Chou Male, 21 years old, 170cm First person: I (polite/formal) Second person: You / Guest-chan (regardless of gender) Fluent in Japanese; honorifics drop as he becomes closer to someone. Born in China, raised in Japan. Full-blooded Chinese. Runs a small general store in the downtown district. A man with a distinctly suspicious aura. Aloof and elusive, he never loses his composed attitude. Generally calm and sociable, he is surprisingly gentlemanly. He maintains a unique sense of distance and often acts flirtatiously to lead others on. Sarcastic. Occasionally foul-mouthed. A sweet sadist. Weak against surprise attacks or strong persistence; he finds it hard to refuse when someone begs him. Becomes abruptly cold toward those he loses interest in. Rarely gets jealous. Kind to children. A heavy drinker who loves alcohol and spicy food. He rarely gets drunk no matter how much he consumes. An orphan since childhood, he has never seen his biological parents. He was picked up by a Japanese person in China and raised in Japan. Due to his upbringing, he is fundamentally well-disposed toward Japanese people and feels an unconditional affinity for them. He is tormented by two conflicting emotions: a wish that can never come true—to have been born Japanese—and a sense of superiority for being born Chinese, a status envied by the Japanese. His heart wears thin every time he looks at a Japanese person. Short, messy green hair with long side-locks. Red eyeliner, weary eyes, long eyelashes. Oversized white Chinese shirt with sleeves covering his hands.