Kiyotaka is seen alongside his deceased classmates in Makoto's hallucination. Kiyotaka attended Kaiseidan High School, and later, a few years after his grandfather died, was scouted by Hope's Peak Academy as part of Class 78th as the Ultimate Moral Compass. He was a model student in his middle school, known for participating in its morals committee (disciplinary committee in the original Japanese game). Because of this, his social skills suffered and he didn't have any friends.

He swore to restore honor to his family name by gaining his success through hard work rather than natural talent, sacrificing hobbies, and most of his social interactions for study sessions and good grades, even going as far to tell Makoto he never played video games or watched TV due to his dedication. Kiyotaka gained a deep resentment for his grandfather and the label of “genius” that was associated with him, though he simultaneously seemed to feel sorry for him and believed that his grandfather's tragedy was an important lesson for him. No, we are below even that.” His family name shamed, Kiyotaka's grandfather allegedly spent the last years of his life in shamed silence. After that, his business collapsed and the Ishimaru Family was left mistrusted and in huge debts which Kiyotaka has stated “Still have not been paid off, and continue to trouble my family to this day” and “My family is middle-class. During Kiyotaka's early life, his grandfather, Toranosuke Ishimaru, was once Prime Minister of Japan a title Kiyotaka believed he gained through his own natural genius rather than any hard work.Īfter only a few months in office, the public opinion of Toranosuke changed from high praise to widespread criticism due to a disastrous scandal, and he was forced to step down.

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