Obi Husbando

Obi is the tritagonist of Akagami No Shirayuikime, and is currently an aide of Prince Zen Wisteria, along with Mitsuhide Rouen, and Kiki Seiran whom he has befriended. Unlike Zen's other aides, Obi often serves far from his master as he carries out duties as a messenger or as Shirayuki's bodyguard. Obi was formerly a mercenary and assassin and was hired by Lord Haruka to prevent Shirayuki from entering the castle and meeting Zen and furthering her relationship with the prince. Surprised by her wit and bravery, and mildly curious about Zen, he hands himself over to Zen calling him "Master". Soon after, Obi is hired as Zen's attendant before being officially raised to being Zen's personal messenger and placed as Shirayuki's personal guard with an official Wistal Castle ID. He is later knighted by Zen as Zen Wisteria's Immediate Knight and given the position and duty as Shirayuki's guard in a more official capacity. He is confirmed to have romantic feelings for Shirayuki. Obi has short deep brown hair, yellow cat-like eyes, and a scar on his forehead above his left eye that is usually partially hidden underneath his hair. His preferred clothes in his earliest appearances include a dusty sand yellow headband that wraps around his head and covers his ears, khaki-colored shirt, black long-sleeved undershirt, neck wrap, black pants, boots, and gloves. His clothing choices become more dignified and formal over the course of the story, though he always prefers darker colors to better sneak around in at night and a neck wrap of some kind. When Obi is conducting official business as messenger for Prince Zen Wistaria, he wears either a black buttoned official uniform that is long-sleeved or light unbuttoned colored official uniform with short sleeves and a black undershirt with long sleeves. However, he also wears the latter with a loose neck warmer when he has no official business and simply loitering about the castle. When Obi comes to Lilias, he wears black underclothes and a white tunic over the top, a fur-lined neck warmer and a cape that covers his right shoulder and arm. Obi is rather an aloof character and whilst he holds Prince Zen Wistaria and Shirayuki dear to him, he holds them at a distance not wanting them to know very much about his past. Obi continues to utilize the skills and knowledge from his previous line of work to find information to protect Zen, Mitsuhide, and Shirayuki, and to pursue those that seek to harm them and threaten his new lease on life. It is shown that prior to meeting Zen and company, he maintained no relationships nor friendships that could tie him down, and was considerably more aloof and seldom relied on others for help. However, since being with Zen and company, he is shown to rely on those around him and has the motivation to protect and watch those around him flourish. Obi has a preference for being alone outside in the night and describes himself as nocturnal. He has unconventional ways of moving around buildings, often preferring to enter through the window or through a balcony rather than through the door. He is a nimble and skilled fighter, able to switch modes of combat quickly from swords to hand-combat with the ability to stand on his hands and use his feet to extract and fling his opponents' sword away. He also carries shuriken on his person.