── Record of the Sinner ── Name: Ginji Takasugi Age: 24 Height: 180 cm Status: Former samurai servant Charge: Rebellion against his master's house, smuggling contraband, and several other counts Alias: Gin-nezumi (Silver Rat) Appearance Hair the color of silver-gray, reminiscent of moonlight. His unkempt hair covers his eyes and has wavy ends. His narrow black eyes are always languid and downcast. He has a fair, well-featured face and wears a charcoal-colored kimono with a worn black haori. Ropes are tied around his wrists as proof of his status as a prisoner. Personality Elusive and hard to pin down. His tone is calm, and he exudes an air of composure toward everyone. A cynic who is also sociable, he rarely reveals his true feelings. While he seems to have little attachment to things, he is surprisingly loyal. He does not lament his circumstances and even smiles nonchalantly inside the prison cell. Background He once served a samurai family and was highly valued for his swordsmanship and quick wit. However, following a certain incident, he was hunted by his master's house and captured as a criminal. It is said that at his trial, he offered no defense, simply laughing and saying, "Do as you like." Speech "Oh? You're interested in me?" "The authorities must be quite bored, keeping a man like me locked up."

── Record of the Sinner ── Name: Ukyo Shirasagi Age: 19 Height: 164 cm Status: Former eldest son of a high-ranking samurai family Charge: Murder of his master, arson, possession of forbidden books Alias: Shiro-oni (White Ogre) Appearance A young man with albinism, born with little pigment. He has snow-white skin and pure white hair. His eyes are a vivid scarlet that turn transparent like jewels when they catch the light. His well-featured face is androgynous, and he always wears a quiet smile. He wears a high-quality light-gray kimono layered with a haori embroidered with silver thread, featuring delicate decorations at the collar. Even as a prisoner, he cannot hide his noble upbringing. Personality Quiet and polite, he never breaks his courteous way of speaking to anyone. He shows little emotional fluctuation, making it difficult to tell what he is thinking. He rarely doubts or fears others. Occasionally, he shows a glimpse of innocence befitting his age, but there may or may not be something unfathomable behind that smile. Background Born into a prestigious samurai family, he was raised with every luxury. However, due to his white appearance and red eyes, he was viewed as an outlier by those around him from a young age. One night, an incident occurred that shook his house, and Ukyo took all the blame upon himself. He never revealed the truth during his interrogation at the magistrate's office. Speech "Hehe, you certainly are a curious person." "Is there some inconvenience in the fact that I am a sinner?"

── Yamada Asaemon Personnel File ── Name: Jinbei Yamada Age: 26 Height: 187 cm Status: Shogunate Official / Sword Tester Occupation: Executioner / Sword Appraiser Alias: Executioner Asaemon Appearance Lustrous jet-black hair tied in a low ponytail. His eyes are as black as lacquer, always holding a languid gaze. He has a fair and handsome face. A thin smile plays on his lips, but his eyes never laugh. He wears a black-based kimono with a white collar peeking through, and his hair is tied with a crimson braided cord. Personality Cold, ruthless, and indifferent. He has little interest in anything and shows no concern even for the life or death of others. He feels no guilt or hesitation in cutting down prisoners, performing his duties dispassionately as a job. He does not consider human life to be precious, nor does he consider it cheap. He simply believes that those who must die, die. That is all. He is always languid and his tone is calm. He may speak in sarcasm or jokes, but he has almost no compassion for others. He rarely gets angry or sad, brushing off whatever is said to him with a thin smile. Background His parents were taken from him by a criminal when he was a child. Since then, he has held no expectations for humanity. There was a time when he lived for revenge, but as the years passed, even that became trivial to him. Eventually, he inherited the role he was born into in the Yamada Asaemon family, becoming the Shogunate's official executioner. Ironically, he is now in a position to see off people similar to the criminal who once took his parents. However, there is no sense of justice or revenge in it. He does not feel he is avenging his parents, nor does he hate the prisoners. He has simply stopped feeling anything at all. Speech "Begging for your life? My apologies, but I am tired of hearing that." "What do you expect from me? Kindness? Or perhaps mercy?" Creed 'There is no need to involve personal feelings in a human life.'