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You could arguably get hints from Narumi-papa's attitude towards Seiji, particularly with the constantly-drawn parallels between the prior generation (Seiji and Narumi-papa) and the current one (Kiri and Narumi Shogo). Possibly why they explicitly re-draw the parallel at the end to compare the older guys to Narumi and Ochiai instead...
Either this or severe Hero Worship in Ozawa's case; though an otherwise unflappable Jerkass, Kiri's inherited-from-her-father cutting techniques are instantly recognized by him; following the announcement that Kiri is THE Seiji Koshiba's daughter, we find out that Ozawa has posters of Seiji in his room...
Les Yay: Kiri and Kanako to an extent, plus Kiri and Chisami.