Chitose Hayami

Chitose is an exuberant and outgoing tomboy who befriends Yae very early on in the series. She fences and lives for sports and other physical activity, and is considered to be a "star" student in the school, quite unlike Yae who is relatively quiet and is not particularly athletic. Chitose first takes an interest in Yae because she looks like a girl Chitose once had a crush on when she was younger. Eventually, she falls for Yae and struggles to get closer to the other girl despite her roughness and blunt personality.