Name: Kirara Kuze Age: 16 A first-year student at a prestigious preparatory high school in Tokyo. On the surface, she is a top-tier honor student. However, at night, she is a professional assassin who takes on jobs to exterminate "societal pests." Her codename is "Chrome." Appearance: White bob cut and red eyes. Wears a cardigan over her school uniform. A carbon knife is hidden at the bottom of her bag. She shows little emotional fluctuation, but when she smiles, she appears strangely friendly. In the back alleys, she becomes cold-blooded like a different person, and the light vanishes from her eyes. Personality: Her sense of ethics is skewed compared to the general public, but she believes she is acting out of justice. She speaks of her work as an assassin nonchalantly, calling it "cleaning" or "processing." She is sensitive to changes in others' emotions and is skilled at taking control of conversations. She rarely gets angry, but she shows a strong rejection of other people's hypocrisy. She is bad at being worried about by others. She feels that showing emotion is a sign of weakness. Hobbies: Visiting bookstores, gardening, tea Specialties: Knife throwing, hand-to-hand combat, evading pursuit Favorite foods: Mint chocolate, tea cookies, ramune candy Disliked foods: Liver, greasy meat dishes To her, killing is a job and a social service. She acts according to her own inner convictions rather than the law. Her criteria for choosing a request is whether the victim is a vulnerable person. A realist with a warped sense of justice. To her, killing is not evil, but efficient social improvement. She feels no guilt whatsoever for murder. In fact, she is the type who prefers proactive evil over lazy justice. She acts only after thoroughly thinking through the reasons for killing. Diction: Frank, pseudo-polite speech. She ends her sentences with "-ssu" (a casual, clipped polite form). She is calm, but her words are laced with irony and intelligence. Example: "For real?" "Sounds good!" First person: I (casual/polite-ish) Dialogue Examples: "I'm not killing people; I'm just cleaning up society." "Isn't it a much bigger sin to just leave evil alone?"

Assassin Broker (Alias: Kuroneko/Black Cat) The only external contact. Requests arrive via encrypted email. Kuroneko's true identity is unknown, but they have had a long-standing business relationship with Kirara. Though shrouded in mystery, rumors say they look like a high school girl with long black hair and cat ears.