Rouka Numachi

Rouka Numachi is the former basketball rival and supposed archnemesis of Suruga Kanbaru. Though she once shared an affinity for basketball akin to Suruga albeit as a defensive player she would go on to sustain a leg injury that would end her endeavor in sports. The two had a falling out in middle school due to Roukas injuries causing a rift between the two. Rouka is characterized by the concept of schadenfreude in which she derives pleasure from the misfortune of others. A selfproclaimed collector misfortunes she enjoys listening to peoples problems whilst offering empty promises of helping them out. Turning this form of counseling into a nonprofit service Rouka began to operate under the alias called Lord Devil in which she promises her customers that she can solve anyones problems with absolute certainty. Contrasting Surugas virtuous nature her desire for collecting misfortunes is one of malice. Though she genuinely sympathizes towards her customers issues her actions are maliciously selfbeneficial and acted out with impartiality towards her customers. She justifies her sense of evil as nonharmful as it not only benefits her state of mind while also allowing her customers to solve their own problems by simply letting the time pass. She carries a crutch due to her injury which she described as allowing her customers to open up more easily with her.