Kikyou Kushida

Kikyou Kushida is a character from the Classroom of the Elite series.
== Charactah Account ==
Kikyou is a student of Class 1-D. She is quite popular in her class as well as the whole school as she aims to befriend everyone. She boasts tremendous popularity among students as the D-Class' idol who aims to be friends with everyone not just in D-Class, as shown when she extended her hand to Honami Ichinose of B-Class. On the outside, she has a bubbly personality. She attempts to get along well with Suzune Horikita (Kikyou's classmate), but the latter coldly refuses her gestures of friendship numerous times.
It is revealed that Kikyou also has a rancorous side to her personality which she hides from everyone behind her bubbly façade. She is also very spoiled, as indicated by her tendency to resort to temper tantrums if she doesn't get what she truly wants the most: clout and recognition. Thus, she hates everyone who even minutely opposes that goal. She openly professed her hatred for Suzune and cursed her repeatedly, which Kiyotaka Ayanokouji unintentionally overheard. After she caught him watching her tantrum, she threatened him not to tell anyone about it, otherwise she would accuse him of sexual assault after purposely grabbing his hand and putting them on her chest to leave fingerprints as false evidence. She also felt no hesitation or uneasiness when she placed his hand on her own breast as evidence of her accusation. She returned to her bubbly self immediately after he promised he'd keep her secret, which left him to question over which personality she displayed was real. Despite her strong disdain for Suzune, she still attempts to befriend her so as to achieve her goal. Although she blackmailed Kiyotaka to keep her secret, she still interacts with him openly after the ordeal. Nevertheless, the latter now treats her with the upmost of caution and suspicion due to her two-faced personality.
In a private conversation with Kiyotaka, Kikyou revealed that her dislike for Suzune is due to the latter not having a hidden side unlike herself. During this interaction, she acted sincerely for once which was juxtaposed to her violent tendencies Kiyotaka was prepared for. Despite that, part of her other-self was seen later on when she called Kiyotaka mean for being vague in his respond to her question. Her façade is praiseworthy as she has been able to dupe the majority of her peers into thinking that she was a bubbling and solicitous individual, however, keen observers like Airi Sakura and Ichika Amasawa have been able to deduce that there was something more mysterious, perhaps even sinister, to her than she lets on.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Classroom of the Elite
* Classroom of the Elite PV
* Classroom of the Elite Season 2
* Classroom of the Elite Season 3
=== Light Novels ===
* Classroom of the Elite
* Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
=== Manga ===
* Classroom of the Elite
* Classroom of the Elite: Other School Days
* Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
== Trivia ==
* As D-Class is for those with defective traits, Kikyou's defect is a certain incident of her past.
* For the 2nd Year arc, when asked about her aspirations for the next year, Kikyou answered "To get along with all 1st years and 3rd years. And maybe to make the daily school life fun for everyone".
* Light Novel 2nd Year Volume 8 is a one-of-a-kind book where it so happened to be the first within the You-Zitsu series to have all three official color illustrations featured the same character with Kikyou Kushida altogether repeatedly in each picture as it was never the case during previous novels up until now.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Kikyō Kushida at You-Zitsu Wiki
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