Byakuya Jougasaki

Byakuya Jougasaki is a student from Bukyoku Academy and runner-up of the 61st Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.

Appearance
Byakuya has short black hair, and he is also wearing glasses.

Personality
Byakuya is logical and very intelligent. He views a battle as a mental game, and believes that the winner is the one who better understands their opponent. He was able to deduce that he could defeat Ikki within 23 moves, if Ikki doesn't use Ittou Shura or Ittou Rasetsu. Byakuya is friends with the former Seven Stars Sword King Yudai Moroboshi, who views him as a little bit of a weirdo.

History
Byakuya joined the 61st Seven Stars Sword Art Festival, reaching the finals before losing to Yudai Moroboshi. He was the runner-up of that Festival.

Party Crashers
Byakuya appears alongside Yudai Moroboshi who was defending Ikki and confronting Yui Tatara.

Conclusion of the First Match
Byakuya meet his next opponent, Ikki Kurogane, in the bathtub, alongside Nagi Arisuin. He first teases Ikki for already thinking about the semi-finals. Byakuya then starts touching Ikki, being amazed by his body. Yudai, who had just entered, stops Byakuya, and scolds him for bothering Ikki. Byakuya gives Ikki and Nagi cups of coffee, which he summons with his Noble Art, God Hand.

Blackout
Before his match with Ikki, Byakuya speaks with Yudai, and tells him that Ikki won't use Ittou Shura or Ittou Rasetsu, because he will need them for his match against Sara Bloodily, and because of this Byakuya will win in 23 moves. Byakuya is proven wrong, when Ikki uses Ittou Rasetsu, winning in 0.8 seconds, as Ikki too knew that he couldn't win without using it. Byakuya is then eliminated from the Festival, because of his loss.

The Finals of the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival
Byakuya is later seen watching the finals of the Festival, between Ikki and Stella, which Ikki wins.

Abilities
Observation: Byakuya's greatest skill which earned him the nickname "Clairvoyant" (天眼 Tengan). He meticulously investigate all available information of his opponents to gather every available data on them including the subtleties of his opponent's everyday life.

Expert Combatant: Byakuya is an exceptionally skillful combatant. He was able to contend with Yudai in the final of the last years Festival, and even said he could defeat Ikki in 23 moves, if he didn't use Ittou Shura or Ittou Rasetsu.

Device
Unknown Device: The device of Byakuya is unknown, but it is known that in order to use his God Hand-ability on opponents, Byakuya must first hit them with his device.
 * God Hand (白い手, Shiroi Te): Byakuya's power as a Blazer. He can manipulate the ‘placement’ of any object within a 50 meter radius of himself via teleportation.

Trivia

 * Byakuya has romantic feelings for Momiji Asagi, though it's unknown if they are in a relationship.