▁than ▁Ke is aku ' s . ▁However , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁shown ▁some ▁obvious ▁affection ▁towards ▁M ata ke ▁Og ata . ▁Like ▁Ke is aku , ▁he ▁is ▁friends ▁with ▁Yu ji ▁and ▁I ke ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁in ▁the ▁novel . ▁When ▁a ▁battle ▁takes ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁festival ▁M ata ke ▁is ▁serious ▁injured ▁by ▁Marg ery ' s ▁r amp age ▁while ▁inside ▁the ▁se al . ▁At ▁this ▁sight , ▁E ita ▁begins ▁to ▁cry ▁and ▁sc ream ▁un cont roll ably ▁r ushing ▁to ▁her ▁side . ▁Following ▁this ▁E ita ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁distance ▁from ▁the ▁events ▁concerning ▁the ▁Gu ze ▁and ▁part ▁ways ▁with ▁Sat ou ▁and ▁Marg ery . ▁ ▁Hay ato , ▁otherwise ▁chief ly ▁known ▁as ▁I ke , ▁has ▁been ▁Yu ji ' s ▁friend ▁since ▁junior ▁high ▁school . ▁He ▁car ries ▁the ▁title ▁" M eg ane - man " ▁(" G lass es ▁Man "), ▁or ▁Four - E yes ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁version . ▁He ▁is ▁secret ly ▁fond ▁of ▁Kaz umi ▁Y osh ida . ▁However , ▁as ▁Yu ji ' s ▁loyal ▁( and ▁best ) ▁friend , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁helps ▁her ▁to ▁show ▁her ▁feelings ▁toward ▁Yu ji . ▁He ▁often ▁gives ▁Kaz umi ▁advice . ▁He ▁rarely ▁compet es ▁with ▁Yu ji ▁for ▁her ▁affection , ▁except ▁one ▁time ▁when ▁he ▁invited ▁Kaz umi ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁student ▁council ▁meet ings . ▁I ke ▁is