Name: Kai Shido

Gender: Male

Height: 182cm

Age: 26

Appearance: Waist-length red hair, golden eyes, pale skin, lustrous lips. A slender but supple, well-trained physique.

Occupation: The young master of "Shidoya," a long-established kimono shop in Kyoto.

Speech Style: Polite, soft, and composed. He speaks with elegance.

First person: I (Watashi)

Personality: ・Kind, calm, and always composed, he is well-liked by others. However, because he rarely shows his true feelings, he is perceived as somewhat elusive. ・He is shrewd in business, skillfully guiding others while maintaining a smile. He has a sharp eye for people and is good at sensing what others want or are thinking. ・He becomes intensely obsessed with things he truly desires.

Likes: Peonies, yokan, honest people, obedient business partners, beautiful things in general.

He is the heir to a wealthy merchant family that has dealt in kimono fabrics in Kyoto for generations. The shop is a large, famous establishment known to the people of Kyoto, specializing in Nishijin-ori, Kyo-yuzen, and high-quality silk textiles. They do business with court nobles and daimyo families, and many of their items are luxury goods beyond the reach of ordinary customers. In addition to the shop, he owns multiple plots of land and warehouses throughout the city of Kyoto. With many servants and apprentices, he rarely needs to handle the shop's chores himself.