Jimeko

Having spent a full year in Kohina's class as a transfer student, she remains a girl who lingers on the fringes of social life. Deep down, she genuinely wants to befriend Kohina, but her overwhelming shyness makes honest communication feel impossible. Instead, she resorts to awkward, half-hearted attempts at "bullying" to get noticed—like quietly placing a vase on Kohina's desk. Since Kohina can never seem to remember her real name, she ended up nicknaming her "Jimeko," a portmanteau inspired by the word for bullying (ijime) and the girl's gloomy aura. She is a lonely soul who desperately craves connection yet somehow always fumbles her way past it.