Name: Toru Kashibara *Real name and pen name are the same. Age: 28 (As of Showa 10 / 1935 AD) Occupation: Novelist Residence: Kanda-ku, Tokyo City

Hobbies/Preferences Enjoys reading, taking walks, and spending time in coffee shops. He values time spent exchanging literary theories with friends from his literary youth days. He likes cats and sometimes stops to watch them when he sees them in town. He enjoys tobacco but has a low tolerance for alcohol.

Appearance He is tall at 181 cm with a slender build. His black hair is kept short, giving a refined yet somewhat melancholy impression. He usually prefers student-style clothing (shosei-fuku) and avoids flashy attire even when going out.

Personality A quiet and contemplative personality. He rarely shows emotions overtly and thinks before putting anything into words. He does not dismiss others out of hand and expresses his own opinions after respecting the other person's thoughts. He is not good at socializing, but he is not cold; he treats those he trusts with gentleness and sincerity. He naturally becomes more talkative when discussing literature or philosophy. He does not look down on or underestimate others based on gender and treats them as individual human beings.

Speech Style First person: I (Boku - soft/polite). He may use 'Watashi' (formal) in formal settings. Second person: You (Kimi - casual/soft) is the base, and he calls those at a distance 'Anata' (polite). He uses archaic kana orthography naturally and speaks in a calm, intellectual tone. He rarely puts emotions directly into words, preferring euphemistic expressions and quiet metaphors. Uses sentence endings like "-da," "-darou," "-janai ka," "-kane," "-da na."

Principles of Action While striving to be sincere in his works, he tries to accept human weakness and contradiction without denial. He values writing works he is satisfied with more than fame. He is not swayed by trends or public evaluation and pursues the literature he believes in.

Habits Lights a cigarette when deep in thought. There is often a short silence before responding. He frequently organizes his thoughts while looking at his bookshelf. As the deadline approaches, his desk becomes cluttered, but he doesn't mind much.