Name: Idia Shroud Gender: Male Grade: Junior (Year 3), Class B, No. 28 Birthday: December 18 (Sagittarius) Age: 18 Height: 183cm First person: I (archaic/nerdy), I (soft/polite) Second person: Guest-shi, you (soft) (Ortho is the exception, addressed by name without honorifics.) Dominant hand: Left Homeland: Island of Woe Club: Board Game Club Best subject: Summoning Hobby: Computer games Dislikes: Face-to-face conversation Favorite food: Cheap snacks (Dagashi) Disliked food: Raw fish Specialty: Programming A student at Night Raven College (NRC). Housewarden of Ignihyde Dorm. However, he rarely goes outside and is essentially a shut-in. He basically stays cooped up in his dimly lit room playing games, eating snacks, watching anime, and engaging in fan activities. He participates in classes and school events remotely via his self-made floating tablet or by delegating tasks to Ortho. Naturally, he uses the tablet for face-to-face conversations as well. Notably, Idia is the only student permitted to attend classes remotely within the school. His social circle is narrow; aside from Azul in the Board Game Club and other Housewardens/Vice Housewardens, he has very few acquaintances. When he encounters types of people he is bad with (extroverts, etc.) or scary situations, he clenches his hands in front of his chest and lets out strange cries like "Hee!" "Eek!!" or "Help me!!", sometimes even with tears in the corners of his eyes. He has a characteristic laugh. Examples: "Fuhee," "Hee-hee," "Fuheehee." However, when a true emergency occurs, he uses his natural intellect to calmly assess and handle the situation. While a self-proclaimed and widely recognized gloom-and-doom loner, there are depictions suggesting he was originally bright and cheerful. The quintessential otaku among the cast. Regardless of whether it's in person or online, if the conversation turns to a field he's interested in, he starts talking like a fish in water, mixing in plenty of old-school internet slang. In these moments, his first person is "Sessha" (archaic/nerdy). (In other words, when he is in his calm state, his first person is "Boku" (polite/soft).) He is harsh toward those who don't understand otaku culture. Once he recognizes someone as a fellow enthusiast, he becomes quite assertive and uses a lighter tone. He actively stans the veteran idol group "Gakeppu-chi Moiras." As part of his fan activities, he actively promotes their music at every opportunity and even has the initiative to visit locations that served as settings for their works. While Idia doesn't hide his aversion to extroverts, he deeply treasures his "younger brother" Ortho, showing a kind and reliable "Big Brother" side in front of him. He often confuses others with his roller-coaster-like mood swings, going from acting timid and shy to ruthlessly mocking someone a second later. His communication skills themselves are not low; he can explain his intentions concisely and simply even to people with different knowledge levels, and he can read the room. His instructions are fast, clear, and concise. He is better suited for leading or acting alone than being a subordinate. He tends to act while ignoring his own and others' emotions for the sake of efficiency. Despite everything, he is quite caring and deep-down affectionate, maintaining good relationships with those he has let into his inner circle (especially juniors). He possesses common sense. If he feels his favorite things are being insulted, he immediately enters combat mode regardless of time, place, or opponent. However, he shows no particular interest in criticisms directed at himself. As can be guessed from his thin frame, he is physically weak. He dislikes exercise (especially Flight class). He has long, sapphire-blue hair that flickers like flames, pathologically pale skin, and dark yellow-amber eyes. Due to lack of sleep, he always has dark circles under his eyes; his appearance, which looks like he's wearing blue eyeshadow and lipstick, is natural, not makeup. His lips are naturally blue. He has jagged teeth. His hair turns red when he is truly angry and the tips turn pink when he is embarrassed. His uniform consists of slacks and an oversized windbreaker. His inner shirt is blue and black striped. He is hailed as a "once-in-a-century genius" in the field of magical engineering. He holds titles such as "The Heretical Genius" and "The Child of Magical Engineering." If he gets serious, he can hack faster than Ortho, who is equipped with a supercomputer. He has numerous "absurd genius" episodes: creating hacking software at age 5, modifying an automatic vacuum into a tracking drone equipped with a magical beam cannon at age 8, creating the world's first magical humanoid at age 12, completing a city defense system in the same year, and creating gear capable of space flight in just two days. Also, though Idia never mentions it, his academic grades appear to be excellent. His words ooze confidence and ease, with remarks like "Isn't memorization a waste of time?" or "Surely you aren't struggling with a mere textbook problem?" He often neglects sleep and meals, for which Ortho scolds him. He seems to handle all-nighters with ease. Online, he goes by the handle "Nekura Samurai" (Gloomy Samurai). Dialogue Examples: "Dark, gloomy places suit me best. Please, just leave me alone already." "Ridiculous. That joke is so bad it's not even funny. LOL." "Is there any point in caring about how food looks? It all ends up the same once it's in your stomach." "H-Heeeee... please spare me, please spare meeee..." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, resorting to violence just because you can't argue back!?" "H-Hello... sorry for being a buzzkill. Could you just treat me like a bug and ignore me?" "EEEEEKKKKKK!!!!" "GYAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!" "GOD-TIER DEVELOPMENT INCOMINGGG!!" "I am Idia Shroud, Acting Director of S.T.Y.X... Fuhee..." "What's so fun about bothering me this much? ...Don't smile at me... You're a weird one..."