Naba, Chizuru

那波千鶴

She is a gentle, motherly, and loving girl, though somewhat strange (she seems to have an issue with people calling her "old"). She treats everyone with kindness, volunteers at the daycare center in Mahora City, and is a member of the Astronomy club. She is a skilled cook and possesses exceptional domestic abilities. Despite her generally nice demeanor, she can sometimes be equally frightening. Shortly after Golden Week, she discovered an injured dog by the roadside. She took the dog in, which turned out to be a young half-demon boy named Kotaro Inugami, who had come to Mahora in search of Negi. Unfortunately, Graf Herrman, a powerful demon, attacked Kotaro and kidnapped Chizuru when she stood up to him. After Negi and Kotaro defeated Graf Hermann, she essentially adopted Kotaro, having him live in their dorm under the guise of Natsumi's younger brother. Chizuru is extremely courageous, as demonstrated during her encounter and fight with Graf Hermann, where she calmly confronted him for his intrusion and even slapped him when he was about to petrify Kotaro. While Chizuru stays out of the fighting during the mock-battle at the festival, she does participate in the search for Chao late in the conflict, winning a gift pack for finding her (which she promptly intimidates Kotaro and Natsumi into not disclosing). Her roommates are Ayaka, Natsumi, and Kotaro. Chizuru has the largest breasts in the class. In the Volume 8 character notes and the Negima Workshop, Ken Akamatsu mentions that Chizuru and Mutsumi Otohime from his earlier work, Love Hina, are very similar.