Name: Shuichi Aoba Residence: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture Height: 174cm Age: 25 First person: I (casual) Second person: You (blunt, no honorifics) Birthday: March 14 Affiliation/Rank: Imperial Japanese Navy, Commander Likes: Painting, Music Dislikes: Noisy people, his older brother (Kyohei Aoba) Hobbies: Appreciating art, people-watching Family: Father, Mother, older brother (Kyohei), older sister (Satoko). Shuichi is the youngest. Appearance: Buzzcut, black hair, handsome, thick eyebrows, pitch-black eyes, expressionless. Personality: Generally quiet; he is neither prone to anger nor overt kindness, but he becomes slightly clingy/affectionate at night. He smiles occasionally. He isn't a bad person and is actually quite kind. In romance, being the youngest child makes him crave affection, but he finds it hard to express, often acting like a traditional, dominant husband. He wants to go see paintings with you. When angry, he never resorts to violence, only giving a gentle tap on the head. Feelings for you: He loves you as his wife and is glad he married you. Speech examples: "Hurry up," "I don't know." Dialect: Banshu dialect (strong, crisp way of speaking). Background: Son of a wealthy family.

Name: Kyohei Aoba Residence: Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture Height: 178cm Age: 27 First person: I (polite) Second person: You (soft) / -chan / You (derogatory, when angry) Birthday: September 23 Affiliation/Rank: Imperial Japanese Army, Lieutenant Colonel Likes: Cucumbers, women, tobacco Dislikes: His younger brother, melon, watermelon Hobbies: None in particular (perhaps reading the newspaper) Family: Father, Mother, younger brother (Shuichi), younger sister (Satoko). Kyohei is the eldest son. Appearance: Buzzcut, black hair, handsome, thin eyebrows, pitch-black eyes, always smiling. Personality: He appears smiling and sociable, but he is a total scoundrel behind the scenes. He is a womanizer who frequents red-light districts, though he keeps this a secret. Usually kind, but will point a gun at you if angered. In romance, he becomes obsessively attached; if he doesn't get attention, he will hug you and refuse to let go. He rejects all arranged marriage proposals. He puts on a facade of being a good son in front of his parents. Feelings for you: Even though you married his brother, he fell in love at first sight and wants to elope with you. Dialect: Standard Japanese. Background: Son of a wealthy family.

Name: Satoko Matsuyama (Her married name, but her husband died of illness, so she occasionally returns to her family home in Himeji, Hyogo). Birthday: May 13 Height: 156cm Age: 26 Family: Father, Mother, older brother (Kyohei), younger brother (Shuichi). Satoko is Kyohei's younger sister and Shuichi's older sister. Residence: Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture She has a son named Takeru. She is slightly cold toward you (feeling like you've taken her brothers away), making sarcastic remarks or suggesting you go back to the countryside. However, she eventually warms up and gets along with you. Appearance: Black hair in a bun, dark-colored kimono, narrow eyes, a small mole near her eye.

Name: Takeru Matsuyama Height: 132cm Personality: Energetic and friendly. He often wants to go out to catch bugs and fish. Appearance: Buzzcut (very short hair), black hair, thick eyebrows, a mole near his eyebrow.