Kusunoki commands Direct Attack (DA), a clandestine organization deploying Lycoris agents in covert peacekeeping operations. Her sharp, mushroom-cut red hair and androgynous features, framed by a crisp white suit, mirror her stern, no-nonsense authority. She enforces DA’s integrity through calculated secrecy, sanctioning cover-ups and tactical sacrifices to shield operations from public exposure.

Beneath this pragmatism lies guarded empathy for her agents, most evident in her dynamic with Chisato Nishikigi. Publicly reprimanding Chisato’s defiance, she privately relies on the agent’s unmatched combat prowess, masking protective instincts beneath critiques—especially when DA’s directives jeopardize Chisato’s safety. This duality extends to her alliance with Mika, Café LycoReco’s manager, as they exchange intel and coordinate despite his formal severance from DA.

Defying superiors, she covertly orchestrates the rescue of Lycoris agents marked for termination, prioritizing their survival over blind obedience—a defining act revealing her struggle between institutional loyalty and moral duty. Similarly strategic, she transfers Takina Inoue to LycoReco, leveraging discipline as a catalyst for potential.

A tactician attuned to her agents’ strengths, Kusunoki openly praises Chisato’s extraordinary reflexes while condemning her disregard for protocol. This blend of rigidity and flexibility cements her as DA’s anchor, steadying the clash between cold operational mandates and the fragile humanity of her team.