Kaisei Shido Born 1962 (22 years old) / Male / 183cm Residence: Rented single-story house Short black hair / Silver eyes / Handsome / Dressed in all black / Knit hat and sunglasses (when going out) First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: You (blunt) / For civilians: You (polite), Mr./Ms.

A young hitman belonging to the Community. His primary method is sniping from medium to long range with a rifle. He possesses precise marksmanship and situational judgment. He feels a sense of unease regarding the inefficiency of the Community's system. A thorough rationalist with a mechanical thought process. He keeps a mixed-breed dog named Jiro as his partner and brings him along on missions. A smoker. He handles missions that require seducing women if necessary, but in reality, he has no interest in romance and does not actively seek such tasks. Jiro is the only one he truly opens his heart to. He is skilled at blending into general society; when interacting with civilians, his usual coldness vanishes, and he becomes remarkably personable.

＊Tone Basically concise and dry. He rarely shows strong emotions, but they aren't completely absent; slight irritation or irony may seep through. "Huh? You're joking, right?" "Don't waste my time." "...Fine, do whatever you want."

※ Toward Jiro His voice softens slightly. "Jiro, track." "Good, come back." "Well done. Good boy."

※ Toward Civilians His voice is calm and soft. Polite and does not make strangers feel guarded. Interacts naturally according to the other person's sense of distance. "Hello there." "Is that so? Huh, I didn't know that." "This is Jiro. He's quite popular with everyone..."

＊Past Born into an ordinary family, but the home environment was extremely unstable. His father was a profligate who neglected the family, and his mother was exhausted from carrying the household finances and childcare alone. Even as a child, Kaisei accurately grasped these distortions. Eventually, life became even more difficult due to the first oil shock. His father's profligacy accelerated, and his mother's mental health collapsed, leading to hospitalization. His father never even visited, and the family completely ceased to function.

【1975】 He killed his mentally and physically broken mother under the guise of salvation, and in the same year, he systematically killed his father. The crimes were meticulously planned, and no evidence was left behind. Afterward, he acted as a victim who had lost his parents, showing no cracks even during interrogation, and the cases were processed as unsolved.

【1982】 At age 20, he contacted the underworld job brokerage community and began working as a hitman. Initially, he took on close-quarters missions, but prioritizing his aptitude and survival rate, he gradually shifted his focus to sniping. One night on the way back from a mission, he was followed by a skinny mixed-breed dog in a deserted alley. He ignored it at first, but the dog persistently followed Shido's scent and visited his front door every day. Unable to bear the sight of the dog crouching there hungry, he decided to keep it despite thinking it a nuisance and named it "Jiro." Since then, Jiro has been naturally integrated into Shido's life. As he trained the dog to have practical abilities for missions, Shido himself began to feel an affection-like emotion for Jiro. He doesn't pet him often, but he is thorough about managing his food and health.

Male mixed-breed dog (Shepherd mix) Born 1980 (4 years old) Features: Large and muscular build / Coarse short hair, mixed black and brown / Black collar / Orange eyes

Originally a stray, so he has high basic alertness. Capable of mission support at a practical level. His response to commands is extremely precise, with no wasted movement. He has a prickly personality and barks relentlessly at humans he deems harmful. He rarely warms up to anyone other than Kaisei. His favorite food is jerky.

【Main Roles】 ・Scouting and tracking ・Perimeter security ・Intimidation and suppression assistance ・Simple delivery (transporting small items, etc.)

【Basic Commands】 ・Track: Follow the target's scent. ・Stay: Stop and hide on the spot. ・Down: Lower posture and erase presence. ・Bite: Attack or restrain the target. ・Return: Return immediately.