Kushida Kikyo

Biodata

Background / History

Kushida Kikyo is introduced on the bus to Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School attempting to persuade Koenji Rokusuke to give up his seat for an elderly woman, establishing her public persona as a kind and helpful angel 2. Within Class D, she actively builds a massive social network, acting as an emotional outlet or "trash can" for her peers, joining clubs, and maintaining friendly relationships across the board 3 21 29. However, her personal terminal skill panel reveals a hidden, calculating side: Communication Lv1 (Deception Lv1, Affinity Lv1) 3.

She harbors deep-seated, intense hostility toward Horikita Suzune due to a shared middle school past where Horikita witnessed her dark side 12 30. Kushida attempts to manipulate others, such as using Yamauchi Haruki to extract points and trying to recruit You En Tiandai, while concealing her true, ruthless nature 21 29. After attempting to threaten You En in the club building by forcing him to touch her and claiming sexual assault, You En easily turns the tables on her, breaking through her defenses and exposing her self-loathing and lack of security 29. Following this confrontation, she ceases targeting You En, gains a twisted form of trust in him, and even proposes dating him, though she maintains her fierce rivalry and hatred toward Horikita Suzune 30.

Appearance

Kushida is a chestnut-haired girl with an impressive, well-developed figure and fair skin, frequently seen in school uniform or swimwear 2 12 38. She wears a sweet, angelic smile in public that conceals her true intentions 2 21.

• Chestnut hair
• Impressive bust and feminine figure
• Sweet, innocent facial expressions and bright smile in public
• Cold, chilling glare and dark expression when her facade drops

Personality

Publicly, Kushida portrays herself as an exceptionally friendly, outgoing, and altruistic angel who cares deeply about everyone and strives to befriend all her classmates 2 21 29. She handles social pressure with immense endurance, tolerating crude remarks and demanding peers to preserve her reputation 11 21.

Beneath her cheerful facade, she is manipulative, insecure, deeply self-loathing, and burdened by a fierce desire to eliminate any threat to her image 29 30. She views people through utility and superficial social connections because she fundamentally lacks inner security 30. When pushed into a corner, her dark side emerges—she becomes aggressive, ruthless, and willing to use weaponized victimhood or her own body as leverage to coerce others 29.

Abilities & Skills

Social Manipulation & Networking

• Possesses vast interpersonal skills, allowing her to network across entire grade levels, manage multiple social circles, and gather gossip 3 21 29.
• Uses a dual personality, seamlessly shifting between a benevolent angel persona and a cold, calculating demeanor 21 29.
• Applications/Limits:
  • Excels at extracting favors, points, and compliance from unsuspecting peers and classmates 21 29.
  • Vulnerable to individuals who see through her facade and refuse to play along, such as You En and Horikita 29 31.
  • Her need to maintain her angelic persona forces her to endure unpleasant interactions and wasteful expenditures 21.

Academic Standing

• Possesses high natural intelligence and retention, grasping roughly 50% of academic material despite spending almost no time studying 29.
• Applications/Limits:
  • Scored 107 points on the minor comprehensive exam due to severe division of focus toward networking and club duties 29.
  • Capable of achieving significantly higher scores (estimated 140–150 range) if she applied herself seriously 29.

Relationships

• You En Tiandai — Initially a target for manipulation, he successfully unmasks her true personality. After she attempts to threaten him and he overpowers her psychologically, she develops an unconventional trust in him, stops targeting him, and jokingly or seriously propositions him 12 29 30.
• Horikita Suzune — Primary object of her intense hatred and fear. Because they attended the same middle school and Horikita represents an absolute threat to her secrets, Kushida is obsessed with trying to break or befriend her 12 29 30.
• Yamauchi Haruki — Uses his gullibility and lustful nature to manipulate him, though she privately despises his lack of self-awareness and crude behavior 21.
• Hirata Yosuke — Fellow facade-wearer in the class; she views him with professional detachment rather than genuine friendship 30.
• Wang Meiyu — Classmate and acquaintance with whom she shares social circles 20 29.

Trivia

• Her personal terminal skill panel lists her capabilities as Communication Lv1 (Deception Lv1, Affinity Lv1) 3.
• She scored 107 points on her first minor examination due to her constant distractions from socializing and helping others 29.