Asuka "Bokken" Hazuki

**Asuka Hazuki** (葉月 飛鳥), also known as Bokken, is a member of The Snake Tong, and part of Unit 13, the "Spellswords". She is known to be the cold swordswoman of the Unit, utilizing Reinforcement to such a proficiency that she can turn most mundane items, from a wooden sword to a rock, into deadly weapons that can pierce even magical armor. She is a prime example of the cold and serious Snake radiating an aura of lethality and poised to strike at any moment.

## Background

Asuka comes from a very long line of mages who all specialized in Reinforcement magic to the point of neglecting everything else aside from the basics that almost every mage learns, they sought to learn it to such a point that it even goes past the potential of the object being reinforced. Growing up she also learned the family's top tier reinforcement and the cold logic of a magus.

However she never really had much interest in reaching some goal that a guy generations before her set and that a person only generations after her would achieve, nor was she interested in political maneuvering to gain standing in the world of mages. She kept this a secret since she knew a mage family has no use for a heir who will not further the family's goals and so she continued to act like a magus until her late teens.

At that point in her life her parents decided to participate in a competition of magi in Europe. They didn't make it back. After receiving her inheritance and attending their funeral, she left the family house and started searching for her own goal, her own purpose in life elsewhere in the world. She held no ill will for them but wanted to find her own path in life.

After a strange encounter with a man who she thought was an idol producer recruiting her, she learned of the Snake Tong and was actually being scouted to join their ranks. The man had done is research on the Hazuki and their recent tragedy and offered Asuka a chance to work for them. She was interested by the proposal and accepted.

After joining and easily passing the trials given to potential recruits, Asuka was assigned to Unit 13 and to learn under her fellow members. She first met Charles Blanc and was eventually introduced to the others. At first she was quite respectful with him but his eccentric and vulgar nature quickly did away with that, she actually started calling him by his nickname just because of how it irked him at first. However despite her annoyance, she still showed respect to her seniors, despite their eccentricities. She got along with one Mathilde Philippe, better known as "Quebec", who quickly invited her to sparring the moment she noticed Asuka's potential for good old melee combat. She has become the main "Fighter" in the Unit, alongside Quebec, for their skill in close quarters. She gained the alias "Bokken" as a result of her disposing of enemies ruthlessly with just a wooden bokken sword.

## Personality

In contrast with Charles or Quebec, Asuka is almost always serious. She makes use of cold logic without hesitation and often appears to be cold as well. However, her colleagues in Unir 13 has rubbed off on her a bit and she will occasionally make a joke or act eccentrically. This seems to happen more often in battle.

She is a highly loyal member of the Snake Tong for both practical reasons and out of just a plain old sense of loyalty. She has no issue with the less moral dealings of the organization as she grew up in a world where people were willing to do even worse things for power or knowledge. Related to that, Asuka holds a bit of a "It's only natural that the strong live and the weak die" mentality but she will make an exception for her comrades. She doesn't particularly care if helping or saving a weaker member of the Shiai-shi contradicts with that mentality and will say as much if it's pointed out. This exception may extend to others but only if she forms a bond with them.

In battle she will keep her logical mindset but at the same time finds that she enjoys the act of combat. It is quite common for this to lead to situations in missions where she ends up taking on the bulk of the action much to Penguin's dismay. She will often respond that if he wants to engage in more of the action then he simply has to get faster. She often speaks in a dignified and calm way but will occasionally break that attitude in bad situations and start cursing. She's also not above appearing happy if something brings her enough joy. However if someone points it out she will quickly become irritated with them instead. Unless of course the original emotion was too strong in which case she'll just say she'd normally get irritated with them but at that moment they're safe.

Though she herself mostly makes logic based decisions she is willing to adapt in cases where she works with honorable, moral, prideful, etc. types. She is not willing to make concessions for the arrogant types however. Her compatibility with the latter is poor as she finds such arrogance to be nothing more than stupidity that'll get them killed.

In her free time she often hangs out with fellow Unit 13 members and or trains her sword and magic skills. Her favorite food is any type of Asian noodles and giving her some is a good way to get her out of a bad mood, into a good one, or less angry with the gift giver if she is angry with them for some reason.

## Abilities

### Magic

Reinforcement is the specialization of the Hazuki family. Thanks to their single minded pursuit of it it is far beyond what other magus families and even other individual Reinforcement specialists can do. It is capable of making her wooden sword sharp enough to cut through a brick wall with not even a chip off the sword and can enhance her body greatly. Additionally it can enhance her suit's protective ability to a similar level as Spectre's armor. Despite the specialization, Asuki is also trained in the basics of magic, as expected of a Snake Tong agent expected to fight other magi.

### Martial arts

Skills that she learned from her family and then more from the Tong. Since the family's only combat related spell is Reinforcement they need to know how to fight incase they get attacked by someone who can deal with brute force. As for the Shiai-shi there's plenty of martial arts instructors and their job often involves fighting so it was even more important there. She is mostly learned in unarmed combat and sword fighting, and Asuka constantly trains with colleagues such as Quebec.

### Equipment

**S11 'BB' Bulletproof Body suit**

Standard issue magic armor that Snake Tong provides its members. It is a black suit which was made to be bulletproof (tested with 9mm, 7.62, NATO/.308) and provides magic resistance, dispelling low level spells. It is considered to be one of the iconic uniforms of the Shiai-shi. Suit is made with a composite of multiple magical materials, a major one being Huohuan Bu Silk from a Spider Yaoguai. This makes the Suit durable (enough to withstand modern gunfire and magical projectiles), easily enchantable with magic, and has innate fire resistance. If the Suit was stained, one simply needs to burn the area with the stain and the mess will soon disappear without damaging the cloth.

**Bokken**

Asuka's main weapon. She states it's easier to carry in public than an actual sword is. It is only a simple but well maintained wooden sword, however when combined with her Reinforcement and skill even a wooden sword is dangerous.

**Snake Key**

A standard issue Shiai-shi knife. It is meant more as a tool than as a combat weapon as the blade is made of materials that aren't meant for combat and dispel magical energy, making it impossible for even Asuka to reinforce it. Its main use is to enter bounded fields undetected which is what earned the title of key.

**"Shroud Ties"**

Shroud Ties are standard issue magic armor and head protection, cleverly disguised as neckties that allow them to blend in with the Bulletproof Snake suit style. By pulling down the tie and channeling mana through them, the ties transform into balaclava masks that provide full coverage of the head and neck. The material is made to be as bulletproof as the suits and also provide the same magical protection. The Shroud Tie can be deactivated by the user removing the mask, and it will turn back into their necktie forms.

Asuka chose her design to center around her lower face, resembling the fanged mask of a samurai.