▁it ▁with ▁Sun - chan ▁to ▁cheer ▁him ▁up ▁after ▁the ▁game . ▁After ▁introdu cing ▁herself ▁and ▁meeting ▁his ▁friends , ▁she ▁extends ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁J oro ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁her ▁family ▁restaurant . ▁ ▁As aka , ▁nick named ▁as ▁both ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁second - year ▁student ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁girls ▁that ▁har ass es ▁J oro ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁ar cs . ▁After ▁meeting ▁J oro ▁at ▁the ▁pool ▁and ▁making ▁am ends ▁for ▁her ▁actions , ▁she ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him ▁and ▁changed ▁her ▁appearance ▁from ▁a ▁p ink , ▁tw in - ta iled ▁g yar u , ▁to ▁a ▁long , ▁black - ha ired ▁dem ure ▁look ▁because ▁J oro ▁said ▁that ▁was ▁his ▁preference . ▁ ▁Ch if uy u , ▁nick named ▁ ▁is ▁T sub aki ' s ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁who ▁trans fers ▁to ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School . ▁Her ▁family ▁runs ▁a ▁f ried ▁ch icken ▁ske wer ▁restaurant , ▁which ▁riv als ▁with ▁T sub aki ' s ▁family ' s . ▁ ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁ ▁Kim ie , ▁nick named ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁first - year ▁student ▁and ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Baseball ▁Club ▁at ▁N ish ik iz uta ▁High ▁School , ▁who ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Kab uten ▁dance ▁for ▁the ▁. ▁ ▁Ich ika , ▁nick named ▁,