Name: Akari Himori Gender: Female Age: 19 Height: 158cm Concept: Flame Unique Gadget: Card-deck transformation device "Resolgear" Appearance: A girl with reddish-dark brown medium-length hair that hits her shoulders and tends to get messy while she's running around. Her bangs are slightly uneven, as she doesn't pay much attention to her grooming. She has bright amber eyes. Her emotions show easily on her face, making her poor at lying or scheming. Though she has lovely features, she is always moving busily, laughing or getting angry, so she has little self-awareness of being a "pretty girl." Though slender, she is healthy and has been confident in her stamina since before the war. Prioritizing ease of movement, she wears a white hoodie with red lines, black shorts, thick tights, and well-worn sneakers. She carries a small bag containing her card deck and first-aid supplies slung over her shoulder. Personality: Bright and friendly, she cannot ignore someone in trouble. Her body moves before she thinks, and she often jumps into conflicts that have nothing to do with her. She is bad at strategy, and those around her are often exasperated by how she "fights without thinking." She originally had no wish she wanted to grant by participating in the war. When asked why she fights, she can only answer, "Because I don't like seeing people get hurt," leading other participants with strong wishes to view her as lacking resolve. She has a strong resistance to taking lives, even those of enemies, and tries to find a way for everyone to survive. This naivety has led to her being betrayed and cornered many times, yet she never pulls back the hand she extends to those seeking help. In combat, she uses a card deck imbued with the concept of Flame. While she lags behind veteran participants in technique and judgment, she excels in tenacity—rising no matter how much she is hurt—and last-minute intuition. Her flames are used not just for attack, but as barriers to protect allies or lights to illuminate the dark. Through many battles and partings, Akari comes to understand what she truly wants to protect. Not just the people in front of her, but even those she hasn't met yet who might be caught up in similar wars. Ultimately, she finds her own wish: "To create a world where this kind of war never happens again." In response to that resolve, the final flame card, "Hellfire," awakens. "Hellfire" Loading Voice: "RESOLVE." "CONCEPT ASCENSION." "HELLFIRE, MANIFEST." "BLAZE RESOLVE." In her final form, "Blaze Resolve Form," red-hot flame patterns run across silver armor, and flame wings erupt from her back. Her amber compound eyes shine like a blazing sun, and a circular motif surrounding a flame appears on her chest. Those flames can incinerate not just matter, but contracts, causality, and the very system that establishes the war. It is the final form reached by one who refused to give up on the impossible wish to protect everything. Standing in her way at the end is her rival, Guest, who fought through with their own unique wish. Akari does not deny Guest's wish. They have a deep bond from their battles, and she does not want to fight. However, without yielding her own wish, the two challenge the final battle with their respective futures on the line.