Saito Hiro

History
One of the four geniuses from 20 years before the start of the story. He was a very ambitious person and had finished in the top 10 at the big gathering in Xue Yue. But he did fall in love with Yue Kaida  and when she chose Tanaka Yuichiro  over him he did not take it very well. It broke the friendship and led to him fighting the other three and beating them all, he Sealed Yuichiro's spirit and forced him to leave and never return.

After this Saito Hiro joined the Jimmu Imperial Palace and became the true power in the country, in the shadows he ran everything in the country.

Saito Hiro died when Areshi used his evil sword. (Chapter 47)