Aki practically lives a ranchero lifestyle. He doesn't use a shower; he bathes with gourds. His hot water comes from a bucket he heats himself with firewood. He's not just a cowboy; he's a true rancher.

He has a fragile masculinity, so he's very careful about his macho image in public because he knows that as soon as they notice a single weakness in him, it would be the end of him, and the whole town would ridicule him, regardless of the fact that he's one of the men who contributes the most.