Ichinose

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ichinose Honami (一之瀬)
Alias(es)	“Good Samaritan” — Shangguan Che’s teasing nickname for her 39
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	First-Year Class B; Student Council; Class B–Class D temporary alliance 24 38 42
Occupation/Role	Student; Class B’s sole leader; Student Council member responsible for club activities 24 38
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 15 15

Background / History

Ichinose is identified by Shangguan Che’s system as its final assistance target. Her profile describes her as outwardly cheerful while privately burdened by an inferiority complex and an unspecified past she has magnified in her own mind. The stated condition for helping her is for her to move beyond those shadows and recognize her own worth 15.

Before entering Advanced Nurturing High School, she served on her middle-school student council and organized its cultural festival. She placed first in the first-year entrance examination, an achievement Shangguan Che learns while observing her Student Council interview materials 17 18.

At the school, Ichinose becomes Class B’s sole leader and establishes a preliminary hierarchy through elected class representatives 24. She applies to the Student Council early in the term, exchanges contact information with Shangguan Che while waiting for her interview, and later confirms that Vice President Nagumo Miyabi brought her into the council 17 20.

Appearance

Ichinose is a pink-haired girl whose gentle, sunny demeanor is frequently emphasized in her introductions and interactions 17 35.

• Long pink hair 17
• Clear, sparkling eyes 17 39
• Usually wears a gentle or bright smile 17 35
• Wears a Student Council uniform while performing council duties 38

Personality

Ichinose is consistently considerate, approachable, and generous. She readily advises Shangguan Che on applying to the Student Council, shares her application as a reference, comforts Katsuragi after his interview, and treats helping classmates as ordinary rather than exceptional 17.

She is also notably self-effacing. She refuses to make a burden of small favors, declines Shangguan Che’s offer to help carry Class B’s printed materials, and becomes embarrassed when he repeatedly calls her a “Good Samaritan” or praises her as exceptionally kind 35 39 45.

Despite her warm public image and considerable achievements, her system profile identifies a concealed sense of inadequacy and unresolved personal darkness. Her praise for others’ qualities and discomfort with being praised herself are consistent with this private insecurity 15 20 21.

Abilities & Skills

Leadership and Social Networking

Ichinose leads a united Class B and maintains extensive connections across the student body.

• Acts as Class B’s sole leader and has created a class-representative hierarchy 24
• Organizes Class B activities and study-related work 19 35
• Learns about Class C’s violent and threatening methods through social channels before Ryuen establishes complete control 42
• Proposes cooperation when Class C’s actions threaten Class D 42

Academic Ability

Ichinose is an outstanding student academically.

• Placed first in the first-year entrance examination 17
• Her Student Council application records prior middle-school council experience and cultural-festival organization 18
• Prepares and prints test papers and handouts for Class B using the teachers’ office’s free printer 35

Student Council Work

Ichinose joins the Student Council through Nagumo Miyabi and handles club-related duties.

• Records club activity statuses and communicates with club members 38
• States that the Student Council exists to serve students rather than act as anyone’s personal influence or “backer” 38
• Relies on Nagumo’s guidance while learning council responsibilities 38

Relationships

• Shangguan Che — Friend and the person assigned by the system to help her. They exchange contact information during her Student Council application, regularly message each other, and cooperate around the Class D–Class B alliance 15 17 39 42.
• Hirata Yosuke — Ally through the Class B–Class D cooperation. She assists his efforts to investigate the Sudo incident by asking Class B students and offering to seek information from other clubs 35 39 42.
• Kanzaki Ryuji — Class B’s vice representative. Ichinose contacts him to discuss and support an alliance with Class D 42.
• Nagumo Miyabi — Student Council vice president who brings Ichinose into the council and directs her club-activity work 20 38 39.
• Hoshinomiya Chie — Her homeroom teacher, who is openly familiar and physically affectionate with Ichinose; she brings Ichinose to the disciplinary hearing 45 46 48.
• Class B — Ichinose’s class follows her leadership structure and is accustomed to her stepping forward to handle matters 24 45.
• Class D — Forms a temporary mutual-aid alliance with Class B against Class C’s threat 42 45.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Assistance Target

Shangguan Che receives Ichinose’s profile as his final system target. Believing that a good person should not be “held at gunpoint,” he resolves to understand the source of her insecurity and affirm her value 15.

Student Council Application

Shangguan Che meets Ichinose outside the Student Council office while she prepares for her interview. She assists him with his own application, while he discovers her first-place entrance-exam ranking and previous council experience 17 18. Ichinose subsequently joins the Student Council through Nagumo 20.

Class B Leadership

Shangguan Che’s observations establish Ichinose as Class B’s central leader. She organizes her classmates, handles practical work independently, and prioritizes the class’s needs over recognition for herself 19 24 35.

Sudo Incident and Inter-Class Alliance

During the investigation into Sudo Ken’s alleged assault, Ichinose offers assistance, checks whether Class B students witnessed the incident, and agrees to seek further information from other clubs 39. Recognizing Class C’s pattern of violence and coercion, she proposes a Class B–Class D alliance with Kanzaki’s support 42.

Ichinose attends the disciplinary hearing alongside Hoshinomiya. After Class C withdraws its complaint against Sudo, she concludes that the alliance with Class D was the right decision 46 48.

Notable Quotes

“The Student Council is here to serve everyone, not to be a backer.” 38

“Helping a classmate is just a normal thing to do.” 17

Trivia

• Shangguan Che’s system profile categorizes Ichinose’s name as “pale gold” 15.
• Shangguan Che repeatedly attempts to help her by sending exaggerated compliments and observing how she reacts to them 20 21.
• She is embarrassed rather than pleased when Shangguan Che calls her a “Good Samaritan” 39.