Honoka

Honoka grew up as the eldest daughter of an aristocratic family entrusted with the care of an ancient shrine. As she grew older, she rescued a magical fox from hunters who had been trespassing on the shrine's borders. But little could be done against the hunters, for they were well-connected with people in power. Despite the incident, she promised herself she would work hard to put an end to such affairs. Serious, helpful, earnest and kind, Honoka became an exemplary student in the academy. She soon became the darling of the student body for both her beauty and brains, a fact that may have rankled some of her fellow students (not that they'd tell it to her face). As the student body's big sister, Honoka was well-known for her helpful, can-do attitude and her unyielding stance against the slavery of magical beasts--a fact that her shadowy opponents took careful note of. After graduating from the academy, Honoka found herself swamped with both prestigious job offers and very stubborn suitors. She became the face of the movement against magical beast enslavement, with the public hanging on to every word she said. While uncomfortable with the social pressure, Honoka was firm in her beliefs and refused to back down from the pro-slavery opposition. Matters came to a head as a new conflict began to erupt beyond her country's borders, with her friends from the academy working with her to find a compromise between the different factions--and fast. Her companion never left her side, even after a near-missed assassination attempt almost took both their lives. With steely determination, Honoka finally found the source of their troubles--a magical portal that led to a new land, and a few unexpected yet familiar faces among the enemy's ringleaders...