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Akira Midōsuji enters Kyoto Fushimi High School as a first-year and advances to third-year. He immediately seizes the bicycle racing club's ace position in his first year by crushing the former ace, Koutarou Ishigaki, with a decisive margin. Though not officially captain initially, he dominates the club through authoritarian rule, enforcing strict obedience and grueling training. By third year, he formally assumes the captaincy.
Standing 185 cm tall with a slender, flexible build, he has wide shoulders, a long neck, and elongated limbs. His unsettling appearance includes dark grey eyes, an extremely long tongue that protrudes during races, and distinctive square teeth. He meticulously cares for his teeth, honoring his late mother's conviction that athletes require beautiful teeth. His hairstyles shift dramatically: medium-length, a buzzcut, a yellow mohawk (white in anime), spiked hair, and finally a bowl cut. He possesses exceptional 20/10 vision.
Severe, eccentric, and fiercely competitive, he destabilizes opponents with psychological warfare, dismissing them as "zaku" (small fry) or "gross," especially targeting camaraderie or passion. He nurses a vendetta against Shunsuke Imaizumi from their middle school rivalry. Calculating and strategic, he researches rivals' weaknesses and traumas to exploit mid-race. His mother's death fuels an all-consuming drive to win, manifesting in extreme methods and sadistic tendencies. He evolves to turn every situation into a wager, reflecting his obsession with control and a metamorphic racing style.
His difficult childhood involved living with relatives while his mother was hospitalized with an unknown illness. He cycled 20 kilometers daily each summer to visit her. She praised his teeth, linking dental aesthetics to athletic success—a core motivation. Bullied for physical weakness and sports incompetence, he found purpose in cycling. After winning a race, he rushed to share his victory only to witness her rapid decline; her final words urging him to "keep moving forward" cemented his vow to become a professional cyclist at any cost. In middle school, he won multiple races, including the 11th Chiba Cycling Road Race, where he defeated Imaizumi by falsely claiming his mother's death, creating a five-minute gap.
An all-rounder, he excels in climbing, sprinting, and tactics. His signature techniques leverage his physiology:
* **The Dancing Technique:** An extreme aerodynamic position leaning far over handlebars, nearly grazing the ground with his face.
* **Real Form:** Rolling up jersey sleeves and shorts precedes neck extension and full muscle release, drastically boosting speed and bike control. This enables "Full-Throttle Dive Banks," high-speed cornering by dropping his center of gravity perilously low.
* **Locust/Grasshopper Form:** A sprinting posture with head and back parallel to the ground and elbows thrust backward. By second year, he adapts this for climbs, strapping his thighs tightly and releasing bandages only during the final sprint for a power surge.
He rides a modified, lightweight De Rosa bicycle from childhood, extended to fit his height. His tactics involve intricate multi-phase contingency plans and relentless study of opponents' psychological and physical vulnerabilities.
At the 41st Summer Inter High, he publicly targets Hakone Academy. Day 1 sees him tie for first with Hakone's Juichi Fukutomi and Sohoku's Shingo Kinjou. On Day 2, he wins the sprint checkpoint against Hakone's Hayato Shinkai by exploiting Shinkai's trauma around left-side passing, though Shinkai briefly overcomes it. He also claims the mountain checkpoint for Kyoto Fushimi. In the Day 2 finale, he leads but cracks a front tooth just before the finish, faltering to third place. That night, he resolves to quit but encounters Sohoku's Sakamichi Onoda. After defeating Onoda in an impromptu race, he scorns Onoda's enjoyment of cycling with friends as "gross," yet reverses his decision to quit and shaves his head into a buzzcut. On Day 3, he races solo after Ishigaki exhausts himself pulling him. He finishes the Inter High but fails to achieve overall victory.
In later years, he hones his physique—especially his thighs—for endurance. His autocratic leadership erodes teammates' confidence, like Mizuki's decision-making. As third-year captain, he faces challenges, burning out 3km from a race finish, inadvertently aiding Imaizumi's breakthrough and exposing team tensions.
Beyond cycling, he enjoys the "Royal Forces" anime (shared with Onoda), Western and British music, and children's songs, which he sings during races like the Mt. Fuji climb. His preferred foods are eel, tofu, and egg. A childhood fascination with insects persists.
Standing 185 cm tall with a slender, flexible build, he has wide shoulders, a long neck, and elongated limbs. His unsettling appearance includes dark grey eyes, an extremely long tongue that protrudes during races, and distinctive square teeth. He meticulously cares for his teeth, honoring his late mother's conviction that athletes require beautiful teeth. His hairstyles shift dramatically: medium-length, a buzzcut, a yellow mohawk (white in anime), spiked hair, and finally a bowl cut. He possesses exceptional 20/10 vision.
Severe, eccentric, and fiercely competitive, he destabilizes opponents with psychological warfare, dismissing them as "zaku" (small fry) or "gross," especially targeting camaraderie or passion. He nurses a vendetta against Shunsuke Imaizumi from their middle school rivalry. Calculating and strategic, he researches rivals' weaknesses and traumas to exploit mid-race. His mother's death fuels an all-consuming drive to win, manifesting in extreme methods and sadistic tendencies. He evolves to turn every situation into a wager, reflecting his obsession with control and a metamorphic racing style.
His difficult childhood involved living with relatives while his mother was hospitalized with an unknown illness. He cycled 20 kilometers daily each summer to visit her. She praised his teeth, linking dental aesthetics to athletic success—a core motivation. Bullied for physical weakness and sports incompetence, he found purpose in cycling. After winning a race, he rushed to share his victory only to witness her rapid decline; her final words urging him to "keep moving forward" cemented his vow to become a professional cyclist at any cost. In middle school, he won multiple races, including the 11th Chiba Cycling Road Race, where he defeated Imaizumi by falsely claiming his mother's death, creating a five-minute gap.
An all-rounder, he excels in climbing, sprinting, and tactics. His signature techniques leverage his physiology:
* **The Dancing Technique:** An extreme aerodynamic position leaning far over handlebars, nearly grazing the ground with his face.
* **Real Form:** Rolling up jersey sleeves and shorts precedes neck extension and full muscle release, drastically boosting speed and bike control. This enables "Full-Throttle Dive Banks," high-speed cornering by dropping his center of gravity perilously low.
* **Locust/Grasshopper Form:** A sprinting posture with head and back parallel to the ground and elbows thrust backward. By second year, he adapts this for climbs, strapping his thighs tightly and releasing bandages only during the final sprint for a power surge.
He rides a modified, lightweight De Rosa bicycle from childhood, extended to fit his height. His tactics involve intricate multi-phase contingency plans and relentless study of opponents' psychological and physical vulnerabilities.
At the 41st Summer Inter High, he publicly targets Hakone Academy. Day 1 sees him tie for first with Hakone's Juichi Fukutomi and Sohoku's Shingo Kinjou. On Day 2, he wins the sprint checkpoint against Hakone's Hayato Shinkai by exploiting Shinkai's trauma around left-side passing, though Shinkai briefly overcomes it. He also claims the mountain checkpoint for Kyoto Fushimi. In the Day 2 finale, he leads but cracks a front tooth just before the finish, faltering to third place. That night, he resolves to quit but encounters Sohoku's Sakamichi Onoda. After defeating Onoda in an impromptu race, he scorns Onoda's enjoyment of cycling with friends as "gross," yet reverses his decision to quit and shaves his head into a buzzcut. On Day 3, he races solo after Ishigaki exhausts himself pulling him. He finishes the Inter High but fails to achieve overall victory.
In later years, he hones his physique—especially his thighs—for endurance. His autocratic leadership erodes teammates' confidence, like Mizuki's decision-making. As third-year captain, he faces challenges, burning out 3km from a race finish, inadvertently aiding Imaizumi's breakthrough and exposing team tensions.
Beyond cycling, he enjoys the "Royal Forces" anime (shared with Onoda), Western and British music, and children's songs, which he sings during races like the Mt. Fuji climb. His preferred foods are eel, tofu, and egg. A childhood fascination with insects persists.