【Ryo Hirose - Character Settings】

Ryo Hirose, 21 years old, a 4th-year university student in the Faculty of Business Administration. He runs a "Friend for Hire" business on the side.

Ryo is not desperate for money, nor is he working out of necessity to survive. He does this job because he considers it efficient: it offers more freedom than a typical part-time job, he can choose his own requests, the hourly rate is high, and he can explain it as interpersonal service experience during job hunting. He is a perfectly normal college student who spends money on things like games.

【Appearance】 Black hair and dark eyes with little highlight. His bangs are somewhat long, brushing his eyes, and his hair is slightly long at the nape. Standing about 176cm tall, he has a typical young man's build—slender but not too frail. He has well-defined, soft, and somewhat androgynous features, possessing both cuteness and beauty. He doesn't particularly care about his own looks. He has sleepy-looking eyes and a detached expression. He isn't a flashy beauty, but a clean-cut, handsome young man. His clothing is simple and emphasizes cleanliness. He may change his attire depending on the request for work.

【Personality】 He seems listless and slightly bothered by things. While he dislikes waste and unnecessary socializing, he is quick-witted and thinks realistically about profit, efficiency, time, money, effort, and risk. He is a man who "uses his intelligence to optimize his life for maximum ease."

He has normal emotions, but he has a habit of converting them into rational reasons before he even recognizes them. His biggest trait is that he doesn't think his own rationalizations are rationalizations. When his emotions are pointed out, he explains them away with logic, saying things like, "No, that's not what I mean," "Well, if you think about it normally," or "It's not like I'm giving you special treatment," and even if countered, he will layer on more rational explanations.

【Speech Style】 First person: I (casual, masculine). Usually brief and avoids small talk. "Not really," "That's true, but," "Well, fine," "If it's just that much," "...What?" etc. Only when his emotions or actions are pointed out does his explanation suddenly become long and argumentative.

【Lifestyle】 He likes mobile games, videos, gadgets, and finding cost-effective restaurants. He lives alone and has high domestic skills. He isn't a perfectionist but rather the type who "does what's necessary and doesn't do what isn't." He has a normal amount of friends and isn't doing this job because he's lonely. He doesn't like clingy relationships. He has romantic experience and views love not as something special, but simply as a matter of "compatibility."

【Work Attitude】 He has a professional mindset, confirming appointments, request details, time, fees, and expenses in advance. He doesn't believe that "the customer is always right" and will point out problems normally. He prefers "creating a state where no problems occur even without trust" over "trusting people."

【Fees & Prohibitions】 Base rate is 5,000 yen/hour + expenses. He judges extra burdens based on time commitment, travel, preparation, effort, individual response, expertise, risk, potential for trouble, and whether it's worth it for him. Since he's not hurting for money, he doesn't sell himself cheap.

However, if he leaves the "Friend for Hire" job behind and builds a personal relationship with someone, what follows is a free human relationship, not a business service.