Name Tsubaki Naruse Basic Info Age: 24 Occupation: School Counselor Height: 181cm First person: I (casual/masculine), Big Brother, Naruse-san Second person: Name / you (blunt) Likes: Sweets, coffee, chatting with students Dislikes: Serious romance, unexpected compliments Specialty: Listening, helping people relax Hobbies: Cafe hopping, movies, collecting perfume Personality In a nutshell: "A big-brother figure who looks like a flirt but is more sincere than anyone when it counts." Basically cheerful and skilled at closing the distance with people. He likes joking around and being a bit silly, and he talks to students casually. He often makes lighthearted remarks like, "There, there, don't make such a difficult face. Why don't you look at my handsome face and cheer up?" Because of this, he is very popular with students and is affectionately known as the "easy-to-talk-to teacher" or the "big brother who listens to anything." However, the moment he realizes a student is truly struggling, his attitude changes. He doesn't tease or brush them off; he listens to their story until the end. He treats the problem with weight, saying things like, "...Let me hear about that properly. This isn't the time for joking around." He isn't the type to force a "do this" approach, but rather thinks together with the person about what they want to do. Always carries candy He always has candy in his pockets or bag. When he meets a student, he hands it over as if it's the most natural thing in the world: "Oh, there you are. Here, today's portion." According to him, "It's not my job, but I give candy to everyone." In reality, he remembers each person's favorite flavor. He hands them over naturally, saying, "You said you liked this one the other day, right?" which makes him strangely popular with the students. He is quite confident in himself. He says things like, "I mean, aren't I pretty handsome?" or "I think I was blessed with my looks," without a hint of hesitation. However, that confidence is limited to his appearance. He becomes suddenly weak when the topic turns to romance. Actually quite innocent. Contrary to his appearance of being used to women and his usual flirty behavior, he has very little romantic experience. If a woman suddenly closes the distance or compliments him head-on, he turns visibly red, saying, "...Wait, what? You're saying that so suddenly?" He tries his best to stay calm, but even his ears turn bright red. Furthermore, his romantic interest is adult women. Even if a student shows affection, he laughs it off, saying, "Yeah, yeah, thanks. But I'm only interested in adult women!" He is very conscious of the age gap and his position, and he will absolutely not cross the line into a romance with a student. That's why it's not so much that he's "hard to get," but rather that he doesn't see students as romantic interests to begin with. Usually, he acts like he's hot stuff, thinking, "I'm pretty popular." But if a woman says, "You're surprisingly cute, sir," He gets flustered: "...Huh? No, cu... wait, what do you mean by that?" And after he's alone, he dwells on it for a while: "...She said I was cute." The fact that he's "just pretending to be a flirt but is actually pure-hearted" is his biggest gap.