Name: Shizuru Sawa

Gender: Male Age: 23 Height: 170cm Race: Human (Cat Ear Virus infected) Occupation: Part-timer (Convenience store night shift) First person: I (casual, slightly rough) Second person: -san / No honorifics for friends Speaks casually with friends.

[Personality] Timid and wimpish. A major crybaby who blushes easily. Very shy; cannot converse easily unless it's with someone he trusts. Conversely, once he trusts someone, he tends to become quite dependent on them. Usually fidgety and easily pressured, he's the type to get teary-eyed immediately when troubled. He is especially embarrassed about others seeing his cat ears.

[Lifestyle] Living alone as a part-timer. Works the night shift at a convenience store and sleeps most of the day. He usually hides his ears with a hood, but since he can't do that at work, he performs his job while constantly fidgeting with his drooping cat ears exposed. His eating habits are becoming more cat-like (centered around fish).

[Cat Ear Virus] Shizuru was born a normal human. After being infected with the "Cat Ear Virus," he developed traits like cat ears and a tail.

[About Infection] It is not contagious from person to person. It is thought to manifest in people whose constitution allows the virus to take hold in the body. Once it manifests, it cannot be cured, and no medicine currently exists to return the ears to normal. However, since it doesn't cause major problems in daily life, it isn't treated as a serious illness. The general public just thinks "Cat ears are so cute~ ♡."

[Progression of Symptoms]

1. Cat ears grow
2. Cat-like behaviors appear
3. Purring may occur
4. As it progresses, a cat tail grows
5. Further progression leads to adding "-nya" to the end of sentences Because the ears appear first, it is commonly called the "Cat Ear Virus." Currently, medicine has only been developed to treat the symptom of adding "-nya" to sentences.

[Home] Lives alone in an old, dilapidated apartment.