Haruaki Azuma/Abilities

Azuma is an invaluable asset to Border. He used to be the captain of A-Rank no. 1 Azuma Unit, whose members later went on to lead their own A-Rank units. He has had several other pupils whom he mentored in strategy, a field he excels in. Together with his aptitide for leadership, he is held in high esteem by other Border agents, who will seek his help and follow his directives in battle even if they belong to other units. His outstanding analytical abilities assisted him in creating a plan with which he and his allies succeeded in defeating the powerful Lamvanein. His precise and insightful commentary of Rank Battles is very popular among agents, including the no. 1 solo combatant Kei Tachikawa, to the point of drawing them to spectate matches. He can make accurate guesses about the unfolding of a conflict from its early stages and act accordingly, on top of having a reliable stock of tactics ready for multiple scenarios.

His latest mentees are the two Attackers in B-Rank Azuma Unit, whose placement in the ranking does not do justice to Azuma's competence on the battlefield. He was Border's first Sniper and remains one of the most skilled fighters of that class. His skills are such that he can hit moving targets from far away, and take aim and switch targets at remarkable speed. Hyuse was wary of Chika firing Meteor while Azuma might have a visual on her for fear that he'd be able to hit the bullet before or shortly after she released it, causing her to self-destruct. Azuma can also snipe through multiple walls by combining complex data and making fine adjustments on the spot. Furthermore, Azuma is capable of accurately selecting the Sniper Trigger most suited to the situation at hand. His skillset as the perfect Sniper is completed by his proficiency in stealth. Azuma is in fact notoriously elusive, having bailed out only once in the sixth matches his unit fought during the latest season of Rank Battles due to all three opponent teams focusing their fire on him. Even Masataka Ninomiya, the no. 2 solo combatant and no. 1 Shooter with enough trion to block Azuma's Ibis and the latter's former student, was convinced that it would be impossible to find him if he did not open fire and hid to avoid being picked off. Masato Kageura, a top Attacker famous for his aggressive fighting style, did the same. Thanks to his ability to fight impassionately, Azuma is in fact one of the only two people in Border not to trigger Kageura's Side Effect.

Outside of involvement in Border's fighting force, Azuma is a postgraduate engineering student who conducts experiments to determine the composition of trion who has also researched military history and tactics. Additionally, he is a skilled mahjong player and fisher.