Morizono Aguni |Bc࿔*:･

Aguni's backstory is heavily intertwined with the Hatter's, as they are shown to be close friends in the real world before the events of the series. After Takeru took over his father's Hat Danma shop, Aguni came to him and tried on one of his hats, but Takeru declared it didn't suit him. He commented on Aguni becoming an officer in the Self-Defense Forces and joked that he expected him to be a member of the yakuza. Aguni mentioned another mutual friend of theirs who had been killed, and Takeru wished him a long life, as he was the only friend he had left. Aguni smiled and wished Takeru the same. Arriving in the Borderlands, Aguni and the Hatter played through several games before discovering the Seaside Paradise Tokyo hotel, where the Hatter decided to create a utopia. Aguni was skeptical of the idea, but agreed to support his friend's dreams and took on the role of the militants' leader, responsible for weapons and security.

Aguni is a stern military man who prefers to carry out his assigned tasks to the letter. Tasked with monitoring the militants on the Beach, he silently carries out his duties, easily gaining the respect of young delinquents like Niragi and the Last Boss and creating the illusion of a confrontation with the Hatter, all the while remaining loyal to his best friend. As demonstrated in numerous Spades games, Aguni is perceptive and calm, adept at assessing his opponent's strengths and weaknesses to devise a successful strategy. Despite the circumstances, he never shows fear or panics, channeling all his emotions into rage and using it to defeat his enemies. However, when alone with his pain, he sometimes allows himself to express it, such as when he cries after killing the Hatter or when Arisu sees through his angry facade to his grief.

NAME: AGUNI. Morizono Aguni is the main character in Alice in Borderlands. He specializes in pikes. Aguni is a tall, muscular middle-aged man with short dark hair and brown eyes. In Borderlands, he always wears a black sleeveless tank top, green camouflage cargo pants, and black combat boots. In the real world, Aguni wears a dark blue T-shirt, a dark gray short-sleeved shirt, and beige pants. As the story progresses, Aguni's face and body gradually become covered with scars from knife stabbings and gunshots.

Before Takeru arrived in the Borderlands, he ran a famous host club in Kabukicho called "The Beach," which he claimed was advertised all over Tokyo on loudspeaker trucks. He desperately sought to be the best in Kabukicho, and his subordinates looked up to him, claiming to be willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He believed that if a customer looked down on you, it was all over, and that no matter how drunk you got, "you should never lose your pride as a human being." This belief was later instilled in his subordinates, but one of them drove him over the edge and hung himself in his room. As a result, everyone else abandoned Takeru, and "The Beach" went bankrupt. After the club went bankrupt, Takeru took control of the family hat shop to fulfill his father's dying wish.

Hatter's personality prior to the events of Borderlands is strikingly different from the man he first met Arisu. In the real world, Takeru is shown to be compassionate, kind, and caring toward his friends, especially Mori-chan, whom he wished a long life for. He is also deeply philosophical, which is reflected in his portrayal in Borderlands, where he quotes Gandhi and resolves to create a utopia for all hopeless souls. However, while running the Beach, Hatter became obsessed with sacrificing everything to obtain all the cards and leave Borderlands, leading him to become self-centered, manipulative, and cruel. When telling Arisu about his life, he seems far more distressed by the collapse of his dreams for the club than by the death of one of his subordinates. He even calls the man's death a "necessary evil" for his maturation, demonstrating a complete disregard for human life. He insists that all members of the Beach dedicate their lives to his cause, making him the only hero to ever leave the Borderlands. Furthermore, the Hatter is shown to enjoy drinking in the company of women.

Danma Takeru, also known as Hatter, is the leader of the "Beach" community, representing the idealistic side of the community, as opposed to the militant Morizono Aguni faction. Hatter is a thin, middle-aged man with wavy, shoulder-length hair, always wearing sunglasses and a bright beach robe with red swimming trunks underneath. He is always seen strolling leisurely through the Seaside Paradise Hotel, better known as "The Beach," considering it his kingdom.

Samura was a hikikomori, obsessed with famous researchers and a lust for life. He rarely left his room, preferring to sit in the dark with only his computer and books. He often ignored his mother, preferring to spend his time online, sharing his interests and views, though no one paid attention to his posts. After moving to the Borderlands, Samura played several games, barely surviving, and then, understanding the new world, felt at home. He shaved his head, found a tattoo artist who could ink him with "something amazing," and took the name "Final Boss." With his new appearance, he reinvented himself and found the will to live by killing others.

The Final Boss is a silent assassin who rarely speaks but creates a menacing aura with his appearance and unexpected movements. He shows no respect for human life and kills people on a whim, whenever possible, without remorse or regret. He has completely abandoned his past and created a new identity in the Borderlands, reveling in the lawless world and thriving among criminals like Niragi and other militants.

Takatora Samura (Samura Takatora), also known as the Last Boss, is a beach fighter working under Aguni. His specialty is spades. The Last Boss is a tall, lanky man in his thirties, depicted in the real world with long, tousled hair and a beard, but his appearance changed dramatically after arriving in the Borderlands. For most of his on-screen time, he is shown as a bald man with large tattoos on his face and shoulders, wearing a black sleeveless hooded shirt, dark baggy pants, and sandals. His most distinguishing feature is his katana, as he is the only fighter without a firearm.

Due to his initially timid nature and unassuming appearance, Niragi was subjected to severe bullying and physical harassment. In flashbacks, he was seen being held down by a group of five male students, using his body as a target for baseball practice. At least once, he was force-fed rice laced with urine, and the bullies threatened to do it again if he didn't sit still while baseballs were thrown at his face. At some point, presumably after graduation, he underwent radical changes to his appearance and personality to protect himself from further bullying.

Niragi is portrayed as a young but dangerous militant member of "Beach." He typically exhibits unstable and aggressive behavior and uses violence, intimidation, and psychological torture to achieve his goals. While content to follow orders and obey his captain, Aguni, he enjoys the power of his position as second-in-command affords him and abuses it, with little regard for the lives and well-being of others. His unstable and eccentric personality is the result of childhood trauma caused by severe bullying during his school years. Due to his experiences in the real world, Niragi grew up believing that humanity is inherently evil and began exploiting the dystopian and lawless state of Borderland to satisfy his thirst for power and status, which he lacks in the real world. His initially manic and exaggerated demeanor, which he displayed on the Beach as Aguni's second-in-command, softens considerably after he suffers debilitating injuries and loses his position of power with the Beach's collapse. He now displays a calmer, albeit more cynical and nihilistic, attitude. However, even Niragi has a glimmer of humanity: after Tatta's sacrifice saves the group, he stays to attend his funeral and pay his respects, acknowledging his gratitude for saving his life. At his core, Niragi is a deeply lonely and embittered man, desperately trying to find common ground with those he considers similar to himself, namely Arisu and Chishiya, whom he claims are inherently as selfish and outcasts as himself. He seeks to corrupt the spirits of those who cling to the hopes and ideals he abandoned long ago, choosing instead to spread the pain and suffering he himself endured in the past and become a hated and despised man of his own free will. Confronted with his own deplorable actions, Niragi distances himself from them and chooses to blame the world around him for his atrocities rather than accept responsibility for them.

Niragi is a tall, slender man with pale skin and shoulder-length black hair pulled back into a half-bun. He has silver piercings in his left eyebrow, left nostril, and tongue. He wears a black and white button-down shirt with a giraffe print, black leather pants, and black heeled boots. He is often seen with a rifle slung over his shoulder. His distinctive habit is to stick out his pierced tongue, often in a way that causes discomfort to those around him. Following the events of Ten of Hearts, Niragi suffered severe second- and third-degree burns to his face and upper body. His hair is now short and uneven, and his left eyebrow is completely missing. He wears bandages covering his arms, legs, and upper body, which gradually turns black over time from what is presumably dried blood. Over his bandages, he wears a gray, snake-print button-down shirt with mid-length sleeves and dark blue capri pants. Underneath the bandages, he wears a thick gray sweater. At first, he uses his torn giraffe-print shirt as a makeshift turban to cover half his face, but abandons it after a game of King of Clubs.

After some time, the number of violent people on the Beach grows. The Hatter realizes that hope is still insufficient and combats this with a lie: once a person collects the entire deck of cards, they are returned to Earth. With this, new hope is found, and a number system is established, with Aguni becoming Number 2. The Hatter tells Aguni he doesn't mind if he creates a militant faction against him. This keeps the troublemakers in check, preventing them from upsetting the balance of Beach society. Aguni asks if he's trying to become king, but he agrees to take on the role until the Hatter kills the villagers for hiding the cards that were supposed to be handed over to society. Aguni is horrified that the Hatter has become so mentally unstable that he can't even remember making up the lie. Their friendship slowly begins to unravel.