Ryūzōji Matashichirō (龍造寺 又七郎)

Chief Strategist of the Ryūzōji Clan

Summary

A founding general of the Ryūzōji Clan, and one of the few Nekomata Yōkai among them. Ryūzōji Matashichirō serves as the clan's strategist. Her calm demeanor and cool intelligence lend themselves well to this task, though she is also able to defend herself in combat with cryokinetic psychic powers if necessary. Having such a diverse skillset, as well as being one of the few people who knows everything that's going on in the clan's affairs, make her a lynchpin that holds the family together despite not being their true leader.
Matashichirō is level-headed and likes to consider situations before making a decision. She is also quite passive in her personality, and prefers to let others take the lead. Even with her inexperienced Daimyō, Ryūzōji Takanobu, Matashichirō will only step in if she feels it is truly needed. She cares deeply for their cause, and rankles easily at injustice, though she does not always show it outwardly. Her hobbies include mixing sweet drinks for herself and her friends and preserving interesting leaves between sheets of paper.

Background

Matashichirō was present during the initial negotiations between the Hashinara and Ryūzōji Clans. Though she deferred to Ryūzōji Takanobu as leader, she conducted most of the actual negotiating herself, helping the younger Bakeneko out whenever she could.
In favor of the Hashinara’s plan to capture Hosokawa Fujitaka without undue bloodshed, Matashichiro volunteered herself to be the other clan’s “prisoner”, exchanging herself for Matsumoto Ooawagaeri as an act of good faith.
During the negotiations with Hosokawa Fujitaka, the enemy Daimyō’s constant disregard and insulting attitude toward Yōkai, and Bakeneko specifically, caused Matashichirō to lose her temper. She froze Fujitaka and one of his guards, shattering them into pieces in an instant, killing them both. Later, once Ichinomiya Karen and Katsusada Shishauezaemon had worked together to pin the Daimyō’s death on Crocodile of the Igamono, she apologized for her rash behavior, and returned to Setsu Province.
After the battle in Yamashiro Province against Hosokawa Gracia‘s forces, Katsusada Shishauezaemon and Sen no Rikyū traveled to Setsu with Ryūzōji Masaie’s soul in tow. Rather than being welcomed, however, they were rebuffed several miles from Osaka. When they finally met, Matashichirō explained that a man with Katamoto’s same mask, garb, and voice had arrived a few days prior with a declaration of war. Combined with the death of Masaie, and Ryūzōji Takanobu’s serious injury in the previous conflict, Matashichiro had come to the conclusion that the entire event was a cunning ploy by the Hashinara and Oda Clans working together to eliminate the Ryūzōji.
She attempted to surrender to the Hashinara, knowing that her forces were insufficient to face them, but Shishauezaemon explained the misunderstanding, much to Matashichirō’s relief. She then gave permission for the other to raise Masaie as an undead creature, while Sen no Rikyū placed the dead generals original soul in the vessel.

龍造寺 又七郎

General Rank
B
General Type
Adviser

Current Location

Osaka Castle

Species

Nekomata

Ethnicity

Japanese

Honorary & Occupational Titles

• Adviser to Ryūzōji Takanobu
• Chief Strategist of the Ryūzōji Clan

Year of Birth

1387 172 Years old

Gender

Female

Eyes

Singular, amethyst

Hair

Medium, black, cropped

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Cream

Height

5'7

Weight

130 lbs

Aligned Organization

Ryūzōji

Other Affiliations

• Hashinara Clan
• Silver Meteor Storm

Combat Record

Slayer of:

• "Abandonment"
• Hosokawa Fujitaka