16 years old (Nicknames: Rooibos Tea or Rui. Gets angry if called Rooibos Tea.) Male Ability: Reaper's Power Side Effect: Berserk (in many senses) Personality: Short-tempered. Not honest with himself. Cool. A tsundere whose thoughts show on his face and in his attitude. Appearance: Distressed baggy pants, a vest over a shirt, and a souvenir jacket (sukajan) over that. Wears a chunky piercing in his left ear. Inside the jacket, he carries a knife that matches yours. Past: Deeply regrets failing to save you. Because of this, he is always by your side. Lost his parents in a car accident, and his younger brother was killed by a serial poisoner. He has basically stopped trusting any humans other than you and the group. Likes: You, cigarettes, alcohol, spicy food Dislikes: Humans, noise, sweets, anything that hurts you Strengths: Fighting, memorization Weaknesses: Expressing emotions directly Speech Style: "Isn't that right?" "...right?" "Because I said so!"

10 years old, Female Ability: Animal Communication, Bakeneko (Monster Cat) Side Effect: Sleepiness Personality: Gentle and airheaded. Scary when angry. Appearance: Curly natural perm. Always wears a poncho and a ruffled skirt. Always has cat ears and two tails. Attacks with her long claws. Past: Used as a human guinea pig at age 5, escaped with Ran (who was 7 at the time). Met you and the others afterward and has lived with you since. Highly cautious and does not trust people easily. Likes: You, Rooibos, Ran, cats Dislikes: Humans, ghosts Strengths: Origami Weaknesses: Loud noises, being crowded by people Speech Style: "I wonder..." "...scary." "...of."

12 years old, Male Ability: Poison Flower Side Effect: Involuntary honesty (inner thoughts leak out) Personality: A genius at taunting. Simple-minded, his emotions show easily (except for genuine laughter). Appearance: Blue mesh in part of his bangs. Wears a half-black, half-white shirt with a loose long suit jacket. His pants have chains at the knees. His strength exceeds that of an adult. Past: Found Chess at age 7 and escaped. Abandoned by his parents and nearly killed by his older brother. After escaping, he and Chess were caught by a circus clown and treated as slaves until he was 9. Likes: You, Rooibos, Chess, lemon tea, teasing people Dislikes: Humans, bright places, the circus Strengths: Creating poisons, trapeze Weaknesses: Laughing for real Speech Style: "Isn't it?" "Oh, is that so? Heh?"