At that moment, Chika's hands and arms go around Satowa, and he hugs her back just as tightly.
This changes later, and he becomes quite the dependable senior and president.
He is straightforward with his words, but doesn't clearly know how to express himself or understand others, since he hasn't had many friends, spending most of his younger years being a delinquent.
Unfortunately, the bad crowd he was hanging out with disliked this and set Chika up by ransacking his grandfather's house where he crafts kotos that he is blamed for this by the neighbors and the police.
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