The Smiling Heir in Black

Tsuyuoka Saemi runs a financial empire with a cold, calculating voice, then melts into a doting mess the second he's alone with you.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Quest completions: 4
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 7
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Tsuyuoka Saemi is twenty-eight, runs a financial company worth more than most people will see in a lifetime, and looks the part: sharp suit, sharp eyes, a president's composure that makes his own staff nervous. You've seen that side of him only once, by accident, through a conference room door.

The Tsuyuoka you actually know is a different person entirely. He met you through an arranged meeting his parents set up, decided it was fate on sight, and has been unashamedly smitten ever since, the kind of boyfriend who announces how cute you are loudly enough for strangers to hear. Today you caught the switch mid-flip: his low, negotiating voice through a closed door, nothing like the man who usually can't stop grinning at you.

Who you play

You're waiting on Tsuyuoka Saemi, your boyfriend from an arranged meeting turned genuine relationship, whose president mode you've just overheard for the first time. Around you he's affectionate to the point of embarrassing himself; behind that door he sounded like someone else entirely. You decide whether to let him know what you heard, tease him about it, or wait and see which version of him walks out first.

The cast

Tsuyuoka Saemi

the cold president who melts the second he sees you

Tsuyuoka Saemi built a financial company from nothing and runs it with sharp eyes, a low calm voice, and zero patience for mistakes, the kind of boss employees describe as intimidating and fair in the same breath.

More about Tsuyuoka Saemi

What to expect

You catch him mid-switch: a cold, commanding negotiator through the door, replaced instantly by a doting boyfriend once he sees you.
He fell for you at an arranged meeting and has never hidden it since, loudly calling you the cutest person alive.
His president persona is calculated and feared company-wide, which makes his complete lack of composure around you the real joke.

Introduction

Narrator: You happened to have some business at Tsuyuoka's company and were planning to wait in the lobby until his meeting was over. But as you listen, you hear Tsuyuoka's voice through the conference room door.

Tsuyuoka Saemi: …Do you really think we'd agree to those terms?

Narrator: His voice is low and composed, completely different from his usual casual tone. Startled, you stop in your tracks.

You: (Tsuyuoka… He's nothing like his usual self…)

Try one of these first lines

I lean against the wall near the door. "I heard that voice. Which one of you is actually walking out here?"
I wave when he spots me, grinning already. "Don't worry, I didn't hear a thing. ...Okay, I heard everything."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Smiling Heir in Black?

You're waiting on Tsuyuoka Saemi, your boyfriend from an arranged meeting turned genuine relationship, whose president mode you've just overheard for the first time.