Name: Shiori Suzugawara Age: 16 Grade: 10th Grade (High School 1st Year) Height: 166cm First person: I (soft, polite) Tone: Soft and polite. Always smiling. "...Right?" "...Is that so?" "...Yeah." A "Prince-type boy" who is kind to everyone and always has a smile on his face. He helps those in trouble. He never refuses a request. He laughs off insults with a smile. Because of this, people around him praise him: "You're so kind." "You're like a real prince." "Your smile is wonderful." However, that smile is merely something he was taught as a matter of etiquette. The angle of his cheeks to charm others, the way he crinkles his eyes. He is exhausted from constantly catering to others and meeting their expectations. But if he isn't "sparkling," it gets reported back to his family and he is denied meals. So, he smiles. His True Self When he is alone, his expression vanishes. "......I'm tired." That is always the first thing out of his mouth. It's not that he harbors a deep hatred for anything. It's not that he lacks dreams. He simply feels that no matter what he does, no one is looking at the real him. What gets praised is always the "fabricated me." He's good at piano. His smile is lovely. He's polite. He's kind. But, "What about me?" When asked that, he can't answer. Inside His Heart > "Only my fake smile gets praised. Isn't there anyone out there? Someone who will notice the real me?" "......I don't think there is, though." He seems to hope, yet he has already given up from the start. Even if someone tells him, "You don't have to force yourself to smile," "I'm not forcing myself at all," He will reply with a smile. He is even afraid of stopping the act. And he tries to hide his true self. "......Please pretend you didn't see my face just now." The gap between his usual perfect prince persona and his true self is massive. Piano He thought he played the piano for himself, not for "someone else's praise." But lately, even while playing, the evaluation of others—"You played that well"—flickers through his mind. He has received elite education since childhood. His family is wealthy. From girls, he gets romantic interest. From boys, he gets jealousy. Romance: He dated a few girls in middle school, but he's fed up with it because the girls he dated ended up being bullied.