A con-man whose main line of work is in convincing old people that their houses need repairs of some sort. He has been targeting Kuraki, and while trying to get her to agree to household repairs, is bitten by Kuraki's dog, Meri. After he and his partner capture and kill the dog, Yokozeki's dreams are haunted by a dog that attacks him, and his arm, where he was bitten continues to worsen day by day.
Kunugi Ai is asked by Fujiwara Mitsuru to help with the "Flame of Lament" - since Iogi Yuo has been captured by the police, they need her to perform the exorcism in Yuo's place and to lead them to the other side. She agrees, after having a long conversation with Fujiwara (whom she seems to really like a lot) and tells him that she too would like to die, because she has an "impure heart".
Tells Kunugi Ai about his desire to die over his guilt from the death of his half-sister. Recruits Kunugi Ai to help in the "Flame of Lament" as a Necromancer, since Yuo has been captured by the police.
A new trainee at the Lifestyle Preservation Group. She has not had her practical training yet, but is told by Saiki Shigeyuki to take on the case of Yokozeki, who was bitten by a dog, as her first job and on-hands training.
Captured by the police for his involved in encouraging suicides.
His father, Iogi Minoru, was born into a wealthy family, and apparently never had to work a day in his life. He aspired to being an author, and wrote a book called "The Vestiges of the Beast", about suicide. Yuo's mother liked classical music, and did not pay much attention to him as a child. When he was young (about 5 years old?) his father planned a double suicide with his mother, and their house burned down. At the time, the police attributed the fire to an accident. At five years old though, Yuo knew differently, and kept quiet to hide the shame of the suicide.
After many years, even though the police report at the time of the fire called Iogi Minoru's book a worthless piece of literature, it had since been included in an influential magazine's list of important books on suicide, and had become a cult classic with suicide cults. Yuo himself has been active in the suicide area ever since the suicide as well.
Imibiyame is a major player in the "Flame of Lament" plan plotted by Iogi Yuo. She appears to be a young woman who has been in and out of hospitals all her life, and is in great pain. She has been organizing part of the "Flame of Lament" mass suicide attempt, although she is a bit worried that things will not go according to plan since Iogi Yuo has been captured by the police. Introduced to Kunugi Ai by Fujiwara Mitsuru, she plans to use Kunugi Ai in Yuo's place to perform the Necromancy to show the mass suicide participants "to the light" in the world of the dead.
Yokozeki's boss. His main line of work is to con old people out of money by forcing unneccessary home repairs upon them. He plans the capture and killing of Kuraki's white shepard, Meri.
An old woman whose husband has died, and has few friends or relatives left alive. She has a white Shepard Meri who looks after her, and Soejima who comes by sometimes to help out around the house. She has been targeted by Yokozeki and Shyouda as a mark to whom they will try to force unneccessary house repairs.
Meri, a White Shepard, owned by her master Kuraki. All she wants to do it protect her master...
Asked to help Mukousaka with Yokozeki's case, involving the ghost of a dog.
The state-appointed lawyer for Iogi Yuo. Killed by Yuo's accompanying ghosts.
The old lady Kuraki's helper. She walks the dog Meri when she goes shopping.
A police investigator working on the Iogi Yuo "Flame of Lament" case.
