Line #85 Characters/FallingIsLikeFlying


1	[[foldercontrol]]
2
3	!!Introduced in the first story
4
5	[[folder: Taichi Nanao]]
6	-->'Don't do that! We all want to get out. But this is getting you nowhere!'
7	The first point-of-view character. A teenage boy attending Ouka High, with an aspiration to be popular. [[spoiler: Wished for him and the others to survive when they were caught in a witch barrier]].
8
9	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: At the end of the first story]].
10	* BigBrotherWorship: While not technically his brothers, [[FamilyOfChoice he sees Juza and Banri as this]]. It's elaborated on in his side-story.
11	* TheChosenOne: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He is but a very small part in the plan of the Incubators.
12	-->'''Incubator''': The solution is...well, you.
13	-->'''Taichi''': I am?
14	-->'''Incubator''': [[VerbalBackpedaling Hm, not entirely]]. [[LampshadeHanging I should've worded that better]].
15	* FlechetteStorm: [[spoiler: His magic essentially enforces this way of fighting, since the smaller the knives are, the more he can summon of them]].
16	* FlowerMotifs: Pansy.
17	* MagicEnhancement: Essentially what his personal magic does. It strengthens the senses of anyone in a certain range, in exchange for making them more impulsive. This nicely fits with [[spoiler: his wish that is survival-based (impulsive as in that it returns you to your instinct to survive)]].
18	* RedheadInGreen: [[spoiler: His costume is red with teal]].
19	[[/folder]]
20
21	[[folder: Juza Hyodo]]
22	-->'I actually wanted to keep you out of all this, Taichi. But now there's no way back.'
23	A schoolmate of Taichi's, also attending Ouka High. Worshipped by Taichi because of his delinquent vibe. Wished to [[spoiler: isolate Muku and Banri]].
24
25	* ArchEnemy: To Banri.
26	* BarrierWarrior: An unusual one. [[spoiler: His personal magic allows him to seperate two targets from eachother, which cannot interact with eachother in any way]].
27	* FlowerMotifs: Red spider lily, addressed as 'Manjushage' in the extra file. [[spoiler: He comments on its meaning after the contract is completed]].
28	* GentleGiant: Tall and imposing, but fairly calm and composed outside of battle.
29	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Against Banri's witch form]].
30	* LastNameBasis: Only with Banri. It is the reason why Taichi only knew him by his family name at first. The only moment where he breaks this, is [[spoiler: after Banri turns into a witch, where he points out that 'that was once Banri']].
31	* {{Oni}}: His costume's entire aesthetic; it is a solely blue, somewhat cropped kimono with loincloth. He wields a kanabo to match. Taichi even wonders if he's part of a skit where he's playing an Oni when he first sees Juza transformed.
32	* ProphetEyes: [[spoiler: In the afterlife]].
33	* SavageSpikedWeapons: As to go with aforementioned aesthetic, he wields a spiked club.
34	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: With Banri, in the second chapter.
35	[[/folder]]
36
37	[[folder: Banri Settsu]]
38	-->'If you tell anyone what happened there...We will personally end you. You saw what we're capable of back there, so...'
39	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20210404_3.jpg]]
40	A boy of Juza's age attending Hanasaki. [[spoiler: Wished to be the one to destroy Juza]]. He also [[spoiler: was the White Tiger, the Leader of the Autumn Faction]].
41
42	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: In chapter 8]].
43	* AndIMustScream: In his side story, [[spoiler: his last moments are detailed...as a witch. In the same second-person narration almost the entire story is in. Upon turning into a witch, he regains consciousness and realizes after a bit what happened. He tries reaching out to his former allies, but the only thing that reaches them is a blood-curdling scream in his old voice. As they leave, he remains stuck in a warped version of himself, unable to think of anything else than the reason why he's stuck in an uncomfortably small cage. He cannot move much, and the only way he sustains himself are his familiars that lead unassuming people to their death and nail them to the walls of his barrier's core]].
44	* AndThenWhat: Tragic example. [[spoiler: His witch form is eternally trapped in her own, self-made cage and tries her damnedst to escape, but she also has no idea what to do ''if'' [[BeyondTheImpossible she manages to escape]]]].
45	* AnimalMotifs: Big cats. [[spoiler: More specifically, he has a MythicalMotif of the White Tiger]].
46	* ArchNemesis: To Juza. Whereas Juza's costume is similar to one an {{Oni}} would wear, kanabo and all, Banri's costume is highly reminiscent of a futuristic soldier, including [[GunNut an affinity for more...modern weapons]].
47	* BloodKnight: [[ZigZaggedTrope Not quite]]. He's certainly fond of a fight, but [[spoiler: once he learns the truth, he sees it in a different light]].
48	* ExtraOreDinary: Can control metal. [[spoiler: Because the mythical White Tiger is associated with metal]].
49	* FlowerMotifs: Cosmos.
50	* TheFourGods: [[spoiler: The White Tiger]].
51	* GunNut: Mostly uses his magic to create guns. Since he can replenish bullets too, he doesn't have to reload them. In contrast, [[spoiler: Zen has shown using blades with it]].
52	* LastNameBasis: Conversely, only with Juza. Unlike him, he never breaks this.
53	* ProphetEyes: [[spoiler: In the afterlife]].
54	[[/folder]]
55
56	[[folder: Omi Fushimi]]
57	--> '[[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling I have a bad feeling about this]]. I don't know, I think it's better for you to stay behind.'
58	A member of the Autumn Faction. [[spoiler: Wished to carry on in the image of his friend]].
59
60	* ExactWords: Told Taichi that his Puer Magi friend was 'at the end of his lifetime'. What he meant to say was that [[spoiler: his friend turned into a witch in front of him]].
61	* ExpositionFairy: The one who tells Taichi about the life of Puer Magi.
62	* FlowerMotifs: Carnation.
63	* GunNut: Uses a semi-automatic version.
64	* HourOfPower: As noted below, the PowerCopying only works if the ally the magic is copied from has given permission, and if the target it is intended using on is still there. After the target dies, it won't be active anymore.
65	* PowerCopying: Can copy the magic of an ally. However, he can only do this with permission of said ally, and the target to use it on needs to be alive. This is a result of [[spoiler: his wish to carry on the image of his friend]]. Furthermore, he explains that his current weaponry and magic is actually that of his friend, and is not his own.
66	* TeamMom: Generally behaves this way in the Autumn Faction.
67	* YoungerThanHeLooks: Taichi is really surprised to learn he's a college student.
68	[[/folder]]
69
70	[[folder: Sakyo Furuichi]]
71	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20220221.jpg]]
72
73	-->'But please'', please'' promise one thing. ''[[LockedOutOfTheLoop Do not tell Azami about this. For everything good and holy, don't let him know]]''.'
74	The oldest member of the Autumn Faction. Has ties to the yakuza. His wish is unknown. He [[spoiler: becomes the new White Tiger after Banri turns into a witch]].
75
76	* ChainedByFashion: His costume features a SlaveCollar. Uncommonly, the lead is behind his back.
77	* ColdSniper: He wields a sniper rifle.
78	* DarkAndTroubledPast: His side-story shows that he was already fairly stoic and collected, but [[spoiler: a witch controlled him and heavily stimulated his primal nature and instinct, to the point where he lost control. This led to him killing every member of a gang that had gathered for ''peace negotiations''. To snap him out of it, he was sedated and removed from the scene, and [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone he realized what he did]] not long after. He decided that he couldn't go on with these primal, unpolished instincts and emotions and wished to erase them, to prevent them ever getting the better of him]].
79	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Remove all supernatural weirdness and the gun violence from his backstory and you get an analogy for [[spoiler: an unassuming person being drugged and raped, and left behind after the drug wears off. Upon waking up they realize what they just experienced and vow never to love and have sex again]]. To enforce this, [[spoiler: his experience when he’s gunning down everyone around him is both described as an exciting high and a terrible feeling]].
80	* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: His wish. [[spoiler: Odds are that the incubator approached him because he was in an emotionally very vulnerable state and what any rational person would do in his situation, is repair the damage you did, i.e reviving the people killed and [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong resetting everyone's memory of the event or even turning back time so it never happened]] akin to what Azami wished for. Instead, Sakyo thinks that ''he'' is the problem, or more specifically, his emotions, and ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill rigorously erases all of his emotions]]'' (not just his primal instincts), thus becoming the IceKing we know]]. This makes it so that the nature of his hypothetical witch form (that is vaguely shaped like a savage, wild dog) is [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/solipsism solipsism]].
81	* EmotionSuppression: [[spoiler: {{Exaggerated\|Trope}}. He outright wished for all his emotions to disappear. The result is that he only experiences the most basic version of any emotion]].
82	* ExtraOreDinary: [[spoiler: After Banri dies, he takes on his metal manipulation]].
83	* FlowerMotifs: Chrysanthemum. After he contracted, he thought about its meaning much like Juza did. According to the image, it is a golden color, which can mean slighted love.
84	* LastNameBasis: With everyone except for Azami.
85	* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgUC2KIHt9k This cover]] of ''VideoGame/{{Arknights}}'' 's main theme, 'Void'. It is a solemn piano tune filled with both apprehension and rigidity, with the occasional emotional tone slipping through, fitting for someone with an inner emptiness [[spoiler: as a result of erasing their own emotions]].
86	* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: As [[spoiler: Banri turns into a witch]], he is aware of it happening, comments on it and sheds a SingleTear. This can be retroactively [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as being RequiredSecondaryPowers of his RandomTeleportation.
87	* NotSoStoic: Encapsulated in a single sentence, his reaction to [[spoiler: Banri becoming a witch]] is as follows:
88	--> He sighs deeply. 'This was stated to happen...' he whispers, [[SingleTear but hides a tear]].
89	** There is also the conversation between him and Omi, in which he really loses his cool after Omi forcefully grabs his Soul Gem. Not long after, Sakyo gives in to Omi.
90	* RandomTeleportation: His personal magic immediately teleports him to a random ally in battle. WordOfGod says that it was a stopgap measure in order to fix a plot hole (how he could suddenly appear [[spoiler: in the barrier of Banri's witch form]]).
91	* SingleTear: Sheds one after [[spoiler: Banri transforms into a witch]].
92	* TeamDad: Regulates the Autumn Faction arguably even more than [[spoiler: its actual Leader, Banri]]. He specifically shows this attitude towards Azami. [[spoiler: At the end of the first story, though, he becomes the Leader for real]].
93	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: In a figurative sense. [[spoiler: An incident where he lost control over his primal instinct leads him to erasing not just that, but all emotions/feelings he can possibly have along with it, just to make sure they will never bother him again]].
94	* TheStoic: Both his main trait and his FatalFlaw. He has locked away his more emotional, instinctive side to the point that he isn't even aware of it, which is what the SlaveCollar represents. [[spoiler: His side-story reveals that he is not hiding it as much as he wished to erase his emotions, and falls more to the [[EmotionlessGirl Emotionless Guy]]-type. In a way, his emotionlessness is similar to that of the incubators, as he still can feel basic sadness/anger, etc]].
95	* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: Becomes the new White Tiger at the end of the first story]]. In fact, his previous status as [[spoiler: deputy]] is only inferred to in the extra file.
96	* YouDoNotWantToKnow: The largest reason why he keeps Azami LockedOutOfTheLoop.
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[folder: Azami Izumida]]
100	-->'I have no dang idea as to what happened but I also have a feeling that [[YouDoNotWantToKnow I'm better off not knowing]].'
101	-->'[[spoiler: When I want to say them, I see Banri's dead body again! I don't know why...!]]'
102	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20201009.jpg]]
103
104	The youngest member of the Autumn Faction. He wished that his father never discovered his true passion in the first place.
105
106	* ADayInTheLimelight: His sidestory is entirely in his perspective.
107	* BuffySpeak: When met in the third story, he avoids more abstract words in favor of using their definition. [[spoiler: He doesn't do this because he ''wants'' to, but because he is ''forced'' to via a trauma caused by the seeing of Banri's dead body. His personal magic subconsciously rewound his speaking proficiency to that of a grade schooler at best, but his comprehension remains untouched, as he knows and understands those words just fine. He finds this gap to be very frustrating as he is relegated to essentially a preschooler vocabulary when it comes to talking]].
108	* DramaticIrony: His wish was to revert his father's discovery, so he didn't have to run away from home. However, his entire status as a Puer Magi was even harder to hide, so he ran away from home anyway.
109	* FashionableAsymmetry: One of his legs is fully covered, and his other isn't. This change was made when his design was slightly revised.
110	* FlowerMotifs: Thistle.
111	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's deliberately not told about [[spoiler: witches being fallen Puer Magi as well as the drama between Autumn and Summer]], which is something that Sakyo upholds. That is, until [[spoiler: chapter 11 of the first story]].
112	* OtherMeAnnoysMe: To put it mildly, he's ''very'' nonplussed at his witch form, Rachel, who he's been talking to. Not only is it able to [[spoiler: talk normally as it is unaffected by Azami's trauma-induced impediment]], the foremost reason why he loathes it is it representing his inexperience with love. He really doesn't like to admit his views on it, since the adult examples around him aren't exactly the best ones.
113	* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: As seen on the image, his hair is longer when he's transformed.
114	* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: This is both his wish and his type of magic, or rather, Misumi says he 'ages things down'. It is elaborated on on the main page.
115	* ShoutOut: The name of his witch form is one to the main character of ''VideoGame/AngelsOfDeath''.
116	* WillingChanneler: To the first White Tiger, [[spoiler: Zen Kuryu]]. He even knows his name. However, the only time he is seen possessed, is with [[spoiler: Hiro]] instead. His side-story confirms it has to do with [[spoiler: Zen not being affected by Azami's magic resetting his speaking proficiency]].
117	[[/folder]]
118
119	[[folder: Tenma Sumeragi]]
120	-->'But I would never have expected it's from someone from the Western Districts. Out of everyone in this room, he chose someone from the West!'
121	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20210721_2.jpg]]
122
123	At first a tertary character in the first story, he becomes a secondary character in the third story. The Leader of the Summer Faction.
124
125	* EquivalentExchange: His magic, 'Sacrifice', allows him to vanish something out of existence in exhange for something else. The more impossible the wish, the more important the vanished thing is.
126	* FieryRedhead: Has orange hair, and can manipulate fire.
127	* FlowerMotifs: Sunflower.
128	* TheFourGods: The Vermilion Bird.
129	* JerkassToOne: Or rather, to a Faction. Hates the Autumn Faction, but that's about the only people he has a genuine hatred to. [[spoiler: It's not that hard to understand when you know what went down in the past]].
130	* NoSenseOfDirection: Yuki says telepathically to Kazunari that Tenma tends to get lost in his own mansion.
131	* PlayingWithFire: Can manipulate fire.
132	[[/folder]]
133
134	[[folder: Muku Sakisaka]]
135	-->'Oh, hey, s-sorry, I was too engrossed in my manga...W-welcome in the Summer base, I guess...I'm Sakisaka Muku, by the way.'
136	A member of the Summer Faction. The nephew of Juza.
137
138	* FlowerMotifs: Chinese bellflower.
139	* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Thanks to [[spoiler: Juza's wish]].
140	* PrincelyYoungMan: Wished to be one.
141	* SwordCane: Rather, [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} two swords in a cane]].
142	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It is unknown how, or if he even dealt with the events he hears in chapter 11. However, he is alive and well in the third story (which chronologically takes place after the first story).
143	[[/folder]]
144
145	!!Introduced in the second story
146
147	[[folder: Homare Arisugawa]]
148	-->'Sometimes I wonder why the rules for Factions are so strict.'
149	The second point-of-view character. A member of the Winter Faction. He wished to have someone who would genuinely appreciate his poems.
150
151	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. [[spoiler: He goes damn near the line, but is saved by Azuma and Itaru]].
152	* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: Syu Otomiya posesses him in the last chapter. It's not pretty, especially because you get to read it from the vessel's perspective]].
153	* DualWield: Uses twin daggers.
154	* SomethingAboutARose: His FlowerMotifs.
155	[[/folder]]
156
157	[[folder: Hisoka Mikage]]
158	-->'It is as if someone told them to stay away from the Northern Districts...'
159	A friend of Homare and a fellow member of the Winter Faction.
160
161	* DistressedDude: [[spoiler: [[BrainwashedAndCrazy Tsumugi]] kidnaps him halfway through the story]].
162	* FlowerMotifs: Anemone.
163	* HiddenDepths: It's likely that he is the person mentioned in Homare's wish. He is also a ScarilyCompetentTracker thanks to his personal magic.
164	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Wished for this.
165	* LazyBum: The file states that he is only awake for eating and the occasional witch hunt.
166	* ScarilyCompetentTracker: His magic is 'Hunt Down', which means he remembers targets that were failed to take down and can locate them anytime until they're dead. Homare notes that he's got a knack for locating witches. There is though a sense of {{Irony}} in here as his wish was to ''forget'' a certain thing.
167	%%* SinisterScythe: .
168	[[/folder]]
169
170	[[folder: Azuma Yukishiro]]
171	-->'Is this all you can do? Using a witch as your defense. How handy.'
172	The TeamMom of the Winter Faction, and also manages the budget.
173
174	* FlowerMotifs: Camellia.
175	* FridgeLogic: He is the only character said to manage the Faction's budget. No other Faction is ever mentioned to have such a role...probably because they ''have'' no budget.
176	* MagicStaff: His 'weapon' although he is not suited for combat.
177	* MindControl: One of the functions of his magic. To be more percise, his magic allows him to control the [[https://powerlisting.fandom.com/wiki/Consciousness_State_Manipulation consciousness of both himself and that of others]]. In practice, he uses it on Homare to make sure that he sleeps well, and [[spoiler: uses it to knock Tasuku out]].
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	[[folder: Itaru Chigasaki]]
181	-->'Shush. [[Main/VideoGames It]]'s serious business. And [[GuardianEntity she]] definitely helps with cutting up that witch over there.'
182	-->'⌜A real shame if you ask me. I was waiting to cut something up today!⌟'
183
184	A member of the Spring Faction. Commutes, as he works in the Northern Districts.
185
186	* AxCrazy: Itaru programmed his GuardianEntity Lappland to have her original personality. This results in some lines like the one above.
187	* FlowerMotifs: African daisy.
188	* GuardianEntity: The simpelest way to explain his magic, is that it creates an entity that cannot be interacted with by certain kinds of magic that would affect the living (such as that of Tenma, Azami and Kazunari), but can interact with the world. Its powers, looks and behavior can all be personalized by the owner. This functions very similar to how [[Manga/BungoStrayDogs Mori's Ability]] works, down to the 'quarreling' that solely exists because Itaru likes it, as he can freely control what she says and how she reacts on things.
189	* PowerNullifier: [[spoiler: Anything his GuardianEntity hits, will be unable to use magic for several seconds after being hit]].
190	* PowersDoTheFighting: All his fighting on-screen is done through [[GuardianEntity Lappland]]. His actual weapon is just a simple gun and he only uses it as a backup should emergency situations commence.
191	* PrincelyYoungMan: Is said to appear like this at work. He specifically made his wish to not let the people at work ever know what he truly is at home and while fighting. The two different sides are referred to as 'on' and 'off', like in the manga ''Switch Girl''. We mostly meet Itaru when he's in 'off' mode.
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder: Sakuya Sakuma]]
195	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20210721.jpg]]
196
197	The current Azure Dragon, he is mentioned by Itaru.
198
199	* CherryBlossomGirl: The SpearCounterpart version.
200	* FlowerMotifs: Sakura.
201	* TheFourGods: The Azure Dragon, of course.
202	* GreenThumb: Can control wood. It is noted he practices in the woods, and he can likely [[spoiler: grow trees with the same ease as Kasumi could]].
203	* NiceGuy: Itaru typifies him as this.
204	* NonIndicativeName: His title is Azure Dragon, yet almost his entire outfit is pink. However, as is visible, his powers are azure/teal.
205	* RoseHairedSweetie: In contrast to Haruto, he seems to play this trope straight.
206	[[/folder]]
207
208	[[folder: Tsumugi Tsukioka]]
209	-->'[[spoiler: You shouldn't have been there anyway. I should never have met you in the first place. I know who you are]].'
210	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click here to see him.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20210721_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
211	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see him after the events of the second story.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/untitled_333.png[[/labelnote]]]]
212
213	[[spoiler: The mysterious man encountered by Homare and later, Hisoka]]. Also [[spoiler: the Black Tortoise]].
214
215	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Spends quite a while being brainwashed by Reni]].
216	* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler: With Tasuku]].
217	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Especially in the first image, where some emphasis lies on his legs, [[spoiler: [[WaterIsWomanly his water magic]]]] and how long the outfit is in general. Considering that it is supposed to have a certain 'bride' theme (along to that of a 'winter king'), it isn't that surprising.
218	* FlowerMotifs: Daffodil.
219	* TheFourGods: [[spoiler: The Black Tortoise]], whose name can also be rendered as [[spoiler: ''[[BrainwashedAndCrazy Occult Martrial]]'']].
220	* HiddenDepths: His side-story reveals that he [[spoiler: still has a trauma of what he did while BrainwashedAndCrazy. He's ''very'' in denial of it, as he brushes off blood (which was spilled when he fought Hisoka and Homare) as just paint, has no idea why he sees Homare breaking down, and his subconscious blurs out the scene where he and Tasuku roughed Hisoka up]].
221	* {{Irony}}: The narcissus/daffodil was described by Pliny the Elder to have properties that keeps evil ''away''. A medieval document as well describes it as a cure for madness. Not to say that Tsumugi is the very first [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy magical boy we meet]].
222	* ItsFakeFurItsFine: His side story confirms that the fur on his costume is fake.
223	* MakingASplash: [[spoiler: Can control water. However, he likes to limit it to the liquid in his syringe gun]].
224	* PrettyInMink: His costume features white fur, as part of his 'winter king' aesthetic. [[ItsFakeFurItsFine His side-story confirms that it is in fact fake fur]]. Although at first, [[spoiler: this trope was FurAndLoathing, despite it not being real fur]].
225	* ReiAyanamiExpy: Let's see...
226	** Has short, bobbed dark blue hair, IcyBlueEyes (although [[spoiler: they initially are BlackEyesOfCrazy and purple]])
227	** Appears [[spoiler: to be emotionless, [[{{Pun}} cold]] and has a connection to Reni, who is the BigBad]], but [[spoiler: loses these personality traits when his brainwashment wears over]]
228	** Is inhuman due to having [[OurLichesAreDifferent made a contract]]
229	** Is 4 years above the maximum age however
230	* ShoutOut: The name of his witch form, Sylvia, is taken from one of the two main characters in the book ''Two Women'', who had a romantic relationship with the other main character, Laura...[[ShipTease which is the source of Tasuku's witch name]].
231	* TarotMotifs: Not him, but his witch form Sylvia has [[https://dreamerwitches.tumblr.com/post/660058328674811904/you-probably-know-who-i-am-but-im-doing-this-on three swords stabbing her like in the tarot card]]. It is perhaps symbolic of [[spoiler: the aforementioned trauma he pushes away]].
232	* WalkingSpoiler: As you can see. He ''is'' tagged as appearing in the story itself, but that is about it.
233	[[/folder]]
234
235	[[folder: Tasuku Takoto]]
236	-->'[[spoiler: I bet you want to live. I'm tired of your crap, Mikage. So[[DemonicPosession -]]]]'
237
238	[[spoiler: The partner of Tsumugi]]. [[spoiler: Becomes the Winter Faction's deputy at the end of the story]].
239
240	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: Similarly to Tsumugi, he is brainwashed for most of the story. However, it is revealed that of all characters who have underwent this fate, his brainwashment lasted the longest by far]].
241	* ChildhoodFriends: [[spoiler: With Tsumugi]].
242	* FlowerMotifs: Orchid.
243	* KukrisAreKool: Uses one.
244	* WalkingSpoiler: Just like with Tsumugi above.
245	[[/folder]]
246
247	!!Introduced in the third story
248
249	[[folder: Kazunari Miyoshi]]
250	-->'That name [[AwesomeMcCoolName sounds hella cool]], you know. There must be a good reason why they call you that.'
251	The third point-of-view character. His personal magic allows him to [[spoiler: put things into its future state, or as Misumi puts it, he 'ages things up']].
252
253	* AndIMustScream: It is mentioned by WordOfGod that his hypothetical witch form [[spoiler: hypnotizes its victims, and then continues to rip out their insides]].
254	* FlowerMotifs: Hibiscus.
255	* MadArtist: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]], Kazunari is as sane as can be.
256	* TheNicknamer: Uses the same nicknames for everyone whenever he uses an nickname.
257	* PhoneaholicTeenager: It's telling that the very first on-screen [[BlandNameProduct Discorpse]] conversation is from him.
258	[[/folder]]
259
260	[[folder: Tsuzuru Minagi]]
261	-->'[[spoiler: Hah, would you look at that. If it isn't the study nerd who ran away from himself]].'
262	A friend of Kazunari's.
263
264	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler: For a few hours]].
265	* ChekhovsGunman: One can see as early as in the first chapter that he is a Puer Magi as per his silver ring.
266	* TheEveryman: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by [[spoiler: Reni]].
267	%%* SpellBook: .
268	[[/folder]]
269
270	[[folder: Yuki Rurikawa]]
271	-->'Do you always wake up this late?'
272	The Summer Factions' deputy.
273
274	* DeadpanSnarker: As usual.
275	* ExpositionFairy: Guides Kazunari through Tenma's mansion and through the life of a Puer Magi. He essentially fulfills the role Omi played in the first story.
276	* FlowerMotifs: Lily.
277	[[/folder]]
278
279	[[folder: Misumi Ikaruga]]
280	-->'It's nice to have you here, I'm sure we're gonna have a great time!'
281	A member of the Summer Faction. He wished that his family would stop breaking apart over him.
282
283	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler: At the very end of the last chapter]].
284	* DarkAndTroubledPast: As this Misumi also mentions a brother, he probably has the same family as canon Misumi. His wish implies that, one way or the other, his family was breaking apart over him, though details are not given.
285	* FlowerMotifs: Dahlia.
286	* RuleOfThree: His ArcNumber, as described on the main page.
287	* SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Implied. Also, [[spoiler: his witch form has a [[AllThereInTheManual nature]] that is ''brotherly love'']].
288	* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Not him, but he [[spoiler: quickly figures out by Haruto's words that his brother used to be a pawn of Reni's, but was tossed aside after they did not need him anymore, leaving him to become the witch whose barrier they have been fighting Haruto in the entire time. This, coupled with the hopeless situation they're in, causes Misumi to turn into a witch despite not having been noted as straining his magic much. One can consider that, combined with his wish, he has no family left that truly cares about him and his FamilyOfChoice is dying along with him]].
289	[[/folder]]
290
291	[[folder: Haruto Asuka]]
292	-->'This will get a whole lot more interesting from now, huh?'
293	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20210216.jpg]]
294	The right hand of Reni.
295	* AnimalMotifs: [[spoiler: Birds. His family name means 'flying bird' and the second kanji in his first name means 'to soar'. The coat he wears is supposed to mimick bird wings]].
296	* DeadlyDoctor: Of the 'a {{Necromancer}} is just a really late healer' type. His powers are purely regenerative (his personal restraining magic aside), even (or maybe ''especially'') beyond the grave. This makes him a DamageSpongeBoss that just causes those who fight him to fruitlessly burn through their magic.
297	* TheDragon: To Reni, obviously. Whereas Reni remains TheUnfought, Haruto is actively encountered in battle by part of the Summer Faction.
298	* FashionableAsymmetry: Wears a purple strap around his right arm, which is not present around his left arm. Also, he only wears one glove (which is at his right hand, it's not visible but his other hand is not gloved). These traits are supposed to mirror the design of [[VideoGame/{{Arknights}} Mephisto]].
299	* FlowerMotifs: Lobelia. The original Haruto didn't have them. It seems to have been chosen for a specific purpose, as [[https://floraldictionary.tumblr.com/post/161475001496/lobelia-arrogance-malevolence-puke-weed-gag it has a long history of deception]] and thus has come to represent things like malevolence, sabotage, arrogance and unpleasantness.
300	* HappinessInMindControl: [[spoiler: To such an extent that his side story implies that taking the collar off or cancelling its effects otherwise will cause him to turn into a witch instantly]].
301	* LaserGuidedAmnesia: He does not have memories from before he became brainwashed by Reni.
302	-->There's something about Haruto.
303	-->He knows who he is.
304	-->But if you ask, he doesn't know who he was.
305	* MadScientist: His design was inspired by this trope, sporting a prominent LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine that is ripped up and stitched together, giving a crooked look. [[spoiler: However, said coat is also supposed to give the image of bird wings]].
306	* {{Necromancer}}: [[spoiler: Can revive the dead and regenerate them, including himself, by using a white powder]].
307	* NoCureForEvil: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. When the Summer Faction faces against him, it turns out that he doesn't posess any directly offensive powers. Rather, his magic is purely focused towards regeneration, and thus defense. Since he is shown to be unaffected by Tenma's flames, he persumably regenerates so fast that it isn't even seen and the visible effect is just him being unharmed. [[WhyWontYouDie Which is still annoying for them anyway]].
308	* RedRightHand: Pun aside, he has purple lines all over his body, spreading from the collar charm.
309	* RoseHairedSweetie: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] hard. There is not a nice bone in Haruto's body despite him having pink hair.
310	[[/folder]]
311
312	[[folder: Reni Kamikizaka / [[spoiler: Talulah]]]]
313	-->'Fine! It was a mistake talking to you to begin with! Do what you want!'
314	-->'[[spoiler: I am going to break down every work of Yukio there is...for as sure as my name is Talulah]].'
315	A mysterious man bent on the destruction of the Factions.
316	* DemonicPossession: A ''really'' weird case. [[spoiler: Yukio had split the souls of himself and his four friends and the despair that was tainting them. While the five souls cannot leave the city, the despair ''cannot either'' [[note]] Although this is not outright mentioned, it can be assumed so [[/note]] and instead found a home in Reni. In normal conditions, this would have turned him into a witch outright. But since the city was still in an 'is being rewritten' stage, this did not happen (similar as to how the five did not turn into witches). It is likely that Yukio still cared about Reni subconsciously, and did not want him to turn into a witch either. However, this results in his witch technically having been born already, but not manifested - thus, it continues to walk and talk in Reni's body]].
317	* FlowerMotifs: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Despite being a Puer Magi, he does not have a flower. However, the author associates the Rafflesia with him, the largest 'flower' in the world which is a parasite in reality that emits a foul smell resembling that of ''decaying corpses''.
318	* HavingABlast: While unseen in the story itself, Reni's powers are formulated as 'Immolation' that causes 'spontaneous combustion'.
319	* PlayingWithFire: Crosses over with HavingABlast. While not seen in the story itself, the file states that he is capable of inducing spontaneous combustion.
320	* PowersViaPossession: [[spoiler: His immolation powers are Talulah's, and not his own. His actual magic is spoilered in the file]].
321	* PronounTrouble: The author has noticeable problems with how to address [[spoiler: Talulah and Reni. While Reni uses he/him, Talulah uses she/her. During the story, Talulah is a WalkingSpoiler so her existence is masked by Reni using he/him. Because in reality, Talulah is the one calling the shots and ''not Reni'', 'Reni' ''should'' be addressed be she/her...in short, the author has given up and uses they/them when referring to them both and will use their own respective pronouns when referring to them induvidually]].
322	* TheShadowKnows: He has ''two''.
323	* WalkingSpoiler: What is exactly going on with him, is a spoiler up until the very last chapter of the fourth story.
324	* WhamLine: Reni, why the hell would you suddenly [[spoiler: refer to yourself [[ThirdPersonPerson in third person]]]]?
325	-->'''Reni''': [[spoiler: Isn't that right, Reni]]?
326	[[/folder]]
327
328	[[folder: The Yellow Dragon]]
329	-->'You know, I can guess how you're going to treat me. You're going to make me feel like we have mutual trust, then throw me away like an apple core after it's eaten.'
330	The head of all Factions, residing in the Centre.
331	* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Is always referred to by capitalized pronouns, ''even by the narration''.
332	* CommonMarySueTraits: Shown to be revered by the other characters to the point of CapitalLettersAreMagic mentioned above? Check. Posesses ''the'' StoryBreakerPower? Check. Named after a deity that's regarded as a TopGod? Check. Powers of a [[WrongContextMagic unique nature]] not seen in any other characters? Check. Said nature allows her to bypass the common way the other powered characters end? Check. Shown as ''the'' most reliable person in this world? Check. Shown to live alone without any outside help, yet also shown to be capable of maintaining order by herself? Check. Relevantly connected to the Leaders and knows who has chosen to be Leader even before they become Leader by [[spoiler: undead souls]]? Check. [[spoiler: One of the only two living people in the city that are aware of those treated as an UnPerson by the rest]]? Check. Constantly depicted in a positive light, with any possible dubious deeds being no more than a hypothesis? Check. InformedFlaw? Check. [[OutOfFocus No wonder the author is hesitant to put her in the front]].
333	* DishingOutDirt: As per her MythicalMotifs. [[spoiler: She inherited it from Yukio]].
334	* {{Expy}}: Mostly of [[VideoGame/{{Arknights}} Kal'tsit]], minus her verbosity.
335	* InformedFlaw: In chapter 1 of the second story, it is stated that she is not omniscient, but there are no hints that she really isn't omniscient.
336	* HelloInsertNameHere: The reason her name (Izumi Tachibana) is not canonized, is to give readers the freedom to name her whatever name they gave her in the game.
337	* TheFourGods: Obviously, the Yellow Dragon. Fittingly, it represents the changing seasons.
338	* RealityWarper: [[spoiler: Another power she inherited from her father, Yukio]].
339	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Seems to function as one.
340	* SatelliteCharacter: Mostly defined by her relationship to the Factions.
341	* StoryBreakerPower: The main reason that she is a SatelliteCharacter and OutOfFocus is that she could literally solve the current issues in the story with a snap of her fingers.
342	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only recurring female character, as she was this in canon too. However, she may be the most important person in-universe and she can literally warp reality.
343	* WrongContextMagic: Many assume that she is the only Puella Magi in the city, [[TheSmurfettePrinciple as opposed to all the Puer Magi]]. However, she is not a magical girl, but her powers have a different nature.
344	[[/folder]]
345
346	!!Introduced in the fourth story
347
348	[[folder: The four friends ('''Unmarked Spoilers''')]]
349	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20200603_copy_min.jpg]]
350	[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:''Click to see the unedited picture.'']]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scan_20200603_min.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
351
352	Four Puer Magi who lived in the past. Individually, they are: Kasumi Hinamori (who is also the fourth point-of-view character), Hyuga Hiro, Zen Kuryu and Syu Otomiya.
353
354	* DeathByAdaptation: In canon, they're alive and well. In this universe, they died before the first story started (although their souls are trapped in the city still, and are not in the afterlife).
355	* DemonicPossession: The only way they can interact with the current world.
356	* EarlyBirdCameo: Their existence is hinted at as early as the second story.
357	* ElementalPowers: All four had them. To elaborate, Kasumi had a GreenThumb, Hiro was PlayingWithFire, Zen was ExtraOreDinary, and Syu was MakingASplash.
358	* TheFourGods: The first incarnations of them. Of course, in this universe, they're just a title to signify the Leader of a Faction. It should be noted that this title was stuck to them posthumously, as to honor Yukio's penchant for 'astrology' (Wu Xing).
359	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: All four of them do not have a flower as a Soul Gem, as is visible on the non-censored image [[note]] Which is possibly one of the reasons why the image is censored in-universe to begin with [[/note]]. This is because they, like Reni, made a contract before Yukio reformed reality.
360	* PostHumousCharacter: All of them are dead by the time that the first story starts.
361	* PowersDoTheFighting: This is another thing they have in common.
362	* UnPerson: After their death, they are treated like this in general. They are never mentioned by name and even their photo (the picture on this page) has their faces blacked out.
363	[[/folder]]
364
365	[[folder: '''Unmarked Spoilers''']]
366	!!Yukio Tachibana
367	-->'You know, we, having made a contract, are just like flowers, as we have limited time. Our lifespan depends on the hope we have, just like flowers need enough water and light to make the most of their short lifespan. However, during that short time, they are of absolute necessity for life, no matter which way you slice it.'
368
369	The father of the Yellow Dragon, and often said to be the first Yellow Dragon, despite the name of the position only having been created after his death. He is the one who appointed the first Faction Leaders.
370
371	* DeathByAdaptation: In canon, he's a DisappearedDad. Here, he died along with the four before the story started.
372	* DishingOutDirt: While not shown doing this himself, he gives this power along with his RealityWarper power to his daughter.
373	* TheFourGods: The original Yellow Dragon.
374	* RealityWarper: A very powerful one. At first, he is simply shown to be able to mess with how reality is percepted. However, he is capable of seperating the souls of himself and his friends from their despair, killing them but avoiding them becoming witches. This, though, takes up all magic he has left.
375	* SuperpowerfulGenetics: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. He passes his powers on to his daughter, but she is not born with them.
376	* UnPerson: Played a bit more straighter than with the four. Among the currently living, only Reni and Izumi know that he existed.

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