kourin
Introduced as another servant of Shuurei at the palace. She was adopted by Taiho Sa when he found her collapsed in front of his house due to the war eight years ago. She holds him in high regard and was even prepared to poison Shuurei and then take her own life by drinking poison for him. Following his death, she was sent to live with Taiho Sa's wife. She later returned to the capital with Ensei to provide information about the situation in Sa Province.
Characters
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Kou Shuurei
Main
Age: 16 (at the start of the series), 30 (at the end of the Light Novel)Zodiac: SagittariusBlood type: OShuurei Kou is the daughter and only child of Shouka Kou of the Kou clan, one of the two most powerful clans in Saiunkoku. She is sixteen years old whe...
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Li Kouyuu
Main
Kouyuu Li holds the rank of Vice-Secretary of the Civil Affairs department, serving beneath Reishin Kou. Kouyuu was an orphan living in the streets before he was adopted by Reishin thirteen years ago; he survived by selling tickets to a street lottery of ...
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Ran Shuuei
Main
Age: 24The General of the Shaorin army. Part of the Ran family, one of the two greatest clans. The fourth oldest of five brothers. A very skilled swordsman and is usually calm, but likes to tease others. He was supposed to be guarding the Emperor with Kou...
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Rou Ensei
Main
First seen as a traveler who was taken in by Shuurei when she saw him passed out, due to a summer heat wave, near the entrance of her house. She invited him into her house to eat. When Seiran returned home, Ensei recognized him and called him "The Little ...
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Shi Seiran
Main
He started as a low-ranking army officer and is the sole remaining retainer in the Hong household. Seiran was taken in thirteen years ago by Shoka Hong, and he has made a vow to spend his life repaying that kindness, helping the Hongs by protecting them, ...
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Shi Ryuuki
Main
Ryuuki Shi is the reigning emperor of Saiunkoku. He is nineteen years old when the story begins. The youngest of six brothers, he was an unlikely candidate to ascend to the throne. Of his five elder brothers, four killed each other over the succession and...
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Tei Yuushun
Main
Yuushun Tei is the former Advisor of the Governors of Sa Province and Prime Minister of Saiunkoku. Yuushun is a mild-mannered man in his late thirties who walks with a cane. Despite his gentle exterior, Yuushun is considered to be dangerous and very power...
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Heki Hakumei
Supporting
A boy who ended up in 4th place in the National Exams also wanting to be assigned in the same Department as Kouyuu. He admires Koyuu and claims proudly that he even wants to be exactly like him, unaware that his idol has a hair-trigger temper and is unabl...
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Hyou Shusui
Supporting
Shusui Hyou is Shuureis main lady-in-waiting during her time as an imperial concubine. Her beauty is said by Ryūki to be comparable only to Kochou, the famous courtesan in the Red Light District. She loves the smell of sandalwood and had kept a fan made o...