Shizuya Kirihara

Shizuya Kirihara is a second year student from Hagun Academy and a former representative in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival.

History
Kirihara was Ikki's classmate from his previous year and the number one rookie of that year. He was also the main person who harassed Ikki and even once challenged Ikki to a fight which Ikki refused and purposely got himself shot down by Shizuya. Shizuya later represented the Hagun Academy in the Seven Stars Sword Art Festival losing in the second round.

New Term, Reunion and Rebellion
Kirihara appears near the end of the Rebellion Incident, shooting Bishou who was holding an old lady hostage. Kirihara then proceeds to leaves the place but not without revealing that he is Ikki's first opponent for the selection battle.

Abilities
Archery Expert: Shizuya is shown to be skilled in using his bow.

Device
Oborotsuki (朧月): Shizuya's Device which takes a form of a bow and shoots out magical arrows.
 * Area Invisibility: Shizuya's Noble Art which creates a flawless stealth camouflage that completely isolates a person's senses. He can also camouflage his arrows to make them harder to dodge and to avoid giving away his position.
 * Million Rain: Shizuya's other Noble Art that charges mana into a single arrow, which explodes into more than a hundred projectiles in order to carpet bomb the battlefield.