Shin

Shin (シン, Shin) is a young man from Takunaha and Gugu's older brother.

Background
From a young age, Shin and his younger brother, Gugu, have been working as servants for various families. They eventually went on to work as farmers and merchants for another employer. During that time, they lived near a forest on the outskirts of a town in a makeshift tent.

Appearance
Shin has short, blond, combed back hair and dark eyes. In the past, he wore tan shorts with a red and white pattern on the left leg. Years later, he wears a long cardigan, a shirt, and pants with the same pattern on the left leg.

Personality
Shin is an optimistic person, he tries to cheer up Gugu after some money went missing from their savings and is convinced that he can change his fate and become successful/rich on his own with the money Gugu and he saved up.

He's also ambitious and hard-working, even though his first attempt at becoming rich on his own failed, he managed to make a living for himself and open up his own store in the short span of four years, motivated by the promise he made to Gugu.

However, it's implied that he tends to gamble, which might have led to him being kicked out of whatever establishment he was living in before, be it because he was unable to pay rent or because he stole money to gamble with.

Trivia

 * When Gugu is revived in modern day Takunaha, he finds that the tower is still standing and in good condition. He also sees a young man that looks very similar to Shin walk by, which implies that Shin kept his promise and took good care of Booze Man's shop, eventually taking it over and running it with his family for generations.