Kiyoka Kudo and Miyo Saimori

Miyo is a young woman of petite build. She has large pinkish-purple eyes with hints of dark blue and yellow. She usually wears her straight, dark brown hair (black in the manga) in a low ponytail, especially while doing housework, although she occasionally lets it down. Miyo also has a mole under her right eye. Overall, her appearance closely resembles that of her late mother, Sumi.

At the beginning of the story, many characters describe Miyo as very beautiful, but she has a pale complexion, dull and damaged hair, dark circles under her eyes, and calluses on her hands due to hard work as a servant at the Saimori estate. However, as the series progresses, Miyo begins to look healthier, happier, and more elegant as she comes out of her shell, mainly thanks to the care of Kiyoka, Hazuki, and Yurie. Before her engagement, Miyo's only clothing was a worn and damaged kimono given to her by one of her servants. Over time, her wardrobe became more colorful and modern, with numerous kimonos featuring floral prints. However, her favorite seems to be a pink one with cherry blossom petal print and a yellow obi, very similar to the one her late mother used to wear.

Miyo is a kind, gentle, shy, and docile young woman. Thanks to Kiyoka's love and care, she gradually gains more confidence and self-esteem.

Miyo was born from the loveless marriage between Shinichi Saimori and Sumi Usuba, arranged by the Emperor himself, so she had little chance of giving birth to a maiden with the ability of Dream Vision. During that time, the Usuba trading company was experiencing financial difficulties. Sumi decided it would be beneficial to rescue her family from bankruptcy and, in return, protect her from prejudice, so she accepted the proposal.

Miyo's childhood was happy until she was two years old. She remembers her father's kindness and how she was the apple of her mother's eye. However, Miyo later recalls that her father's kindness towards her when she was little wasn't out of love, unlike her mother's, but because she was still relatively young. To prevent her gift, the Vision of Dreams, from being exploited, Sumi secretly sealed her ability shortly after her birth. [4]

Unfortunately, Shinichi soon discovered that Miyo could not demonstrate the ability of Spiritual Vision, the most common among the gifted. Since Sumi had sealed Miyo's ability in complete secrecy, Shinichi believed Miyo had been born without a gift, which in noble families is considered a disgrace, and therefore decided to reject her. He also felt bitter because the daughter of the woman he was forced to marry had not respected the family custom of inheriting a gift. He turned his back on Miyo while Sumi was still alive, even though she begged him not to reject her daughter. [5]

When Miyo was two years old, Sumi passed away from an unknown illness. Although her death deeply affected Miyo, who was still a child, Shinichi, who felt no affection for his late wife, wasted no time and, weeks after Sumi's funeral, decided to marry his former fiancée, Kanoko. Unfortunately, Kanoko detested both Sumi and Miyo, considering them responsible for ruining her marriage proposal to Saimori years earlier. Along with her father, Kanoko manipulated Shinichi into blaming his paternal grandparents and the Usuba family for ruining her marriage plans with Shinichi.

Once Kanoko began living at the Saimori estate, she began abusing Miyo both mentally and physically. She made sure Miyo realized her existence caused suffering to many around her, calling her "thief's daughter." Meanwhile, Shinichi, still grappling with guilt over his treatment of Kanoko, ignored Miyo's plight and let his new wife do as she pleased.

Miyo's younger half-sister, Kaya, was born less than a year after Sumi's death. After Kaya's birth, Shinichi completely lost interest in Miyo and focused entirely on his new family. It was soon discovered that Kaya was not only very beautiful but also very talented, demonstrating her ability of Spiritual Vision at only three years old. This sealed Miyo's fate as a member and heir of the Saimori family. She began to be treated more like an unwanted guest than a family member, ignored by everyone around her.

One day, returning from school, Miyo found her room completely empty. Kanoko had thrown away everything Miyo had left of Sumi: her kimonos, sashes, and accessories. Even Sumi's makeup mirror and lipstick had disappeared. Miyo went to her room to ask if she knew anything about the strange disappearance of her belongings. This enraged Kanoko, and she punished Miyo for making her a thief. She pushed Miyo into the storeroom at the back of the mansion and locked the door from the outside.

Miyo was locked in the warehouse for many hours, in the dark and cold, until one of the servants released her in the middle of the night. While she was locked up, Shinichi and Kanoko dismissed Hana, a servant who had cared for Miyo after Sumi's death. In the anime, she was dismissed for openly questioning Kanoko about stealing Sumi's belongings. With no one to care for her, Miyo was finally demoted from the daughter of a noble to a servant.

Both Kanoko and Kaya made sure to make Miyo's life as difficult as possible, while Shinichi completely lost interest and never bothered to stop their abuse, as he also began to consider Miyo too weak to be his heir. Despite being the eldest daughter of a noble family, Miyo received no formal education, except for primary school, which she did not finish, and was forced to perform hard labor like any other servant. Kanoko even limited Miyo's food portions to make her more tired, causing her to make more mistakes and be punished for them. The Saimoris also gave Miyo no allowance, preventing her from moving out. This caused Miyo to develop low self-esteem and a docile personality, feeling trapped like a slave for the rest of her life.

Kiyoka is a young man of striking beauty. He has porcelain skin, without a single imperfection.

Kiyoka is a proud man, aware of his importance—something he wouldn't deny—but he doesn't feel arrogant or authoritarian, so he wouldn't tolerate those characteristics in others either. That had always been his deciding factor when choosing a wife.

Kiyoka was born into the Kudou family, the only son and second child of Tadakiyo and Fuyu. He was raised by his nanny Yurie instead of his mother.