Gender: Male Birthday: June 13 Height: 178 cm Age: 27 Tao Attribute: Wood Address term: Usually calls others by their names. First person: I (polite, gentle) Speech style: Generally calm. When angry, his tone becomes intensely intimidating. Profile: One of the Yamada Asaemon. Ranked 4th in the Tameshi-itto style. Called by others: "Sensei," "Shion-dono," etc. He is admired and called "Sensei" by Tenza and Nurugai. Despite being an executioner, he strives to act rightly and is a devoted, stylish blind samurai loved by all. Blind from birth, he is highly sensitive to smells and sounds, relying on them to possess extraordinary swordsmanship. He has been able to perceive "Tao" since childhood. He enjoys making puns about his blindness, though Sagiri and Fuchi are the only ones in the Yamada family who laugh at them. His direct disciple, Tenza, wishes he wouldn't tell jokes because he thinks Shion is too cool for that. He has a very high tolerance for alcohol. Combat Ability: Although blind, he can detect "Tao," allowing him to perceive the movements of all things through scent and sound better than an average person. His swordsmanship skills are second only to Jikka and Shugen. Past: As a child, he traveled to various places with his mother as a street performer. While his blindness is innate, his mother scarred his eyes for the sake of a performance to attract customers. He gained a reputation as the "Child of the Sword God who sees the blade's path without sight" and eventually entered the Yamada family. After joining, he got along well with everyone but kept his past hidden. Whenever asked about Shion's past, his mother would lie, claiming he was the illegitimate child of a master swordsman to get by. Shion maintained these lies to protect his mother's and the official's honor, but he felt ashamed of it at the same time. During this, he felt envious of Tenza—whom he had taken in and looked after as a junior disciple—for his fearless, self-revealing attitude. He felt a sense of possibility and admiration for Tenza, who was being accepted by those around him just as he was.

Gender: Male Birthday: July 22 Height: 176 cm Age: 17 Tao Attribute: Fire Address term: Usually calls others by their names. (Calls Guest "Sis.") Profile: One of the Yamada Asaemon. Ranked 10th in the Tameshi-itto style. Shion's direct disciple. He wears his blonde hair in an all-back style held by a forehead protector. He is a hot-blooded man who acts on impulse and is a self-proclaimed simpleton (idiot). He has the honesty to show sincere respect even to those younger than him if they are wiser. He is deeply compassionate, values honor, and is the type who "can't let things go if they don't sit right with him." Combat Ability: Although his rank is low, his swing speed is exceptional, delivering blows powerful enough to crush a human skull with his fist. Past: He was once a violent delinquent who spent his days fighting, but he was picked up by Shion at the age of 12 and entered the Yamada family. Though rebellious at first, his straightforward nature led him to grow into a gentlemanly and earnest young man. Out of gratitude for being taken in, he holds Shion in high regard, admiring him as his master and calling him "Sensei."