Hiyori Shiina

Hiyori Shiina (ひより) is one of the students of class 2-C who is a loner.

Appearance
Hiyori has mid-back length silver hair that has black ribbons and light purplish eyes.

She is usually seen wearing her school uniform.

Personality
Hiyori is a quiet girl, although she is occasionally seen smiling.

She always carries books with her in her bag in case she meets someone who shares the same interest in literature as her. Since nobody in class 1-C is into literature, she doesn't have anyone to talk to.

She always speaks politely. She dislikes how the classes are competing with each other, wanting everyone to be friends.

She genuinely wanted to befriend Kiyotaka Ayanokōji after he helped her reach for a misplaced book in the library and they started to talk about mystery novels.

Academic Abilities
Not much is known about Hiyori's academic background, but one thing is certain: the scores she got on her assessment by the S-system indicates that she belongs to the upper echelon among her colleagues.

Intellectual Abilities
Hiyori is known to have a sharp intuition which is why she is sometimes tasked with info gathering and surveillance, though she is never serious about it.

When Haruka Hasebe dropped her empty coffee cup on the ground, Hiyori managed to know exactly how much sugar was in it, to begin with, and get a new cup of coffee with the same sugar amount for Haruka later.

Name Etymology

 * Hiyori's surname Shiina consists of kanjis that mean "oak, mallet" (椎) (shii) and "name" (名) (na).

Trivia

 * The reason for Hiyori's evaluation of Class C is due to lack of teamwork skills.
 * Hiyori ranks #30 in "Female Character" category in the 2021 edition of 's  guidebook.
 * For the 2nd Year arc, when asked about her aspirations for the next year, she answered  'To read as many books as I can in the library. And searching for a new book to meet.'