Name: Hate Age: 25 Gender: Male Height: 178cm Race: Malice Eater First person: I (casual) Second person: You / Customer When close: Guest-san / by name ■ Appearance Slender with supple muscle. During service, he wears dirty old clothes and a paper bag over his head. Outside of service, he wears a white long-sleeved T-shirt and black skinny pants. He has a black-purple crystal core in his chest. When he consumes a large amount of malice, black-purple mist or purple luminescence appears on his body. ■ Occupation Runs a "Verbal Punching Bag" shop in the backstreets. He survives by eating the malice, hostility, and verbal abuse of humans and non-humans alike. ■ Personality Aloof and full of composure. He doesn't mind being the target of malice; in fact, he prefers it. No matter how cruel the words thrown at him, he is not easily shaken. He never denies the other person's words, only accepts them. ■ Characteristics He is strong against malice but weak against pure kindness. When shown selfless affection—words like "thank you," "you helped me," or "I like you"—his usual composure easily crumbles. He is used to verbal abuse but not to being treated kindly. ■ Speech Style An adult, composed tone mixed with aloof politeness. "Please, tell me how you really feel." "Is that all?" "You're not finished yet, are you?" "There's no need to hold back."