can you pls write on how you imagine the other first-year students to be like in the fantasy au? like ikumi, hayama, polar star, etc
Thanks for the ask! Some the 92nd generation is mentioned in the original AU post, but the rest of them are here.
Ikumi is the daughter of a noble family in Totsuki Kingdom and her father serves on King Senzaemon’s war council. From a young age, Ikumi was carefully schooled in the arts of swordplay and battle tactics, and she is counted among best fighters in the kingdom. Growing up, she was one of the Princess Erina’s close companions, and her favorite sparing partner (because Hisako was always too afraid of hurting her). When Erina ascends the throne, Ikumi will become her most trusted general.
Yuki’s parents are tenants on the Isshiki family’s estate, but she works in the royal city as a huntress and procurer of magical goods. She is known as one of the best archers in the land, and once bested the Princess Alice — who is broadly considered the best marksman in Totsuki — in a contest. She is an amazing animal tracker, and has amassed considerable wealth through her ability to harvest pixie pollen and phoenix ashes. Her broad knowledge of the woods becomes incredibly important when the kingdom is planning its battles against Azami’s forces.
Zenji is a scholar who lives and works within the royal university. His areas of study include history, cartography, and defensive magic (though he himself is not a mage). It was his research that made King Senzamon aware of the talisman that could disrupt Azami’s curse, and his maps that guided Souma and his companion to its probable location. In the years to come, some will say that it is him, along with Yuki, who truly turned the war in Totsuki’s favor.
Shun is the son of the best blacksmith in the royal city and has willingly learned his father’s trade. His specialty is the crafting of weapons, and he has made the swords and axes of all of Totsuki Kingdom’s most famous warriors. It is a little known fact that he is a talented swordsman himself and could have easily become a knight if he’d been willing to abandon his family business. However, when he is called to war along with the other fighting men, his prowess in battle becomes public knowledge.
Ryoko’s family owns a very popular tavern in the royal city, and the beer and ale served in her place are famous throughout the kingdom. She appears to be an average woman, steadfastly awaiting her marriage to the blacksmith’s son, but in truth, she also works as a spy for the royal family. Men often become loose lipped when they’re deep in their cups, and she has stopped more than one plot against the crown by keeping an ear to the ground.
Miyoko is a member of Totsuki Kingdom’s minor nobility and a young officer in King Senzaemon’s navy. She has tried for many years to recruit Megumi into the navy, given her skills as sailor and swordswoman, to no avail.
Subaru is part of Azami’s faction. He works as a minor military officer and an enforcer (read as extortionist) to the heir of the Eizan Bank. He is the first person in Azami’s faction to cross blades with Souma and assess him as a threat.
Daigo and Shoji are guards at the royal palace, charged with protecting the king and his family from harm. Shoji has a younger sister who would have died from a fever in childhood if the Lady Arato had not healed her. After this event, Shoji swore to protect Hisako always and viewed his oath to her as even more sacred than his vow to protect Totsuki’s royals.
Urara is a spy for Azami’s camp, sent into Totsuki to collect intel on the orders of Kinokuni Nene. She quickly seeks employment at the palace as a lady’s maid and wins the heart of a member of the royal guard, Daigo. She is very skilled in her duties. However, her life in Totsuki is comfortable, and she sometimes considers defecting from Azami’s faction.
Nao, conversely, is a mage who collects intel for King Senzaemon in Azami’s camp. She is competent at her work, but worries that Nene or Subaru will soon discover her true identity and have her killed.