So what he admires not takemichi, but a crush on hina..
makes sense if kisaki didn't approach her normally, because he was the one being approached by hina, and then takemichi stole hina's heart, and so he became less and less confident to approach her unless..
even him being prodigy doesn't make him feel "greater" than the "hero" who saves hina.
this comes from an introvert person (in asian countries, maybe western is different?) who also have a crush in the past.
so kisaki definitely relateable. he's not dumb, he calculated everything.
i guess an easy life.. is just to forget that women exists. just do what you can for other people.
and thanks for the chapter.