"I guess I should start by introducing myself. My name is Kaede Akamatsu. My last name roughly means, "passionate red maple tree." It doesn't really fit me, but... I still like my last name."

"It's starting soon... The debate to decide the culprit... If I notice anything, I need to point it out. Not just for my life... but for everyone else's lives, too!"

"Ever since I was a child, I would play piano whenever I got bored... There were even times I played the piano so much, that I forgot to eat and sleep. Eventually, I won trophies from concerts. And people started praising me..."