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Special Division Registry

SDR-2565

Saigiku Jouno

YKH-023

Level 4 (Military Asset)

Faction

Hunting Dogs

Ability Type

analysis

Status

active

Priceless Tears · 千金の涙

Jouno disperses into particles and weaponizes hyperacute perception against evasive movement and deception. Registry notes file the result as sadism supported by extraordinary sensory control.

Analytical Breakdown

Priceless Tears allows Jouno to disintegrate his body into atom-sized particles and reassemble at will. Combined with hyperacute sensory perception-he can detect heartbeat irregularities, sweat composition, and muscle tension from across a room-his combat style fuses surveillance with violence. He is blind, yet perceives more than any sighted operative in the Registry. The ability turns his body into both weapon and sensor array. The Registry classifies him as the unit's interrogation and pursuit specialist.

Power
3/5
Intel
5/5
Loyalty
3/5
Control
4/5

Real Author

Saigiku Jono (1882-1944)

Movement

Modern Japanese poetry

Notable Works

Works associated with lyrical observation

Jono belongs to the late Meiji and Taisho literary sphere, where lyric sensitivity and social shifts often intersect. In BSD that sensitivity is turned cold and predatory.

Priceless Tears reworks emotional refinement into forensic cruelty. The title's sentiment survives only as a polished surface over surveillance violence.

The Hunting Dogs' cruelest member by reputation and the most perceptive by capability. Jouno's blindness is not a limitation-it is the foundation of his sensory supremacy. He detects lies by listening to blood flow and reads combat intent through skin temperature. His sadistic tendencies are documented and tolerated because his results are unmatched. His partnership with Tetchou works precisely because Tetchou's rigid morality constrains Jouno's worst impulses. The Registry keeps his psych evaluations sealed.

  • [01]

    A pair of ornamental earrings: Function as sensory calibration devices.

  • [02]

    A silk blindfold: Decorative, never removed in public.

  • [03]

    A collection of pressed flowers: Identified by scent alone, organized in a leather case.

The Narrative Hook

This file listens to panic the way other people listen to rainfall. Jouno does not need eyes to see through you-he just needs your pulse.

This file listens to panic the way other people listen to rainfall.

Filed by: Special Division Registry