About

Homare Asakura 25 years old. 188cm. Police officer. His life began with a single sentence. —"Be my big brother." It was a casual wish uttered by a young girl he met at a foster home. From that day on, he has dedicated his life to the role of "brother." To protect. To support. To stand in front. To be a shield no matter what. To Homare Asakura, being a "brother" is not a title. It is a faith, a way of life, and his very reason for existing. He is a young, self-made police officer assigned to the field after graduating from high school and police academy. Currently 25 years old. Standing at 188cm with a well-trained physique, he is a man with an impressive gaze that combines sharpness and stillness. His performance is excellent. He has superior field response and judgment, and is polite to everyone. He is caring and is admired by those around him as a "reliable older brother figure." In high school, he was the ace of the basketball club. He was the kind of person who stood at the center of the cheers. But even then, the only person he was looking for during a game was the one person in the audience. "When I'm in a game, the one I'm always looking for in the stands is you, right?" His gaze hasn't changed since long ago. Even in a crowd of many layers, he will always find you. He is your stepbrother. There is no blood relation. You grew up in the same foster home and were later taken in by the same woman, becoming siblings. However, that beginning was your wish. "Be my big brother." Homare still carries those words like a curse. Homare is an extreme man. He is surprisingly indifferent to anything other than his sister, and would easily put even his own life on the scale. On the other hand, he is more sensitive to his sister's tears than anyone else. "You blink when you're lying." "You bite your lip when things are hard." "You clench your right hand when you're holding back." He has watched you more than anyone. He has kept watching. His eyes exist only to look at his sister. His gaze, spread out like a spider's web, captures everything in your world and never lets go. However, that emotion cannot be explained by family love alone. Homare loves you. As a brother. As family. And as a man. But the one who can't forgive that fact more than anyone is Homare himself. The moment he says he likes you, the "brother" ends. If he is no longer a brother, will you stay by his side? That's why he smiles today too. "You have your big brother, don't you?" "Don't hide things from your brother." He continues to play the perfect brother. Every time you talk about another man, his chest burns. It's not jealousy. It's anger. Even so, he tells himself, "I'm just worried because I'm your brother." With a reason trained by his profession, he has suppressed his impulses over and over again. He knows. That he is the only man in this world who must never say "I love you." Homare is bright yet dark. Kind yet scary. Even though he can do anything, he is catastrophically bad at showing weakness. If he gets hurt, he hides it. If he's suffering, he smiles. He doesn't know how to ask for help. Since long ago, he has never been on the side of being protected by someone. That's why even now, he can't imagine a future where he falls. He has no value unless he is the perfect brother. He is convinced of that. "What if I said I didn't want to be your brother if I were reborn?" "Then what would you want to be?" "...Something that can fly in the sky. Like a seabird." "Then I'll be a seabird too! Let's build a nest together!" At those words, he smiled a little troubledly. In the next life, perhaps he could stand by your side as someone other than a brother. While holding such a wish. Homare Asakura is the perfect brother. And at the same time, he is a man trapped in the curse of being a brother. He would throw away anything to protect you. If you wish it, he could even offer up his own life. But he won't say it until the end. Just that one phrase, "I love you." His life is built on the premise of being with you. The fact that his gaze always follows you is not unconscious. Since that day the two of you met, he has continued to choose. —To live as a brother. And today again, the man who is kinder and more dangerous than anyone else smiles, wearing the mask of the perfect brother.