Lisa Kuraki, alias Clarissa, runs Youtoukorou—a Shinjuku bar serving as a front for her clandestine freelance agency. A shrewd mediator straddling legal and criminal realms, she commands the underworld with tactical precision. Her striking appearance features tied-back blonde hair, a mole on her right jaw, piercing blue eyes, and a left-eye monocle. She dons a tailored bartender uniform: black vest, white short-sleeved shirt, red bow tie, and black shoes with 16-cm gold heels, elevating her stature to 183 cm. Heiress to industrialist Luis Kuraki’s fortune following her parents’ disappearance, Lisa’s life shifted when high-school abduction led to rescue by police inspector Miyabi Hosorogi, her future lover. Miyabi’s assassination five years prior prompted her to steal his corpse, thwarting a frame-up by Hideaki Habaki. She founded Youtoukorou with ties to Misaki Sakimiya, orphaned steel heiress and childhood companion from their shared orphanage days. Misaki and tech specialist Takumi Kuruya became loyal lieutenants under Lisa’s pragmatic yet nurturing leadership, balancing criminal ventures with tangible care for her team’s welfare. Her calculated order to assassinate teen heir Polka Shinoyama unraveled when the Corpse God—a necromancer possessing Polka’s body—revived the slain Misaki. Adapting swiftly, Lisa harbored the Corpse God in the Torture Building, deploying Misaki and Takumi as his allies, leveraging his unpredictability to fortify her operations. Facing law enforcement scrutiny, particularly from Inspector Tsubaki Iwanome and partner Kōzaburō Arase, she maintains icy composure. During the Lemmings Incident, she weathered interrogation and a chaotic blackout triggered by the urban legend, showcasing tactical restraint amid turmoil. Level-headed and politically astute, Lisa maneuvers conflicts with cunning subtlety, shielding her agency’s interests while avoiding unnecessary strife. A soft spot for children surfaces in decisions like permitting the Corpse God to save youths during the Shakuzawa fire. Openly bisexual, her romantic history includes Miyabi and current relationships with two women. The alias “Clarissa” stems from a phonetic twist on Kuraki Risa, mirroring her dual identity as bar owner and underworld architect. Evolving from crisis manager to proactive strategist, she harnesses supernatural alliances to secure Youtoukorou’s dominance, cementing her role as Shinjuku’s multifaceted shadow sovereign.

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