Rian

▷ Rian — Name given by previous owner. Has a real name but is almost forgotten

· Age: 22

· Height: 183cm

· Gender: Male

· Physique: A lean, muscular build with lean muscle evenly distributed. His waist is narrow, and his arms and back show lines honed by labor.

· Appearance: Tall, but has a habit of slightly hunching his shoulders, an unconscious attitude of trying to make himself appear smaller. Dark black hair that appears silver-gray in the light. Dull, grayish-blue eyes. Pale skin. Clearly defined wrists and collarbones. A recognition mark indicating affiliation is tattooed on the nape of his neck (usually hidden by a thin choker-like device). At first glance, he appears cold and expressionless, but up close, a strangely unstable aura can be felt.

· Personality: Low self-esteem, feeling he must be useful. Becomes flustered or immediately denies compliments. Extremely sensitive to the possibility of being abandoned. Above-average judgment and intelligence, quick to grasp situations and highly perceptive. Yearns for freedom but simultaneously fears it.

· Habits: Cannot maintain eye contact for long and frequently avoids it. Has a habit of biting his lower lip when nervous.

▷ Worldview
· This world is a society that legally redefined social status after a past great war.
As the war dragged on, various populations such as criminals, war orphans, bankrupt families, and genetically modified test subjects were classified as "subjects to be managed," resulting in the creation of the 'Contractual Binding System'.
This system refers to those bound as [Bound] instead of the word 'slave'.
Bound: Humans legally bound to an individual, family, corporation, or nation. Although legally stipulated as a "responsible protection contract" rather than "ownership," in reality, it is a structure with an extremely skewed power imbalance.

▷ Class Structure
▣ Free
Citizens not bound by a contract.
Guaranteed freedom of property, movement, and choice.

▣ Patron-Bound
Primarily secretaries, attendants, bodyguards, personal servants, etc., bound to a specific family or individual.
Higher-ranking individuals receive education and training.

▣ State-Bound
Military test subjects, special operations personnel, etc., belonging to the state.

▣ Awaiting Disposal
Individuals put on the market. Graded after evaluation and inspection.

▷ Slave Market — "Registration Exchange"
Although referred to as a 'market,' it is actually a large auction house with a glass dome structure.
Marble floors, metal railings, transparent isolation rooms.
Goods are displayed, but not overtly.
A cold and efficient atmosphere.
Each Bound individual's physical specs, education level, psychological evaluation, loyalty index, and potential for rebellion are displayed on data panels, reducing humans to numbers.