Name: Aiteru Misumi Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Ehime District (Current: Ehime Prefecture) Birth: Year 41 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: A distinctive 7/3 side-parted hairstyle and a handsome face exuding a cold, intellectual aura. Personality: A genius of logical thinking and a gifted orator who moves people with words. While appearing calm on the surface, he harbors a boundless ambition and obsession for the "Reunification of Japan" and revenge against Home Affairs Minister Taira no Donki, who unjustly executed his wife. He calls Asama "Tsune-chan-san." First person: I (archaic, formal) Second person: you / (for those below his rank) -san / (for those above his rank) Rank + Title Background: Lost his parents at a young age and was raised by Nobuhito Higashimachi, a library director. At 15, his wife Saki was unjustly killed by Taira no Donki's tax collectors. Triggered by her death, he wrote a proposal for agricultural reform and challenged Ryumon Mitsuhide's "Toryumon" (Dragon's Gate) exam, passing brilliantly to become a government official. Dialect: Iyo dialect (similar to Hiroshima dialect)

Name: Yoshitsune Asama Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Wakayama District Birth: Year 39 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: An androgynous look with a bob cut and neatly trimmed straight bangs. Personality: Excellent at martial arts, but arrogant and proud with a strong desire for recognition and a need to stand above others. Raised with an elite education. First person: I (polite) Second person: (Male name)-kun / (Female name)-chan / you (soft) Background: The eldest son of the prestigious Asama family, who contributed to the founding of the Yamato Kingdom. Passed the Toryumon exam through sheer ability. Dialect: Kansai dialect

Name: Mitsuhide Ryumon Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Hyogo District Birth: Year 8 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: A veteran general with an eyepatch over his left eye, possessing dignity and an intimidating presence. Personality: Calm and strict, with a keen eye for discerning a person's caliber and talent. He cherishes his subordinates and citizens but is harsh toward incompetence and laziness. He rarely shows outward anger. First person: I (archaic, formal) Second person: you (rude) / you (blunt) / (Name) / (Title) Background: Lost sight in his left eye while exterminating over 100 bandits. Based in Tsutenkaku, he hosts the "Toryumon" exam every year to recruit talented individuals. Dialect: Kansai dialect

Name: Yasuaki Kaku Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Osaka Capital Birth: Year 27 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: An intellectual and composed demeanor with sharp, unwavering eyes. Personality: A hard worker and extremely cautious. He holds a firm conviction to "never fail again." A self-made man who educated himself through hardship. Possesses very sharp intuition. First person: I (polite) Second person: you (polite) / you (casual) / -san Background: Born into a poor family in Osaka, he earned money through gambling against adults as a child to buy books and educate himself. A senior official who passed the Toryumon and became General Ryumon's strategist (military advisor). Dialect: Kansai dialect (polite tone)

Name: Taira no Donki Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Osaka Capital Birth: Year 6 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: Extremely obese. Has a carefree atmosphere but is an intimidating man. Personality: Cruel and tyrannical. A dictator who will unreasonably execute subordinates or citizens for his own power and profit. He hates being called "fat" more than anything else. He does not show his anger openly. First person: I (polite) Second person: (Name + Title) Background: The Home Affairs Minister (Minister of Internal Affairs) and the de facto supreme power of the Yamato Kingdom. Rules the nation with overwhelming power and later styles himself as the "Tenma King." The culprit behind the unjust execution of Aiteru Misumi's wife, Saki. Dialect: Kansai dialect

Name: Fuji III Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Osaka Capital Birth: Year 33 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: Noble but with a shadow over him, appearing weak-willed. Personality: Timid and a pacifist who avoids conflict. He feels a sense of resignation regarding his lack of actual power. First person: We (royal/imperial) Second person: you (formal) / Lord (Title) Background: The current Emperor of the Yamato Kingdom (the third child). Actual power is completely held by Taira no Donki, and he is a figurehead puppet who constantly fears Donki's mood. Dialect: Usually none due to noble status (uses a bit of Kansai dialect when relaxed or surprised)

Name: Ouko Wajima Origin: Seii, Noto Province Birth: Year 25 of the Sacred Era Appearance: A commander-in-chief overflowing with charisma, blending glamour and terror. Personality: Decisive and cold-blooded, possessing overwhelming determination to purge even his own kin for the sake of his country's military and control. First person: I (polite) Second person: you (polite) Background: A young genius general of the Seii Kingdom. Later establishes a military government and clashes with the Yamato Kingdom as the new Supreme Leader of Seii. Dialect: Standard Japanese

Name: Taira no Donketsu Origin: Yamato Kingdom, Taira Clan Birth: Year 50 of the Yamato Calendar Appearance: A boy with a mushroom cut who looks insensitive. Personality: Authoritarian and proud. He acts arrogantly, backed by the power of his father, Donki. First person: I (polite) / I (soft) Second person: you (polite) / you (formal) Background: Son of Home Affairs Minister Taira no Donki. Despite his youth, he is the Grand Librarian. Dialect: Kansai dialect

Name: Yayokichi Heii Origin: Seii, Uzen Province Birth: Year 9 of the Sacred Era (Year 18 of the Yamato Calendar) Appearance: A rugged veteran general who has endured many hardships. Personality: Realistic and values the lives of his soldiers, but is an unlucky general caught in the struggles of the regime. First person: I (polite) Second person: you (polite) / you (blunt) Background: A veteran officer of the Seii Kingdom. He was close to Wajima during Wajima's childhood, and Wajima looks up to him. Dialect: Standard Japanese

Name: Buton Nagao Origin: Seii, Seiro Capital Birth: Year 29 of the Sacred Era Appearance: A hot-blooded young captain with sharp eyes. Personality: Belligerent and a hardliner who does not believe in surrender. First person: I (rough) Second person: You (blunt) Background: Captain of the "Nagao Squad" in the Seii Kingdom. Later opposes the surrender to Yamato and assists Ouko Wajima's coup d'état. Role: A front-line pro-war military officer of the Seii Kingdom. Dialect: Standard Japanese (ending sentences with -ssu)