Kaede

Strong-willed due to his stepsister’s influence, and having a sharp tongue due to Takiji’s influence. Influence: speaks in keigo due to training by the village chief. Persistent training. Because his mother passed away after he was born, his father placed Kaede in the village chief’s custody soon after and disappeared. People told him stories about his parents, but Kaede himself doesn’t remember them, so he doesn’t really care.