Tokushirou Tsurumi

A 7th Division lieutenant who suffered severe frontal lobe damage during the Russo-Japanese War, Tsurumi emerged from his wounds not diminished, but transformed into a calculating mastermind with an almost supernatural ability to bend others to his will. Commanding fierce loyalty through a blend of charisma and psychological coercion, he orchestrates a ruthless campaign to seize the legendary Ainu gold—all in service of his ultimate ambition: establishing an independent regime in Hokkaido as retribution against the government that abandoned his men. Among all the players vying for power in the series, none are more unpredictable or more dangerous.