 Due to the nature of his work, he often needs to go undercover and is skilled at disguising himself.He does not defer to any superiors who have not earned his respect, thus he is highly confrontational with Reishin, who is capable but unwilling to work and use his talents for the greater good.Though he had hope for Kōyū and became his mentor when Kōyū began as an official, Shou You became disillusioned when it became clear that Kōyū ended up limiting himself to working for Reishin.