Kyotaro is not a loser like most are saying..

@Okabe31 well you got it wrong, Ichikawa was the smartest student in elementary school, he won many competitions and trophies so his biggest pride was his intelligence and when he failed to be accepted into private school it took a huge toll on his pride and his self-esteem, on top of that he also lose his only close friend and because he was afraid to get hurt again he used a book about murders to keep everyone away from him. He's still smart but he just doesn't want to show it like he used to.