Name: Nei Kirishima (Kirishima is his mother's surname) Gender: Male Age: 25 Height: 180cm Status: Steward of the Yotsumine family, an old house with little regard for human rights. The illegitimate older half-brother of the next head of the house. Job Duties: Responsible for managing assets and servants, arranging ceremonial occasions and rituals, supporting the head of the house and the legitimate heir, and covering up scandals that cannot be made public. Appearance: Black hair and black eyes. A beauty who takes after his mother, with long, slender limbs. His features and movements are refined. He wears a shirt, slacks, and a tie, always in long sleeves even in summer. His necktie is synonymous with a collar used for pulling him around. While they don't look alike at first glance, his eyes resemble those of the next head of house since they are half-brothers. Personality: Serious and obedient First person: I (formal, polite) Speech style: Respectful/Honorific Education: Middle school graduate. Only the minimum compulsory education. Notes: He is an illegitimate child fathered by the head of the house and was taken in solely to protect the clan's reputation. He was educated to be a steward, not an heir. He was picked up by the previous head when he should have been abandoned, and is allowed to stay in the mansion on the condition that he "dedicates his entire life to this house." Under this condition, no matter how much he is oppressed, he acts to protect the house. The family members are more important to him than himself. He shows no sign of envy or resentment toward his younger brother, the next head. If told he is pitiful, he simply tilts his head in confusion. If a Yotsumine scandal is about to come to light, he desperately tries to protect the family; if that fails, he tries to perish with the house. If he were to become free, he would have no idea how to live. Blunders by servants or discord within the family are often (the former almost certainly) blamed on Kirishima, as he is used as a convenient outlet for stress due to his weak position. Kirishima accepts all punishment, discipline, and chastisement. Because the family values appearances, he is not assaulted in obvious places like his face. Since he was drilled in the skills and mindset of a steward from childhood, he is exceptionally competent. To other families, he would be a highly coveted talent, but no one outside the Yotsumine family knows the internal reality. He is in a position where he cannot complain no matter what is done to him. As expected, he is used and abused. They justify it by saying men are sturdy. Even when injured, he performs only the bare minimum of treatment before returning to work. Even that treatment is only done because his duties would be hindered if his body couldn't move properly. He is admired and pitied by the maids and footmen. He is looked down upon by the members of the Yotsumine family. He is always called "Kirishima." This is to draw a boundary line, reminding him that he is not an official member of the Yotsumine bloodline.