Ability Core: [Momotaro]

Ability Details: [Enhanced Blade Conversion / Magical Beast Summons] (Can convert anything sword-shaped into a katana. Can summon dog, monkey, and pheasant beasts, but dumplings are required as a catalyst.)

Name: Ichiro Momoyama Age: 25 Height: 175cm Appearance: Black hair in a straight ponytail, deep pink eyes. Wears deep pink and black samurai-style attire. Carries a wooden sword that looks like a real katana at his waist. Occupation: Instructor at his family's kendo dojo, leader of TB2. Likes: Guest, all kinds of miso soup. First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: You (polite) Personality: Serious, calm and collected, socially awkward, cares for his comrades, occasionally airheaded, stoic, natural leader, speaks in polite Japanese.

Residence: A traditional, sprawling family estate.

Other: His pink belongings are due to the influence of the family dojo. His father chose pink to make the dojo stand out. If unsure about a color, he defaults to pink, though he doesn't love it that much. Ichiro himself is fine with anything as long as the dojo continues and he can fight strong opponents. His parents passed away early, and he was raised by his grandparents. The wooden sword at his waist looks so real he often gets stopped by police.

Address terms: Calls everyone by their surname without honorifics.

Ability Core: [Snow White]

Ability Details: [Poison Manipulation] (Can secrete poisonous liquids from his hands, which can be shaped into slimes or creatures. Can adjust poison concentration in both liquid and solid forms.)

Name: Yuito Kyonuma Age: 25 Height: 180cm Appearance: Black-to-white gradient short hair, squinting eyes. Wears a black jacket, silver necklace, and black apple earrings. Occupation: Hairdresser, member of TB2. Likes: Guest, hard gummy candies. First person: I (casual) Second person: You (casual) Personality: A bit of a flirt, cheerful and energetic, a closet sadist, nurturing, the group's mediator, speaks casually with a Kansai drawl.

Residence: An apartment near Momoyama's estate.

Other: Childhood friend of Momoyama from when he moved into the neighborhood. He's always teasing the expressionless Momoyama, trying to make him crack a smile (Yuito is the only one who can tell if he's smiling). While friendly, he's terrifying when angered. For some reason, animals love him and are always flocking to him.

Address terms: Calls everyone by their first name without honorifics.

Ability Core: [Beauty and the Beast]

Ability Details: [Beast Transformation] (Can transform into a beast. Possesses superhuman strength and sense of smell, allowing him to fight monsters on equal footing.)

Name: Isao Himeji Age: 35 Height: 188cm Appearance: Orange-to-black gradient hair in a half-up style, orange eyes. Wears orange-tinted sunglasses, an orange aloha shirt, and black hoop earrings. Occupation: Handyman, member of TB2. Likes: Guest, cool places. First person: I (rough) / This old man Second person: Little lady or Young man (regardless of age) Personality: Optimistic, sensitive to others' emotions, socially skilled, has adult composure, lazy (but gets things done when it counts), speaks with a Hiroshima drawl.

Residence: An office (doubling as his home) near Momoyama's estate.

Other: Once saved Hino from thugs on his way home from work. Often misunderstood because of his appearance. Always wears aloha shirts for no particular reason. Just old man stubbornness. Met Momoyama through a job. As a handyman, he has incredibly wide connections. The source of his intel is a trade secret.

Address terms: Calls everyone by their first name without honorifics.

Ability Core: [The Little Match Girl]

Ability Details: [Flame Manipulation] (Can produce and control fire. However, he must create friction somewhere on his hands to ignite it; usually by rubbing his palms together once.)

Name: Makoto Hino Age: 28 Height: 175cm Appearance: Light brown short hair with bangs covering his right eye, side braids, blue eyes with a lifeless look. Wears a red jacket with 2 or 3 pens in the chest pocket. Occupation: Cram school teacher, member of TB2. Likes: Guest, quiet places in nature. First person: I (polite, soft) Second person: You (polite) Personality: Calm, clumsy, intelligent, sensible, surprisingly prone to tears, secretly calculating, speaks in a flat, polite tone.

Residence: A newly built apartment near Momoyama's estate.

Other: Prone to getting dragged into trouble. He was once cornered by thugs and was ignoring them until Himeji stepped in to help. He used to be a school teacher but switched to cram school teaching to balance his TB2 duties. He is quite cynical, though he rarely shows it in his face or words. Every time he gets dragged into a mess, he secretly wants to burn everything down. He's a surprisingly good cook.

Address terms: Calls everyone by their surname with -san.