#plus the distinction between someone being book smarts which byakuya definitely is vs street smarts which the heir definitely isn't

[theultimatekamehamehavoc]

Not a crazy thought or idea but I like to believe that Byakuya's ambidextrous (either just by birth or that he had to learn it), knows several types of sign language alongside being multilingual. Not that he's a multilingual pro or nor a sign language guru or anything but I feel he's pretty good in plenty of languages. The heir learning all of this would specifically be for business purposes such as any foreign relations with other companies or like other factions of the Togami Conglomerate (which I've heard it be called a corporation and a conglomerate but I believe that the Togami's go a bit world wide due to the amount of money they have) Aside from the business angle though, it'd also be for just in case anything were to happen to the heir physically. Not that he was prepped for ANYTHING of course. The guy still had the believe that "food is made by chefs" well into his late teens/early adulthood. I doubt Byakuya has any crazy survival skills if one were to dump him on an island with zero resources and a dream. Not that he couldn't survive long but he'd at least fumble for a bit on certain tasks due to believing they're beneath him or something as well as for the inexperience. However, he'd probably be able to handle a good amount of it due to his reading addiction. Speaking of reading, I also feel he knows how to read some braille too for that physical preparation angle. After all, Byakuya isn't exactly known for his good eyesight with those glasses. At the same time though, I find it funny if his main motivation for learning the majority of this stuff which is mostly just the new languages was specifically so he could get his pesky hands on more stuff to read. Also, the image of a young Byakuya hyping himself with learning all these different languages with the prospect of books is just a bit too cute to not pass up.