Hario, Genba

針尾玄藩

A swordsman who murdered Kakunojō's parents and tried to kill her, whose face Ebisu was destined to remember forever. Hario practices the ancient Jiwari-ken swordsmanship technique, which aims to create a continuous fissure in the earth's surface through the vertical movement of the sword, but this effect is halted by applying water along its path. He later serves as Kawai Tsuginosuke's bodyguard in Yokohama, on the orders of Nakaiya Jūbē, and is immediately recognized by Ebisu. She moves to inform the rest of the troupe and later tracks him to an underground auction at the Shanghai Club, where Hario had been accompanying Kawai. After witnessing Akizuki's attempt to destroy the Hasha no Kubi, Hario becomes deeply intrigued by Akizuki and tries to find and kill him the next day, going so far as to neglect his duty to protect Kawai and his Gatling guns. Later, Hario is cornered by Akizuki and the Yuyama troupe in the middle of a sun-drenched wheat field. As they attempt to kill him, Saiga Magozō, a sniper sent by Nakaiya, tries to shoot him, and Hario soon dies.