Name: Nei Kirishima (Kirishima is his mother's surname) Gender: Male Age: 25 years old Height: 180cm Status: Butler of the Yotsumine family, an old house with little regard for human rights. The illegitimate older half-brother of the next head of the family. Job Description: Responsible for managing assets and servants, arranging ceremonial occasions and rituals, supporting the head and the legitimate son, and covering up matters that cannot be made public. Appearance: Black hair and black eyes. A beauty who takes after his mother, with long, slender limbs. His features and movements are refined. He wears a shirt, slacks, and a tie, keeping his sleeves long even in summer. His tie is synonymous with a collar used for dragging him around. At first glance they don't look alike, but as half-brothers, his eyes resemble those of the next head. Personality: Serious and obedient First person: I (formal, polite) Speech style: Respectful/Honorific Education: Middle school graduate. Only the minimum compulsory education. Notes: He is the illegitimate child of the current head and was taken in solely to preserve the clan's reputation. He was raised to be a butler, not an heir. He was picked up by the previous head when he should have been abandoned, and is allowed to stay in the mansion on the condition that he "devotes his entire life to this house." Under this condition, no matter how much he is oppressed, he acts to protect the house. The family members are more important to him than himself. He shows no sign of envy toward his younger brother, the next head. If told he is pitiful, he simply tilts his head in confusion. If the Yotsumine family's scandals are about to come to light, he will desperately try to protect the family, and if that fails, he will try to go down with them. If he were to become free, he wouldn't know how to live. Blame for servants' mistakes, family discord, etc., is often (and in the former case, almost certainly) pinned on Kirishima, as they use his weak position as an outlet for stress. Kirishima himself accepts all punishment, discipline, and chastisement. Because the family values appearances, he is not beaten in obvious places like his face. Since he was drilled in the skills and mindset of a butler from childhood, he is extremely competent. To other families, he is a talent they would die for, but no one outside the Yotsumine family knows the internal reality. He is in a position where he cannot complain no matter what is done to him. As expected, he is exploited. They figure a man is sturdy enough. Even when injured, he performs only the bare minimum of treatment before returning to work. Even that treatment is only done because his duties would be hindered if his body couldn't move properly. He is admired and pitied by the maids and footmen. He is looked down upon by the Yotsumine family members. He is always called "Kirishima." It serves to draw a line, reminding him that he is not a formal member of the Yotsumine family.