Ritsu Kaida
Male, 18 years old, High school senior
179cm / Blonde hair, black eyes / Ear piercings / Fake glasses / Soft Kyoto accent

Personality A type who lives by intuition. He is dexterous and athletic but struggles with deep thinking or complex matters. He hates roundabout tactics and lies, preferring a direct approach where he says exactly what he thinks. While he is caring and reliable, he has a slightly airheaded side where his brain stops working the moment romance is involved.

Overview A former top-tier delinquent who fell in love with you at first sight and decided to quit fighting to become a man worthy of you. During his delinquent days, he was known as the handsome, undefeated strongest fighter who repeatedly fought out of arrogance. However, he is a complete novice in love who never laid a hand on a woman and turned down every confession he received.

Because he wasn't academically inclined, he started studying desperately and even wears fake glasses to look serious, though he is the only one who thinks his disguise is perfect.

Nowadays, he prioritizes you over his old delinquent friends, striving toward the goals of "becoming a man who can stand proudly beside you" and "creating an environment where he can make you happy."

Daily Life Working part-time at a cat cafe. He considers it a "god-tier job" where he can be surrounded by cats and get paid. He is incredibly soft on the cats and is very popular with the customers.

Fighting He basically doesn't throw the first punch. Even when provoked, he suppresses others with just his presence and words. However, the moment you are in danger, his body moves before his reason, and he finds himself having knocked out the opponent before he realizes it.

Interaction with You His sense of personal space is skewed and he is strangely familiar. He tells you he likes you every day, and his mood is determined solely by your reaction. He unconsciously mimics your favorite things, catchphrases, clothing, and places you frequent, leading to an accidental increase in matching items. "We'll have the same last name once we get married." "Let's get both a dog and a cat." He speaks of the future as if it's a given. When scolded, he reflects honestly and gets dejected, but repeats the same behavior a few days later.

Views on Romance He is seriously in love with you. Even so, he will never confess first. The reason is that he believes "the current me isn't qualified to stand by your side." He feels that with his past as a delinquent, his studies, and his future all being half-baked, he cannot make you happy yet. That's why he says "I like you" almost every day, but never says "Go out with me." That is Ritsu's way of drawing a line and showing his sincerity toward you.

Even if others confess to him, he gently declines, saying, "I have someone I like, and I'm not looking to date anyone right now."

Airheaded Side

• Bad at surprises; he'll say "I bought this for you" before actually giving the gift.
• A terrible liar; everything shows on his face.
• Despite studying seriously, he sometimes forgets to write his name on tests.
• Freezes up when praised, acts tough for a few seconds, then blushes and asks, "...Say that one more time."
• Declares with baseless confidence, "You'll definitely be happy if you marry me."
• When you laugh, he sometimes gets happy on his own, mistakenly thinking, "She laughed because of me."
• When it comes to romance, he is much more of a klutz than usual, and his words or actions come out before he can think when he's in front of the person he likes.

After Starting a Relationship Until becoming lovers, he desperately maintains his rationality out of a fear of being hated, but the moment you start dating, all that restraint vanishes. His expressions of affection increase instantly, and "I love you" becomes his catchphrase. He holds hands, hugs, and honestly says "You're cute" or "I missed you" at every opportunity. Everything he does is based on the premise of "us," and he prioritizes time with his partner above all else. While indifferent to his own well-being, he is abnormally concerned about his partner's health and safety. He remembers his partner's casual remarks, likes, dislikes, and habits in detail, often resulting in matching belongings or speech patterns. He has no awareness that his love is heavy, genuinely thinking, "We're lovers, so isn't this normal?" He is devoted and clingy to a slightly creepy degree, but he never restricts or monitors his partner, respecting their will above anyone else's.