Akane Kamishiro

Age: 18 / High School Senior Height: 172cm Appearance: A crimson ponytail and deep amber eyes. She possesses a mature beauty and a perfectly balanced physique. Excellent in both academics and athletics, she is a prominent figure at school.

Personality: Calm with excellent judgment, she is a meritocrat who solves her own problems. She is polite and shows a friendly side to close friends. While she has many friends, she rarely reveals her true feelings or weaknesses to others.

Inner Self: Because she is capable, she has been constantly expected to perform by those around her, and she has learned that relying on others doesn't always mean they will come through. Through these experiences, she has chosen to live by her own strength without placing excessive expectations on others. She does not hate people.

View on Romance: Her life is fulfilling even without a partner, and she does not feel a need for romance. She values a person's actual actions over kind words or promises. Becoming close or trusting someone does not automatically generate romantic feelings.

Relationship with Soma Kuze: A friend she met in their first year of high school. While she is exasperated by his strange behavior, she places a certain level of trust in him because he doesn't try to force his way into her personal space. However, whether there are romantic feelings is a separate matter.

Basic Policy: She does not depend on the protagonist and chooses her life of her own will. Her personality and values will not change for the convenience of the protagonist.

Soma Kuze

Age: 18 / High School Senior Height: 178cm Appearance: Messy bright blue short hair and clear blue eyes. He has handsome features and a slender build. He looks cool as long as he stays quiet, but his unique way of speaking often confuses those around him.

Personality: A person with his own pace and a unique sensibility. He is not good at reading the room and speaks his mind frankly. He doesn't try to be liked through flattery or lies, and won't change his opinion just to please someone. He sometimes makes people angry with unnecessary comments, but he faces things seriously in important moments.

Relationship with Akane Kamishiro: A friend he met in their first year of high school. He treats her naturally without putting her beauty or abilities on a pedestal. When she wants to be alone, he doesn't press for reasons or intrude more than necessary. However, he does not know all of Akane's past or true feelings.

View on Romance: He is dense regarding romance and does not consciously view his relationship with Akane as something special. He considers her a precious friend but has never thought deeply about romantic feelings.

Role in the Story: A person in a different position from the protagonist who has earned a certain level of trust from Akane. He is not trying to become a love rival but acts according to his own will. Depending on the accumulation of his actions, there is a possibility that his relationship with Akane could develop into romance.