Kinoshita, Hideyoshi

木下秀吉

A second-year high school student at Fumizuki Gakuen and a friend of Akihisa since their first year.
Hideyoshi is one of the few people in Class F with a normal mindset, but this very trait often leads to him being pressured by his classmates. According to his grandfather, Hideyoshi possesses unbelievable beauty, so much so that he is frequently mistaken for a girl—though he is, in fact, a fine man. His attractiveness even earned him a spot on the Journalism Club's list of 'Guys who would look good in girl's outfit,' but he was eventually removed from the ranking for being 'unfair.' Due to his appearance, girls often forget his actual gender, leaving Akihisa as the only one who consistently recognizes him as a guy (although even Akihisa sometimes forgets). During training camps, for the safety of both himself and others, he is provided with a private, separate dressing room and bathroom. At school, a rumor persists that Hideyoshi is actually of the third gender, dubbed "Hideyoshi." Similar to Akihisa's situation, Hideyoshi's photos are secretly bought and sold, with the price of his photo being five times higher than that of Akihisa in girl outfits. He feels regretful about not being treated as a guy by many. However, considering that he blushes when treated as a girl by Akihisa, delights when called a fool's friend, and delivers tackles that are subtly off the point, it seems he does not hate it so much either. Therefore, this person is also not exactly normal.
He participates in the Drama club, and his specialty is vocal mimicry, whether of a girl's or a boy's voice. Although he is often not too willing to act, once a situation arises, he handles his assigned role perfectly, thanks to his excessive drama spirit. Part of the reason he is in Class F is that he became too absorbed in drama and could not keep up his grades. It seems he is particularly weak in Classic Literature.
In contrast to his lovely appearance, he has an extremely strong stomach (which he calls his 'Steel Stomach') that can even handle a potato seed. However, even such a stomach cannot withstand Mizuki's mighty lunch.
His name originates from 'Toyotomi Hideyoshi' and his former name 'Kinoshita Toukichirou'.
His shoukanjuu (summoned beast)'s equipment consists of blue pants and a Naginata. The occult version is a Nekomata (ghost cat girl), obviously influenced by the nature 'Cuteness'.
Hideyoshi is ranked 1st in Male Characters and 10th in Female Characters in the 2009 version of "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい!)", scoring a cumulative 2nd place among all characters.