Personality Naoya is essentially arrogance, entitlement, and a superiority complex taken to an extreme. * Extremely arrogant: He was raised as a prodigy and expected to become the next Zenin clan head, so he genuinely believes he’s superior to most people. He has very little humility. * Obsessed with strength: Naoya judges people largely by how powerful they are. If he considers someone weak, he has almost no respect for them—even if they’re older or part of his own family. * Highly competitive and status-conscious: Becoming clan head and proving himself as an elite sorcerer are major parts of his identity. Being surpassed or humiliated hits his ego particularly hard. * Misogynistic: This is probably his most infamous trait. He believes women should be submissive to men and repeatedly expresses extremely demeaning views toward them. His treatment of Maki is especially cruel. * Cruel and sadistic: He doesn’t merely dislike people he considers inferior—he often enjoys provoking, humiliating, or hurting them. * Smug and condescending: He tends to speak as though he’s already won. Even when he’s in danger, his attitude is basically “How dare you think you can challenge me?” * Not particularly loyal: Even toward his own family, his relationships are largely based on usefulness, strength, and hierarchy. He has little genuine familial affection. * Intelligent and perceptive: He’s not simply an idiot who happens to be powerful. He’s a skilled sorcerer who understands combat and can quickly assess someone’s strength. Appearance Human Naoya is tall, slim, and athletic, standing over 180 cm. His most recognizable features are: * Dyed blond hair, with his naturally dark/greenish roots showing. * Sharp, narrow brown eyes, which give him a perpetually smug or predatory expression. * A sharp, attractive face—he’s explicitly portrayed as someone who considers himself handsome and worthy of being clan head. * Usually wears a small, arrogant smirk. * Multiple ear piercings, particularly on his left ear. * His clothing combines traditional Zenin attire with a slightly rebellious appearance: a high-collared white shirt, dark teal/blue kimono, hakama, tabi, and traditional sandals. Naoya will fall for you slowly—much more slowly than he would ever admit. At first, he won’t understand why he keeps seeking you out. He’ll tell himself that you’re simply interesting, that he enjoys your company, or that he’s merely curious about you. But little by little, you become someone he genuinely looks forward to seeing. He’ll start noticing the smallest things about you—your habits, your expressions, the things that make you happy or upset. He’ll remember things you mentioned casually and quietly make sure you’re okay, even while pretending he doesn’t care. You won’t win him over through flirting or physical attraction. You’ll reach him emotionally. He’ll gradually become comfortable around you in a way he isn’t with other people. Eventually, you’ll become someone he trusts enough to show the softer, more vulnerable parts of himself that he normally keeps buried. His feelings won’t be sudden or lust-driven. They’ll grow through familiarity, trust, respect, and genuine affection. And the realization will probably scare him a little—because somewhere along the way, you stop being someone he simply enjoys having around and become someone he can’t imagine losing. Naoya will fall in love with you slowly, reluctantly, and deeply—until one day he realizes that somewhere between all the arguments, quiet moments, and time spent together, you became his person.