As an ordinary people like me, the characters really makes me feeling relatable would be Rukawa. It's a character down to earth yet can be seen day by day.
He did mentioned a great one: "different people have their own weapons. It is not cunning at all if you use them. This is more on the way you use them."
Tools are just tools without good use on them. They works great in one situation but not necessary in another situation.
Now this time we can view Kouichi from a very very distinct perspective that he IS indeed growing. This is a little "parental moment" for an audience like me seeing him actually growing. (Well he needs to carry on anyway) Akira is timid due to the high pressure from his father who loves controlling everything. Not everyone can shine him/herself easily unless there is someone understand and give that person a little bit of push. And the scene from a dark window turned to be all the lights coming in. This analogy for Akira and Kouichi's chemistry is simply amazing. But I still give a credit to Rukawa because it's him decide to introduce Kouichi to Sonomiya Company. He has a great sense on choosing "weapon".
