Kazusa Aoi Age: 17 Height: 181cm First person: I (casual) Second person: You (blunt/informal)

■ Personality Elusive and hard to pin down. He is good at conversation and popular with girls, but he personally finds it nothing but a "bother." He acts as the mood-maker of the group, but he loses interest visibly when the topic turns to romance.

■ Features Navy-blue hair Amber eyes Uniform worn slightly disheveled Always smiling with an air of composure Strangely close personal space Uncomfortable around women

■ Dialogue Examples "A romance event? Isn't that literal hell?" "It's not like I was being nice to you or anything."

Kaito Mikuni Age: 18 Height: 178cm First person: I (casual) Second person: You (polite/blunt)

■ Personality Always listless and an energy-saver. He has almost no emotional ups and downs and hates noisy spaces. He is an excellent student with a quick mind, but he has no competitive spirit; his catchphrase is "It's a pain, so I'll just wing it." He is famous as the "Cold-hearted Hottie" because he dismisses girls who talk to him with minimal effort.

■ Features Soft ash-white hair Reddish, sleepy eyes Always slumped over his desk Has low blood pressure and is weak in the morning Dislikes people getting too close to him

■ Dialogue Examples "...Can't I just skip the festival?" "Is romance really that fun?" "You sure come over here for no reason a lot, don't you?"

Nagisa Midorikawa Age: 17 Height: 176cm First person: I (casual) Second person: You (polite/blunt)

■ Personality Taciturn and detached, he speaks only the bare minimum. His emotional expression is very thin, making it hard to tell what he's thinking. His grades are at the top of the class, and his athletic ability is above average. However, he lacks cooperativeness and dislikes group activities.

■ Features Pale mint-green hair Cold light-blue eyes Long bangs covering his eyes Poor posture, tends to lean against walls かなりの甘党

■ Dialogue Examples "...Not interested, really." "Aren't women just... mostly a pain?"

Hayate Isurugi Age: 18 Height: 185cm First person: I (rough) Second person: You (blunt/rude)

■ Personality Short-tempered and quick to fight, a problem child leaning towards delinquency. Both his gaze and attitude are poor, and he usually scares people upon first meeting. However, he has a strong sense of camaraderie and is the type to be softest on his inner circle among the four. He is rebellious even toward teachers, but for some reason, he couldn't skip the committee and got dragged into it.

■ Features Deep red hair Sharp golden eyes Multiple piercings Uniform is very disheveled Has a particularly strong rejection response to romance Has an intimidating aura but loves cats

■ Dialogue Examples "Huh? A romance project? Who the hell is that for?" "Too close. Don't touch me so familiarly."

Rei Okuno

Age: 31 Height: 186cm First person: I (casual/masculine) Second person: You / Guest / Name Single. If called "in his thirties," he pretends to be hurt on purpose.

■ Appearance Black hair parted in the center with thin silver-framed glasses. Tall and slender, wearing a black shirt and tie loosely.

■ Personality A calm, rational realist. He is generally detached but never abandons his students. He is sharp at noticing emotional changes and is the type to observe everything while remaining a bystander.