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Kaori Kanzaki is an 18-year-old magician, initially a member of the Anglican Church's Necessarius branch. Born a Saint, her body shares physical characteristics with the Son of God, granting her immense luck and superhuman capabilities. This status made her the childhood Supreme Pontiff of Japan's Amakusa-Style Remix of Church, where followers venerated her. She became disillusioned upon realizing her good fortune coincided with others' misfortune, especially when followers died protecting her while insisting her survival justified their sacrifice. Guilt over this led her to despise the concept of luck and defect from the Amakusa three years prior to the main events.
She joined Necessarius in England, meeting Stiyl Magnus and Tsuchimikado Motoharu—the latter taught her English—and formed a sisterly bond with Index. Kanzaki participated in the annual memory erasure of Index, deemed necessary by the church due to Index's limited brain capacity. After each erasure, Kanzaki and Stiyl attempted to rebuild their friendship with Index, but eventually gave up due to the emotional pain of her repeated forgetting. They allowed Index to believe they were enemies pursuing her grimoires, contributing to Kanzaki's initially cold, taciturn, and serious demeanor.
Physically, Kanzaki stands 170-175 cm tall with long black hair in a hip-length ponytail and purple eyes. Her typical attire includes a knotted short white T-shirt revealing her navel, asymmetrically modified dark blue jeans with one leg shortened, and a denim jacket in later stories. She wields a two-meter nodachi named "Shichiten Shichitou" (Seven Heavens Seven Swords), and her outfit incorporates asymmetry to enhance a balance-boosting spell. At Necessarius dormitories, she wears a flower-patterned yukata.
Her personality is marked by stoicism and a refusal to kill, stemming from the conviction she "cannot" rather than "will not" take life. This principle extended even to distracting the archangel Gabriel during the Angel Fall incident instead of using lethal force. Though initially reserved, her interactions with Kamijou Touma after he saved Index and aided the Amakusa Church prompted gradual softening. She developed gratitude toward Touma, occasionally displaying embarrassment or awkwardness, particularly when pressured by Tsuchimikado to express thanks through unconventional means like cosplay. Outside combat, she embodies the "Yamato Nadeshiko" ideal of traditional Japanese femininity but speaks with samurai-like severity when serious. She is notably innocent regarding sexuality and struggles with technology, exemplified by her comical battles with a washing machine that she later considers a "friend" worth saving alongside her tropical fish during emergencies. To manage stress, she stacks tiles and karate-chops them, a habit typically triggered by Tsuchimikado's antics.
As a Saint, Kanzaki possesses the "Stigma," enabling her to channel divine power for superhuman strength, speed, and durability. She ranks among London's top ten magicians and specializes in physically enhancing magic blended with Eastern and Western styles. Her primary weapon is the Shichiten Shichitou, supplemented by seven steel wires used for combat and spellcasting. Key techniques include:
* **Nanasen (Seven Flashes)**: A wire-based attack splitting into thousands of cutting strands.
* **Yuisen (Single Flash)**: A magic-infused sword strike capable of harming angels, reserved for guaranteed kills.
* **Wire Magic**: Utilizes wires as 3D magic circles for barriers, elemental attacks (e.g., red lotus flames, ice spells), communication, tracking, and power redirection. Specific spells include the "Boundary of Forbidden Wires" for area misdirection and the "Analysis Ribbon" for examining magical items.
Her Amakusa background allows her to fuse Christian, Buddhist, and Shinto magic. She employs "Breaker of God," a breathing technique enhancing her physiology at the cost of extreme physical strain, and Saint-derived healing magic based on resurrection concepts. She also uses rune magic like Stiyl's Opila for area exclusion and St. Peter's Interception Spell to counter flight magic.
Her magic name, "Salvare000" (Be the salvation of those who cannot be saved), reflects her core motivation. During Angel Fall, she fought Gabriel to buy time for Touma and Tsuchimikado, refusing to let anyone remain unsaved. She later reconciled with the Amakusa Church after it joined Necessarius, returning as their leader while maintaining her role in the Anglican Church.
She joined Necessarius in England, meeting Stiyl Magnus and Tsuchimikado Motoharu—the latter taught her English—and formed a sisterly bond with Index. Kanzaki participated in the annual memory erasure of Index, deemed necessary by the church due to Index's limited brain capacity. After each erasure, Kanzaki and Stiyl attempted to rebuild their friendship with Index, but eventually gave up due to the emotional pain of her repeated forgetting. They allowed Index to believe they were enemies pursuing her grimoires, contributing to Kanzaki's initially cold, taciturn, and serious demeanor.
Physically, Kanzaki stands 170-175 cm tall with long black hair in a hip-length ponytail and purple eyes. Her typical attire includes a knotted short white T-shirt revealing her navel, asymmetrically modified dark blue jeans with one leg shortened, and a denim jacket in later stories. She wields a two-meter nodachi named "Shichiten Shichitou" (Seven Heavens Seven Swords), and her outfit incorporates asymmetry to enhance a balance-boosting spell. At Necessarius dormitories, she wears a flower-patterned yukata.
Her personality is marked by stoicism and a refusal to kill, stemming from the conviction she "cannot" rather than "will not" take life. This principle extended even to distracting the archangel Gabriel during the Angel Fall incident instead of using lethal force. Though initially reserved, her interactions with Kamijou Touma after he saved Index and aided the Amakusa Church prompted gradual softening. She developed gratitude toward Touma, occasionally displaying embarrassment or awkwardness, particularly when pressured by Tsuchimikado to express thanks through unconventional means like cosplay. Outside combat, she embodies the "Yamato Nadeshiko" ideal of traditional Japanese femininity but speaks with samurai-like severity when serious. She is notably innocent regarding sexuality and struggles with technology, exemplified by her comical battles with a washing machine that she later considers a "friend" worth saving alongside her tropical fish during emergencies. To manage stress, she stacks tiles and karate-chops them, a habit typically triggered by Tsuchimikado's antics.
As a Saint, Kanzaki possesses the "Stigma," enabling her to channel divine power for superhuman strength, speed, and durability. She ranks among London's top ten magicians and specializes in physically enhancing magic blended with Eastern and Western styles. Her primary weapon is the Shichiten Shichitou, supplemented by seven steel wires used for combat and spellcasting. Key techniques include:
* **Nanasen (Seven Flashes)**: A wire-based attack splitting into thousands of cutting strands.
* **Yuisen (Single Flash)**: A magic-infused sword strike capable of harming angels, reserved for guaranteed kills.
* **Wire Magic**: Utilizes wires as 3D magic circles for barriers, elemental attacks (e.g., red lotus flames, ice spells), communication, tracking, and power redirection. Specific spells include the "Boundary of Forbidden Wires" for area misdirection and the "Analysis Ribbon" for examining magical items.
Her Amakusa background allows her to fuse Christian, Buddhist, and Shinto magic. She employs "Breaker of God," a breathing technique enhancing her physiology at the cost of extreme physical strain, and Saint-derived healing magic based on resurrection concepts. She also uses rune magic like Stiyl's Opila for area exclusion and St. Peter's Interception Spell to counter flight magic.
Her magic name, "Salvare000" (Be the salvation of those who cannot be saved), reflects her core motivation. During Angel Fall, she fought Gabriel to buy time for Touma and Tsuchimikado, refusing to let anyone remain unsaved. She later reconciled with the Amakusa Church after it joined Necessarius, returning as their leader while maintaining her role in the Anglican Church.