March 7th

Biodata

Background / History

March 7th awakened from the Six-Phased Ice without memories of her past. Initially lost and bewildered, she spent much of her time looking through the Astral Express’s windows, hoping to find her home planet among the stars. Himeko kept her company and encouraged her daily; March became cheerful after finding a place within the Express family 3 10 41.

During earlier Trailblaze journeys, March generally left planning to Himeko and Dan Heng. Her own activities included sightseeing, shopping, trying local food, and fighting monsters, including members of the Antimatter Legion. The uncanny incidents at Herta Space Station put her in the unfamiliar position of facing a crisis without her usual planners 7 11.

Appearance

March has short cherry-pink hair, fair skin, and distinctive pink-and-blue eyes 1 14.

• Clothing: A white shirt and aqua-blue pleated miniskirt 14 18.
• Accessories: A leather thigh garter tied with a bow, a waist pouch, and a compact camera worn against her chest 3 7.
• Weapon: An ice-blue crystalline bow formed from Six-Phased Ice 10 26.

Personality

March is energetic, impulsive, and mischievous. She frequently teases Pom-Pom and acts on ideas without considering the consequences. After secretly photographing Himeko embracing Lin Chen, she imagines using the pictures to obtain a tenfold increase in her monthly Credits. Her enthusiasm for card games also persists despite repeated losses, leaving her owing Lin Chen 7,856 Credits 1 3 4 5.

Her confidence in combat contrasts sharply with her fear of ghosts. She boasts that she could beat a ghost king, but the faceless woman in the Bloodstained White Dress reduces her to tears. When lying or boasting, she tends to avert her eyes and turn her face aside 10 11 13.

Despite her teasing, March is considerate toward people she cares about. She objects to Asta’s dismissive treatment of Lin Chen and becomes deeply worried about Asta’s corrupted mental state. She is also cautious about romance, following Himeko’s advice to protect herself and keep her distance from men. Her growing attachment to Lin Chen leaves her embarrassed and increasingly sensitive to his interest in Asta 6 10 20 21 39.

Abilities & Skills

Six-Phased Ice Manipulation

March controls ice and snow through her extraordinary powers. Lin Chen identifies her as a Pathstrider, though the supplied passages do not name her Path 19 32 33.

• Large-area freezing: When attacked by the Bloodstained White Dress, she fills every passage within a hundred-meter radius with towering, pink-and-blue ice spikes 11.
• Restraint and disruption: That attack apparently destroys the ghost’s manifested body outside its dress and traps the remaining haunted garment long enough for Lin Chen to contain it 12.
• Freezing targets: Lin Chen recalls seeing her freeze Pom-Pom into a giant ice sculpture with a lift of her hand 4.
• Battlefield control: Against the Uncanny Behemoth, her ice freezes the surrounding black tide and slows the monster’s charge to a crawl 33.
• Limits: The ice does not permanently eliminate the Bloodstained White Dress; Lin Chen must use his Portable Containment Device 12.

Ice Archery

March uses a Composite Bow formed from Six-Phased Ice to deliver ranged freezing attacks 26 33.

• Creates crystalline, iridescent arrows on the bowstring 33.
• Fires an airborne shot that becomes a shower of crystalline ice rabbits 33.
• Repeated arrow impacts burst into ice shards and coat targets in frost, supporting Arlan’s close-range attacks 33.
• Fires from Lin Chen’s moving Hellfire Battlewagon during their combined ice, fire, and autocannon assault 35 36.

Physical Strength and Speed

March’s physical abilities greatly exceed those of an ordinary person 10 11.

• Strength: A frightened kick dents an alloy cabin door and shakes the ceiling 10.
• Speed: She retreats from the faceless ghost to Lin Chen’s side at an extraordinary speed and later crosses the living compartment almost instantly when embarrassed 11 18.
• Claimed standing: She calls herself the Express’s strongest fighter after Uncle Yang and says she has defeated Dan Heng. Lin Chen initially doubts this claim 5.

Response to Uncanny Mental Effects

March shows an unexplained resilience during the battle against the Uncanny Behemoth 33.

• Lin Chen observes that she remains unaffected while Asta and Arlan show signs of sanity erosion and he himself feels bodily disturbances 33.
• This observation does not establish complete immunity: she is still intensely frightened by uncanny creatures and initially mistakes the station’s eerie singing for a broadcast lullaby 10 32.

Practical Knowledge

• Teaches Lin Chen how to use the station’s Realm Anchors for short-distance teleportation 5.
• Identifies Asta and Arlan as potential allies with exceptional combat abilities, while admitting that she knows little about the station’s other fighters 19.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Six-Phased Ice Composite Bow — Her principal weapon for crystalline arrows and ranged freezing attacks 26 33.
• Compact camera — Used to secretly photograph Himeko and Lin Chen embracing 3 4.
• Phone — Used for Himeko’s video calls and messages 14 22.
• Cabin key card — Initially assigned cabin 0276; exchanges cards with Lin Chen, who originally receives cabin 0018 7.

Relationships

• Lin Chen — A fellow Express passenger whom she initially regards with suspicion. Their shared encounters with the Uncanny develop into mutual reliance and an intermediate system-recognized bond. She denies being romantically involved with him, but later asks whether he would accompany her on an adventure after the Express’s journey ends 7 19 21 26.
• Himeko — A supportive senior figure who helped March adjust after awakening without memories. March follows her safety advice but worries about her scrutiny, particularly when hiding her overnight stay with Lin Chen 3 10 14.
• Asta — Her closest friend outside the Astral Express family. March notices that Asta’s cold behavior is unlike her usual self and helps restore her sanity despite worrying that Lin Chen’s medicine might harm her 6 20 21.
• Pom-Pom — A frequent target of March’s teasing. Pom-Pom enjoys reversing the situation when March becomes embarrassed over sitting on Lin Chen’s lap 1.
• Dan Heng — A fellow Express fighter whose planning March relies on during Trailblaze journeys; she claims to have defeated him in combat 5 7.
• Uncle Yang — The fighter March places above herself. Faced with the Uncanny Behemoth, she wishes he could annihilate it with a simulated black hole 5 32.
• Arlan — A combat ally against the Uncanny Behemoth; her freezing attacks create openings for his lightning-enhanced sword strikes 33.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Escort to Herta Space Station

• March’s initial bond with Lin Chen unlocks his system’s beginner package, granting six Space Marines. These rewards belong to Lin Chen, not March 1.
• Himeko assigns her to escort him to Herta Space Station. Before leaving, March discovers and photographs his farewell embrace with Himeko, interpreting it as a secret romance 3 4.
• She agrees to remain overnight after Lin Chen offers to cancel her 7,856-Credit card debt, on the condition that he keep his distance 5.

Bloodstained White Dress

• March approaches a woman in white despite Lin Chen’s warning. When the woman reveals a featureless face and reaches for her, March unleashes a massive freezing attack and flees into his arms 11.
• Lin Chen contains the surviving haunted dress. His intervention makes March feel reassured, reversing their earlier arrangement in which she was supposed to protect him 12.
• Still afraid to sleep alone, she stays in cabin 0276 and eventually shares the bed with him. She conceals his presence during Himeko’s video call, although Himeko later realizes they are probably sharing a room 13 14 15 17.
• After March wakes clinging to Lin Chen and becomes flustered about her feelings, his system registers an intermediate bond, rewarding him with eighteen Space Marines and Robust Physique 18 19.

Restoring Asta’s Sanity

• March agrees to help recruit Asta after making Lin Chen promise not to pursue her 19.
• At Stellar Rest café, she adds powder equivalent to three Low-Quality Sanity Pills to Asta’s coffee as part of their recovery plan 20.
• Himeko calls her back to the Express, so she temporarily leaves the recovering Asta in Lin Chen’s care 22.

Battle Against the Uncanny Behemoth

• Lin Chen’s summoned soldiers briefly aim their weapons at March after she kicks him; he immediately orders them to stand down and identifies her as his friend 29 30.
• Despite renewed fear at the monster’s appearance, she fights alongside Asta and Arlan, using Six-Phased Ice to hinder its movements 32 33.
• She joins the Hellfire Battlewagon’s mobile-firepower tactic, continuing her ice-arrow attacks while Asta and the vehicle supply additional firepower 35 36.
• Afterward, she asks whether Lin Chen will return to the Express and seeks clarification about his relationship with Himeko. Once the immediate danger has passed, she returns to her own room rather than continuing their overnight arrangement 38 39.

Notable Quotes

“If one day the Astral Express's journey ends, and I don't know where to go. If I invite you on an adventure together then, would you be willing to come with me?” 26

“Time to get serious for once. Let me show you what I can do!” 33