This whole city looks down on us like we're some kind of vermin.

Introduction

Ryōhei Horinōchi is a student in class 10-C3, regarded as the book-genius among his classmates. He is very confident in his academic skills...sometimes even too confident. Ryōhei is always trying to get his peers to a high academic standard as he believes Tokomei students have to show they're on par with the high schools in Satsuhama.

Despite being a so called genius, Ryōhei fails at simple human interaction as he can't seem to hold a simple conversation with anyone in class. Whether it's bad puns or misreading the room, he struggles with fitting in with his class. Izumi and Kazuki have known him since childhood, and remark that he hasn't gotten better at conversing a single bit.

Personality

Ryōhei is a very stoic and hard to read kind of guy. He often comes across as condescending or eerily formal when he talks to someone. His blunt observations are riddled with sarcasm.

Despite this, Ryōhei has a good heart. He truly wants to change Tokomei's image as a rundown delinquent school, even if he does it with bad social cues and horrible conversation starters.