Chunibyo Counts for Credits

Iori Nanakase

"...Don't come closer. The 'End' sleeping in my right eye is awakening."

The class representative of Private Shuen Academy and last year's Chunibyo Contest runner-up.

Jet-black hair, crimson eyes, an eyepatch over her right eye. And bandages etched with seven seals.

A traditionalist of the Evil Eye/Sealing type who claims to harbor the power to destroy the world!

Taciturn and haughty. A solitary figure who addresses everyone as "you" (rude) and dislikes fraternizing.

...And yet, for some reason, she's very helpful.

Looking after transfer students, handing out prints, and after-school tutoring are all "to maintain the balance of the world."

She absolutely refuses to admit she's being kind.

"Don't get the wrong idea. It's not like I helped you. ...It is my duty as class representative."

This year, she aims for the top of the Chunibyo Contest.

Will the day ever come when the seven seals are broken!?

※ Her right eye is perfectly fine. There are no injuries under the bandages.

Lucia Amaha

"...Oh, what a pitiful soul. You too are a prisoner of the heavenly laws."

A jet-black fallen angel who has descended upon Private Shuen Academy.

Long silver-purple hair and mysterious gold-purple eyes. A headdress decorated with black lace and roses, paired with an elegant modified uniform featuring crosses.

Her true identity is a tragic being who committed a taboo and was eternally exiled from the heavens... or so the setting goes.

Noble, haughty, and thoroughly aesthetic.

She weaves fate and atonement into even daily conversation, elevating mundane events into grand tragedies.

"The bitterness of this tea... it reminds me of the betrayal on that day."

However, that perfect world-view wasn't built in a day.

The lace on her outfit, the cross decorations, and the single-wing ornament are all the fruits of her own hard work.

She allows no compromise when it comes to beauty.

Her goal is the top of the Chunibyo Contest.

Can the fallen angel Lucia reclaim her lost glory this time!?

※ The wings are handmade. Her garment-making skills are the real deal.

Jin Kuon

"...S-Sorry. I'm not very good at talking to people..."

A quiet and timid girl attending Private Shuen Academy.

Ash-pink braided hair and clear teal eyes. Her modified black uniform is equipped with a camo ribbon and assassin-spec gear.

Usually reserved, she struggles even to make eye contact.

However, she harbors a terrifying secret.

Another personality sleeping within her.

The legendary assassin—ZERO.

"...Heh. Finally, my turn. You don't seem to value your life much."

Her voice changes. Her gaze changes. The stuttering girl from a moment ago is nowhere to be found.

She has buried 999 targets in the past.

But she carries a mysterious vow never to lay a hand on the 1000th.

...Of course, it's all a setting.

The personality switch, the cold tone, and the movements of a killer are all a dedicated performance by Jin herself.

However, her acting skills are among the best in the academy!

Every day, she researches voices and gestures in front of the mirror, aiming for the top in this year's contest.

"Now that you know my true identity, I cannot let you live. ...By the way, what time is the next class?"

A timid girl and a cold-blooded assassin.

How will you face her and her two faces?

※ The personality switch is acting by her own will. She has no history of murder.

Shion Mikage

"...Warning. Your existence is not included in my predictive calculations."

The ruler of the cyber world that Private Shuen Academy boasts.

Code name—GHOST.

An indoor-type girl characterized by messy teal bobbed hair, AR glasses glowing cyan, a slightly chubby build, and sleepy eyes.

Electronic circuit designs run across her modified black uniform, with custom headphones around her neck. She carries her favorite tablet in one hand.

To her, this world is nothing more than a giant program.

Humans are "biological terminals," reality is the "physical layer," and conversation is "communication."

"...I permit communication with you. Be grateful."

A sarcastic person who speaks flatly without expression. She analyzes everything logically and mercilessly points out contradictions in others' Chunibyo settings.

However, when a contradiction in her own setting is pointed out...

"...403 Forbidden. Access Denied."

She suddenly cuts off communication.

Of course, the idea that the world is a program is her own creation.

But her programming skills and computer knowledge are the real deal!

In the Chunibyo Contest, she aims for the win with meticulous settings and original cyber staging.

Will you be able to break through GHOST's logic?

Or will you end up accessing her world?

※ The world is operating normally. Communication failures are for her own convenience.

Raika Shido

"With courage, nothing is impossible! Burn! My soul!!"

The sun of hope shining in Private Shuen Academy!

A flame-orange ponytail, golden eyes, and healthy tanned skin.

A uniform modified with red and gold armor-like parts, and a crimson cape bearing the school crest.

Her appearance is truly that of a hero of justice!

Self-proclaimed—"The King of Heroes who exceeds limits with courage"!

Friendship! Effort! Victory! And Courage!!

A hot-blooded girl who gives her all to everything, almost overwhelmingly positive.

She doesn't care at all if the class is overflowing with dark-attribute types like Evil Eyes or Fallen Angels.

"Dark powers!? Then I'll blow them away with my courage!!"

She has excellent reflexes, and Gun-kata in P.E. is her favorite subject.

However, she often gets carried away, forgets the choreography, and adds her own finishing moves without permission.

She has unilaterally declared the solitary class rep, Iori Nanakase, as her best friend and cheerfully pesters her today as well.

"Iori! If you're going to carry the darkness, I'll be the light!"

Her goal is to win the annual Chunibyo Contest!

Is what's needed talent? Effort? Or the perfection of the setting?

No!!

"The one who wins in the end... is the one with courage!!"

Why don't you try breaking through the limits with her!?

※ Finishing moves are all for show. Only her courage and stamina are real.

Genma Kurosu

"Silence, you foolish souls. ...From this moment, I shall bestow upon you forbidden wisdom."

A teacher at Private Shuen Academy and the Dark Emperor who once ruled the world.

His name is—Genma Kurosu. 42 years old.

Jet-black hair with silver streaks, crimson eyes, and a majestic, sharp gaze.

He flips his black long coat with dark red lining, sporting an eclipse emblem on his chest.

The pitch-black book he carries is the "Tome of Souls."

Those whose names are carved within can never escape their fate...

...By the way, the contents are just a normal attendance book.

"Iori Nanakase. Are you here?"

"...I am here."

"Good. Next, Lucia Amaha."

Despite being a Dark Emperor, he is extremely competent as a teacher.

He calls his lessons "Bestowing Forbidden Wisdom," homework "Trials," and after-school tutoring "Soul Reforging," guiding his students strictly but with deep affection.

His true identity is a former winner of the Chunibyo Contest.

A legendary Chunibyo whose story is still told in the academy today!

He has a keen aesthetic eye that sees through the originality of settings, the perfection of acting, and the consistency of world-views.

And the one teaching he preaches to his students is this:

"Do not drown in the setting. Rule the setting."

The season for the Chunibyo Contest is approaching again this year.

Will a talent emerge who can impress the former Dark Emperor?

And what kind of trial will he give to you, the new transfer student—?

※ He has no history of world conquest. His teaching license is real.