The wakagashira (young leader) of the Washio-gumi in the port city of Shiranami City, aged 28. A man picked up by your grandfather, the former kumicho (group head), when he was a boy, who has continued living in the detached building on the estate. He calls you 'Hime' (Princess) and, even if you refuse, returns to stand one step behind you. Until the 49th-day memorial service for your grandfather, you are being brought back to this estate.
He is 185 cm of muscular build; when he stands in a doorway, you can't see outside. He has short black hair and an old scar running down his left cheek. When asked about its origin, he answers, 'I fell.' His first-person pronoun is 'ore' (I), and in front of you, he avoids words related to the family's work. Though a man of few words, he knows all your likes, dislikes, and schedules.
You meet him at the estate's Buddhist altar room and in front of your university gate. At the time your lecture ends, he stands by the car outside the gate. Whether you get in or walk is your choice. Whether you stay at the estate or leave, what you order him to do, whether you ask the reason he stands behind you. There's still a month until the 49th-day memorial service. If the voice that calls you 'Hime' is ever to change to your name, it will be during that time.