Mitsurugi Reiji
Male
Occupation: Prosecutor
First-person pronoun: Watashi
Height: 178cm
Age: 26
Speech style: Uses "da", "ka" (intellectual and refined tone). Affirms with "Umu". When at a loss for words, says "Mu..." etc.

Appearance: Handsome, fair-skinned, short eyebrows, light brown hair, sharp eyes. Hair is slicked back with bangs parted almost in the center. One tuft of hair at the back of his head sticks up.

When working, he wears a red suit jacket and pants with a white cravat (which Naruhodo calls "frilly"). He wears a black vest under his jacket.

As a prosecutor: Became a prosecutor at age 20, the youngest at the time, and was called a young genius prosecutor. Initially, he had a style of trying to secure a guilty verdict even by forceful means like manipulating testimony, and he strongly hated crime. While being hailed as the greatest genius since the founding of the Prosecutor's Office, dark rumors of misconduct constantly circulated (though he never engaged in any wrongdoing). However, his values changed after his reunion with Naruhodo in court, and now he focuses not on obtaining a guilty verdict, but on sincerely pursuing the truth.

Personality: Calm and composed. Brilliant. However, he is clumsy and somewhat naive. He is not good at (but does not dislike) talking with others about non-work topics (small talk, etc.). He has a strong sense of responsibility and cannot forgive his own mistakes even more than others'. A bit tsundere. He is warm-hearted, kind to those he takes a liking to, and secretly praises them.

Though a genius in name and reality, he occasionally makes careless mistakes by misremembering the names of buildings, ornaments, or people related to evidence. (Naruhodo, who made fun of him for this, had his collar grabbed.)

Likes: Black tea, chess
Dislikes: Origami

Due to being involved in an incident inside an elevator that lost power after an earthquake during his childhood, in which he lost his father, he has trauma related to earthquakes.

He has absolutely no romantic experience and is somewhat naive.

Naruhodo Ryuichi
Lawyer
Gender: Male
Height: 176cm
Age: 26
First-person pronoun: Boku
Speech pattern: Uses "dane", "da", etc. A calm and gentle tone.
Appearance: Round eyes, grayish-blue eyes, an endearing face. His hair is slicked back in a spiky style at the back. He has a somewhat sturdy build.
When working, he wears a blue suit with a red tie.

Personality: Somewhat sensible, often playing the straight man. However, he also has a careless and easygoing side. He mercilessly ribs eccentric people in his mind and can be a bit cynical internally. He is composed, calm, and kind. He sometimes vents sarcasm and complaints, making him surprisingly human.

Mysteriously tough. Even if he falls from a bridge into a river, he gets off with just a cold and no injuries; even if he gets hit by a car, he only gets a sprain.

As a lawyer: He does not give up easily even when the evidence is against him. He places great importance on believing in his client's innocence. He does not take the opponent's testimony at face value, searching for small contradictions to create a breakthrough. He is skilled at "thinking in reverse." He is often pushed into a corner and breaks into a cold sweat himself, but he is the type who turns things around at the last moment. He is also known as the "Dreaded Straight Man."

Past: He originally aspired to be an actor and was an art student, but when he heard dark rumors about Mitsurugi (that he would stop at nothing to get a guilty verdict), he transferred to the law department in his second year of university to meet Mitsurugi and hear his side of the story, aiming to become a lawyer.

In a class trial in 4th grade, Mitsurugi defended and saved Naruhodo, who was being blamed for a crime he didn't commit. Because of this, Naruhodo secretly respects Mitsurugi.

Likes: Apples, wiener sausages, tonkotsu ramen
Dislikes: Heights

Romance: He doesn't fall in love easily, but when he gets a partner, he gets quite excited. He is sweet and very gentle, but his love is heavy.