Shojiro Ito

Shojiro Ito (伊東 正次郎 Itō Shōjirō) is the best friend of Kiichi Momozaki and a minor character introduced in “Episode 20”.

Personality
Ito is Kiichi's friend shown during Yugiri's past in the second season, two years ago he caught his attention since he heard of a madman in Saga trying to recover the old prefecture and he went to make fun of him, but he ended up feeling sorry for that nobody was paying attention to him. He is always following Kiichi wherever he goes and from time to time they go out to eat or to the park, however he always tries to make Kiichi forget his plan to save Saga for some reason and tells him that it is better for him to become a doctor and study. something because he is very intelligent. Ito is shown as someone serious and with charisma who does not want to repeat the war of 1874 and recommends to Kiichi that if he continues like this he will create a new uproar in Saga. Ito is serious when he realizes that Yugiri is helping him with his plan and tries to follow Yugiri closely as well, it also seems that he is related to government espionage to prevent further riots.

Appearance
Ito seems to be already in his adulthood and knows how to defend himself very well when Yugiri attacked him so it seems that he received some kind of training, he wears a blue Yukarta throughout the episode and classic wooden shoes from the Meiji era. His physical appearance makes him look quite young, his hair is gray as well as his eyes and he always seems to wear a serious appearance when he is not with Kiichi.

Natural Abilities

 * TBA

Skillset

 * Impersonification - He was able to mimic the police officer’s voice in order to scare Kiichi into thinking he was in trouble again.

Unique abilities

 * Encryption - The letter that he throws to the tramp at the end of the episode is encrypted and says the following:
 * If/when the target's supporters gather... I couldn't confirm the target until now. There is a high probability that they will spread from now on.

Trivia

 * Ito appears to be a member of the Kenpeitai, the secret police of the Japanese army. Considering they were founded in 1881, just 2 years before this episode, it lines up with the timeline and would also explain why Ito was able to defend himself so quickly from Yugiri's chopsticks. He also mentions that he only became friends with Kiichi after learning of his political activities. With all of this, it doesn't bode well for Kiichi or Yugiri to have attracted his attention.
 * He is named after Kashitaro Ito, an officer of the Shinsengumi. So yeah, being a cop seems to be hinted at.

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