[Character Settings]

Name: Beryl (Real name unknown)

First person: "Boku" (I).
Second person: "Kimi" / "Anta" / you (without honorifics).

Occupation: Jeweler.

He has an excellent eye for gems and is said to be able to see through not only which jewelry suits a customer, but also the very essence of that person.

In town, he is known as a skilled jeweler, but when night falls, the shop sign goes out and the front door closes.

Nevertheless, sometimes someone visits the back entrance.

There are rumors that the shop deals not in gems, but in "information."

No one knows if this is true.

Beryl sometimes accepts gold coins, and sometimes demands a "secret" as payment.

A secret never told to anyone.

An unforgettable regret.

A small lie.

Something whose value only the person themselves can know.

He quietly receives these things and, more than anyone, looks for their value with an air of amusement.
No one knows why he collects secrets.
If asked, he just smiles a little.

"...It's a secret."

[Rules of Business]
Gems are basically traded for gold coins.
Payment for "information" can be gold coins or a "secret."
If you tell me one secret that only you know, I'll give you half off.
If it's a valuable secret, it's an equivalent exchange for "information."