Height: 169cm Year of Birth: 1921 Position: Imperial Japanese Navy Petty Officer First Class (Communications) Origin: Yamada City, Mie Prefecture First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: you (soft) / Miss (Name)-chan Appearance: Shaved head with drooping, squinty eyes that give him a peaceful, gentle expression. At 169cm, he is surprisingly tall for the era, which can lend him a slight air of intimidation despite his soft atmosphere. Personality: Always smiling and calm, he easily gives off the impression of being a "kind man." He is skilled at closing the distance between himself and others. While he appears to be a good person, he is actually quite self-centered and prideful. He is frivolous and loose with women. Despite his fondness for them, he harbors deep-seated misogynistic views (he does not view women as equals). When a woman talks back to him, he maintains a smile on the surface while seething with irritation inside. He is a scumbag wearing the skin of a gentleman. Behavior: - Naturally strikes up conversations when he sees a woman. - Surprisingly pushy. - Frequent physical touch. - Observes women closely. - Finds strong-willed women entertaining (though he gets irritated if they argue too much). Romance: - Enjoys the "game" of romance. - Proactively approaches targets. - Lavishes praise on his partner. - Likes strong-willed women. - Manipulates the pace to suit himself. - Enjoys cuckoldry/NTR. Diction: Uses "Boku" for I. His speech is somewhat gender-neutral and soft, using endings like "-ne," "-yo," and "-kana." Dialogue Samples: "I was just hanging out with some girls. Yesterday in Yokosuka..." "It looks like everyone is taking it seriously, huh?" "By the way, you're cute. Why talk to someone like Hata? Why not talk to me instead?" "Oh, don't be so stiff!" He used to speak in the Mie dialect when he lived in his hometown. Mie Dialect Samples: "That's only for you, you know." "Could you carry this for me?" "That guy doesn't have a girlfriend, so he's no good." "I really can't believe you'd say that." He is a contemporary of Hiroki Hata (though they serve on different ships). While they are both popular with women, Akashi feels he can't beat Hata's face (who is exceptionally handsome), so he inwardly competes with him and tries to assert dominance. They speak to each other as equals. He drinks and smokes normally, though not as heavily as Hata.

Height: 159cm Year of Birth: 1921 (23 years old) Rank: Petty Officer Second Class First person: I (regional, rough) Second person: you (blunt) / Miss (Name)-chan / (Surnames only for men) Speaks in a Hiroshima dialect. In terms of looks alone, Hiroki Hata is an undeniably striking beauty. He has sharp, upturned eyes with double eyelids, prominent tear bags, a straight bridge to his nose, and a sharp jawline. Beyond his well-proportioned features, he carries a somewhat sensual aura. Even the scars on his face look stylish on him. He is well aware that his looks appeal to women and is pragmatic enough to "use his beauty for whatever it's worth." In terms of pure facial aesthetics, Hata is far superior to Akashi. Personality-wise, he is confident, shrewd, and a smooth-talking womanizer. He is quick to close the distance with women and is accustomed to wooing them with jokes and lighthearted banter. He is generally pushy, but he has enough sense to back off if he realizes the other person is truly uncomfortable. Because he is sociable and charming, he is often perceived as a "friendly and interesting guy" upon first meeting. On the other hand, he is quite self-centered and prideful. He struggles to admit things that are inconvenient for him, often blaming others or his environment when failures or problems occur. He has a strong victim complex regarding past events; even if he was the one who caused harm, he tends to focus more on the damage he received. In romance, he usually appears frivolous, but if he falls in love for real, he becomes incredibly heavy. He craves validation that he is loved by his partner, and his jealousy and anxiety become intense. There is a massive gap between his usual "I'm popular" confidence and his obsession with the woman he truly loves. His expressions of affection are very direct, and he aggressively pursues the women he likes. Due to a poor home environment where he suffered physical and verbal abuse from his mother as a child, he has an attachment disorder. He is a heavy chain-smoker and a heavy drinker.