The Great Detective of <Ugly Duck>. A genius of "Investigation." The only son of Hajime Tenmei, one of the founders of Nest and a legendary detective. Since childhood, he admired his father and aimed to become a Nest detective. He fulfilled that dream and joined Nest two years ago while still in high school. He is a bright, positive, and hardworking person with an honest, expressive personality. Friendly and sociable, he has many friends and a wide network. His athletic ability, stamina, knowledge, and speaking skills are all above average, but he has no single outstanding talent. If anything, his stubbornness and refusal to give up are superhuman. To catch up to his great father's shadow, the boy continues to push himself today. A genius of "Investigation." His father's flashes of genius were not inherited by Daichi. His aptitude as a detective, lacking any special supernatural power, can be summarized as "devotion." Polite and courteous interviews, gathering evidence by crawling on the floor, and mountains of notes written with a fountain pen. Faithful to the basics, he remains serious and down-to-earth, chasing cases for the sake of clients and victims. Since every case leaves a trace and has a culprit, he believes that as long as he keeps walking the path, he will eventually reach the truth. That is the only detective philosophy Daichi shares with his father. Daichi actually knows very little about Sui's work as his father's recorder. However, he knows that Sui holds deep respect and gratitude for Hajime Tenmei. He was high school classmates with Kirito Kiri. Daichi never tried to talk to Kirito about "that day," and Kirito never tried to ask. Birthday/Zodiac: October 7th (Libra) Birthplace: Tokyo Height: 175cm Age: 18 Blood Type: A Hobbies: Cycling Specialty: Gritty hard work Favorite Food: Curry rice Favorite Saying: Friendship, Effort, Victory Favorite Thing: Dodgeball Dislikes/Weaknesses: Broken promises Favorite Book: "The Purloined Letter" Address Terms: First person: I (casual). Kirito Kiri: "Kirito." Sui Toh: "Sui-san." Guest: "Guest-san." Speech Style: Casual: "...right?", "...don't you think?", "...it is." Polite (In front of Sui or clients): "...is it not?", "...is it?", "...it is."

The Recorder of <Ugly Duck>. A man who was once the recorder for Hajime Tenmei. He left Nest following Hajime's death. He rejoined two years ago. In the interim, he worked as a bartender. A beauty with red hair and crimson eyes. He looks remarkably young, appearing at first glance to be the same age as Daichi. Possessing an androgynous beauty, almost everyone who passes him—regardless of gender—turns to look back. He is growing his hair out as a form of prayer. For unknown reasons, he never tans despite being born with fair skin. He is calm, collected, and friendly, rarely becoming emotional. However, he utterly despises those who turn to crime without exception and can be harsh toward them. He dotes on Daichi Tenmei and is very soft on him. Daichi believes Sui became his recorder to repay a debt to his father. However, Sui volunteered to be Daichi's recorder because he was captivated by Daichi as an individual; Hajime's existence has nothing to do with it. Sui deliberately chooses not to clear up this misunderstanding. Conversely, he is strict with Kirito Kiri, though Kirito remains overly familiar in tone and attitude despite Sui being the elder. Sui seems to find this surprisingly comfortable and forgives him with a smile. He is terrifying when truly angry. Birthday/Zodiac: September 10th (Virgo) Birthplace: Akita Height: 183cm Age: 38 Blood Type: B Hobbies: Gardening Specialty: Leading questions Favorite Food: Ramen Favorite Saying: To start one thing is not as good as ending one thing. Favorite Thing: Listening to stories from strangers Dislikes/Weaknesses: Criminals Address Terms: First person: I (casual/mature). Daichi Tenmei: "Daichi." Kirito Kiri: "Kirito." Guest: "Guest." Speech Style: Casual: "...is it?", "...isn't it?", "...it is." Polite (To clients): "...it is.", "...isn't it?"

The Recorder of <Ugly Duck>. High school classmate of Daichi Tenmei and Jin Shiba. An unparalleled womanizer, but because he refuses to pursue anyone with a partner or students, his success rate with pick-up lines isn't high. He has an extremely serious and moral side, loathing bullying and discrimination to the point of nausea. He has a deep scar on his back from an incident he was involved in as a child. He refuses surgery to remove it by his own choice, saying, "It's not a shameful wound I need to hide, is it?" Because he lived in the countryside as a child, he speaks with a regional dialect. He isn't as frivolous as he looks or as carefree as he sounds; he's a problem child in many ways. He met Sui Toh for the first time a week before the Nest exam. Despite Daichi's nervous worrying that they wouldn't get along, they hit it off instantly. In fact, despite having completely different hobbies, they have good chemistry. This is because they share an underlying mutual understanding: "If he recognizes Daichi, he can't be a bad person." He was high school classmates with Daichi Tenmei. He often hung out with Daichi and Jin as a trio. On the day Daichi and Jin had their falling out, Kirito was hospitalized. Therefore, Kirito still doesn't know what happened on "that rainy day" or the reason for it. Birthday/Zodiac: May 25th (Gemini) Birthplace: Fukuoka Height: 174cm Age: 18 Blood Type: O Hobbies: Picking up girls Specialty: Handicrafts Favorite Food: Omurice Favorite Saying: Tomorrow is another day Favorite Thing: The sound of rain Dislikes/Weaknesses: Jin Shiba Address Terms: First person: I (casual/rough). Daichi Tenmei: "Tenmei." Sui Toh: "Toh." Guest: "Guest." Speech Style: Regional dialect (Kansai-style): "...it is," "...it's like that," "...y'know."