Sakayanagi

Biodata

Background

Sakayanagi is the daughter of the school's chairman. At the entrance ceremony, she addresses the freshmen as their representative, urging them to cultivate and control their abilities 7.

Class A is divided between her faction and Katsuragi Kohei's. During an assessment to identify the four homeroom teachers' abilities, Sakayanagi assigns her faction to investigate other classes while Katsuragi's group studies the Ability Manual. She continues directing the work after Yahiko insults her, though she privately resolves to deal with him later 6 20.

Appearance

Sakayanagi is short and delicately built, and uses a crutch 6 7.

• Silver hair that falls over her shoulders 6.
• Fair skin and clear, bright eyes 6.
• An upright, elegant posture 6.

Personality

Sakayanagi plans around other students' strengths and weaknesses and keeps her composure in public. She accepts Katsuragi's proposed division of work despite Yahiko's insult, then tells Kito that completing the assessment takes priority over settling the grudge 20. With Kanzaki, her manner is familiar and teasing, but their conversations are also attempts to gain information and win their bet 21 50.

Abilities & Skills

Strategy and Investigation

• Delegates Class A's assessment work and personally investigates Class D with Kito and Hashimoto 20.
• Changes course from Class C to Class B, where she questions Kanzaki about his homeroom teacher's ability 21.
• Recognizes that Kanzaki could probe Kito's Mind Sea because Kito's mental defenses are weak 21.
• Investigates Itozawa after learning of his involvement with Kamuro; finding nothing unusual in the school records, she probes Kanzaki instead 50.

Restraint and Leverage

• Catches Kamuro attempting to steal from her seat. Kamuro is restricted by a Spirit Restraining Talisman, and Sakayanagi pressures her into disclosing what she knows about the boy who suggested the theft 21.
• Sakayanagi's own special ability is not identified in the provided account, though Kanzaki's proposed wager would bar her from using it in the next assessment if he wins 21.

Equipment / Items

• Crutch — Used when she walks onto the entrance-ceremony stage 7.
• Spirit Restraining Talisman — Restricts Kamuro when she is caught at Sakayanagi's seat 21.

Relationships

• Chairman Sakayanagi — Her father and the school's chairman 7.
• Katsuragi Kohei — Leader of Class A's other faction; they agree on separate assessment tasks despite tension between their supporters 6 20.
• Yahiko — Katsuragi supporter who insults her frailty. She conceals her anger until the assessment work is underway 20.
• Kito — Faction member who supports her decisions and accompanies her investigations 20 21.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi — Accompanies her investigations; she declines to explain her history with Kanzaki to him 20 21.
• Kamuro Sumire — Caught trying to steal from her; afterward, Kamuro acts under Sakayanagi's direction 21 24 49.
• Kanzaki Ryūji — An acquaintance in Class B. They wager on whether Sakayanagi can obtain information from a Class B student and later probe each other about Itozawa 21 50.
• Itozawa — Draws her interest after Kamuro reveals that a boy encouraged the attempted theft. She investigates his records and asks Kanzaki about him 21 50.

Notable Quotes

“Our task is not just to learn how to use our abilities, but more importantly, to learn how to control them, how to make them a part of our strength.” 7

“Our goal is to complete the mission, not to dwell on personal grudges here. Yahiko, I will deal with him sooner or later.” 20