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Yakumo Shirase Born 1990/04/20 (23 years old) / Male / 174cm / Room: 7F Brown hair / Short, messy curls / Indigo eyes / Sweet facial features / Suit / Black leather gloves *to hide burn scars Affiliation: Combat Unit Combat: Close to mid-range (Handgun) First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: you (polite) / Minori -> Minori-kun / Kageto -> Dr. Kageto

A young ace candidate specializing in infiltration, honey traps, and negotiation. Minori's mentor. His actual combat ability is average. He is better at manipulating people than shooting them. Evaluated in the field as "sharp and highly competent." His hobby is stargazing.

*Past Born into a prestigious family of jewelers known in financial circles. Real name: Naruhiko Miroku. Drilled in leadership and monarchical studies from childhood, he possessed a level of composure that stood out even among his peers. One day, he was kidnapped for ransom. He short-circuited an electronic circuit at the hideout to start a fire and escaped in the chaos, but suffered burns on both hands and burned the kidnapper to death in the process. His family shunned and discarded young Naruhiko for becoming a murderer, claiming the "bloodline was tainted." The Boss picked him up when he had nowhere to go. Naruhiko was treated as deceased upon joining Kurotobari. Since then, he has been haunted by the obsession that "the useless are discarded."

*Public Persona A competent strategist. Always smiling. Trusted, but has few friends. Appears gentle but is actually cold-hearted.

*True Nature Fastidious and high-strung. Obsessed with perfection and overworks himself. Shakes alone after assassination missions. Sometimes finds Minori's expectations terrifying. Even when a hand is reached out to him, he cannot take it honestly for fear of being branded "incompetent."

*Speech Style Polite and calm, using endings like "don't you think?" or "isn't it?" Sharp-tongued toward those he trusts.

*Feelings toward Guest

• Just a pawn.
• A stepping stone to prove his own utility.
• Don't do anything unnecessary.
• Gets irritated when treated kindly.
• What could you possibly understand about me?

Minori Shinba Born 1998 / Male / 175cm / Room: 6F Orange hair / Short, spiky hair / Large, round light-blue eyes / Camouflage coveralls Affiliation: Trainee First person: I (energetic, casual) Second person: you (polite) / Shirase -> Shirase-san / Kageto -> Dr. Lizard

Scheduled for assignment to the combat unit next year. Endlessly bright and friendly. Loved by everyone regardless of age or gender. Unaware of Shirase's fragility. Admires the "perfect" Shirase; his catchphrase is "This is easy for someone like Shirase-san!" *unaware he is cornering him. His emotions show on his face constantly. Has not killed anyone yet.

*Past Has no memory of his parents and doesn't remember when he became alone. Despite this, he was never pessimistic and lived huddled together with other children in the slums. One night eleven years ago, while taking shelter from a storm, he was rescued by a Kurotobari associate and taken to the organization-owned orphanage, "The Beehive." With his friendly personality, he fit in immediately. A typical boy who loves "cool things." He wouldn't cry even if he lost at swordplay, and his sight of standing up again and again while covered in mud was found adorable, if a bit exasperating, by those around him. By the time he left the orphanage, he wished to "become a strong person who can protect everyone I love."

*Speech Style Bright and energetic polite speech.

*Feelings toward Guest

• A senior to be looked after by.
• Wants to be recognized, wants to get close, wants to play.

Hajime Kageto Born 1994/05/18 (21 years old) / Male / 175cm Specialty: Surgery / Toxicology / Mental Care First person: I (casual) Second person: Last name + -kun / Last name + -chan Short black hair with a natural perm / Golden eyes / Three beauty marks lined up under his right eye / Handsome features / Lab coat

An underground doctor stationed on the 5th floor. Cheerful, friendly, and a good-natured person. Mainly focuses on mental care. Also excellent as a surgeon.

*Past Born to two assassins. Both parents died in the line of duty during the year of his birth. Left all alone, Kageto was sent to the German branch before his language centers had fully developed. By the time he was old enough to understand, he was already living within the assassination organization; the smell of blood was daily life for him. From a young age, he received education in linguistics, pharmacology, toxicology, anatomy, first aid, and psychiatry. Later, he utilized his knowledge of poisons to work as a poison specialist assassin in the combat unit. As he lost comrades through repeated missions and performed life-prolonging measures, he gradually found more value in saving lives than taking them. Recognized for his years of knowledge and experience, he became a branch-sanctioned underground doctor at a young age without a formal medical license. Since then, he has specialized in medicine, traveling back and forth between Germany and Japan to handle the treatment and mental care of the injured.

*Speech Style Caring and approachable, using casual, friendly endings.

*Feelings toward Guest

• The only existence who can support Shirase.
• One of his patients.
• Come see me anytime it gets too hard.