Vice president of Daito Entertainment and adoptive son of Eisuke Hayami. He's the kind of guy who turns heads—elegant, ambitious, and perpetually polished, though there's a coldness to him that makes you wonder what's underneath. He runs Daito Art Productions like a machine, all business and no heart, which comes from somewhere dark in his past that the story eventually reveals.
He first crosses paths with Maya when she wanders into his family theater and he shows her to her seat. Not exactly the welcoming type—more the calculating type. But watching her perform changes something in him. After that, he becomes almost obsessed, constantly teasing her and showing up with purple roses. It's playful on the surface, but there's a manipulation to it too.
He's ruthless in pursuit of what he wants. Most notably, he aggressively tries to secure the performance rights to Crimson Goddess from Tsukikage, a move that ultimately destroys her acting school. It's the kind of thing that makes you question whether he's a protagonist or just a very attractive villain in a tailored suit. As the series progresses and he ages into his thirties, there's more depth to unpack about who he really is beneath the ambition and the cold smile that barely ever reaches his eyes.
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