Yamato Ariake

A first year who looks up to Asuka, thinking he is the tough, fearless guy he makes himself out to be. He is often mistaken for a girl, and wants to be manlier. He considers Asuka his "Ideal Guy" and wants to be just like him. He refers to Asuka as his "sensei." However, wanting to observe and learn from Asuka, he ends up following him around and often gets in the way of Asuka's training. When Ariake learns that Asuka is an Otomen, he is crushed that Asuka was deceiving him all this time. But after a while, he learns to accept Asuka for who he is, because he was the first person to truly recognize him as a man.