Houzouin Inshun

Thrust with it, and it becomes a spear. Cut with it, and it becomes a scythe. Draw it back, and it becomes a sickle. No matter how it's used, it never fails to hit its target...

Such is the renowned Houzouin jumonji spear.

Houzouin Inshun is the second generation master of Houzouinryu Soujutsu, and his skill was said to reach the realm of the divine.

Height/Weight: 177cm, 79kg

Origin: History

Region: Japan

Alignment: Neutral-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Human

Gender: Male

"I will have no alcohol. My slash will become impure. I will have no meat. My thrust will become dull."

Houzouin Inshun. His secular name was Mitsuda Gennosuke. As the successor of the Houzouin name, he learned the ways of the spear and monk from In'ei, the founder of Houzouinryu Soujutsu.

At that time, Houzouin's Soujutsu was already widely known because of In'ei's exploits. It was he who had the revolutionary idea of modifying the original simple spear into a jumonji spear, a cross-shaped spear, so one could cut, sweep, and hammer in addition to standard thrusts.

But In'ei abandoned the spear.

"One who serves the Buddha while studying spearmanship is not sincere."

"If one seeks to serve the Buddha, one must abandon the spear."

Leaving those words to Inshun, his successor, In'ei passed away at the age of eighty-seven.

Inshun, however, did not give up on the art of spearmanship.

He came to the conclusion that as a disciple of Houzouin, the path of the Buddha and spear could be walked simultaneously, and he revived the Houzouinryu Soujutsu after In'ei's death.

Seeking the Truth of Martial Arts: B

A skill given to those who devote themselves to martial arts wholeheartedly, regardless of position, honor, riches, or gender.

As long as Houzouin Inshun carries the jumonji spear, his fighting ability grows, and he gains something of a resistance to mental attacks.

『Oboro Urazuki, Eleven Forms』

Rank: C

NP Type: Anti-Personnel

Range: 1-5

Maximum Targets: 1

The Far Side of the Pale Moon.

Houzouin Inshun's mastered technique using the jumonji spear serves as his Noble Phantasm. This NP uses Inshun's Back Eleven Forms, in contrast to In'ei's Front Fifteen Forms. It is molded after the skills of Inshun, whose spearmanship was said to be a match for gods and the Buddha, and can be adapted to defeat any enemy or attack.

In addition, should it be his first encounter with an enemy, no matter how peculiar or unknown their weapon may be, this Noble Phantasm will resolve any disadvantages that may arise from this unfamiliarity.

Inshun never wanted to kill, nor fight. He was a Buddhist monk, and so neither rank nor status held any allure for him. Instead, his interest in his spear lay simply in honing his skill.

There are humans who surpass beasts.

There are humans who surpass oni.

There are humans who surpass man.

The only thing that could challenge such people is pure skill. After all, it is said that even small pebbles can become a castle wall if they are stacked up little by little.

Inshun believes this is the way of man. There is no specific record of Inshun ever actually fighting anyone, but his skill and technique were praised as having "surpassed gods and the Buddha."