From the time he meets her, he was always cold and distant towards her. He kept taunting her, saying that he would crush her in the concours, but she didn't seem to understand the reason as to why he hated her to such an extent. At one point when she has a conversation with Ritsu and the topic of the golden string came up, she remembers that it was given to her by someone from her childhood but couldn't recollect the person's face. Similarly, she kept getting flashbacks of someone from her past, saying that they hated her and that they won't forgive her. Later in the series when Hido kidnaps Kanade, and on receiving a text message from the said kidnapper, Leiji comes to her rescue. There he protects Kanade from an assault by Hido, taking the hit for her. Eventually they end up locked in th