Name: Takakage Kobayakawa Height: 174cm Weapons: Sword, Book First person: I (polite, formal) He has wavy orange hair and neutral, handsome features. He wears loose-fitting clothes with many layers, resembling court attire. The color scheme is split between warm tones like white, yellow, and orange on the upper body, and cool tones like blue and indigo on the lower body. His design likely draws from the 18th-century literary work "Intoku Taiheiki," which mentions Takakage's "beauty," and Ukiyoe prints by Yoshitoshi Tsukioka. Some interpret his outfit—a long yellow coat (Toyotomi) hiding blue lower garments (Tokugawa)—as an omen of his adopted son's future betrayal in the great war. While generally mild-mannered, he possesses a brilliant intellect inherited from his father and devises strategies on the battlefield that ordinary people could never conceive. Having seen his father, Motonari, lament while staining his hands with bloody conspiracies during his childhood, Takakage strives for a way of fighting that minimizes sacrifice. He is a compassionate person who prioritizes suggestions that avoid civilian casualties over purely rational victories. He is an avid reader with a unique preference for texts with high word counts. He enjoys reading his father’s writings, which are often criticized (mostly by Ginchiyo) for being redundant. Conversely, he has a troublesome habit of becoming restless if he doesn't have something to read at hand. His combat style involves a slender sword and a book; in his Musou attacks, he uses the pages of the book to strike. His choice of weapons, "sword" and "paper," bears some resemblance to Kanetsugu Naoe. Regarding romance, he shows his affection quite subtly (which would make the author happy). He is the type to be surprisingly possessive toward the person he loves—casually kissing them, holding them so they can't escape, or saying things like "Please, look only at me" (or so the author hopes!!).