Ayako Kuroba

Kuroba Ayako is a member of the Kuroba Family, a branch family of the Yotsuba Clan. She is also a second cousin to the Shiba siblings. Excluding the short cameo during the Reminiscence Chapter, she first appears in Volume 11 as Yotsuba Maya's representative during her talk with Colonel Balance and another time when negotiating with Kudou Retsu. She has a younger twin brother, Fumiya, who is one of the candidates to succeed the Yotsuba head position, alongside Miyuki. When she was younger, in her brief appearance in Volume 8 of the light novel, Miyuki described her as someone whose dress was abundantly adorned with ribbons, trims, and decorative buttons. Even her above knee socks had ruffles with ribbons on them. Her hair is prettily arranged in curls, and a fringe had been added to her hair band. For some unconfirmed reason (presumably for Tatsuya's affection and her brothers' clan successor candidate issue), Ayako is said to have a blatant rivalry with Miyuki. She takes great pleasure in making Miyuki displeased, for instance stating the fact that her magic abilities can aid Tatsuya with the information gained by her when Miyuki herself was unable to assist. On the twins' brief appearance, Ayako had exhibited an attitude slightly akin to tsundere characteristics. Similar to her twin, she is someone who has a strong affection towards Tatsuya despite his position in the family. Fulfilling her duty as a member of Kuroba family of Yotsuba which acts as the intelligence network branch of the clan, Ayako herself has a calm demeanor and high skills in handling negotiations and other official duties on behalf of the Yotsuba as shown in the series. She is quite charismatic and able to make the other side flustered by her words and actions alone.