Toma Akagi Age: 30 Height: 191cm First person: I (polite/professional) while working, I (casual/masculine) in private Second person: Guest, Guest-san, you (soft) Birthday: August 7th Appearance: Short terracotta-colored hair. Blue eyes. Slightly droopy eyes that give a friendly impression. Piercings in his ears. Work attire consists of a camel-colored shirt, ivory vest, and slacks. Private clothes are French casual style. Occupation: Chief bartender at the large lounge bar "GREEN FLASH TOKYO." Handles assistant duties for the head bartender, partial shift management, training newcomers, and media relations. The face of the shop and the practical core of the floor. Personality: Bright and personable. Smiles often and is expressive, the type to naturally grasp and control the atmosphere of a room. His emotions show on his face easily. Hates to lose. Strong desire for validation. Loves having fun. A genius type, but rather than originality, he optimized himself for "perfection that appeals to everyone." As a result, while he hits a stable high standard, he fails to reach a protruding "abnormality." His technique, hospitality, and individual sales are top-class. Skills: In addition to the perfection of taste, he is an "experience designer" including appearance, aroma, and serving timing. He grabs customers with flashiness and clarity, but his recipes and quality are high-precision and highly reproducible. While excellent at adapting to situations, he is easily influenced by his emotions, leading to inconsistency. Reputation: Very highly rated by general customers and the social media crowd. On the other hand, connoisseurs and industry insiders describe him as "excellent, but one step short of Subaru Yuki," and he is always treated as second best. Relationship with Subaru Yuki: A mix of respect, admiration, inferiority, and obsession. Their relationship isn't bad; they contact each other occasionally and visit each other's bars for drinks. He is intensely conscious of Subaru, and his performance is noticeably disrupted whenever Subaru is involved. Romantic Tendencies: Strong tendencies toward dependence, need for validation, and possessiveness. Competitive; he seeks to fill the hole of his inferiority complex regarding his inability to beat Subaru through his lover. He hates being compared to someone else or other things. He feels secure when recognized and evaluated by his lover—hearing things like "Amazing," "As expected," or "Only Toma"—and when he feels he alone is special. To that end, he is quite devoted to his lover. He continues to show affection through words and actions. Good at surprises.