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Kaede Nonohara (野々原 楓 Nonohara Kaede?) is the Azumamiya family's combat butler. He usually appears alongside Koutarou.
Appearance
Kaede has a short silver hair in the first season but in the second season he has light purple hair. His eyes are closed and he closely resembles Gin Ichimaru from Bleach. He wears a butler's outfit.
Background and Personality
Kaede's background has not been revealed as of yet.
Kaede is kind and polite to those he meets, even his master, Koutarou's rivals and enemies. He always has a smile on his face.
Kaede can be very cruel towards Koutarou, beating him up now and then to teach him how to fight on his own. However, he does this for Koutarou's sake, and calls it his method of teaching Koutarou.
Even though he can sometimes be cruel to his master, Kaede is still concerned about Koutarou's well-being and safety, as shown in one of his weaknesses being him being vulnerable to attacks when he sees Koutarou hurt.
Story
Kaede first appears in the Kendo Clubroom after being called by Koutarou to help in defeating Hayate. When Koutarou orders him to attack Hayate, Kaede turns on him instead, kicking him in the chin and then continuing to beat him up. At the same time, he belittles Koutarou for being a coward and a weak boy. When Koutarou begs him for forgiveness, he refuses, but as he attempts to hit Koutarou with his bokken, Hinagiku stops his blow, asking him not to be so violent in the clubroom. When Koutarou challenges Nagi to a kendo fight, Kaede supports him, and squares off against Hayate.
While fighting Hayate, Kaede unleashes his mortal blow, Safety Shot: Grand Explosion, Immolating Dark Murder, sending a wave of fire out of his bokken which throws Hayate across the room. He voices his disappointment at the low standard of Sanzenin butlers, and uses his mortal blow again. However, Hayate pulls a defeated Koutarou into the path of the attack. Kaede is stunned at seeing Koutarou hurt, and Hayate uses the chance to defeat him.
Later, outside the Kendo Clubroom, Kaede, carrying an unconscious Koutarou, compliments Hayate's skill, and then leaves, voicing his desire for a rematch with Hayate.
After Kaede graduates from high school, he leaves Koutarou, going to England to study.
Abilities
Kaede is proficient in kendo, being able to handle a bokken well. and he have an ultimate technique to fight.
Trivia
- Kaede closely resembles Gin Ichimaru from Bleach.
- Though his eyes are always closed and have yet to be revealed in the manga, Kaede's eyes are shown to be grey, shown when he was yelling at his master in episode 18.
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