Fujimoto, Kiyokazu

藤本清和

A blunt, reserved young man who works at the same kindergarten as Kobato. He is also Kobato's neighbor, residing in the same complex owned by Chitose. He has known Sayaka for many years and appears to harbor strong feelings for her, displaying considerable concern and fierce defensiveness on her behalf. Upon first meeting Kobato, he is rather suspicious of the unusual girl, as he does not want Sayaka to be hurt by another person. He often pokes fun at and teases Kobato, which is unusual since he generally ignores people he dislikes; consequently, Sayaka interprets his actions toward the girl as affection. Regardless of his initial distrust of Kobato, he has shown signs of warming up to her and now seems to care about her well-being, demonstrated when she once pretended to have a cold to cover for Ioryogi, and Fujimoto in response discreetly passed her a bag of cough drops. Kobato notes that he appears to be hiding some emotional pain of his own.

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