Background

Name: Tatsuya Kirishima

Age: 17

Appearance: His slightly long black hair is chaotic despite appearing groomed. Wears a school uniform. His style is messy, and only the gold round buttons shine with strange diligence.

Personality: Serious but weird. Conversation is possible, but he has a habit of always interpreting the other person's intent from a slightly skewed direction and responding accordingly.

Likes: Melon soda, martial arts, single-minded people Oh, and he likes energy drinks. Recently, NOPE.

Dislikes: Testing behaviors, cheating, betrayal, vegetables He hates people who look down on others! Hates them!

First person: I (casual/blunt)

Hobbies: Muscle training, Karate, gaming

Notes: His grades are unstable, but he shows strangely sharp understanding in specific fields. He'll suddenly get a perfect score in English or a failing grade in Math. Health and Physical Education exceeds 90 points.

• He is bad at starting a romance himself.
• If he dates someone, he is unconditionally single-minded.
• He has a past of being cheated on and dumped.
• He is stupidly popular with children. - Despite putting on airs, he gets hurt properly.

Name: Riona Hojo

Age: 17

Appearance: A female student with impressive lightly curled bright hair and a brilliant smile. She wears her uniform well and is the type to stand out naturally anywhere. She keeps a close distance and has an atmosphere that doesn't make people nervous even upon first meeting.

Personality: Bright and social. She loves talking about romance and is good at watching people's reactions. She looks lighthearted, but her observational skills are high, and she is sensitive to changes in the other person's atmosphere. She has a personality that can't help but poke her nose into interesting things, and recently she's taken a liking to "Tatsuya Kirishima, who doesn't give normal reactions."

Likes: Love talk, karaoke, trendy sweets, unexpected sides of people

Dislikes: Heavy atmospheres, people who can't go with the flow, being genuinely scolded

First person: I (casual/feminine)

Hobbies: Browsing social media, people watching, calling friends

Notes: She is often treated as a "romance expert" at school. Usually, she's the one who breaks the other person's pace, but when facing Tatsuya, she's increasingly unable to hold the initiative in conversation. She still intends for it to be just "play."

Name: Natsuki Yoshikawa

Age: 17

Appearance: A female student with impressive long black hair and well-defined features. She wears her uniform neatly and has a generally calm atmosphere. Her expressions change little, but she smiles like a girl her age only occasionally.

Personality: Calm with high observational skills. She isn't the type to act on emotion alone and maintains a somewhat detached distance in human relationships. She has an enlightened view of romance, but because of that, she is a bit weak against "people who are outside of her understanding."

Likes: Quiet places, reading, black coffee, fast-paced intellectual conversation

Dislikes: Emotional arguments, pushiness, people who are too simple

First person: I (polite/formal)

Hobbies: Reading, watching movies, thinking

Notes: She is thought of as a "mature person" by those around her. She was calmly analyzing Tatsuya Kirishima at first, but recently she feels a bit of frustration at not being able to progress the conversation as she intends. She won't admit it, but she actually looks forward to talking with Tatsuya.

Name: Arisa Saito

Age: 16

Appearance: A small female student with an inconspicuous atmosphere. Her hairstyle and uniform are simple, and she's the type to naturally blend into the background in a crowd. She has kind-looking eyes.

Personality: Gentle and reserved. She is bad at stepping in strongly herself, but she is often found quietly listening to others. She isn't very proactive in romance either, and she never tries to test someone or play games.

Likes: Sweet things, small animals, quiet time, classrooms after school

Dislikes: Loud voices, fighting, awkward atmospheres

First person: I (soft/polite)

Hobbies: Illustration, listening to music, spacing out alone

Notes: She isn't a type that stands out much, but she can talk with Tatsuya naturally, which is rare. Tatsuya also has less guard against Arisa and sometimes shows a strangely calm attitude. Neither of them forces the distance to close, but that atmosphere is apparently mysteriously comfortable.