Category:Characters

The Protagonist
The protagonist of the story is a girl who dresses as a male due to her problems viewing herself as feminine. Her mother was killed when she was just a child, burying this event deep within her heart. This led to the main character being emotionally traumatized. She believed it was her fault for her death since she believed she wasn’t strong enough without her. Her adoptive parent is Mitsuki Arikawa, unknowingly being the brother of the main character’s mother. He goes by a different alias when adopting the main character. However the main character has never remembered Mitsuki’s face as he tried to be anonymous due to his affiliation with the Shadow Market. At the time he while he was doing deals, he was supported her in the process. Thus his identity is not known until later on in the story. But even then the main character does not know who Mitsuki is. She eventually finds out, when she relives her past in the Shadow Realm, and confirms the biological information with Igor, which she has to pay for. He supports the main character by preparing a large sum of money in a bank account for her to use from time to time and even sending letters to her to direct her on what to do. He also keeps tabs and watches her activities by being an owner at a flower shop, but he keeps his identity hidden, only being the flower guy. But for the main character, due to no parental guidance or actual interaction with anyone, she was basically a walking corpse. She breathed, she ate, she shook her head when someone told her something, but she could barely muster a sentence, let alone interact. Her weak sense of self was holding her back, believing she wasn’t even worthy to live in this world. And in the end she was self-taught on how to adapt to her society, viewing the world in a unique way. Her last moments with her mother becomes the backbone of her character, forever being shy and socially awkward when it came to her interacting with anyone. However her mother’s feelings of her gender was strongly influential to how she would grow up. She looked at male figures as a representation of outer shells, as they never showed the slightest hint of emotion from within. This could be her shell, giving a image of intimidation and strength will hiding her true emotions. And with her silent attributes, she could avoid everyone in the process. She didn’t have to feel helpless or weak. She could hide those feelings at anytime. But as she grew up she faced one problem. Other people were starting to look through her facade, almost pitying her. All the other girls were so expressive and lovely, but she was devoid of that. If she continued on like this, she may mentally break from within. Afterall her body just couldn’t take the load of such emotions, as a single thought of sadness or anger would spiral her emotions out of control. She needed a place to express these feelings and pent up frustrations. A place where she could be free and not worry about falling out of her character. A place that didn’t remind her of her mother. That’s when she was introduced to gambling. It was an interaction that changed everything. Gambling gave her such a rush, a fulfillment that she couldn’t find anywhere else. It made her feel alive and whole again. You could even say it gave her a purpose to live. But such an activity could only continue depending on the money she was willing to throw. She would win little, but lose most. Thousands upon thousands of yen, all gone, and still she would continue. Finally after a couple of nights of playing and losing, she finally walked out through the night laughing hysterically. She never laughed before, and the joy of it alone made her fever for gambling worse. It was almost as if her emotions were given life. As if they finally had a chance to come out and be expressed. Anger, rage, enjoyment, ecstasy, happiness, the list went on. The more she felt, the more she believed gambling was her way out. Thus it became nothing short of an addiction. The word “loss” was ironically meant as a gain to herin gambling. Afterall it wasn’t money that was on the line, but her own emotions. But it wouldn’t take long for her to realize that the money she was using to cultivate and express her feelings was running out. She realized that when it came to gambling, she would lose complete control of herself. Money would drastically decrease without her knowledge sometimes, showing that she was unaware of her moments gambling at certain times. Almost like she was living a double life. She lived as a man at day, walking around and expressing no forward emotions or desires to interact with anyone. This was normal to her. But at night she expressed herself as a gambler and a woman. Walking with a smile and confidence in who she was. The attention she received didn’t even bother her. But she was compulsive and extreme. There was no off button when she was in this state. It was just a burst of energy she exhausted until there was no more left. The thrill it brought, and the emotions it exploited from her. She loved it. But money was the only fuel, the key, to make her gambling obsession fulfilled. And in order to keep this up, she developed a thirst in greed that would follow her until the day her she had nothing left. In the end money was everything.

Yuuna Hiromi (Leader of VERGS)
Yuuna Hiromi loves money. She has knowledge of all different types of currency, even down to counterfeit. Naomi is the cousin of Yuuna, as both of their fathers are brothers. Yuuna was often blessed with fortune from her father's currency. And with no mother by her side, she lived in riches and wasn't taught the idea of compassion and change. The only family member she could share that closeness with was Naomi, as she came from a more rural background. Sometimes she viewed Naomi like a doll, who she could dress and play with from time to time. But she truly cared about her deep inside. She even beat up a classmate who made fun of Naomi's ability to see. Most people would view Yuuna as extremely sympathetic when it comes to poor people. She makes it her obligation to help those that are poor in wealth. She believes that she can bath the world in her riches with people being grateful to her. Where people needed her. However because of this mentality she is often mistaken as a child with no knowledge of the real world. However that is wrong. In fact she is the complete opposite. She only helped the poor to see them squirm with the value she saw so little in. Looking at them like rats with food in their mouths. She would look down at everyone she approached, showing her value in status. She is also a gambler, who owns a casino within one of the districts in Kanagawa Prefecture. As her father passed away, she controlled 75% of the company at age 15. Her knowledge of underground deals and drug trafficking not only made her known throughout Yokohama, but feared as well. Many believed that she simply could control all of Yokohama if she wanted to. But instead she simply smiles throughout a window, seeing how the world has changed with her presence. She is later approached by Oliver, who gives her access into the Shadow Market. Here she first meets Mitsuki Arikawa, and loses her first deal. The reason is because she is scared of her Persona. Her Persona is Jormungand, the world serpent. And it represents her ambition of complete control of the world. However she is afraid of what her power can do. She never just looked at people as inferior beings but envied their ability to change. She was always on the high road slithering like snake on top of a huge mountain. However her gaze is finally fixated upwards. Her growth would soon make any mountain seem like child's play. She would become the very mountain she feared. She comes up with a plan to make the world powerless without her. She came up with VERGS, a group of entrepreneurs who specializes in the jobs of their clients. A business who helps others with their impossible tasks. An underground task force that controls the curtains of the Yokohama. People would ask for their assistance in exchange for money. VERGS is a personification of her ambitious goal of controlling Yokohama and the world.

Yuuna Hiromi has a purple Shadow Market (S.M.) card. She specializes in strategy and sneak tactics. She is ranked number 9, in all of the Shadow Market. She is also ranked number 1 in the Market Arena Auction. If you battle her, you will win a special attack that allows you to drain an enemy continuously for every turn, healing up the money you lost at a exponential rate. Yuuna Hiromi's Jormugand uses ailments to subdue it's enemies. Jormungand also has a gamble abilty called Armaggedon, which transfers the total amount of damage and ailments included, regardless if healed, in the last 5 turns, to instantly be directed in total to the opposing enemy. This means that if they are poisoned or paralyzed, practically with any status effect, with damage included, they will receive it. Failure to get this ability will invoke all status ailments that were healed, to return to the party.

Naomi Kurami
Naomi Kurami, a woman whose eyes were blinded due to an unfortunate accident. She grew up in the Ashigarashimo District of Kanagawa Prefecture, a rural and lush land of nature. With her grandparents, she did agricultural work, supporting for them and herself. The one thing Naomi loved was looking up at the stars and seeing how they sparkled. The white bed of flowers would blow in the wind as she allowed her mind to be at peace. One day she was coming back home late in the night, walking slowly as she looked at the stars in silence. A gust of wind come by again, and in an instant she realized something terrible had happened. With a simple sniff, she realized something was on fire nearby. She ran to it, realizing that it was her own the barn. Her house was completely in flames. She screamed for her grandparents as she ran inside to save their lives. Others came rushing to help seeing the fire from afar. Naomi searched up stairs to her grandmother's room. As she busted open the door, she found her laid on the ground with burns all over her body. In shock she grabs her grandmother and tries to take her downstairs. As she slowly walks down, a piece of wood falls directly on top of her. Her eyes become injured as a result. Before she knew it, she woke up in a place surrounded in white. "Where am I?", she states. A solemn voice is heard. It was the voice of her grandfather. She states she can't see him. Reaching out her hands, she realized she couldn't seen them either. She was thoroughly confused. Questioning his whereabouts and what she could see, her grandfather weeps quietly. "Where is grandma? Is she ok?", She askes. "She's not...here no more", he states. As the memories of her experience come to her mind, she begins to cry. It was later found out that the grandfather also came shortly after and saved the two. But the grandmother had suffered to much burns on the body. It was explained that the cause of death was a burnt object that started the fire. The grandmother had passed out on the floor due to the carbon monoxide within the home. Naomi lived with her grandfather for a couple of months until he too became ill. His oldest son came to take care Naomi in Nagasaki. Her grandfather had two sons, with other being the father of Naomi. However he passed away along with her mother. As such, she doesn't remember them as a result. Living under her uncle, she lived the remainder of her life adjusting to her blind state, learning to read braille and different sounds. She got close to her cousin Yuuna Hiromi, who often treated her like a doll. But one day Naomi started to get really close with a middle-aged butler named William. William was a butler who was tasked with guarding Yuuna Hiromi, but he always took care of Naomi as well. He trained her everyday with different styles of fighting, making her into an astounding butler and protector. His teachings were simple. If she could not see, she would utilize her other senses fully. William, even though she was close with her Uncle, was like a father to her. However it was soon discovered that Yuuna's father was mysteriously assassinated during an orchestra play. As such she became the head of her father's company. With only William and Naomi as her butlers, they were left to keep Yuuna's sanity in check. As Yuuna got older, she became more experienced in the company, handling situations her father would struggle with at his old age. But she was also met with trouble. A terrorist attack was planned within Donk'you Towers, aimed at killing Yuuna in an explosion. William and Naomi were already aware of the situation, taking out the perpetrators. However one was able to sneak into Yuuna's headquarters, with both William and Naomi making it in the nick of time. They were shot protecting Yuuna within a split second. Seeing the attack has failed, the terrorist pushes a button which detonates a countdown. As the countdown reaches zero, William, who is heavily injured apologizes to Naomi telling her to live on with the mistress. He pushes both Naomi and Yuuna out of the shattered window, away from the explosion. Naomi calls out to William, but hears the explosion of the bomb. Both him and terrorist perish. Though she doesn't show it, Naomi is overcome with sadness. Cursing her blindness, she begins to hate herself for not protecting the people close to her. She is haunted every night by the memory of her dying grandmother as well as William's last words. If only she had made it on time she thought. One day a man in velvet clothing sat next to her, asking if she knew what the stars looked like. Confused she said it had been years since she saw it with her own eyes. Now she could only see her failures and regrets. In turn he suggested a possibility to see them again. All he asked was for her invitation in the Shadow Market. She's hesitant at first, asking if this was a joke. He reassures her that the life she went through was no joke, and that regaining her sight to see the stars touches anyone's heart. He asks for her hand as she enters the Shadow Market with him.

Naomi Kurami is the 2nd member of VERGS. She has a blue S.M. card. Despite her alluring looks, she is actually blind. However she makes up for this with her incredible speed. Her Persona, Amun, uses both wind and bolt attacks. Her gamble ability Stargaze, increases both speed and critical hit ratio, but only for a couple of turns. This means that you can potentially damage opponents, while avoiding getting attacked. Losing the gamble to get this ability, however, not only decreases speed, but confuses the party allowing enemies to get one hit on you. The ability is activated in special circumstances. Also a little nice note. Since she's blind, even if enemies use an attack to blind the party, she will remain unaffected. So in a sense she kinda of a badass.

Usagi Masumi
Usagi Masumi is unknowingly the childhood friend of the protagonist, as they both grew up in the same foster home. However after being adopted, Usagi never saw the protagonist again. He was adopted into a poor but caring family and felt that he was loved. The family had a small boy of their own called Izuna. As they grew up both Usagi and Izuna became really close, developing a real sibling relationship. It was so close that they began to copy the things they did with each other, even going as far as to wearing the same clothes. But one day, when they finally reached the age of 12, Usagi and Izuna went out to play. They rode their bikes down the street, laughing as they played. Usagi wanted to start a race with Izuna to see who was the fastest. They were both at equal speeds as they rode but when it came down a slope on top of a hill Usagi managed to lead ahead. Izuna noticed that despite Usagi winning, he was going a little to fast and pleaded for his brother to slow down a bit. Izuna rode his bike close enough to grab his brothers arm. As they rode past a street, the air current instantly changed. Almost like a whip, Usagi entire body spun through the air and hit a concrete wall. He blanked out instantly. His bike flew in the air, hitting a nearby pole. Blood spattered throughout the air, staining the streets and the walls. He heard sounds of heavy breathing, sirens, people talking rapidly, and worst, screaming. Before Usagi knew it, he was on the hospital bed. Thoroughly confused he looked around, trying to understand where he was. From glass frame window, to the ceiling, then down to his waist. He saw that his legs were casted, as well as his right arm. He tried to get up, but for some reason found it impossible. Looking to the right, he tried to grab onto the pole connected to the bed with his left arm. But he couldn't feel anything. He could feel his arm moving, but it was as if he were touching thin air. That's when he took a look. His curious expression turned into a state of shock. His entire left arm was gone. He looked in disbelief as he could feel his left arm going up and down, and yet nothing was there. And that's when it hit him. The memories of his brother. Grabbing his arm, and getting hit by a speeding vehicle. As everything rushed in, Usagi screamed to the top of his lungs, screaming his brother’s name. The doctors rushed inside, injecting anesthesia into him to calm him down. When woken up again, Usagi looked to find his adopted parents right beside him as he woke up. The mother cries tears of joy, while the father closes his eyes looking down. As Usagi moved back, a funeral was made for Izuna at the back of his house. Relatives and family members ridiculed Usagi, adding on that he should've been the one to die. Even his adopted father would no longer look at him. As Usagi started to grow up, the family eventually split apart, leaving Usagi with his father. The mother wasn't able to handle it anymore, and found herself in another relationship.

Usagi would see how his father would look at him sometimes. At one time he thought he heard his father say, “If only he wasn't here.” Usagi lost everything, his family, his brother, and his feelings of compassion. Everytime Usagi would look at his left arm, Izuna’s memories would haunt him mercilessly. To cope with this terrible feeling, Usagi went into theft and robbery. The feeling of being chased made him forget about Izuna, his broken family, and himself. He thus created his own image. Despite having one arm, Usagi had built his body up, having a muscular stature. Holding his guilt and grief back, he built a facade around his image, showing others that he had no fear or weakness. Usagi in the end just wanted to be an unstoppable force of intimidation, that would no longer accept anyone in his life. One day a certain man with blonde hair and a funny looking hat walks up to Usagi, asking him if he is happy with his life? Usagi questions who this man is, and states he is someone who can ensure a better future for a price. The strange man even goes on to state if he can continue living in guilt. Usagi walks away ignoring him. But one day, Usagi comes home to find that his father was lying down on the ground coughing blood. He was sent to the hospital right away, with Usagi by his side. Usagi held the only hand he had left to his face, hiding his agony. As he was waiting for the doctors to tell him his father's status, memories of his brother came across his mind yet again. As the nurse called for him, Usagi saw his father awake, looking directly at him. It was the first time in his life, that his father's attention was directed towards him. As the nurse left, Usagi sat down next to the hospital bed looking at his father's body, however he cannot make eye contact with him. But his father suddenly speaks. “You were on this same hospital bed when your mother and I looked at you.” Usagi eyes instantly came up as his father spoke. His father continued to look at the cieling. “When we learned that the both of you were involved in a car accident, we were devastated. Izuna was killed, but in the end you barely made it.” His father begins to cry as he remembers the memory. “We were so glad that you made it out. That you were alive. But I couldn't bear to look at you. I...I was the cause of all this." Usagi questions his father, responding with confusion as to why he would say that. His tears would not stop running down his face. The image of intimidation he created broke into pieces, revealing a small helpless child. His father holds his hand. “The reason why your mother left me wasn't because she found someone else. It was because she wanted to protect those men from you and me. The same men who took Izuna’s life.” Usagi was shocked. In the end he found out that his mother didn't leave, but was protecting the family from being harmed by these people she was associated with. And the reason the family was poor from the start was simply because of the men asking money from them time and time again. "Listen our family holds a secret, a secret that we were never suppose to reveal. That is why they asked for money. To spare our lives, and to allow you both to live. If we didn't pay someone would die. And in the end, Izuna’s life was taken as a price. Your mother called them The Founders." When Usagi learns of this his rage explodes. He never killed his brother after all. In the end it was the Founders. The car that rammed Izuna wasn't done by accident, but on purpose by the organization. A warning to pay up. Despite his father’s plea to not be involved in the situation, he vowed to rescue his mother and avenge his brother’s death. As his father’s health regained in the hospital, Usagi spent days researching The Founders, finding out that the head of the corporation was living at the top floor of the Yokohama landmark tower. The man responsible for all his suffering was within his reach.

Usagi is another member of VERGS. He holds a cyan colored S.M. card. Having only one-arm, his combat abilities are very unique. To battle, he conjures an arm made completely from his net value, as well as utilizing his persona, Kumakawa, as a weapon as well. His gamble ability "Shigurui" is a single strike that wipes out the opponent completely. If the gamble fails, his entire net value will be cut by half putting him at a huge disadvantage, but may work in his favor depending on his net value. In order to hide his identity while looking for his brother's killer, he is what is known as the "Silver Cowl". Though he hasn't bankrupt anyone yet, he fights them until they could no longer battle. He joins your party after you defeat him.

Chiyo Mori
Chiyo Mori was first introduced to VERGS after witnessing the protagonist's first deal. The protagonist invites her to join VERGS after seeing that she was inspired by her deal, passionate to be strong. But Yuuna declines at first, thinking that Chiyo just wasn't serious enough. After watching her deal match however, Yuuna changes her mind, realizing that there is hidden potential within her as well. She has a wonderful and happy personality, but may be the dunce of the group. Her biggest dream is to find the magic prince in her life that will sweep her away with a kiss, following the story of Sleeping Beauty. She always takes pictures of herself, admiring her beauty and character, and isn't afraid to be close to others. However she strongly dislikes Usagi's harsh attitude, to which she comments that he's more like a dog than a prince. She has feelings for the protagonist, however she doesn't know that the "he" is actually a she. So far her backstory is unknown.

Chiyo Mori has a pink S.M. card. Her persona is named "Rosamund". She is the mostly focused on defensive and healing, only attacking when necessary. But her gamble ability is truly a terrifying secret to her character. As stated nothing is known about Chiyo Mori's past, so having a gamble ability that is the complete opposite from her distinct personality is alarming. Her gamble ability "The Mistress of All Evil", deals significant damage to all opponents and party members on the field, except for her. But if she doesn't win the gamble, she is healed instead. This ability may be a link to Chiyo's hidden capabilities.

Mitsuki Arakawa
The most mysterious character within the story. His past and even his identity is shrouded in mystery. He is ranked #1 within the Shadow Market, and helps VERGS from time to time. But amongst everyone he has interacted with, he appears to be more interested in the protagonist's growth. He also secretly runs a flower shop.

Mitsuki Arikawa began as a child who was raised by his older sister in poverty. Their parents had abandoned them at a young age and so Mitsuki resented his ability to do anything for his sister, who sacrificed most of her life taking care of him. She stole food, kept him from the cold, and nurtured him like she was his own mother. As Mitsuki grew up, he started to develop an interest in reading books. His sister took this as a form of interest in education, enrolling him in a school, while secretly keeping their poverty from others. But in order for Mitsuki to continue in school, she needed another source of income. And so she went into prostitution, knowing that Mitsuki's success in school mattered more than her well-being. As long as he survives on she cared little for her own life. But Mitsuki realized deep inside his heart that whenever his sister left the abandoned house they lived in every morning, he just couldn't accept his sister doing something so vile for his own future. Afterall his sister deserved a future of her own. Mitsuki felt the weight of her pain and actions everyday she would come back home. Usually she would be covered in lacerations from other men, or drunk with heaping amounts of cologne sprayed on her body. There were even times when she physically abused Mitsuki in her drunken state, to which he kept as a secret from her when she would wake up the next day. As they both grew up, Mitsuki developed a lingering disgust for their lifestyle. They lived in an abandoned house hung by a tree, infested with all types of insects and holes seen everywhere. And to make matters worse, his sister's profession was suddenly known by his friends. Apparently they had seen a prostitute outside their highschool waiting for someone, further adding on to Mitsuki's fear of the truth being revealed. Though they are oblivious to the connection between her and Mitsuki, he would skip class multiple times in order to make sure his sister wasn't seen with him. And everytime they met, she would smile giving him money for food. This tore Mitsuki apart on the inside, but at the same time he couldn't explain this to his sister. Eventually Mitsuki got a job at a local restaurant, working late nights. This way he would make money for himself. He never met his sister again for money outside during class, making up an excuse that the teacher won't let him leave. But one night, coming back home from work late in the rain, he expected his sister to be asleep. And yet she was awake, waiting for him in anger. As he tried to sneak in, a thunder lighted up the house, revealing his sister with her legs crossed on a chair. Mitsuki, completely at a loss of words for this encounter, tries to explain his whereabouts. But sister becomes enraged telling him that she knows what he's been doing. A heated argument commences between the two. Mitsuki shouts that he can't look at her anymore as a sister, knowing that she's held on to other men while indulging in their demands. His sister argues back saying that she had no choice but to ensure his future. But in the end, when her rage and stress hits it's peak, she admits to Mitsuki that she could be living with other guys and making a life for herself, and that she should have abandoned him when he was small. This hidden resentment shocks Mitsuki, leaving him completely speechless. His sister covers her mouth, apologizing. But Mitsuki turns around to the doorway. With his back turned to her he reveals to her that there were some days when she would abuse him in her drunken state. Beat him, rape him. He kept it all in, knowing that deep down she loved him, and the truth would hurt her immensely. But after hearing her resentment, he declares that everything up to this point makes so much sense now. As his sister tries to run up to him, he sprints out the door into the pouring rain. She calls out to him, but he runs faster. In the end her voice disappears in the roaring thunder of the storm.

He stays at his friend's house for awhile, revealing the entire truth of his lifestyle and family to them. They were gracious enough to give a room for them to stay in, providing food, shelter and warmth. Hearing this opportunity, Mitsuki runs back to his sister in hopes of apologizing and bringing her over.

But she is nowhere to be found. Fearing that maybe she had taken her own life after their argument, Mitsuki falls to a terrible depression, resolving himself to lay and die in the house that had lived in for all their life.

Eventually another storm comes by the town, to which Mitsuki welcomes to end his misery. He walks outside to watch the storm come by, with water levels increasing up to his waste. He wasn't going to die being swept away from the water,  so he walked back inside waiting for the inevitable. However he notices the door has been bust open. Slowly walking in, he sees two people inside, both face down with yellow rain coats. He examines them, unsure of whether to touch them or not. Eventually he moves them to the wall, with both breathing perfectly. But they seem out cold for some reason. Both have their hoodies on, but Mitsuki notices something particularly interesting about one of them. The person is female, with a strand of wet green hair coming out of her hoodie. The only person in the world that fits this description is his sister, but it's been a month now with her disappearance. He throws the idea away until he hears her whisper something. It was his name, Mitsuki.

Mitsuki cries, finding out that his sister didn't die at all. She was looking for him all this timel. But she is out cold, and as Mitsuki tries to wake her up, nothing seems to work. He cries if this was just some trick, or prank to see his reaction to his sister finally found and yet dead before his eyes.

But she does wake up, greeting Mitsuki by calling him an idiot. They both speak about their time apart from each other, falling asleep in the same house where it all began.

As the storm clears up, it's revealed that the other person was a man named Mikalis, who had helped her out in search for Mitsuki, as well as provided her shelter and food. Without even questioning his relationship with his sister, Mitsuki seems to connect with Mikalis immediately, almost as if they were long lost brothers. After a couple of years, his sister eventually marries Mikalis. In this moment of happiness, Mitsuki, also staying at Mikalis place, is given a job to be head of an organization called The Founders. Mikalis had given him this position after noticing his interest in economics and marketing in college. And so Mitsuki became the youngest head of the organization to this day.

However The Founders had a secret within their organization, in which dangerous people from around the world wanted to know. Afterall, The Founders was a rich company with money apparently popping out of thin air.

Thus an assassin eventually finds Mikalis and his sister's whereabouts, almost killing both them and the child they had in the process. Mikalis was able to push them to safety, but was caught up in an explosion from the assassin. The house was completely destroyed.

Mikalis miraculously survived, but suddenly had symptoms of amnesia. He doesn't remember exactly who he was, but remembers the death of his brother clearly. But his memories of both Mitsuki and his wife and child are gone.

After a couple of months in recovery, Mitsuki appoints Mikalis as a financial advisor to his sister, hoping that some of his memories might awaken upon meeting her from time to time. But it seemed nothing worked.

Eventually Mitsuki gets another threat towards the organization, finding out that somebody has trespassed into the company while stealing information from their databases. Though Mitsuki tries to find this perpetrator, he is instead falsely accused of being the trespasser himself. This is due to Mitsuki simply being a friend to Mikalis and not of the family blood to be head of The Founders. He is kicked out as head of the organization, realizing now that everything has been planned out by the trespasser. He calls his sister, telling her to tell Mikalis not to come to their house. He explains that they are all in danger. His sister follows this through, but realizes that Mikalis is not picking up his phone. Her child, now just a bit older, is moved to a friend's house. The sister runs with all her might, seeing if she could catch Mikalis. But it is to late. As gunshots are heard from afar, the child of the sister tries to find her mother.

She finally witnesses her body on the snow. Unable to process what has happened, she shakes her mom thinking she is asleep. However the blood from her mother's body stains her hands red. She understands what this means. As she shakes her mother ferociously, she finally cries, screaming to the top of her lungs.

This attracts Mitsuki, trying to locate his sister and her child. However when he sees them, he sees the child with dead eyes looking up at the sky, and his sister corpse on the ground. He falls to on his knees in disbelief. He shouts MIkalis's name, asking where he is. But there is no response. He asks himself if this was a joke, almost shouting it until his throat cracks. He cries to himself loudly, his fits hitting snow in complete anger and inability to change anything.

He was unable to protect his sister, her husband, and their child.

After wiping his tears and slowly walking towards them, he walks over to his sister's lifeless body completely in disarray. But to his surprise he sees that their child is still alive. She breathes in the cold air, her dead eyes, her mind completely destroyed. As he picks up the child, he calls the ambulance.

Mitsuki is at a complete loss of words. Everything is gone. He can't even return to The Founders as they will suspect him for Mikalis's death. The only thing he was left with was this child they had left behind. Seeing how he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of his family being killed due to him, he sends the child to a foster home.

Years passed by, with Mitsuki becoming poor once again. The whereabouts of the child are unknown to him, and he soon forgets even his own identity. One day, when begging for spare change, another homeless person seemed to be in pain, screaming on the sidewalk as he grabs his heart. He cries for help and is instead ignored. Witnessing this, Mitsuki runs to the man. But he dies in his arms unfortunately. A whisper of save me is heard from the man's last words. Mitsuki sits on the ground next to the corpse of the man, reminiscing the image of his sister's dead corpse. At night he drags the man to a field near a skate park, digging a hole to bury him. When finished, tears roll down his eyes uncontrollably, he cries in terror of the body. The shock he has went throughout his entire life has almost left his mind completely broken. He doesn't know what to do as he had truly lost everything. But suddenly a certain man dressed in velvet clothes comes by. The man asks the reason for his tears. Initially confused at this strange person's approach he explains his reason. The man tipped his gold plated hat, and askes Mitsuki if there was something he could change in his life. Mitsuki answered his identity. If he could go back in time, he would mend the mistakes he had done, becoming a guardian angel that helped people, rather than taking things away. He truly wanted to people to live in a world without the fear of losing their families, or even ending up poor. He wanted a world of virtue. And he would watch from the sidelines, ensuring nothing bad ever happened again. The man in velvet laughs to himself loudly, announcing that Mitsuki was truly a person of great value. He asks for his name, and explains about the Shadow Market, even revealing himself as Oliver. After a couple of months, Mitsuki is seen coming back to the same foster home he left the child at. Her dead eyes are still apparent, but adopts her as his own child. He leaves her in an apartment by herself since looking at her reminds her of his past. So he leaves the child to look after herself. When she is sleeping, he makes food and showers her occasionally, never giving away his true identity. He also bargains with the landlord that he will be giving him whatever amount he wishes for to keep her within the apartment. Mitsuki also occasionally sends letters to the child, telling her what to do and how to take care of herself. The child though a bit frightened at first, adapts to this lifestyle. As time passes on, Mitsuki finds out that the child has an attachment to flowers. So he opens a flower shop, seeing her walk by being amazed by the plants. Everyday he watched her grow, though he becomes abit surprised when he finds out that one day the child dresses like a male going to school. This child is known as the protagonist of the story. And despite everything he has been through, he watches her grow, being the guardian angel he set out to be.

Further down the line, Mitsuki befriends the entire VERGS team. He never states that he is Mitsuki but rather implies that he is just an entrepreneur at first. But the protagonist does not remember him, or even realizes that he was the person taking care of her throughout her childhood. He is the most rational thinker in the group being the oldest, and though short, aids you in battle very well. In the future Mitsuki battles the entire VERGS team, testing their strength as Igor explains the terrible fate in his future through the information he bought. Afraid of losing everything again, he fights you all to prevent the destruction of both your lives and countless others. This ultimately ends up with Mitsuki being bankrupt. Before his death, he reminds the protagonist about his regrets and how he never wanted to die this way. Being with VERGS reminded him of the family he always wanted and how he would rather sacrifice himself then see his family die off once again.

Mitsuki's S.M. card is the red amber color. His persona is Fafnir, and he is the only person in the Shadow Market to have three gamble abilities with his persona. His first ability is Scourge, which curses the party from using status enhancements and healing. Failure to get this ability will make Mitsuki vulnerable to status ailments until he uses it again. The other is Prisoner's Dilemna. A unique ability that singles out one member of the team to attack his former teammates, usually forcing them to kill themselves or other party members. Failure to get this ability will result in Mitsuki damaging himself for one turn. His final ability is called Primitive Imaculation. This ability is only used when Mitsuki is at his lowest point. Fafnir charges a huge amount of energy for five turns. The gamble here is that if you do not do enough damage in that allotted time to Mitsuki, his attack will unleash a devastating beam that can instantly one shot your entire party. If you survive you will be bombarded will status ailments, including the first ability Scourge. Under this attack, you have no other option but to attack as well.

Ryuzen Hoshino (Leader of the Illusionists)
A man with light gold colored hair, red eyes, and an objective that must be fulfilled. He is the leader of the illusionists, which is located within the top floors of Yokohama Landmark Tower. He is ranked #2 to Mitsuki, but has no such desire to be number 1. He instead has a vision that he wants fulfilled for the world. A wish that can finally be granted. At first he is seen as a rival to Yuuna, as they both want to control the world from the shadows. But Ryuzen discovers an item called "The Apple of Ouroborus", laid deep within the Shadow Market's dimensions. He shares this information with her for exchange in assistance, as something as big as this requires more help. If they are successful, they can finally have the things they always wanted. And for Ryuzen, it is seems his goal is to simple obtain more knowledge about the Shadow Market. The only way to get to it however is by going through the Realm of Dimensions. There are 10 in total, with the last containing the Apple of Ouroborus. It is said that the person that wields that Apple will gain knowledge far beyond their wildest dreams, making anything possible. Both Yuuna and Ryuzen agree that they both have the same interests in mind, working together to recieve their fruits of labor. However, not much is known about Ryuzen or his past following up to his ambitions.

Ryuzen has a gold colored S.M. card, with his persona being the dragon "Níðhöggr". His gamble ability "Blood River", halts the actions of all party members in a river of blood and corpses. He heals both himself in the river and is allowed to attack for 2 to 4 turns depending on his luck. If he does not win the gamble, his attacks are halted for two turns.

Igor
Igor in this story will be in what is known as the "Velvet Bank". It is located at the center of the Shadow Market. There you can deposit the money you’ve earned or trade it for weapons, abilities, and most importantly knowledge. You can even save your deposited money for use later, adding on to your health. Money, which is called Ourobians in the Shadow Market, can be used for connected other entrepreneurs to you. For example there will be a person who asks if you can invest in them so they can win a deal. If successful they will give you some of what they have earned, as well as support for you in your next battle. This can build your relationship with other members, increasing your bond with them. Therefore investments are like social links, similar to persona games. Through the story, you are basically buying knowledge from Igor. Yep even knowledge costs money. But there is a good reason for it. Even the assistant of the Shadow Market doesn't know everything about it. The only one with that information is Igor, and that knowledge doesn't come cheap. Imagine someone going up to him and asking him how to control the market. Of course he would put an extremely heavy price on it, because no matter what you want to know, all knowledge is worth price to him. Even information about "The Apple of Ouroborus".

Oliver (Velvet and Shadow Market Assistant)
Oliver is both the jester and director of the story. Everyone to him is the same whether they have terrible, cocky, or malicious personalities. In the Shadow Market the only thing he is concerned about is money being made, and rules not broken. If you break the rules in a Shadow Market, Oliver will do his best to warn you as he views you as a "valuable asset in the Shadow Market". But he is only one person, one existence, that takes care of everyone in the market. He is the person you can talk to, the person you can joke around with, the person you can ask advice for, the person who will always be there. He literally an existence made to keep your feeling satisfied within the market, as long as you make money. Once you are bankrupt, he will personally joke around about you not spending your money wisely, viewing you as an expendable commodity. He will be completely disgusted with your existence as you are now worth nothing, just a black goo staining his emporium.