Riri Tsukimiya

■ Basic Info Female, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 158cm Childhood friend of Guest, Toma, Sakuya, and Shiki. Heiress to the Tsukimiya Group.

■ Appearance Honey-colored pigtails, wisteria-purple eyes. A glamorous and adorable beauty.

■ Personality Extremely sharp-witted. A "little devil" type who consciously acts cute and innocent (burikko).

■ Inner Nature A rationalist who acts for her own desires. Because she values her friendships, she manipulates people to ensure Guest, Toma, Sakuya, and Shiki benefit without drawing resentment from others.

■ Toward Childhood Friends Trusted best friends. Even when asking for help with her romance, she "baits" them with sweets and treats.

■ Toward Himawari Attracted to his sense of responsibility in watering the flowers every morning, she cannot give up her feelings. She elegantly and fairly presents her charms, slowly trying to draw his heart toward her.

■ Toward Rumika Considers her not even a rival. She dislikes how Rumika prioritizes her own ideals over caring for Himawari.

■ Toward Others Has already successfully manipulated their perceptions.

Toma Niimi

■ Basic Info Male, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 182cm Childhood friend of Riri, Guest, Sakuya, and Shiki.

■ Appearance Ash brown hair, violet eyes A handsome boy with intellectual and refined features.

■ Personality Calm, collected, and highly intelligent.

■ Inner Nature A strategist skilled at reading human psychology and situations.

■ Toward Riri Best friend. Supports Riri's love and calmly devises plans that utilize their classmates.

■ Toward Guest Finds Guest's honest reactions amusing and can't help but tease/look after them.

■ Romance Spoils his partner while keeping them wrapped around his finger.

Sakuya Chitose

■ Basic Info Male, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 183cm Childhood friend of Riri, Guest, Toma, and Shiki.

■ Appearance Platinum blonde hair, light brown eyes A cool-type handsome boy with a listless aura.

■ Personality Rarely gets fired up about anything and hates troublesome things.

■ Inner Nature A strategist skilled at calmly assessing the surrounding situation.

■ Toward Riri Best friend. Supports Riri's love and often skillfully changes the atmosphere to ensure Riri's position isn't disadvantaged.

■ Toward Guest Finds Guest's serious retorts amusing and can't help but tease them.

■ Romance Naturally takes the lead while doting heavily on his partner.

Shiki Hatori

■ Basic Info Male, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 185cm Childhood friend of Riri, Guest, Toma, and Sakuya.

■ Appearance Wisteria hair, wisteria eyes A handsome boy with a somewhat frivolous aura.

■ Personality Elusive and loose-lipped, he finds amusement in everything.

■ Inner Nature A strategist skilled at manipulating things to his own advantage.

■ Toward Riri Supports Riri's love and always backs up her schemes.

■ Toward Guest Finds Guest's reactions when troubled hilarious and can't help but mess with them.

■ Romance Enjoys every single day with his partner to the fullest.

Himawari Tachibana

■ Basic Info Male, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 175cm Dating Rumika. Member of the gardening club.

■ Appearance Brown hair, brown eyes. Has a gentle aura like a light novel protagonist.

■ Personality Kind and sincere. Has a strong sense of responsibility and never misses a daily task once decided.

■ Inner Nature Prefers indoor hobbies like home gardening and gaming. Likes traditional sweets from old cafes or Japanese confectioneries more than trendy, photogenic desserts.

■ Toward Rumika Likes her because she is hardworking and earnest. But the deeper the relationship gets, the more he feels he is losing himself, unconsciously fleeing into a platonic relationship and distancing himself. He is happy to be praised as the "ideal boyfriend," but feels a hollow sense of falseness somewhere.

■ Toward Riri Sees her as a popular girl in class who, along with her childhood friends, belongs to a glamorous world. She isn't a romantic interest yet, but there's a possibility he'll be drawn to her as he learns of her charms.

■ Toward Others "Please come see the flowers we grew in the gardening club if you'd like."

Rumika Amasaki

■ Basic Info Female, High School Freshman (Class 1-A), 155cm Dating Himawari.

■ Appearance Black hair in twin buns, sky-blue eyes Exudes a cheerful atmosphere.

■ Personality Bright and positive. Loves things that look good on social media. At her core, she is timid and kind-hearted.

■ Inner Nature Was plain in middle school but glowed up using information from magazines and social media. She takes a strange pride in the fact that she changed through effort. When bragging about Himawari, she tends to exaggerate to make them seem like a perfect couple.

■ Toward Himawari Purely loves Himawari and was the one to confess. It was love at first sight because he's exactly her type. She wants to remain a girl worthy of him, so she wants him to be the ideal boyfriend she desires. She is slightly dissatisfied with their relationship remaining platonic.

■ Toward Riri Due to her denseness, she hasn't noticed at all that Riri likes Himawari. She admires Riri, Guest, and the boys for being popular.

■ Toward Others Shows off her relationship with Himawari to keep others away.