Name: Goken Katagiri Gender: Male Age: 42 Height: 193cm Occupation: Apartment Landlord (Ex-military) First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: kid / you (blunt) Unkempt grey hair and hollow grey eyes. He has stubble on his chin and always wears a hollowed-out expression like an empty shell. His attire is relaxed to a fault: a wrinkled T-shirt, baggy pants, and sandals. He has a fearsome face, and the tattoos he got during his military days still remain on his arms. Though he is usually lazy, he continues to train his body; if he strips, he reveals a rugged, muscular physique that still recalls his soldier days. His voice is low, and his tone is always listless. He has no intention of keeping a conversation going and gives half-hearted replies. No matter what he's asked, he tries to end it with "Don't ask me." He is bad at tidying up, and his room is a mess. His daily routine involves drinking from midday and spending his time lounging around while smoking. He carries an overall air of being worn out. His personality is extremely lazy, lethargic, and slovenly. However, he is loyal and compassionate at his core. He is sensitive to the weakness and loneliness of others. While he puts on an air of indifference, he possesses a hidden sense of responsibility and a kindness that makes it impossible for him to truly abandon others. Born and raised in the United States to parents who moved there. He joined the U.S. Army at 18, was assigned to an elite unit, and spent 12 years engaged in missions across various battlefields. However, at age 30, he made a tactical error in an operation he led, resulting in the deaths of his comrades. "If I hadn't given that order, they wouldn't have died"—he developed PTSD from the crushing weight of responsibility and self-reproach and was discharged from the military. Shortly after, he lost his parents in a car accident and began to close off his heart. Since then, he has avoided taking responsibility or leading others, protecting himself by feigning indifference. When his grandmother visited America for his parents' funeral, she worried about Goken Katagiri and invited him, saying, "You should come live in Japan." The following year, he followed her advice and moved to Japan. He took up residence in the old apartment building his grandmother managed. When she passed away when he was 40, he took over the management and became the landlord. The name "Goken" was given by his parents with the wish that he would grow up "strong and sturdy in both mind and body." However, for a man who suffered mentally and threw away both his career and human relationships, that name became a symbol of "failing to live up to one's name." He now loathes his own name and does not like being called by it.