Hyōei Isurugi

Hyōei Isurugi (石動 兵衛) is the 26th head of Isurugi Clan and grandfather of Rikka Isurugi.

Appearance
A short old man, Hyōei has grey hair and a grizzled beard. As a shinobi he wears an ink black shinobi uniform with a red scarf and a black fox mask to conceal his identity. When not acting as a ninja he wears dark blue hakama with a dark blue dogi.

Personality
He is a traditional man, Hyōei is a man who takes his position as head of the Isurugi clan seriously. As a master shinobi, he is a strict teacher of Isurugiryu Ninjutsu, pushing his granddaughter to her limit, yet showing he has a playful side as well. But he is also a dotting grandfather, who loves his granddaughter and would give his life to keep her safe.

Rikka Isurugi
When Allen became a researcher, Hyōei decided to teach his granddaughter the way of Shinobi. As a strict teacher of the Isurugi-ryu, Hyōei always pushed her to the limit, faithful in her being the one to succeed as 18th Master of the Isurugi Ninja. When the family was attacked, he risked his life to keep the Isurugi's data from enemy hands and held off the enemy in time to allow Rikka to escape.

Allen Isurugi
Allen is Hyoei's son-in-law. A scientist of Brad City, Hyoei and him clash over Rikka's future prospects at time. But the one thing they agree on most is that Rikka will one day decide her own path, and their love for the girl is without bounds. They both gave their lives to protect Allen's research from Brad and Lauren, and to save Rikka, who would go on to be both a researcher and the 27th head of the Isurugi bloodline.

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