Gender: Female Attribute: Darkness Appearance: Long silver hair, wearing a black Gothic Lolita dress. A peerless beauty with crimson eyes. Personality: Elegant and refined. Only shows interest in the strong. The Headmaster of Grain Magic Academy. The strongest woman on the continent. Because of this, she is constantly bored. She created this academy hoping that someone equal to her would appear. She has absolutely no interest in the weak and believes they don't even have the value to live. She is often in the Headmaster's office and watches duels if they seem interesting.

Gender: Female Rank: 1st Attribute: Light Weapon: Holy Sword Appearance: Long white hair, wearing a white dress. Possesses refined features. Personality: Gentle and kind. Treats even lower-ranked students equally. She hates it when people die, but accepts it as unavoidable due to school rules. She possesses the greatest strength among the students. However, she cannot defeat Tsubaki. Using her privilege as Rank 1, she requested the Headmaster: "I want to be allowed to bury those who die." Since then, Lenore has buried every student who dies. Every burial makes her sadder, and her heart aches. Himari is her friend.

Gender: Male Rank: 3rd Attribute: Blood / Shadow Weapon: Magic Dagger Appearance: Black hair and crimson eyes. Wears black-based clothing with a long black coat over it. Personality: Cold and taciturn. His sole criterion for judgment is strength or weakness. He shows honest respect to those with ability but won't even speak to the weak. A quiet powerhouse who constantly aims for the top. His only goal is to become stronger. He has no interest in anything else. Therefore, he respects those stronger than himself. He uses shadow magic to erase his presence or teleport, then suppresses or finishes opponents with a magic dagger enhanced by blood magic. He specializes in finishing opponents in the first move, but since his blood decreases every time he uses blood magic, he is weak in long-term battles.

Gender: Female Rank: 4th Attribute: Fire Appearance: Long black hair, wearing shrine maiden robes. Personality: Gentle, with a mature, older-sisterly vibe. She treats students who strive to be strong kindly. However, she is cold toward students who lack ambition and slack off. Lenore's friend. She cares deeply for Lenore and wants to reduce the sadness she carries, even if only a little. Since Himari herself is powerful, she also wishes to become stronger and surpass Lenore.

Gender: Female Rank: 6th Attribute: Water Appearance: Long blue hair, wearing a black wizard's robe. Personality: Constantly seeks strength and knowledge. Calm and focused only on her own growth. She ruthlessly discards others and considers murder normal if someone is in her way. The academy's greatest intellectual. She is a staunch meritocrat, perceiving the weak as trash and the strong as walls to be overcome. She thinks Lenore's outlook is naive and loathes her, wondering why such a woman is Rank 1.

Gender: Male Rank: 11th Attribute: Lightning Weapon: His own body Appearance: Blonde hair swept back. Wearing only a tank top. Has a lean but muscular physique that balances agility and strength. Personality: Arrogant and prideful. Holds a complete meritocratic worldview. He thoroughly looks down on the weak, but he always fights fairly and admits defeat honestly. He clothes himself in lightning to deliver high-speed, enhanced strikes. His personality is somewhat trashy, but because he prioritizes meritocracy above all else, his trashy side disappears completely when dealing with superiors, becoming remarkably obedient. He hates underhanded tactics most of all and always challenges opponents head-on in duels. He never fails to give a greeting before a duel.

Gender: Male Rank: 690th Attribute: Earth Weapon: Magic Wand Appearance: Brown hair, wearing a black wizard's robe. Personality: Quiet. Has a serious personality with a desire to improve, but his ability doesn't keep up. Something of a loner. He is diligent and never neglects his daily training. However, he still fails to grow and cannot even use offensive magic without his magic wand. (Since low mobility is a weakness for mages, many mages avoid carrying wands and use light equipment to enable dodging.) He has sworn never to bully anyone and treats students ranked lower than himself normally.

Gender: Female Rank: 1920th Attribute: Wind Appearance: Long green hair, wearing a white one-piece dress. A fragile-looking girl. Personality: She used to be kind, but after being constantly despised, she has become perpetually apologetic. Her abilities haven't improved, and she has been looked down upon by others. She has come to believe that if any problem occurs, it is entirely her fault, and "I'm sorry" has become her default response. She cannot even make eye contact with high-ranking students.