˗ˏˋ Vist the Ōkami Deity of Balance ´ˎ˗

"Set ablaze your heart, wherever you go."

"You yourself have to change, or nothing will change you."

༺ ŌKAMI DEITY OF BALANCE : tetsuro has taken on the role of former kami 'roku' in ascending to higher status amongst the kami as 'raiju'. his job involves tending to the spiritual balance between the co-existence of mortals and yokai. his responsibility also involves being a spiritual guide and aid to everyone around him. he holds a lot of knowledge involving the kami. he is also capable of various priestly duties, such as; purification, warding, blessings, weddings, etc. one can reach tetsuro easily by praying to a wolf statue, hearing out prayers or wishes.༺ BEACON TO YOKAI: It's easy for almost all yokai to recognize that Tetsuro's presence is intense, let alone unmissed. Even if they can't pinpoint what exactly he is, he gives off a blinding beacon of holy spiritual energy that tends to attract curious yokai, especially to where he resides at Nightraid Headquarters.

༺ SELF-MADE SAMURAI: With any given chance, Tetsuro certainly is one to love the ways of the samurai and the sword. He's often in Kugane in his free time, and would be more than willing to cross swords with another samurai. He names his sword style as 'Seinaru Hinokokyu', translating to 'holy fire breathing'.༺ DOJO MASTER: nightraid hq happens to hold an indoor dojo where training often takes place, though it does not take too much to convince the master to teach or offer a few lessons / sparring sessions for outsiders in self defense or martial arts, such as; kenjutsu, soujutsu (spear), the nodachi, assassination, etc.
"Win or Lose, every spar is a valueable lesson to be had."

༺ BOUNTY BOSS: running a bounty office comes with plenty of opportunity. tetsuro oves to network with individuals seeking work such as bounties, hunts, and odd jobs. he always has a business card on hand that would lead one to nightraid's bounty call where one can sign up for a bounty and make extra coin.

༺ BLUE EXORCIST: tetsuro is often tasked with ridding of what is known to the hidden realm as 'impurities', that being more malicious and plaguing yokai usually preying on weaker yokai, or mortals. If there's an impurity uprising, he must immediately see to it. he's been called by establishments to set up wards and rid of dangerous or darker entities.

༺ ENTERTAINER: a lot of time also goes into the entertainment side when it comes to tetsuro. he's hosted multiple events, such as; host clubs, karaoke night, rave events, and more. he is also known for playing the shamisen quite well, and some bamboo flute traditionally. sometimes he may show up to perform at certain venues, so if he's wanted he'll take the chance. or it's easy to recognize him from public events!

༺ SOCIAL BUTTERFLY: Given his jovial and friendly nature, if all else fails, he's very easy to approach to just start a conversation with. One would find Tetsuro most present in Hingashi / Othard, though he does tend to travel a lot so it's not difficult to catch him outside of the region. Posters of his face from a hingan band known as 'Y☆KAI' is all ove Kugane.

༺ Hingan Proverb ༻
༺ 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず༻
"if you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch its cub." meaning: nothing ventured, nothing gained.

♡ Scilla Nobuyuki (Wife)
Initially elusive to him, Tetsuro met Scilla within his office as the fennec kitsune sought out a teacher in hand to hand. At the time, Tetsuro had been getting over heartache, yet Scilla stuck close to wolf throughout this time with nothing but patience. Eventually, the two continued to run into each other and grew close. At times, they would nap with one another or generally share a sleeping space in which Tetsuro felt safe. The more Tetsuro began to learn about Scilla, the more he wanted to know of him, and such blossomed into something beyond simple fondness. The two recognized their feelings for one another, along with the very motif that Tetsuro felt the most alive and whole when surrounded by flowers.. and as he has come to known, Scilla represents those flowers. Scilla has become everything Tetsuro did not know he needed in a lover and in his life. They are now teachers to one another, with Tetsuro showing Scilla the way of the sword and Scilla introducing magic and manipulation to Tetsuro. He believes that fate has led them to one another in these various instances.. especially how Scilla makes Tetsuro feel he is allowed to do many things he once suppressed due to his past, and experiencing many 'firsts' with him.

❤ Kenta Wulf (Little Brother)
Centuries ago, Tetsuro was banished from he and his younger brother's home village before Kenta was even born. They had met for the first time ever briefly after Tetsuro returned to see his mother for the first time since his banishment, only to find his father was the one who killed her. As Kenta ran to Tetsuro's defense at that time, getting in the way of their father, he was also killed immediately right in front of him. That murder is still one of the most haunting things Tetsuro has had to deal with. With that, Tetsuro harbored so much guilt for so long, thinking he could do more for his younger brother, blaming himself for Kenta's endurance of cruelty and abuse from their father. After a painful chase, thinking that his brother was doomed to be a loss soul after his father killed him, Tetsuro was given a second chance. To find Kenta's Hoshi no Tama and restore his spirit into a new vessel. Once found, Tetsuro spends his time teaching and introducing to Kenta the things he's found to learn about the Apparent Realm that he loves so much, and also getting to know his baby brother far more. To teach him love rather than pain and cruelty like his father. Kenta took up the bow as the first weapon Tetsuro himself had ever taken up at a younger age and strives to do his best under his elder brother's company.

❤ M'yhe "Youta" Tia (Adopted Son)
Tetsuro called upon this blind Seer for insight after the two of them met on several bounty offers, finding interest in the man's 'capabilities' especially his ability to card read and tell fortunes. During this time, he was dealing with the outcome of his trip to the Hidden Realm after avoiding it for centuries.. only to see his father was a cold blooded murderer of their own family.. thus he sought the seers expertise on looking deeper. With this, he was inspired to conquer his inner struggles thanks to the Seers words despite being a touch stubborn about it. At the beginning, he realized he couldn't quite pronounce the other man's name properly, so he settled to dub him 'Youta', which in doman means 'child of sunlight', something he found fitting. Currently, at times Tetsuro would find the blind Seer's humor amusing, other times he may want to sock him in the face, but it's all love. He sees sheer strength and wisdom in Youta, most of all. At times, the Mask would refer to Youta as 'Little Sheep' with their pasts secretly intertwined.

❤ Ninka'ir "Haruko" Tayuun (Adopted Son)
At first, Tetsuro hadn't thought too deeply that Ninka would come to remind him of someone he still holds dear to his heart. Through training, he watched how his determination to aid others was a clear trait of his. Specifically the fact that his weapon of choice is the bow and arrow, the very first practice Tetsuro took up, and closely mentored someone dear to him he took in earlier years, he feels a necessity to teach Ninka and watch him grow. Again, Tetsuro is not all too grand with tribe names but he chose to dub him, 'Haruko', meaning 'Spring Child' as he associates Ninka with flowers and lighter colors, mainly for his kindness and warmth. In recent Moons, Tetsuro's passed brother, Kenta's spirit, was drawn to attaching to Ninka, being able to communicate in shorter ways and lending his fox fire. Tetsuro trusts him with Kenta's life.. literally. He's even entrusted Ninka with training his kid brother in the way of the bow and arrow, as well as other personal things.

❤ L'amp "Hikaru" Tia (Adopted Son)
The first time Tetsuro saw L'amp was at a fateful encounter on a patrol NightRaid was taking in Kugane regarding an uprising of cloaked Oni-beings with criminal activity. Some of Tetsuro's men had run into the boy nearly slain by one of the Oni in which Tetsuro was contacted and rushed to his defense. While his companions protected L'amp from the beast, Tetsuro immediately snatched up L'amp and rushed him to safety as soon as possible. His eyes were on the boy and his book, to keep him safe, to not allow for him to be dragged into the mess they had to deal with as a job. However.. that same evening Tetsuro brought L'amp home with the rest of NightRaid, offering him a home. Initially with the duty of simply noting and recording events, to teaching the boy physical defense and fighting, he's trusted him through thick and thin, and important notes to aid their cause in finding the Hoshi no Tama. The connection between L'amp's being and attachment to his book, his tribe and Tetsuro's clan, for the first time felt understood to the fullest. And thanks to that... he doesn't mind being called 'Tou-san'.

❤ Salem "Satoru" Tia (Adopted Son)
Despite how they firstly met, due to his protectiveness over one of their members, he did initially wish to know Salem BETTER, starting with a dance off at one of Dragon Tear's rave nights.. however, he was shown through his worries that Salem was a good man he could trust with their youngest member. Strength.. sincerity.. a good level of wisdom and sageness a man bearing the name, Satoru, holds. Not knowing him as well as others may, he does trust him, especially through being exposed to the world in which Tetsuro and NightRaid are up against. One thing he'll never forget is having Salem as one of the people at his side issuing mass amounts of his aether to save his spirit on the verge of collapsing.. that truly did signify his trust in Salem.

✦ Ryo Setsu (Best Friend)
The two of them grew up together, given their clans were close at the time before Tetsuro's exile.. Ryosetsu was most observant of Tetsuro's secret love for the sword, and so he'd listen to his pair's fascination over combat, his findings at the hidden library, his future goals.. he did enjoy seeing a little more spark in Tetsuro's life. Though unfortunately after the exile, he hadn't seen Tetsuro for centuries afterwards. And for the ninth's absence, he has always felt a deeply pitted guilt for leaving Ryosetsu pairless for hundreds of years, despite Ryo not resenting him for it. His focus is to rekindle and reconnect what he had with the seventh when they were younger. Though, eventually it seems Ryosetsu himself was able to pick up swordsmanship and the axe in his pair's absence, and come to learn why exactly Tetsuro found the mortal realm to be such a delight.

☆ Ranmaru Ji (Rival.. friend)
These two may heavily clash with one another, their personalities differing, though perhaps not quite realizing just in common they may be. From shitty, violent fathers, to unknowingly training under the same shinobi clan, baring with an uncontrollable temper, Tetsuro still regards Ranmaru as someone important to their cause. Just as the rest of the servants, each has their own history revolving around their jewel, knowing Ranmaru had also ventured into the Mortal Realm after being abandoned by his father, leaving behind his deceased mother and sister, just as Tetsuro was made to leave his deceased mother and brother. Ranmaru does often instigate Tetsuro's, especially in the 'Manifestation' arc. Tetsuro wants to show Ranmaru to trust and maintain his anger, as the two of them share these struggles but moreso in a disconnected fashion. However, Ranmaru has this constant issue with goading Tetsuro into fighting him.. seeing as they both have that inner rage and Ranmaru, of all Servants, has seen the Mask up close and what it is capable of. The two ultimately made amends, thus having each other's backs from a distance.