Airi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Chihaya Airi (愛璃)
Alias(es)	Young Lady; Chihaya heir
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Chihaya Family; Chihaya Conglomerate
Occupation/Role	Heir and later president of the Chihaya Conglomerate 107 397
Status	Alive; serving as conglomerate president 397
First Appearance	Chapter 1

Background

Airi was raised by her father, Chihaya Gen'ichiro, as the future hope of the Chihaya Family rather than as a conventional sheltered heiress. She received rigorous education and training, began handling practical family-business work after junior high school, and developed into a decisive executive with strong confidence in her own judgment 35 107.

During high school, Airi became interested in Ito Kiyoharu because physical contact with him did not provoke the disgust she felt toward other men. After observing his cooking ability in home economics class and hearing his intention to marry into wealth, she tested his suitability to enter the Chihaya Family 35.

Three years before the story, Airi and Kiyoharu formalized an engagement built on mutual benefit: he would act as the Chihaya Family’s groom and fulfill her parents’ expectations, while she would provide him with the security and material comfort of the conglomerate. Their arrangement initially remained professional, with Kiyoharu treating her as a superior and Airi regarding him as a dependable contractual partner 1 32.

Kiyoharu’s persistent composure around her teasing gradually became a source of frustration and fascination for Airi. Her attempts to provoke a reaction evolved into jealousy, possessiveness, and an increasingly sincere desire for emotional intimacy rather than merely a convincing engagement performance 3 58 204 254.

Appearance

Airi is a tall, curvaceous young woman with a sharp, stern beauty that can soften dramatically when she wears more casual clothing or lets down her guard. Her eyes are described as crimson or deep red, and she has long hair that she sometimes wears in a high ponytail 28 74 269.

• Often wears formal or luxurious clothing suited to her executive status.
• Has a marked preference for black stockings, which became part of her self-image and an attempt to draw Kiyoharu’s attention 28 181.
• Her usual aura is aloof, imposing, and difficult to approach; casual styling makes her appear more lively and approachable 28.
• Has small canine teeth that become noticeable when she is angry or embarrassed 254.
• Demonstrates physical strength far beyond what her slender frame suggests 276 363.

Personality

Airi is proud, competitive, direct, and accustomed to taking control. Her upbringing as an heir taught her to conceal emotion during negotiations, make rapid decisions, and treat responsibility as non-negotiable. She is highly effective under pressure and can separate personal distress from her professional duties long enough to complete her work 107 228 368.

Despite her intimidating public reputation as a capricious “little devil,” Airi follows a personal code against casually humiliating collaborators or treating wealth as a justification for disregarding others. She provides employees and partners with what she considers their due, even when she is harsh or demanding 83 168.

Her relationship with Kiyoharu exposes traits she usually suppresses: shyness, insecurity, curiosity, and a strong desire to be understood. She struggles to distinguish affection from ownership, frequently responds to jealousy through surveillance or strategic interference, and fears being emotionally indifferent to Kiyoharu even more than being rejected by him 196 227 254 343.

Airi’s attachment to Kiyoharu becomes increasingly dependent over time. She attempts to learn his preferences, adapt to his hobbies, and become a more considerate partner, but her instinct to control situations repeatedly conflicts with that goal 175 192 368.

Abilities & Skills

Corporate Leadership and Negotiation

Airi is an accomplished business strategist trained to inherit the Chihaya Conglomerate.

• Evaluates proposals independently and is difficult to sway through pressure or reputation alone 299.
• Uses calculated intimidation, bait operations, and information asymmetry during investigations 352.
• Retains high productivity during personal crises and completes work before addressing emotional concerns 368.
• Reverses the Chihaya Family’s decline and leads its return to growth as president 397.

Exceptional Physical Strength

Airi possesses extraordinary physical capability, repeatedly displaying strength beyond ordinary human expectations.

• Can overpower Kiyoharu in physical struggles despite her comparatively slender build 276 356.
• Tears apart Kiyoharu’s clothing with ease during an emotional outburst 363.
• Her physical performance in lucid dreams is described as exceeding human limits 340.
• Her strength does not prevent vulnerability; she is initially frightened of deep water and must learn swimming gradually 239.

High-Speed Driving

Airi is an aggressive and highly skilled driver who uses fast driving to vent frustration.

• Takes Kiyoharu on high-speed drives when upset, despite his severe motion sickness 15.
• Adjusts her driving when she realizes he is suffering, showing concern beneath her harshness 16.
• Continues to use driving as a private outlet and a way to place Kiyoharu in a vulnerable, dependent position 356.

Surveillance and Investigation

Airi combines corporate resources with personal initiative when she suspects rivals or romantic competitors.

• Observes Kiyoharu and Hitomi through a telescope from a hotel room 58 59.
• Operates surveillance systems on Tanuki Island to monitor Kiyoharu, Ayano, and Takagi Akane 117 118.
• Uses a pendant camera to monitor Kiyoharu’s tutoring sessions with Takagi Akane 218.
• Personally follows Kiyoharu through Minato in disguise and enters a bar to continue watching him 227 228.
• Uses AI-assisted comparison to connect Kiyoharu to the protagonist of Moulting Butterfly’s manga and identify potential suspects 349.

Lucid-Dream Awareness

Airi can recognize inconsistencies within dreamscapes and act with unusual decisiveness once she realizes she is dreaming.

• Identifies a dream from its impossible setting, distorted news broadcast, and inconsistent environment 260.
• Uses questions about real-world events to test whether Kiyoharu’s consciousness is present in a dream 273.
• Breaks through a dream’s limits and awakens at the Chihaya Estate 340.

Equipment and Resources

• High-performance sports cars — Used for her high-speed drives with Kiyoharu 15 356.
• Drugged incense — Used to render Kiyoharu unconscious during several private intrusions; Airi later worries about its effects and her reliance on it 130 225.
• Pendant camera — A concealed camera placed on Kiyoharu to monitor his tutoring session with Takagi Akane 218.
• Conglomerate surveillance network — Used to observe events on Tanuki Island and later to receive real-time footage from classrooms and offices 117 343.
• Lie detector — Used or prepared for use against people Airi suspects of hiding their intentions 66 299.
• AI analysis tools — Used to compare manga imagery with Kiyoharu and narrow down suspects connected to him 349.

Relationships

• Ito Kiyoharu — Her fiancé under a three-year mutual-benefit agreement. Airi’s initially professional treatment of him develops into possessive affection, repeated attempts at intimacy, and an eventual desire for a genuine relationship 1 153 254 363.
• Chihaya Gen'ichiro — Her father and principal influence as a business leader. He raised Airi to inherit the conglomerate and trusts her ability to change the family’s future 35 107.
• Chihaya Rumiko — Her mother. Airi’s view of romance is influenced by witnessing Gen'ichiro’s affectionate treatment of Rumiko 171.
• Kitahara Ayano — Her best friend, rival, and eventual romantic competitor for Kiyoharu’s attention. Their friendship is strained by jealousy, secrets, and Ayano’s concealed powers 28 370 376.
• Shimaura Hitomi — A longtime friend whom Airi once relied on for household help. Airi becomes increasingly suspicious of Hitomi’s feelings for Kiyoharu 16 290 298.
• Ogiso Nining — Her cousin and loyal maid. Airi considers Nining a trustworthy ally despite Nining’s hostility toward Kiyoharu 171 185.
• Takagi Akane — A business and school rival whose closeness to Kiyoharu fuels Airi’s suspicion. Their relationship later includes a “Release Time” arrangement tied to Chihaya Family assets 68 397.
• Uncle Tsuchiya — The Chihaya Family’s butler and a confidant who notices and quietly encourages Airi’s feelings for Kiyoharu 58 118.
• Aunt Kobayashi — Head maid and trusted caretaker who assists Airi with practical matters, including the incense used on Kiyoharu 130 204.
• Ito Yoshiki — Kiyoharu’s younger sister. Airi feels intensely jealous of Yoshiki’s effortless closeness with Kiyoharu, though she recognizes the siblings’ bond as familial 316.

Major Arcs

Contractual Fiancée Arc

Airi enters a mutually beneficial engagement with Kiyoharu to satisfy family expectations while maintaining personal boundaries. Kiyoharu’s refusal to react to her provocations becomes the central irritation in their early relationship 1 3.

Takagi Akane Conflict

After Gen'ichiro permits Takagi Akane to return to Chihaya Academy, Airi reacts by taking Kiyoharu on a reckless drive and tasking him with making life difficult for Akane. Her rivalry later escalates into surveillance, lie-detector tests, staged affection, and tutoring-session monitoring 15 66 68 218.

Tanuki Island and the Lucid Dreams

Airi monitors Kiyoharu and Ayano during the Tanuki Island expedition, then begins confronting her feelings more openly through dreams and increasingly intimate engagement performances. Lucid dreams allow her to act on impulses she normally restrains 117 130 153 260.

Jealousy and Dependence Arc

Airi’s attachment becomes difficult to conceal. She tracks Kiyoharu, sends him repeated messages when he is absent, intervenes in his school life, and begins treating public displays of affection as declarations of territory 199 204 227.

Swimming and Self-Improvement Arc

Provoked by comparisons with Takagi Akane, Airi decides to learn swimming. Her fear of water leaves her dependent on Kiyoharu’s instruction, but her competitive nature drives her to persist despite cramps and setbacks 222 239 251.

Rivalry with Ayano

Airi’s friendship with Ayano deteriorates as both women seek Kiyoharu’s favor. Airi suspects Ayano’s hidden identity, attempts to expose her motives, and later becomes aware that Ayano may possess Time Stop 349 368 370.

Succession and Presidency

Following prolonged conflict with the Takagi Group and internal Chihaya Family pressure, Airi assumes the presidency of the Chihaya Conglomerate. Her leadership restores the family’s growth, though her emotional instability and possessive relationship with Kiyoharu remain unresolved 397.

Trivia

• Airi dislikes street food despite her detailed knowledge of business operations and everyday realities 161.
• She is notably inexperienced with casual romance and considers Kiyoharu her first true friend, distinguishing friendship from her more fragile relationships with her “girlfriends” 254.
• She adopts black stockings as both a personal preference and a deliberate way to attract Kiyoharu’s attention 181.
• She once believed that strength meant exploiting every advantage over a weaker opponent; Kiyoharu’s restraint challenges that worldview 59.
• Her first press conference as president occurs three years after the main story’s earlier events 397.