Mint

My dream is to become a CSU Ace! Player Mint, ready to go!

She probably loves field work the most among all the Containment Units members. She even loves it on scorching hot days. She can sneak a Blizzi Ice Cream during downtime, and won't hesitate to apply for heat allowance when she gets back to the bureau.

The frequency of Mint's makeup exams at the bureau perfectly matches her field mission frequency.

Loyal user of Fluffy Tail Care Spray, she's brave enough to try all the new scents. By try, she means sniffing them… Mint would never lick her own tail fur!

Her friendship with Nanally started when both their hands reached for the last bottle of care spray in the store! The partners at Nanally's Eibon Antique Shop are all so nice! Hotori Senpai… definitely has some stories to tell!

Ehhhhh! Found Lacrimosa Senpai again during field work! At times like this, I should definitely contact our reliable Lieutenant… User currently unavailable? Must be in a meeting. I'm doomed! Mint can't handle either Baicang Senpai or Fadia Senpai!

Ha! Another day working hard toward becoming a CSU Ace! Once I get this anomaly into Temporary Containment, I can probably clock out, right?

Sniff sniff, Lavender is here! And that unfamiliar but warm Coco scent next to her is…

Mint is actually a member of the great Colucci family too… well, to be exact, an honorary member.

After receiving Nanally Colucci's olive branch, Mint thought long and hard about joining, with the same seriousness she puts into preparing for makeup exams.

First! Mint totally respects this genius girl!

Second! A family sounds really cool! Mint loves hanging out with friends (family-members-to-be)!

Most importantly: Mint is worst at saying no to people!

However, Mint ultimately declined Nanally's proposal, promising that as an honorary member of the family, she'd drop by Eibon from time to time.

Because… Containment Units work is super, super busy, and if Nanally suddenly called a family meeting, Mint couldn't guarantee she'd be able to rush over right away. That would make Mint a tardy family member, and she'd be breaking the family rules!

The most important thing about a family is the rules. That's just how it is.

There is an inevitable pain that comes with becoming a teenager, its the most unforgettable memory of a child. Waking up in the middle of the night from an ache, growing taller with each stretch of the body…

But for Mint, this physical pain was never present.

Maybe she was too young when her growth spurts hit; she reached her current height before she was 10. Maybe her naturally carefree nature made her unusually slow to react to the changes that come with growing up. Whatever anguish that summer's on-and-off joint pain might have brought got left behind along with her brand new, unopened summer homework.

An awkward age, an awkward height. She towered so much over her peers that strangers would mistake her for a high school student several years older. It wasn't too surprising that Mint, as such a "big kid," couldn't really play with her little friends.

Mint liked climbing trees to nap in the sun, a blade of grass between her teeth as she secretly watched the neighbor kids play and fight. Then, casually… or at least trying to make it look casual, she'd help get their kites unstuck from the branches.

"Tiny" suddenly appeared during one of her half-asleep moments, and Mint still remembers how embarrassing she looked tumbling out of that tree.

The young-faced little guy called out to her: "Hey, kid."

A candy-colored waist bag gifted by "Tiny," with a matching notebook inside. The pages are clean, smooth, and absolutely beautiful.

Hands in pockets, super cool "Tiny" gave Mint the childish, adorable gift before parting, stubbornly defending it as "perfect for a little brat like you."

She met someone who looked like a kid, but was actually a sharp-eyed, reliable adult working at the Bureau of Anomaly Control! Tiny and Big Kid had an unforgettable adventure that summer! Tiny helped Big Kid better control her Esper Ability! Tiny is Big Kid's most important friend! Tiny and Big Kid will meet again in the future!

Little Mint achieved her dream at summer's end: join BAC and reunite with "Tiny" (who'll be "Tiny Senpai" by then).

Like an ice-cold cola that instantly cools down a stuffy, sweltering summer… her scent awaits in the not-so-distant future.

The tempting beef tallow base of Panda Hotpot… The sweet and tangy Blizzi Berrie Ice Cream… The bitter yet rich aroma of coffee poured full by Ms. Fei…

Familiar, beloved daily moments write themselves in bold strokes engraved in memory through their scents.

Relax, take a deep breath… feel this moment, the flavors of life flowing gently on the breeze.