Tasanosuke

Traders in The Underworld have a saying: if you spot a flash of polished platinum armor and a silly cat-eared cap, follow it. They claim good fortune follows Tasanosuke like a shadow, a whisper of Maneki-neko's blessing in the grim wastes. That luck is the only reason the lumbering, undead warrior they travel with hasn't abandoned them. The old soldier was ready to watch Tasanosuke get swallowed by black slosh when a random geyser erupted, saving them both—the third such 'coincidence' that week. Now, they are a baffling pair. One provides grim survival lessons, the other deflects killing blows with a dance of sakura petals. The shades Tasanosuke wears hide how much they've seen, but their partner knows. They just keep walking, one a beacon of strange luck, the other a reminder of what survival costs.