Friendships with other club members
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Hikari is sociable and has friends in her class, but she still has a special attachment to her shooting club mates.
One of her closest friends is her childhood friend Sensui.
They met in the first grade when Hikari suddenly appeared in Sensui’s room and invited him to go shoot a rifle.
Basically, Hikari relies on Sensui, who is a strong person, and Sensui is like a guardian to Hikari.
On the other hand, when it comes to shooting, Sensui is pulled along by Hikari’s passion.
In contrast to Hikari, who is strong in the real thing, Sensui is always able to record only average scores, and he seems to envy Hikari.
Erika was initially conscious of Hikari because she lost to her in a tournament in junior high school, but since joining the club, her rivalry has changed to Yukio, and she treats him as a friend, both harshly and kindly.
However, when she witnessed Hikari’s unusually strong performance in the show, she was quite inspired.
Hikari has a high opinion of Erika, saying that she is a beautiful girl both in appearance and heart.
Perhaps because of Yukio’s outstanding skills, his shooting evaluation of Hikari is not necessarily high, and he seems to be convinced that it is useless to think about the strength of the production.
As a girl, she was a little shocked when she found out that Hikari had hidden big breasts, because she thought that they were not too uneven.
Hikari, for her part, gives the fast-paced Yukio the nickname “Gachan,” and calls him by his full name in a friendly manner.
Hikari seems to truly admire Yukio, who is not only an excellent marksman but also the smartest (ranked first in her grade), and often uses words like “amazing” and “as expected.
On the other hand, they seem to get along well with each other because they are both short and it is difficult to grasp what they are thinking, and sometimes they show their friendship through friendly exchanges.
And Hikari is getting along well not only with the Chidori High School shooting team, but also with the members of other high schools.
During a practice match against Asaka Academy, she immediately gets along with Karen Sakashita, a freshman who also had a poor result, and every time they meet again, they have a chat.
She is not afraid to talk to Rei Asakura, the head of Kiriya No.1, who has an aura that keeps others at bay, and they hit it off when they discover that they are both athletically challenged.
She also gets along well with Erika’s cousin Akira Shinome, the head of Asaka Academy, and Kozakura Konno of Iseoka High School.
Outside of shooting, she is also good friends with her classmates Marina and Ah.
Like Sensui, they are also worried about Hikari’s usual carefree attitude, and were more surprised than impressed when Hikari achieved good results in the competition.
Summary
She’s very competitive, and even though she’s not good in general, she shows her strength when she’s under pressure.
The Rifle is Beautiful” is a work about shooting, and at the same time, it depicts the friendly relationship between the members of the club from other schools, which is only possible in a minor sport, and Hikari is very much a protagonist in this aspect.
I’m sure she’ll be a character loved by many viewers in the anime!
