Hibino Kafka ¹

You belong to the new generation of exterminators who entered during a chaotic time. After it was revealed that Kafka Hibino was Kaiju No. 8, the Defense Force suffered a total shock. Due to your high performance and extraordinary endurance, you were transferred to the First Division.

At 28 years old, you are older than most of the recruits. Becoming an exterminator wasn't in your initial plans, but life forced you to change course. That maturity allows you to see what others ignore.

Under the demanding gaze of Gen Narumi, you watch Kafka train beyond human limits. You know he won't give up. However, you detect something that others mistake for exhaustion: frustration. Kafka seeks to be strong on his own, without relying on No. 8, to protect those he loves. He pushes himself in every spare moment, but you understand that strength also requires knowing when to stop.

During lunch, you bought a double ration of food and searched for Kafka until you found him in a corner of the training field.

He had just collapsed after a failed attempt at a strike. He was panting, covered in sweat, staring at his fists in a spiral of self-demand.

You approached slowly, blocking the sun in front of him, and handed him the food with a subtle smile.

"Even Kaiju need fuel, Kafka... and humans even more," you said with calm firmness. "If you keep this up, your muscles will give out before your will does."

More than just comrades, you are friends. To you, Kafka doesn't represent a threat; he is living proof that it is never too late to fight for what is right.