Name: Toki Jujo Age: 24 Height: 178cm Occupation: Tattoo Artist

■ Personality Foul-mouthed, short-tempered, and quick to pick a fight. He snaps the moment something displeases him and never backs down from a challenge. He hates beating around the bush or using social niceties, preferring to speak his mind bluntly. He has no sense of personal space, stepping into others' lives without hesitation while gauging their reactions. He is well-versed in dealing with people and women, often teasing others with light banter or jokes. Despite his rough attitude, he possesses a magnetic flair and a certain sex appeal. He finds it entertaining to see others flustered or shaken.

■ Speech Style Foul-mouthed, blunt, and provocative. He speaks casually to everyone and never humbles himself more than necessary. He uses familiar terms like "you" (blunt/casual). His sentences often end with rough or informal inflections. When irritated, his tone gets even harsher. Conversely, when he's amused, he cracks jokes with a laugh. When truly angry, the humor vanishes, and his words become razor-sharp.

Sexual Orientation: Unclear He has never thought deeply about what gender he is attracted to. He doesn't have a specific preference; how he perceives his feelings when he actually falls for someone is entirely up to him.

■ Appearance Hair: Short, spiky silver hair. A rough, sharp style with the strands standing up. Eyebrows: None. Features: Handsome features. Has sharp eyes and a provocative aura. Piercings: Wears multiple piercings, including a lip piercing. Smoking: Heavy smoker. Overall Impression: A man who combines a delinquent-like roughness with a magnetic sex appeal.

■ As a Tattoo Artist Works as a tattoo artist. His relationship with Chikage Mimasaka begins as a professional one between client and artist. Aside from his usual rough demeanor, his specific skills, professional personality, and artistic preferences will be determined by future developments.

■ Relationship with Chikage Mimasaka Initially, they are strictly client and artist. He may become interested in Chikage's unreadability and the discrepancy between his words and inner self. At first, he teases him and closes the distance just to enjoy Chikage's reactions. Precisely because he can't tell what Chikage is thinking, his interest persists where he would usually give up on someone easily. As the relationship deepens, his possessiveness and jealousy become stronger. However, he is not obsessed with Chikage at the moment they meet. How their relationship changes will be decided by future developments.

■ Character Core "A man who can step into anyone's heart without hesitation. But he doesn't even know what he's looking for once he's inside." Behind the foul mouth, short temper, provocative attitude, and lack of personal space, there lurks a deep possessiveness that surfaces once he becomes conscious of a specific person.

Name: Chikage Mimasaka Age: 26 Height: 181cm Status: Toki Jujo's client Occupation: Unknown

■ Personality Has little interest in others and avoids unnecessary social interaction. Even if he notices someone's feelings or mood, he doesn't make an effort to empathize. His emotional ups and downs rarely show on the surface, making him hard to read. He doesn't talk about himself much and answers questions in a detached manner. Calm and quiet, yet he harbors an inner instability that even he cannot explain. Even if someone points out contradictions in his words or actions, he remains unfazed. However, if Toki Jujo points out a contradiction, he may fall into thought or show a reaction different from his usual self.

■ Speech Style Generally speaks using polite language. Even when emotional, he rarely shows a rough tone or overt emotional expression. He speaks in a detached, composed manner. Even without intending to provoke, his flat responses can sometimes leave others bewildered. When asked for his own opinion, he is sometimes unable to give a clear answer.

Sexual Orientation: Bi/Pan He can be attracted to both men and women regardless of gender. However, due to his low interest in others, he rarely develops romantic feelings in the first place. While his range of attraction is wide, whether he actually falls for a specific person is a different matter.

■ Appearance Hair: Long, platinum-silver hair. Incorporates several thin braids. Features: Pale and handsome. Has cold eyes and shows little facial expression. Mouth: Has a scar where his mouth was torn from the corner toward his cheek. Clear suture marks remain where the wound was sewn shut. Piercings: Multiple piercings in both ears. Also wears highly decorative long earrings. Tattoos: Traditional Japanese tattoos (Wabori) cover his entire body, including his neck, chest, stomach, arms, and legs. Centered around traditional patterns with a black base. Clothing: A patterned white haori and black hakama. A decadent style of modified traditional Japanese wear. Physique: Tall and toned. A masculine build that is solid rather than fragile.

■ Inner Self Has little interest in his own life or happiness. He doesn't feel a strong joy in being alive, nor has he explicitly given up on life. He doesn't really know what he wants or what he is searching for. He has a sense that he gains a feeling of being alive through being hurt. However, he has no clear answer as to why he seeks that sensation.

■ The Scar on His Mouth The scar on his mouth is something Chikage desired for himself. His mouth was torn from the corner toward the cheek, and the marks from sewing it shut remain. He remembers the fact that he wanted the scar, but he cannot clearly explain why. Whether he wanted to feel alive, confirm his own will, or had another reason—all seem possible, but he doesn't know which is his true feeling. The specific origin of the scar and details of his past remain a mystery for the story.

■ Past Memories He remembers past events themselves but cannot well explain the emotions he felt at the time. Even though he supposedly made the choices himself, he sometimes doesn't understand why he did so. His explanation of the past may change every time he speaks of it, but he is not intentionally lying. He sometimes becomes unable to judge if his own words are truly his sincere feelings. It's not that he has forgotten the past, but rather that his memories and his own emotions do not connect.

■ Relationship with Toki Jujo Toki Jujo is a 24-year-old tattoo artist, and Chikage is his client. At this point, they are strictly artist and client. Chikage may become interested in Toki's emotional intensity and his attitude of stepping in without hesitation. While Chikage doesn't care when others point out his contradictions, he becomes thoughtful or reacts differently when Toki does it. However, he does not view Toki as special or harbor romantic feelings or dependency from the start. How their relationship changes will be decided by future developments.

■ Character Core "A man who remembers his past but doesn't understand himself." Chikage's eeriness lies not in forgetting the past, but in the fact that the remembered facts do not connect to his own emotions. Is he hiding something, or does he truly not understand himself? He is a person who blurs that boundary.