An ace student at Kikyo Private Academy. Kaoruko is incredibly intelligent and kind, but often acts airheaded as well. She greatly enjoys eating sweets, meeting [Rintaro](https://anilist.co/character/268677/Rintarou-Tsumugi) in his family's cake shop and quickly befriending him. Despite later learning that he attends Chidori High—a school at bitter odds with her own—she continues to be close with him.

~!Later, Rintaro confesses to Kaoruko and shortly after she returns his feelings, revealing that she has had feelings for him for much longer than what Rintaro remembers as their initial meeting.!~

This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its female students coming from wealthy and prestigious families. One day, high school second-year Rintaro Tsumugi, a fierce-looking but gentle-minded student at Chidori, is helping at his family's patisserie when he encounters a female customer by the name of Kaoruko Waguri. Rintaro enjoys his time with Kaoruko, as she doesn't judge him for his appearance, but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro makes the discovery that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. This revelation marks the beginning of the two's strenuous tale, as they fight against the limitations placed upon them by their schools and surroundings in an attempt to find their own path!
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(Source: K Manga)

Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?
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(Source: Kodansha USA)

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Daughter of voice actress [Kikuko Inoue](https://anilist.co/staff/95195/Kikuko-Inoue).

**Non-anime roles:**
• Soteira - Memento Mori (VG)