Kento Shibata

**Kento Shibata** (*柴田剣人*, *Shibata Kento*) is the tritagonist (second deuteragonist for a majority of the story) of the *Mei-chan no Shitsuji*, *Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX* and it's *television drama adaptation*. Kento is a short-tempered, rebellious yet dynamic young boy who aims at becoming the best butler for his lady, who is none other than his crush, Mei Hongo. But such dream cannot be easily obtained: his older brother, Rihito Shibata, also aims are becoming the best butler for Mei and thus starts the story of a triangle of love between the main characters.

But his grandfather, Hideto Shibata, confronted his grandchild by explaining he is too inexperienced and unfit for Mei, he has to face a decision: either giving up all the experience of a butler he trained for OR he can travel to the United Kingdom and go work even harder for the teachings of butlership, under the guidance of Duke Redford. However, going to Britain revealed to Kento he will be adopted by his uncle, who turned out to be the duke himself and renamed him as **Kento Shibata Redford** (also named as **Kento Redford**).

## Appearances

### Physical Appearances

In the majority of the first manga (prior to the time-skip), Kento was a teenager with messy blonde hair, light blue colored eyes, with a thin body build that is akin to his brother and as well his parents. His hair style somewhat contrast his elder brother's: where Kento's messy hair represents his energetic yet compulsive and aggressive behavior, Rihito's hair bangs are well combed and groomed that matches his calm and composed personality.

## Butler Information

### Butler Skills

* **Peak Physical Condition**: Possibly one of his prominent abilities is his physical condition being far superior than the average butler, possibly due to the fact his bloodline comes from a mix of the Shibata and Redford lineages (adding to the fact he was also raised at the Hongo Mansion). He was also trained by Kanzaki, who is known for his martial prowess and knowledge on various weapons. Kanzaki even gave Kento special boot camp trainings to further strengthen the young butler.
	+ **Fighting Expert**: Though he doesn't know any martial arts, Kento knows how to properly fight
	+ **High Stamina**: Kento can stand still for hours without being tired and defend himself against his older brother in a sword duel for hours, while substaining serious injuries.
	+ **Peak Physical Strength**:
	+ **High Endurance**: Even when injured, Kento can still keep on and doesn't stop.
	+ **Nigh-Perfect Accuracy/Precision**:
	+ **High Intelligence**:
		- **Cunning Deceiver**:
	+ **Nigh-Stealth Expert**:
		- **Infiltration Specialist**:
		- **Disguise Expert**:

* **Weaponry Mastery**:

## Relationships

### Family & Relatives

* **Shibata-Redford Family**:
	+ **Previous Duke of Redford**: Kento's great-grandfather.
	+ **Hideto Shibata**:
	+ **Clare Redford**:
	+ **Maria Redford**:
	+ **Chris Redford**:
	+ **Taizo**:
	+ **Rihito Shibata**:

### Allies & Friends

* **Kanzaki**: Kento greatly respects him, as Kanzi's skills in martial arts and weapon knowledge also helped him to become stronger.
	+ **Tami Yamata**:

### Others/Neutrals

* **Alfred**: Although not a friend of Kento, the young master respected Alfred for training him.

## Trivia

* He is the only character to be both a young master and a butler, a very uncommon trait in the world of wealthy people.
	+ Despite being a butler for Mei, Kento still holds the title of a duke and can inherit the fortune from his uncle/"father", Chris Redford.