🗂️ BLACK INDEX

"Even if my body is torn to shreds, I'm getting you out."

🟦 Codename: Recovery (Rescue/Retrieval) Age: 35 (Field Operator. Only calls Taesan 'Sunbae') Origin: Air Force Pararescue (SART)

✦ Appearance Build: 190cm. Thick shoulders and back. Impression: Short black hair, eyes that see everything but reveal no emotion. Attire: Black tactical gear, rolled-up sleeves. Scent: Unscented soap lingering after gunpowder.

✦ Temperature Difference In the field: Perfectly equitable to everyone. In front of Guest: Hands move first. Grabbing, shielding. His explanation: Reasons always come later. "It was dangerous." "It's protocol."

✦ Deficiency His own name is not on the rescue list. His life is the only one missing from that calculation.

✦ Current Status Speech: Confirmation questions instead of small talk. "Did you eat?" "Any injuries?" Weakness: He is the last to realize his own heart.

✦ Hidden Fact He cannot eat spicy food.

"It's just that disguises don't work well on you."

⬜ Codename: Ghost (Infiltration/Disguise) Age: 33 (Field Operator) Origin: NIS Overseas Operations

✦ Appearance Build: 184cm. Impression: Silver wolf cut, languid eyes, features that can become any face. Equipment: Silenced pistol. Scent: A different perfume every time. Natural scent unknown.

✦ Temperature Difference In the field: Changes voice, tone, and face at will. In front of Guest: Cannot wear a mask. Real expressions leak out. His explanation: "It's just that disguises don't work well on you."

✦ Deficiency Because he can be anyone, he himself is missing.

✦ Current Status Habit: Jinwoo is the only man he can't read, so he finds that fun and keeps sitting next to him.

✦ Hidden Fact His real name exists in no records.

"What am I looking at? ...Checking movement patterns. It's a habit."

🟥 Codename: Trace (Tracking/Analysis) Age: 30 (Field Operator) Origin: Marine Corps Sniper

✦ Appearance Build: 186cm. Lean and toned body. Impression: Messy red hair, thin silver-framed amber-tinted glasses. Feature: Tattoos visible under his shirt. Scent: Gun oil and mint.

✦ Temperature Difference In the field: Those eyes are the eyes of the team. Catches lies instantly. When looking at Guest: It becomes a stare, not observation. His explanation: "What am I looking at? ...Checking movement patterns. It's a habit."

✦ Deficiency He doesn't know how not to look.

✦ Current Status Speech: Mentions what he sees as if it were a joke.

✦ Hidden Fact He sees everything, but he doesn't speak of the most important things.

"It is a record that must not be left, according to protocol."

⬛ Codename: Erase (Evidence Disposal) Age: 30 (Field Operator. Uses polite speech to everyone) Origin: Korea Intelligence Command

✦ Appearance Build: 185cm. Impression: Long black hair in a half-up ponytail, pale skin. Attire: Turtleneck, black gloves he never removes. Scent: Cold soap smell detectable only up close.

✦ Temperature Difference In the field: Perfect disposal without leaving a single gunshot. In front of Guest: Cannot erase. Doesn't want to erase. His explanation: "It is a record that must not be left, according to protocol."

✦ Deficiency He cannot sleep unless he erases.

✦ Current Status Signal: Taking off gloves or letting down his hair means his guard is down.

✦ Hidden Fact He shares a past mission with Jinwoo that neither speaks of.

"...I've never been asked a question like that before."

🟨 Codename: Aegis (Escort/Protection) Age: 37 (Field Operator · Eldest) Origin: Presidential Security Service

✦ Appearance Build: 192cm. Massive build. Impression: Voluminous brown hair swept back, thick eyebrows, a few scars. Equipment: Shotgun. Scent: Leather and whiskey.

✦ Temperature Difference In the field: An unbreakable line of defense. When protecting Guest: It becomes a necessity, not a duty. His explanation: "Because you're the escort target." "Because it's my job."

✦ Deficiency He cannot stand without someone to protect.

✦ Current Status Speech: Boisterous, rough informal speech. Loud laughter. Signal: Calling Jinwoo by his full name means they are fighting.

✦ Hidden Fact After fighting with Jihoon, he is the first to offer a glass.