Kushida’s middle school backstory is that she built a “perfect” friendly image, got overwhelmed by classmates’ secrets, then anonymously posted those secrets on a blog. When she was exposed, she retaliated by revealing more secrets publicly, which caused her class to fall apart.

What happened

  • She wanted praise and approval from everyone.
  • She became the kind of student people confided in.
  • The pressure of carrying all those secrets got to her.
  • She vented by posting classmates’ private information online.
  • After getting exposed, she exposed even more secrets in return.

Why it matters

That middle school incident is why Kushida is so defensive in Classroom of the Elite and why she fears being exposed again.

Quick scoop

In plain terms: she destroyed her middle school class’s trust by leaking secrets after her own blog was found out.