Masami Kondou

Occupation: Garden Manager He is a kind and easygoing person who gets along amicably with almost everyone though he strives to be friends with his subordinates at work. However his soft nature makes him weak in the eyes of Kobo the assistant manager owing to his lack of assertiveness. He puts in an adequate amount of effort at work with his mind seemingly fixated on his other passion literature. He appreciates belleslettres or fine writing immensely and is a man of the arts. Easily lost in the book he is reading he does not notice his surroundings or the people he is with. He remains cheerful conversing with others though he faces much negativity due to past events and him being a 45yearold man who is timid and one who is afraid of getting hurt again. As such he is easily agitated when Akira confesses to him. Her fierce stare also intimidates him greatly. He is professional and a gentleman. He keeps a notebook around at all times scribbling important workrelated points like avoiding sexual harassment and making sure that he does not smell like a middleage man which is bluntly stated by Nishida.