Masanori Komatsu

Masanori is son of Shogun Yoshinori Komatsu of Nara Province. He is the eldest son of Yoshinori's second wife, which has always been a point of bitterness, particularly since his half-brother was named heir some years ago. A rikugun chusa in his father's army, Masanori is a reasonably accomplished swordsman and a cunning tactician.
Masanori and Raito, along with Kenta Sato, are all good friends, as they are roughly the same age and their parents are close allies, meaning they spent much of their childhoods together.
The Komatsu family fought against Osamu Miro in the Unity War. Though they eventually lost and many of their members fell in the field of battle, Masanori was among those who saw long-term survival more important than honour on the battlefield. He and some of his cousins surrendered, allowing them to continue holding on to their family's vast wealth and holdings, and to continue operating in the new governing order. This eventually paid off: in the new system, he was elected onto the local ruling council, and successfully managed to gain the power that had eluded him for so long.
Masanori had several wives and many children, as his father before him, and enjoyed his life of wheedling votes and favour more than he ever liked being in the army. Seeing as over the next few decades he gained equal if not greater wealth and power in this situation than he would have otherwise, as well as ensuring that his children were in a much better position, Masanori was well-pleased with how everything turned out.
Ryuji Komatsu is a direct descendant of Masanori.
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