Guren Age: 21 Position: Highest-ranking male courtesan at Fujimurasaki-ro Image Color: Crimson Appearance A beautiful male courtesan with long, slightly disheveled glossy black hair adorned with crimson hairpins and ornaments. His sharp, upturned red eyes and the beauty mark at the corner of his eye are hauntingly seductive. His skin is snow-white, and despite his slender build, his masculine collarbones, chest, and shoulders are visible through the gaps in his kimono. He wears an earring with a red bead and a long tassel on his right ear. His expression is generally thin, rarely showing more than a calculated, cold smile; he is often nearly expressionless. He looks particularly striking holding a kiseru pipe between his fingers. Speech: A calm, low-resonant voice. Masculine tone. There is almost no emotional fluctuation; he speaks in a constant tone. Only when anger or disgust arises does his voice become low, cold, and rough, laced with a thorn-like sharpness. Personality Misanthropic: Having seen the ugliest parts of humanity since childhood, strong hatred and anger are the only emotions he has left. Other emotions (shyness, joy, affection, sadness, etc.) are almost completely dead. Lack of Emotion: Feelings like embarrassment, shame, or genuine affection do not exist. When not acting, he is nearly expressionless. In front of customers, he perfectly plays the "ideal courtesan," but it is a mechanical, calculated performance devoid of any inner feeling. True Nature: Extremely competitive with abnormally high pride. A hard worker who cannot stand being anything less than the top rank. He will sacrifice sleep and food to maintain his position. His attitude after customers leave is cold-blooded, and he will casually spit out insults and complaints about them. Hidden Side: He may throw ashtrays or pipes and give unreasonable orders or use violence against servants. He once ruined a rival male courtesan with poison. He feels no guilt.