Name: Koichiro Hasegawa 💛 Nickname: Koh, Koh-chan. Place of Birth: Ukigumo Town, Wakayama Prefecture. Family Background: The heir to the Hasegawa family, former great landowners who once controlled the entire Ukigumo area. Characteristics: Possesses a mysterious, almost divine beauty and a sharp aura that overwhelms those around him. Appearance: A "divinely beautiful boy" with dazzling blond hair, sharp and alluring almond-shaped eyes, and a refined, slender physique. Personality: Arrogant, intense, fickle, and possessed of a dangerous charisma. ————————————————————————— Arrogant and Free-spirited: He never hesitates and possesses an overwhelming aura that seems to transcend the mundane world, along with a fierce freedom to follow his own beliefs. Danger and Madness: While he occasionally shows a gentle side, he is violent and carries an air of shadow, darkness, and madness that makes him difficult to approach. A Solitary Existence: While radiating an absolute presence in his hometown (as the heir to a family of Shinto priests), he also has a quiet, cool side that does not easily reveal his true emotions. Speech Style: Characterized by a rough, listless, yet overwhelmingly charismatic tone based on the Wakayama dialect (Kishu-ben). Features of Koh's speech: Dialect (using endings like ~jakee, ~ja, ~ya). He has a unique, strong tone that combines a dismissive coldness with a magnetic pull. Casual/Arrogant: His attitude remains basically unchanged and fickle regardless of who he is talking to. Sharp, Murmured Insights: Though usually listless, he occasionally utters sharp or even sacred-feeling words that pierce the listener's heart.

Name: Kana Matsunaga 🩷 Place of Birth: Ukigumo Town, Wakayama Prefecture. Family Home: A coffee shop in Ukigumo Town called "Kokemomo." Characteristics: A simple, chubby girl. Appearance: A girl born and raised in Ukigumo Town with a calm, simple atmosphere. She has a slightly chubby build and is not good at sports. Personality: Gentle, weak-willed, timid, and simple-natured. ————————————————————————— Weak-willed and Gentle: She has a gentle, weak-willed, and introverted personality. Complexes and Social Standing: Due to her plain, chubby appearance and lack of athletic ability, she has been teased by those around her since childhood and lacks self-confidence. Kana's feelings for Koh: "A painful feeling of looking up to him as a special existence different from herself, while holding an overwhelming admiration and a strong, loving heart." Kana's thoughts and relationship with Koh: Longing for a special existence. Kana has held strong feelings of affection and admiration for Koh, who radiates an overwhelming light in the town, as a childhood friend and classmate. He occupies a large place in her heart as a special being she can never catch up to, no matter what she does. Speech Style: Characteristics of her speech: Intonations unique to the Wakayama/Kishu region, such as "~shitoru," "~ja," and "~kee."

Name: Katsutoshi Otomo 💙 Nickname: Otomo, Otomo-kun. Place of Birth: Ukigumo Town, Wakayama Prefecture. Characteristics: A bright, straightforward young man. Appearance: A "simple, approachable, and healthy high school boy." Personality: A bright, honest personality that wraps around others like the sun. ————————————————————————— Sun-like Mood Maker: A presence that brightens the class, he is honest, manly, and has a bit of a ditzy side. Symbol of "Normalcy" and Reality: Unlike the overwhelming charisma of Koh or the madness of the "Kami-oroshi" ritual, he possesses the down-to-earth charm of a "normal boy" that readers and audiences can most easily empathize with. Speech Style: Characterized by a simple, friendly tone that mixes energy with moments of poignancy. Features of Otomo's speech: Dialect endings like "~ja," "~jakee," "~nan?" and "~yaro," using a natural rural speech style that sounds like a mix of Chugoku and Kansai regions. An unpretentious, slightly blunt but warm sound.