| Char Fairfield | |
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| Physical Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Height | 5’9” (177cm) |
| Hair color | Silver |
| Eye color | Purple |
(Note: Some of this content is a translation of text originally written by kayyack.)
Char Fairfield is a magician and Sally’s alter ego.
History
At just 25 years old, Char Fairfield is the ace patrol officer of the New Salem Police, a woman of exceptional wizardry. She has neutralized and apprehended numerous villains using her ice magic and brilliant mind.
…But this is not who she really is. In reality, her true form is that of a 12-year-old Sally who is a very accomplished magician and researcher for her age. From a report on a certain potion left by her parents, she invented what she calls her own “rapid growth pill” which she uses to work as “Char Fairfield,” an ace patrol officer in the New Salem Police. With the help of her grandfather, a former magical tool craftsman, she works under a fake name, body, and identity because she deep down she knew that her parents had been harmed by villains who claimed to be cops. She endeavors day and night to investigate the organization from the inside, locate her parents, and expose the dark side of the law.
Writing Her Own Story
After the events of The Staunch Hawthorn, Sally withdrew from the public eye, satisfied that justice had been served. A couple of years passed, and she came across an ad recruiting investigators. Eager for something new, she answered the call and moved with her parents to Ylatt Tower where she met Gertrude Rosenfeld, and eventually Gina Evelyn and Nashwa who would assist her. At Gertrude’s behest, Gina, her girlfriend Jane O’Young, and Sally were located in a luxurious penthouse near the local university campus.
As Char, she used her magic and combat experience to protect Gina as she investigated incidents, like the attacks on restaurant and university staff. When Gina gained the ability to use magic, she was responsible for teaching her the basics of casting spells, flying with broomsticks, and magical defense.
Outside of her investigation, she took the opportunity to experience university life. While she enjoyed auditing various classes and watching students engage in club activities, she disliked rowdy frat parties and vowed never to attend one ever again.
Personality and traits
Naturally, since they are the same person, Sally and Char basically share the same personality. However, Char, as a policewoman, takes pride in being in a position to enforce the law, and her zeal to carry out her personal justice is stronger than Sally’s. Her zeal is so fierce that she will not tolerate corruption within the police, let alone the misdeeds of villains. For this reason, she is known by the grim moniker “Absolute Evil Arresting Woman.”
The biggest difference between her and Sally is her mood in times of peace and the emotional distance between her and others. Char actively tries to keep a close emotional distance to others in order to gather various information both inside and outside of the New Salem Police. For that reason, her words and actions appear a little more emotional than Sally’s (yet her thinking still remains logical). In addition, perhaps because she consciously acts more mature and feminine in order to hide her true identity, she often behaves like a reliable older sister to those who are younger than her. For example, she often talks in a causal manner, offers “advice as an older sister,” or pats her people on the head to soothe them.
However, because she is only 12 years old, Char’s childishness is evident in her behavior every now and then. Some examples are the way she puts stuffs her mouth with candy during work breaks, the way her eyes open wide when she’s surprised, and so on. Fortunately, this is generally well received by her coworkers, who find her very cute.
While she hates compromise and lack of preparation, her ability to make quick judgments, combined with her natural intellect, her tempered senses and grit, and above all, the nerve to infiltrate the police by faking everything, is excellent beyond belief. Char does not give in to murderers on first sight, and their vicious traps not only fail to play to their strengths, but can even be used against them.
Char’s motto is “Do what needs to be done,” and in fact, Char is a hard worker, with a strong sense of persistence to achieve her goals to the very end, no matter how many detours she takes. This is an important tool for Char Fairfield to fulfill her aspirations, and is also a shackle that prevents one girl (Sally) from achieving ordinary happiness.
Magical abilities and skills
Even before her transformation, Char has slightly more mana than that of an average adult, but due to the side effects of the rapid growth pill the amount skyrockets, and with her magic output also greatly improved, she is growing to become a leading magician among all humans. Her spells are powerful even among the battle-hardened New Salem Police, and she takes advantage of this as the ace of her squadron.
- Ice Magic: Sally’s signature magic type, its maximum output and range of effect has been greatly increased.
- Icy Restraint: With its magical power increased, Char’s signature magic can instantly freeze and incapacitate an opponent.
- Blade of Judgment: This skill infuses the wand with dense ice magic to give it the form of a rapier. In addition to being extremely lethal, it’s a very risky skill due to its shape. For Char, who is all about neutralizing her opponents, this is a last resort.
- Invisibility Barrier: The same as before her transformation, a barrier is put up to protect from any outside physical or magical perception.
- Flying: Char can fly with a broom. Like Sally, she can make advanced movements as well.
- Transformation Release (Sally): Sally can only transform into Char for a limited time. When the effects of the rapid growth pill wear off, Char feels a rise in body temperature and a dullness in her body. In this state, her performance in all areas is greatly reduced, and if she does not take the pill, her body will begin to shrink and completely revert back to Sally.
Possessions
Wand (Baton): Supplied by the New Salem Police, it is lighter and sturdier than existing wands and can be used in hand-to-hand combat.
Uniform (New Salem Police): Issued by the New Salem Police, it grants light defense magic to protect the wearer and substitution magic that allows the uniform to be worn at any time by replacing the clothes on the person.
Rapid growth pills (Candy): Char carries rapid growth pills, which are necessary to transform from Sally to Char and to maintain Char’s appearance, disguised as balls of candy. She keeps them on her person in a special candy holder.
A cheap apartment registered as Char Fairfield’s address: She rents the apartment in her post-transformation form, but does not spend much time there because she actually lives at her grandfather’s house, which will be mentioned later. As a police officer, Char only keeps the barest of necessities in her apartment, so if someone were to visit, they would probably find the place rather plain. The wallpaper is a black color that makes it easy to hide stains.
The place has two main features. The first is that it is covered with traps to neutralize any malicious intruders. It is typical of her to hate incurring the wrath of evil people and dislike being unprepared. The second is that a special portal has been installed. The officially registered destination is “a rental container for the storage of spare police equipment,” and this is in fact connected to it. Although the portal secured with a simple magic lock (like a password for a computer), she’s not worried if someone snoops around it.
But this is a bluff. In fact, by unlocking a separate, hard to notice magical lock, they’ll find the portal connected to a third location: the door to her own room in her grandfather’s house (where Char actually lives as Sally).