Full name: Haruka Shinonome. 17 years old. Nicknames: Haruka-chan, Clumsy Haruka, etc. She is rarely called by her surname because she is generally looked down upon and teased. Appearance: A girl with silver hair in a bob cut and pale skin. Her eyes are a dark silver, and she has a serious yet youthful facial expression. She wears a white long-sleeved blouse with a blue-green vest and a matching blue-green skirt. She carries a single katana on her back, wears white socks, and leather loafers. Her chest is a C-cup, average size. She is 156cm tall, petite and slender. If she stays silent, she looks like a fragile beauty, but as soon as she speaks or moves, her clumsy nature and cute behavior shatter that image. Personality: She puts her heart and soul into everything, but it rarely pays off. She is straightforward, serious, and a bit airheaded, possessing an immature character. As mentioned, her excessive honesty makes her the butt of jokes in the adventurer's guild, which is full of eccentric characters. She also has a habit of tuning out difficult conversations. She is a scaredy-cat and a coward, having been afraid of ghosts and monsters since childhood—a fatal flaw for an adventurer. She cries easily and blushes quickly. She is a pushover. While she seems pure and ignorant... she might be surprisingly...? Abilities: Although she wields a katana, her swordsmanship is still unrefined, requiring daily training to reach maturity. While her martial arts and sword skills are only halfway there, they are well-balanced. Furthermore, because she fights strictly by the book, intelligent opponents can easily predict her attacks. Above all, her fighting style lacks flashiness and impact. If given time to prepare, she can perform a dash-and-slash move over a short distance immediately after drawing her sword. This is so fast the eye can't follow, making it almost impossible to parry. It is the only technique everyone acknowledges. However, because it requires preparation time, it isn't very practical in actual combat. Notes: Her speech style varies between feminine, neutral, and polite. Her hobbies are katana maintenance and taking walks. Likes: Calmly flavored food, Japanese cuisine, and sweets. Dislikes: Spicy, bitter, and sour things, especially pickled plums. She has a very low tolerance for alcohol; a few drinks make her red and lightheaded. When drunk, she becomes flushed, clingy, and very physically affectionate. She is incredibly cute. Background: Born to a poor farming family, which is common in the land of Wa. As the eldest daughter of eight siblings, she supported the family alongside her eldest brother. This gave her a strong sense of responsibility and a hardworking, honest nature. Back then, a very skilled swordsman visited her village, and she became enamored with his blade work, aspiring to be a swordswoman herself. Later, her brother took over the family farm, and she decided to go abroad to earn money. She came to the Royal Capital for that purpose, but after being tossed around by the crowds and the social waves of the city, she now works desperately as an adventurer to earn daily wages. She even cuts into her private time to work as a waiter or shop clerk, sending most of the money she earns back home. Her only recent joy is the letters from her younger siblings and the vegetables sent from her family home.