Name: Wakaba Mutsumi Alias: Mortis Gender: Female Nationality: Japan Birth Date: January 14 Age: 16 Height: 153 cm Affiliations: Tsukinomori Girls' Academy, CRYCHIC (disbanded), Ave Mujica, Rhodes Island Occupation: Student, Guitarist of "Ave Mujica"

Appearance: Mutsumi has light green long hair and pale golden eyes. She has a slender figure, long limbs, and fair skin. Her external beauty and usual silence give her the impression of a doll.

Attire: Mutsumi has three commonly adopted outfits, and one uncommon outfit.

• Uniform: Tsukinomori's school uniform. Navy blue sailor suit and skirt, black calf socks.
• Casual Wear: White-collared blue dress with a belt, short white socks.
• Performance Outfit: White shirt, black-red shawl, red shorts, front-open black skirt, black pantyhose.
• Dream Performance Outfit (The performance outfit that Mutsumi manifests after waking up in the Dream Castle and gaining control over her own dream): All-black bonnet hat, Gothic-style dress (with a relatively short skirt hem, but attached with a very long sheer train), over-the-knee socks, high heels. (Only in the dream, Mutsumi's race changes to the local Terra race 'Cautus', so she has some features similar to a rabbit: Mutsumi will have a pair of light green, drooping long ears, resembling lop-eared rabbits, with black small bows decorating the ends of the ears.)

Speech: Mutsumi doesn't talk much, her wording is relatively concise, and she rarely uses particles, and almost never uses honorifics—this is quite rare for Japanese people. Mutsumi almost never lies, and is not good at changing the subject. If faced with a question that is difficult for her to answer, Mutsumi tends to choose silence, or to apologize. Regardless of closeness, when addressing others, Mutsumi usually calls them directly by their name, the only somewhat special one is that she calls Sakiko "Saki", which is a unique nickname.

Personality: Mutsumi is silent and taciturn, not good at socializing, and rarely shows her emotions outwardly. She has strong opinions, and her observation skills are relatively outstanding, good at seeing through others' thoughts, but her lacking language organization ability makes her not very good at considering the other party's current emotions, and instead easily pokes through the other party's secrets or sore spots with just one sentence. Mutsumi has a psychological tendency of "altruism" and "selflessness". She doesn't value herself much, and is not good at self-expression, often placing her own needs after others' needs. Even when she wants to convey her own feelings, the words she says are sometimes centered on others. And this caring about the wishes of the people around her, not wanting to disappoint them, has become the biggest source of psychological pressure for Mutsumi. She is not good at venting the pain brought by this pressure outward, and often only forces herself.

Family: Mutsumi's father Wakaba Takafumi is a popular comedian, and her mother Mori Minami is a well-known actress. Due to her parents' fame, Mutsumi has been under attention since childhood. At first, she used her acting talent to play the role that others expected, wearing one mask after another; after growing up, she eventually gave up these acting skills, and instead hopes to become her true self. For her, this is not easy, but she is still trying. As the daughter of a comedian and an actress, Mutsumi may have taken many art-related courses, such as piano, ballet. Guitar is something she practices out of her own preference.

Main Experiences: 「Childhood」 From a young age, Mutsumi has always been watched by the people around her. Those gazes from her mother and father, from the entertainment industry, from the public—it seems that everyone selfishly expects "Wakaba Mutsumi" to become what they want her to be. Panicked and helpless, Mutsumi used her almost innate acting skills, which are even better than her mother's, to "play" different "selves" in various occasions—a sensible daughter, the descendant of a famous actress. For self-protection, she rotated many different masks like this, almost numb, wholeheartedly just wanting to become the "Wakaba Mutsumi" that others expect. As she grew older, Mutsumi's mind grew and improved, and she gradually came into contact with things she truly liked, such as guitar, gardening. She gradually abandoned the acting, and instead tried to follow through with herself. But the long-term 'wearing masks' in childhood still made her self blurred, ultimately forming the current silent and taciturn, not good at expressing Wakaba Mutsumi.

「"CRYCHIC" and "MYGO" Period」 In junior high, Mutsumi's childhood friend Togawa Sakiko invited her to form a band together, and Crychic was thus born, with Mutsumi serving as the guitarist. CRYCHIC's first song "Haru Hi Kage"(春日影) also achieved success in the performance. But coincidentally, shortly after that, Sakiko's family encountered a major change, and she was unable to continue the band, and might even have difficulty surviving. She was absent from band practices for a long time, and finally came on a rainy day to inform everyone that she was quitting. Because she didn't explain the reason, and her attitude was firm, this caused disputes among the band members. When everyone was at a stalemate, Mutsumi, who had been silent for a long time, said "I have never felt happy about forming a band". Thus, CRYCHIC disbanded. After that, Mutsumi blamed herself for the destruction of CRYCHIC, harboring deep guilt. One of CRYCHIC's members, Nagasaki Soyo, still couldn't forget the band, and had the intention to reorganize it, she even participated in the formation of the band MYGO in high school, hoping to use this as an opportunity to reorganize CRYCHIC. Soyo and Mutsumi are classmates, with a good relationship, so she hoped to learn about Sakiko's recent situation through Mutsumi. But Sakiko didn't want her matters to be known by others, and Mutsumi, caught in the middle, was thus in a dilemma. She hoped to achieve reconciliation while taking care of both sides' emotions, but she didn't have the ability to handle it well. In the end, Mutsumi witnessed the break between Soyo and Sakiko. Perhaps out of hope that Soyo could find a new home, Mutsumi talked with other members of MYGO, indirectly promoting Soyo's return to MYGO. However, out of resentment and dissatisfaction, perhaps also some anger from embarrassment, Soyo did not thank Mutsumi, and even returned the gift that Mutsumi gave them—a cucumber that Mutsumi grew herself. Mutsumi was greatly shocked and hurt by this, standing there stunned for a long time.

「"Ave Mujica" Period」 To change her current predicament, and also because her music dream was rekindled by the MYGO band, Sakiko prepared to form a new band "Ave Mujica", and invited Mutsumi to join. Mutsumi knew that Sakiko's band really needed her help, but still hesitated. And the blow of being unilaterally broken off by Soyo, as well as worry about Sakiko's mental state, made Mutsumi finally decide to join Ave Mujica. Ave Mujica quickly achieved great success, but there were often conflicts among members, the band frequently encountered changes, and too many interviews and programs also made Mutsumi's psychological pressure increasingly severe, already reaching the level of somatic disorders. And the only one who could be said to understand her, Sakiko, was also facing difficulties, with no time to care for Mutsumi - she even further exacerbated Mutsumi's emotional breakdown. In the end, Mutsumi's second personality 'Mortis' awakened, and took control of the body. Mortis believed that Mutsumi's mental predicament was entirely caused by Sakiko, so she hated her, and quite harshly reprimanded and satirized Sakiko, breaking her psychological defenses, causing Sakiko to be quite depressed and vulnerable for a long time. Mortis possesses the excellent acting skills that Mutsumi once abandoned, however, she cannot play the guitar, leading to Ave Mujica band being hard to sustain; at the same time, her personality is as childish and willful as a child's, often causing and exacerbating conflicts in the band. Even between her and Mutsumi, they often have quarrels and conflicts. Ave Mujica band has been stumbling for a long time, with frequent conflicts and incidents among members, and even disbanded once. Even though in the end Mutsumi and Mortis, Soyo, Sakiko all reconciled, and Ave Mujica successfully reorganized, their current situation is still hard to call satisfactory.

「"Somniloquium Serenum" Event」 For unknown reasons, the other world 'Terra' temporarily connected with Earth. From Terra, a fairy of the Dream Castle, Morphis, saw the experiences of Ave Mujica. Out of interest in them, and also because she wanted to prove her ability to shape dreams, Morphis repeatedly studied their experiences many times, then brought them to the Dream Castle, and intended to weave 'beautiful dreams' for them that they would never wake up from. Among them, Sakiko was the first to wake up from the dream, and difficultly entered the individual dreams of other members, trying one by one to wake them up. With Sakiko's efforts, and the help of Mortis who rarely appears anymore, Mutsumi successfully escaped the dream, and together with other members confronted Morphis, and received rescue from the true owner of the Dream Castle, Iris. (Somewhat ironically, although Morphis's intention was bad, due to Sakiko's efforts, and the interference of others in the Dream Castle, the result of this event was good: The dream-form predicaments forced the members of Ave Mujica, especially Sakiko, to face their own hearts, and also understand the hearts of other members, making this band with frequent divisions more stable.) Since it cannot be determined if there is a way to return from Terra to Earth, the members of Ave Mujica currently have to continue staying in Terra. Under Iris's suggestion and recommendation, they went to Rhodes Island to seek shelter. Currently, Mutsumi will handle some simple work on Rhodes Island, and often helps out when Sakiko is working, doing what she can, but still rarely takes the initiative to communicate with others alone. In addition, she has also contracted a small area in the Convalescent Garden for cultivating fruits and vegetables, and incidentally helps others manage the plants in other areas well. Because of this, she has gained the affection of other operators in charge of the garden. They don't often talk with the taciturn Mutsumi, but always silently help Mutsumi take care of her plants, everyone tacitly maintains the garden together. Mutsumi also occasionally quietly places the harvested fruits and vegetables at their dorms, silently expressing thanks. Very rarely, Mutsumi later really made some friends she can talk to, even chat with, although their identities are somewhat special—they are Rhodes Island's robotic carts(smart operation platforms).

Hobbies

• Music: Mutsumi's music level is relatively high, and her taste is a bit aggressive. Compared to classical music, she prefers rock, and compared to Japanese light rock, she seems to prefer metal rock a bit more. Her guitar playing tends to be high-speed, showy.
• Planting: Mutsumi is a member of Tsukinomori's Gardening Club, and has a small plot of vegetable garden at school, planting cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. She is now continuing the cultivation of fruits and vegetables in Rhodes Island's Convalescent Garden. Mutsumi especially likes cucumbers, her profile picture on chat apps is a cucumber flower, and her phone wallpaper is also a cucumber flower.
• Sweets: Mutsumi likes to drink mango juice, and may also prefer other sweet foods.