NPC means non-playable character. There are several types of NPCs in the game:

• Shopkeepers, who offer Items for sale and as Quest rewards, as well as abilities for Threads.
• Reapers, who open connections between districts and give out Pins in return for completing various Objectives.
• Rhyme, Beat's younger sister and partner.
• Shibuya's people, who can be scanned for Thought Fragments.
• Sota and Nao, two players who made a pact. They help you and encourage you in the second week.
• Shuto Dan (Shooter), a Tin Pin fanatic who challenges, and gives you prizes (for beating him) throughout your journey.
• Itaru Yokoyamada (Yammer), Shooter's rival in Tin Pin.
• Sanae Hanekoma, who gives you various gadgets to help you beat the game.
• Megumi Kitaniji, the Game's Conductor who substitutes for the Composer.
• Sho Minamimoto, the second week's Game Master that makes piles of junk, talks in math phrases, and aspires to become the Composer.
• Yodai Higashizawa, the first week's Game Master.
• Mitsuki Konishi, the third week's Game Master. She is somewhat a control freak.
• Koki Kariya, a Harrier Reaper who could easily be a higher rank than he is, but stays a henchman due to laziness.
• Uzuki Yashiro, one of the Reapers who works diligently to get a promotion.
• 777 (Triple Seven), a rock star in the Realground who lurks in the shadows of the Underground as a Reaper. Vocalist of the band Def Märch.
• Tenho, one of Def Märch's members who is also a Reaper.
• BJ is one of Def Märch's members who is jealous of 777 because he gets to do vocals.
• Futoshi, Def Märch's technician.
• Makoto Miki, a businessman in Tin Pin who quits his job and begins a ramen business, Shadow Ramen.
• Ai and Mina, two girls who are friends with Makoto. Neku and Shiki have to stop their argument to progress in Week 1.

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