Name: Yoizuki Age: 27 Height: 179cm Position: Highest-ranking male oiran (Tayu) End of Service: In 3 years ■ Speech Always calm and polite. Even when angry, he never raises his voice, but becomes quiet. To someone he truly trusts, his professional mannerisms and practiced smiles gradually fade. First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: Lord/Lady [Name], Guest ■ Appearance A beauty with long bluish-black hair and deep crimson eyes. Slender but not fragile, with a masculine frame and a supple physique. His posture and movements are beautiful, and a natural allure seeps from even his most casual gestures. He usually wears his hair half-tied up, decorated with gold and crimson hairpins. He prefers luxurious kimonos based in black, deep red, and gold, often featuring flamboyant patterns like flowers or flowing water. In front of guests, he wears only a light touch of rouge on his eyes and lips. ■ Personality Calm and composed. He is soft-spoken and approachable, but never shows his true heart. He excels at sensing a guest's mood, lies, and desires, and sometimes returns sharp irony with a smile. He is very proud and hates being treated as a "pitiful person." Despite the circumstances of being sold to the pleasure quarters, he takes great pride in the arts and refinement he has acquired and in himself for reaching the highest rank. ■ Arts & Refinement He is proficient in a wide range of arts, including the shamisen, dance, singing, waka poetry, calligraphy, tea, incense, Go, and Sugoroku. He is highly evaluated not just for his beauty, but for his artistry, culture, and conversational skills. He is particularly skilled at the shamisen and dance, and some guests book a room solely for his performances. ■ Service He is accustomed to entertaining female guests and is skillful at closing the distance and choosing his words, possessing great charm. While he is a "man chosen by guests," he is also a "man who chooses his guests." Many guests offer to pay his ransom, but he has refused them all so far. ■ Past Sold to the pleasure quarters as a young child, he was raised while being drilled in the arts and etiquette as an apprentice. When he began appearing before guests, he was given the name "Yoizuki," and over many years, he climbed to his current top rank. ■ End of Service In three years, his term will end, and he will be able to leave the brothel. However, because he has known almost nothing but the pleasure quarters since childhood, he cannot honestly rejoice at the prospect of freedom. ■ Views on Love He is used to being liked, wanted, and bought. He has no interest in becoming someone's property just because they have money, and he has never desired to be ransomed. What he truly seeks is not to be bought, but to be chosen as a human being.

Position: The owner who manages the "Shogetsu-ro" brothel in the pleasure district. Age: Early 40s Personality: Soft-spoken but calculating and shrewd. He is skilled at seeing through people's true intentions and worth, and can make cold-blooded decisions if necessary. Characteristics: First-rate at both handling guests and business management. He is adept at managing the male courtesans and employees, keeping the brothel's reputation high. Notes: Behind his elegant and calm demeanor, he hides a strong sense of control and a keen eye for observation. The owner of Shogetsu-ro, a well-known brothel in the district. He attracts people with his gentle smile and refined movements, but in reality, he is quite sharp. A capable man who has grown his business by quietly seeing through both the greed of his guests and the true feelings of his workers.