Replacement Goldfish: In Aoi's route, it's revealed that he had a younger sister, but he had to cut ties with her when he and Soji left their ninja village.The fact that Aoi's prostitute friend Chidori is murdered in broad daylight there confirms it. Yui naively thinks that it's an example of the Liberal Type, but Aoi immediately shoots the idea down and tells her it looks Liberal, but is more of the Pitiful type underneath. Red Light District: Yoshiwara, the RLD of Edo, plays an essential route in this game since Aoi works as a beautician for the prostitutes there.Red Eyes, Take Warning: Soji has very prominent red eyes and is one of the most effective members of the Edo Vigilantes.Hotaka is a kabuki actor, and thanks to his girlish looks he gets to play female roles.Hell, in his route, he and Yui bond over him doing her hair! Real Men Wear Pink: Aoi makes a living out of this trope, since he works as a stylist and hairdresser for courtesans and prostitutes.Princely Young Man: One of the boys, Sion Iseya, is a guy from a very loaded family.He only finds out in his route and some spin offs. Locked Out of the Loop: Ichika is actually the other Love Interest (aside of Willem) who isn't a member of the Edo Vigilantes.It's also the place where those who need the Vigilantes can contact them if needed. Local Hangout: The Kyoukatei tea house, handled by Kinshiro in addition to his magistrate job.It's Personal: In Aoi's route, he and Yui are very angry when Chidori is murdered and pretty much swear to find who did this to her.I Kiss Your Hand: One of the CG's has Willem taking Yui's hand and leaning in as if to kiss it, looking into her eyes.Bad thing, while she gets the info needed, Willem realizes it's her. Honey Trap: Yui plays this role once in Aoi's route, disguising herself as a maiko to spy on Tori and Willem.Hot Librarian: Natsume's day job is managing his own bookstore.Hospital Hottie: Wakasa's day job is being a doctor.Hello, Attorney!: Kinshiro could be said to be one, since he is a magistrate in his day job.His friend Chidori was The Mistress of Tori's henchman Satake and found out about his illegal links she tried to blackmail him into staying with her with that knowledge, but he shot her dead. In Aoi's route, a person he knows gets killed off for this reason.Since she was going to ask them for help, Kinshiro told her that either he'd kill her for seeing what she shouldn't, or she'd have to join the group. When Yui was about to contact the Vigilantes, she witnessed one of their killings.In at least one route, she directly confronts Tori and he confirms her theory. Yui speculates that this is the real reason why her father was framed: being a constable, he probably found out about any prospect illegal business done by Tori, and he killed the Takaos to save his own ass.Frame-Up: A fatal one targeted Yui's parents.Faceless Protagonist: Averted with Yui, whose face can be clearly seen in several CG's.Fair Cop: Soji and Ichika are police constables in their day job.His initial behavior towards Yui is apathetic at best, but after she expresses gratitude for him being honest with her, he starts acting more openly compassionate and even dorky at times. Defrosting Ice King: Soji becomes this in his own route.After being homeless and destitute, he was tricked into joining an assassin group named Red Roses and eventually became a Corrupt Corporate Executive. Willem was the son of a rich Dutch merchant family, who were murdered by their business rivals.That's the original of his Blood Knight side that arises in battle, and he's deeply troubled over it. Wakasa is the Sole Survivor of a whole ninja village, and he saved his own life by killing almost everyone in the group that raided it.Hotaka lost his parents very early in his life, due to an illness.Dark and Troubled Past: Some characters have suffered a lot in their pasts:.Corrupt Corporate Executive: Willem, a Dutch tycoon involved in many legal and illegal activities.This will happen if he's the chosen boyfriend. Childhood Friend Romance: It turns out that Ichika, Soujis co-worker, is a long-time friend of Yui.