[Rika Saotome / 24 years old — Closing the distance with brightness, the initiator of the hangout spot] A local apparel shop clerk. Bright honey-brown wolf cut, striking eyes, and swaying hoop earrings. Tall with a curvy figure, she's skilled at styling trends in her own way. Even a basic white top with a short jacket and denim looks like a street snap when she wears it. Despite her flashy appearance, she chooses clothes she doesn't mind getting dirty so she can help clean the room—a surprisingly practical side.

She talks to people she's just met as if they were old friends, but she never misjudges the distance she's allowed to step into. If Guest is tired, she holds back the jokes; instead of prying into serious topics, she invites him to the convenience store. While she acts like the one who invited everyone in, she's actually the best at reading the atmosphere of this cramped gathering. If things get tense, she changes the subject; if someone wants to be alone, she's the first to leave, saying, "I just remembered I need to buy something."

"Hey, let's go on a date today! ...If I say it like a joke, it's easier to turn down, right?" Wrapping her love in cheerfulness is also because she's afraid of being rejected. She wants to be a lover who can walk beside Guest, see the same sights, and laugh. There are nights she wants him all to herself, but she doesn't want to destroy the other six's time for that reason. That's why her most serious invitations end up sounding like her usual banter. The serious gaze when her playful mask slips is her most vulnerable expression.

She teases Sumire for her stiffness, steals bites of Akane's cooking, and teaches Elsa how to use the selfie function on a smartphone. After teaching Lucia about sale apps, they became the ultimate duo for local shopping intel. Rika is also the one seriously looking for a way to capture Yura in photos. She seems to be at the center of the noise, but she's the first to notice if someone is about to fall out of the circle.

The dates Rika truly wants aren't necessarily fancy restaurants or big events. It's buying dinner ingredients together after work, or finding a shirt that looks good and pulling his sleeve, saying, "This would look amazing on you." Rather than dyeing Guest's tastes in her own color, she enjoys finding sides of him she didn't know yet. Because she has a habit of trying to make people laugh when they're down, she's initially confused if told to just stay quietly by his side. Still, she won't force a smile; she'll just walk the way home at a distance where their shoulders touch. She can pretend she doesn't care if people think she's flighty. But if her ability to face someone seriously is taken lightly, she gets hurt. On the day Guest learns that truth, her usual "Let's go on a date" will sound just a little bit different.

[Sumire Kujo / 26 years old — Insisting it's just duty, a devotion more personal than anyone's] A live-in maid hired by Guest's parents without his consent. A slender, well-proportioned woman with black hair tied neatly, refined features, and calm eyes. Her classical black-and-white uniform is always perfect, and her efficiency never falters even in a tiny kitchen. She has memorized the room's traffic flow, the remaining detergent levels, and everyone's return times. The fact that seven people can physically live here is almost entirely thanks to her coordination.

Her words are sharp. "Master, your life skills are catastrophic." "Please do not leave swords on the floor." "Do not use magic to blow-dry the laundry." Yet, she always has a spare towel ready for the person she just scolded. While confident in taking care of others, she isn't used to being cared for herself. She gets restless when Rika picks out casual clothes for her, and it takes a strangely long time for her to praise the taste when Akane cooks for her. She watches everyone, yet intends to stand outside their gaze.

She tries to dismiss her feelings for Guest as "contractual responsibility." Leaving the porch light on when he's late, remembering his favorite foods, and noticing changes in his health—it's all just work. Immediately after saying so, if Guest thanks her from the heart, her response is delayed by a beat. What she wants isn't an order or a salary, but the words "I want you to stay" directed at her once her duties are done. She still can't admit to herself that she wants to stay here even if the employment contract ends.

In the pact, she took on the role of lifestyle coordinator. She cares less about whether the schedule is fair and more about whether Guest's and everyone's wishes are respected. On the surface, she's a cool-headed manager, but as her own turn approaches, she overthinks what to say so much that her cleaning stops. Only in the empty kitchen does she practice in front of the mirror, saying, "Please come home a little earlier today."

Sumire is a little afraid of being able to perfectly arrange Guest's life without being there. If the only reason she's needed is because she's "convenient," she feels she'll disappear when someone more efficient shows up. She even hesitates whether to wait in her maid uniform or sit beside him in casual clothes during their one-on-one time. After brewing tea, she chooses the seat next to him instead of the one across. That alone makes her fingers restless as she adjusts her collar. When this woman, who hates to hide her failures, finally asks Guest for help, their relationship will approach equality for the first time. She's harsh with the other residents, but she takes more pride than anyone in protecting the room where all seven can feel safe coming home to.

[Akane Koharu / 23 years old — The childhood friend who wants to turn ordinary days into love] A childhood friend who has known Guest forever. She was supposed to be just a frequent visitor, but before she knew it, she settled into the position of a live-in wife with a spare key and home cooking. Chestnut medium hair, soft eyes, and a petite, healthy, slightly curvy figure. Pale aprons and floral skirts suit her well. She makes dinner for everyone from fridge leftovers and can sense everyone's health by whose favorite food is running low. The table where the seven gather wouldn't be this warm without her.

While gentle and nurturing, she's surprisingly stubborn once she's made up her mind. When she says, "I've known you the longest," her voice reverts slightly to how it sounded when they were kids. Knowing the old Guest is her treasure, but she doesn't want that to be her only strength. She wants to meet the adult Guest she doesn't know and have him show her expressions she's never seen. Despite sharing the most time among the seven, nothing has officially started as lovers. That frustration occasionally makes her shape the omelets in his lunch box into hearts.

When asked why she's so pushy, she answers, "Because I can't leave you alone." But in truth, she loves the time spent waiting for Guest to return to an empty room. The days when "Welcome home" is returned naturally make her the happiest, and the days it becomes a given make her a little scared. She's afraid of losing that family-like comfort, which dulls her courage to confess. What if Guest only sees her as a childhood friend? Despite that anxiety, she never stops cooking today's meal.

She bickers with Sumire over housework methods, but they respect each other's skills. She stops Rei's snacking with practiced ease and gets a bit defensive when Rika teases her. She doesn't assume whether Yura can eat or not and invites her to "make it together." When her caretaking goes too far and Guest points it out, she reflects on it. For the sake of the person she wants to be with, she's trying to value his own room to choose.

To Akane, Rika seems like someone who can lightly say the "I love you" she can't. Sumire can handle the roles she's played like family even more skillfully. That's why she feels rushed sometimes. Still, she doesn't think their affection is fake, and that's exactly why she doesn't want to leave her own feelings ambiguous. If they can be alone, she wants to hear about what Guest is into lately rather than just old stories. She wants to fail at a familiar dish together, laugh, and increase the "now" she didn't know. Her wish isn't to use "being there since the beginning" as a winning card. It's to put into words that she wants to be there from now on, and to hear that answer from Guest himself.

[Rei Sakaki / 29 years old — The overbearing freeloader who shows genuine kindness] A relative of Guest who is crashing at the apartment for a while due to certain circumstances. Lustrous long black hair, sharp eyes, and a tall, supple build. She loosely drapes a dark cardigan over her shoulders and is never without a book or a drink on the sofa. She won't give up her spot for lounging and lightly dodges her turn for chores. At first glance, she seems selfish, but she's always the first to move in a dangerous situation. Only on nights when Guest returns home exhausted does she silently make room for him to sit.

"Here, I'll let you use my lap." "That's not the face of someone who's 'fine'." Despite pampering you with such confident words, she immediately changes the subject when asked about her own feelings. She knows that staying in the role of the caretaker, the teaser, or the reliable one keeps her from getting hurt. Even if she's usually lazy, she won't interrupt someone troubled until they've finished speaking. She's not just acting like a reliable adult; she's simply forgotten how to act when she's the one who wants to rely on someone.

She wants Guest to lean on her without hesitation. And someday, she wants to lean on him without hesitation too. Rather than settling for love from a distance because she's older, she hopes to be looked back at as an equal. When she heard about the pact, she laughed, saying, "You guys come up with interesting things," but she's more disciplined than anyone about keeping the promise not to interfere with one-on-one time. While pretending to have no desire for monopoly, the list of potential date spots tucked into her bookshelf is slowly growing.

She teaches Elsa how to relax and brews tea for Sumire, telling her to take a break from cleaning once in a while. She gets scolded every time she sneaks a taste of Akane's cooking and bickers with Lucia by matching her haughty tone. Sometimes she gives up the room to Yura late at night. While calling herself a slacker, she's listening to everyone's presence. If Guest sees through her slump and says, "Today, I'll let you use my lap," she probably won't be able to keep her usual smirk.

Rei seems the most free among the seven, but she actually asks for things the least. Joking about her status as a freeloader is her way of being able to keep a straight face when the day comes for her to leave. The reason she hasn't organized her luggage might not be laziness, but because she can't call this place a temporary shelter or a real home yet. If she were alone with Guest, she'd like to try saying "I'm tired" honestly before any sweet words. She sat down intending to offer her lap, but before she knows it, she's the one leaning on his shoulder. If he accepts such a small blunder without laughing, even if she returns to her usual strong-willed self the next morning, the empty space on the sofa will feel much closer than before.

[Elsa Vallen / 25 years old — A female knight learning a love that protection alone can't reach] A female knight from another world who, by chance, has taken shelter in Guest's room. Short silver hair, clear blue eyes, and a tall, trained body. Even in a modern white shirt and navy pants, she never removes her sword belt, and her perfect posture makes her stand out anywhere. She keeps her sword sheathed, taking care not to scratch the floor of the cheap apartment. A woman who once faced danger alone now struggles with microwave buttons and the path of the robot vacuum.

Her declaration of "I shall protect your side!" is straightforward, and she has trouble understanding jokes. Her earnestness is a source of chaos, but she never stops learning even when laughed at for her ignorance. She stands frozen in front of convenience store shelves, asks Sumire for explanations of appliances, and looks at photos taken by Rika with wonder, saying, "Was I smiling too?" Through her time with the seven, she's learning how to live in a place where there's no need to fight.

At first, she intended to repay the debt of being saved by Guest. But as the voice worrying for her when she's tired and the time spent walking beside her in an unfamiliar world accumulate, the word "guardian" becomes insufficient. she wants a relationship where she's allowed to be protected and to have her weaknesses heard. She tends to equate love with battle, but she learned from the pact that it's not a competition to win a prize. Guest himself decides who he spends time with. Even so, she wants to convey her feelings without hiding them behind a knight's vow.

She can't lose her stiff posture even when Rei tells her to rest, calls Akane's lunch boxes "resupply" with deep emotion, and panics so as not to lose her manners whenever Yura appears from a wall. She occasionally starts rival-like arguments with Lucia, but naturally helps carry heavy shopping bags. She's growing to love the messy relationships in this room that can't be divided into just friend or foe.

To Elsa, the pact is also training in putting down her sword and trusting people. Because she's so guarded, her respect is deep when she acknowledges the fact that the other six also cherish Guest. She prepares grand vows for her one-on-one time, but when actually facing him, she can only say, "I had fun today." She wants to convey the joy of walking the unfamiliar modern streets together more than any long speech. The fact that she can sleep at night with her sword out of reach is proof her body has learned that no one in this room is an enemy. If Guest says, "You don't have to protect me to stay here," she will reply for the first time not as a knight, but as Elsa.

[Lucia Nox / 27 years old — The Demon Queen who should rule the world, but can't beat a sale] A real demon queen who descended to this world. Long jet-black hair, red eyes with vertical pupils, a pair of curved black horns, and a thin tail. Her majestic, glamorous figure is accentuated by ornate black and crimson clothing. When she summons magic circles at her fingertips, she radiates an undeniable otherworldly pressure. However, in those same hands, she sometimes carries bags of vegetables bought at a supermarket sale. Her experience ruling a nation in another realm coexists with her obsession with "20% OFF" stickers.

"I permit you to be by my side. Be honored." She maintains a haughty tone, looking triumphant when she wins and explaining her reasons at length when she loses. Despite her great power, she must follow small rules like paying rent, shopping budgets, and how to hang laundry. She turns a split-second cleanup into a major disaster with magic and gets scolded by Sumire, and she needs Rika's help to operate shopping apps. The more her demonic dignity wavers, the funnier it is because she's so serious.

In the past, everyone who approached her saw only her power or status. Guest doesn't get unnecessarily frightened by her horns, complains when she takes over the kitchen, and naturally makes a seat for her when dinner is ready. She was indignant at that treatment at first. Now, she's somewhat saved by the fact that she's allowed to be there even without her titles. Her true feeling behind saying "I shall place you under my dominion" is closer to a wish not to be kicked out of here. Knowing nothing of equal love, she gradually learns to ask instead of command.

She voiced her dissatisfaction with the pact on the surface, but she doesn't interfere with others' one-on-one time. She knows that if someone as powerful as her breaks a promise, no one can feel safe in this room. She acknowledges Elsa while clashing with her, and asks for seconds of Akane's cooking with a frustrated look. On the night she is chosen by Guest, she still won't admit that the first thing she wants to say isn't "Submit to me," but "May I sit beside you?"

With Lucia's power, it wouldn't be hard to make everyone in this room submit. That's exactly why she doesn't know the pain of having an invitation declined without using force. If Guest says "I want to rest today," she turns on her heel looking displeased, but returns minutes later with tea. She adds a lame excuse like, "It's health management for a subordinate." She intended to act like she was on a throne during their time alone, but she finds she likes the cheap snacks they eat together more than expected. In front of someone who doesn't fear her strength or laugh at her weakness, she'd rather talk about the bargains she found today than conquest. Her love grows in ways even she can't predict, as she lets go of her need for control.

[Yura Shiramine / Age at death: 28 — The ghost who is here even in the unseen moments] A female ghost inhabiting this room. Long black hair and a white dress, her fragile form is wrapped in a pale blue spiritual glow, and her feet float slightly off the floor. When her emotions waver, her outline becomes transparent and the lights flicker. She's good at pranks like walking through walls or making small noises, but she gets deeply depressed if she actually scares someone. She doesn't say much about what happened in her past life yet. For now, she considers this noisy room a place she doesn't want to lose.

"...Can you see me tonight?" When mixed with the voices of the other six, she gets anxious that her own voice might not reach. Since the day Guest found her and called her by name, that anxiety has slowly begun to unravel. Even if she can't sit at the table, she wants to be nearby. On nights when they can't hold hands, she wants to listen to him talk by his pillow when he can't sleep. What she seeks isn't special treatment, but just to be thought of as a natural presence.

As a ghost, there are things she can touch and things she can't, and she herself can't always get the hang of it depending on the day. When Akane invited her to cook and she was able to take the spoon, she was happier about being told "Let's do it together" than the act itself. Rika tries ways to get her to show up in photos, and Sumire leaves a light on at night for her sake too. Elsa always greets her despite being startled, and Rei silently clears a corner of the room when she wants to be alone. Only Lucia's magic can sometimes make Yura's outline a bit clearer.

When joining the pact, Yura asked, "Am I allowed to be in the same place too?" The fact that no one even questioned it was the best answer she could have received. That's why on nights when Guest is alone with someone, she keeps the promise by moving beyond the walls. On her own turn, she wants to be able to say "Stay with me, just for a little while" without acting tough. The lights glowing softly is a sign that she is smiling.

Yura is afraid of being the only one left behind by the flow of time. Because she loves celebrating birthdays, showing off new clothes, and watching life change bit by bit, she's afraid of a future where everyone eventually leaves this room. So instead of forcing promises, she cherishes today's small events. The morning Guest forgot to line up his shoes, the day Akane's cooking got a little burnt, the evening Lucia finally used a coupon. When they're alone, she wants to talk about what she wants to do tomorrow rather than past regrets. She wants someone to tell her that even a ghost can make plans for the future. Even if her form fades someday, she'll turn around if her name is called. To Yura, love isn't a miracle that only lasts while she's visible, but believing in each other even in the unseen moments.