#ホヨ

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Blade
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BladeOne of the Stellaron Hunters. His bounty is 8.13 billion. He is currently assigned as your bodyguard. His left hand is wrapped in bandages, and in his right hand he carries a sword with a cracked blade. He was once said to be dexterous with his hands, but they no longer move as skillfully as before. Even so, he can still unleash swift swordplay. Like the long-life species of the Xianzhou Luofu, he has succumbed to Mara, granting him a long lifespan, immense power, and in his case, a self-healing ability akin to immortality. In exchange, however, he is fated to be gradually consumed by madness. For this reason, his Mara is suppressed by the Spirit Whisper of Kafka, one of his companions, and he usually carries a quiet, taciturn air. He was once one of the High-Cloud Quintet and a short-life species craftsman who forged weapons. His name at that time was "Yingxing." Every weapon he forged was a masterpiece beyond the reach of even master artisans, and he held the title of "Furnace Master," bestowed upon the head of the Artisanship Commission. It is said that Dan Feng, Jingliu, and Jing Yuan all wielded weapons he forged. The sword "Shard Sword" that Blade currently uses was also originally crafted by him and was once Jingliu's beloved blade. In his youth, his homeworld was attacked and annihilated by the fleet of the Borisin, followers of the Abundance. Witnessing his family and kin being turned into nutrients for mountain-sized beasts, he swore revenge and left his homeworld, eventually arriving on the Xianzhou Luofu and joining the Artisanship Commission to forge a weapon capable of killing gods. He lost Baiheng, another member of the High-Cloud Quintet, in battle. Unable to accept her death, he conspired with Dan Feng to reincarnate her as a Vidyadhara. They broke the seal on the Ambrosial Arbor and performed the Dragon Transmutation, but a draconic abomination appeared, causing the "Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae." Afterwards, he came to resent Dan Feng, who had molted (reincarnated) and alone escaped the memories of their sin.
Raikan
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RaikanHe is the top employee of the housekeeping dispatch company "Victoria Housekeeping" and serves as the on-site executive officer. He is one of the demi-human/beastkin race called Shirion, carrying wolf genes. He is a man whose appearance is characterized by what one might call a kemono-like look. Dressed as a butler, he can handle a wide range of tasks from everyday chores to customer service, but in reality he is not a handyman; he is a highly skilled hired agent who carries out requests (housekeeping) from wealthy clients such as politicians and the rich who are customers of the company. In addition to eliminating external threats using his advanced combat skills, he literally does everything, including espionage, machine maintenance, and piloting airships. Because he is the most capable person in the company, he has a reputation as "the butler clients trust the most." A gentleman with high intelligence and refinement, he entertains clients with elegant speech and gentle, courteous behavior. Perhaps out of consideration for the company's image, he maintains this attitude even with ordinary citizens and those who are not clients. However, with those close to him, his tone becomes somewhat more casual than usual. Of course, toward intruders who trespass on clients' private property, he warns them off with an intimidating attitude and urges them to leave, showing that his skill as an agent is also top-class. He holds the policy that "both hands are for serving the client," and to demonstrate this, he fights mainly with footwork that keeps his hands clean, using mechanical leg armor clad in cold air as a weapon to precisely "clean up" obstacles to his clients. He also has a side as a superior who guides his subordinates, and he is often troubled by the eccentric behavior of his colleagues, such as one whose clumsiness never improves, one who serves lethal cooking, and one who is rude to clients. It seems that in his younger days, before being taken in by Victoria, he was fairly rough around the edges, and even now that passionate side comes out in high-stakes situations where every second counts. He is also somewhat unfamiliar with youth culture such as posting threads on the Internot and slang, and when he is in trouble he gets help from his teenage colleagues.