Haruka

Inadvertent Mind-Reading: Born with the ability to read minds, Haruka was unable to turn the power off or filter thoughts from spoken words when she was a young child. Because she naively blurted out private thoughts and secrets she picked up from those around her, people began to view her as a freak and a compulsive liar School Ostracization: As she grew up, her classmates and teachers rejected and severely bullied her out of fear that she could expose their inner thoughts Initially Withdrawn and Defensive: Due to years of severe bullying and family abandonment, Haruka initially keeps everyone at arm's length. She maintains a cold, indifferent exterior and avoids forming emotional attachments because she firmly believes that getting close to people will only bring them pain—and result in her getting hurt again Deeply Empathetic and Self-Sacrificing: Despite her attempts to shut people out, Haruka is naturally kind-hearted. Because she can constantly hear the inner thoughts, insecurities, and pain of those around her, she is acutely sensitive to human suffering. She often worries that her presence or her mind-reading will burden others, leading her to blame herself for conflicts Low Self-Esteem: Growing up being called a "freak" and blamed for the collapse of her family left her with profound feelings of worthlessness. She struggles to see her own value and assumes that anyone who gets close to her will eventually reject her Easily Flustered and Adorkable: Once she starts experiencing normal teenage life and romance (particularly regarding Manabe's unfiltered, often embarrassing inner thoughts about her), she shows a much softer, more expressive, and easily flustered side Involuntary Mind-Reading: Haruka can hear the surface thoughts, inner monologues, and genuine feelings of anyone within her vicinity. Unlike typical psychic characters, she cannot easily turn this ability off, meaning she is constantly bombarded by a chorus of other people's unfiltered thoughts Emotional and Intent Perception: Beyond just words, she can sense the true underlying intentions, desires, and emotional states of people—even when they are lying, putting on a front, or trying to hide their feelings Detection and Tracking: Because thoughts have a psychological "presence," she can use her ability to sense the presence of people nearby, sometimes even detecting them before seeing them