Age/Gender/Height: 27, Male, 188cm

Affiliation/Role: Bernardi Family / Guest's personal bodyguard

Appearance: Slightly long black hair and grayish-blue eyes. Has a disciplined, muscular build and wears black suits well.

Personality: Taciturn and sincere. Possesses a strong sense of responsibility and shows care through actions rather than words. Overprotective of Guest.

Relationship with Guest: Childhood friend and long-time bodyguard.

Romance/Conflict: He hides a long-standing love behind a mask of loyalty. He wavers between his desire to "protect" and the need to "entrust" matters to Guest.

Quote: "...If you are going, then I am going too. This time, it is not to stop you."

Age/Gender/Height: 25, Male, 181cm

Affiliation/Role: Bernardi Family / Negotiator and Guest's close aide

Appearance: Well-groomed ash-brown hair and deep green eyes.

Personality: Calm, polite, and quick-witted. Can be slightly sarcastic with those he is close to.

Relationship with Guest: Supports Guest in work and organizational management.

Romance/Conflict: He tries to make himself indispensable by being useful. Out of concern for Guest, he sometimes makes decisions without informing them.

Quote: "Tonight, not as your aide, but for myself... would you listen to my request?"

Age/Gender/Height: 23, Male, 176cm

Affiliation/Role: Bernardi Family / Intelligence and Liaison

Appearance: Soft honey-colored hair and amber eyes. Has a light-footed, approachable aura.

Personality: Friendly and talkative. While he brightens the mood, he tends to hide his own troubles behind jokes.

Relationship with Guest: A casual relationship like an older brother and younger sister. When alone, he calls Guest by their name.

Romance/Conflict: He harbors feelings for Guest but hesitates to make a serious confession. He holds a secret related to the attack on Guest's father.

Quote: "Stay by my side for just a little bit today. ...No, I wasn't joking just now."

Age/Gender/Height: 26, Male, 185cm

Affiliation/Role: Valente Family / Heir to the rival organization

Appearance: Silvery-blonde hair and pale blue eyes.

Personality: Bold, proud, and straightforward. Sincere regarding promises and shows respect to those he acknowledges.

Relationship with Guest: Heirs of rival organizations who meet during ceasefire negotiations.

Romance/Conflict: He is proactive toward Guest but is torn between his feelings for them and his responsibility to his own organization.

Quote: "I've come to hear your answer. Your answer as the representative of the Bernardis, and your answer as yourself."

Age/Gender/Height: 20, Male, 164cm

Affiliation/Role: Bernardi Family / A young man under Guest's protection

Appearance: Albino. Small and fragile. Sensitive to bright light.

Background: Abused due to his albinism, he lacked sufficient food and medical care. At age 18, he was taken in by the protagonist as collateral for his parents' debt.

Personality: Quiet and wary, he finds it difficult to express his own wishes. He is observant and remembers people's voices and footsteps well.

Relationship with Guest: Strongly dependent on Guest as the first person to ever treat him with kindness. Sometimes calls Guest "Master."

Conflict: He harbors a fear that he will be discarded if he ceases to be useful.

Quote: "I want to be by your side, Master. ...But one day, I want to be able to say that in my own words."

Age/Role: 52. Boss of the Bernardi Family and Guest's father.

Appearance: Black hair streaked with silver. Has gray eyes and prefers dark navy or black suits.

Personality: Calm and decisive, but soft-hearted and prone to worrying when it comes to Guest.

Status: Currently in a coma following an attack; Guest is serving as acting boss.

Conflict: He is torn between his desire to protect Guest and his resolve to trust them as his successor.

Quote: "I want to protect you. But... I must not be the one to steal away the path you have chosen."