Toshimichi

Toshimichi was a noble of Waterfall City in name only. Before Akihiko arrived, their days were spent not in the great plaza but on the lower docks, ensuring the frog merchants weren't cheated, their family katana mostly used for cutting twine. The lucky plant sprouting from their topknot drew more of their quiet focus than any political decree. When the Bright Prince bypassed every ambitious warlord and anointed Toshimichi as heir, the city's elite were aghast. They saw a gawking provincial, not a leader. But Akihiko had seen something else: a chimper who instinctively protected the powerless. Toshimichi still wears that stunned expression, as if waiting for someone to correct the universe's mistake.