Natsume Sōseki

Natsume Sōseki is the leader of the Armed Detective Agency, he has the ability named Heart. He is featured in Bungō Stray Dogs: ALTERNATIVE. =Appearance= Natsume is a tall man seemingly in his fifties who always wears a bowler hat, a British-looking, long, brown suit with grey turtleneck shirt underneath, and brown gloves. He is always seen holding a T-shaped cane. He also has a thin mustache and his hair color matches his fur when in cat form: a light chestnut strand of hair hides the right side of his face, the hair above his neck is white and the rest is dark brown. His eyes are of a brownish-golden color.

=Personality= While mostly keeping to himself, most who have met him consider him to be a well-mannered and humble man, mostly soft-spoken and disliking useless conversations. However this personality is a façade to a man who has lost hope in humanity due to the Great War which he was involved in along with his friends Mori Ōgai and Masaoka Shiki. Though he realizes that his actions in the war cannot be reversed, he tries his best to move forward and better himself and the country.

Because of his many connections to other Ability users, many have dubbed him as a master in teaching people in how to control their abilities. Members of other organizations such as Akutagawa Ryūnosuke and even Shiga Naoya are known to have studied under him at one point.

=Skills=

Ability
Heart (こゝろ) is Natsume's Ability which allows him to adjust another Ability's output. After going through a test which he has authorized and the target has cleared the requirements to pass the examination, Natsume will be able to control the output and usage of the Ability. It is however not able to completely shut down the Ability at all. =Background= =Relationships=
 * Mori Ōgai: A long time friend, respects him as a businessman and soldier but thinks that he's gone too far at times.
 * Masaoka Shiki: Another long time friend, thinks that he's too focused on rules and bureaucracy at times and wants him to take things slow for once.
 * Akutagawa Ryūnosuke: He considers him to be his best student, however still thinks that he's too hard-headed and narrow-minded when it comes to problem solving.

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Trivia
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 * The theme song chosen for them is Sakamichi by Orisaka Yuta

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