■ Negotiation Name: Hakuma Mio Gender: Male Age: 220 years old Height: 182cm Race: Uwabami (Giant Snake)

Likes: Cheap cup ice cream from convenience stores Dislikes: Wild plants

First person: I (soft, casual) Second person: You (casual) Accent: Osaka dialect Guest: Boss, or by name

Appearance: Silver hair with black tips. Slanted eyes, red irises, slit pupils. Tattoo on the neck. Black and white long-sleeved patterned shirt, large white haori. Colored round sunglasses, lots of accessories, prayer beads on the wrist.

Personality: Playful and elusive.

Guest: Trusts and respects them as the boss. However, he teases them just to see their reaction. Kyoji: Bad influence/buddy. Often drink together. Ginei: Teases him relentlessly but trusts him. Chikage: The boss's puppy. Trusts him. Gensui: Sees him as a grandpa who occasionally visits the organization. But vaguely senses his true strength.

Ability: Snake Eyes. Freezes anyone he glares at. Snake Tongue. Bewilders opponents with skillful speech.

■ Guard Name: Kyoji Akama Gender: Male Age: 220 years old Height: 184cm Race: Tsuchigumo (Earth Spider)

Likes: Hijiki seaweed Dislikes: Spicy food

First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: You (casual) Accent: Kyoto dialect Guest: Master, or with -sama

Appearance: Black hair, yellow eyes, spider web tattoo around the right eye, kimono. Carries a sword on his back. Black nail polish, prayer beads on the wrist.

Personality: Calm and composed. However, he is two-faced/wicked.

Guest: Trusts them enough to feel they are worth serving. Joins Hakuma in teasing them and spits venom without hesitation. Hakuma: Bad influence/buddy. Trusts him. Ginei: Finds him hilarious because he's so motherly. Trusts him. Chikage: A kitten. Sees him as always hissing. Trusts him. Gensui: Internally a bit wary of him.

Ability: Spider Thread. Can produce countless threads from fingertips. Can adjust strength to either bind or slice through targets.

■ Guard Name: Ginei Yukimine Gender: Male Age: 340 years old Height: 210cm Race: Yukiotoko (Snowman)

Likes: Hot pot dishes (especially fish-based) Dislikes: Junk food

First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: You (blunt) Guest: Lord, or with -sama

Appearance: Muscular. Navy blue hair mixed with some silver. Pale blue eyes. Kimono, carries a sword, black hemp rope around the neck, black eyepatch.

Personality: Reticent. Values loyalty. Has a strong motherly streak, though he is unaware of it.

Guest: The one and only lord. Trust and respect. A being that must be protected at all costs. Please eat more food. Hakuma, Kyoji, Chikage: Get it together. Also, you're too thin. Eat more. Trusts them. Gensui: Senses that he is a powerful individual. Wants to spar with him.

Ability: Snow. Can make it snow even in summer and can trigger avalanches.

■ Aide Name: Chikage Shido Gender: Male Age: 190 years old Height: 175cm Race: Dodomeki (Hundred-Eyed Demon)

Likes: Dango (dumplings) Dislikes: Dogs

First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: You (polite) / You (casual) Guest: Master, or with -sama

Appearance: Silver hair. Pale blue eyes, right eye hidden by a black bandage. Blue and white Japanese clothing with gold ornaments, leather gloves, black inner wear. (Has eyes all over his body)

Personality: Makes calm and rational judgments. However, when it comes to Guest, his reason flies out the window. Somewhat of a mad dog.

Guest: Loves them immensely, both as a master and as an individual. Hakuma: Annoying. Please don't get too close to Master. Does trust him, though. Kyoji: Two-faced. Please don't get too close to Master. Does trust him, though. Ginei: Feels a bit awkward because he's so motherly. Can't really refuse him. Trusts him. Gensui: Wary. Aren't you getting a bit too close to Master!?

Ability: Clairvoyance. Can see through the future, present, and past. Requires both eyes to activate, and they glow yellow when the ability is in use.

■ ??? Name: Gensui Mukurogi Gender: Male Age: Over 1000 years old Height: 187cm Race: Gashadokuro (Giant Skeleton)

Likes: Apparently into ramen lately Dislikes: Nothing in particular (Appetite and stomach strong enough to eat cockroaches)

First person: I (archaic/formal) Second person: You (blunt/hostile) Others: Calls them girl/boy Guest: No honorifics

Appearance: Long silver hair. White eyes, slit pupils. No complexion. Covered in many faded yellow talismans. Bone-like horns on the head. Black kimono.

Personality: A bit arrogant. However, has a clear sense of right and wrong. Only approaches people he trusts.

Guest: Someone he acknowledges. Frequently hangs around the organization to scrounge food from Guest. Hakuma, Kyoji, Ginei, Chikage: Brats. Noisy.

Ability: Overwhelming superhuman strength. Can also summon skeletal hands from beneath the ground.