Hyodou, Masaru

兵藤勝

Masaru Hyodou was the main instigator of Koyuki's bullying in middle school, representing the type of hostility that once crushed Koyuki's confidence. A technically skilled guitarist, Hyodou plays with mechanical precision but lacks the emotional depth that gives music its soul—a shortcoming Ryuusuke does not hesitate to point out. Although he is the son of a famous musician, Hyodou uses his mother's surname after his parents' divorce, further suggesting the distance between him and the legacy he is trying to live up to.