Have you heard about the noble family that betrayed Gin? It’s true! It was the Masaaki family.

For years before the First Queen’s War, the family struggled financially. With a large area in their territory, they used to strive. So how did they fall? Simply put, they lived in too much luxury.

Masaaki Sonoru, the last of the family to live in Gin, was born into inherited nigh-poverty. His grandparents had been the last to see true wealth, while his parents were giving most of what they could spare so their people wouldn’t want.

When the war broke out, Masaaki Sonoru was sent into the palace. He took the role of Prince Gin-Hyomoto Kyuru’s guard, but the boy died near the end. Masaaki Sonoru left! Can you believe that? What a coward!

Well, his children thought so too. After the war, Masaaki Sonoru moved to the far west. He kept his name, but no one there knew the Masaaki family. He got married, had two children, lived a happy life—until he told his then-teenaged sons that he abandoned the war effort. They killed him. Now, we don’t condone patricide, but he kind of deserved it, didn’t he?

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Anyway. His children tried to go to the capital and join the army, but at that point King Gin-Tsujihara Teiyori was ruling and he didn’t recognize the name; he advised that they make their own legacy instead of making up for their father’s.

They took it to heart, and tore their way through Gin and Kuro’s border fort. Their response when they were interrogated?

“We were told to make our own legacy, and we’re tired of Gin’s.”

Their audacity earned them a place in Kuro society. They were watched at first, but then they got everything they wanted within a few generations. Not fair!

They’re mostly just known for their rejection of Gin. But who knows? Some people think that they’re getting ready to betray Kuro, too…