Takao

"Don't tell me Nao-kun... are you two going out?"

- Male Friend A asking Senpai about Nagatoro.

Takao (高尾), is a background character of the Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro manga series. He is a high school student as well as a schoolmate and friend of Senpai.

His surname is currently unknown.

Appearance
Takao is a tall, regular build high schooler with a well-defined chin and cheekbones as well as spiky brown hair. He has an healty-yet-light complexion and large, expressive black eyes. Not a particularly athletic type, Takao has a dry and relatively thin physique, yet being fairily more muscular than Senpai, and quite an handsome guy. He almost always sports a playful cat-like smile.

He typically wears his school uniform consisting of a white button up shirt and black trousers completed with a pair of sneakers. However, in summer he wears a short-sleeved shirt in his uniform, while in winter he is shown to occasionally wear a blue blazer.

When not at school he usually sports a street-smart style of clothing, his wardrobe consisting primarely of sweatshirts, jeans and sneakers.

Personality
Takao is extremely relaxed, easy going and friendly, albeit also somewhat shy as he got very nervous while approached by girls or having to talk to them, always sweating, blushing or beginning to stutter. Despite seeming a lazy person, he actually has a very practical vision on life: after two years on the beginner's course during a ski trip with their school he told Senpai to "getting real" as "practicing wasn't going to help people like them". Nevertheless of this, he's extremely supportive toward Senpai's relationship with Nagatoro, his attempt on getting better at skiing or his judo match during practice. Also he often act as if he was a sort of mentor to his friend, despite the feeling not being reciprocated.

He seemingly has an eye for the ladies, stating explicitly to find Nagatoro, Gamo-chan, Yoshi and Sakura extremely attractive, eagerly looking at them and commenting on how cool and beautiful they are and appear to be overjoyed after they signed up to be in their group during the field trip.

A very playful individual, Takao seemingly likes to friendly tease Senpai, however he is also very supportive toward him and worried a lot about him overdoing or being nervous.

Early life
Takao was born in, , and, after beginning to attend Kazehaya High School, he met and made friend with Nao-kun and another boy.

New Year
During a ski trip with their school, he and his classmates remain impressed by Nagatoro, Gamo-chan, Yoshi and Sakura's talent as they managed effortlessy to ski down the pro course, leading him to ask if they wanted to take a break as practicing would be useless for them. Later, after Nagatoro spotted him in the crowd and invited Senpai to ski with her, he and the boy's other friend assume they were dating. That night, at the hotel, Takao and his classmates saw Nagatoro and Sakura in the night skiing group; once again, she invited Senpai to ski with her, however he refused saying he was tired, much to both his friends dismay. However, after Gamo-chan advised Senpai not to let the gap in skills between him and Nagatoro demoralize him, leading Senpai to reach for her, he and his other friend mocked the boy telling he was turning into a "normalfag". The next morning, both of his classmates asked Senpai to show what he learned for "his private instructor" (Nagatoro) however, after he eventually accept, all he managed to do is fall on the snow causing the whole gang to burst out laughing.

Judo Tournament
While having judo class in gym, Senpai performed poorly and is friendly teased by his classmates as well as Nagatoro, who was observing him from a window in the corridor. After the lesson, the gym teacher gave flyers about the school's judo tournament to all of his student, including Takao. At the school's judo tournament, he watches the girls' first round fights alongside Senpai and the other boy, mocking Senpai for getting serious after seeing them and playfully teasing him for "really turning into a normalfag", jokingly calling him a "traitor". Then, both boys cheered for Senpai during his match and after he lose by point, Takao complimented him for how well he performed.

Field Trip arc
After discovering that their field trip in would have been together with the 2nd years, Takao and his friend appointed Senpai as the group leader, leaving him to coming up with a plan, however due to the boy creating a boring program revolving around visiting Buddhist art locations, they at first had no applicants and were overjoyed when Nagatoro, Gamo-chan, Yoshi and Sakura all signed up.

Trivia

 * His name was revealed in Chapter 101 to be "Takao" (高尾), one of the most common boy names in Japan, composed by the kanji meaning "tall, high, expensive" (高) and "tail, end, lower slope of mountain" (尾).
 * Takao was likely first hinted in Chapter 36, where Senpai ask a guy in his class to be his model, and said person was shown in the first two panels, without eyes, but with the character's same hairstyle.
 * The character was also referenced in the Official Fanbook's Q&A, where, in a mail chat-alike fashion, the main characters - and Nanashi - answered the questions that the fans had made on the official twitter account, and Senpai leave it vague when asked if he had any friend.
 * Given that he seem to be a few inches shorter than Senpai (176 cm) his height could be estimated as approximately 170 cm.