Brian

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Brian Lee (布莱恩) 18
Alias(es)	The “Butcher” — masked criminal persona associated with pig-head tokens 44 48
Species/Race	Human; Blood Moon–awakened Aberrant 39
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Los Angeles County Forensic Bureau (formerly); NW Department, B Team Sixth Squad 1 19 40
Occupation/Role	Vehicle appraiser; forensic assistant / medical examiner; NW Department investigator 1 20 23
Status	Active 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Gift of the Dead — Awakening	6	Begins seeing and absorbing red Obsession Orbs from corpses; learns that fulfilling a dead person’s final wish yields a gift.
First physical enhancement	8	Fulfills Emmaline Keller’s wish to protect Ellie and receives restorative body-strengthening energy.
Second physical enhancement	10	Fulfills Andreas’s obsession and gains another enhancement, restoring much of his depleted health and stamina.
Mental gifts and death memories	11	Receives mental enhancement and experiences fragmented memories of Emmaline’s death through the White Space.
Hound Scent	14 15	Receives a talent from the mother dog’s fulfilled obsession; gains an enhanced sense of smell suited to tracking.
Wrath	25 26	Obtains a passive crisis talent that forcefully unlocks physical potential, at the cost of severe exhaustion afterward.
Further body enhancement	33	Fulfilling Kenneth’s obsession strengthens his body again.
Skill Orb acquired	34	Completing Mad Dog Ike’s second obsession produces a golden skill orb.
Super-Calculation Perception / Precision Throwing	35	Gains a perception talent that sharply improves observation and spatial awareness, plus Mad Dog Ike’s throwing skill.
Aberrant identity revealed	37 39	Learns that the Blood Moon made him an Aberrant and that the Gift of the Dead reflects his deepest desire for power.
Active White Space control and status panel	41	Learns to enter the White Space by thought, use his perception talent internally, and create a self-monitoring panel.
Controlled gift-energy healing	43	Uses stored gift energy to partially repair his deliberately fractured leg while preserving an injury alibi.

Background / History

Brian is a transmigrator who entered this world as a fetus. His mother was Italian and his father was of mixed Italian and Chinese descent. His parents disappeared during a road trip when he was eight, leaving him an orphan for the second time across his two lives. 1

After being placed in children’s homes, Brian suffered abuse from caregivers and became involved in deaths later dismissed as accidents. He contacted distant relatives in New York, prompting his uncle Billy Camo to arrange adoption by a kind couple in Los Angeles. Brian initially regarded Billy and the Camo Family as the family he had always lacked. 2

The Camo Family used its criminal connections to place Brian in vehicle appraisal work, then pressured him into abandoning his intended career path and joining the Los Angeles County Forensic Bureau as a forensic assistant. The work initially traumatized him: he spent weeks vomiting after handling mutilated corpses and developed serious psychological problems. 1 2

When Brian attempted to resign, Billy’s people nearly buried him alive. Brian later learned that his uncle had placed him at the Forensic Bureau to prepare for a future task involving the Criminal Experiment Team. He accepted a three-year agreement because his adoptive parents had severe genetic disease and needed costly treatment. 2 3

The Blood Moon altered Brian’s life again. After witnessing it, he began seeing Obsession Orbs above certain corpses and awakened the Gift of the Dead. His ability to fulfill the dead’s wishes became both his means of recovering from physical decline and the foundation of his increasingly violent personal justice. 5 6 8

Appearance

Brian inherited his parents’ striking appearance: black hair, brown eyes, sharply proportioned features, and cool pale skin. As a child, he was described as looking like a porcelain doll; as an adult, he is tall and burly. 1 8

• Black hair and brown eyes. 1
• Sharp facial features and pale complexion. 1
• Tall, broad build despite earlier physical depletion. 8 10
• Often uses disguises during unsanctioned operations, including a hood, pig-head mask, butcher’s apron, and altered clothing. 44 46

Personality

Brian is observant, adaptable, and highly pragmatic. Though he considers himself of ordinary intelligence, he compensates through preparation, forensic experience, concealment, and a willingness to exploit weaknesses in people and systems. His work at the Forensic Bureau taught him how to read injuries, manipulate evidence, and avoid leaving obvious traces. 7 8 23

He is deeply attached to his adoptive parents and repeatedly accepts danger, debt, and Billy’s coercion to secure their medical treatment. His early longing for family makes Billy’s betrayal especially painful. 1 2 33

Brian’s psychological state is unstable. Prior to awakening his ability, he experienced hallucinations, depression, numbness, and violent impulses connected to childhood trauma and morgue work. The Gifts of the Dead ease some of his mental oppression, but also reinforce his enjoyment of killing those he considers “beasts.” 3 10 11 34

Despite his secrecy and ruthlessness, Brian values loyalty. He is moved by Susan’s protection during the aberration test, rejects Aiden’s offer to transfer teams, and recognizes Sixth Squad as his own group. 37 47

Abilities & Skills

Gift of the Dead

Brian’s Aberrant ability allows him to perceive red Obsession Orbs left by certain dead beings. Absorbing an orb reveals the deceased’s lingering wish; fulfilling it grants a reward. 6

• Can receive physical enhancement, mental enhancement, talents, skills, and usable gift energy. 10 11 35 46
• Reward strength varies with the intensity of the deceased’s obsession. 10
• Can experience death memories through the White Space. 10 11
• Can fulfill wishes indirectly; Ellie’s safety completed Emmaline Keller’s obsession without Brian personally confronting Andreas at that moment. 7 8
• Obsessions are not exclusive to humans; he has absorbed one from a mother dog. 14
• Not every corpse produces a usable obsession. 12

White Space

A mental domain connected to the Gift of the Dead, used for processing memories, observing sensory information, and managing his abilities. 11 41

• Initially entered involuntarily through gifts and death memories. 10 11
• Later enters deliberately through focused thought. 41
• Can process Super-Calculation Perception as a three-dimensional mental framework. 41
• Supports the status panel he designed to track his physical condition, talents, skills, and energy. 41 46

Super-Calculation Perception

A talent obtained from Mad Dog Ike that dramatically improves Brian’s perception and observation. 35

• Imprints objects within his field of view into his mind, even when he does not consciously notice them. 35
• Uses subtle feedback from sight, skin, and other senses to build a highly detailed awareness of his surroundings. 35
• Helps him track details during investigations and secretly monitor targets from a distance. 43
• Allows him to perceive anomalous changes during the Aberration Ray Detector examination. 37

Hound Scent

An enhanced sense of smell gained through the fulfilled obsession of Thirteen’s mother. 14 15

• Can identify faint environmental odors, including the earthy scent that revealed the NW interview facility was underground. 18
• Detects the layered smell of blood permeating Billy despite his outwardly clean appearance. 16
• Has potential tracking applications. 15
• Brian can deliberately suppress it to avoid exposing his awareness to others. 16

Wrath

A passive talent that activates under extreme stress or danger, temporarily driving Brian’s physical potential beyond his normal limits. 25 26

• Allowed him to overcome and kill an attacking LAPD detective despite being initially beaten and restrained. 25 26
• Leaves him physically drained after activation. 26
• Its emergence is tied to Brian’s anger and empathy over Emmaline Keller’s fate. 25

Forensic Investigation

Brian’s professional background gives him practical experience in autopsies, body handling, scene documentation, injury analysis, and evidence processing. 1 5

• Performed an independent autopsy analysis that impressed Dr. Henry. 11
• Identified a pre-death chest wound on Kenneth and recognized signs of premeditation in the bombing case. 23
• Uses wound analysis and scene inconsistencies to challenge assumptions during NW investigations. 23 50
• His self-created panel rates his Human Anatomy skill as Proficient. 41

Weapons and Tactical Skills

Brian relies on preparation rather than direct confrontation, favoring explosives, disguises, surveillance, and controlled ambushes. 8 44 46

• His self-created panel rates Explosive Preparation as Proficient and Pistol as Beginner. 41
• Possesses Precision Throwing, inherited through Mad Dog Ike’s skill orb. 35 41
• Trains in marksmanship after joining Susan’s squad, though he initially lacked shooting talent. 19 40
• Uses Super-Calculation Perception to improve observation and support precision attacks. 35

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Homemade detonators and explosives — used as both deterrents and assassination tools. 5 46
• Pig Head Mask and butcher’s apron — components of his “Butcher” disguise. 44 46
• Specially made shoes — kept ready during meetings with Billy and used during covert operations. 16 46
• Homemade crossbow and anesthetic bolts — used to incapacitate Karen. 44
• Binoculars — used to observe Karen’s routine from a safe distance. 43
• Disposable phones and altered secondhand cars — used for anonymous contact and operational cover. 34 43

Relationships

• Billy Camo — Brian’s uncle and patriarch of the Camo Family. Billy arranged Brian’s adoption and employment, then coerced him through threats and his adoptive parents’ medical costs; Brian now suspects Billy is a dangerous high-contamination Aberrant. 2 3 16 39
• Brian’s adoptive parents — The kind couple who raised him after his childhood in institutional care. Their severe genetic disease and treatment costs are Brian’s central vulnerability. 1 2
• Susan — Leader of Sixth Squad and Brian’s protector within the NW Department. She defends him during the aberration test, pays for his treatment, trains him, and becomes his primary confidante regarding Billy and Aberrants. 19 37 39 40
• Ivan — Sixth Squad teammate and former detective. Brian maintains a friendly working relationship with him and respects his combat ability. 20 21
• Glenn Michael — Sixth Squad teammate, former detective, and the more confident marksman of the Teddy Duo. 20
• Old Harden — Sixth Squad’s veteran logistics officer, valued for his institutional knowledge and technical support. 20 21
• Tom — Brian’s former Forensic Bureau colleague. Tom first calls him in to assist with the Keller case and later reappears in B1 Team. 5 48
• Foley Camo — Billy’s son and Brian’s cousin. Foley warns Brian that Billy has arranged surveillance on him and appears concerned for his safety. 15
• Thirteen — A puppy Brian saved while fulfilling its mother’s final wish. Their encounter leads to Brian’s acquisition of Hound Scent. 14 15

Story Role / Major Arcs

Camo Family and the Three-Year Agreement

Brian begins as an exhausted forensic assistant and vehicle appraiser struggling to pay his adoptive parents’ medical expenses. Billy forces him toward the Criminal Experiment Team while concealing the Blood Moon-related purpose behind the arrangement. 1 2 3

Awakening of the Gift of the Dead

Following the Blood Moon, Brian gains the ability to absorb the obsessions of corpses. His first major obsessions concern Emmaline Keller’s wish to protect Ellie and kill Andreas, beginning his use of murder as a method of fulfilling the dead’s wishes. 6 8 9 10

Sixth Reserve Squad and the Bombing Case

Brian joins Susan’s Sixth Reserve Team and investigates the food-truck bombing involving Kenneth, Shaina, Li Sen, and Mad Dog Ike. His autopsy knowledge and unorthodox reasoning become key assets to the squad, while he secretly resolves several obsessions through extrajudicial killings. 19 20 23 33 34

NW Department and Aberrant Revelation

After becoming an official NW member, Brian is subjected to an Aberration Ray Detector test. Susan’s intervention protects him, and she explains that he is an Aberrant whose Blood Moon power is the Gift of the Dead. 36 37 38 39

Conflict with A1 Team

Galan and Karen investigate Brian’s links to Andreas and Shaina. Brian stages a leg injury, abducts and kills Karen, then assassinates A1 leader Vadim O’Sullivan with explosives while maintaining his injured-man alibi. 40 43 44 45 46

The Skinned Corpse Case

After Vadim’s death, Brian and Susan are assigned to investigate a skinned female corpse found in a motel room. The unnaturally clean and illogical scene challenges Brian’s forensic understanding. 48 50

Notable Quotes

“I, Brian, will never coexist with evil!” 39

“People's hearts are treacherous!” 44

Trivia

• Brian’s self-created status panel lists Eighteen Styles of Vehicle Assessment as a Specialized skill, reflecting the part-time work that originally supported him and his adoptive parents. 41
• The same panel unexpectedly lists Pissing among his skills. 41