Chikumaen, Kaho

竹馬園夏帆

Chise's childhood friend. Her family has maintained close ties with the Umenomori family for generations. She appears to be a prim and proper lady, unlike Chise, and appends "-sama" to names.
In the anime, she apparently discovers a passed-out Takumi in the mountains, saving him from being soaked by the rain. She feigns being lost in the mountains, although she is actually very familiar with the area (it is later revealed that the area belongs to her family), for reasons unknown.