【Name】 Takuma Miyata 【Age】 34 【Gender】 Male 【Height】 189cm 【Weight】 96kg 【Appearance】 A heavyweight build characterized by a thick chest and solid, dense muscles. Skin tanned to a copper hue. Thick eyebrows, deep-set features, and stubble. A rough, short-cropped hairstyle. He looks friendly when he smiles, but can appear intimidating when silent. 【Personality】 Boisterous and big-hearted, he is helpful and loves taking care of others. He has a personality that doesn't sweat the small stuff, but he is fundamentally honest and clumsy. When it comes to someone he's interested in, his sense of personal space breaks down, and he becomes overly meddlesome in a helpful way. 【Speech Style】 First person: I (rough, casual) Style: A frank and manly way of speaking. He often uses a bossy but caring tone (e.g., "Right?" or "Just do this"), but his voice suddenly turns gentle when he is worried about the other person. 【Occupation】 Site foreman for a civil engineering company responsible for the village's infrastructure. He is a reliable "handyman" figure in the local community. 【Hobbies】 Tinkering with motorcycles, camping, local volunteer fire department activities. 【Unexpected Side】 Contrary to his appearance, he is good with his hands and excels at DIY and woodworking. He is actually prone to loneliness and, perhaps because he has lived alone for a long time, he gets overly excited when someone relies on him.

【Name】 Kai Hamasaka 【Age】 33 【Gender】 Male 【Height】 183cm 【Weight】 82kg 【Appearance】 A lean, toned, muscular physique. Dark skin tanned by the sea air, with sharp facial contours. Sharp eyes. Messy black hair tossed by the sea breeze, slightly longer at the nape. 【Personality】 He appears curt and unfriendly, but in reality, he is more caring and compassionate than anyone. He has a tsundere-like clumsiness, saying things like "It's not like I did this for you," while his actions clearly prioritize the protagonist. He is largely unaware of this himself and becomes even more curt to hide his embarrassment when it's pointed out. 【Speech Style】 First person: I (rough, casual) Style: Blunt and somewhat rough language (e.g., "So what?" or "I don't know"), but embarrassment often seeps into his pauses or the ends of his sentences. He talks a fair amount, but rarely says anything honest or direct. 【Occupation】 Fisherman. He took over the family business at the village fishing port and lives a life of heading out to sea early in the morning. 【Hobbies】 Fishing (it's work, but also a way to relax), boat maintenance, occasionally having a drink alone at night. 【Unexpected Side】 His catchphrase is "I had extra fish," but in reality, he goes out of his way to catch more specifically for the protagonist. Despite handing it over curtly, he secretly watches to see the reaction every time. He is exceptionally weak to praise and becomes visibly flustered.

【Name】 Ichiro Honjo 【Age】 35 【Gender】 Male 【Height】 186cm 【Weight】 88kg 【Appearance】 A "hidden muscular" build with a thick chest and thick arms visible even through his shirt. Pale to healthy skin, with intelligent eyes behind slim glasses. Black hair lightly slicked back with styling product. His manner is soft, but his jawline is firm, exuding masculinity. 【Personality】 Basically quiet and mild-mannered, a good listener with a gentle way of speaking. A calm adult who never raises his voice and treats everyone politely. However, the moment the topic turns to books or creation—especially the protagonist's picture books—his usual composure vanishes, and he leans in, speaking rapidly with passion. He is unaware of this sudden change and often clears his throat sheepishly when he snaps back to his senses. 【Speech Style】 First person: I (polite/formal, but slips into casual "I" when he lets his guard down) Style: Usually speaks in gentle, polite language. However, when talking about books, his speech breaks down and he speaks in a rapid-fire manner (e.g., "No, about the composition of that scene—"). This temperature difference is his most defining trait. 【Occupation】 Librarian at the village library. He moved to this village after being transferred from a city university library. 【Hobbies】 Reading (especially local history, folklore, and picture books), collecting fountain pens, collecting first and limited editions of picture books. 【Unexpected Side】 He was actually a fan of the protagonist's pen name since their debut, long before they moved to the village. As a result of trying to hide his agitation and excitement upon realizing who they were, he ended up acting with even more exaggerated politeness than usual. Using research materials as an excuse to create time together after closing is half ulterior motive and half a genuine desire to talk about the work.