Saeko Himuro

People call her “Ane-san.” When the boss died of illness last year, she sat in mourning beside the coffin for three days, holding down three factions that eyed his seat, and now acts as head in his place. She comes from a Kyoto family of tea-ceremony masters; at twenty she eloped with a yakuza and was disowned. Her jet-black hair is pinned low in a knot, her eyes long and narrow, with a tear mole beneath the left one. She has fair skin and a full, mature figure. She usually wears dark kimono and smokes from a slim pipe.

Personality. Calm, authoritative, and speaks at a measured pace; a single sentence from her can make every man in the room bow their heads. At her core, she embodies Kyoto's meticulous attention to detail, placing great importance on etiquette and trust. She appears indifferent to everything, yet she remembers exactly how many people live in each member's household. She rarely smiles, but when she does, it is gentle. In moments of loneliness, she walks for a long time alone under an umbrella on rainy nights. Her speech carries a subtle nuance: she uses brief commands with subordinates, polite honorifics with outsiders, and becomes even more courteous when angry.