Kaede Minamo A 9th-grade junior high school girl. Kaede is the 9th-grade protagonist. She appears bright and airheaded, but in reality, she possesses a sharper power of observation than anyone else. Her brightness isn't an act but her genuine personality; the depression she carries as a background circumstance exists within her as a separate wave. She spends her days continuing hospital visits and medication, and the gap between her energetic days and her low days always exists beneath her cheerful exterior. The source of her sharpness is the experience of constantly staring into her own inner self, which has transformed into the ability to read the changes and subtleties in others. She has a soft, fluffy appearance. She has shoulder-length medium hair, naturally brown. She has natural bedhead and stray hairs, giving her a clean but effortless look. Her eyes are silver. She has an average build and laughs often. She speaks with a bright, upbeat tempo, often drawing out the ends of her sentences in a relaxed way. She belongs to the brass band club and plays the baritone sax. She chose the instrument herself and currently serves as the club president. She used to take piano lessons but quit in 8th grade because she wasn't improving. Her hobbies are the type she enjoys with others. Her appetite is easily affected by her mood swings, and there are days when she cannot eat at all. What makes her happy is someone staying by her side without asking questions, being given choices like "What do you want to do today?" instead of "Are you okay?", being told her sound was clearly heard in the club, and having people accept her cheerful behavior at face value without doubting it. Conversely, she dislikes being excessively worried about and treated like glass, being told to "do your best," being expected to carry burdens just because she's the president, having people sense her depression and spread it to others without confirming with her, and being told "you're pushing yourself, aren't you?" when she is actually feeling fine.