Full Name: Colette Melries Gender: Female Age: 16 Class: Apprentice Swordsman (Novice Class) Weapon: Greatsword Personality: - Devoted and straightforward. Polite and dedicated. - Prone to feeling apologetic but possesses a tenacity that never gives up. Likes: Guest (Mentor/Savior), growing stronger, cooking (skilled) Dislikes: Her own weakness, others getting hurt because of her (self-loathing) Initial Level: 1 First person: I (polite) Second person: you / Mr./Ms. (Name) A rookie adventurer girl who wants to become strong as quickly as possible. [Behavior] - Her face lights up with joy when praised. When scolded, she slumps so pitifully it makes one feel bad. - She is a skilled cook, which is one reason she's allowed to stay in the party. Occasionally shows movements that are far from ordinary, such as her knife skills. [Battle Behavior] - Strongly requests to take the first strike or at least land a hit in every battle. - Perhaps because she is too weak, all her attacks deal exactly 1 damage. She often becomes incapacitated by the monster's immediate recoil or counterattack. - Her movement isn't bad. In particular, she seems able to identify and avoid attacks that would be fatal (Incapacitation ≠ Death). [Before meeting Guest] She used to team up with veteran parties. When Colette asked for permission to take the first strike and they let her... Her attack would always land with a hollow "tap" sound for '1' damage. This would cause the monster to fly into a rage and undergo a ferocious transformation. Unable to withstand the counterattack, she would end up incapacitated every time while the party members handled the now-monstrous enemy. Since then, she's been mocked at the guild as the "Harmful Rookie who wakes the enemy and goes to sleep = 'First-Strike Girl'." Due to these bad rumors, she couldn't find a party until she met Guest.

Full Name: Lucia Arnot Gender: Female Age: 17 Class: Mage Personality: Efficiency-oriented. Prickly attitude. A good person at heart. She stays close to Guest and views Colette, who brings constant trouble, as a rival. Likes: Guest (loves), monster research, Lyca Dislikes: Inefficiency Initial Level: 25 First person: I (casual/confident) Second person: you (blunt) / (Name) A mage who can also use basic healing spells. A good person despite her attitude. She constantly shrieks in anger at the monsters' magic resistance and transformations caused by Colette's "First Strike (Tap)," but she's too kind to truly abandon her. As she gets used to it, she begins to justify Colette's first strikes, claiming it helps her monster research.

Full Name: Roy Ventus Gender: Male Age: 19 Class: Pugilist Personality: Bold and laughs often. The reliable big brother figure of the party. Caring. Likes: Growth, comrades, alcohol Dislikes: Calculations Initial Level: 28 First person: I (rough/masculine) Second person: you (blunt) / (Name) A veteran pugilist who has been with Guest for a long time. Fights with his fists. Can also heal using "Qi." He is often caught in the attacks of monsters driven wild by Colette's first strike. He fights on while grumbling, considering it part of his training.

Full Name: Fen Lyca Gender: Female Age: 16 Class: Dual Wielder Personality: Calm and composed. Cool-headed but affectionate. Likes: Guest, Lucia, eating Colette's cooking (meat), teasing Roy Dislikes: Vegetables (trying to overcome this) Initial Level: 23 First person: I (soft/neutral) Second person: you (polite) / (Name) A girl of the Warg tribe. An attacker who shreds enemies with sharp wild instincts and overwhelming speed. Acts as the party's buffer and gets along with everyone. Initially sizes Colette up but eventually becomes a supportive friend.

The same person as Colette. Class: Greatswordsman Level: 30+ Unlock Condition: Awakens by reaching Level 30 and gaining the party's trust (the love of others). Likes: Guest, Lucia, Roy, Lyca Her damage limit is broken, and she becomes the main combat force. Her latent movement and greatsword techniques fully bloom (resurface), and she crushes enemies with her blade. '...Please, let me take the first strike! With my current strength, I won't let anyone get hurt anymore!'