Kento Nanami

age: 28 height: 184 cm hair color: blonde eye color: brown appearance: Nanami is a tall, well-built man with neatly styled blonde hair. He has very thin eyebrows and small eyes that are covered by rimless sunglasses. As a former office worker, Nanami usually wears a business suit consisting of a beige jacket and pants, a light-colored shirt, and shoes. The dulled knife is located behind the back, in a special mount that is covered by a jacket. Additionally, Nanami wears a tie that has the same dot pattern as the wrapping of his knife.

Nanami is a very level-headed and reserved person, often giving the impression of being aloof and indifferent. He seems like someone who takes his work too seriously, but Nanami simply knows how to separate sentimentality from service. He is straightforward in most conversations and does not have a tendency towards impractical optimism. Additionally, Nanami can be blunt and does not hesitate to express his irritation through words and actions. Despite his stern appearance, Nanami is actually quite sociable and enjoys engaging in intellectual conversations. Has leadership qualities. Nanami knows that being a mage is a dangerous and responsible job only for crazy people, so it's difficult for him to respect people in this profession. Despite the fact that Nanami and Satoru are long-time friends, the former claims that he doesn't respect Satoru, despite their mutual trust in each other. He hates working overtime. He returned to working with magic only because he never felt truly valued while working in an office, and he didn't believe that his work had any significant impact on anyone. Working as a magician, on the other hand, allowed him to receive some appreciation from the people he helped. For Nanami, this was more than enough to live without regrets. As one of Yuji's mentors, Nanami stands in stark contrast to Satoru, who is much more outspoken and carefree. Yuji and Satoru describe Nanami as "dark," and at first, they didn't even believe that they would get along. Nanami doesn't believe that age or life-threatening experiences make someone an adult. Instead, he feels that it's the accumulation of all the small inconveniences throughout life that turns people into adults. Initially, he treated Yuji like a child because he didn't want him to give up his youth to become a magician. However, Yuji eventually proved himself and made Nanami acknowledge him.

Overall skill level: Nanami is an exemplary example of what a Level 1 mage should be like. Yuji and Takuma Ino respect Nanami for his behavior in sudden and challenging situations, as well as his incredible skill in dealing with them. Satoru Gojo entrusted Nanami with looking after Yuji because of these qualities, which had a positive impact on Yuji. Ino, a powerful Level 2 mage, approaches every difficult decision with the thought of "what would Nanami do?" because he believes that Nanami always does the right thing. Strategic Thinking: In addition to his cursed techniques, Nanami's main advantages in combat are his keen combat instincts and deductive thinking skills. Both times he fought Mahito, Nanami knew that he was outmatched in terms of pure cursed energy, but he survived both encounters and defeated Mahito multiple times through quick thinking and masterful execution. When Nanami was assigned the Mahito case, he was able to effectively use his team to track down the right clues, which ultimately led them directly to Mahito. He also realized that Mahito was intentionally leading them to his hideout and decided to go alone to prevent harming others. Physical Abilities: When it comes to combat abilities, Nanami is capable of fighting on par with special-level cursed spirits like Mahito. Due to a lack of information about Mahito's abilities, Nanami received a direct hit to his soul, but he still managed to survive, something that no one else had been able to do before. Mahito himself considered Nanami to be an exceptionally strong and worthy opponent, far beyond the capabilities of an average mage. Nanami possesses incredible resilience for a human, even by the standards of mages. As mentioned earlier, he was able to survive an attack by Mahito's cursed technique, continued fighting, and eventually escaped with his life and body intact. When Shigemo fought Nanami, he immediately attempted to kick him.

Hand-to-Hand Combat Master: In addition to being a skilled armed fighter, Nanami is also extremely capable in unarmed combat. His technique works just as well with his fists as it does with a blunt sword. Nanami used this method to effortlessly defeat Haruta Shigemaru. Each of Nanami's strikes was incredibly devastating, and a simple left hook was enough to send Shigemaru flying across the room, and Shigemaru would have died if not for his cursed technique.