Character

Kayo Hinazuki

雛月加代

Kayo is one of the three original victims in a serial kidnapping and killing mystery. The other two victims being Hiromi Sugita and Aya Nakanishi. She is one of Satoru Fujinuma's primary school classmate and is a loner due to her mysterious family life. Kayo doesn't have much of a presence in class. Prior to becoming friends with Satoru's group, she didn't have any to call her own and barely spoke to anyone. She considered Satoru and herself as "fakes", as both of them distanced themselves from others, were often irritated by someone's behaviors and had trust issues. This stemmed from her abusive household, as Hinazuki believed that if she numbed her emotions, her mother couldn't inflict any more pain onto her. She often dreamed of escaping her cruel life and living on an island far away from society where she could be free. She is extremely blunt and tends to call people idiots, though it's usually directed at Satoru. Following Satoru's rerun in an attempt to save her, Kayo starts to open up to him and is initially uncomfortable of his generosity. When she stays over at Fujinuma's house, Hinazuki breaks down in tears at Sachiko's kindness, having never experienced an act of altruism.