Akari Shimizu

Bright-faced and young, Akari had large eyes of a soft brown set beneath hair in a light orange-brown tone. She kept it tied into two buns, with loose strands left to hang around neck length on either side. The Jeju operation saw her armed with a hefty yellow battle axe.

A playful sort with a greedy streak, Akari prized payment above almost everything and would not mend an ally until coin changed hands first. Her teammate Kenzo, though, drew interest of another kind. She teased him without pause through their raids and made clear she sought something more intimate than money from him, dropping hints of deeper feeling as they fought side by side on Jeju.

Four days out from the operation, Akari and her fellow Jeju Island Raid Party members assembled at the Korean Hunters Gym. Being a support type, she stayed out of every sparring bout, yet she could not mask her astonishment when Cha Hae-In put her speed on display against Atsushi Kumamoto.

When the raid opened, Akari found herself placed in Team Charlie beside Kenzo and Tatsumi Fujishima. She looked on from afar as Kenzo single-handedly tore through a swarm of ants. Returning with light wounds, he drew her teasing; she called him a hot mess and declared she would heal him only if he gave her something back. The chance to name her terms never came. The Ant King struck before she could finish, taking her head in one motion and killing her outright.