Considers himself a rival to Yanagi. Other than Yanagi, he lived in the mountains in a poor village, getting sick of his hometown he left trying to live a more exciting life. But he finds himself second to Yanagi, who is perfect and gets whatever he want (in Souma's view). He tries getting close to Kujou when he sees how close they are to take her away from Yanagi, only to fail. He gets closer to the gang, still having a deep hate for Yanagi.     He spends much time with Kujou and unexpectedly begins to develop feeling for her.

In elementary school, the rich and spoiled Yanagi Naoto was known for excelling in both studies and sports. But then he suffered the first setback of his life when Kujou Mikoto, a girl from a poor family, transferred to his school and performed better than Naoto at every turn. Reeling from this unforgivable blow to his pride, Naoto decided that he had to make Mikoto lose at something…by making her lose her heart to him, which he could then break! Now that they’re both in college, will Naoto finally be able to win Mikoto’s affections–or will he lose this final game with her?
 
(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
 
Notes: The chapter count includes 6 extra stories and 4 one-shots.

Kei Souma