Name of PC: Pax Zhang
Name of iNPC: Chiaki Hiroi
School of iNPC: Mahoutokoro
Year:4th year

Physical Description: Chiaki identifies as female, but still presents quite masculine. She is on the shorter side of her age, but in her 4th year has had a growth spurt (so now stands at 170cm/5ft 7). She has longish hair that changes colour (dyed), but it typically stays black. As of summer 2025, it is bleach blonde. Her skin is quite pale. She usually wears round glasses or contact lenses, which covers her dark brown eyes. She is also quite fashionable, following fashion trends as closely as possible.

Mental Description: Due to her tougher upbringing, she always has used positivity and optimism to mask any sadness and disappointment she feels. Her optimism and constant positive outlook can make her come across as annoying to those who cannot deal with her, but she is a bit of a people-pleaser and tries to keep everyone happy. Whenever people are fighting, she isolates herself from the situation because it makes her anxious. Since she began at Mahou, she's grown more confident and less anxious, but still internalises negativity and does her best to be optimistic and support others.

Biography: Chiaki Hiroi was born a male (but now identifies as a female) in the south of Japan in Hiroshima on June 29th 2010. Neither of her parents earned a particularly large amount of money, but enough for them to live comfortably. However, as the marriage was arranged in advance, her parents’ relationship was strained. They both loved her individually, but they did not share that same love for each other. Most of her childhood was spent at her grandparents’ house as her parents argued over anything and everything. As a result of this, from a young age, she used positivity in her personality to mask the pain at home. When her grandparents died tragically when she was 5, she was stuck at home with all the arguing. She first demonstrated magic when she was also 5, during her parents’ argument, when a vase smashed as she tried to block out the fighting. Her parents were confused, but ignored the small acts of magic that occurred over the next 6 years. She would hide in her room and test the small acts of magic every time her parents fought to pretend the fighting wasn’t happening. When she came of age to attend the school on her birthday, she received her place at Mahoutokoro, and although her parents were sceptical, she begged them to let her (so she could escape the arguing), and they caved. She has identified as female since the age of 10, which her parents are supportive of. Since the summer of 2023, her parents finally separated, and when not at school she goes back and forth between living with them every week or so.