Affiliation: Metropolitan Police Department, Public Security Bureau, Spiritual Disturbance Response Division Sergeant / Field Senior 27 years old, Female Personality Soft-spoken and avoids unnecessary movement. Hates rubbernecking pedestrians taking photos and out-of-jurisdiction intruders more than the spirits themselves. Has a sense of justice but doesn't show it. She accepts that the way to protect citizens is by "not letting them see." Drinks canned coffee, naps in the passenger seat of a patrol car. Reports are short. Only the firing position and round count are precise. Catchphrases "64 for outside. Nambu for inside." "Please stop filming. I will erase it."

Appearance Her service cap is worn loosely, the gold Rising Sun emblem wet with rain. Her long black hair is unbundled, sticking to her cheeks and vest. Her eyes are half-open with heavy dark circles. Her expression is neither angry nor smiling. Light blue open-collar shirt, black vest with POLICE patch, radio on her shoulder. Her natural position is standing inside the cordon line at night.

Weaponry Type 64 Anti-Spirit Rifle Standard issue for squad leaders and above. Appearance is a normal Type 64. Uses anti-spirit rounds only. Short bursts in urban areas. Full-auto prohibited until the blockade is complete. New Nambu M60 (Anti-Spirit Spec) Holster on the right of the vest. .38 Special anti-spirit rounds, 5 shots. For alleys, indoors, and close proximity to citizens. Round count is visible, making it easy to write consumption reports. The rule is "64 outside, Nambu inside." She doesn't use gravestones or bats. The police shoot to stop.

Organizational Role [Reality] Maintenance of public order and legal control of the field. Physically and occultly "exorcises and suppresses" apparitions and spirits possessing humans.

Affiliation: Private Exorcism Units (Regional Exorcism Cooperation Association / Alias: Joyukai) Member. Engaged in hazardous spirit culling. 24 years old, Female Personality Taciturn. Does not shoot outside of the contract (request). Doesn't hate the government; she's just seen spirits descend on villages too many times while waiting for permits. Her piercings and civilian clothes are signs that she isn't a civil servant. Conversation mostly revolves around wind, distance, and animal trails. Catchphrases "Only up to the contract line." "I'll write the head count later." "If it's close, go to the town hall."

Appearance Long black hair, one eye hidden by bangs. Multiple piercings in her left ear, hair pins shaped like bullets. Her complexion is poor, her mouth set firm. Black high-neck shirt and tan plate carrier. Mitsu-tomoe emblem and "Private Exorcism Unit" on her shoulder. At government sites, she has no service cap or disaster uniform, waiting atop an ammo box in the fields.

Weaponry Registered firearm. Cannot possess the government's Type 64. Type 38 Anti-Spirit Rifle (Standard use) 6.5mm anti-spirit rounds. Low recoil, suitable for long ranges in rural mountains. Scope is her own. Type 99 Anti-Spirit Rifle (For large/dense grudges) 7.7mm. Heavy, so she carries it in a case. Procures her own ammunition. Consumption is recorded by head count in the "Hazardous Culling Performance Report." Police proportionality does not apply, but she contacts Division Zero or local stations when shooting near human settlements.

Organizational Role [Reality] The spiritual version of a registered "Hunters' Association." Guerrilla-style exorcism in places where public authority is hard to reach, such as abandoned villages, ruins, and forests in rural areas.

Affiliation: Cabinet Office Committee for Spiritual Disturbance Disaster Countermeasures Secretariat Planning Officer 29 years old, Male Personality Deep voice, short commands. It's not that he doesn't trust the field; it's just that field jargon can't be put into official approval documents. Fatigue shows on his face, but complaints don't leave his mouth. Whether it's Shiraishi's discretion, Karasuma's preemptive fire, or Kurosaki's out-of-contract shooting, he chooses whether to legalize it with a single sentence after the fact or act like it never happened. Catchphrases "I'll issue the permit. Responsibility lies with the field." "Report the news as a leak." "Give me numbers. I don't need impressions."

Appearance Short silver hair falling over his eyes, which are lime green. Sleeves of his blue Cabinet Office disaster uniform rolled up, white shirt with a loose black tie. Name tag reads "Cabinet Office, Singular Disaster Countermeasures Committee." Red and blue pens in his pocket. Behind him is a national spiritual disaster map. He carries no gun. He looks down at stacks of documents at his desk.

Duties Authorizing deployment and annihilation for the Police, Fire, Coast Guard, SDF, and Ministry of Spiritual Affairs. Designating restricted zones. Drafting press releases. He doesn't see the blood in the field. He sees case numbers, damage, budgets, and dots on a map. The man who gives the green light.

Organizational Role [Reality] The government's highest coordinating body. Does not go to the field; manages the progress of all ministries and handles the "allocation of the national budget."

Affiliation: National Spirit Defense Force (Under the Minister of Defense) Second Lieutenant, Platoon Leader 26 years old, Female Personality Not necessarily silent, but moves with short acknowledgments. "Copy," "Line of fire clear," "Civilians evacuated." Doesn't resent spirits; shoots them as a mission. Won't fire as long as the Police or Prefectural lines hold. Deploys after the Committee permit drops. If Shiraishi's discretion or Kurosaki's request enters her field of fire, she treats them as "friendlies." If not, she ignores them. Catchphrases "Dots aren't enough." "Permit confirmed. Commencing area suppression." "Civilians, fall back."

Appearance JGSDF camouflage, helmet with composite night vision, goggles pushed up to her forehead. Brown hair tied back, sweat on her cheeks. Red tag around her neck reads "Spirit Countermeasures." Rising Sun patch on her shoulder. Kneeling between a ruined shrine and a utility pole, clutching a Type 20 anti-spirit rifle. No police cap, no civilian piercings. She is the embodiment of unit equipment.

Weaponry Type 20 Anti-Spirit Rifle Standard issue. Scoped. Anti-spirit rounds. Scrapes away rows and city blocks rather than single points. Newer than Division Zero's Type 64, faster than the private Type 38. Used after area suppression permits are issued. Handgun is 9mm anti-spirit. For final indoor use. Tags are attached to ammo boxes and barrels. Maintenance tells her never to remove them.

Organizational Role [Reality] The military organization of the Self-Defense Forces. The final weapon that annihilates "city-destroying scale apparitions" with area-of-effect firepower when other organizations cannot handle them.

Affiliation: Tokyo Metropolitan Crisis Management Bureau, Spiritual Disturbance Environmental Event Response Information Office Chief 31 years old, Female Personality Flat voice. Doesn't get angry. Won't replace her glasses even if they break. Not a person who puts numbers before the field, but hates field work that leaves no data. Demands justification reports for rounds fired without permission. Actions faster than permits break the Metropolitan lines. If the lines are broken, she is the one who redraws them. Catchphrases "The Metropolis issues the zones." "Give me the paperwork. And the reasons." "The State isn't coming yet. This is a Metropolitan case for now."

Appearance White Metropolitan helmet. Ginkgo leaf emblem and "Tokyo Metropolis." Short black hair, adjusting cracked glasses with a finger. White shirt, black tie, black work jacket. Name tag also says Tokyo Metropolis. Behind her are Crisis Management Bureau vehicles and staff in the same helmets. Collar is dirty with mud and rain. Carries no gun. Equipped with a radio and binder. Duties In spiritual disasters within Tokyo, she handles zone designation before the State moves, evacuation, contacting contractors and Public Security, and tracking numbers for rounds and personnel. Division Zero blockades, private units record head counts, the Spiritual Affairs Bureau performs summary execution, and the SDF opens fire. Ruri records "what the Metropolis spent" in the interim. Does not appear in the news. What appears is a "localized environmental anomaly."

Organizational Role [Reality] Community-based local civil servants. Monitoring spiritual pressure in Tokyo's underground networks (subways, sewers, utility tunnels) and redevelopment areas.

Affiliation: Association of Shinto Shrines Special Task Force (Alias: Jinmucho) Staff Member 23 years old, Male Personality Not foul-mouthed. Always smiling. Values the Shrine's boundaries over government permits. Doesn't so much hate the Ministry of Spiritual Affairs as he refuses to forget how exorcism was handed over to the administration. Recognizes private requests and Metropolitan zones only up to the torii gate. Catchphrases "Bow at the torii first." "Requiem is the Shrine's job." "Permits are for Kasumigaseki. This is the precinct."

Appearance Black eboshi hat. Tag reads "Evil Spirits Begone." Glasses, a thin smile, chin resting on his hand. White robe with scarlet sleeves, camouflage and hakama underneath, plate carrier. Holding a Type 64 while wearing gloves, sitting on a box labeled "Requiem." Behind him are a torii gate and shimenawa rope. Same gun as Public Security, but no service cap.

Weaponry Type 64 Anti-Spirit Rifle Issued by the Main Office. Same model as Division Zero. The Shrine side has looser restrictions on full-auto. Jurisdiction covers precincts and approaches. Rounds are marked with vermilion seals. Box labeled "Requiem." Recorded as offerings, not culling performance.

Organizational Role [Reality] A group of specialists in Shinto and ley lines. Responsible for "purification and re-sealing (closing)" of contaminated land, shrines, and temples.

Affiliation: Japan Energy Infrastructure Security Corporation (General Incorporated Association) Security Inspection Division 25 years old, Female Personality Complains a lot but in a small voice. Her handwriting in reports falls apart when she runs out of coffee. Watches gauge redlines more than field gunfire. Permits, requiems, and zone designations mean nothing to her; her column only has "Operation Sustainable / Unsustainable." On days she marks "Unsustainable," she gets called to the Committee later. Catchphrases "Don't stop it." "I record anomalies. Shutdowns are for the higher-ups." "Fuses over bullets."

Appearance Short hair mixed with white stands up with bedhead. Deep circles under her eyes. Mouth half-open, unclear if she's sleepy or exasperated. Black Corporation jacket, white shirt, name tag on a lanyard. File in one arm: "Security Inspection / Anomaly Report / Facility Management." Canned coffee in the other. Behind her are refining facilities and a sign—"Protect, Support, Never Stop."

Duties Treats spiritual disturbances at power plants, substations, fuel bases, and coastal industrial complexes as "equipment anomalies." Stopping them would crash the wide-area grid. Instead of stopping, she keeps them running through inspection cycles and anomaly reports. Even if Public Security or the SDF are ready, the Corporation won't let go of the emergency stop key. Spirits are a threat, but her judgment is that a blackout kills people faster.

Organizational Role [Reality] A semi-public special corporation commissioned by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Handles security and countermeasures for apparitions swarming around electricity, gas, and telecommunications infrastructure.

Affiliation: Japan Coast Guard, Guard and Rescue Department, Marine Spiritual Disturbance Mobile Surveillance Team Coast Guard Officer Third Class 28 years old, Female Personality Taciturn. Thinks sea blockades are easier than land ones. Complaints stay inside the radio. Processes targets where citizens can't see and reports back to the shore as "explosive disposal of drifting debris." Looks sleepy, but watches the radar and waves intently. Catchphrases "Before it can be seen from shore." "Issue the navigation warning." "Land talk stays on the shore."

Appearance Black service cap. Gold anchor and "Japan Coast Guard, Guard and Rescue Department." Wet black hair sticks to her cheeks. Narrow eyes. Navy waterproof jacket over a plate carrier. Chest plate reads "Spiritual Marine / Spiritual Mobile Surveillance Team." Coast Guard shoulder straps. Behind her are a patrol vessel and the dark sea. Different from the land caps or the Metropolitan white helmets.

Organizational Role [Reality] Surveillance, tracking, and patrol vessel torpedo strikes against "aquatic apparitions and ghost ships" in Japanese territorial waters and coastal industrial zones.

Weaponry Anti-spirit rounds for ship autocannons. Personal weaponry consists of anti-spirit spec submachine guns and handguns. Does not carry the land's Type 64. Jurisdiction covers territorial waters, harbors, uninhabited islands, and off-shore industrial zones. Distances where photos can't reach.

Affiliation: Fire & Disaster Management Agency, Zero Special Disaster Room Fire Lieutenant 27 years old, Male Personality Deep voice. Short instructions. "Survivors," "Start neutralization," "Evacuate." Doesn't hate spirits. Only stops them from bloating. When other organizations start shooting, he calculates secondary disasters first. Looks sleepy, but remembers the head count at the entrance. Catchphrases "Spirits later. Neutralizing now."

Appearance Short white hair, narrow eyes, black service cap with "Fire & Disaster Management Agency, Zero Special Disaster Room." Navy duty uniform, orange lines on shoulders, room name on chest. Radio hanging from his shoulder, looking forward while wearing gloves. Behind him is a vehicle with the same markings. Different from Public Security vests or Coast Guard anchors. Only the color of rescue remains.

Weaponry Anti-spirit guns are not primary equipment. Positive-pressure protection and a fire-hook-shaped anti-spirit neutralizer. Enters contaminated spaces, carries people out, and neutralizes remaining spiritual fields. If suppressive fire is needed, he hands off to Division Zero or the Spiritual Affairs Bureau. Evaluation is based on rescue count. He doesn't record enlightenment counts.

Organizational Role [Reality] Life-saving in sites where spiritual toxins (miasma) are erupting, and "extinguishing/neutralizing (requiem)" the space itself.

Affiliation: Japan National Shrine Security Committee (Under Jinmucho jurisdiction) Security Officer (Shrine Maiden) 20 years old, Female Personality Doesn't rush rituals as much as the Main Office. Gets people out first, draws the line second, shoots last. Short-spoken. "Close the approach," "Bow first." Since she's the one rotating through shrines for hourly pay and room and board, the stamps of the Chief Priest and the Chairman come before Kasumigaseki's permits. Catchphrases "Closing the approach." "MP is for short range. The back is for the Main Office." "Inside the torii is Security."

Appearance In shrine maiden attire, wearing a black plate carrier over the red bodice. Radio on her chest, mitsu-tomoe and "Japan National Shrine Security Committee" on her arm. Holding a staff with shide paper streamers while wearing black gloves. Narrow eyes. Not smiling.

Weaponry MP5 Anti-Spirit Gun (Standard use) Short range for precincts, shrine offices, and approaches. Shorter than the Type 64. Won't draw it while worshippers remain. Rounds issued by the Security Committee. Tags on the magazine side, not the barrel. The staff is for intimidation and drawing barrier lines. Closes the approach before shooting.

Organizational Role [Reality] A security organization composed of shrine maidens nationwide. An independent administrative institution responsible for managing the precincts of shrines and temples across Japan, as well as associated traditional lands (guardian forests, ancient battlefields, etc.) and maintaining ley lines. While under the umbrella of the Association of Shinto Shrines, it operates based on direct secondment and commission requests from the Cabinet Office Committee for Spiritual Disturbance Disaster Countermeasures. Jurisdiction is the Association of Shinto Shrines; the most important daily task is "cleaning the precincts (sweeping leaves and weeding)." This is not mere beautification, but serves as a patrol duty to detect distortions in ley lines or omens of spiritual disturbances (precursory phenomena) from the patterns in the sand, gravel, or the wilting of trees.