SDR-3287

探

Designation

Doppo Kunikida

YKH-003

Level 3 (Senior Operative)

Faction

Armed Detective Agency

Ability Type

analysis

Status

active

Registered Ability

Lone Poet · 独歩吟客

Objects written into Kunikida's notebook can be manifested into reality within practical limits. The file marks the ability as unusually stable because it depends on planning rather than impulse.

Analytical Breakdown

A manifestation ability tied to his physical notebook. By writing the name of an object and tearing out a page, he can materialize that object into reality. Limitation: The object cannot be larger than the notebook itself.

Trait Assessment

Power

3/5

Intel

4/5

Loyalty

4/5

Control

5/5

Literary Origin

Real Author

Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908)

Movement

Japanese romanticism and naturalism

Notable Works

Musashino, Aitei Tsushin

Kunikida was an early modern Japanese writer associated with romanticism, natural observation, and essays shaped by ideals confronting reality. His prose frequently treats principle as something lived rather than merely argued.

BSD reimagines the writer's disciplined interior life as literal materialization through the notebook. The ability turns written intention into concrete form.

Lore & Background

A former math teacher with a rigid moral compass. He is the Agency’s primary disciplinarian and the successor-designate to Director Fukuzawa. His life is governed by his "Ideals"—a series of notebooks detailing how the world should be. While he finds Dazai infuriating, their partnership remains the most effective tactical duo in the city’s history.

Physical Evidence Scan

[01]
One (1) "Ideals" Notebook: Custom-bound, currently on volume #72.
[02]
A Precision Stopwatch: Calibrated daily to the millisecond.
[03]
A Broken Fountain Pen: Replaced frequently due to "stress-induced gripping" during arguments with Dazai.

The Narrative Hook

“Kunikida doesn't just want to save the city; he wants to save it according to a schedule. He is the bridge between the Agency's chaos and the city's order. If his notebook ever runs out of pages, the Agency loses its compass.”

Registry Note

This ability is unique because its power is directly proportional to the Subject's mental discipline. If his resolve wavers, the manifestations fail.

Filed by: Special Division Registry