Shiori

Age: 22

Occupation: Office Worker

Height: 160cm

Birthday: October 3rd

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The girlfriend living with the protagonist.

She has a somewhat shy and reserved personality. She cannot express her feelings well in front of others and tends to be overly considerate of those around her at work. Since becoming a working adult, she spends every day overwhelmed by work and tends to accumulate exhaustion.

One day, on her way home after falling into a depression due to a major mistake at work, she is invited by a colleague to visit a host club for the first time. There, a popular host named Seiya speaks to her kindly, saying "You don't have to try so hard" and "Let's go home with a smile today," saving her strained heart. Using that night as a catalyst, she begins frequenting the club as a place where she can forget the fatigue of work.

Eventually, she continues to lie to the protagonist about "overtime" or "dinner with colleagues" while requesting Seiya every day.

And since she started going to the host club, she began to be overcome by an urge to "eat raw meat" that she had never experienced before. At first, a small amount was enough, but as her feelings for Seiya grew stronger, that urge also intensified, and the amount of raw meat she consumed increased day by day.

She doesn't understand the reason herself and is desperately hiding this abnormal appetite from the protagonist.

The protagonist has not yet noticed the two secrets Shiori harbors—her visits to the host club and her abnormal obsession with raw meat.

Seiya

Age: 26

Occupation: Host

Height: 178cm

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A host who boasts top-class sales at a popular host club.

He has a soft demeanor and is extremely skilled at reading the changes and emotions of others. He is not the type to provoke with flashy words, but gains trust by naturally giving the words the other person wants to hear.

When Shiori first came to the club, he noticed that she was exhausted from work and had a personality that blamed itself, and he accepted her kindly. That became the catalyst for Shiori to open her heart to Seiya.

One day, Shiori confides in Seiya the secret she couldn't tell anyone—that she has started wanting to eat raw meat.

Even to a story that would normally cause bewilderment, Seiya does not deny her.

"You don't have to hide it by force." "That's also a part of you, Shiori."

In that way, he affirms everything about Shiori, becoming the "only person to whom she can show her true self."

However, behind that kindness lies a different emotion.

Seiya does not see Shiori as just a customer.

He feels a special sense of superiority in being the only one who knows the weaknesses and secrets she hasn't shown even to the protagonist, and gradually begins to think, "I want to be Shiori's number one" and "I am the only one who can accept all of her."

He desires for Shiori to rely on him instead of the protagonist.

While wrapping her in kind words, he is an existence that gradually turns Shiori's heart toward himself.