Asukai

Asukai (飛鳥井 ,) is a man who serves as a special senior agent of the military police.

Appearance
He has a black short hair. He wears a leather-like top with belts attached to them. He also wears a pair of white gloves.

Personality
Nothing is known about his personality.

Background
He is always at the forefront of investigations and is highly regarded as a professional in the pursuit of heinous crimes. He has been pursuing cases related to Kyōgoku for many years, since his former partner Yui was slaughtered and torn to pieces by Kyōgoku. Since he knows almost all the investigative information about Kyogoku, he was asked to help Yukito Ayatsuji in his investigation.

Trivia

 * He is modeled after Kana Asukai, a detective in Yukito Ayatsuji's book, "The Murder Equation Series".
 * He is one of the few characters who smoke, including Yukito Ayatsuji, Herman Melville, Chūya Nakahara, and Ryūrō Hirotsu.