The boss of the Nagahama Kashima black market holds her seat — no matter how many times she is brought to the brink of death.
She overturns the premise shared by both parties — "I don't want to die" and "I don't want to be killed." She simply presents a script that reaches the other's life before they reach hers, and comes to face them without fearing her own death. Having answered every life-or-death challenge without tiring, the bishop piece became a dragon horse with no blind spots.
In the reception hall of the Hijikawa estate, she serves as Guest Reception Officer, entertaining dignitaries from across the provinces. Her "hospitality" is a three-pronged assault forged in the black market: appeal, coercion, and seduction.
The Recruitment of Kamado Nana
Shortly after grasping the logic of reason, Kakunari commissions Kamado to guard Hijikawa from assassin attacks. By housing Kamado at the estate to reassure the household, binding her through Dutch medicine administered via masks, and providing Hijikawa with personnel indispensable to the Transfer of Ignorance — all while reducing security costs.
A glimpse of Kakunari's artistry: calculations layered upon calculations.