Shizuka is a first-year student at Ohananomitsu High School in Class 1-4 and Rentarou's third girlfriend. She's on the library committee—fitting, since she's basically mute and communicates through books or a text-to-speech app instead of talking.
She's petite and cute, with long charcoal-blue hair down to her waist. Her small size constantly makes people mistake her for a little kid, even though she's the same age as everyone else in her class.
Shizuka's naturally timid and quiet, which keeps her pretty isolated. That changed after meeting Rentarou though—she's gotten braver, even reckless enough to put herself in danger to help others. She's also the most prudish of his girlfriends and genuinely uncomfortable with anything dirty-minded; she refused to peek at him bathing and actively tried to stop the others from doing it.
Physically, she's the weakest of the group. Her tiny frame is so light that strong wind can literally blow her away, and she can't swim without a tube without nearly drowning. But here's the thing: that same cuteness and fragility actually work in her favor. She's so adorable and helpless-looking that it appeals to people's protective instincts—even animals like the Hanazono family's dog can't help but defend her instead of going after her.
Her name is basically a pun: Yoshimoto uses kanji for "like/love" and "book," while Shizuka means "quiet." Plus, her birthday falls on November 1st, which Japan officially recognizes as Book Day—because the number one looks like books on a shelf.
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