Could this one have benefitted from another day or two in the oven? Maybe, but I'm going to bed after this so it's not my problem
Klug is a regular, run-of-the-mill kid that desperately wishes to be somebody special and important.
His interest in dark magic started with Lemres, whom he knew by both having the same neighborhood. Between Lemres's family's reputation and his incredible magic prowess, Klug more or less concluded that dark magic was the coolest thing.
He also learned about the Tome of Sealing from Lemres, and that's why he sought it out.
Most of the magic he's used since claiming it is using the Tome as a supplementary source of power.
(It's still a library book. But he claims to be the owner. "This book is mine forever.")
Klug genuinely is intelligent and a good student. His studies are meticulous and his status of honor student is well-earned.
Still, to him, that's not enough. He feels inadequate from how little he stands out on his own.
Consequently, his study habits are extremely unhealthy. He often stays up late into the night reading, studying, and reviewing. God only knows how he's not passing out at his desk on a daily basis. A heavy reliance on caffeine is generally assumed.
He will never admit it out loud, but wakefulness aside, he is very, very tired. He's going to crash face-first into burnout without an intervention.
He gloats about his brilliance to cover that sense of inadequacy and to not seem vulnerable around his peers. It's the dreaded inferiority-superiority complex combo.
Klug is a massive tsundere. He refuses to say how much he cares about and appreciates the people he considers friends, deep deep down.
(Except the one time he did, to Amitie, and overreacted in embarrassment)
That does include Raffina. They may bicker, but they are friends at the end of the day.
Actually, they have a lot in common. More in common than they'd like to admit. In fact, there are several times where they have nearly identical lines. One example is the win/lose lines in Raffina's match with Klug in 20th.
Still, they're a lot less at each other's throats these days. Klug especially has really mellowed out, since Fever 2.
He's still an obnoxious jerkwad with a tendency to self-sabotage who will jump at the chance, however slight, to demonstrate how amazing he is, but he's less prone to pick a fight with Raffina for no reason.
Klug still doesn't really get along with Feli well, at all. On top of them being extremely competitive over Lemres, he's just straight up terrified of her.
Feli's like half his height and Klug is still scared of this girl.
He's not completely heartless to her either, though. In fact, he's been concerned for her well being when she wasn't herself more than once.
The only person Klug has been seen outright apologizing to is Lidelle.
Klug's match against Rulue in his 15th story is not canon. I'm just gonna toss that out there.
On top of loudly claiming to be the owner of the Tome of Sealing, Klug will also loudly deny that he has any mysterious connection to any magical entities that may or may not dwell within its pages, of which he will insist that there are not any.
He'll also very loudly deny knowing anything about romance, sex, or crushing on somebody and refuse to talk about any of it.
(He's absolutely crushing on Lemres)
If Klug can't distract himself with books, his method for dealing with high stress is escapism. Which can sometimes escalate to being outright chuuni.
Klug seems to not have much confidence in his future. He'll proclaim being destined to be an archsorceror, but he seems unable to visualize what that means or entails.
It's been suggested that the way Lemres has changed since Klug knew him from childhood (as well as his direct influence since Fever 2) has led to him to start questioning his convictions.
Honestly the above link is a really good analysis. You should read that one too.
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