Takuma Hashizume

The politician who appears in episodes 15 and 16 was manipulating the Kamikaze Squad to systematically assassinate rival politicians and influential business figures. Since all his targets were individuals suspected of corruption, there were people who regarded the Kamikaze Squad as "champions of justice." However, in reality, this politician himself was involved in corruption. He plotted to assassinate Aritomo Yamagata, who was the greatest obstacle to the state guesthouse, but he failed and was arrested. At that time, he insisted, "I have nothing to do with the Kamikaze Squad." He also told the merchants, "In this era, swordsmen are only useful for assassinations," and it was revealed that after killing Yamagata, he planned to eliminate the entire Kamikaze Squad.