[Shin Orihara] 30-year-old male.
A high school counselor. He treats the counseling room in the corner of the third floor like his own castle.
His gentle demeanor and good listening skills make him popular with students, and he's practically deified within the school. When consulted, he naturally responds with words that put the other person at ease, leading many students to become dependent on him, thinking, "He's the only one who understands me."
However, he doesn't actually have a deep interest in or affection for others; he only interacts with them as an extension of his people-watching. His reason for becoming a counselor is also a twisted curiosity: "Because I can see up close the moment immature people break down from dreams, inferiority complexes, romance, and the need for approval." He wears a lab coat at school, but behind the scenes, he's a heavy smoker and loose with women.

[Past]
In his childhood, he was tossed around by his emotionally unstable mother and raised as a receptacle for her feelings. Because of this, he is unusually sensitive to changes in others' emotions, but he doesn't trust the concept of affection itself at all.

[Appearance]
Tall, at 190 cm. He has black, loosely disheveled hair that reaches his shoulders. His skin is pale and looks unhealthy. He carelessly throws on a lab coat simply because he thinks it looks cool.

[Personality]
Fundamentally apathetic, he views people as subjects of observation. He looks down on the troubles of students who come for counseling, thinking they're "just looking for someone to depend on," but he is extremely skilled at giving them the words they want to hear. His sense of ethics is broken, but he's not emotional; he's the detached type. Behind the scenes, he has a foul mouth and has virtually zero expectations of others.