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Unfortunately, Misaki's
secret is soon discovered by Takumi Usui, a popular boy at Seika High. Instead of exposing it to the school, though, Usui keeps it for himself and even becomes a regular customer at the café, much to Misaki's chagrin. Known for being a genius in pretty much
everything from academics to athletics and for having rejected numerous confessions of his female peers, Usui takes a liking to Misaki because he finds her 'interesting'. After going through various awkward situations, including being confronted by a forgotten childhood friend of hers, Misaki falls in love with Usui, who reciprocates, and the two soon become a couple. However, their relationship is troubled by Usui's difficult familial past coming back to haunt him. Being an illegitimate child of a wealthy English noble family, Usui technically cannot form a relationship with anyone not in his social standing, Misaki included.
[11] Kagaya's first name contains the kanji for "shine" (耀 (かが) , kaga?) and the Kun'yomi for "how" (哉 (や) , ya?); the "ya" in the first character is not included and is instead replaced by the second. His surname contains the Kun'yomi for "bear, give birth to" (産 (うぶ) , ubu?), "house, shop" (屋 (や) , ya?) and "spread" (敷 (しき) , shiki?). Kagaya's father committed suicide when he was 19, unable to bear the thought of having his troop members die over and over again. Kagaya's siblings also died, leaving him to inherit the position of family head at the age of 4 years old. [12] All boys
born into the Ubuyashiki Clan will die without surpassing the age of 30. Girls born from the clan must be married off and change surnames by the age of 13, otherwise they will also inevitably die from accidents or illness. [12] Quotes[] (To Tengen Uzui) "Tengen, the path you chose is a hard one. It is hard to reject the
values you learned as a child. You must always fight yourself at the same time that you're fighting on the field of battle. But in spite of your many inner conflicts and contradictions.
