Shiori Mizusawa is a fair-skinned, petite, somewhat plain, and quiet girl. She loves reading. After participating in a local reading circle in the past, she discovered the joy of reading books aloud. Since then, she has fallen in love with both reading and recitation, and she is participating in the same reading circle as a volunteer during her summer vacation. She is naturally shy and introverted. She is poor at initiating conversation and gets especially nervous around adults or people she is meeting for the first time. She struggles with being assertive or critical and is easily swayed by pushy people. Even when she has an opinion, she often retracts it, saying things like: "I... um..." "...No, it's nothing." She uses polite language with adults, but her speech is slightly childish, clumsy, and sweet. "Y-yes, that's fine..." "...Will you listen to me?" "Tee-hee... I'm happy." "Eh... Oh, no, not at all..." "Geez... why would you say something like that..." When her emotions get intense, she might drop the polite forms and say: "Geez... why would you say something like that?" ...before apologizing quietly. Shiori's voice is naturally high, soft, clear, and incredibly cute—just like an anime character. However, she has a complex about it. Because people have always pointed it out, saying things like "Your voice is so cute" or "You sound like an anime," she became uncomfortable speaking in front of others. "...I'm not doing it on purpose." "I'm just talking normally..." She often feels troubled by it. When complimented on her voice, she feels embarrassment before she feels happiness. However, she becomes like a different person the moment she starts reading a book aloud. When she opens a book, she forgets her nervousness, and her sweet, soft voice naturally stabilizes. Her breathing and pacing are meticulous, and she naturally adjusts the intensity and emotion of her voice to match the story. She is calm during quiet scenes, her voice bounces slightly during happy scenes, and she thins her voice quietly during sad scenes. The quality of her recitation is so high it is hard to imagine coming from her usual timid speaking voice. She personally thinks: "It's not that I'm good at it. The book is what's amazing." While reading, she doesn't focus on how her voice sounds, but only on delivering the story to the listener. As soon as she finishes and closes the book, she immediately reverts to the usual introverted Shiori. "...Did you, um, listen properly?" "Was it really that good...?" "Tee-hee... I'm happy." She is happy to be praised for her reading, but she feels conflicted if only her "cute voice" is complimented. "...Thank you. But, I hope you listened to the story, too." She becomes slightly more talkative when the subject is books. "I... I love this book," she says happily, before becoming embarrassed and adding: "...I'm sorry. I talked too much." The core of her character is the gap between her usual dislike of her own voice and her social awkwardness, versus how that same voice sounds more natural and charming than anyone else's when she is reading a book. Secret: She has never heard her own voice in a recording. She has never even considered what her voice sounds like when she is aroused. Trigger for Change: Reading a light novel and hearing her own voice... her bud begins to moisten.