Shimotsuki Kasumi

**Shimotsuki Kasumi** (霜月華澄) is a second-year student at Kamiyama High School. She is the DJ of MAZE.

## Background

Apart from being a high school student, she is also an amateur electronic music producer and drummer. In her high school spring break, she picked up producing and started making music under the alias of "Skye". Her music attracted a circle of fans,  and after gaining popularity, she would occasionally help as a guest DJ in Weekend Garage, which is her favorite place for getting new inspiration from different musicians and where she befriended Shiraishi An and her fellow teammates of Vivid Bad Squad.

Upon gaining access to the sekai of Maze., she was thrilled to have a place for her to showcase her music with like-minded people. In the sekai, one can find Kasu standing before the DJ booth looking for more music to play with, or chilling at the back with her laptop.

Before coming into contact with electronic music and producing, Kasu was a shy and weak girl who was being bullied by her classmates. One day, she came across a music festival held in the park nearby her home, and was fascinated by the performances. She also befriended one of the festival goers, Charlotte Midoriya, who eventually brought her into the world of producing.

## Appearance

Kasumi is a girl of average height and has bright blue eyes and brown chest-length hair. Her unit outfit consists of a blue oversized sweater with white and red sleeves which were cut out, asymmetrical black pants, a leather harness around her left thigh, a pair of white headphones and a pair of blue and white sneakers.

She wears the standard Kamiyama High School uniform with a black hoodie when she attends school.

She is seen wearing her reading glasses at most times except on special occasions.

## Personality

Kasu is a very creative person, always thinking about new song ideas as she go. She is a cheerful and straightforward person, which made her a bit troubled in junior high school since she was unwelcomed by her words. She is also a bit of a daydreamer, which makes her always not paying attention at class.

Despite being an outgoing girl on the outside, in fact, she is an introvert who likes to spend time alone making music and playing games.

## Game Interactions

**Nishimoto Yuka:** Fellow unit member. Initially, Kasumi saw Yuka as a friendly upperclassman and respects her for her musical abilities. As time goes by, they quickly deepened their trust in each other and developed a strong bond between them.

**Koizumi Hibiki:** Fellow unit member. Kasumi originally thought he was a guy who was not good at communicating with others, so they did not have much interaction when the circle first founded. However, Kasumi discovers that he acts as the caring brother role in the unit, and approves of his leadership in the unit.

**Kurosaki Takara:** Fellow unit member.Kasumi finds him to be very funny and easy-going, so they quickly become friends once they meet each other in the Nightclub Sekai.

**Kurayami Leon:** Fellow unit member. At first, Kasumi was a little bit scared of him as he is often regarded as the "weird guy" in their school, but Kasumi was thrilled to have another classmate who shares the same dreams and ambitions with her.

**Koizumi Kasumi:** Hibiki's younger sister. Kasumi often goes to the siblings' family-owned cafe to have a coffee after class, and when they first meet, Kasumi finds it funny to have a girl who shares the same name with her and is also around her age.

**Akamatsu Eri:** The two met in a group o0n Nightcord, and quickly became Internet friends. Eri would sometimes teases her while Kasumi might make jokes about her inability to label animals correctly.

**Midoriya Charlotte:** Charlotte is Kasumi's mentor in electronic music and producing. Kasumi looks up to her very much and is always eager to learn more to improve herself. Charlotte also encourages her to forget the past and live as who she really is, so she is very grateful for what she did to her.

## Trivia

* Kasumi goes by "Skye" on the internet.
* Kasumi is the only daughter in a middle-class family, born to a university lecturer in chemistry and a former model.