Kurogane Kazuomi

> 「*It's too easy for me to kill a scum like you.*」
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* Character
* Stage

* 2020
* 2023

* 1st
* 2nd

**Kurogane Kazuomi** is a character in the ROAD59 franchise affiliated with the Kurojou-gumi.

## Profile

Kensei's trusted aide who deals with everything calmly and never makes any blunders. He rarely changes his facial expression and doesn't let anyone read what's on his mind. Originally, he belonged to the Hakurou, but suddenly switched sides over to the Kurojou. As a result, he is seen as a traitor to the members of the Hakurou and is a target of their hatred.

## Appearance

Kazuomi has slicked black hair and turquoise eyes. His attire consists of a black suit, paired with a black tie and vest over a collared white shirt, and black formal shoes. He wears black leather gloves on his hands with two zippers on its dorsal.

## Personality

Kazuomi is a composed and apathetic individual who is quite stern. He is committed to his duties and does not let anything get in his way, resulting in him being quite condescending and insensitive towards others.

## Abilities

Having traits similar to a "Cyborg", as the Hiiragi sisters refer to him, Kazuomi fights with impeccable and adept skill, using a pistol and hand-to-hand combat against his opponents. He also seems to have sharp senses, being able to detect a hiding Kaya and catching her at gunpoint. Additionally, his Jingi allows him to slow down time and gain an advantage over his opponent, causing him to be quite formidable to fight against.

## Relationships

### Hakurou

* Himuro Sho: During his time with the Hakurou, it is said that Kazuomi was cherished by Sho as if he were his own brother, and Sho is still concerned about him even after his departure. But since Kazuomi has left the Hakurou, he looks down on Sho's naivety.
* Himuro Shizuka: Similar to the above, Kazuomi seems to have had a close relationship with Shizuka during his affiliation with the Hakurou, even continuing to refer to her as "ane-san" when they're in rival factions. In contrast with his aloof nature around others, Kazuomi easily lets his guard down around Shizuka and in turn, she secretly frets on his departure.
* Himuro Suzuka: Though they haven't interacted on-screen yet, Sho revealed to Kazuomi that Suzuka was saddened by Kazuomi's departure from the Hakurou.
* Hyuuga Shion: Shion is very hostile towards Kazuomi for betraying the Hakurou, and harshly refers to him as a "traitor".

### Kurojou

* Sumeragi Kensei: His boss. Kensei isn't as aggressive towards Kazuomi as he is with others and is probably his most trusted person, though he won't hesitate to put him at gunpoint if he shows any signs of defiance. Kazuomi often questions Kensei's actions, but will usually end up with a vague response from the latter.
* Hiiragi Sisters: While they both work for Kensei, the sisters do not collaborate well with Kazuomi, nor does he enjoy working with them either. Kazuomi mentions that if the Hiiragi sisters weren't Kensei's favorite, which Kensei actually denies later on, he'd "get rid" of them.

## Stage Plays

### 1st Stage Play

Kazuomi is first seen commanding a group of Kurojou personnel to hunt down Kaya. Shortly after, he meets up with the Hiiragi sisters in order to plan out her capture. Coincidentally, the person in question almost runs into them before hiding back in the shadows. Meanwhile, the Hiiragi sisters trifle with Kazuomi instead of cooperating with him, much to his irritation. Once the sisters leave, Kaya leaves from her hiding spot while Kazuomi's back is turned, but he ends up spotting her with his Jingi. Having a minor struggle with him, she manages to escape and he commands personnel to go after her. Subsequently, he calls out the Hiiragi sisters, who were watching from behind instead of helping, and gives them a final demand for them to proceed with their mission if they don't want to be killed.

Later on, Kazuomi and the Hiiragi sisters ambush Kaya once they find her with Bakuto. Bakuto tells Kaya to leave, while he handles the three on his own. The Hiiragi sisters go on ahead to pursue Kaya, while Kazuomi deals with Bakuto alone. With his skilled prowess, Kazuomi knocks out Bakuto by striking him in the gut, easily allowing him to flee the scene. He and the Hiiragis eventually capture Kaya and bring her to the Kurojou's headquarters where she meets Kensei. Following Kensei's conversation with Kaya on his plan to use her for unleashing the Orochi, he has his personnel send her away while he and Kazuomi are left alone. Kazuomi questions Kensei on what he plans on using the Orochi for, but instead receives a vague answer.

Afterwards, the Kurojou engages in conflict with the Hakurou, who were also hunting down Kaya. At its focal point, Kazuomi intercedes and withdraws the Hiiragi sisters from their battle with Sho and Shion. The latter duo does not take his appearance kindly, especially Shion, who sternly refers to him as a traitor to the Hakurou. Sho withdraws Shion in regard for Suzuka, leaving only him and Kazuomi behind. Attempting to reason with him, Sho informs Kazuomi that his departure put everyone, even Shizuka, in great distress. Shizuka promptly appears to refute Sho's words, but they are then interrupted by Shigure and Takahisa who were passing by. Shizuka unexpectedly attacks the Shinonome duo while giving Kazuomi a chance to escape from battle.

The following scene, Shizuka goes after Kazuomi. Though Kazuomi tries to tell her something, Shizuka stops him from talking, saying that it'd cause a nuisance for them. She requests him to go on his own way, but before he exits, he tells her to be careful to not to catch a cold. She gets irritated at the amount of worry he's caused, and the scene ends.

Subsequent events later, Kazuomi runs into Kensei and Sara after they've witnessed Renge's betrayal. Noticing Sara's panic over Kensei's request to kill Renge, Kazuomi offers to do the deed on her behalf instead, but Kensei stops him from doing so. Sara is eventually coerced to carry out his task, but she drags it on for far too long, thus prompting Kensei to kill Renge himself. After Kensei also kills Sara per request, Kazuomi asks if Kensei knew all along that the Hiiragi sister were destined to die (since his Jingi is said to foresee the future) which he confirms. He puts Kazuomi at gunpoint if he has anything else to say, but the latter assures him of his loyalty, and is ordered to kill the rest of PHOENIX, then taking his leave.

Kazuomi makes his last appearance during a standoff between the members of the Shinonome, Kurojou and the Hakurou, who all corner Kaya and Bakuto. Before they even get a chance to fight, Kaya stops the conflict by unleashing her Jingi, which was too powerful for all of the parties to withstand and results in them withdrawing.

### 2nd Stage Play

Kazuomi is first found pursuing Yuto and Kaya, both trying to run away from him. Eventually, Yuto is forced to fight off Kazuomi, but later finds the chance to escape with Kaya. Benedict and Maria ends up running into their scuffle, in which the former paralyzes Kazuomi from taking any action so he could converse with Kaya alone. As soon as Benedict deactivates his Jingi on Kazuomi, he takes his leave, and Kazuomi withdraws after overhearing the exchange between Benedict and Kaya.

Later on, Kazuomi arrives at Kensei's office per command. Wanting to know if he had found Ichijo yet, Kazuomi instead tells Kensei that he learned that Ichijo works in an illegal casino, much to Kensei's intrigue. Kensei realizes that the casino referred to would have been the one "that president" planned on purchasing, but Kazuomi assures him that the president he's talking about would not be much of a threat to the Kurojou. Kazuomi then questions why Kensei is so concerned about him, and to answer his question, Kensei describes a past business negotiation with the person in question while he was accompanied by the Hiiragi sisters.

After hearing Kensei's story, Kazuomi remarks that he must have really favored the Hiiragi sisters for trusting them enough to arrange such an important meeting, but Kensei replies that |he didn't really like them, rather, his brother did. Changing the subject, Kensei learns from Kazuomi that Benedict is not only linked to an overseas mafia but is also the leader of their Japanese branch. Finally realizing Benedict's intentions, Kensei orders Kazuomi to infiltrate one of his said casinos and obtain proof of a counterfeit bill, planning to report said casino to the police in order to get Benedict in trouble.

Scenes afterwards, as the conflict with PHOENIX grows more turbulent, Kensei snarks at news of the Hakurou getting caught up with them. Hearing this, Kazuomi attempts to leave in a rush, but Kensei stops him as he doesn't want to get involved into their conflict. Though Kazuomi tries to protest, Kensei puts him at gunpoint, questioning if he's that desperate to save his old friends, in which the former quickly denies. Seeing through his possible lie, Kensei ends up deciding to partake in their conflict with Kazuomi.

In his final appearance, the Kurojou arrives in front of the Shinonome. As they were weakened from their battle with PHOENIX, Kensei orders by Kazuomi to finish them off. Kiyonobu attempts to fend them off, but Shizuka intercedes, telling the Kurojou that if they want to fight the Shinonome, they'd have to fight the Hakurou first. Though this puts Kazuomi at hesitation, Kensei has no qualms against it and attempts to make his personnel fight them until he hears police sirens ring in the distance, forcing him and to retreat with their personnel.

## Gallery

### Illustration

* Promotional Art
* Twitter Art
* Manga
* Miscellaneous

Full Body IllustrationFull Body 2023 IllustrationKurojou MembersKazuomi ChibiROAD to Party Key Visual**ROAD to Party Countdown:** "You're still the same as ever, aren't you Sho? How long will you continue to call me "brother" like that?"

2021 April Fools' Comic No.2Gidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage PlayGidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage PlayGidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage Play"New Life" Support Campaign Illustration

ROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party Illustration**LINE Sticker**: "Understood."
### Cast

* Promotional Images
* 1st Stage
* 2nd Stage

## Etymology

* **Kurogane** (黒鉄) directly translates to "black iron".
* **Kazuomi** (一臣) can be split into two parts; "一" means to "one" or "first" and "臣" refers to a retainer or an attendant, or a noun that servants to use to address themselves when speaking to their master.

## References

* Official Website Profile

1. ↑ Kazuomi's Twitter Overview
2. ↑ Shizuka's Twitter Overview