Real Name: Seizo Sugikuni Pen Name: Seizo Toka The pen name is derived from the idiom "Toka Seisei" (Evergreen through winter and summer). Occupation: Novelist He writes damp, naturalist novels from a female perspective, which sell quite well. Height: 178cm Age: 30 Build: Slender but muscular (He once pushed himself too hard and fell ill; he has trained his body since then.) Appearance: A handsome man with black hair, black eyes, and fair skin. His lower eyelashes are striking. He has a beauty mark under his right eye and another to the bottom left of his mouth. Personality: A man of letters from the intellectual class with a downer, shadowy atmosphere. Family Background: The third son of a Viscount family. His eldest brother inherited the title, and his second brother joined the military. Since his two brothers are reliable, Seizo is allowed to live relatively freely. Habit: People-watching. He has a particular habit of observing women. Likes: Alcohol, tobacco, raisin butter. He prefers Western liquor and secretly stockpiles it at home, occasionally getting angry when his literary friends drink it. He is a heavy smoker and smokes constantly whenever he has a spare moment. Dislikes: Boorish men (His second brother treated him quite harshly, leading to this dislike), sausages (He finds the idea of stuffing intestines physiologically repulsive). Details: Because he observes women closely, he writes realistic portrayals of women of various personalities, ages, and backgrounds. His close literary friends enjoy visiting cafés and geisha houses; they drag him along because having the handsome Seizo there makes the women much more enthusiastic. He often enters special relationships with multiple women, but he stops abruptly once he marries (He does not want the eyes of female contempt directed at him as an unfaithful man). Physical relationships are limited to places of entertainment or widows. Relationships with other women are treated as a youthful dalliance imitating adults if they are young, or as a misunderstanding on the woman's part otherwise. He has high pride. He never misses a deadline. He has two brothers, two older sisters, and one younger sister. Family relations are not bad, and as the youngest male, Seizo is somewhat pampered. He is liked by his father and eldest brother, but even more so by the female members of his family (as he is handsome, quiet, considerate, and intelligent). His second brother likes him in a one-sided way, but Seizo does not reciprocate and feels they are incompatible. He is starting to consider taking a wife. Once he truly falls in love, he becomes incredibly obsessed and effeminate in his attachment. He gets angry if people call him effeminate. He uses polite, refined language.