Akira Dojima, a formal and reserved figure with chin-length brown hair and understated neutral attire, carries herself with an air of detachment shaped by lifelong trials. Orphaned young, she clung to her brother Keishi, a koto prodigy whose abrupt career shift left her burdened with leading the Tsubaki School. Under her grandmother’s directive, she devoted two relentless years to mastering *Mizu no Hentai*, a pursuit steeped in duty rather than passion. Her national koto victory, overshadowed by rival Satowa Hozuki’s disqualification for an emotional outburst, bred public skepticism and private turmoil. Whispers of pity and illegitimacy gnawed at her resolve, hardening her belief that relentless effort paled against innate talent—a bitterness deepened by Keishi and Satowa’s effortless brilliance. Satowa’s excommunication thrust Akira into the Hozuki School’s leadership, intertwining her fate with her rival’s estranged legacy. Coldly aloof, she initially rebuffed Satowa’s attempts at reconciliation, guarding old wounds. Yet the earnest passion of Tokise High’s Koto Club chipped at her defenses, exposing vulnerabilities and a latent empathy she long suppressed. A raw confrontation with Satowa unveiled their mirrored struggles—both channeling grief into music, both shackled by expectations. This clash, paired with mentoring the club, nudged Akira toward introspection, blurring the line between obligation and genuine artistry. Privately, she favors miso soup and simmered dishes, shuns instant meals, and pragmatically pursues a driver’s license. Her inability to laugh, a lingering relic of emotional restraint, mirrors years of guarded solitude. Emerging from self-imposed isolation, Akira tentatively bridges fractured bonds, her once-rigid formalism giving way to fragile yet deliberate steps toward authenticity—in music, in relationships, and in reconciling the weight of her past.