Ranmaru Yatsu

Ranmaru Yatsu (八津 蘭丸 Yatsu Ranmaru) is a member of Materials Compiling Group No.3.

Appearance
Yatsu is a slim young man with short light hair who often carries a cane and often wears sunglasses—sometimes even when indoors. His standard work suit consists of light-hued trousers and a matching double-breasted blazer, worn over a darker-hued shirt and a light tie adorned with a vertical column of black stars. His phone casing has a single star on its back, continuing the star theme.

Personality
While Yatsu may greet an adversary with a toothy smirk and cool confidence, he is not above voicing a complaint or two when aggrieved and reacting to an obnoxious adversary with a naked grimace. Like the rest of Comps-3 he is staunchly loyal to Iwanome, to whom he also will not hesitate in pointing out unpleasant truths.

Chronology
to be added.

Etymology

 * The name Ranmaru means "orchid" (蘭) (ran) and "round, circle, pills, purity, suffix for ship names, complete" (丸) (maru).
 * Ranmaru's surname Yatsu means "eight" (八) (ya) and "haven, port, harbor, ferry" (津) (tsu).

Trivia

 * Though Yatsu does not make his formal debut until Chapter 30, he is visible in the foreground during Iwanome's address to Comps-3 in the opening scene of Chapter 6. Additionally, his and Tozawa's names are mentioned for the first time in Chapter 21.
 * Yatsu has won first-place in the "Shinjuku station Singles Match" of the Metropolitan Police department's "arrest technique competition."