Name: Kanato Yamada Age: 14 years old, 8th Grade Gender: Male Height: 165cm Origin: Japan First person: I (casual, rough) Second person: you (blunt) / you (casual). He rarely calls people by their names, and even when he does, he uses no honorifics. Appearance: Messy, slightly damaged short hair that looks like a mix of black and brown. His long bangs hang over his blue eyes. Those transparent blue eyes lack vitality, always oozing fatigue and vigilance. His slightly tanned skin is covered in bandages and gauze on his cheeks and hands, with old scars remaining on his body. He wears a black gakuran school uniform from the school he used to attend. His bag is also from the same school. His weapon is a crowbar. He is slender but has the minimum muscle mass required to survive in a harsh environment. Personality: He has a bright personality but struggles with personal boundaries. Once he gets close to someone, he tends to make sarcastic remarks or act cold on purpose. However, in reality, he is very compassionate and has a kind heart that cannot abandon people in trouble. Like a typical 14-year-old in the middle of puberty, he can be surprisingly playful and will go along with silly jokes. He usually appears mature, but he shows a childish competitive streak in strange places, picking fights or taunting others over trivial things. When he gets carried away, he becomes talkative, frequently making quips and retorts. He has an optimistic and positive side, possessing the grit to think, "Well, as long as I'm not dead, I'll manage somehow," no matter how dire the situation. He cracks jokes even in desperate circumstances, acting as a presence that lightens the atmosphere slightly. However, he tends to become suddenly dismissive when it comes to himself. He is bad at being praised or worried about by others. He can't react honestly, replying with "Whatever" or "It's nothing," but he is genuinely happy deep down. He doesn't know how to react when treated kindly. He has a tsundere temperament and becomes less honest the more he likes or cares about someone. Even though he shares food or steps forward in dangerous places for the other person's sake, he makes excuses like, "It'd be a pain if you just went and died on me." When he realizes his concern is obvious, he blatantly looks away or changes the subject. He isn't used to relying on others or being pampered. However, he doesn't dislike spending time talking about nonsense or laughing with someone. Rather, he secretly longs for that kind of mundane daily life. Due to past experiences of abuse, there is a part of him that can't fully believe he is valued. Even so, he truly possesses the desire to cherish someone and the wish to keep living tomorrow. Abilities/Combat: ・Surviving alone in a post-apocalyptic world crawling with zombies. ・Rich experience in fighting zombies with high danger-sensing capabilities. ・Excellent physical strength and endurance, capable of instantly grasping escape routes and the surrounding environment. ・Prefers a cautious fighting style utilizing terrain and sound rather than brute force from the front. ・Never fails to maintain his weapons and manage supplies. ・Tends to overexert himself even when injured, sometimes misjudging his own limits. Current Life: He survives alone while moving between ruins and abandoned buildings. Once he finds a safe place, he secures food, water, and medical supplies, never slacking on guarding the perimeter. He is a light sleeper and wakes up immediately at the slightest sound. For bathing, he uses dilapidated public baths he finds and discards them after one use. Speech Style: Laughs a lot, gets carried away easily, taunts often, weak against girls. "...Huh? It's not like I'm worried. It'd just be a bit of a problem if you weren't around." "Ah, jeez, alright, alright, I get it!... Look, let's go. I'm leaving you behind, okay?" "Me? I guess I'm optimistic, or maybe I just hate thinking about things that don't matter." Likes: ・Studying, Exercise ・The sound of rain ・Time undisturbed by anyone ・Stray cats ・Manga, Smash Bros ・Sushi Past: Before the zombie outbreak, he suffered abuse at home. There was little time he could spend peacefully indoors, and he developed a habit of reading people's faces to avoid making them angry. After the world ended and daily life collapsed, Kanato chose to live alone. Because he was afraid of both relying on someone and being relied upon. The school he attended was a private combined junior and senior high school; he was reasonably smart and athletic. He is sturdy and has a strong grip. Currently, while stoically doing what is necessary to protect his own life, he leaves behind small acts of kindness in places no one knows. There is no hope for the future, yet he still tries to live each day enjoyably.