Kaji, Aoi

加地葵

Kaji is one of the new characters who appears in the second game and was introduced later in Chapter 47 of the manga. He is a new student in the General Education department, transferring to Seisou and being sorted into Kahoko's class. He previously played the violin but dropped it and now plays the viola due to an incident in the past. He first met Kahoko in the local park when he overheard her playing the violin and was so captivated by it that he openly declared himself her number one fan. He admits that he lacks confidence in his own performances because he lacked training, but he has very sharp hearing and can easily spot flaws in others’ performances. He is also very fast at tuning his instruments. He addresses everyone politely, as he (like Azuma) was also brought up in a respectable and wealthy family. Aoi, however, was allowed more freedom by his family. He doesn’t get along with Azuma, often exchanging cynical remarks with the upperclassman, and he is perhaps the only one other than Kahoko to know Azuma’s true personality.
His grandfather owns a hospital and his father is a politician. His grandfather hopes that Aoi will major in medicine, so that Aoi will someday take over the position as head of the hospital. Aoi is extremely smart and athletic, though he has a rebellious streak of his own.