Kikyō Kushida/Relationships

Kikyō is a very charismatic person who manages to befriend most of the people around her.

Kiyotaka Ayanokōji
Kikyō is one of the few people to interact with Kiyotaka in the first days of school. Because of her goal to be friends with everyone, she extended this to him as well which would make her the second person besides Suzune he talks to in class. They get along very well as he once agreed to help her in befriending Suzune but it fails when the latter caught on. She aided him in getting old test answers and was amazed by his intelligence as he knew it was within in the school rules. She also accepted his request to take credit when giving them to the class as he revealed he didn't like drawing attention to himself.

In Episode 3, she attends a celebratory party at his room while there she seems to be aware of his capabilities as she asked Kiyotaka if he had anything to stop Ken's expulsion, which caused everyone to stop their activities but he gave Suzune the credit. Very soon, she leaves her cell phone behind and he goes off to return it but discovers Kikyō throwing an angry tantrum while cursing Suzune's name. When she notices him, she demands he keeps it a secret from their class threatening to tell them he sexually assaulted her before putting his hand on her breast which would serve as proof. Afterwards, she asks him if she can trust him in holding her secret to which he promises to hold. Assured, she returns to her bubbly personality which leaves him to wonder about her.

Despite this event, Kiyotaka still associates with her and has no problem in talking with her as shown with the event Ken Sudō. At one point, Kikyō seemed curious about his relationship with Honami Ichinose after she said that she owed him a favor. She also has a copy of his room key which she got through unknown means and used for her group to make his room their meeting area.

However, in Episode 5 it is shown that he still has his doubts about her due to noting of Sakura's uneasiness about her wondering if it was due to noticing Kushida is hiding something. Later on, they talk at his room where she shows him pictures of Sakura and wonders if she's hiding something before asking the same about him but he doesn't reply.

At the pool, the two hung out before she noted on the friendships he has made with several girls remarking he seems popular than when he was at the beginning of school.

During the school cruise, she appears to have noticed his uneasiness around her even shifting back to her other personality to make him talk with her. She inquired if he was nervous being alone with her which he confirms as she explains she had that guess before she goes back to her happy self-assured. She also appeared to want to tell him something but backs out at the last minute and simply leaves.

In the middle of the test, she noticed his and Suzune's close association as other students took note of it as well. After the survival test, they talk and she explains that she hates Suzune because of her not having a hidden side. She also asked if he had to choose between siding with her or Suzune and he remarked he didn't know which she kiddingly calls him mean.

In Season 2, Kiyotaka discovers Kikyō was helping C-Class by leaking information. When confronted, she reveals that she hates him as much as she does Suzune and wishes for him to be expelled. After accepting a challenge from Suzune, she reveals that she knew he was listening and requested he leave the school too if Suzune lost and he agrees. She also gave him her history in middle school and how she enjoys breaking other’s mentality.

Suzune Horikita
Because of her goal to be friends with everyone, Kikyō has tried to extend this to Suzune but fails in the end due to the latter's disinterest in friendship. Kikyō once tried to enlist the Kiyotaka since he was the only person that Suzune spoke to every day. Kikyō explained her plan was to meet with Suzune and be friends though Suzune saw right through it and rejected the offer once again.

Kiyotaka discovers later an interesting event where Kikyō was throwing an angry tantrum while cursing Suzune's name. This implies that she harbors great contempt for Suzune and her antisocial ways. However, she appears to want to hide this revelation from others as shown when she threatened Kiyotaka to keep quiet about the incident. Unknown to her, it appears Suzune is actually aware of her contempt for her and is confused by Kikyō's attempts to befriend her if she dislikes her.

During the survival test, Kikyō acknowledged Suzune's talents and made her leader of Class-D as it would be unexpected for the other classes. Suzune was surprised by Kikyō's request followed through with the suggestion becoming the class leader.

In the middle of the test, she noticed her and Kiyotaka's close association as other students took note of it as well.

After the survival test, she talks to Kiyotaka and explains that she hates Suzune because of her not having a hidden side. She even assumed that Kiyotaka would side with Suzune if it was a choice between choosing one of them. This implies her dislike of Suzune is due to holding slight jealously at Suzune for being straightforward and honest to others while Kikyō hides her true self from others.

In Season 2, Suzune discovers Kikyō was helping C-Class by leaking information. When confronted, she reveals her true personality and that she hates Suzune and wishes for her to be expelled. Suzune also reveals that she remembers Kikyō from middle school. Suzune later challenged her and agreed to leave the school if she lost. To prove herself, she brought in her brother and Kikyō accepted but also requested Kiyotaka leave too. Despite saying she was not interested in her past, Suzune was disturbed by Kikyō giving her history and how she enjoys breaking other’s mentality.

Airi Sakura
They don't have much of a relationship, as Airi appears not to trust Kikyō. They did not have much interaction until Episode 4 when Airi was pointed out by Suzune as the only person who did not volunteer to help Kikyō prove Ken's innocence. After learning this, Kikyō later tries to calls Airi but the latter ignores her calls. When Kikyō and Kiyotaka soon go to meet with her, but Airi refuses to get involved and runs off. While so, she ends up accidentally damaging her camera. In Episode 5, she invites Kikyō and Kiyotaka to help her repair it and apologizes for the trouble she's caused them though Kikyō did acknowledge her partial responsibility. They appeared to get along well, but Airi did not open up completely to Kikyō. When Kikyō leaves for a moment, Airi spoke more openly with Kiyotaka. Her reason was that his eyes weren't "scary" indicating her mistrust in Kikyō.

They meet again for summer break while hanging out at the pool, Kikyō remarked it was the first time Airi hung out with them asking if she liked pools, but she replies that she came because Kiyotaka invited her. Her reply made Kikyō remark on Kiyotaka's popularity with other girls.

On the school cruise, while talking to Kiyotaka, Kikyō appears which causes Airi to run off. This meant that she is still wary of her, but the extent is unknown.

Kei Karuizawa
Kei and Kikyō appear to be on good terms. In episode 2, Kei went to Kikyo for points as she was out of it after blowing through her own funds and seemed desperate for points as she used their friendship as an excuse to do so but it appears Kikyō didn't go through with it.

After Kikyo's true nature has been exposed by Kiyotaka, her opinion changed and prefer want Kikyo expelled.

Other Classmates
Due to both her beauty and friendly persona, Kikyō has garnered immense and immediate popularity right from the beginning as most of the class were entranced by her after her introduction to the class. This was seen when 3 Idiots of D-Class all refused to join Kiyotaka and Suzune's study group until Kikyō asked them to join. Kanji even managed to get to mutually refer with her on a first name basis on the cruise.

When her vitriolic actions and personality was brought into light, many of the students were against Kiyotaka and Suzune for lying as they couldn’t believe Kushida would do such a thing. It was only until her persona shattered and when she began revealing everyone darkest secrets like Mii-chan liking Hirata that the tides began to turn against her. When Suzune defended Kushida, their anger was then directed at her for supporting a traitor amongst them. After Kiyotaka revealed her true nature, they became distrustful and wary of her.

Ever since her true personality was exposed, she decided to contribute the class to prevent being expelled.

Honami Ichinose
She is shown to be on friendly terms with Honami, as she greeted the latter sometime after school first started. When questioned about their interactions by Kiyotaka, Kikyō responded that they became friends already before explaining that she was trying to be friends with everyone including those of other classes. With Honami's immense popularity and easy approachability, she was one of the fastest and easiest 'friend' for Kushida to make.

In Episode 4, Honami happily greets her which Kikyō returns the greeting. Honami then curiously inquired if Kiyotaka was her boyfriend but is told otherwise. When Honami says that she will help Kikyō and her friends out in proving Ken's innocence which Kikyō happily thanked her for the aid. Kikyō was very curious to know exactly what Honami owed Kiyotaka after she stated she had a debt to him, despite only spending a short time in school and limited interactions.

In Episode 7 they hung out at the pool for summer break, when Honami teased Airi's relationship and obvious romantic feelings towards Kiyotaka, Kikyo mentioned Honami's similar relationship with him, to which the latter just smiled in return.

Due to Kikyō's real personality, it is unknown what she really thinks of Honami but is suspected that she is simply using her to boost her own reputation. In likelihood, she is immensely jealous of Honami's ability to be well-liked without any effort, so much so that she felt insulted when Ibuki brought up that fact, making her lose her temper.

Ichika Amasawa
Ichika knows that neither she nor Kikyō will ever get along well. This was after meeting Kikyō for the first time during the Uninhabited Island Exam, that she can resoundingly discern her senpai's true personality and see through her façade after one glance. Ichika doesn't fall for Kikyō's mask and the naivety and caring attitude she puts up, wanting to have an actual discussion with the senpai about her intentions. She was interested to see how different Kikyō's true attitude was unlike the fake persona she put up in front of others, thinking it suits the latter better than that mask.

Ichika doesn't shy away from revealing what she knows about Kikyō's past and desires in front of her, having a good understanding of how the girl acts and imagined herself to be when compared to her classmates and friends. Even after tormenting her, Ichika understood that Kikyō hadn’t developed any fear but rather a resentment of her which she admires her senpai for, having such a strong conviction for her ideals that were beyond her expectations. She understood that Kikyō has come to hate her, as the latter was using hatred towards those like the former who knew about her past to steel her resolve in expelling them. She happily accepts her challenge and scoffs at the idea of her actually succeeding.

However, Ichika warns Kikyō that she won't hesitate to destroy the goody-two-shoes image that her senpai had worked so hard to build by disclosing her past to everyone in the school before considering dropping out. Ichika told Kikyō that it was pointless of the latter to threaten her when the former is stronger than her and doesn't have any weaknesses barring Kiyotaka. Regardless of how her senpai perceived her as Ichika doesn't mind Kikyō's true personality whatsoever and was willing to tolerate it but decided to take matters into her own hand after her arrogant nature became too overbearing. She took a passive-aggressive stance against her, maintaining a sweet exterior, but her dialogue and eyes didn’t match. She was irritated that she would try to cause problems for Kiyotaka and so decided to break her down both physically and mentally.

While so, she is able to pick up on Kikyō's strategy and the measures she had taken to prevent the latter's expulsion, correctly guessing what her senpai had managed to prepare beforehand with the private points. Although she was delighted to see her true personality in action, Ichika was not without caution, warning her senpai to keep the noise level down and be wary of their surroundings when the two may end up getting caught talking by someone if they're too loud. With that said, Ichika was said to have been one of the new first-years in the second-year story to have known about the secrets of Kikyō's history and personality back in Middle School.

In Year 2 Volume 7, Ichika restrained and brought Kushida down violently to the floor. She was eventually saved by Kiyotaka who was able to free her from her restraints. After the incident, she reflects how abnormal both of their fighting prowess were as her fear of Ichika reignited.