Hanabi Kawai

**Hanabi Kawai** (河合花火, *Kawai Hanabi*) was a student at Setouchi Keijo Training School. She was ranked third in the Elite Class.

Upon graduating from Setouchi, Hanabi officially becomes a B-Rank Keijo player, affiliated with the Kansai's Kyoto Branch, and is mentored by Kyoko Shirayuki. After collecting enough points, she is able to advance to the A-Rank.

Sometime later, Hanabi starts to stay in the Garden Worth, a lodging for Keijo players. She meets Saya Kogatana who is the niece of the owner, and becomes good friends with her. Hanabi and Saya then reunite with Nozomi Kaminashi and Sayaka Miyata as they also start to stay in the Garden Worth.

## Appearance

Hanabi has short, wavy, light magenta hair. Her eyes are purple. When training, she prefers the yellow version of the school swimsuit. Each time she gets serious or realizes that she enjoys fighting, Hanabi will display a creepy smile, and her pupils turn into cross-like, shining pupils.

## Personality

Hanabi normally acts energetic and cheerful, but she will turn different when she gets serious in her fight. Her hobbies are traveling and watching zombie movies.

Hanabi seems to have an obsession with *ikemen*. It's frequently shown that she wants to get close with men, or having a boyfriend. Despite this, Hanabi is upset when someone comments that she has no experience in dating men, much to her annoyance.

## Background

Hanabi came from Kyoto Prefecture. As a child Hanabi was too talented, her friends were bothered. She couldn't find anyone with equality to her, and felt jealous to her friends who enjoyed their sports. Thus she couldn't enjoy playing sports. She was once tried to play softball and joined with the team. At some point, her team won at National Competitions.

## Abilities

Hanabi's fighting style is classified as an Infighter. Despite this, she is also competent in speed and counterattack.

**Rapid Movement**: Due to her experience in Softball before trying Keijo, Hanabi mastered rapid movements. Including one of movements that allows her to reach her opponent at a very close distance by only taking one step. Originally it's used in both Softball and Baseball to outwit the batter to hit the ball. However, Hanabi utilizes this in Keijo to get closer to her opponents.

**Fatality Attacks**: Hanabi mastered the pressure points. As such, Hanabi is capable of targeting the weak spots on the human body, by using both of her butt and chest. So far, Hanabi is seen to be able to target these spots properly:

* **Jaw**: She can target the lower jaw to affect the brain and knock them out, just like in boxing.
* **Solar Plexus**: To interfere with breathing.
* **Nape**: Another way to stop the opponents' movement.
* **Heart Break** (ハート・ブレイク, *Hāto Bureiku*): Hanabi is able to target the heart, one of the most important and vital organs in the entire human body. When she tried it on Kaya Sakashiro, it has no effect, as Kaya claims that her attack feels like mosquito bites.

**Boob Slap** (乳だまし, *Chichi Damashi*): A simple trick uses by Hanabi to outwit her opponent by clapping her boobs together in front of the opponent's face.

**Butt Guillotine** (尻ギロチン, *Shiri Girochin*): A technique with a massive power focused on her butt. Hanabi jumps to target her opponents' nape to behead them by using her butt.

**Hammer Hip** (ハンマー・ヒップ, *Hanmā Hippu*): This is one of Hanabi's techniques that has been copied by Kazane Aoba.

**Double Butt Bridge** (弐尻ブリッジ, *Niketsu Burijji*): A combination technique she performed alongside Rin Rokudo. They line up parallel to each other and thrust their butts in an outward, curving motion.

**Boob Pressure Points: Boob Soul** (乳秘孔 乳魂, *Chichi Hikō Nyūkon*): By pressing her nipples into the body of her teammate, Hanabi is able to recover them. On the final match of the East-West War, Hanabi uses this on Nozomi, refreshing Nozomi into her best condition. As such, Nozomi is later able to use 100% of her strength.

**Butt Pot Hundred Fury Attack** (尻ツボ百烈撃, *Shiri Tsubo Hyakuretsu Geki*): Hanabi jumps to disrupt the balance of the Land. Therefore, she releases several hip attacks.