Horikita Manabu

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Horikita Manabu (堀北学)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Advanced Nurturing High School Student Council
Occupation/Role	Student Council President
Status	Active 41
First Appearance	Chapter 6

Appearance

Horikita is an imposing, bespectacled young man with a gloomy-looking demeanor. 14

• Wears glasses. 14
• Maintains a stern, intimidating presence as Student Council President. 32
• Is physically capable enough to confront Ayanokoji Kiyotaka directly, though Ayanokoji avoids his strikes. 37

Personality

Manabu holds exceptionally high standards for others. He rejects Katsuragi Kohei’s Student Council application with the blunt assessment that Katsuragi is “not good enough,” yet personally recruits Yagami Shizuka after recognizing his unusual potential. 6 14

He is analytical and evidence-conscious. When Kiryuin Fuka is suspected of leaking information about the S System, Manabu questions her but cannot substantiate the accusation; he ultimately considers that Yagami may have obtained the information independently. 12

His relationship with his younger sister, Suzune, is severe and conflicted. Believing her obsession with following him must be corrected, he treats her harshly and dismisses her ambition to reach Class A. 37 Despite this, Yagami’s proposal concerning Suzune causes Manabu to reflect on the consequences of leaving her unsupported. 38

Abilities & Skills

Student Council Administration

As president, Manabu directs Student Council investigations and has the authority to recruit students directly.

• Personally invites Yagami Shizuka to join as Vice President, offering to develop him into a future president. 14
• Uses the council’s confidential meeting room and surveillance footage during the inquiry into Kiryuin Fuka. 11 12
• Assigns Tachibana Akane to investigate the unidentified athlete seen at the stadium. 34

Analysis and Investigation

Manabu can recognize exceptional talent and reconstruct possible explanations from limited evidence.

• Determines that neither Kiryuin nor Sakayanagi likely supplied Yagami with the S System information. 12
• Assesses Kiryuin’s loss to Yagami as further evidence of Yagami’s extraordinary ability after learning of her A+ academic and athletic evaluations. 12
• Infers that the stadium “phantom” deliberately avoided surveillance and diverted observers’ attention with sports equipment. 34

Relationships

• Horikita Suzune — Younger sister. Manabu deliberately lures her out to confront her fixation on him and her Class A ambitions; later considers arranging support for her through Yagami’s proposed twenty-million-point deal. 37 38
• Tachibana Akane — Student Council secretary and longtime subordinate who provides Manabu with information and assists his investigations. 12 34
• Yagami Shizuka — Manabu recognizes Yagami’s potential and offers him the Vice Presidency, but later becomes vulnerable to Yagami’s blackmail and pressure. 14 37 39
• Sakayanagi Arisu — Initially judges her unworthy of praise while seeking Yagami; after Yagami’s coercion, he publicly retracts this judgment and apologizes to her. 32 39
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka — Interrupts Manabu’s confrontation with Suzune and evades his attacks, prompting Manabu’s interest in him. 37
• Kiryuin Fuka — Questioned by Manabu over a suspected information leak, though he lacks proof that she provided Yagami with restricted school information. 12
• Katsuragi Kohei — Rejected from the Student Council after Manabu judges him insufficiently qualified. 6

Story Role / Major Arcs

Student Council Recruitment of Yagami

After investigating Yagami’s unexplained knowledge of the school’s systems, Manabu concludes that Yagami is a talent worth betting on. He personally invites him into the Student Council and offers him an immediate Vice President position with a route to the presidency, but Yagami refuses. 12 14 15

Search for the Stadium Phantom

When an unidentified student displays exceptional athletic ability while evading surveillance at the stadium, Manabu directs the Student Council’s investigation. He concludes that the individual understands the school’s camera coverage and intentionally avoids identification. 34

Confrontation with Suzune

Manabu intentionally draws Suzune out for a private confrontation, harshly rejecting her wish to reach Class A and attempting to force her to leave the school. Ayanokoji intervenes before Manabu can strike her. 37

Yagami’s Blackmail and the Twenty-Million-Point Proposal

Yagami reveals that he recorded Manabu’s confrontation with Suzune and threatens to publicize it unless Manabu apologizes to Sakayanagi. Manabu agrees, then listens to Yagami’s proposal: a future payment of twenty million points in exchange for helping Suzune transfer to Yagami’s class and graduate from Class A. Manabu defers his decision until graduation. 37 38

Public Apology to Sakayanagi

Manabu appears before Class 1-A and apologizes to Sakayanagi. Under Yagami’s insistence, he retracts his previous dismissal of her achievements and credits Class A’s success entirely to her efforts. 38 39

Notable Quotes

“You aren't good enough.” — rejecting Katsuragi Kohei’s Student Council application 6

“If you want to promote to a higher class, then struggle with all your might. Other than that, there is no other way.” 37