Minami Raita

Raita is a student of Suiran Academy who entered as a high school external. He is the only male member of the Handicrafts Club [c119][c147] and is a year younger than Kisshouin Reika.

Bio
Because of his grandmother’s influence, Raita enjoyed handicrafts since he was young. [c127] He especially likes embroidery, because although creating  a complex design with nothing but thread took a lot of hard work, the feeling when you complete it is second to none.

He is a quiet boy and is often teased by other boys because of his handicrafts. He didn’t join the Home Economics Club in his middle school for that reason. He thought he could just do it at home. However, he fell in love with the wedding dress exhibit of the Suiran Academy’s Handicrafts Club, and strived to enter Suiran Academy to join the club.

Reika thinks of Raita as somebody very important to the Handicrafts Club. As such, she defended him against his bullies. When Kotou Ririna heard about him being an important kouhai to Reika, she protected him and got him under her wing. She even gave him the nicknames Minarai (Apprentice), and Shop Boy.

He likes Ririna and everybody is aware of it. [c160] He gave her an embroidered towel with Ririna's initials K.R. (Kotou Ririna), but she gave it to Reika instead.

Trivia
He submitted an embroidered tapestry of mother and child for the School Festival in his 1styear. [c157]