Suzu Shutō

Suzu Shutō is one of the main characters of the manga and anime series Akuma no Riddle. She's a former student of the 10th year's Black Class of Myojo Academy who was in a competition with the other students of that class who are trying to kill Haru Ichinose where the reward is anything what that assassin may want. Her desire, should she have won, was to cure her body's disease which prevented her from aging. Suzu appears as a teenage female with yellow eyes and fair skin. She has light-blue hair that is cut jus above her shoulders. She wears a black headband on top of her head, which separates her bangs from the rest of her hair. In class, she usually wears a black dress shirt with pink plaid sleeve endings and a pink plaid tie. She wears a pink plaid skirt with it, and white sneakers with black stripes. While in the dorm room, she can be seen wearing a light purple hoodie. For pajamas, she wears a similarly colored set of lavender clothes. In her past, she wore a bow on her head in place of her headband and also a pink kimono with a green obi. She was also seen holding an umbrella sometimes. Save differences of attire, she is physically the same. Suzu is generally calm, affable, and knowledgeable in many subjects, likely due to her true age. She speaks in a stereotypically older fashion, using the washi pronoun. Her assassination attempt was one of the most intricate, having required months of planning to create the bomb collar and rig the school's new water park to her making. According to Suzu, she is not confident in her physical strength, thus why she challenges Haru to a game. As Haru and Tokaku play through her scheme, she also cheers them through, showing no ill will. The way she acts shows that she mainly strives for entertainment and amusement rather than strict success. This is supported by her graceful surrender when her plan fails and Haru lives. In Koakuma no Riddle, she claims that the success of her plan is an answer by Takeo to "live on" despite her sins. Failure would mean she is forgiven and allowed to die. Enjoyment also explains why she indulges in more lackadaisical pursuits while at the academy, using bath salts and seemingly enjoying helping during the Venus Festival. Suzu shows a good deal of concern for certain members of Black Class, comparatively to other assassins. She shows interest in Kouko's lifestyle initially as a way to observe a young girl, but later remarks that she cannot help but want to alleviate the other's sadness. When Kouko is expelled, Suzu is notably affected. Suzu also gives advice to Kirigaya when the other is conflicted about her love for Chitaru. It is also her who alerts the other classmates to Takechi's true identity as a serial killer. Despite her smiling demeanor, she hides a lonely side. Suzu admits that she no longer remembers the faces or voices of her friends and family from the past century, and so she holds onto their words, an action she encourages Kouko to do for Irena. Additionally, as Suzu fears the imminent and unpredictable breakdown of her body due to the disease, she is searching for a way to prove she was alive. It is implied she sees this opportunity in Kouko, though it is not clear how.