The head priest of the temple Renjoji where Rika and the others had their training camp. At the beginning of the story, he tells the students a ghost story (the tragedy at 4:44 thirty years ago). While he is away in the toilet, he has the valuable folding screen stolen by Asano, who is wanted by the police. He is knowledgeable about the school's circumstances and aware of the secret underground passage and the jinx related to the large clock. Being manipulated by Rika, he wanders through the underground passage all night.
(Source: Japanese = Wikipedia || Translation = MyDramaList)
