Nathaniel Hawthorne

A 27-year-old man, a craftsman (fellow craft) of the "Guild," wearing glasses and dressed in a priest-like black robe. Birthday: July 4th • Height: 188 cm • Weight: 72 kg • Blood type: A. Likes: God, Bible, Faith, Purity. Dislikes: Devil, Heresy.

During the Three Companies War, he was tasked with protecting a luxury liner along with Mitchell, but was unable to prevent Kajii from blowing up the liner. While attempting to evacuate while fending off attackers from Port Mafia, he was ambushed by Akutagawa. Despite being severely injured, he was bewildered by Akutagawa's willingness to continue the pursuit of Hawthorne and the others for "something". He sensed something akin to "faith" in Akutagawa's burning resolve and vowed to fight with all his might in accordance with that wish. After the battle, he fiercely criticized Fitzgerald for trying to solve everything with money.

When Fitzgerald went missing, he was recruited by Dostoevsky with the condition to heal Mitchell. Subsequently, in a state of lost memory and sanity, he attacked Fukuzawa and Ōgai. Also under Dostoevsky's orders, he attempted to attack Fitzgerald but failed. Later, at the Sky Casino, he suppressed Sigma, who was attempting to persuade Atsushi Nakajima, and pursued Atsushi to "Anne's Room" to eliminate him but was defeated in a game of tag with Anne and confined to an alternate space.

Scarlet Letter

A special ability that manipulates his own blood into sacred letters. He can shoot them like bullets, create barriers, bind enemies, and shoot letters from blood pools. Additionally, he can walk in the air by stepping on fixed scarlet letters. However, since it's made of blood, it can dilute and dissolve in water. This ability is somewhat akin to Akutagawa's "Rashomon." The ability's name is derived from the work of the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, who shares the character's name.