Shiena Kenmochi

Shiena Kenmochi is one of the main characters of the manga and anime series Akuma no Riddle. She is a former student at Myojo Academy, of the school's 10th year's Black Class, which was actually an assassins competition. Like the other students, she was trying to kill Haru Ichinose to have a wish granted. She wanted her reward to be decided by the members of a group she is in, called Collective Dismissal. She wears a brown skirt, a beige and brown blazer and white collar shirt with a black plain tie. She also has red square framed glasses. Her hair goes past her shoulders, usually tied in two messy braided pigtails. Shiena is portrayed as an average, normal girl, in comparison to some of the more extreme characters in the class of assassins. She gets unnerved hearing of Takechi's murders, though she often plays this down. She is a driven individual, showing a lot of fervor when directing the class play for the Venus Festival. As she is enrolled in the class to kill someone, she has to repeatedly assert her position as an assassin, saying she can be "cold-blooded." This shows a deep wanting to belong, corroborated by her determination to do whatever necessary to keep her place with Collective Dismissal. She is defensive of the group, who she sees as her family and allies, saying they will hunt down even those who look down on them. Despite her attempts to appear like a killer, she has normal emotions and a relatively stable moral compass. She develops feelings for Namatame and berates Kirigaya for having deceived everyone. In the manga, when delivering her advance notice, Shiena also displays deep reluctance, showing an aversion to killing, perhaps. Takechi remarks that Shiena is a girl with a pure heart, which is rare.