Round Table

The **Round Table Conference Commission** (円卓会議奉行, *Entaku Kaigi Bugyō*?), often just shortened to **Round Table**, is the name given to the top twelve students in the Index, considered to be the strongest of the young generation. They are also automatically considered a student representative of the South Kanto Tri-City Defense Liaison Conference—an office they cannot refuse. More often than not, Round Table seatholders simultaneously hold offices within their own school.

## Overview

The Round Table Conference Commission was formed concurrently with the completion of the Academy superproject as part of a plan to include students in the South Kanto Tri-City Defense Liaison Conference—as they were the ones with the actual power, it only seemed natural to also give them voices in the new post-apocalyptic government. The Round Table forms one half of the Defense Liaison Conference with the other half formed by regular councilmembers who may or may not be Arbiters themselves. Entry into the Round Table is automatically given to the top twelve ranked students in the Index, a compiled database of all Arbiters (there are multiple databases for recordkeeping; the database used to determine Round Table qualification is the rankings that combine all of the three schools into one comprehensive listing). Those who hold a seat in the Round Table are given aliases, derived from the actual mythological Knights of the Round Table of Arthurian legend, an idea first perpetrated by Dr. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—he stresses that the order of the names he has given to the twelve ranks are his personal interpretation of the Round Table knights. This is because the status of the legendary Round Table Knights were of equals.

It is possible to yield one's seat in the Round Table with the two offically recognized ways being losing a sanctioned duel to a so-called **Round Table Candidate** (円卓候補, *Entaku Kōho*?)—students ranked thirteen to twenty-four—and falling out of one's top twelve ranking position in circumstances outside of the aforementioned. Voluntarily stepping down from the Round Table is also a way to give up one's seat, however, this has only happened once in the Commission's six-year history when Eisen Kitashirakawa—now Headmaster of Tokyo Prepatory Academy—suddenly vacated his First Seat.

## List

### First Seat, Pendragon

*Main article: Sonoka Tenkawa*

Revered as the «Saintess of Time» (although this is more often than not shortened to simply «Saintess»), Sonoka Tenkawa is the student body president of Tokyo Preparatory Academy and the Head Student Representative of Tokyo Prefecture. Calm, collected, a young lady of few words, and worshipped by many to be an unattainable flower, she is the only student who has achieved Level 7 and the youngest documented Level 7—she possesses the only recorded time-type Qualidea.

### Second Seat, Galahad

*Main article: Saiki Tokiyo*

Feared as «Apollyon», Saiki Tokiyo is the student body vice president of Yokohama Preparatory Academy and the Substitute Head Student Representative of Kanagawa Prefecture. The princess-heir of business magnate Koujirou Tokiyo, head of Tokiyo Group, Saiki is a monstrosity hidden beneath an eyepatch being among a limited number of students who have achieved Level 6. Possessing an immensely powerful vibration-type Qualidea, she harbors within her small frame the ability to shake heaven and earth.

### Third Seat, Lancelot

*Main article: Ayato Yamaki*

Referred to as the «Shadestrider», Ayato Yamaki is the student body vice president of Tokyo Preparatory Academy and serves as the Substitute Head Student Representative to Sonoka Tenkawa. A child of the most humble of upbringings, he is the sole wielder of a darkness-type Qualidea at Level 6 and his commandment over the umbral is viewed to be of fantastical magnificence.

### Fourth Seat, Gaheris

*Main article: Kaoruko Himeno*

Recognized as the «Essence of Serpent», Kaoruko Himeno is the student body president of Chiba Preparatory Academy and the Head Student Representative of Chiba Prefecture. While Kaoruko's gender is that of a male, they have the sexual identity of a female due to their intersex nature—this is further exacerbated by their upbringing where they were relentlessly bullied. This did not stop Kaoruko from rising to the top if their Level 6 serpentine Qualidea is anything to show for as they have power over anything snake-related.

### Fifth Seat, Agravain

*Main article: Naoya Asaka*

Lauded as the «Indomitable», Naoya Asaka is the student body vice-president of Chiba Preparatory Academy and the Substitute Head Student Representative of Chiba Prefecture. The eldest son of the Asaka family, Naoya is one of several candidates who can inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, however, he displays absolutely zero interest in the scramble for Emperor, especially after the revelation of a crown princess. Naoya's stubbornness can potentially be attributed to his Level 5 tardigrade-type Qualidea, a microscopic animal with mind-boggling resilience.

### Sixth Seat, Palamedes

*Main article: Kagemori Kirigiri*

Renowned as «Seraphiel», Kagemori Kirigiri is the student body president of Yokohama Preparatory Academy and the Head Student Representative of Kanagawa Prefecture. A bringer of light as the only user of a Level 6 light-type Qualidea, Kagemori renounces his birth name, carving before him a path illumined by his glow, although this would perhaps be more believable if he improved his extreme pessimism more.

### Seventh Seat, Gawain

*Main article: Mirabelle Trezequet*

Praised as «Pressure Tempest», Mirabelle Trezequet is the head secretary and personal aide to student body president Sonoka Tenkawa and serves as the Secretary to the Substitute Head Student Representative of Tokyo Prefecture. Daughter of French Ambassador to Japan Annerose Trezequet, she is an untouchable floret, in a different way to her charge and considered by many to be the most beautiful student. She wields a Level 5 gravity-type Qualidea and often butts heads with Saiki Tokiyo due to the similarity between their powers.

### Eighth Seat, Ywain

*Main article: Chidori Tenkawa*

Accredited as «Medium of Celestials», Chidori Tenkawa is the Head of the Disciplinary Committee and serves as the Secretary to the Substitute Head Student Representative of Tokyo Prefecture. A well-disciplined counterpart to her silent but gentle twin sister, Chidori is the sustainer of order within her school and it is due to both her efforts and her sister's coattails (much to Chidori's chagrin) that Tokyo has an exceedingly well-behaved student body. For those who still decide to act out, Chidori's Level 6 Shēngxiáo-type Qualidea will most certainly whip any miscreant into shape.

### Ninth Seat, Percival

*Main article: Azumi Higashikuni*

Given the name of «Nuclear Blademaster», Azumi Higashikuni is the Head of the Disciplinary Committee and serves as the Secretary to the Head Student Representative of Kanagawa Prefecture. With a lovingly lackadaisical outlook, Azumi maintains order within her school via her cheery personality which regularly puts her at odds with the strict Chidori. With a Level 5 Qualidea that allows her to manipulate any existing metallic element, one could say that she is blinged out.

### Tenth Seat, Tristan

*Main article: Hajime Wakaizumi*

Designated as «Atmospheric Spiral», Hajime Wakaizumi is the head secretary and personal aide to the student body president Kagemori Kirigiri and serves as the Secretary to the Substitute Head Student Representative of Kanagawa Prefecture. A black-haired eagle-eyed man of few words, he lets his Level 6 wind-type Qualidea speak for him, whether it be to mediate or promote conflict.

### Eleventh Seat, Gareth

*Main article: Banri Yuizaki*

Ascribed as «Icicle Lancer», Banri Yuizaki is the head secretary and personal aide to the student body president Kaoruko Himeno and serves as the Secretary to the Head Student Representative of Chiba Prefecture. A peppy blue-haired azure-eyed pretty boy, he claims his Level 6 ice-type Qualidea is a result of his cold heart and that nothing but the warmth of a pretty girl will melt it.

### Twelfth Seat, Dynadan

*Main article: Kazunari Zaizen*

Alluded to as «Heat Haze», Kazunari Zaizen is the Head of the Disciplinary Committee and serves as the Secretary to the Substitute Head Representative of Chiba Prefecture. A childhood friend of Naoya, Kazunari is a hot-headed blonde delinquent who does not let his Level 5 fire-type Qualidea slow him down and despite being the Head of the Disciplinary Committee, Kazunari himself is usually at the center of all altercations within his school, giving rise to order through chaos.

## Past Round Table Seat Holders

* Eisen Kitashirakawa - Tokyo Preparatory Academy alumnus and First Seat from 2067-2070; abruptly vacated his Seat prior to graduation for undisclosed reasons