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syndicateteacherage. 30
birthday. Feb 14th
sexuality. Heterosexual
marital status. Single
occupation. Substitute Teacher, Tutor, Private Teacher, Criminal.
hobbies.
Painting, drawing, reading, playing music.
build. Fit
hair. Blue
eyes. Blue
apperance. Pic
father. Hiroshi Okabe
Yujiro doesn’t see himself as a wicked person, but he does readily participate in criminal activities when his Father calls on him to do so. Blackmail, murder, physical violence, it is all something that he does. However, there are certain acts that no one in his Father’s syndicate is allowed to take. There is a level of decorum and professionalism that even they carry themselves with. And that sort of value has been instilled in Yujiro too.
Yujiro is confident in himself and is fully compatible of handling himself in situations where violence is necessary. He was trained pretty much all of his life to make sure he was never at any sort of disadvantage. His Father wanted him ‘honed’ into a weapon for the syndicate and believes it will only help Yujiro further when the day comes that he takes over.
He can be brutal and ruthless when he has to be, though it gives him no pleasure to act in such a way. Though it also doesn’t bother him either. He can carry out specific tasks without betraying an emotion or showing any signs that what he’s doing might bother him in the slightest. He’s observant and tries to absorb a full situation when he’s suddenly thrust upon it.
However, when he is fulfilling his role as a teacher, he can be quite different. He’s compassionate, passionate, protective and understanding. He can be nurturing as well as stern and strict. He’s down right friendly and even welcoming when he’s acting in that capacity. No one would believe that he could be the same person that commits criminal acts without giving so much as a second thought to doing it. He remembers his Mother being that way when she taught him things as a child or when she helped him with his homework.
He believes he gets that sort of temperament from her. It is like there are two separate sides to him, though honestly that may be the case. He doesn’t let the Syndicate side of himself bleed into his work as a Teacher, though it is possible that it could happen. He’s happy whenever one of his students succeeds and he’s annoyed when none of them seem to give a damn about their work. Since beginning his work as a substitute teacher, he often finds it that he enjoys going out after school with his temporary co-workers to chat and have a good time.
Yujiro Takahashi grew up in the shadow of the leader of a powerful criminal syndicate, Hiroshi Okabe, his Father. His Father is revered and feared, being one of the most dangerous and influential leaders in the criminal underbelly. Because of that, Yujiro took his Mother's last name as a type of form of protection. Once his Mother had given birth to him, he and her lived in a separate home than his Father to further that protection. Though he was never absent from his life. As a child, Yujiro was groomed for a life of crime and expected to follow in his father’s footsteps and uphold the family's legacy.
However, from a young age, Yujiro was fascinated by literature and education. His mother, a gentle woman who had passed away when he was young, had instilled in him a love for learning. She was a school teacher with she met her husband. But after getting married, she gave that life up to be a wife and full time mother. While his father’s world was one of violence and power, Yujiro found solace in the pages of books and the lessons he learned at school.
Yujiro excelled academically and pursued higher education, eventually earning a degree in education. But just as well as he excelled in learning, the same level of studiousness and diligence went into learning the family business. But that is what was necessary for him to continue down that path. Because of this, his Father indulged his desire for higher education, as it would only help the family in the end.
Violence and murder wasn’t foreign to him. The same hands that opened up a book to read or study it could have earlier been wrapped around someone’s neck. Either to intimidate them or choke the life out of them. That is what his life was for the most part, despite the fact that he had obtained a degree in education. He assumed that is what his whole life would be, but an opportunity eventually presented itself.
Through his Father’s dealing and bargaining, he came into possession of various merchandise and businesses. One particular business he came to possess is a Substitute Teacher Agency. Given the nature of what the family really does, it is necessary to have legitimate businesses. And sometimes, people in the family would work and earn an honest living at those businesses as a means to cover their real activities.
Yujiro, seeing his Father’s ownership of this business, thought it might be a particularly good place for him to work. His Father saw no problem with it and allowed for it. Yujiro knew handling family business when necessary was still expected of him. Proving unable to do that would only lead to problems.
Yujiro didn’t plan to let an intervention become necessary, though. Part of him really liked the idea of doing this because it is what his Mother used to do. He knows it is entirely likely she would have been pleased by this outcome and wished that this was his only job.
Maintaining a double life, Yujiro navigates the delicate balance between his public persona as a dedicated educator and his secret ties to his father’s criminal syndicate. While he works tirelessly to help his students achieve their dreams, he is also constantly involved in clandestine activities to manage his family's affairs, often finding himself caught between loyalty to his father and his commitment to his students.
