Ikari

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## Storyline

Ikari bumps into the Delinquent-verse Listener as he's running late to eat lunch. He recognizes them as his middle school classmate who he used to be nerdy with, though he's implied to look very different from how he used to. He's recently transferred to their school and is now the star swimmer on their swim team apparently without trying. This has sparked jealousy among his teammates and he hasn't made any friends as the new kid but he remains optimistic.

After conversing about school and the recent midterms he shyly asks if they can come to his swimming competition this weekend, mentioning that he'd be okay if they declined if they have other plans with their boyfriend. He's pleased to hear that they're single and invites them for lunch outside school where they can catch up and get to know each other better. His love of sweets hasn't changed since they last met and he's excited to share his passion with them even for a little while.

Ikari bumps into the Listener again, this time late for swim practice. He thanks them for coming to his competition and attributes his third place win to to their attendance. He gifts them with ginger and chocolate chip cookies that he's baked himself, sharing that baking is his real passion. He offers to bring them more homemade sweets if like, inspired after seeing them enjoy desserts when they had lunch last time. He has not met the Listener since then and is eager to spend more time with them.

After talking about the English class he's going to share with them, Ikari nervously asks the Listener if they'd like to go on another date this weekend. He admits he's still nervous around them but his crush has changed into a more excited, outgoing nervousness. The Listener agrees to spending a whole day going around to different dessert places.

## Personality

Ikari is the cute, excitable deredere who loves swimming and sweet food. He has an optimistic outlook on life, believing that good things come to those who choose to see the positive side in everything. He's got a lot of energy, a trait that helps him excel in sports, and admits to being very talkative and bouncy.

He's an average student at best getting Cs in his most difficult class (English) and Bs elsewhere. He has a reputation for being lucky with good things just falling into his lap, such as his success with sports. This unnatural good luck combined with being the new kid has isolated him a bit from his classmates, which might explain why he's so happy to see a familiar face. He nevertheless thinks of himself as not very memorable but doesn't explain why.

Ikari's true passion is sweets and baking. Being a dessert chef is his dream as it would allow him to spend all of his time around his favorite thing. He already bakes every day for himself but is more than happy to share what he creates with the Listener, possibly as a way to court them. He knows several places around the city that serves different kinds of desserts.

The swimmer isn't shy to admit that he's liked the Listener since middle school, though he's shed most of the nervousness he used to have. He's inspired to practice harder at swimming so he can make them proud at competitions. He's also willing to bake sweets for them every day if they'd like, though in the end he plans to bring them sweets every other day instead. Spending time appears to be the highlight of his day.

## Trivia

### Ikari

* CHEESE CAKE (no not that kind).
* Ikari's favourite fruit is strawberries.
* Is the Listener's kohai.
* He used to be on the track and field team in his last school.
* His parents aren't around much, constantly going on business trips, and his siblings are a lot older than him so he is often left on his own. Still, appears to have a close relationship with his mother, who encourages to smile every day. She loved sweets when she was pregnant with him which might explain his massive sweet tooth.
* Smooth AF.
* Is the only boy that Shiro doesn't mention as a love rival.

### The Listener

This is in addition to the lists in Shiro, Kuri, and Shuko's articles.

* Confirmed nerd
* Likes sweets
* Has no boyfriend in both audios, suggesting that they meet Ikari after taking the midterms but before meeting Shiro in "Flirty Delinquent: Results Day"

### Fan Theories

* Ikari is the DLC Ending of the Delinquent-verse.
* Ikari is a former chubby kid that became fit after getting into sports, explaining the hints that he's more self-conscious than his sweet, outgoing personality suggests.

## Audio References

See the **Delinquent-verse** playlist here.

1. ↑ Dessert With a Deredere
2. ↑ Asked on a Date By a Deredere