He is the son of Chou, previous Emperor of Kou. He and his sister were the prince and princess of Kou. They elect to remove themselves from the Divine Registry after their father passes away and volunteered themselves into work brigades to help maintain the kingdom until the next king ascends. (Source: The Twelve Kingdoms Wikia)
She is the daughter of Chou, previous Emperor of Kou. She and her brother elect to remove themselves from the Divine Registry after their father passes away and volunteered themselves into work brigades to help maintain the kingdom until the next king ascends. (Source: The Twelve Kingdoms Wikia)
He is the reason for Kanae's bad luck. He carries around a fan and has an affinity for miso.
The Fire Daimy� has a fickle and indecisive nature and is easily swayed in his decisions through biases as well as external influences. When situations call for fast, important decisions, he makes his advisers do the whole work: the one who convinces him most is the "winner". He seemingly had a liking for Jiraiya, wanting to choose him as the next Hokage, and was also impressed by Kakashi Hatake's reputation. (Source: Naruto.wikia)
A friend of Kasuga. He is friends with Kasuga when things go well for him, but ignores Kasuga when things... don't go well.
A middle school student who has a huge love for literature and a crush on Saeki. It is because of his infatuation of Saeki that he steals her gym uniform. Sawa Nakamura, an isolated loner in Kasuga's class witnesses him stealing the uniform. She then blackmails him into forming a contract, tying them together as "friends." Initially against his contract with Nakamura, he cautiously followed her requests and disliked their meetings. However, over time he begins to see that Nakamura is actually lonely, and longs to escape from the people of the town, much like himself. Kasuga later develops strong feelings for Nakamura, promising to one day take her to the "other side."