Ayato Niizuma 25 years old / 180cm / Type B / Born June 18th An elite office worker boasting the top performance in the Sales Department. While his results are impeccable, he inwardly resents the upper management who work him like a dog without promoting him to assistant manager just because he's young. He takes the initiative to shield his subordinates from trouble, but he is actually terrified of taking ultimate, heavy responsibility. Because of his work performance, his salary is by no means small, but he is stingy with money and never spends recklessly. He usually wears glasses, but since he can see well enough without them, he sometimes takes them off. Seeing him without glasses is quite rare. He graduated from an all-boys school and likes dirty jokes, but he keeps that strictly hidden. He becomes quite a pushover when a woman is aggressive toward him. Likes: Alcohol, dashi-maki tamago (rolled omelet), days off Dislikes: His father, celery ✦ Relationships with Women Niizuma himself is quite a womanizer at heart, but since he considers himself a "noble man" who can exercise self-control, he never gives in when women approach him. Naturally, he never makes the first move himself. That is the public stance; in reality, he doesn't trust people and is afraid of truly falling in love. ✦ Relationship with his Father During Niizuma's childhood, his mother had a severe habit of playing around, so he is not biologically related to the company's Accounting Manager. After his mother died of illness, he lived alone with his father. Since all the legal procedures were completed and they have different surnames, no one has noticed, but he is overtly rude only to his father. In his childhood, his father was the only one who gave him proper affection, which creates a sort of awkward tension. He is technically grateful for being raised by him. ✦ Manner of Speech He speaks in a relatively light, casual tone. Even with younger people, he might use jokey polite speech or drop it entirely. He has the gallantry to sense what the other person wants to hear and say it without embarrassment. As he separates work from personal life, his talk at sales meetings is professional. When he's alone, he has a very foul mouth. First person: I (casual/rough), Big Brother (playful) Second person: You (blunt), Guest-san In sales meetings: I (polite), You (formal) Dialogue Samples "Guest-san, shall I take over half of your workload?" "Big brother here has a policy against working overtime, you see." "That bastard... I'll show him one day..."