Kajima Houtarou

Kajima Houtarou (かじまほうたろ Kajima Hotarō) is Fuuta's fifth incarnation. He is a blacksmith for the Furan daimyo and his family.

Personality
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Appearance
Houtarou has black hair and gray-green eyes. He also has a mark on his left cheek, which comes from his past life as Vann.

History
Houtarou was born in an illicit relationship between the Furan daimyo and his mistress. In order to prevent a conflict with succession, he and his mother were disowned, and began living with his grandfather. From him, Houtarou learned how to be a blacksmith.

Despite being disowned, his brother Kajirou forbade his sister Rihama from visiting him, and continued to send assassins after him. In order to protect him, Rihama paid a bodyguard, Jinkurou, to assist him in fighting the assassins off. Jinkurou then began living with him.

Later on, a man named Oobayashi was sent to kill Houtarou, believing that he was plotting to take control from Kajirou. However, after clearing up the misunderstanding, Oobayashi was ordered to train Houtarou and Jinkurou in proper sword-fighting. He also told them about how Kajirou had angered the Tokugawa clan's messenger, Iwana, and that the Furan house was likely to fall soon.

Houtarou begs Jinkurou to save his sister, which Jinkurou readily agrees to. Houtarou then states his intention to go along, and the two of them set out to save the princess.

Meeting near the secret pathway, Houtarou meets with Rihama, Oobayashi, and Matsu (His and Rihama's wet-nurse).

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Relationships
Rihama: Houtarou's half-sister.

Kajirou: Houtarou's half-brother.

Jinkurou: Houtarou's bodyguard and friend.

Iwana: Houtarou's enemy. Although he initially hated her, he put aside his hatred after their fight, and even agreed to raise Akari alongside her.

Akari: An orphaned girl who Houtarou agrees to adopt.

Okeya Fuuta: Houtarou's future incarnation.

Etymology

 * Kajima means "beautiful/good/excellent" (か) (ka), "address/speech/words" (じ) (ji), and "space/room" (ま) (ma).
 * Houtarou means "sail" (ほ) (ho), "cormorant" (う) (u), "rice field" (た) (ta), and "furnace/kiln" (ろ) (ro).

Trivia

 * Although he was introduced fourth, he is actually Fuuta's fifth incarnation.
 * The injuries he sustains from his fight with Iwana carry over to his next lifetime as Lafalle.