Kazuo Chinen

Kazuo Chinen (知念 一男) is a core ally in White River.

He is an old man, living as a homeless person, as he experienced everything else in his life. He likes drinking alcohol, having fun and guiding others. He often shows his serious side when the situation is tense.

Appearance
Kazuo is an older man of medium build and above-average height. He has messy, long, grey hair and hazel eyes.

Kazuo commonly wears a dark red jacket, a button-up red shirt and a blue cap.

Personality
Laid-back, cheeky, smart and serious when needed. As the guy is old, he knows a lot about life, and decides to give Moriyasu advice, as he sees him as interesting person. Can easily detect when someone is lying or keeping up an act, similiarly to Kuroda. Albeit rich in experience and with a stable home, he decides to lead the lifestyle of a homeless person because everything else got boring to him.

Uses his experience to his advantage. Although saying that he experienced everything, he still doesn't want to die, to experience even more.

History
Not much is known about his past except the fact that he seemingly did everything he wanted to.

One of the moments from his past is mentioned in chapter 8: ''"I... can't do anything..." Kazuo thought. "Did I overestimate my strength... again?" he looked up, as his vision got blurry. "The last time this happened... forty years ago. I was out with my friends, and suddenly, some sketchy people walked up to us, demanding money. I thought I was stronger than everyone else... but ended up in the hospital with a few broken bones. No one helped me. I was sure that I was about to die. This is much different than that time... I started at an advantage but lost right now... I don't want to die!"''

Trivia

 * Has a hyenna laugh.
 * His favourite alcoholic drink is Sake.
 * Likes cosplaying, but doesn't want to admit it.
 * Adresses Moriyasu by his name; Shigeto.
 * His favourite street in Shinjuku is between the convenience store Kuroda works at and Moriyasu's apartment block.
 * The kanji in his name means: 知 - Knowledge 念 - 'Just in case' 一 - One 男 - Man
 * His zodiac sign is Saggitarius, and his blood type is A.