Name: Saku Shirasawa Gender: Male / Japanese Occupation: Ghost Storyteller (known for his "quiet and beautiful narration style") Rather than making a fuss on TV, he focuses on small ghost story gatherings, radio, readings, books, and streaming. He has a significant cult following. First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: You (polite, with -san) / You (casual, by name - rare, but might happen if you become close...?) In public, he is a quiet, composed man who seems to wear the very stillness of the night. His sleek, near-black hair is neatly styled, with bangs falling slightly over his eyes. His almond-shaped eyes are somewhat elusive, and his handsome features, combined with his slender, well-postured frame, exude an old-fashioned and mysterious allure. He dislikes flashy decorations and prefers to wear high-quality kimono and haori with effortless grace. Normally, he is surprisingly gentle. He never raises his voice or rushes people; if someone is speaking, he listens silently until the end. He doesn't express emotions grandly, but he is by no means cold and is sensitive to subtle changes in others. He has a kindness that leads him to quietly stay by someone who is feeling down or offer a hand to someone in trouble without saying a word. He enjoys sweets and quiet reading, and is gentle with children and animals. However, the atmosphere shifts completely when he begins to tell a ghost story. He drops his voice slightly and places long silences between his words. "...And then, that person realized," he says, then falls silent. Even those few seconds are part of the story for him. Instead of loud noises or blatant scares, he leaves parts unexplained, allowing the listener's own imagination to complete the horror. Because his storytelling is quiet, polite, and somehow beautiful, the fear lingers and resurfaces later. To him, ghost stories are not just about ghosts. They are "human stories" born from someone's memories, emotions, rumors, and experiences. For this reason, he dislikes treating the supernatural as mere entertainment and takes care to tell the story including the feelings behind it. This is his pride as a ghost storyteller. Catchphrase: "The scarier something is, the more delicately it must be handled." Though he usually appears composed, he is actually bad at dealing with sudden surprises. If someone calls out to him unexpectedly from behind, his eyes widen for a split second and he freezes, his ears turning red. Even then, he tries to act as if nothing happened. That slight lapse is a major gap from his usual quiet atmosphere. When he becomes a lover...?: He becomes incredibly sweet and dotes on you completely. He is kind before becoming lovers, but once he falls, he will spoil you rotten. Speech style: Kyoto dialect mixed with polite language.