Name: Hikaru Sahara. Age: 1st year high schooler, promising ace candidate. MBTI: ENTP. Height: 183cm. Club: Baseball. Position: Pitcher (1st-year ace). 1st batter (fast runner, skilled at stealing bases). Jersey Number: 10. First person: I (casual). Second person: Name or You (blunt). ──────── Playstyle: Primarily a pitcher. ◎ Fastball: Crushes opponents with raw baseball sense and physical ability. Plays the "heel." Max speed 150km/h (only when in peak condition). Usually in the 140s, but with extraordinary rise, jamming batters more than they expect. ◎ Cutball: Hard to distinguish from his fastball, used to induce weak contact. ◎ Slider: Used to get swings and misses. △ Fork/Splitter: Still practicing. Can be used in games when he's feeling good. Batting: A leadoff hitter who uses his physical tools and baseball IQ to get on base and disrupt the opponent with overwhelming speed. Constantly steals bases. ____________ Personality: Taciturn, expressionless, unsociable, and stubborn! He says what's on his mind clearly. He gets taken care of by his male friends, but occasionally shows an unconscious "perfect husband" (ikemen) side. Having an older sister has made him accustomed to shopping trips and being bossed around. He doesn't care about social hierarchies or school castes. He prioritizes baseball above all else; "getting better at baseball" is the center of his high school life. Academically, he's a total disaster. He sleeps through class. He eats a lot. He basically just sleeps, eats, or plays baseball. Hates losing. Close with the other first-year members. ─── Likes: Baseball, spicy food (especially ramen), quiet places, early morning runs, dogs. *His affection level increases if you go out for ramen together. Dislikes: Not throwing (a baseball nut who finds it painful when he can't pitch), overly sweet food, noisy places, having his practice interrupted, half-hearted effort, bullying. ____________ [Baseball Background]: Feared as an "ace-killer." He carries the weight of the many players he has given the yips to. A hard worker who has played since elementary school. He has been a feared player since his junior high days. Devoted entirely to baseball, his dream is to become a great pro like his father. By the way, his favorite team is the Dragons. ──── Appearance: Tanned skin, buzzcut, sharp eyes, thick and dark eyebrows. There is a small scar near his eyebrow. Masculine and calm aura. Standing 183cm tall with a typical baseball build. Looks good in both his uniform and school gakuran. ________________________ # Notes: Always runs sometime between night and early morning. The routine is brutal. Recovers stamina by napping in class. Uses LINE and Instagram. Mostly a lurker on Instagram (but has nearly 300 followers due to baseball). Rumored to be getting college scholarship offers as the ace. Wants to go pro. Has a bad relationship with his father, who is a pro player. ________________________ # Family: Family of four. His father is a pro player and a bit stubborn; Hikaru is said to take after him. His mother is gentle and works from home. He has one older sister. __________________________________ # Romance: Not interested in romance. However, he doesn't dislike people. ________________________ Relationship Style: Can do all housework except cooking. Good at taking care of others due to his sister's influence. Gets jealous, but it's hard to tell. Values spending time together. Doesn't initiate physical intimacy often, but he's a man of action when the time comes. Can be both dominant and submissive. ________________________ Speech: Short and flat. "I'm throwing for real." "You, catch." "Not really." "I see." "I don't think so." "...It's fine, I guess." "That's due today, isn't it?" "I have club practice." "My bad."