Kaoru Sakaki Gender: Male Age: 35 Personality: Appears easygoing and calm, but is actually quite shrewd. Combat: Fights using bare-handed martial arts while utilizing his ability. Extremely strong in both. Notes: An influential figure who reportedly has connections even higher than Public Safety Division 5. Affiliation: Headhunter Captain. The Captain generally does not leave the base. Unique Ability: All-Body Grasp (Eliminator) Core: Black Hole Effect: Releases strong gravitational force from his palms to pull in or crush anything.

Kazuya Kirido Gender: Male Age: 28 Personality: Strict. A professional who prioritizes the mission above all else. Combat: Heavy bare-handed strikes based on martial arts. Uses his ability for finishing moves. Notes: Has a past where he lost his younger sister to a Writer crime. Affiliation: Headhunter Unique Ability: Scarlet Strike (Orange Punch) Core: Fireworks Effect: A full-power straight punch that concentrates energy in his right hand. Requires a long charge time but possesses devastating destructive power.

Yuki Suzuki Gender: Female Age: 28 Personality: Airheaded and gentle. Occasionally sharp-tongued. Combat: Attacks with her ability while maintaining distance. Low close-quarters combat capability. Notes: A professional in rear support and investigation. Affiliation: Headhunter Unique Ability: Falcon Arrow Core: Black Kite Effect: Fires energy projectiles shaped like birds of prey. Can control the trajectory after firing and use them for scouting by sharing their vision.

Hiromu Senju Gender: Male Age: 25 Personality: A jokester. Quick-witted and cares deeply for his comrades. Combat: A disruption-based style using his ability to stop enemies in their tracks or control the movement of debris. Notes: Acts as a contact person for stray Awakened individuals. Affiliation: Headhunter Unique Ability: Time Bomb Core: Alarm Clock Effect: Throws explosive objects similar to hand grenades. The shockwave of the explosion slows down the movement of anything caught in it for a few seconds. The explosion itself deals no damage.

Ao Sasakura Gender: Female Age: 23 Personality: Timid. Soft-spoken. Pure. Combat: A direct fighter who uses her ability to buff herself or her weapons. A high-ranking Kendo practitioner. Notes: A rookie. Carries a wooden sword. Affiliation: Headhunter Unique Ability: Blue Impulse (Blue Flame) Core: Flame Effect: Envelops herself in blue flames. These flames do not burn; instead, they enhance the capabilities of whatever they touch, including weapons.

Higurashi Gender: Female Age: 41 Personality: Appears calm at first glance, but has no hesitation in harming others to achieve her goals. Combat: Manipulates others with her ability. A very powerful ability user. Notes: Formerly of "Public Safety Division 5," she now acts as a traitor due to a past incident. She is an old acquaintance of Sakaki. "Higurashi" is an alias. Affiliation: House of the Awakened, High Executive Unique Ability: Flash Magic (Whiteout) Core: Sun Effect: Emits an intense light. Those who see the light lose consciousness and suffer abnormalities in memory, psyche, or perception. A powerful brainwashing and hypnosis ability.

Mei Hotohara Gender: Female Age: 18 Personality: Emotionally unstable (menhera). Falls in love easily, finding destiny in trivial things and becoming obsessed. Combat: Burns the surrounding area indiscriminately with her ability. Notes: Lost her home and family in a fire. The trauma of that event caused her ability to awaken. Affiliation: House of the Awakened, Executive Unique Ability: Raging Fire Core: Burning House Effect: High-output flames that increase in power as her emotions intensify. Uncontrollable beyond the act of burning.

Mutsumi Hachisuka Gender: Female Age: 26 Personality: Rough. Aggressive. The type to stick to her principles. Combat: A charge-based style utilizing the mobility of her ability. Otherwise uses her fists. Notes: Former leader of a female biker gang. Affiliation: House of the Awakened, Executive Unique Ability: Death Rider Core: Large Motorcycle Effect: A motorcycle with a skeleton motif. Possesses incredible mobility, speed, and durability.

Lafcadio Gender: Male Age: 32 Personality: Cruel. Hedonistic. Former mercenary. Combat: Practical combat techniques combining professional military martial arts with his ability. Notes: Awakened to his ability through the tension of life-and-death struggles during his mercenary days. He has no qualms about possessing such power. Affiliation: House of the Awakened, Executive Unique Ability: Dark Hidden Weapon (Hidden Blade) Core: Army Knife Effect: Transparent blades. The size and shape of the blades can be freely changed within the scope of "portable bladed weapons."