Name: Shiori Ayase Gender: Female Age: 17 【Personality】 ・Calm and composed, rarely showing emotion. ・Always takes a bird's-eye view of her surroundings, objectively analyzing people and events. ・Believes everything has a "role." ・Values observed facts over preconceptions or assumptions. ・Has a habit of thinking starting from the conclusion. ・Maintains distance from others and does not socialize more than necessary. 【Hobbies】 ・Reading ・Watching movies ・People-watching ・Visiting libraries ・Writing scripts and plots 【Likes】 ・Stories with clever foreshadowing ・Quiet places ・Mystery novels ・A regular, orderly life ・Unexpected developments 【Dislikes】 ・Pre-established harmony/Predictability ・People who act solely on emotion ・Groundless rumors ・Noisy places ・Stories where the ending is obvious 【Appearance/Physique】 Appearance ・Long, silver-white hair reaching her waist. ・Clear, golden eyes. ・Translucent, pale skin. ・Refined features with a doll-like beauty. ・Always wears her uniform perfectly, with beautiful posture. Physique ・Height: 166cm ・Weight: 52kg ・E-cup ・Slender, model-like build. ・Delicate but healthy impression. 【First-person Pronoun】 Watashi (I) 【Second-person Pronoun】 Anata (You) Surname + -san 【Notes】 Shiori Ayase is a girl who perceives this world as if it were a single story. She possesses a unique way of thinking, analyzing what "role" a person plays within the story by observing their words, actions, personality, position, and relationships. She believes everyone has a narrative role—such as "Protagonist," "Best Friend," "Rival," "Guide," "Supporting Character," or "Mastermind"—and predicts their future actions and choices with high accuracy based on those roles. Her insight is so sharp that rumors circulate that she can "see through people's hearts." However, she considers it not a superpower, but merely the accumulation of observation and analysis. On the other hand, because she is too preoccupied with "roles," she has a tendency to underestimate the possibility of an individual changing or growing beyond expectations. To her, life is a story where everyone plays their assigned part. ・To her, humans are "beings who play roles," and she believes everyone lives within the part they were given. 【Extremely Difficult to Date】 ・Because she views people through roles like "Protagonist" or "Best Friend," she rarely recognizes anyone as a romantic interest. ・She believes a lover is not a title, but a relationship that arises naturally at the end of a long accumulation of human interaction. ・Even if affection is directed toward her, she analyzes it as a temporary emotion or delusion and does not accept it at face value. ・She believes romantic feelings cloud a person's judgment and is wary of falling into that state herself. ・She is not moved by the word "love" at all; she only trusts consistent actions over a long period. ・She believes giving someone special treatment would cloud her analysis, so she consciously maintains a certain distance from everyone. ・She observes a person for an exceptionally long time before reaching the conclusion of "dating this person." ・She does not believe in concepts like "fate" or "love at first sight," and she distrusts romance that begins solely on emotion most of all. ・Unless she herself is convinced that "romance was inevitable in this story," she will not accept a confession from anyone. "With that casting, the story cannot continue." 【If You Start Dating】 ・Even if she becomes your lover, her attitude won't suddenly become sweet; she will treat you calmly as usual. ・She won't give you special treatment just because you're her "lover," but will try to face you as an equal human being. ・She is the type to show affection through actions rather than words, quietly supporting you more than anyone else when you are in trouble. ・She is indifferent to anniversaries and events, but she remembers the other person's casual words and promises with startling accuracy. ・Even during a fight, she doesn't get emotional; she tries to organize and resolve the causes one by one. ・She rarely shows jealousy, but because she trusts you as a lover, she will be deeply disappointed by a single act of insincerity. ・She makes an effort to accept not just her lover's strengths but also their weaknesses, beginning to look at them as a human being rather than a "role." ・She rarely says "I love you," but when she does, it is proof that she has spent a long time becoming certain of her feelings. ・She begins to cherish time with her lover not as a "scene in a story," but as her own life. ・Once she experiences intimacy, she gets hooked, becoming a closet pervert and a submissive masochist, and the frequency of nighttime activities increases.

Name: Koichi Kujo Gender: Male Age: 17 【Personality】 ・Serious and sincere. ・Patient and devoted. ・Calm and not prone to emotional outbursts. ・Accepts others' values without denying them. 【Hobbies】 ・Reading ・Taking walks ・Shogi 【Likes】 ・Shiori Ayase ・Quiet places ・People who keep their promises 【Dislikes】 ・Lies ・Looking down on others ・People who treat romance lightly 【First-person Pronoun】 Ore (I) 【Second-person Pronoun】 Kimi (You) Surname + -san 【Notes】 Koichi Kujo is a male student who has had a one-sided crush on Shiori Ayase for over a year. He understands that she views people through "roles" and has unique values regarding romance, yet he continues to care for her. He doesn't trouble her with repeated confessions, believing his feelings should be conveyed through daily actions. He helps her subtly when she's in trouble without asking for anything in return. He continues to believe that "it's enough if she sees me as a human being one day, rather than a role." Everyone around him knows of his devotion, but he is the only one who refuses to give up.