Sarasa Saionji

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## Portrayal

### English

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**Sarasa Saionji** (彩園寺 更紗, *Saionji Sarasa*), real name **Rina Akabane** (赤羽 里奈, *Akabane Rina*), is one of the main characters of the series.

## Appearance

Sarasa has hip-length red hair that is tied in a side ponytail on the left side by a light blue scrunchie with a single hair strand sticking up on her forehead and red eyes.

## Personality

Sarasa's title goes as her personality; she seems kindhearted, but when someone confronts her, even in a fight, Hiroto Shinohara grabs her by the wrist and pushes her down. She shows her anger under MC getting her whole body soaked with water (what a soaking accident).

## Background

Sarasa is a second-year high school student from Sakura Academy in district three. Her entrance exam score is the highest in history. Last year, she was the only seven-star king landing in the first grade. Many people gave her the title of ‘Empress’ out of fear or respect. Since she enrolled in school, she has never lost a single star and has won every battle so far. She is the absolute queen in the literal sense of the word.

## Relationships

### Hiroto Shinohara

Sarasa met Hiroto across the road where she helped him to navigate towards the Academy. Due to an accident, she misunderstood that he tried to violate her just for a duel. She then challenges him to a duel which, Hiroto forcefully accepts. Ultimately, she was defeated because she blushed and couldn’t bear her wet clothes in the crowd. Hiroto suggested that they were on bad terms due to this incident. Since he defeated her, he got the red star, which creates lies, on top of knowing the previous owner's lies.

After the speech ceremony, she confronts him, questioning his motive and why he didn't reveal her real identity as **Rina Akabane** (赤羽 里奈, *Akabane Rina*). In return, Hiroto told his truth behind seven-star holders. This leads their relationship fair good enough to call them friends. Later on, Rina reveals that she is not Sarasa, and that the real Sarasa was already kidnapped prior to the start of the series, and that she has to play the role of Sarasa until the real one returns.

### Kugasaki Seiran

Kugasaki is so obsessed with Saionji that he calls her 'Goddess'. Saionji thought he was very troublesome because he kept trying to challenge her repeatedly, despite the (10) losses.

### Real Sarasa Saionji

Rina is a good friend of Sarasa, but Sarasa was kidnapped a year before the beginning of the arc. As for the result, Rina has to disguise as Sarasa to maintain at the island. Only Hiroto and Himeji knows about this after Rina reveals the matter.

## Etymology

* The name **Sarasa** means "calico, chintz, cotton print" (更紗).
* Sarasa's surname **Saionji** means "color" (彩) (**sai**), "garden, park, plantation" (園) (**on**) and "temple" (寺) (**ji**).

### Real Name/Alias

* The name **Rina (4)** means "village" (里) (**ri**) and "apple tree" (奈) (**na**).
* Rina's surname **Akabane** means "red" (赤) (**aka**) and "feather" (羽) (**hane**/**bane**).

## Trivia

* Sarasa's real name is **Rina Akabane** (赤羽 里奈, *Akabane Rina*).
	+ Since no one knows who is the real **Sarasa Saionji** except Saionji's family, Rina becomes her substitute (the reason is yet to be revealed).