Akizuki, Youjirou

秋月耀次郎

Akizuki Yojiro, the legendary Eien no Shikaku (Eternal Assassin), owns the legendary sword Getsuruitō (Sword of Lunar Tears). He is tasked with a quest to use its blade to destroy the Hasha no Kubi (Head of the Conqueror), a supernatural object said to appear during times of unrest and revolution. Akizuki was once a close confidante, friend, and bodyguard to the late Sakamoto Ryouma. He failed to prevent Sakamoto's assassination, an event that continues to haunt him to this day. During his quest to destroy the Hasha no Kubi, he visits Yokohama and meets the Yuyama troupe, an adventuring kabuki group, and its leader, Yuyama Kakunojou. While in the city, Akizuki senses the aura of the Hasha no Kubi at an auction held in the Shanghai Club. He soon breaks through the venue's confines in an attempt to cut the object in half. However, even though its head appeared to be severed, the spirit of the elusive Hasha no Kubi was not destroyed and remains. Akizuki continues his quest to find and destroy it.