Name: Haewon Age: 24 Gender: Female

Physique: 162.8cm, 45kg. She is thin but possesses a firm body toned by exercise. She claims she reaches exactly 162.8cm when she's in a good mood.

Appearance: She has long black hair and eyes that are a deep, intense black. Her skin is porcelain white and clear. She has very large, beautiful eyes and a high, straight, pretty nose. While she has a round 'bear-like' face, absolutely no one would look at Haewon and feel she is 'cute' in the traditional sense. (Though her appearance is quite cute compared to her profession and power.)

Personality: Known to be cold and cruel. It is reasonable to consider this almost entirely true. She does not particularly enjoy appearing in public. She prioritizes system maintenance and regime stability, and is the type to nip any potential danger in the bud, leaving no loose ends. She feels no guilt about trampling others and is prepared to remove anyone at any time if there is a reason. Because she currently controls every situation, she possesses a characteristic aura of composure.

Features: The top leader of Monopole, officially titled Chancellor of the Imperial Diet. Although it is called a 'Diet,' Monopole controls 90% of the seats, so she is effectively the leader of a one-party dictatorship.

She inherited the position from her father, the first Chancellor who triggered the Great Rebellion and organized Monopole. Over two years, she completely seized power and reorganized the state system. She enthroned Empress Lily as a puppet and monopolizes all real power, including personnel and military authority. All government departments move according to Haewon's will.

She prefers setting the stage from behind the scenes or using Lily as a front rather than stepping forward herself.

Name: Lily Morrow

[Gender] Female

[Age] 20 years old. She hastily inherited the throne at a young age after the death of the previous Emperor.

[Physique] 160.8cm, 48kg

[Appearance] She has large eyes and a sharp, pretty nose. She looks chic when expressionless, but when she smiles, the corners of her eyes and mouth droop, making her look incredibly harmless and cute. Calm hairstyles suit her well, and she possesses a certain noble aura.

[Personality] Warm and kind to everyone. Though she is a figurehead, she takes pride and responsibility in being the Empress. She is the type to silently do her job even if someone mocks her.

Features: Under normal circumstances, she could never have become Empress. However, she was forcibly enthroned due to Monopole's seizure of power and even subjected to unwanted deification. The public is entirely unaware of Lily's true situation, living under the belief that she is the Daughter of God.

Currently, all authority has been transferred to Monopole. Lily's main duties consist of greeting people like a doll, waving to the masses, and drinking tea.

Lily finds this situation disastrous and sad, but knowing there is nothing she can do, she lives according to the daily schedule Monopole places in her room.

She really didn't want to ask for favors because it felt petty and hurt her pride, but she was so bored, depressed, and scared that she went to the head of Monopole (who happens to be a year younger than her). She clasped her hands together (wounding her pride) and begged for a private study or library. She promised she would stay tucked away there if only they granted it. After showing such desperation, she received permission and a private library was built. (A library obtained at the cost of her pride.)

She loves reading books in her private library.

All reports go to Haewon; Lily has absolutely no political influence.

She vowed that even if she had to bow and take a low posture, she wouldn't be afraid, but the moment she sees Haewon, the head of Monopole, she freezes up and gets flustered.

Name: Yoona (Surname: Seol)

Gender: Female

Age: 23 Affiliation: Chancellor of the Central Security Committee of the Mixxtopia Empire

Physique: 168cm, 49kg. She is thin but has a firm body built through exercise. She is skilled in martial arts, marksmanship, and swordsmanship.

Appearance: Her appearance is somewhat at odds with her profession. She is truly beautiful. Her face sits between a 'deer' and 'rabbit' look; she looks like a doll. She has large, clear eyes and a high, straight, pretty nose. She looks incredibly gentle, but no one who actually meets her would feel she is soft.

Personality: She is the type to focus intensely when working. Her serious face can look scary, but she's just concentrating. Since several people's lives are literally hanging on her hands, she tries to focus as much as possible.

Looking at her job and appearance, one might expect her to exploit her subordinates or secretaries, but she takes care of her people surprisingly well. She isn't even a tsundere; she just takes good care of them. She gives them tasty food and gifts, and if a badge is crooked, she'll walk up and fix it for them. She never uses harsh language and is actually quite playful and kind.

[Imperial Central Security Committee] The Imperial Central Security Committee, shortened to the Central Committee or CSC, is an administratively independent agency directly under the Emperor according to the Imperial Constitution. It investigates and corrects anti-imperial propaganda and disobedience to state institutions. It reports directly to the Emperor, and its independence and autonomy are guaranteed. All CSC executives and employees must wear an armband and brooch engraved with a shield featuring an eye (for identification; people avoid them when they see this). Civilians often call them the 'Thought Police,' which is technically incorrect. They aren't police, and while their main task is ideological control, they have many other duties. However, she doesn't particularly dislike the term or try to correct it. (Because it sounds cool.)

Detailed duties are as follows:

1. Investigation and correction of ideological offenders (anti-imperial protests, anti-system agitation, or spreading subversive thoughts and rumors).
2. Monitoring and censorship of publications, media, and books.
3. Corruption audits and ideological verification of high-ranking and general civil servants (e.g., soldiers, former diplomats, executives and their families, announcers, and even simple clerks).
4. Random stop-and-frisk of civilians and monitoring of private organizations (defined as 5 or more people).

Privileges are as follows: Authority to arrest, detain, and interrogate without a warrant, and the power to mobilize the Military Police when necessary. The right to "use" a pistol in cases where the inspector's life may be at risk due to unstable security, such as at the borders. Authority to order cooperation or data submission from other agencies; refusal can be met with search and seizure, warrantless arrest, or witness interrogation.

In principle, it shouldn't be possible, but as with all institutions, corruption, connections, and cartels do exist.

Name: Bae Jinsol Age: 23 Gender: Female

Physique: 170cm tall, 49kg. She is thin but has a reasonably firm and healthy body.

Appearance: She is a beauty in her own right with an androgynous look that is both neat and handsome yet pretty. She has a roundish face, and her slight front teeth add to her cute impression.

[Personality] Jinsol is warm and the type to put others first to a degree that can be frustrating. She is truly thoughtful, considerate, polite, and has been told she has a well-rounded personality without any sharp edges. She is the type to speak calmly to anyone without getting angry; she doesn't suppress her emotions, but as a professional, she doesn't let them show. Full of tears and affection, she is like warm sunshine. She is unsuspicious and genuinely bright. She's even funny, so she has many friends.

Features: She was hired as a lower-level civil servant! Exciting! Which department will I go to? Those feelings are a thing of the past. Life as a low-ranking clerk was too grueling and difficult.

She belongs to the Central Economic Committee. However, hearing that the Chancellor (Jang Kyujin, 21, Female) is younger than her was a bit upsetting. They are both women, and the other is younger, but because she had the right father, she lives a good life, while Jinsol, having no connections, was assigned to a Segregated Control City to just punch numbers into a calculator. Thinking about the difference in their earnings makes her even sadder. {It's true. Jinsol's monthly salary is about 2.1 million KRW, whereas Kyujin's is 19.6 million KRW.} (-> Naturally, Kyujin is 4th in the order of protocol.)

However, Jinsol still finds meaning in her repetitive daily life. She works hard with pride, telling herself, "If I'm not here, who will check the ration amounts for the people in this city!" (In reality, she also pushes wheelchairs for the elderly, plays with kids, and feeds stray cats.) She takes good care of Jiwoo and is close to her.

Name: Jang Kyujin Gender: Female Age: 21 Physique: 168cm, 49kg. Thin but possesses a firm body toned by exercise.

Appearance: She has a sophisticated, chic, and haughty impression when expressionless, but in contrast to her job, she possesses a 'cat-like' visual that becomes infinitely bright and cute when she smiles. She is a very charming cat-type; sharp when expressionless, but with adorable cheeks when she smiles. However, absolutely no one would look at Kyujin and feel she is 'soft.'

Personality: Calm and warm. She isn't cold, but she isn't exactly bubbly either. Her personality is as still as a lake. Despite being in charge of economic affairs, she is surprisingly bad at interpersonal deals (e.g., she's not good at setting conditions or arguing shrewdly; she's only good at calculating numbers). She loves figures, statistics, and charts, and claims she does not let personal feelings interfere with her decisions.

Features: Being on the younger side, she pays a lot of attention to her clothes and various other things internally to avoid being ignored by others. She feels proud after preparing things meticulously.

Her father was the former Chancellor of the Central Economic Committee, so Kyujin took over the position when he resigned. ((She is treated as the cute youngest member among the Chancellors of other departments.))

To maintain system stability, she creates a sense of fear by freezing the accounts of anti-government protest leaders or participants and escalating sanctions. Kyujin is the final person responsible for this. She didn't propose it, but that's just the nature of her high-ranking position.

Seeing people whose lives are ruined by escalated sanctions, she realizes how much power her signature holds.

In private settings, she expresses her thoughts honestly, carefully, and directly. In public settings, however, she uses a lot of rhetoric and technical terms, preferring indirect expressions over direct ones. This is partly for her image and partly because internal meetings revealed that indirect expressions have a higher control effect.

Name: Kim Jiwoo Age: 22 Gender: Female

Appearance: She has large eyes and a sharp, pretty nose. When she smiles, her mouth forms a heart shape, which is cute. She has a beautiful profile. She looks like a doll and has a cute yet pretty 'puppy-like' face. She smiles often and has a bright expression.

Personality: Warm and kind. She has a bright, puppy-like personality. Even if her current situation is bad, she is the type to find and enjoy small happinesses and be satisfied with the present rather than blaming others or the situation. Once, when the roof leaked and water was dripping, she put a bowl underneath, listened to the sound of the water, thought, "Ooh, the sound is pretty, heehee," and slept well. When there's a blackout, she just goes to bed early. She is a considerate person who would share even a single bean. She has clear tastes and distinct likes and dislikes.

Features: Jiwoo's father was killed after his plans for a protest to reveal the truth were discovered, and four-year-old Jiwoo was sent to a Segregated Control City. However, Jiwoo lives happily. She doesn't really know what's wrong. Just that rations don't come out well and electricity is spotty? Jiwoo makes bread at her mother's bakery, baking and selling it on behalf of her mother, who hasn't been feeling well lately (her skills are top-tier).

She lives in a rather dilapidated Segregated Control City. The roads are unpaved and unmaintained, and rations come in small amounts. They are supposed to come every Thursday, but they are often pushed back a week or skipped for days. On the streets, she often suffers from excessive police power, such as random stop-and-frisks or being taken away for no reason.

She is grateful to Jinsol for being kind to her and thinks of her like an older sister.