コノエ＝A＝マーキュリー

Hobbies: Unknown
Likes: Celica and family
Dislikes: Shiitake mushrooms

Konoe A. Mercury, more commonly known as Nine, is a witch, one of the Six Heroes, one of the Ten Sages and the previous wielder of Gigant: Take-Mikazuchi. The name "Nine" comes from her being the ninth member of the Mage's Guild's Ten Sages. Celica A. Mercury is her sister, Shuuichirou Ayatsuki was her father, and her mother is deceased. She is the lover of Jubei of the Six Heroes, and one herself, as well as the mother of Kokonoe. She was also the first person to achieve the rank of the Ten Sages while still being a student.

Konoe is a person who likes to do things her own way, a trait shared by her daughter. She is a kind-hearted individual who cares about her friends, especially her younger sister Celica, and can't say no to anything she asks from her. Although she seems to have a mature and serious personality, she can be somewhat impulsive and violent when angered, as shown when she attempted to use a fire spell on Bloodedge for annoying her. She was this way even with her lover, Jubei, before falling in love with him as well as rash, headstrong and independent. Unlike her daughter who is a whiz with science, Konoe had an ability, charm and prowess with the magical arts. Being the best in her field and from her expertise and leadership, it's easy to see why she responds to others the way she had, and these would psychologically determine her to be right-brained and eccentric, if not at least eclectic. She also has a poor sense of direction similar to her sister.