Calls herself a witch, and the name has caught on. A mysterious individual prone to deep pronouncements. Unnaturally innocent. Entirely lacks malice*. Toshiya says that she can almost always be found at the pond in the school garden. She likes to stand there, looking at the sky and smiling to herself. She said "There was no meaning, just a reason... Remember: the world is a story..." Utsume answers that she is insane and she replies that they are both insane. Jinno Kageyuki - "The Dark Lord of the Night" "Darkness Given Name" "Supporter of All Good and Evil" "The First Magician" "The Granter" Darkness. Gave Takemi the bell. Unclear if he was ever human — his existence is a mystery. Discovered too many secrets, and became magic itself. At his first meeting with Takemi and Toshiya he told them that Ayame was once human but fell to the other side, and has gone mad from the loneliness. He thought that they have an extremely low chance of success, and they will likely have to kill Ayame, "though that is so hard when she is already dead." Had no desires, but loves change. Ozaki Matsukata - "The Occultist" "The Magician Hanging from the Tree of the World" Wrote under the pen name Oosako Eiichiro. One of the founders of Seisou Academy, left many magical items behind in the school. His books contain many accounts of genuine supernatural events, and reading them can cause those events to occur. The Agency has carefully removed these books from general circulation. This did not stop Utsume from acquiring several of them through private channels. Hanged himself from a tree on school grounds. Has a horribly twisted smile, showing the pure malice in his heart. Kijou Yutaka - The first 'man in black' presented in the novels, in Volume 1 Chapter 4 "Thus Spoke the Magic Hunter". He thinks Aki and Ryoko are intelligent and likeable. They remind him of his daughter, who is the same age and enrolled in a private high school. He hasn't seen his daughter since he joined The Agency, and like all agents is officially listed as 'dead'. He will not let his sentiments interfere with the duties of his responsibilities. The Agency will watch Aki and Ryoko. Once the current matter [Volume 1, 'Missing/Spirited Away'] has been resolved Aki and Ryoko will have their memories erased. Haga Mikihiko - "The