Yushin

**Yushin**, also known as the **Ghost of Dust City**, is Hero Killer's former teacher and caretaker that looked after her since her older sister Yeon's death.

He is a former member of the Elders, one of the nine strongest Gift users in the world but lost his seat after being defeated by the Skysword in a one-on-one duel over a century ago but through his former student's goal of destroying the Hero Clan Yushin believes that she will avenge him with her actions.

## Appearance

Yushin is a tall old man with chin length gray hair and closed eyes that make him appear to be blind. He wears clothing that resemble European nobility and long brown boots. In his days as an Elder, he used to wear and carry two red straight swords along with his Elder symbol before it was destroyed. Since his duel with the Skysword, he was confined to a wheelchair. His exact age isn't currently known, but he is implied to be incredibly old as he referred to the Iron Witch as a "girl".

## Personality

    Yushin is a very quiet man that speaks in a formal manner. However in his youth, he was known to be wilder and acted with a more aggressive attitude with scenes of him radiating an air of potent bloodlust while smiling/smirking with a sadistic look even during heights of danger.

    He still retains this demeanor but in a more mature approach which is shown to intimidate and cause the likes of Engen, Victoria, and Hekate to flinch despite their own prowess. And as a former Elder, he views the larger masses as mere "ants" as highlighted during his reunion with Victoria.

Aside from that, Yushin is an intelligent man and acts like a father figure to Ihwa with it being mutual as she refers to him as "old man." He is one of the very few whom Ihwa genuinely puts effort to keep safe and trust. He would express concern about her safety during her public debut as he asked Engen to look after her, but he also has the highest amount of confidence in her abilities as he warned the Smiling Man not to be destroyed by her with a proud smile on his face. Yushin truly believes that she will avenge him through her goals.

## Background

Yushin’s early life is a complete mystery as nothing is known about it as he was born centuries ago during the days of Chaotic Era. After the Chaotic Era, he was crowned an Elder after being elected by the people due to his immense powers as a Gift user and fame as a master swordsman as a member of the Four Swordsmen. Yushin ruled over his territories Yerim and what would become District 17: Dust City while encountering numerous important figures such as the original Executioner who he fought in a duel, and many others like Victoria.

After the destruction of Nera at the hands of the mysterious Iron Witch, a swordsman known as the Skysword appeared before Yushin after defeating a great number of district lords and challenged him to a duel. After a fierce battle that lasted for more than a week, the man defeated Yushin, who became crippled from the fight and lost his Elder symbol. He would start using a wheelchair and lose half his strength but still remained powerful despite his weakened state.

What Yushin did after his loss is currently unknown, but it was mentioned that he was sympathetic to the Villains during the War of the Reeds, and most likely met Engen, the second king of Nera and the Butcher during this period but his activities after the war ended are completely unknown. However, at some point, he met and became acquainted with Ijincheon, the successor and former student of his old rival the Executioner during the modern era. Well into the modern era, he would start to be referred to as the "Ghost of Dust City'" or "Devil of Dust City" by Villains and the Hero Clan as he became an urban legend.

Yushin would resurface during Operation Dusk as he fought off members of the Hero Clan's Black Hand when they were attacking Yeon, an agent of the clan. After driving them off, Yushin appeared in her home but was too late as Yeon died from her wounds in front of her younger sister, Ihwa. Yushin would ask the young girl if she wanted revenge against those that had killed her sister with the young girl answering if it was possible and replied that out of the numerous heroes how did she intend to find the ones responsible.

     Ihwa answered that she would kill them one by one over and over again. Yushin would accept Ihwa as his student and take her in.  Their time together isn't fully known aside from it being full of intense training but the two became close as Ihwa begin referring to him as "old man". Yushin would teach her everything he knew about combat, fighting, and his swordsmanship.

 During this time, Yushin also taught Ihwa how to use the Executioner's signature technique with a demonstration and warned her to never drink alcoholic beverages due to the unfortunate events that unfold because of it.

## Story

### District 17 Assault Arc

After years of training, Yushin and Hero Killer observed Jade, the Mad Dog as the hero was selected to be her final test and the true finalization of her training.  After killing the corrupted hero Yushin tells Ihwa that there was no going back as the Hero Clan would start to come after her with more powerful heroes and asked if she was prepared with her confidently answering yes as it didn't matter how many she had to face.  Days after Jade's death Yushin would ask Engen to keep an eye on and look after his former student while proudly declaring to the former king that he should be careful not to be destroyed by her.

### The Torch Arc

Yushin is seen talking to a mysterious man who asks if his daughter is really dead and Yushin apologizes while telling him that he was too late to prevent it . The man then asked if Yushin was responsible for it while showing his hostility, but the former Elder tells him that a member of the Four Swordsmen may have played a part in his daughter's death, who is reveled to be Yeon. Yushin tells the man that he might need to face an Elder and asks if he's confident, but the heavily armed man simply tells him that he wouldn't have appeared if he wasn't and leaves while getting ready to find his other daughter .

### Nostra Arc

Yushin's warning of never touching alcohol is briefly remembered by Ihwa as she was about to drink a sip of some. Yushin was later mentioned during the Elders Summit as Victoria told the other members about their reunion and fight. Bishop would ask her if she killed, but Victoria simply shrugged to his question.

Yushin's current activity and whereabouts are unknown.

## Battles & Events

**Past**

* Yushin vs. The Executioner
* Yushin vs. Jintae's Master
* Yushin vs. Skysword

**District 17 Assault Arc**

* Yushin vs. Victoria

## Trivia

* Yushin is the first Elder to be introduced in the series.
* Yushin was the first to experience a drunken Ihwa.
* It is likely that Yushin was the one to kill the previous Executioner who himself noted that Yushin would give him a graceful sendoff to as his final adversary.

## References

1. ↑ Episode 6
2. ↑ Episode 2
3. ↑ Episode 1
4. ↑ Episode 2
5. ↑ Episode 6
6. ↑ Episode 90
7. ↑ Episode 91

## Navigation

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