Saginomiya, Sakura

鷺ノ宮さくら

Sakura serves as the second-in-command of the team that retrieves Isurugi and transports him to the 801st HQ at the start of the first episode. She owns an elderly dog named Patriot, whom she loves dearly, and is a compulsive gambler. Sakura bets on almost everything, ranging from flight exams and food contests to horse racing, and she happens to be very skilled at it. She loves karaoke, despite her teammates' unusual fear of her singing voice. When Sakura was younger, she became known as one of the top up-and-coming female pilots, and her skills were actually one of the causes for the formation of the 801st. This caused tension among other female pilots who were jealous of her talent and of her stealing the heart of Konishi's best friend, Tokaji.
Both Tokaji and Konishi were in love with Sakura, but she seemed only interested in Tokaji. On the day of her flight exam, Sakura had been promised by Tokaji that he would be there to see her exam, but he was distracted by three jealous girls. Konishi ran up to Sakura and proposed to her, but she expected Tokaji and said his name, forcing Konishi to give her the ring in Tokaji's name. Sakura took the ring and wears it to this day, never knowing until years later that Konishi was the one who proposed. Although it is never clearly stated, it is implied that she has strong feelings for Konishi and seemed to reveal that she loved Konishi in return.