Hitomi Kuroki

Biodata

Background / History

Hitomi was a Japanese exchange student assigned to the same classroom as Ke Mingqing before both were transported into their current world and marked as Players. They had met only once before recognizing one another on the school bus. Unlike Ke, she worries about the family she left behind in their original world. 1

Her family is wealthy and maintains a seaside villa in Dawn Capital. An Youlu—Magical Girl Little Red Riding Hood—was taken in by the Kuroki family after being abandoned and became their servant; Hitomi has known her since childhood and treats her well. 13 19

Appearance

Hitomi is a school-age girl with shoulder-length black hair and a distinctive beauty mark beneath the corner of her eye, also described as a tear mole. 1 39

• Often quiet and understated in her school uniform. 13
• Wore an elegant black dress when receiving Ke Mingqing at her seaside villa. 19
• Her WeChat profile picture is a cartoon red panda with a matching beauty mark. 27

Personality

Initially timid during Ant Freak's attack, Hitomi nevertheless follows Ke Mingqing's dangerous flashlight plan and helps suppress the mutant long enough for him to strike. 1 Her fear does not prevent her from acting: after learning Jiang Qingzi is a supervillain, she directly proposes that she and Ke kill him together. 12

Hitomi is loyal and cautious about Player secrecy. She promises not to betray Ke, accepts their shared risk, and helps preserve his hidden identity even when organizing contact with other Dawn Capital Players. 13 36 39 She also remains uneasy about the Players' mission to exterminate superhumans, particularly because An Youlu is both a superhuman and someone close to her. 3 13

Abilities & Skills

Lucky Coin

Hitomi's exclusive Player talent is Lucky Coin. Its effects are chance-based rather than guaranteed. 12

• May grant an additional Item Roulette spin. 12
• May provide an extra weekly mission. 12
• May cause the Skill Shop to refresh with higher-rank skills. 12

Player Interface

As a Player, Hitomi can use the friend-list and messaging interface to coordinate with Ke Mingqing without speaking aloud. 1 12

• Added Ke as a friend immediately after the school-bus incident, enabling remote communication. 1
• Uses silent panel messages to discuss threats and plans while at school. 12
• Uses the Player Forum to locate and communicate with other Players in Dawn Capital. 36

Relationships

• Ke Mingqing — Classmate, fellow Player, and trusted accomplice. They publicly claim to be dating to explain why they are often together and to support Ke's cover stories. 1 13 39
• An Youlu / Magical Girl Little Red Riding Hood — Her household servant and childhood companion. An is fiercely loyal and protective of Hitomi. 13 18 20
• Dawn Capital Players — Hitomi identifies three other local Players through the forum and arranges to meet them in person, acting as Ke's source of information because he declines to attend. 36 39

Story Role / Major Arcs

School Bus Incident

• Recognizes Ke Mingqing as another Player after their transportation into the new world. 1
• Overcomes her fear enough to use three flashlights against Ant Freak according to Ke's instructions. 1
• Establishes a Player-friend connection with Ke after the incident. 1

Ke Mingqing's Accomplice

• Contacts Ke to check on him after the revelation that his adoptive father is Rain Crow and offers him refuge at her home. 3
• Reveals Lucky Coin and the existence of Magical Girl Little Red Riding Hood within her household. 12 13
• Declares that she and Ke are dating when classmates tease them, creating a public cover identity for the pair. 13

Blue Dove Support and Player Liaison

• Agrees to use her family's connections to commission Ke's Rain Crow-inspired combat suit, later completed as Blue Dove's suit. 18 21 43 44
• Creates a Dawn Capital Player Forum thread under the name The Family's Black Cat and volunteers to communicate with the local Players for Ke. 36
• Agrees to notify Ke if she finds a dungeon so they can clear it together. 44

Notable Quotes

“I won't betray you.” 13

Trivia

• Her favorite piano piece is Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence; because it does not exist in the parallel world, she performed and recorded it herself. 13
• Her WeChat account uses the ID HMT245xxx and contains no Moments posts or personal status message. 27