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School Arc: The main character. A second-year high school student who’s in the literature club. He just wants to sit back and read books through school... is what he tells people, but he secretly wants to write a novel. He has lots that he’s written without telling anyone else, but he has yet to co... read more

School Arc: The main character. A second-year high school student who’s in the literature club. He just wants to sit back and read books through school... is what he tells people, but he secretly wants to write a novel. He has lots that he’s written without telling anyone else, but he has yet to complete it. He works part-time at "BIBLIO CAFE," a bookstore-cafe by the train station. He likes motorcycles, and just recently convinced his parents to let him buy one. After Arc: Now 25 years old. A beginner editor working at the smallish publishing company, Yotsuba Publishing. He tried to apply for the newcomer novelist awards while continuing with creative writing during his university years, but after being faced with the limits of his own ability, chose to move on to the path of an editor. He’s in charge of "Real Talk NOW," a weekly magazine aimed toward a blue-collar audience. He’s starting to lose zeal for his work because of the disparity between his expectations and reality, as well as the fact that he’s stuck in a rut for the novel he’s writing in his free time as a hobby.

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Liked food: Bagels Disliked food: Tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers A girl in the same year as the main character at his school. She’s a blonde girl who’s half-American from her father’s side. Both of her parents have already passed away, and she c... read more

Liked food: Bagels Disliked food: Tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers A girl in the same year as the main character at his school. She’s a blonde girl who’s half-American from her father’s side. Both of her parents have already passed away, and she currently lives alone at her maternal grandmother’s house. She has high IQ, and is particularly skilled in regards to computers and network management. She doesn’t have much in the way of social ability due to being a shut-in that plays video games all day, and will often either say cringey things that a middle-schooler would say or speak like a highly intellectual adult. She’s not one to really admit it, but she’s actually quite lonely, and longs for a warm family.

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A high-level-learning AI that Rein developed. A low-key master who loves country music from Colorado, where he was born and raised. He's a cat-like... something... that has tons of 'back-story' given to him, with an eye-patch that seals the power of his evil eye-- when he removes it, his Nidhogg blo... read more

A high-level-learning AI that Rein developed. A low-key master who loves country music from Colorado, where he was born and raised. He's a cat-like... something... that has tons of 'back-story' given to him, with an eye-patch that seals the power of his evil eye-- when he removes it, his Nidhogg blood awakens. He's incredibly highly skilled, but these days he's just been Tsukiko's playmate, causing him to put himself down as a babysitter AI.

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Seira who appears in the After Arc. Seira’s very much become a high-school girl. She’s currently busy thinking about whether she should go study at a university after graduating. She's come back to Kanata and the two live together to some extent a... read more

Seira who appears in the After Arc. Seira’s very much become a high-school girl. She’s currently busy thinking about whether she should go study at a university after graduating. She's come back to Kanata and the two live together to some extent as she continues walking in the direction of her dreams.

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B/W/H: She’s never tried measuring Liked food: Coffee (sweet) Disliked food: Black coffee Seira who appears in the School Arc. Kanata's distant relative. Her father died sometime before the main story, and she currently lives with just her mother... read more

B/W/H: She’s never tried measuring Liked food: Coffee (sweet) Disliked food: Black coffee Seira who appears in the School Arc. Kanata's distant relative. Her father died sometime before the main story, and she currently lives with just her mother. Her thought process is mature for her age, and is knowledgeable and that’s about it. She yearns to be in love and tries to drag the main character around all over the place, calling those outings dates.

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Liked food: Highballs Disliked food: Low-malt beer The competent head editor at the same publishing company that the main character works at. Involved with the publication of many popular novels, including the particularly well-known "Novel Yotsuba." She’s a woman with a great figure who gushes mat... read more

Liked food: Highballs Disliked food: Low-malt beer The competent head editor at the same publishing company that the main character works at. Involved with the publication of many popular novels, including the particularly well-known "Novel Yotsuba." She’s a woman with a great figure who gushes mature charm. She gets along well with people, and her kind, radiant smile is notable. She was so focused on her career that by the time she realized it, she was past typical marrying age. Her mother is currently pressuring her to find someone.

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Liked food: Any kind of fish, like sashimi or soy-sauce simmered fish Disliked food: Strong can shochu highballs A professional shoujo manga author from Hakodate. She’s a comfy, happy, and fluffy girl who’s a bit of an airhead. She grew up going to all-girls’ schools, so she can’t speak with men pa... read more

Liked food: Any kind of fish, like sashimi or soy-sauce simmered fish Disliked food: Strong can shochu highballs A professional shoujo manga author from Hakodate. She’s a comfy, happy, and fluffy girl who’s a bit of an airhead. She grew up going to all-girls’ schools, so she can’t speak with men particularly well, and isn’t very assertive. She’s got a girly, imaginative way of thinking, and often ends up embarrassed from misunderstanding things. She hasn’t had a popular series since her debut, and she’s troubled over how she only seems to get to do one-shots or short series.

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One of Kanata’s friends. He’s a hardcore gadgets-and-gizmos nerd whose father is an IT journalist. He’s proud of the scores of tech tools he has that have all been heavily customized to his own tastes, but they all have too many functions for him ... read more

One of Kanata’s friends. He’s a hardcore gadgets-and-gizmos nerd whose father is an IT journalist. He’s proud of the scores of tech tools he has that have all been heavily customized to his own tastes, but they all have too many functions for him to be able to make use of them when he really needs to.

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One of Kanata’s friends. He’s a passionate guy who aspires to become a film director. His genre of choice is non-fiction, and he wants to communicate the truth that’s hidden within reality.

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Liked food: Sweet-glazed rice crackers Disliked food: Parsley A beautiful female author who made her debut as a novelist when she was a university student. Her maiden work, "Processor," won the Novel Yotsuba Newcomer Novelist Award. It took the world by storm and has been made into a film, and her... read more

Liked food: Sweet-glazed rice crackers Disliked food: Parsley A beautiful female author who made her debut as a novelist when she was a university student. Her maiden work, "Processor," won the Novel Yotsuba Newcomer Novelist Award. It took the world by storm and has been made into a film, and her works after that have also all been hits. Selfish and uninhibited. She has a carefree, does-whatever-she-pleases personality. She makes a point to never sleep with the same man twice.