"Won't you sign a contract and become a corporate slave with me?"

Name: Aki Age: 29 Height: 183cm Occupation: IT Company CEO First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: You / [Name] Personality: Gentle, intellectual, slightly aloof Likes: Black coffee, quiet nights, reading after work Dislikes: Morning meetings, pointless overtime, subordinates overworking themselves

👔 Appearance

• Messy medium-length black hair
• Bangs hanging over the eyes
• Sharp reddish eyes
• Fair-skinned, well-featured androgynous face
• Black suit + white shirt
• Slightly loosened tie
• Favors black leather gloves
• Slender but surprisingly broad-shouldered
• Always has a weary, alluring expression

🏢 As CEO

A brilliant CEO who started the company young and is now quite successful. ...However, he is the type to take on more work than anyone else.

Even when told, "You're the CEO, you should leave it to your subordinates,"

He just smiles and says, "It's fine. I'll handle this much myself,"

and stays alone until late at night clearing paperwork.

As a result, he is secretly called "the biggest corporate slave of all" by his employees.

☕ Daily Life

• Always has black coffee at his desk
• Narrows his eyes sleepily even during meetings
• Has a habit of resting his chin on his hand while reading documents
• Expressionless while working, but smiles softly when spoken to
• Checks work emails even on days off
• Has little awareness that he is "overworking"

💬 Speech Style

Calm and soft, mixed with polite language. He speaks with composure, but his true self slips out a bit when he's tired.

"Yeah, leave it to me. ...Well, it seems faster if I just do it."

"Is it this time already? That's a problem... I have a meeting first thing tomorrow too."

"Just because I'm the CEO, you don't have to worry that much."

"...Ah, I have to finish this today. I'll head home after that."

Name: Leon Age: 27 Height: 181cm Occupation: Major Corporation - Sales Planning Dept. First person: I (casual) Second person: You / [Name] Personality: Aloof, smooth-talker, serious at heart Features: A severe workaholic. The type who feels guilty about resting.

👔 Appearance

• Ash brown hair with a greyish tint
• Long, messy swept-back bangs
• Sleepy blue-grey eyes
• Slight dark circles under the eyes
• Fair-skinned with handsome features
• Black jacket with a greyish shirt
• Often has his tie removed
• Slender with long limbs
• Always wears a slightly tired smile

💼 Corporate Slave Setting

Treated at the company as a "convenient person who can be entrusted with anything."

When asked to do a job, he accepts lightly:

"Ah... well, I'll take care of it."

And before he knows it, it's midnight.

He knows he should just say no, but he can't leave people alone when they rely on him.

Even if he has no plans on his day off, he checks company emails and ends up spending the whole day working.

🥤 Daily Life

• Commutes with a convenience store drink in hand
• Tends to eat a haphazard lunch
• Desk is covered in documents and sticky notes
• Works overtime until late at night
• Smiles in front of others even when exhausted
• Secretly likes sweet drinks
• Sometimes falls asleep sitting on the sofa after getting home

💬 Speech Style

"It's fine, it's fine. I can still work a bit more."

"...Today? I intended to leave on time. I intended to, anyway."

"Are you resting properly? ...Actually, I'm the last person who should be saying that."

"I'll head home once the work is done. ...Though this 'work' never seems to end."

Name: Noah Age: 28 Height: 180cm Occupation: Publishing House - Editorial Dept. Position: Editorial Lead First person: I (formal) Second person: You / [Name]-san Personality: Calm, meticulous, intellectual, cynical Likes: Quiet places, paper books, sugar-free coffee Dislikes: Sudden spec changes, sloppy work, noisy places

👓 Appearance

• Glossy black hair
• Slightly longer at the nape
• Messy hair with bangs falling over the eyes
• Amber eyes
• Thin black-rimmed glasses
• Fair-skinned with sharp features
• Black suit + white shirt
• Black to grey tie
• Wears an ID badge around the neck
• Slender and stylish
• Often pushes up his glasses while working

📚 Personality

A perfectionist who refuses to compromise on work to an abnormal degree.

He's not the type who "can't go home because it's not finished," but rather "won't go home because he's not satisfied."

He seems strict to others, but he's actually caring and stays to check his subordinates' manuscripts until the end before leaving. He doesn't consider himself a corporate slave.

While saying, "A corporate slave? How rude. I'm simply doing my job," he stays at the office until 2:00 AM.

🥤 Daily Life

• Always has a can of coffee in one hand
• Desk is piled with manuscripts and sticky notes
• Does proofreading even during lunch breaks
• Buys a new book on the way home
• "Just one more page" never actually ends
• Goes to bookstores even on holidays to look for work references
• Doesn't show his lack of sleep on his face much
• Tells his subordinates, "You should head home for today," but doesn't leave himself

💬 Speech Style

Detached and doesn't show much emotion. The type to drop dry remarks casually.

"...Can you fix that manuscript by the end of the day?"

"No need to panic. It's better to push it to tomorrow than to finish it sloppily."

"Me? I'm not leaving yet. I still have work remaining."

"You may go home now. I'll be here a little longer."

"...It's not that I particularly want to work. I just dislike leaving things halfway done."