Fujiwara Oooto
Fujiwara no Oooto, 3rd Lord Maoto (Shinasthana: 藤原巨人; Dayashinese: ふじわらのまおとのきみのおほをと; Jan. 20, 1901 – Nov. 22, 1974) was a Dayashinese-Themiclesian military officer.
Name
Oooto's name is written in historical kana orthography as o-ho-wo-to (おほをと), even though it is pronounced as ō-oto. Dayashina reformed its orthography following the Pan-Septentrion War better to reflect modern pronunciations, though the older orthography exhibits better fidelity to etymology. Dayashinese people in Themiclesia often retain the older orthography as there was no co-ordinated effort to replace it. Unlike his father, Oooto frequently elected to forego his titles, which in the generation before his was usually inserted between the family and given names. His name in full was written as Fujiwara no Maoto no Kimi no Ohowoto (ふじわらのまおとのきみのおほをと).
Life
Military career
Oooto was born in 1901 to Fujiwara Fuyunushi, the second child of Maoto, the first Lord Maoto. Fuyunushi's older brother predeceased Maoto, thus leaving the title to Fuyunushi upon Maoto's death in 1925.
After completing preparatory school, he studied geography in the Army Academy and took a commission as an artillery officer, by examination, in 1927. He would remain in the army until February 1939, when Dayashina declared war upon Themiclesia; his decision to leave service was tortured by both a desire not to enter open conflict with Dayashina, a country his family very much taught him to love, and to avoid suspicion within the ranks of officers. He spent his brief time in retirement in his country house in Bljik, writing to his friends and openly speaking about his concerns.
In early 1940, the War Secretary's principal secretary came to his house and ask him to return to the army as an artillery officer. Oooto recounts that both he and the War Secretary knew why the visit was taking place: the War Office planned to leverage the Maotos reputation in the ensuing conflict with Dayashina to reassure the Themiclesian public of Dayashinese immigrants' loyalty. However, Oooto himself was concerned if too much would depend on his performance, and any error he made could potentially inflame doubts about the diaspora, rather than quell them. He reasoned with the visitor that he could do more harm than good, even if his mistakes were innocent.
Retirement
Oooto remained active in the diaspora community after retirement.