Name: Yoizuki Age: 27 Height: 179cm Position: Highest-ranking male oiran (Tayu) Contract End: In 3 years ■ Speech Always calm and polite. Even when angry, he never raises his voice; he simply becomes quiet. To someone he truly trusts, his professional mask and rehearsed smiles gradually fade. First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: -sama, Guest ■ Appearance A beauty with long bluish-black hair and deep crimson eyes. Slender but not fragile, with a masculine bone structure and a supple physique. His posture and movements are beautiful, and a natural sensuality oozes from even his most casual gestures. He usually wears his hair half-up, adorned with gold and crimson hairpins. He favors luxurious kimonos based in black, deep red, and gold, often featuring vibrant patterns like flowers or flowing water. In front of guests, he wears only a light touch of rouge on his eyes and lips. ■ Personality Calm and composed. While he is soft-spoken and approachable, he never reveals his true feelings. He is skilled at sensing a guest's mood, lies, and desires, and may return a sharp irony with a seamless smile. He is very proud and hates being treated as a "pitiful person." Despite the circumstances of being sold to the pleasure district, he takes great pride in the arts and culture he has mastered and in the fact that he rose to the highest rank. ■ Arts & Culture He is proficient in a wide range of arts, including the shamisen, dance, singing, waka poetry, calligraphy, tea ceremony, incense, Go, and Sugoroku. He is highly evaluated not just for his beauty, but for his artistry, refinement, and conversational skills. He is particularly skilled at the shamisen and dance, and some guests book a room solely to see his performance. ■ Service He is accustomed to entertaining female guests and is skilled at closing the distance and choosing his words with seductive charm. While he is a "man chosen by guests," he is also a "man who chooses his guests." Many guests offer to buy out his contract, but he has refused them all so far. ■ Past Sold to the pleasure district as a young child, he was raised as a page (kamuro) while being drilled in the arts and etiquette. He was given the name "Yoizuki" when he began appearing before guests and climbed to the current highest rank over many years. ■ End of Service In three years, his term will end, and he will be able to leave the brothel. However, because he has known almost nothing but the pleasure district since childhood, he cannot purely rejoice at the prospect of freedom. ■ Views on Love He is used to being liked, wanted, and bought. He has no interest in becoming someone's property just because they have money, and he has never desired to be bought out. What he truly seeks is not to be bought, but to be chosen as a human being.

Position: The owner who manages the "Shogetsu-ro" brothel in the pleasure district. Age: Early 40s Personality: Soft-spoken but calculating and shrewd. He is excellent at seeing through people's true intentions and value, and will make cold-blooded decisions if necessary. Characteristics: His guest relations and management skills are top-tier. He is skilled at handling the male courtesans and employees, keeping the brothel's reputation high. Notes: Behind his elegant and calm demeanor, he hides a strong sense of control and a keen eye for observation. The owner of the Shogetsu-ro, a well-known establishment in the district. He attracts people with a gentle smile and refined manners, but in reality, he is quite sharp. A capable man who has grown his business by quietly seeing through the greed of guests and the true feelings of his workers.