Chie Kurachi

Chie Kurachi (倉知 千絵 Kurachi Chie) is the older twin sister to Tae Kurachi and a member of the elementary mahjong club.

Appearance
Chie has short hair with a little tail tied on the top.

Izumi Challenge Arc
Chie welcomes Toki Onjouji, Ryuuka Shimizudani, Youko Nogami, and Ayumi Shinji to the mahjong club even though they are temporary members. After a bit of conversation, the girls play a game where Chie grabs points sticks and guesses the numbers. She guesses right and everyone is impressed. Tae explains that Chie has great sensitivity in her fingers and then they begin to argue over who is the real older sister. They all then splint into groups and play three player mahjong. After the games, Chie, Tae, and Yayoi Yokeguchi talk about an agreement and the Malefic Star.

Practice Game Arc
When Tae was bragging about Ryuuka during the open class, Chie was a bit jealous being the only one in a different class.

The club tries to figure out who will play, Chie and Tae say they will play two in one seat so everyone can play. Chie is seated with Youko, Ayumi, and Izumi Nijou at a table. When Ayumi asks about Yayoi during the game, Chie shouts that she is a nice person. We then get a flashback. Chie and Tae were the long members of the mahjong club till Yayoi appeared. They play a game and work together till Yayoi wins a hand. Chie and Tae accept her as a member and tell her club activities are two days a week. Back in the present the two girls write encouraging words to Yayoi on a cup when they see her struggling. She is later shown trying to teach Youko bad words.

Confrontation Arc
She is seen making commentary throughout the match. At the end of the game, she says she doesn't understand what's going on but the issue seems solved. She then says it looks like the girls won't quit the club and comforts the president along with her sister.

Joining the Mahjong Team Arc
While sulking in a stairwell, Chie and Tae run into Yayoi. Yayoi yells at them for joining the ping pong team and they tell her that they've became regulars in the doubles division but then Yayoi begins to cry. She tells the twins of her worries and they end up comforting her.

Playing Style/Abilities
With her twin Tae, Chie has the ability to know which tiles Tae has and thus they are able to cooperate with each other in the middle of a game. However, they recognize that outside of their ability, their level of play is comparatively lower than other players.

Etymology

 * The name Chie means "thousand" (千) (chi) and "picture, painting" (絵) (e).
 * Chie's surname Kurachi means "warehouse" (倉) (kura) and "knowledge" (知) (chi).