her urging. Senju's name is derived from a title for the bodhisattva Kanon, meaning 'One Thousand Hands'. Seiran Castle The captain of the Blue King's special guards, "Gunjou", which is made up of handsome boys. Asagi is actually a secret child of the Emperor and his daughter Ginko and is the true Blue King. Asagi infiltrates Tatara's army on the orders of the White King, plotting to play Tatara and the Red King against each other. Asagi has a contrary and self-centered personality, and he hates physical labor. Though he is very skilled with a sword he is physically weak. He eventually grows fond of Tatara's Army, despite his best efforts. He forms a crush on Sasara, and in the end shows his loyalty to her. Snake King the false Blue King. A subordinate of the false Blue King, known as the "Count". He is actually the leader of the rebellion in Seiran, and inheritor of the sword of Seiryū. Raizō is a friend of Ageha, and he secretly rescues participants of the Suzuka Murder Race. Raizou is married to Izumi, a mute former slave of the false Blue King, and over the course of the story, they have a child, Raita. Seiryū sword One of the four swords descended from the Basarano rebels. It was Tenmanya Nabezou's weapon. Kumano Region The son and heir of the head priest of the Kumano Shinto shrine. Nachi runs across Sarasa while hunting the largest whale in the seas in his region. Nachi is a merchant with a bold, optimistic personality, and he speaks with a strong regional accent. Nachi is a member of the Tengu youth organization with his friend Hijiri, and serves as second in command. He is knowledgeable about survival skills, and comes to Sarasa's aid numerous times. Nachi is named after the eponymous Nachi region, part of present-day Wakayama prefecture. The leader of the Tengu youth organization in Kumano; like Nachi, he is the son of a local Kumano leader. Hijiri's personality is opposite to Nachi's - he is calm and quick-thinking, and a master of Iaidō. He is strict with Sarasa, but well-meaning. Hijiri has been the closest of friends with Nachi since they both were young, and is often worried by Nachi's recklessness. Okinawa Isle A physician who travels all over Japan with his assistant Yūna, using Okinawa as his home base. He is Nagi's surrogate parent