self-proclaimed #cute girl

The first effort in becoming a “good man” is his daily “good man check.” Whenever he finds role models of cool, admirable men around town or at school, he never misses the chance to observe them.

“Fashion should be stolen from stylish guys on the streets. That’s what magazines say, right? When I find a good-looking guy, I always make sure to take notes so I don’t forget.”

The notes he showed us were packed with information about all kinds of boys! It seems he even works on it during his days off.

“I bring my camera when I go out, and if I see a good-looking guy, I secretly take photos of him,” he says. He says he studies their fashion and mannerisms from those photos.

At school, Hibiya-kun is also quite popular with the younger girls. Rather than being “popular” in a romantic sense, though, it feels more like he’s being treated more like a source of amusement.

His second effort is information gathering in order to become a “good man.” When asked about his sources of information, he replied:

“There’s someone younger than me, but we share the same ambition of becoming a good man. His ability to gather information is seriously amazing. He often teaches me all kinds of things, so I consider him my mentor.”

It seems he has a very powerful source of information supporting him.

His third effort is his “Good Guy Textbook.”

“Books are really helpful for studying, after all,” he says. “I thoroughly read every issue of 'Monthly Good Man Life' and the 'Habataki City Complete Guide.' Oh, and of course I never miss 'Habataki Watcher' either. I buy every magazine that features Hazuki-senpai.”

It seems he especially focused to Hazuki-kun, who is known as the very image of a “good-looking man” at Habataki Academy.

He showed us photos of Hazuki-kun and himself, saying he secretly takes pictures of his seniors and imitates them. If you look veeeery closely, you’ll notice that they’re striking the same pose.

And his final effort is learning from his seniors.

“There are a lot of good men among the upperclassmen. It would be a waste not to learn from such great examples right next to me," he says.

It’s true that Habataki Academy is full of cool guys, but what kind of seniors are his role models?

“The wild Kijyo-senpai, the intellectual Morimura-senpai, and the beautiful artist Mihara-senpai, they’re all my mentors. I went all out and forced my way in as a disciple. But Hazuki-senpai is, after all, a professional model, so I feel like it would be too arrogant to call myself his disciple,” he says.

During the interview, we accompanied him as he went to show the results of his research to Mihara-kun...

Hibiya-kun is imitating Mihara-kun. Hmm… that outfit only works because it’s Mihara-kun wearing it, though…