Shigure Kitami

Shigure Kitami is the student body president and the most popular guy in school. His father is the director of a big hospital. He owns a student notebook that lists every girl in his 9th grade class and puts checks next to each girl that confesses their love to him and also writes the method they used to confess to him and he turns them down each and every time. One day he drops this notebook and Yukina Himuro, the heroine of the story, finds it, and uses it to blackmail him into teaching her about love to help her write her cell phone novel. In the novel, he is the Count. Yukina uses Shigure by giving him "missions", like holding her hand, embracing her, and step-by-step, a relationship starts. Shigure hates the missions given to him by Yukina in the beginning, and tells her that he'd never fall in love with her, but several times he attempts to kiss her because he does not enjoy watching Akira Shimotsuki, Yukina's cousin, steal her away. Their missions are interrupted by the sudden appearance of Mami Mizuno, Shigure's childhoood friend who Shigure seems to be close to. In the first few chapters, Shigure never showed much interest in Yukina but jealous reactions to Akira and Yukina's relationship indicate that he really does like her and wants to be romantically involved with her.

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In chapter 23, he asked Yukina out, to form a bond with her. This was because Yukina said there is a special bond between her and Akira like there is one between Shigure and Mami, but their own relationship is shallow. So to strengthen the bond, Shigure asked her out but Yukina rejected him straight way, by not believing in what he said. Shigure is angered whe he heard Yukina telling Akira to force a kiss on her, and takes her away before Akira can kiss her. Then after the incident, Shigure and Yukina decide to form a bond between them. Shigure told Yukina if he healed her weakness, then she will always remember him, which would result in making a bond between them. But before the bond could be formed, Mami's sudden love confession shakes Shigure and all of his thoughts changed to Mami's confession. He couldn't decide on how to reply and unknowingly ignores Yukina. Being jealous because of Mami, Yukina confronts Shigure and tells him to reply fast and not ignore her. But it is revealed that in reality Shigure was thinking of Yukina the entire time, because if he says yes, he wouldn't be able to be with her anymore. When Yukina hears this, she realizes they will not be able to keep their relationship. She drags him to Mami and tells her that she will not lose to Mami, since she is halfway into falling in love with him. After hearing Yukina's declaration everyone is surprised and thus Yukina and Mami's rivalry begin. After all this, Shigure finally realizes his love for Yukina. Yukina was sure that she would win until she sees the smile Mami gave when she was talking about Shigure, being mesmerised by the beauty of a person in love, she starts doubting her victory. Therfore she goes to Shigure and tells him to start healing her weakness right then becuase she doesn't want to seperate from Shigure. Now the tables are turned and Shigure starts giving Yukina 'reverse missions', which only results in bringing them closer together.

Sakurai Takahiro voices Shigure in Drama CD