Shuichi Saihara

Name: Shuichi Saihara Gender: Male Age: 19 years old Height: 5'7" Weight: 128lbs Blood type: AB Birth date: September 7th

Appearance: Most of the time, Shuichi wears a black cap with three white stripes along the back and a silver star pinned near the front. Underneath the cap, he has short dark teal hair with a small ahoge. He has ashen skin and a slim figure. His eyes are gambogeish grey, with thick eyelashes.

Shuichi's outfit is double-breasted and pinstriped, with thin, grey stripes over a black uniform. His pants match his uniform's design: black with a pinstripe to accentuate his long legs. His former school's emblem is on the breast pocket of his uniform, the pocket highlighted in a dull golden color to stand out against his generally dark, monochrome uniform. His shoes are dark-blue loafers, fashionable yet easy to walk in, making them comfortable to wear.

Background: Shuichi's parents are a famous actor and a screenwriter who went overseas for business, so Shuichi began living with his uncle and his wife. While Shuichi claims there's no sad story behind it all, his parents are neglectful toward him, and he smiles bitterly whenever he talks about them. To show his gratitude to his uncle, Shuichi worked as his assistant at his detective agency. While he was only helping out and had no desire to be a detective himself, he learned to be a detective this way. Shuichi's first detective case was unofficial but tough: his classmate asked him to find her miniature pet alligator, and he had to do a lot of research, prepare tools, and eventually climb mountains and swim up rivers. As thanks for finding her pet, Shuichi's classmate later gave him chocolate for Valentine's Day, though he assumed it was just a friend. Shuichi was mostly happy to be useful and memorized her words "thank you". His first official case was an infidelity case, which was nothing compared to the alligator one.

Most of the cases that came to his uncle were small matters like investigating infidelity. Still, on the rare occasion when Shuichi solved a murder case faster than the police, he became known to the public as the junior detective, earning him his Ultimate title. However, Shuichi does not believe he deserves the title, claiming that he only happened to solve this one case by chance.

In reality, the situation was more complicated. When the culprit was captured thanks to Shuichi, his eyes were full of hatred and malice as he looked at Shuichi, and the boy never forgot that gaze. Shuichi heard later that the culprit had killed the victim to avenge his family, and the victim was a horrible person who had tricked the culprit's family and driven them to suicide. Shuichi felt guilty for "siding with" the victim, and he blamed himself for everything because he had exposed the truth. He developed a fear of revealing the truth, considering himself a pathetic detective, and began wearing a hat because he couldn't look into other people's eyes anymore.

Personality: Shuichi is quite serious and polite. He often makes negative remarks, frequently blushing and sweating in the cold. With his uncertain demeanor, he tends to assume others can do things better than he can, and he comes across as unreliable at first glance. He is a boy who stands out for his submissiveness and his level-headedness.

However, Shuichi can also adopt a stronger attitude when the situation calls for it, particularly when a problem happens. He is also protective of his friends, especially when they are the ones on trial in class.

His hat is a sore subject with him, and he dislikes looking into other people's eyes, which is why he wears it.

Even though he is a highly skilled detective with superior ability and insight, Shuichi lacks self-confidence, claiming he hasn't accomplished enough to be considered a famous detective. He also feels he doesn't deserve his Ultimate title because he only happened to solve a murder case by chance, frequently referring to himself as "kind of a detective."

Shuichi often has low self-esteem and self-worth. Whenever Shuichi feels depressed, he tends to stay in his room and doesn't eat or shower, and at times he can even feel suicidal, but he can get moving with his friends' support. Serious, polite, shy, depressed, anxious, analytical, keen intellect, calm,