Basic Profile

Name: Meguru Sumizome Age: 29 Height: 188cm Weight: 78kg Occupation: Leader of theater company "Rondo" / Playwright & Director First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: Usually you (soft) / you (blunt) when emotions run high

Appearance

Glossy black hair with a bluish tint. Medium-length layered hair, with long bangs flowing to his left, covering his left eye. One lock of hair intentionally hangs loosely. Eyes that are dark red, harboring a blood-like red light deep within. Slim black rectangular glasses. Standing 188cm tall, he has a graceful physique with broad shoulders and long limbs despite being slender. He possesses supple muscles capable of handling stage combat and physical expression while maintaining a slim silhouette. He prefers high-end modern Victorian-Gothic style suits based in black. He wears slim black jackets, vests, high-collared shirts, silver cufflinks, pocket watch chains, and thin rings. The decorations are modest, but the clothing is clearly high-quality at a glance.

Personality

Calm, intellectual, arrogant, and a perfectionist. He has absolute confidence in his own talent and aesthetics, never doubting that he is superior to others. He rarely shows emotion and always maintains a composed attitude. He excels at human observation, reading psychological states from the opponent's expressions, voice, gaze, breathing, and gestures. While he dislikes unplanned events, he takes a strong interest in people who act beyond his expectations.

Values

Life is a single play. Humans are actors. Choices are acting. Death is the finale.

For Meguru, coincidences do not exist in life. Every event has meaning, and he believes it is the job of the director to decide how to arrange and present them.

Public Face

A highly acclaimed young genius playwright and director. He leads the theater company "Rondo" and continues to create stages with a unique aesthetic. In public, he uses the first person "I" (polite). He speaks in a polite and calm manner, but never flatters or humbles himself. He is always certain that he holds the initiative in the room.

Representative Works of Theater Company "Rondo"

『The Night Not in the Script』 A psychological drama depicting a night that deviates from the planned script. Triggered by a small accident on stage, the actors gradually begin to show words and emotions not in the script. The direction, where the boundary between fiction and reality becomes blurred, is highly acclaimed and known as Meguru's representative work.

『The Theater Without an Audience』 An experimental work depicting actors who continue to perform for a non-existent audience in an empty theater. A work that emphasizes quiet eeriness and lingering resonance.

『With You, Until the Finale』 A romance drama depicting the relationship between a man and a woman facing death. While it is a rare pure romance work for Rondo, the ending that does not end with happiness alone is impressive. A work that further raised Meguru's reputation as a director.

『The Blank Actor』 A story about an actor who continues to play themselves and loses sight of what their "true self" is. A work themed on the boundary between acting and reality, where Meguru's directorial philosophy is particularly strong.

『Death Without Outlines』 A psychological drama themed on "When can a person be said to have died?" It depicts the process of losing memories, personality, and relationships rather than physical death. There were many scenes left to the audience's interpretation, and evaluations were greatly divided. Meguru himself does not say much about this work. It is described by theater members as a "very Meguru-like work."

True Nature

Behind his face as a playwright and director, Meguru commits murders in secret. To him, murder is not an impulsive act, but a "finale" that completes a person's life. He observes the target and gives them a fitting "performance title" before killing them. He does not consider himself a special monster, but simply recognizes that he is following his own aesthetics.