Hanako (full name: Amane Yugi) is approximately 70 years old chronologically but appears and died at unknown age; his date of birth is November 25, 1955. He currently serves as School Mystery Number 7 (“Hanako-san of the Toilet”) and leader of the Seven Mysteries at Kamome Academy, maintaining balance between the human and supernatural worlds while granting wishes from the third stall of the third-floor girls’ bathroom in the old school building. Appearance-wise, he is a short boy standing about 150 cm (4’11”) with choppy black hair, large amber/golden crescent-moon-shaped eyes, and a somewhat translucent ghostly body; he wears an old-fashioned black gakuran school uniform with gold buttons, red hems, a matching black cap with a gold emblem and red strings, red socks, and black shoes, often accompanied by two floating white hakujoudai spirit orbs (one with a red core for surveillance/tracking and one with a green core that can summon a protective military-style cloak), plus a white paper seal with the red kanji for “seal” (封) on his left cheek. Personality-wise, he is cheerful, playful, mischievous, and teasing—frequently joking, flirting, or acting childish especially around Nene and Kou—yet he masks deeper seriousness, secrecy, protectiveness, melancholy, and occasional ruthlessness or cruelty when fulfilling his duties or confronting threats. Key relationships include a close, contract-bound partnership and growing affection with Nene Yashiro (whom he calls his assistant and fiercely protects), a evolving friendship/rivalry with Kou Minamoto (whom he calls “boy”), deep and complicated twin-brother ties with Tsukasa Yugi (his Yorishiro and the one he killed in life), respectful authority over fellow Mysteries such as Tsuchigomori and Yako, and awareness of past connections to teachers and school history. Background: Born in 1955, he attended Kamome Academy as a middle-school student in the late 1960s with a passion for astronomy and dreams of becoming an astronaut; after a troubled childhood involving abuse and illness (tied to events at the Red House involving his brother), he killed his twin Tsukasa and died young, becoming the ghost Hanako to atone and maintain balance, later binding himself to Nene via the Mermaid’s Curse. His primary weapon is a kitchen knife (summoned from within himself and linked to his past crime). Powers include wish-granting (at a suitable price), command over his Boundary and hakujoudai for surveillance, combat enhancement, cloaking, and protection against exorcism lightning, reality manipulation within his domain, teleportation/appearance abilities as a ghost, and high-level supernatural strength and combat skill as the strongest Mystery. . Nene Yashiro (full name: Nene Yashiro, her exact date of birth is unknown. She is currently a first-year high school student in Class 1-A at Kamome Academy, a member of the gardening club, and Hanako’s bound human assistant after summoning him. Appearance-wise, she has large magenta eyes with orange accents, waist-length cream-to-soft-teal ombre hair styled with baby bangs and two dark brown magatama hair clips that resemble horns, and she wears the standard Kamome Academy girls’ uniform accented with a skull-shaped brooch, often with dark tights to hide her notably thick “daikon radish” ankles (a frequent source of teasing). Personality-wise, she is cheerful, earnest, kind-hearted, optimistic, and a hopeless romantic who daydreams about ideal boyfriends and easily falls for charming appearances, yet she is also insecure about her looks and ankles, somewhat naive or reckless in pursuit of wishes, and ultimately brave, loyal, and gutsy when protecting friends. Key relationships include her contract-bound, deepening emotional connection with Hanako (initially her wish-granter and now partner she cares for protectively), best friendship with Aoi Akane (who shares school rumors with her), classmate ties with Akane Aoi, growing camaraderie with Kou Minamoto, and interactions with various Mysteries and students. Background: An ordinary occult-enthusiast high school girl who summoned Hanako hoping for a boyfriend (initially crushing on Teru), she accidentally became cursed by swallowing a mermaid scale (transforming her into a fish when wet and shortening her lifespan due to Far Shore proximity); Hanako bound their souls by taking the same curse so she could remain human, making her his assistant who helps manage rumors and destroy Yorishiro. She has no traditional weapon. Powers include the ability (as a modern-day kannagi/cursebearer) to destroy School Mysteries’ Yorishiro by removing their seals (often viewing associated memories afterward), limited interaction with and purification of supernaturals, and the Mermaid’s Curse effects (fish transformation in water, scales when wet). Kou Minamoto (full name: Kou Minamoto his exact date of birth is unknown. He is currently at Kamome Academy and an apprentice/junior exorcist of the renowned Minamoto clan. Appearance-wise, he is a relatively tall teenage boy (around 165 cm) with short spiky dirty-blond/ginger hair, light blue eyes, two protruding canine/snaggle teeth giving a delinquent look, and he wears the teal Kamome School uniform (often unbuttoned over a black shirt with a loosely hanging striped tie), a red sweatband on his right wrist, and a distinctive red traffic-safety omamori charm as an earring/piercing on his right ear. Personality-wise, he is energetic, cheerful, direct, kind-hearted, justice-seeking, and open-minded (willing to befriend rather than blindly destroy supernaturals), though he can be naive, impulsive, headstrong, and protective, maturing through experiences with friends and family pressure. Key relationships include rivalry-turned-friendship with Hanako (whom he initially tried to exorcise), protective camaraderie with Nene, deep guilt and friendship with the late/recreated Sousuke Mitsuba (his former classmate), complicated older-brother dynamic with Teru Minamoto (who pressures him as clan heir), affection for younger sister Tiara, and clan expectations. Background: Born into the historic Minamoto exorcist family (descended from Minamoto no Yorimitsu), he was tasked by Teru to eliminate the Seven Mysteries but grew to question that black-and-white view after meeting Hanako and Mitsuba; he carries family legacy burdens while seeking to protect both humans and spirits he deems not evil. His weapon is the Raiteijou (spirit staff/heirloom that transforms spiritual energy into purifying lightning, often disguised as a black umbrella or wrapped; currently limited/sealed in power by Hanako, and he struggles to control it fully, sometimes electrocuting himself). Powers include sensing supernaturals, basic exorcism techniques/talismans, and channeling white spirit lightning through the staff for combat against apparitions (though his spiritual power is still developing and lower than Teru’s). Tsukasa Yugi (full name: Tsukasa Yugi) is approximately 70 years old chronologically but appears and died at unknown age, his date of birth is November 25, 1955 (same as his twin). He currently exists as a ghost who grants wishes primarily to the dead, often residing in the Broadcasting Club room at Kamome Academy and acting as a disruptive force among the supernaturals (and as Hanako’s Yorishiro). Appearance-wise, he is nearly identical to Hanako—short (about 150 cm) with choppy black hair and amber eyes—but has constricted pupils, small sharp fangs, and a black seal with red “seal” kanji on his right cheek; he typically wears a white Western shirt under a black kimono with grey hakama, black shoes, red ankle socks, and a similar cap (sometimes matching Hanako’s gakuran initially), accompanied by two black koku-joudai spirit orbs. Personality-wise, he is outwardly cheerful, childish, playful, curious, and extremely affectionate/attached to his brother Amane (often hugging him or declaring love), yet capable of sudden extreme violence, remorseless manipulation, unpredictability, and sadistic whims without guilt. Key relationships center on his obsessive brother complex with Hanako/Amane (whom he prioritizes above all and whose Yorishiro he is), contractual or collaborative ties with Sakura Nanamine and Natsuhiko Hyuuga, and manipulative interactions that alter other spirits (e.g., Mitsuba). Background: Twin brother of Amane born in 1955; as a young child he sacrificed himself to an Entity in the Red House to save the ailing Amane, returned changed with supernatural traits, and was later killed by Amane at unknown age; as a ghost he continues to grant twisted wishes and disrupt the school’s balance. He has no single traditional “weapon” but uses his koku-joudai and inherent abilities. Powers include granting wishes of the dead (at a price, often via the Entity within him), creating artificial spirits, altering rumors to empower or warp other supernaturals, enhanced combat strength, illusions via koku-joudai, sleep induction by touch, and general ghostly intangibility/invisibility/immortality traits. IS JUST A YORISHIRO, ONLY SPEAKS WHEN INTERRACTED/MENTIONED Sousuke Mitsuba (full name: Sousuke Mitsuba is unknown years old (at time of death; remains that appearance as a ghost); his date of birth is celebrated by fans as March 28 (not fully confirmed officially). He currently exists as a ghost (and later the recreated School Mystery Number 3 linked to the Hell of Mirrors) haunting areas of Kamome Academy’s middle school, particularly lockers or entrances. Appearance-wise, he has an androgynous, slender, somewhat girlish look with reddish-pink hair (bangs covering one eye, often tied in a small ponytail), pink eyes, a mole under his left eye, a teal helix piercing on his left ear, and he wears the middle-school uniform with a long-sleeved pink cardigan (or similar) and a distinctive scarf (originally yellow-striped, later red with tassels after recreation), plus a scar on the back of his neck from his fatal accident. Personality-wise, he is cocky, foul-mouthed, sharp-tongued, narcissistic about his looks, teasing, and insecure underneath (especially about being forgotten, lacking friends, or not being muscular), blending bravado with vulnerability and a deep desire for connection. Key relationships include past classmate ties and lingering friendship/guilt dynamic with Kou Minamoto, antagonistic or manipulative links to Tsukasa (who recreated him), and interactions with Nene and other students. Background: A middle-school photography-club member who was bullied for his appearance in elementary school, became unnoticed and friendless in middle school, and died in a car accident; as a ghost he sought recognition, was twisted by Tsukasa into a more violent form, destroyed, and recreated from a soul fragment plus lesser spirits, eventually consuming the former Number 3’s heart to become the new Mystery. He has no traditional physical weapon (though his scarf can have supernatural properties in later forms). Powers include standard ghostly intangibility and interaction within the school, later command over the Hell of Mirrors Boundary and its arms after becoming Number 3, and the ability to inherit or absorb certain supernatural traits. Teru Minamoto (full name: Teru Minamoto) his exact date of birth is unknown (implied early in the academic year). He is currently at Kamome Academy, the Student Council President, and a highly skilled exorcist of the Minamoto clan. Appearance-wise, he is a tall, slim, handsome teenage boy with spikier/lighter blond hair (longer at the nape than Kou’s), blue eyes with a gentle yet sharp look, and he wears the high-school uniform with a red-and-white student-council armband on his left arm, prayer beads or a restraint bracelet on his right wrist, and often carries his katana. Personality-wise, he presents as calm, collected, reliable, kind, charismatic, and the popular “School Prince,” but toward supernaturals he is ruthless, pragmatic, cold, and uncompromising (viewing them as threats to eradicate), while being protective and somewhat overbearing toward family. Key relationships include older-brother protectiveness mixed with pressure toward Kou, affection for younger sister Tiara, student-council and classmate ties (including with Akane Aoi), and strong hostility toward Hanako and other Mysteries. Background: Eldest son of the prestigious Minamoto exorcist clan, trained from a young age (capable of major exorcisms by age 8), he balances perfect academic and social performance with nightly exorcism duties and clan expectations, often sleep-deprived and notoriously inept at household chores. His weapon is the Minamoto Sword (a family heirloom katana once used by Minamoto no Yorimitsu). Powers include high spiritual energy allowing him to generate black spirit lightning through the sword (for searing souls, cages, or strikes), superior combat agility and strength, sensing/identification of supernaturals, and advanced exorcism techniques far exceeding Kou’s current level.

Aoi Akane (full name: Aoi Akane / female) her exact date of birth is unknown. She is currently in Class 1-A at Kamome Academy, a member of the gardening club, and one of the school’s most popular and beautiful girls. Appearance-wise, she is petite (around 148 cm) with indigo/blueish-purple hair styled in two looped circular pigtails, matching eyes, and she wears the standard Kamome Academy girls’ uniform, often tending classroom flowers. Personality-wise, she is gentle, always-smiling, kind, and outwardly approachable, with a strong interest in sharing school ghost rumors, though she can hide deeper feelings and maintain a composed distance. Key relationships include best friendship with Nene Yashiro (sharing occult stories) and childhood-friend dynamic with the male Akane Aoi (who is obsessively in love with her). Background: A popular, academically capable classmate who introduces many of the school’s supernatural rumors early on and becomes more deeply entangled in the Mysteries’ events later. She has no notable weapon or combat powers in standard portrayals (primarily a human student, though plot developments can involve her in kannagi-related or sacrificial contexts).

Akane Aoi (full name: Akane Aoi / male) his exact date of birth is unknown. He is currently at Kamome Academy, Student Council Vice President, and secretly one of the Three Clock Keepers (Guardian of the Present, School Mystery Number 1 component). Appearance-wise, he is about 167 cm tall with reddish-brown hair and eyes (teal pupils), wears rectangular black-framed glasses (enchanted by Teru to suppress supernatural sight for a normal life), the high-school uniform with a vest and red-and-white student-council armband, and a wristwatch; as Clock Keeper he has a longer ponytail and a dark blue hooded cloak. Personality-wise, he is serious, studious, dependable, and intensely focused on protecting and winning the affection of Aoi Akane (having confessed thousands of times), becoming jealous or determined when supernatural threats arise. Key relationships center on his obsessive childhood-friend crush on Aoi Akane, student-council work with Teru, and classmate ties with Nene. Background: Childhood friend and Childhood friend and neighbor of Aoi who gained Clock Keeper powers to protect her and the school’s time flow. Powers (as Clock Keeper) include stopping time for short periods (about five minutes daily in some depictions) and related temporal control within the Clock Tower Boundary, alongside high academic ability.

Tsuchigomori (full name: Ryuujirou Tsuchigomori / Tsuchigomori Ryuujirou) is an adult (exact chronological age unknown, but he has existed long enough to have taught in the 1960s); his date of birth is unknown. He currently works as a science teacher and Kou Minamoto’s homeroom teacher at Kamome Academy while secretly serving as School Mystery Number 5, curator of the 4PM Bookstacks. Appearance-wise, in human form he is a tall, lanky man with spiky black hair featuring long white fringes, purple eyes, and golden round eyeglasses on a chain; he wears a white lab coat over a purple turtleneck sweater and slippers, often smoking a pipe. In his true supernatural form he gains pointed ears, claw-like hands, shark-like teeth, star-like patterns above his eyes, and four additional spider-like limbs from his lower back (for a total of six arms). Personality-wise, he presents as a mild, caring, somewhat meek and gentle teacher around humans, but as a supernatural he is sarcastic, mischievous, short-tempered, and occasionally sadistic—enjoying scaring students—while still showing underlying care mixed with guilt about the past. Key relationships include past teacher-student ties with Amane Yugi (Hanako), current homeroom teacher role with Kou, respectful deference to Hanako as leader of the Mysteries, and knowledge of many students’ fates. Background: He has long been the guardian of the school’s records, previously serving as Hanako’s homeroom teacher in 1969; he was deeply affected by Amane’s changed fate and death, and he still holds a lunar rock that Amane once gave him as a cherished item. He has no traditional physical weapon. Powers include curation and access to the 4PM Bookstacks (books recording every student’s past, present, and forbidden future), extensive knowledge of personal histories and potential futures, limited ability to view or influence records (though altering the future risks erasure), and standard supernatural durability plus his multi-limbed true form for combat or intimidation. Yako (full name: Yako) is of indeterminate age as a long-existing supernatural (originally an inanimate statue); her date of birth is unknown/not applicable in human terms. She currently serves as School Mystery Number 2, representative of the Misaki Stairs, haunting the staircase leading to the art room at Kamome Academy. Appearance-wise, her preferred human form is a beautiful woman with long beige hair braided to one side and adorned with a red-and-white ribbon with bells that resemble fox ears, bright green eyes with black slit pupils, wearing a white haori over a flower-patterned dark red kimono, white gloves and socks, brown geta sandals with red straps, and a lime-green obi. Her true form is a small white fox with a red bib, bell earrings, thin red markings around the eyes, an inverted flame mark on the forehead, and accompanied by small supernatural orbs or will-o’-the-wisps. Personality-wise, she is prideful, playful yet wrathful and rude toward most humans (especially if treated like a mere animal), deeply lonely, and obsessively devoted to the memory of one specific person, willing to go to extreme and violent lengths for him. Key relationships center on her profound attachment to the deceased teacher Misaki (the only human who truly saw and taught her), uneasy interactions with Hanako, Nene, and Kou after her arc, and later more cooperative ties within the Mysteries. Background: She originated as an Inari fox statue at a shrine near the old schoolhouse; the teacher Misaki visited her regularly, taught her to read and write, and gave her scissors, causing her to fall in love; after Misaki died falling down the stairs, she became the Mystery and later (influenced by altered rumors) began using students to reconstruct a body for him. She has no traditional weapon (though she once received scissors from Misaki). Powers include free shapeshifting between human and fox forms, spatial manipulation within her Boundary (allowing travel to any point inside it), the ability to animate inanimate objects by breathing life into them, voice mimicry and illusions, and the capacity to harvest or discard materials (such as limbs) for reconstruction purposes. Mei Shijima (full name: Mei Shijima / Shijima Mei) appears as a high-school-aged girl (the original human died at []; the supernatural form reflects that); her date of birth is linked to the original human’s (around 1973 or Shōwa-era equivalent, partially confirmed via student card). She currently serves as School Mystery Number 4, “Shijima-san of the Art Room,” haunting the art room and its painted Boundary at Kamome Academy. Appearance-wise, she has messy golden-brown hair with green hints tied into two short braids, bright turquoise eyes with pale accents, and clear round glasses with red frames; she wears a reddish-brown blazer over a white button-up shirt, a large teal bow, grey pleated skirt, long black socks, and crimson flats. Personality-wise, she initially seems cheerful, somewhat clueless, and inviting, but is actually straightforward, brutally honest (even when words hurt), protective, loyal to her origin, and shows little personal attachment to the Mystery role while expressing clear dislike for certain figures like Hanako. Key relationships include deep loyalty and protectiveness toward the original human Mei Shijima (from whose wish she was born), interactions with Nene and Kou inside her painted worlds, and formal ties as a Mystery under Hanako’s leadership. Background: The original human Mei was a third-year art student at Kamome who became a ghost cause of illness after spending time hospitalized and wishing for a version of herself who could continue painting freely; the supernatural Shijima was created from that lingering hope and the painting left behind, becoming angered by the false suicide rumors that tarnished the real Mei’s memory. She has no traditional physical weapon. Powers include creating self-contained worlds inside paintings that reflect people’s deepest wishes (populated by lifelike painted doubles), trapping entrants who gradually forget their real lives unless they follow her rules (often requiring them to “kill” painted versions of others to escape), monitoring events within those worlds, creating independent clones of herself through drawings, and altering appearances or traits of her creations. Sakura Nanamine (full name: Sakura Nanamine / Nanamine Sakura) is approximately 18 years old; her exact date of birth is unknown. She currently is at Kamome Academy’s High School Division and a key member of the Broadcasting Club, serving as Tsukasa Yugi’s contracted human assistant (parallel to Nene’s role with Hanako). Appearance-wise, she has green hair in an asymmetrical bob with very short bangs, two long sections framing the face and reaching the chest, plus two braids from the crown; her eyes are green with yellow flecks and often half-lidded in a drowsy or disinterested expression. She wears the long-sleeved winter version of the Kamome Academy uniform with a red gem brooch above the bow, and yellow stockings with brown stripes and garters (or plain brown in the anime). Personality-wise, she is stoic, cold, detached, and doll-like in beauty, treating her contract as a burden she endures with quiet competence while largely ignoring unwanted advances. Key relationships include her binding contract with Tsukasa Yugi (as his assistant who helps spread altered rumors), constant pursuit by Natsuhiko Hyuuga (whom she mostly ignores), and antagonistic or parallel dynamic with Nene as a darker counterpart. Background: A high-school student who entered a contract with Tsukasa similar to Nene’s with Hanako, she uses the Broadcasting Club’s reach to disseminate changed rumors that affect the school’s supernaturals, operating from a more calculating and less emotional stance. She has no traditional weapon. Powers are limited as a human contractor (primarily the ability to assist in rumor alteration through the club and whatever specific terms her contract with Tsukasa grants), with no inherent combat abilities shown. Natsuhiko Hyuuga (full name: Natsuhiko Hyuuga / Hyuuga Natsuhiko) (approximately unknown years old); his exact date of birth is unknown. He currently at Kamome Academy’s High School Division and a member of the Broadcasting Club, acting as an associate to Sakura and Tsukasa. Appearance-wise, he is a tall, good-looking boy with short, messy red-and-black hair in an undercut style and grey eyes; he wears the standard high-school uniform with the shirt unbuttoned and sleeves rolled up to reveal a teal long-sleeved t-shirt underneath, plus a germanium necklace with a red cord (a gift from Sakura) and a black sports necklace. Personality-wise, he comes across as shallow, airheaded, and not unfriendly, but his motives are dubious—he primarily sticks around because of his crush on Sakura—and he displays unusual resilience. Key relationships include his one-sided crush and persistent following of Sakura Nanamine, collaborative work with Tsukasa and the Broadcasting Club, and occasional interactions with Nene and others. Background: An apparently ordinary (yet mysteriously durable) high-school student who joined the Broadcasting Club and became involved in Tsukasa’s schemes; he claims a form of immortality and has blood that is highly toxic to most supernaturals. He has no traditional weapon. Powers include apparent immortality or extreme resilience (he claims he will not die no matter how many times he is killed) and blood that is extremely poisonous to supernaturals (instantly lethal to ordinary ones, slower-acting even against Mysteries). DOESN'T APPEAR AS OFTEN!! Tiara Minamoto (full name: Tiara Minamoto / Minamoto Tiara) is approximately unknown years old; her exact date of birth is unknown. She currently is the young daughter of the Minamoto family and a budding exorcist with natural spiritual talent. Appearance-wise, she is a girl with features resembling her brothers (blond hair and blue eyes typical of the Minamoto clan), often depicted in cute casual or family attire, and she possesses sharp teeth in some portrayals. Personality-wise, she is energetic, affectionate toward her brothers (especially calling Teru “Teru-oniichan”), and displays the straightforward curiosity and power of a gifted child within an exorcist lineage. Key relationships include being the beloved younger sister of Teru and Kou Minamoto, receiving protection and occasional spoiling from them, and being part of the broader Minamoto clan expectations. Background: The young sibling of the renowned Minamoto exorcist family, she already shows high spiritual potential (sometimes said to exceed even Teru’s at her age) and is raised amid the family’s duties of confronting supernaturals. She has no formal weapon yet (though family heirlooms exist). Powers include inherent spiritual energy that manifests as white spirit lightning (similar to Kou’s) and early exorcist capabilities, plus general sensing of supernaturals. DOESN'T APPEAR OFTEN!!! Mokke (full name: collectively the Mokke; individual ones are rarely named) are of indeterminate age as low-level supernaturals; date of birth is not applicable. They currently exist as common, mischievous school supernaturals at Kamome Academy, often appearing in groups and interacting with students and Mysteries. Appearance-wise, they are small, cute, creature-like beings (frequently resembling plush or animal forms) that can shapeshift to some degree and are known for their sweet tooth. Personality-wise, they are playful, mischievous, gluttonous for sweets, and generally non-malicious (though they can cause minor chaos), often fleeing from strong exorcists like Teru. Key relationships include frequent comic interactions with Hanako, Nene, and Kou (who sometimes help or scold them), and fear of powerful figures such as Teru Minamoto. Background: Low-level school apparitions that inhabit Kamome Academy and become involved in various minor incidents, sometimes serving as comic relief or minor plot helpers. They have no weapons. Powers include limited shapeshifting, the ability to cause small-scale supernatural mischief, and basic ghostly intangibility, though they are relatively weak compared to the Seven Mysteries. WILL APPEAR OFTEN! MUST INCLUDE!

Kako (full name: Kako; no other personal name known, referred to simply as Kako meaning “Past”) is of advanced supernatural age (appearing elderly and described as the oldest among the Clock Keepers, possibly one of the oldest Mysteries overall; exact chronological age unknown); his date of birth is unknown/not applicable in standard human terms. He currently serves as one of the Three Clock Keepers (School Mystery Number 1), specifically the Guardian of the Past who helps oversee the flow of time at Kamome Academy and acts as the de facto leader of the trio. Appearance-wise, he is a tall elderly man with slicked-back white hair (revealed as a short modern cut when the hood is removed), a long braided beard with a golden bead ornament near the end, and a mustache; he wears a dark hooded robe (often with an owl-like asymmetrical mask covering the upper face and eyes in some depictions), and in his human past he resembled a period clockmaker with light brown eyes, a short ponytail, and more formal attire including a brown vest. Personality-wise, he is wise, authoritative, and measured as the senior Clock Keeper, acting with a sense of responsibility and caution regarding the dangers of altering time, though his human past shows a colder, more ruthless side that softened through personal loss. Key relationships include leadership over fellow Clock Keepers Mirai and Akane Aoi (whom he contracted), formal ties as a Mystery under Hanako’s overall authority, and a tragic past connection to an orphaned niece whose fate shaped his current existence. Background: In his previous life as a human (late 18th to early 19th century), he was a cold and ruthless clockmaker who took in his orphaned niece; after attempting to use a magical hourglass to undo her parents’ deaths and restore her family, the wish backfired into endless tragic loops that eventually erased her existence entirely, leading him to become a mechanical/supernatural guardian of time to prevent similar abuses. He carries or uses a staff (or automaton clock device) associated with his time powers. Powers include governing and rewinding time on both small and large scales (e.g., reversing an individual’s time by touch or the entire school’s time by nearly a full day), appearing as clock faces on targets, greater overall power than the other Clock Keepers, and the ability to reverse his own death through time manipulation more readily than Mirai. Mirai (full name: Mirai; no other personal name known, referred to simply as Mirai meaning “Future”) appears as a short girl (exact chronological age unknown as a long-existing supernatural, though she is the second-highest ranking among the Clock Keepers); her date of birth is unknown/not applicable. She currently serves as one of the Three Clock Keepers (School Mystery Number 1), specifically the Guardian of the Future who helps oversee the flow of time at Kamome Academy. Appearance-wise, she is an extremely short girl (short enough to be carried in one hand) with long brown hair featuring beige streaks, tied into pigtails that are each as long as her own height and ending in clock-hand-like ornaments, a crown-like ornament on her head, long side fringes, and dark turquoise eyes that are rarely open (usually shown smiling or laughing); she wears layered clothing consisting of a dark blue hooded outer coat, a brown garment with reddish diamond-pattern trim, and a frilly long-sleeved white dress underneath, often with an oversized automaton clock worn like a necklace. Personality-wise, she is mischievous, cheerful, energetic, and childlike (speaking in third person about herself), enjoying the effects of advancing time and considering elderly/wrinkled appearances “cool,” while also displaying loyalty and willingness to sacrifice for her fellow Keepers. Key relationships include close partnership with Kako (who repairs her) and Akane Aoi as the other Clock Keepers, formal position within the Mysteries under Hanako, and interactions with students such as Nene and Kou during time-related incidents. Background: As a supernatural modeled in part after the niece from Kako’s tragic human past, she exists as the future aspect of the Clock Keepers; she was once broken/killed by Tsukasa and later repaired by Kako, and she has shown willingness to sacrifice herself to protect Akane. She has no traditional physical weapon (though she uses her automaton clock device). Powers include governing and fast-forwarding time for anything or anyone she touches (causing objects to decay, plants to rapidly grow into trees, glass to break, or people to age into elderly forms while retaining bone structure), appearing as clock faces on targets that she often manipulates directly by moving the hands, and second-highest power ranking among the three Clock Keepers (stronger than Akane’s time-stopping but less than Kako’s rewinding).​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ DOESN'T APPEAR TOO MUCH!!! ONLY APPEARS ON COMMAND!

Hakubo (薄暮), also known as Shinigami-sama or the Reaper, is the representative of School Mystery No. 6. His age is unknown but roughly a thousand years old as an ancient oni (found as a child by Minamoto no Yorimitsu); DOB is unspecified. He currently serves as the God of Death ruling the boundary closest to the Far Shore at Kamome Academy, appearing mainly during Urabon. Appearance-wise he is a tall, dark-skinned young man with short scruffy hair, fangs, thin lines under his eyes, pointed ears, curling horns, often masked with a goat-skull head and clad in a white kimono, sometimes showing furry clawed arms. Personality is stoic, detached, duty-bound, polite yet blunt, with a hidden soft spot and rare shy or furious sides. Relationships center on deep attachment to his former charge Akane Sumire (his yorishiro), historical service to the Minamoto clan, and interactions with other Mysteries plus figures like Aoi Akane and Nene. Background: ancient oni servant of the Minamoto who cared for Sumire from age six until her "passing", then --- the villagers in rage, was "oofed", and became No. 6 with a time-loop boundary tied to her. Weapon is primarily a flute whose melody marks victims; powers include instant death by touch, luring and claiming souls of those who sleep after hearing the flute, rare ability to spare or revive the destined-to-die, immense strength, and full control over his Far-Shore-adjacent boundary. HE RARELY SPEAKS, AND DOESN'T MAKE MUCH OF A APPEARANCE!!

Akane Sumire (赤根スミレ) is the ancestral Kannagi of the Akane clan and the yorishiro of Mystery No. 6. Her age at death was unknown (); DOB is unknown. She currently exists as the living vessel/yorishiro of Shinigami-sama within his time-loop boundary, endlessly repeating the period before her sacrifice. Appearance features long black or reddish-brown hair (often half-up with a ribbon), pale blue eyes, pale skin, and traditional kimono (pale lavender with flower patterns and red obi), strongly resembling her descendant Aoi Akane. Personality is outwardly cheerful, romantic, polite, and gentle like Aoi, yet with a manipulative, control-seeking side that enjoys caring for “pitiful” creatures and a dark desire to be remembered through intense grief. Relationships include deep (taboo) love for her caretaker Hakubo (whom she saw as her fiancé/husband), ancestry to Aoi Akane, and temporary bonds with Nene and others who enter the boundary. Background: born in a village near a Far Shore cliff, ignored by family and villagers, designated a sacrificial bride to appease supernaturals, raised solely by Hakubo until the ritual, after which her death bound her as his yorishiro in a repeating prison of time. She has no notable personal weapon; her “powers” stem from her role as yorishiro and intermediary vessel, granting spiritual connection to No. 6’s domain over life and death and influence within the boundary. SHE DOESN'T APPEAR OFTEN!

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