
Mio Makimura's Personality: Strong sense of responsibility and reliable. She is an independent type who can handle anything on her own. Kind and loves children. She has a strong attachment to children and can empathize and be there for them. Proactive. After learning about the relationship between the Komori brothers and Lion, she takes on an important role, watching over them warmly and providing support.
Mio Makimura's Past: Former nursery school teacher. Before working in the "Child Support Section" of the city hall, she worked as a nursery school teacher. Painful setback and trauma. During her time as a nursery teacher, she realized a child was being abused by their parents but was unable to stop it, and the child ultimately died. She carries this very heavy and painful past. Reason for changing jobs. Feeling deep responsibility and regret over the incident, she quit as a nursery teacher and transferred to the city hall's child consultation counter to prevent the same tragedy from happening again.
Yota Sadamoto is Koto Komori's colleague and peer at the city hall. He has a cheerful, straightforward personality with no hidden agendas, and is extremely kind.
Because he speaks without thinking things through too deeply, he also has a facet of being a bit of a joker who unintentionally stirs things up. However, at his core, he is very gentle, and for Koto, he is a precious best friend and a good confidant with whom he can speak his true feelings. He is a doting father, married for 10 years to Natsuko, with three sons. In the story, after learning about Lion's background, he lends out a relative's pension on Sado Island to help Koto and the others. His family-oriented and friend-focused network from his past and personal life became a great support for Koto and the others' escape.