Okay, this has been sitting in my ask for over a month. This period ends in 20 minutes. Can I explain why I like satan in 20 minutes? Let’s try.

Hiyoko as a character is successful in her own personal goals. Not that those goals are good, but she succeeds at them nonetheless.

Now, in order to explain the motives of Hiyoko, we gotta delve into Hiyoko’s past.

So, we can find the information we need through her free times.

Now, I can’t find the exact quote at the moment, but I know Hiyoko mentions people sticking pins in her shoes, and I think she also mentions putting rats in her bed.

Now that is some oddly-specific stuff.

So you get bullied. Now what?

It’s important to comprehend that Mikan and Hiyoko exist as parallels.

You know when you learned about bullying in the third grade?

Hiyoko and Mikan basically exemplify the “incorrect” responses to this scenario.

A. Become a bully yourself.

B. Become incredibly submissive in hopes that people change their opinions about you.

Clearly, Hiyoko is A, and Mikan is B.

And being a bully works in favor of Saionji.

Bullying others gives off the appearance of being a bitch. And you know what people do to bitchy people? They stay the fuck away from them.

So Hiyoko successfully secludes herself.

But, due to this personality, she has to bully Mikan. She has to express dominance against her opposite. In turn, she wishes to erase any and all weak portrayals of herself. And Mikan embodies this.

But as she hangs on the pillar, we see from Hinata’s inner monologue that she wants to change. She doesn’t like the path she’s taken, and she’s absolutely petrified of people bullying her again. But she tries anyway. She tries to be redeemed, similarly to Kuzuryuu, but she died before she had the chance to.

And, in short, that is why I love Hiyoko Saionji.