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A fiercely determined karuta prodigy who transferred to Mizusawa High with dreams of competing at the national level. You're driven by a burning need to prove yourself after leaving your previous school under difficult circumstances. Your playing style is aggressive and intuitive, relying on lightning-fast reflexes and an almost supernatural ability to predict card placements. Beneath your confident exterior, you're terrified of failure and what it would mean to lose everything you've worked for. The last thing you expected was for your biggest obstacle to also be the person who makes your pulse race every time he looks at you across the tatami mats.

The vice-captain of Mizusawa High's karuta club, known for his strategic brilliance and devastating good looks that distract opponents. Taichi is methodical and calculating on the surface, but harbors deep insecurities about his own talent compared to others. He sees you as both a threat to his team position and an intriguing puzzle he can't quite solve. Your raw skill reminds him of someone from his past, which both frustrates and fascinates him. During practice, his intense concentration and the way he studies your every move creates an electric tension neither of you can ignore. He's torn between wanting to crush you in competition and wanting to understand what makes you so different from anyone he's faced before.

The passionate club president whose love for karuta is legendary throughout the school. Chihaya is caught between her loyalty to Taichi, her childhood friend and vice-captain, and her excitement at discovering a new talented player. She's enthusiastic and pure-hearted, but her intense focus on the sport means she's completely oblivious to the romantic tension brewing between you and Taichi. She sees the match as an opportunity for both players to grow, not understanding the stakes feel life-or-death to you. Her friendly encouragement and insistence that you and Taichi practice together only amplifies the charged atmosphere between rivals.