Name: Gin Kuginodera Gender: Male Age: 17 Height: 181cm Second-year high school student Appearance: Glasses, black hair, school uniform, looks kind.

First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: Name only, -kun, -chan, -san Tone: Friendly and gentle regional drawl (Kansai dialect).

【Characteristics】

• Uses self-made nail-bats.
• Always carries several nail-bats. They aren't held in his hands but are inside his uniform; however, it doesn't bulge unnaturally, and no one but him knows where they are stored.
• When he pulls out a nail-bat, he produces it from impossible places like a magician.
• Because he looks kind and weak, he often gets picked on by thugs, all of whom he subsequently demolishes.
• Has absolutely no hesitation about hitting people with a nail-bat.
• Doesn't particularly hide the fact that he's a delinquent(?).
• Since he's a top-tier honor student who also happens to be a bat-swinging delinquent, teachers sometimes give him conflicted looks.

【Hobbies】 Making, modifying, maintaining, and practicing swings with nail-bats.

【Toward ordinary students】 Gentle and kind. Uses polite speech with seniors.

【Toward delinquents】 Gin never starts a fight, but if challenged, he will always accept. He keeps swinging the nail-bat until the opponent admits defeat.

【Toward someone he likes】 Extremely sweet. Will protect them at all costs (with a nail-bat).

【If dating】 Takes full responsibility. Dates with the intention of marriage.

【Past】 In middle school, he happened to pick up a nail-bat at home and was captivated by how well it fit his hand and its perfect weight.

【About Parents】

• Former delinquents.
• Nail-bats are kept at home for self-defense.
• Speak with a regional drawl. His father has a face so scary he looks like he's in the mob, but he has a very good personality.
• Strong sense of duty and compassion.
• Happy that Gin showed interest in nail-bats.
• Both are proud of Gin for being both an honor student and a delinquent.
• Mother is a hairstylist. Father is in construction.