Bai Mu

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Bai Mu (白幕)
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Advanced Nurturing High School; Dorm 402
Status	Student
First Appearance	Chapter 21

Background / History

Bai Mu negotiated with Student Council members Manabu Horikita and Akane Tachibana over access to surveillance. Although the decision remained pending under a three-day waiting period, the discussion let him establish the practical limits of the school’s rules: privileges, including closely controlled ones, could be obtained through sufficient points and by withstanding the resulting institutional and public pressure. 21

After leaving the Student Council office, he took a route by the artificial lake—a relatively secluded area with sparse surveillance coverage—rather than returning directly to Dorm 402. There, he overheard Kikyo Kushida privately venting her resentment toward classmates and the social persona she maintains. 21

Recognizing the value of an opponent’s concealed weakness in the school’s competitive environment, Bai Mu discreetly recorded Kushida’s outburst. He did not intend to expose her immediately; he regarded the footage as leverage for any future conflict rather than a reason to make an enemy. 21

When Kushida discovered him, she attempted to force his hand against her chest and frame him for molestation. Her plan failed because Bai Mu’s strength and stability prevented her from moving his arm. During her desperate lunge, she struck her sternum against his protruding index knuckle and collapsed in pain. Bai Mu then helped her stand with deliberately restrained contact and stated that he had never planned to reveal her secret or harm her. 21

Personality

Bai Mu is calm, deliberate, and difficult to rattle under pressure. During Kushida’s attempted frame-up, he remains composed rather than panicking or retaliating impulsively. 21

He is pragmatic about information and power. He views secrets, flaws, and compromising evidence as bargaining chips, but his approach is strategic rather than needlessly confrontational: he keeps Kushida’s recording in reserve instead of immediately using it against her. 21

Despite this calculating outlook, Bai Mu does not seek gratuitous harm. After Kushida injures herself while attempting to frame him, he supports her to her feet and avoids any unnecessary contact that could be twisted into further accusations. 21

Abilities & Skills

Strategic Analysis

Bai Mu quickly assesses institutional and interpersonal leverage.

• Identified that the school’s supposedly fixed privileges could be negotiated through points, pressure, and public opinion. 21
• Recognized Kushida’s private breakdown as valuable intelligence in a school environment built around competition and schemes. 21
• Chose not to expose Kushida immediately, preserving the recording as a contingency for future conflict. 21

Physical Conditioning

Bai Mu has undergone systematic training for years, giving him physical abilities beyond those of ordinary students.

• Possesses superior stamina and core strength. 21
• Kept his wrist completely steady despite Kushida’s attempts to pull and force it into position. 21
• His minor defensive movement was sufficient for Kushida’s own lunge to leave her incapacitated by sternum pain. 21

Composure Under Pressure

Bai Mu maintains control in volatile situations.

• Openly told Kushida he had seen “most of it,” without showing fear of her coercive questioning. 21
• Responded to her attempted accusation without escalating the situation. 21
• Helped her afterward in a restrained manner that left no room for further manipulation. 21

Equipment / Items

• Phone — Used to record Kikyo Kushida’s private outburst by the lake. 21
• Recorded footage of Kushida — Retained as potential leverage rather than immediately publicized. 21

Relationships

• Kikyo Kushida — Holds recorded evidence of her hidden personality after overhearing her lakeside outburst. She attempts to frame him for molestation to silence him, but the attempt backfires. 21
• Manabu Horikita — Negotiated with him regarding surveillance access. 21
• Akane Tachibana — Participated in Bai Mu’s surveillance-access negotiation. 21

Story Role / Major Arcs

Surveillance Access Negotiation

Bai Mu probes the limits of Advanced Nurturing High School’s rules through negotiations with the Student Council, seeking access to surveillance-related privileges. The result is pending, but he gains a clearer understanding of how points and pressure can influence the school. 21

Kushida’s Exposed Persona

Bai Mu witnesses Kushida’s private resentment and records it without initially intending to confront her. When she attempts to fabricate a molestation accusation, he prevents the setup through his physical steadiness and retains control of the encounter. 21

Notable Quotes

“Most of it.” 21

“I never planned to tell anyone about you, and I never intended to do anything to you.” 21

“If you had just behaved yourself, neither of us would have had any trouble. Why did you have to think yourself clever and keep pressing the issue?” 21