9 Matsuyama's Harbringers

The **9 Matsuyama's Harbringers** are the executive heads of the Matsuyama and the Matsuyama Clan Leader's lieutenants who have been given absolute authority.

## Overview

The 9 Harbringers are the most powerful and highest-ranking members of the Matsuyama. They are also all wealthy, powerful organization of Japanese society.

The 9 Harbringers chose those in the Matsuyama who have proven themselves in their strength to become their direct lower-classed subordinates. All of the Subordinates are revered by their harbringers and underlings, often addressing them "Lord" or "Lady," and try not to get on their bad side. Rank-and-file Victor consider a sparring session with a Harbringers an honor.

Each Harbringer is assigned a number, which is based on the raw capability of the individual. Upon joining the 9 Harbringers, members also take up a new name as well as a title (also referred to as an alias or codename).

To obtain the rank or replace of Harbringers, The Challenger will fighting against one of Harbringers and defeat them, Those who lose, if lucky, may be spared. If unlucky, they will be executed.

## Plot

### Chinju Forest Arc

Tamaki and her companions would shortly thereafter embark on the Chinju Forest to face-off against The Soul Weaver, Mizuno Daikiji, who was manipulating a group of harbringers to forcibly act as his family and to assist him in the killing of warriors. After that, Tadao Tenji came to help her and her friend. Tadao can swiftly easily shattered Mizuno's body.

After Mizuno's death Number 9 of all 9 Matsuyama's Harbringers. The remaining 8 harbringers came to his funeral. At that time, Takamitsu did not attend Mizuno's funeral. Despite being one of his favorite subordinates. This could be to conceal Takamitsu's identity before the final battle.

### The Crux Arc

The Dream Witch, Usagi is then given a tasked with killing the one of hashira, Usagi later intercepted Tamaki with her companions on a ship. She combining body with the ship and using her Techniques to trap them in their dreams. Through the joint effort of Tamaki Tenji and Kinoshita Yamazaki, Usagi is soundly defeated, only for their short-lived victory to be interrupted by the unexpected arrival of The Gladiator, Tadashi. Tadashi would commence battle with Yushiro Kitamura. After a lengthy battle, Tadashi mortally wounds Yushiro and kill him.

### Entertainment District Arc

The Maiden, Shizuka, is the next high ranked subordinates encountered. After receiving word of a harbringers claiming its feeding ground in the Entertainment District, Sound Hashira, Morio Koganeya sets off with the aid of Tamaki, Yoichi, and Kinoshita. The group manages to locate Shizuka and corner her, only for her to reveal her older brother and the Sixth of Nine Harbringers, The Evil Reptilian, Yoshiteru. Yoshiteru and Shizuka, are then revealed to be sharing bodies and were finally both defeated after their simultaneous killing.

### Konda Village Arc

Takamitsu gave The Mad Eyes, Kawaguchi and The Assasin, Okamoto (Forth of Nine Harbringers and Fifth of Nine Harbringers) a mission to exterminate the Konda Village, to reduce the power of the Hayakawa army by removing their ability to fight on par with the harbringers without swords. Both Kawagushi and Okamoto were slain in the fights.

## Members

†: The character is deceased and passed on to the afterlife ☮: The character has resigned ⚓: The character retired (incapacitated) and/or their fate is unknown