 While his warm mentor-like demeanor and stash of "treasures" make him popular with many of the males in 2-C, his talents are less appreciated by the girls, especially Mai Otsuka, who has known him for a long time.While he gets along great with most of the boys in his class, he has misgivings about students who actually have girlfriends.He sits in the "Box Seat," having switched with Tenma under the pretense of having poor eyesight.