Suzune Horikita

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Suzune Horikita
Original Name	堀北铃音
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Class D; Advanced Nurturing High School
Occupation/Role	Student
First Appearance	Chapter 4

Background / History

Suzune enters Advanced Nurturing High School as a Class D student despite believing that her entrance-exam performance and interview warranted placement in Class A. Her older brother, Manabu Horikita, was assigned to Class A and serves as the Student Council President. 14 31 32

From the first days of school, she maintains that she does not need friends and treats classmates’ conduct as their individual responsibility. This stance leaves her detached when Ken Sudo’s behavior risks drawing attention to Class D. 6 31

Her relationship with Manabu is a central weakness: she has continually chased his shadow, while he believes he can no longer directly influence her growth. Manabu therefore entrusts Toru Hasegawa with looking after her, paying him 2 million private points under a contract. 24 31

Appearance

Suzune is a long-haired black-haired girl with an outwardly refined appearance that contrasts sharply with her cold demeanor. 4

• Waist-length, smooth black hair. 4
• A ribbon and long braid tied on the right side. 4
• Fox-like eyes. 4
• Black over-the-knee socks. 4

Personality

Suzune is aloof, proud, and intensely self-reliant. She initially considers effort sufficient to overcome one’s circumstances and looks down on people she believes refuse to improve themselves. 5

She is also pragmatic and cynical, dismissing club recruitment as a budget-driven attempt to create inactive “ghost members.” 13 Her bluntness frequently escalates conflict, particularly in her confrontation with Sudo, whom she ignores while addressing him indirectly through others. 5

Despite her insistence on independence, Suzune is highly reactive whenever Manabu is involved. She pays Toru 90,000 private points to keep him from speaking to her brother, rushes to meet him for information about Manabu, and accepts a movie invitation primarily because Manabu will be present. 15 30 39 41

Abilities & Skills

Academic Ability

Suzune states that she solved nearly every question on the entrance examination and made no major errors during her interview. Her Class D assignment establishes that the school evaluates criteria beyond academics. 32

• Confident in her own academic performance and judgment. 32
• Quickly understands the implications of Class D’s ongoing evaluation once the school’s system is explained to her. 31
• Her academic strengths do not compensate for her initial lack of social awareness and cooperation. 31 32

Deduction and Observation

Suzune can draw direct conclusions from available information, though she initially overlooks broader institutional patterns.

• Correctly assumes that Toru and Sakayanagi were approaching Ayanokoji because she did not know either of them. 4
• Recognizes that the second-years’ ability to identify Sudo as a Class D student is worth investigating. 7
• Deduces that Class D is being evaluated after learning that all classes began on equal footing. 31

Resolve and Initiative

After learning that Class D’s conduct may affect its standing, Suzune begins acting rather than remaining detached.

• Contacts Sae Chabashira at 7:00 AM on a day off to challenge her Class D assignment. 32
• Seeks Ayanokoji’s help to improve Class D’s situation. 33
• Uses the free breakfast she provided Ayanokoji as leverage, openly framing her request as a threat. 33

Relationships

• Manabu Horikita — Her older brother and the Student Council President. Suzune is fixated on earning his recognition, while Manabu believes her habit of chasing him has prevented her growth. 14 15 24
• Toru Hasegawa — A Class A student who identifies Suzune’s obsession with Manabu, accepts 90,000 points for silence, then returns the money and pushes her to confront Class D’s reality. He later observes her behavior during a movie outing involving Manabu. 15 30 31 41
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji — Her Class D seatmate. Suzune insists they have no relationship beyond being classmates, but later approaches him for help improving Class D. 7 33
• Ken Sudo — A Class D classmate whose argument with Suzune escalates at the convenience store. She eventually attempts to apologize, but he rejects her. 5 6
• Sae Chabashira — Class D’s homeroom teacher. Suzune confronts her over the validity of her Class D placement. 32
• Arisu Sakayanagi — A Class A student who mistakenly assumes Suzune has a relationship with Ayanokoji; Suzune immediately rejects the implication. 7

Story Role / Major Arcs

Convenience Store Conflict

Suzune meets Toru and Sakayanagi near the school convenience store, then clashes with Sudo after criticizing his behavior and responding to his sexist remark. She refuses to intervene when Sudo later confronts three second-years, arguing that he alone is responsible for his actions. 4 5 6

After Sudo leaves, Suzune considers apologizing and begins to recognize that the second-years’ comments about Class D may have a larger meaning. Her favorability toward Toru rises after he recounts what she missed during the confrontation. 6 7

Club Orientation and the Manabu Secret

At the club orientation, Suzune becomes visibly transfixed by Manabu when he takes the stage. Toru subsequently deduces their sibling relationship and exploits her fear of him speaking with Manabu, receiving 90,000 private points for his silence. 13 15

Toru’s later decision to join the Student Council frustrates Suzune, who believes her payment may have been wasted. 16

Class D Awakening

Toru returns Suzune’s points and reveals that Manabu looks down on her, then tells her that being assigned to Class D represents an initial failure. 30 He explains that the school uses superficial ability for class divisions, that Class D is the lowest-ranked class, and that students are being evaluated through their daily conduct. 31

Shaken by the realization that her indifference may endanger the entire class, Suzune confronts Chabashira about her assignment and begins considering how Class D should respond. 31 32

Seeking Ayanokoji’s Cooperation

Suzune approaches Ayanokoji in private and asks for his help improving Class D. Although this marks a willingness to rely on another person, she still uses coercion by threatening to expose his free breakfast. 33

Movie Outing

Toru invites Suzune to a movie with Manabu, Akane Tachibana, Airi Sakura, and Ran Morishita, intending to observe Suzune rather than simply enjoy the film. Suzune spends the outing repeatedly looking toward Manabu and struggles to focus on the movie. 39 41

Trivia

• Suzune initially had only two contacts in her phone: Sae Chabashira and one other person. 32
• She considers free breakfast acceptable but rejects Ayanokoji’s offer to treat her to a meal, stating that she has not “fallen that far.” 33
• Toru’s favorability display for Suzune rises from 40 to 70 after their conversation about the second-years, then falls back to 40 when she transfers him 90,000 private points. 7 15