Seiko Zero

As such, it is **considered** to be **incomplete** regarding the **information available**.

## Development Information

### Released

November 27, 2015 (1st Volume)April 16, 2016 (2nd Volume)

### Publisher

Seikaisha

**Seiko Zero** (セイコーゼロ, *Seikō Zero*?) is a light novel series that serves as a prequel to Seiko 4k: Virtual Reality. There are two known volumes, which were written by the creator of the series, Eiri Saotome.

## Synopsis

The story revolves around an amnesiac girl named Aiko Kirigiri who is a noble of the Royal Capital, and the intelligent sleepyhead Former Noble Confectioner Sora Shimizu who works as Aiko's partner.

Due to the unknown cause of her amnesia, she can't remember her past, home, and even her real name. The only thing she remembered in her name was Kirigiri. Once she met Sora, Sora helped Aiko to retrieve her memories so that she can also find out what caused her amnesia.

For so long trying to find her memories back by find the mystery of the Royal District, she finally remembered that her name was Aiko Kirigiri and she has a noble title, which was the Noble Detective. Although she retrieved her memories, she's not done yet in investigating the mysteries of the Royal District with Sora.

## Characters

### Main Characters

#### **Aiko Kirigiri**

 She is the main protagonist who suffers from memory loss. She seems to remember her family name but not her first name, not even her past. As a result, she became curious about herself. She holds the title of **Noble Detective** (貴族「探偵」), a fact she cannot remember.

#### **Sora Shimizu**

 A former citizen of the Royal Capital who moved away with her big brother to the City of Lugnicia. She really likes sweets especially if she made it. She and Aiko first met in her new mansion and acts as her partner in retrieving her memories. She holds the title of **Former Noble Confectioner** (元・貴族の「菓子職人」) since she left the Royal Capital.

#### **Rinsuke Shimizu**

 A former citizen of the Royal Capital who moved away with his little sister to the City of Lugnicia. He loves inventing and experimenting stuff but when it failed, there's a chance that his failed experiments will become merciless monsters, according to Sora. He holds the title of **Former Noble Inventor** (元・高貴な「発明者」).

#### **Aki Samidare**

 A mysterious and cool girl who can't speak. Her name was known by few but others that doesn't know her true identity calls her **Himitsu** (秘密, a Japanese word for "secret") because of her mysterious personality. She is the supposed culprit behind the Mystery of the Royal District.

#### **Hanako Fujimaru**

 She is a noble of the Royal Capital who is investigating the mystery behind Aki Samidere and the Mystery of the Royal District. She holds the title **Noble Survivor** (高貴な「サバイバー」).

#### **Kuro Teikoku**

 A noble in the Royal Capital and moved to the Royal District. He is a childhood friend of Aiko as well. While he insults Aiko often, he truly does care for her. He holds the title of **Noble Secretary** (元・高貴な「秘書」) since he's a partner of Aiko's detective works.

### Minor Characters

#### **Hajime Tsukasa**

 He is citizen of the Modern District in the City of Lugnicia. He is a normal commoner who wanted to become an architect. He is mentioned as Aki's friend.

#### **Kiriya Yukizome**

 A noble who is only mentioned anonymously. He is a noble of the Royal Capital. He would sometimes use the servers of the space station to spy for Hanako. He holds the title of **Noble Astronaut** (高貴な「宇宙飛行士」)

#### **Kyomi Kawaguchi**

 A noble who is only mentioned anonymously. She writes books to add new books for the library of anything. Many people told her that her stories are so interesting. She hold the title of **Noble Writer** (高貴な「作家」).

## Trivia

* This was the last novel released in the *Seiko* franchise.
* Several characters cameo in Seiko 3: Let's Go Home and *Seiko 2.5: Otokonaji Rantaro to Kowareta Yasuri*.