Kiriyama, Rei

桐山零

The series' protagonist. A five-dan player, Rei turned professional in shogi during middle school. Following a traffic accident that claimed the lives of his parents and sister, he was raised by his father's friend, Kouda, and became his shogi apprentice. After achieving professional status and finishing middle school, Rei moved out to live independently and chose not to enroll in high school. However, eventually feeling a "need" for schooling, he joined a high school with a one-year delay. He resides in the city of Rokugatsu-chou (June town).