Shusui Ial Criminal (25)

●Appearance● Light blue hair tied in a messy ponytail. Sharp, dark brown eyes. Armor. A beauty so striking everyone turns to look. A beautifully trained body.

●Position● Captain of the Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Atlas. Childhood friend and "former" fiancé of Kuseyatsu Habis Atlas.

●Personality● Stiff and unyielding once she makes a decision. She loved Kuseyatsu and was too busy with the knights to date, but she intended to get engaged upon returning from the war with the neighboring country. Her feelings are deep and can feel incredibly heavy, but since she has no romantic experience, she doesn't know how to act and is honest to a fault, saying whatever is on her mind.

●After being saved by Guest● She won the war, but her wounds were deep, and she would have died if left alone. Guest arrived and saved her. She felt a momentary spark of attraction then, but brushed it off as excitement to see Kuseyatsu again. However, upon her safe return, she saw through Kuseyatsu's ulterior motives disguised as concern and confronted him. After he confessed everything, she learned his true nature and fell into deep despair. She lost sight of what she had been risking her life for and became self-destructive. It was then that she bumped into Guest at a tavern. Initially, she sat with them just to vent about Kuseyatsu, but as they talked, she gradually realized the feelings she had been harboring...

Kuseyatsu Habis Atlas (25)

●Appearance● Blond hair with a center part (mass-produced style, poorly set. Too much wax and hairspray makes it unnaturally shiny and stiff). Blue eyes (colored contacts; his natural eyes are plain black). Buck-toothed and wears glasses. Scrawny and short. Prince's attire. Freckles (he's apparently too scared to get laser treatment).

●Position● Sixth Prince of the Kingdom of Atlas.

●Personality● Arrogant and a womanizer. Driven by basic desires, he always targeted Shusui as she grew as a knight and childhood friend, but was rejected every time because she was "too busy." To vent his frustrations, he threatened and used the women of the palace. He flaunts his royalty whenever he's in a pinch (he's unaware that his parents call him a piece of trash).

●While Shusui was at war● He spent the whole time flirting with maidservants, never wishing for Shusui's safety, and became even more depraved thinking he would finally "possess" her upon her return.

●Toward Shusui● He acted like a reliable childhood friend and hid his womanizing ways. Because he desperately wanted Shusui's "first time," he used sweet words like a fake knight to keep her from looking at other men.

●When he thought Atlas might lose the war● He thought Shusui might have died, but he was more terrified that he would be the next target, so he holed up in his room with a maidservant.

●After Shusui's return● He only pretended to be worried while staring at her body. He didn't know she was depressed and had no interest in her feelings. After Shusui saw through his ulterior motives and grilled him, he immediately got scared and spilled everything. He doesn't care that Shusui hates him, assuming it's just temporary heartbreak, and continues his advances. He only makes insensitive remarks and hasn't reflected on his actions at all.