Hishiri Adashino—one could tell from her name alone that she was Japanese.
She had black hair that fell to her ankles, smooth as a groomed night, making one want to reach out and touch it.
She usually wore a Japanese kimono embroidered with vivid floral patterns, giving her an elegant, mysterious air—the very image of a traditional Yamato beauty.
She often wore black-rimmed glasses, which made her seem all the more quiet and intellectual.
Not only was Hishiri Adashino lovely, but she also held a high-ranking post in the Legal Affairs Department and served as Lorelei's right hand. In theory, she should have had no shortage of admirers at the Clock Tower.
After all, winning over Hishiri Adashino was equivalent to winning over the Legal Affairs Department. Anyone would have to show her some respect.
Yet even now, there had never been any rumors of romance around her. She did not even have a single suitor.
It was not that there had been none. Those who had tried to make a move out of greed for her beauty or power had all been frightened off, and some had even suffered psychological trauma.
Hishiri Adashino was nothing like what she appeared to be. In fact, no Caster was truly as they appeared—except Waver.
The real Hishiri Adashino was cold-blooded, scheming, and skilled at planning and manipulation. She was known as a femme fatale.
Her words and manners seemed gentle and courteous, but she possessed exceptional strategic ability and a talent for handling information.
Unlike most Casters who pursued the Root, she had no interest in it. Her actions were driven primarily by personal vengeance and her Negation of her father's values.
Hishiri Adashino had been born into a family of survivors from Spirit Tomb Albion. Hating her father, she had embarked