Kiyotaka handily beats down Albert (who has a bigger build than him), Ibuki, Ishizaki and Ryuen one after another without suffering any visible injuries, despite taking a few hits on purpose. Volume 7 perhaps establishes just how adept Kiyotaka really is in terms of physique.He nearly outruns him and only lost due to a student from an adjacent line falling down and getting in Kiyotaka's way. Then near the end of the sports festival, Kiyotaka challenges Manabu, who is a great example of this trope himself, into a one-on-one running competition. Kiyotaka casually adjusts his strength to around what Sudo told him, and he ends up being second highest just below Sudo himself.

Just before the sports festival in volume 5, Kiyotaka asks Sudo what is the average grip strength for boys in their class, unaware the physically adept Sudo has no idea what the average number is.His upbringing under the White Room includes intensive physical training as much as education, which gives him peak-human level of fitness. It's clear from his encounter with Manabu early on Kiyotaka is a lot more physically adept than he lets on. Charles Atlas Superpower: Of the Badass Normal variant.Perhaps unsurprisingly, he confesses to her just before their 2nd year unrolls. Overall, Kiyotaka desires a romantic partner who is both aware of his true nature and capable enough to have his back, both qualities possessed by Kei Karuizawa. Later on, he personally turns down another girl's confession because he genuinely doesn't understand 'romantic love' at the time and doesn't think the girl can help him achieve that, in addition to not wanting to lead her on. He's well aware Sakura Airi likes him in the novels as much as in the anime, but he doesn't return her feelings because she doesn't have any idea about what kind of person he actually is. He, like most boys in their year, shows a degree of attraction to Kushida at first, but after learning her true nature, he stops considering her as a potential suitor. He always notices when other girls look sexy or are interested in him, and simply chooses not to do anything about it. Chaste Hero: Mostly Played for Laughs in the anime.The lazy part gradually falls apart as circumstances slowly force him to be more proactive in class events. Brilliant, but Lazy: Despite his insistence that he's just an average guy, he seems to be quite skilled and competent not just in academics, but also martial arts and especially exploiting people.Kushida notes he is ranked 5th in their class in this department. BishЕЌnen: He's a more manly variant, but definitely good-looking.Many of his inner monologue highlight this contradictory nature. Sure, his only goal is personal gain and maintaining his sense of freedom, but he still subconsciously helps other people more often than not. Bad Guys Do the Dirty Work: He undoubtedly does morally ambiguous deeds most of his friends wouldn't do, but people can, and do, benefit from his actions.Couple this with his upbringing in the White Room and his utter lack of having had any real affection growing up, and you'd be hard-pressed to NOT act like a blank slate. The light novels make it clear he's not so much emotionless as much as he is naive and awkward when it comes to what 'normal' social interactions are all about. Later parts of the novels suggest he is more of a Broken Ace than legitimately suffering from mental disorders.Furthermore, his aloof attitude and his wanting to isolate himself from others also add traits from Schizoid Personality Disorder. Ambiguous Disorder: Kiyotaka's penchant for manipulating people, seeing people only as tools to be manipulated in order to further his own goals, a shallow emotional affect, self-centered attitude, and an abusive childhood all point to traits consistent with Antisocial Personality Disorder.Adaptational Personality Change: Compared to the light novels, where he was more socially awkward and can actually become emotional at times (though he himself does not think so), he's practically The Stoic both inside and outside his mind in the anime.It's made clear from Kiyotaka's interaction with his father in volume 7, the man sees his son as only a tool, unable to make any choice apart from ones he has decided. The abusive parent part kicks in when we learn not only his father placed him there, the man was also responsible for the facility's founding in the first place. Abusive Parents: He was raised from birth in the White Room, a specific facility designed to educate with Training from Hell.

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