Talk:Kiyotaka Ayanokōji/@comment-119.95.183.65-20171111223419/@comment-32644940-20171112103427

Background check: Kiyotaka never really had the motivation to aim for A-Class.

By using the presence of Mr. Ayanokōji to control Kiyotaka, he has to follow Sae's imperative. See, he's not motivated in the same way like Suzune. He's concerned that his freedom would be taken out from him. Yes, you might say that in his final monologue in the anime adaptation that to him, "winning is everything". But being able to win is not the same as being able to go into A-Class. It could otherwise mean something along the lines of dominating the school's political structure behind the shadows.

Now, in the recent volume, it is revealed that his father, although being a high-ranking official in the gov't, doesn't have the power to forcefully expel him out of the school given that the school chairman has the full control in the autonomy of Advanced Nurturing High School.

Thus, his restrains from Sae's imperative would now be null — nothing is now driving/controlling him to aim for Class A. He didn't lose his motivation since he never had that in the first place. He just returned back to his comfy and ideal lifestyle.