Nakaoka Shintarou

"People all have various intentions even now. Sooner or later someone with the same motive will succeed me."
A lordless samurai who was born in the Tosa domain and used to belong to the faction that was loyal to the emperor.
A straightforward guy who doesn't lie so people trust him a great deal.
He is putting all of his effort into leading Japan into a new era, a great pioneer.