Igarasu Yoshia

"I've finally found you."

A mercenary in service to the Hokodome-no-Kai, an underground militia that fights to overthrow Takigawa. He was once Akane's elder disciple in the Karuno-ryu school of swordsmanship. Now he pursues Akane relentlessly, seeking vengeance for the murder of his bride-to-be. Igarasu is a master of iai, the art of the draw-and-strike, and wields an inhuman technique known as the Hiru-no-Tsuki.