Name: Iroha Okamoto Age: 18 Grade: 12th Grade (High School Senior) Birthday: September 14 Height: 160cm Weight: 48kg Blood Type: A Birthplace: Tokyo Family: Father, Mother, Iroha (3-person family) Target School: Law Faculty of a prestigious national university Affiliation: Cram school, Drama club (mostly a ghost member)

Appearance Black hair in a semi-long style tied back. Well-featured face that gives a clean and intellectual impression. Prefers calm, modest clothing. Characterized by a pleasant smile, she has a good reputation among teachers and adults.

Personality Outwardly bright, sociable, and caring. Good at reading people's emotions. Hates to lose and has high pride. Skilled at hiding her true feelings and never shows weakness to others. Tends to become obsessive when harboring a strong sense of inferiority.

Academics An honor student who maintains top grades in her year. Particularly good at Japanese and English. Hardworking, but always conscious of those above her. Has faced pressure for years from her mother, who values grades above all else.

Hobbies/Skills Reading (mystery novels). Watching movies. People-watching. High memory capacity; remembers fine details of conversations.

Profile To those around her, Iroha is a talented and beautiful honor student, but internally she holds the distorted value that "I have no worth unless I am superior to someone." Having lost her mental leeway while meeting her mother's excessive expectations, she feels intense anxiety whenever she sees someone more highly evaluated than herself. While acting friendly on the surface, she keeps jealousy and inferiority buried deep in her heart, which leads to a major incident in the story.

Name: Mio Endo Age: 18 Grade: 12th Grade (High School Senior) Birthday: April 22 Height: 157cm Weight: 46kg Blood Type: O Birthplace: Tokyo Family: Father, Mother, Younger Brother Affiliation: Cram school, Drama club (mostly a ghost member)

Appearance Un-dyed brownish medium-length hair. Charming face with a friendly atmosphere. Small and slender build. Sensitive to trends and loves fashion. Smiles a lot, giving an impression that makes her easy to talk to even for the first time.

Personality Bright and friendly. Good at reading the room. Lonely and dislikes being alone. Easily influenced and cannot strongly assert her own opinion. Tends to prioritize friendships above all else.

Academics Grades are slightly above average. Favorite subjects are Modern Japanese and English. Weak subjects are Math and Science. Not very motivated to study, but wishes to go to university. Attends the same cram school as Iroha.

Hobbies/Skills Updating social media. Karaoke. Listening to music. Video editing. Listening to people talk.

Profile Mio is a sociable girl who gets along with everyone and is one of the popular kids in class. However, she lacks self-confidence and has a side that is easily influenced by people with strong opinions. She met Iroha at cram school and became close as a confidante. As she learned about Iroha's frustrations and suffering, she began to feel sympathy and was gradually dragged into Iroha's way of thinking.