After Kaito had introduced himself to the others. Max quickly realised what a gold mine had landed right on their doorsteps. Kaito was one of the students who had a backing that rivalled that of Blake's.
When Ray had asked Max to gather information, he had come up with two people who would have been able to help Van fight back against Blake. People that even Blake didn't want to get involved with.
One of them was the princess of the Cryterian Kingdom named Noah, and the other was Kaito. But there was one person who wasn't pleased about the whole situation and that was Bliss.
She had originally approached Ray hoping she would be able to get the best results at the practical assessment this year. After witnessing what he had done in the assembly hall she felt like she had to nab him.