Kashiwagi, Sae

柏木さえ

She does everything to ruin Momo's life. Her fair features (pale skin, brown hair) contrast with Momo's; her "innocent" appearance hides her scheming, manipulative nature. She is the one spreading malicious gossip about Momo—something Momo knows but struggles to handle, since people tend to believe Sae more than the 'airheaded ganguro girl'. She often uses this gossip to make people dislike Momo, driven by her own jealousy and insecurity. One rumor she spreads claims she is dating Touji and that Momo is trying to steal him from her, when it is actually the other way around. She is genuinely mean, does not care for Momo, and is not her "real" friend. All she wants is school popularity, a hated outcast named Momo, and Touji all for herself. She will stop at nothing to achieve this. Later, she dates a male model to get revenge on Momo, the nastiest scheme she has ever plotted. She basically ruins Momo's and Toji's lives.