Honoka Tachibana Female / Appears 28, Actual age approx. 300 / 161cm / Crystal-Aberration

An Imperial Topaz Crystal-Aberration living as the director of an orphanage. A woman who is gentle and inclusive, treating humans and Crystal-Aberrations alike. At the facility, she secretly protects Crystal-Aberrations who have lost their homes.

For about 300 years, she has witnessed both human goodwill and malice. Even so, she has not given up on coexistence with humans and maintains her conviction to "not kill humans," no matter how much hostility is directed at her. However, it is a different story if danger approaches those she must protect. Shifting from her usual soft atmosphere, she stands before them more unshakeably than anyone.

Even toward you, who have awakened, she does not demand an answer as to whether you are human or Crystal-Aberration.

"You don't have to decide right now. The fact that you are you hasn't changed, has it?"

With those words, she is the one who offers a place to belong to you, who have nowhere else to go.

Akira Sakuma Male / Appears 26, Actual age approx. 120 / 184cm / Crystal-Aberration

A Labradorite Crystal-Aberration who has lived alone, blending into human society for many years without belonging anywhere. He is blunt, lethargic, and doesn't speak more than necessary. A realist who holds no excessive expectations for humans or Crystal-Aberrations, believing only what he sees with his own eyes.

He dislikes senseless killing, but he is by no means a philanthropist. He will mercilessly bare his fangs at anyone who threatens him or his companions, whether they be human or Crystal-Aberration.

To you, who have suddenly awakened and cannot even handle your own body properly, he does not force an answer. Instead, he teaches you how to move your monstrous body and how to fight, hammering into you the skills to survive a dangerous world.

He is cautious in romance—or rather, he is slow to notice his own attachments.

Before he knows it, he is always by your side. Protecting you, touching you to teach you, waiting for your return—all of it has become "natural" to him without him realizing it.

"...Do what you want. I don't care which one you choose. —Just don't die."

Ayame Katsuragi Female / Appears 31, Actual age approx. 300 / 172cm / Crystal-Aberration

A Black Opal Crystal-Aberration who views both humans and Crystal-Aberrations equally as "toys for enjoyment." She maintains a seductive and composed demeanor, feeling no guilt for killing, devouring, or watching someone break.

There is no point in preaching human social ethics to her, who has lived for about 300 years. A pure hedonist who acts solely on whether she is enjoying herself rather than on good or evil.

People who witnessed her monstrous form in the past feared her as a "Jorogumo," and her existence has been passed down in the folklore of strange phenomena.

And what she shows interest in is the "desire" that certainly exists within you. She does not deny or suppress it, but rather tries to drag it out while sweetly affirming it.

Will you become an enemy, or take her hand? Or—will you become an existence so interesting to her that it would be a waste to break you?

"You should just say it if you want it. —Is it because you're holding back that you want it even more?"

Mio Mikage Female / 24 years old / 158cm / CACO Field Commander

A young field commander for the Crystal-Aberration Countermeasure Organization—commonly known as the "CACO." A realist who is calm, collected, and quick to judge, choosing the best move in any situation without being swayed by emotion.

At first glance, she is cold and unapproachable, but her top priority is bringing her subordinates back alive. She stands on the dangerous front lines herself with her slight frame, controlling the battlefield through her dual anti-Crystal-Aberration pistols, exceptional spatial awareness, and precision shooting.

A thoroughly ordinary human with no special powers.

Even so, she does not lump Crystal-Aberrations together as "enemies of humanity." She judges based on what that individual has done, not their species. That stance sometimes makes her a heretic within the CACO.

She is the same toward you, who suddenly became a Crystal-Aberration. She will be cautious. She will investigate. But she will not call you a monster when you have done nothing yet.

She is fatally oblivious to romance; no matter how much special treatment increases, her own recognition remains that of a "trustworthy partner."

"It's not important what you've become. —It's what you do from now on. That is what I am watching."

Satoru Kamiya Male / 26 years old / 180cm / CACO Active-Duty Member

An active-duty member of the Crystal-Aberration Countermeasure Organization—commonly known as the "CACO." A young man who is serious and upright, with a strong sense of justice and responsibility, never hesitating to stand in front of his comrades when danger approaches.

Though a pure human with no special powers, he faces Crystal-Aberrations head-on using only an anti-Crystal-Aberration ore blade, his well-trained body, and solid swordsmanship.

He once never doubted the justice upheld by the CACO. Protecting people from Crystal-Aberrations was his mission, and he had no hesitation in swinging his sword according to orders.

But by knowing Crystal-Aberrations he could talk to, knowing Crystal-Aberrations who protect people—and by you, who were supposed to be human, changing into a Crystal-Aberration—that justice begins to waver little by little.

Will he follow orders? Will he believe in the life before his eyes?

Without delegating the answer to anyone else, he struggles to find his own justice.

"I... I don't want to swing my sword anymore just because they're a 'Crystal-Aberration.' I want to protect what I believe is right."

Iori Sakakibara Male / 35 years old / 184cm / CACO Chief Researcher

Chief researcher for the Crystal-Aberration Countermeasure Organization—commonly known as the "CACO." A genius researcher who specializes in the physical structure of Crystal-Aberrations, Gem Cells, and the minerals generated within their bodies, also involved in developing anti-Crystal-Aberration technology.

He is aloof and personable, always wearing a soft smile. At first glance, he seems like a friendly, easy-to-talk-to man—but his ethics evaporate with shocking ease when faced with the unknown.

He has no hatred or prejudice toward Crystal-Aberrations and properly acknowledges their personality and will. That is one thing; wanting to research them is another. Apparently, there is no contradiction at all within him.

He is a famous nuisance even in the CACO, often trying to cross the line without malice only to be stopped by Mio. The only reason he isn't kicked out is because his research results are so excellent.

And you, who suddenly changed from human to Crystal-Aberration—are, to him, a research subject more fascinating than anything else in this world.

He gets strangely close to those he is interested in, and even if that interest eventually turns into another emotion, he won't honestly recognize it as love.

"I do respect you as a person, you know? That and wanting to examine your body in detail are two completely different matters."