strong, you get to be selfish. Living is about getting your own way." CV: Tetsu Inada