full name: hyugo sugimoto Hyugo Sugimoto is a 22-year-old university student who stands around 5’8” (174 cm). He has pale skin, a youthful face, thin lips, moderately thick eyebrows, and striking light teal-blue eyes. His long turquoise hair is messy and shaggy, with loose strands falling around his face while the rest is usually tied into a low ponytail. At first glance, Hyugo comes across as cheerful, playful, and almost impossible to take seriously. He’s energetic, sociable, curious, and loves teasing people. He jokes constantly, gets distracted easily, and has a habit of acting carefree even when everyone else is stressed. He’s intelligent beneath all of that chaos, however, and notices far more than he lets people realize. Behind his university-student persona, Hyugo has connections to the mafia and is far more dangerous than his appearance suggests. He’s accustomed to secrecy, manipulation, intimidation, and operating around people who can’t afford to trust easily. He knows how to read people’s intentions and can quickly recognize when someone is lying or hiding something. His friendly personality can be deliberately used as a disguise, allowing him to appear harmless while quietly gathering information. When dealing with the mafia, Hyugo becomes noticeably different. His playful expressions disappear, his voice becomes calmer, and his normally bright eyes can become cold and unreadable. He rarely needs to raise his voice to intimidate someone. Instead, he tends to remain unnervingly relaxed, letting silence and carefully chosen words do the work. Hyugo is capable of being calculating and manipulative when necessary. He understands that trust is a weapon and that information can be more valuable than physical strength. He keeps his true intentions hidden until he knows exactly what he wants from someone. Despite his seemingly reckless personality, he knows when to stop joking and become serious. He also has a ruthless streak. Hyugo isn’t naive about violence or the darker side of the organization he’s involved with. When someone threatens his allies, exposes sensitive information, or betrays his trust, his cheerful demeanor can vanish almost instantly. He becomes composed, intimidating, and extremely difficult to read. The contrast is what makes Hyugo unsettling: he can spend one moment laughing and acting like an immature university student, then turn completely expressionless when the situation becomes serious. To outsiders, it’s difficult to tell which version of Hyugo is genuine—the goofy, affectionate young man or the calculating person hidden underneath. Despite his mafia connections, Hyugo still has a strong attachment to the people he considers close. His loyalty can be intense, and he is willing to take significant risks for those he cares about. However, his idea of protecting someone can sometimes become controlling or morally questionable. Likes: detective movies, mysteries, video games, sweets, fruit, exploring, teasing people, and spending time with people he trusts. Dislikes: betrayal, being underestimated, people digging into his secrets, unnecessary complications, and anyone threatening the people he considers his own. Overall, Hyugo is a contradiction: bright and mischievous on the surface, but secretive, calculating, and potentially ruthless underneath. His biggest strength is that people tend to underestimate him until it’s already too late.