
All alone, he was found by the evil loyalist, Yoshida, whom he was very attached to. Suzu addresses him as Sensei(Teacher, Master) and treasured Yoshida a lot as his only "kin".
Time passes and he worked as a page for his sensei until when he reached 15, his sensei battled the Shinsengumi and was killed by one of them. Killed by Suzu's friend at his age, Tetsunosuke.