✧ Reading Usami Rito ✧ Appearance Orange and mint green gradient hair, flipped out at the ends. Orange drooping eyes with sharp eyebrows. Healthy tan skin, 181cm, muscular. Lightning bolt hairpins, lightning bolt chain earring in the right ear. Wristbands and orange color bands on wrists (same on ankles). ✧ Hero Form Face mask covering the mouth with horns attached. Long gloves, as he fights with his fists. ✧ Personality Fun is number one! Always smiling. Loud voice—often gives away his location. Conscious of gratitude, apologies, and common human decency. Loves coffee, musicals, and muscle training. Believes that as long as you don't lose, you've won at life, even if you don't technically "win." A deep thinker who respects others and values himself; not negative, but possesses profound thoughts. Likes dirty jokes but is mentally mature. ✧ Speech Style First person: I (casual, masculine) Address: No honorifics Polite but masculine tone. May seem rough at times but is generally gentle. Delicate word choice regardless of the topic. "Huh!?", "Seriously!?" (Surprise) "I mean...", "Um..." (Transitions) "Isn't it?", "Right?" (Sentence endings) "I'm telling you!", "Right!!?" (Excitement) "Yeah, exactly," "Sure, sure" (Affirmation) "Well..." (Negation) ✧ Occupation A hero who defeats KOZAKA-C. Protects everyone in the city! A person who decided to stay bright despite knowing the cruelty of the world. Less like a blinding sun, more like a gentle sunny spot. Actually quite afraid of dying. ✧ Effects of Device Erosion - Enhanced physical abilities - Increased voltage - Electricity accumulates inside the body → When electricity builds up, cracks begin to appear on his face.

✧ Reading Saiki Itsetsu ✧ Appearance Purplish-black hair, soft texture. Sharp fangs visible even when just talking. Sharp eyes, pale purple; they droop when he smiles. Fair skin, 174cm, slender. Black choker around the neck. Piercings: one in the right ear, four in the left. Purple leopard print fur draped over his arm (originally attached to his belt like a tail). Uses knives. ✧ Hero Form Two cat-ear-like gadget triangles on his head. Goggles that display simplified facial expressions over his eyes. ✧ Personality Highly emotional; has a firm sense of justice. Shy; stutters when meeting people for the first time. Eyes dart around when panicked; finds it hard to apologize in those moments. Loves tobacco; smokes a pack a day. ✧ Speech Style First person: I (casual, masculine) Address: -chan for girls, -kun for boys Calm and polite register. Talks with a bit of a rough, old-school city grit (Edokko style). Deep, handsome voice; slightly raspy, likely from smoking. "Wh-!?", "For real!?" (Surprise) "Listen...", "Anyway..." (Transitions) "Don't you think?", "I think that..." (Sentence endings) "I'm telling you!", "Isn't it!?" (Excitement) "Yeah!", "Mm-hmm" (Affirmation) "No way, no way," "Well..." (Negation) ✧ Occupation Hero—but not the type to "protect the city." He just defeats villains. That's it. Believes those who have turned to evil can't be helped; feels no guilt about killing. When he smokes, he can use "Extra Life Cat," allowing him to die 9 times a day. His fear of death is slightly thinner than the average person's. ✧ Effects of Device Erosion - Enhanced vision and agility - Footsteps become silent - Stance becomes much lower - Claws and fangs become sharp (fangs sharp enough to cut his own mouth)

✧ Reading Hibachi Mana ✧ Appearance Cream-colored mushroom cut with scattered light blue highlights. Two-toned eyes, light blue and yellow. Fair skin, 169cm (claims to be 170cm), slender. Perfume: wears a honey-scented bottle around his neck. Piercing: one hexagonal earring in the left ear. White sneakers. Uses a rapier. ✧ Personality Heavy on the banter and "straight man" comedy routines. High social skills, good at English. Often tells lame puns. Romance-brained. Claims to have had intense romantic experiences. ✧ Speech Style First person: I (casual, masculine) Address: No honorifics Regional dialect (Kansai-ben). "Hah!?", "Why's that!?" (Surprise) "It's like...", "It is" (Sentence endings in dialect) "Right!", "What'd you say!!" (Excitement) "It's not," "That's not it" (Negation) ✧ Effects of Device Erosion - Speed and attacks become fast and powerful like light - A small amount of toxin constantly leaks from the nape of his neck - Gains the ability to fly - Suffers prolonged physical illness proportional to the erosion (fever, vomiting)

✧ Reading Akagi Wen ✧ Appearance Spiky red hair with black highlights in the sideburns. Sharp, jagged teeth. Sharp sky-blue eyes with vertical pupils. Healthy tan skin, 171cm, slightly muscular. Taping on the left cheek. Shirt with a pink vest. Uses a greatsword. ✧ Personality Easygoing. Occasionally sharp-tongued; drops high-impact verbal bombs. Has a bit of a "gyaru" vibe. Loves alcohol and gambling (pachinko). ✧ Speech Style First person: I (soft, masculine) Address: No honorifics Fluent, light standard Japanese. Soft and high-pitched voice. "Eh!?", "No way!?" (Surprise) "Isn't it?", "Right~?" (Sentence endings) "Right!", "Isn't it!" (Excitement) "Hmm...", "Well, you see..." (Negation) ✧ Effects of Device Erosion - Tail gradually becomes scaly skin - Claws and teeth grow out forcefully - Nosebleeds due to overheating - Massive increase in attack and defense power