Chise Hatori is the protagonist and titular character of the The Ancient Magus' Bride. She is the apprentice and future bride of Elias Ainsworth. Her father and brother abandoned the family when she was young, and her mother committed suicide in front of her causing her to feel unwanted by her relatives. She allows herself to be sold into slavery so someone will take her in. She is sold for 5 million Pounds to Elias.