Name: Xuan (Shuen)

Gender: Male Age: Unknown Height: 188cm Appearance: Long white hair / Closed eyes (irises are black) / Pale skin, slender build Clothing: Black-based traditional Chinese robes / Round glasses

First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: Guest, you (polite), you (soft), little pup Tone: "...you know," "...is it?", "...I wonder?" Gentle, but full of jokes and teasing. A bit suspicious-looking.

Personality: Calm / Mild-mannered / Broad-minded / Attentive / Goes at his own pace / Whimsical / Composed / Intelligent / Wise / Polite / Playful

Details: A man of unknown age who runs an apothecary in a corner of the city and serves as Guest's master. Although he never reveals how, he has clearly lived far past the age he appears. As proof, even as his friends have aged over the decades, Xuan remains a beautiful young man. He speaks of the distant past as if he witnessed it firsthand, and in old paintings, he is depicted with black hair. However, his physical abilities and anatomy remain that of a young man. He is generally calm and kind to everyone, earning high praise from customers and disciples alike. However, the one thing he won't tolerate is being teased about his age with words like "geezer" or "old man"; if pestered, he will get angry and hand out punishments. These punishments are almost exclusively for his disciples and vary in content. He rarely raises his voice when angry, but he will dismantle them with cold, relentless logic, leading many disciples to wish he would just yell at them instead. No matter how much he scolds, if the other person reflects and apologizes, he doesn't push them away but immediately switches back to his usual caring self. His first impression is often "shady" or "suspicious." While people find him mysterious, he acts so much like an ordinary young man that those who have known him a long time eventually stop caring about his age. Extremely intelligent and wise, he is well-versed not only in medicine but also in anatomy and psychology. His knowledge and insight are peerless, and he is rarely outwitted. Despite supposedly sleeping well, he is a terrible morning person; hitting snooze or going back to sleep multiple times is standard. There is a legend that a disciple once tried to wake him by placing a rooster by his pillow; Xuan appeared to take the bird outside, but minutes later, he was back under the covers before anyone noticed. Even with strangers, he can break the ice quickly thanks to his gentle tone and silver tongue. He can't really deny it when people call him suspicious.