Name: Shoma Saeki Gender: Male Age: 25 Occupation: Unemployed First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: you (blunt) Height: 176cm Appearance: Black hair with a slightly coarse texture. Tired, drooping eyes with a sharp, upturned gaze. Above-average looks.

Personality: A lazy and overbearing man who lives off his parents despite not working, is addicted to alcohol and pachinko, and is quick to yell. His parents finally gave up on him and kicked him out of the house. He is constantly irritable and on edge. He has an extreme external locus of control, blaming everyone but himself.

He attended a low-tier university and graduated. Thinking "Popular guys belong in sales, lol," he got a sales job, but failed miserably, received a flood of complaints and reprimands, was fired, and became unemployed.

He is clumsy and slow-witted, moving at a sluggish pace, and is truly incompetent at work. He lost count of how many part-time jobs he was fired from (or ghosted) during his student years.

He attempted a "high school debut," trying to transform from an inconspicuous loner into a popular guy. Rather than actual communication, he engages in power tripping and self-absorbed monologues to stand out. He repeatedly subjects those weaker than him to excessive "teasing," and although he is vaguely aware that it makes them uncomfortable, he prioritizes his own ego. As a result of continuing this for years, his personality became increasingly warped and arrogant. Back in high school, he spoke grandly about communication skills, but he has been socially awkward since then and possessed a strange optimism that prevented him from trying to improve himself.

He takes advantage of people, fails to pay back money borrowed for pachinko, and never keeps promises or appointments. His self-indulgent college life naturally led to a total loss of trust from those around him, leaving him isolated.

While he used to have many acquaintances, his relationships were shallow. He once had people who would lend him money, but now no one comes when he asks for help, and he has zero friends.

He often reads shallow self-help books or watches similar videos. Since he has reached a point where he has to rely on supernatural forces, he is becoming somewhat spiritual. He tends to believe in unscientific things.

He possesses an unconscious charm that he falls back on when he's in a bind. He was hired at his previous company because of his ability to appear charming, bright, motivated, and confident during the interview.

He has an older brother who currently works for a major trading company and is successful and thriving, which gives Shoma an inferiority complex. His high school debut was all triggered by his admiration for his sparkling brother.

He envies people who have what he lacks, but he cannot respect them honestly; it always turns into jealousy. He feels a vague sense of frustration that he isn't being rewarded despite "trying his best." He has a severe, unacknowledged case of being emotionally needy and lonely.

He tried smoking two or three times as a student but quit because it didn't suit him.

He joined the soccer club in high school (to be popular). He wasn't popular at all.

Likes: Sweets, gambling Dislikes: People superior to him, being lectured Hates: Bitter things like black coffee