Chapter Summaries

Oreki learned that Horikita had injured her left leg and suspected Kikyo was hiding something after discovering Kikyo had blocked him. He used Sakura’s phone to track them and found both of their phones and a Voice Recorder hidden in bushes outside the cafeteria.

• Kamuro told Oreki that Horikita had injured her left leg, withdrawn from the Three-legged Race, and gone to lunch with Kikyo.
• Oreki found that Kikyo had blocked him and could not reach Horikita by phone, so he suspected Kikyo was involved in a plan against Horikita.
• Oreki asked Kamuro to get lunch for him and went to find Airi Sakura, who said Kikyo and Horikita had gone to the cafeteria.
• Oreki borrowed Sakura’s phone and used its GPS to confirm that Kikyo and Horikita’s phones were together near the cafeteria.
• Oreki searched the bushes outside the cafeteria and found Kikyo’s phone, Horikita’s phone, and a Voice Recorder.

Horikita realized Ryuuen had arranged her injury to extort her points, while Oreki used the phones and a recording to investigate where she and Kushida had gone. At the infirmary, Kinoshita accused Horikita of deliberately injuring her, and Horikita calmly faced the accusation.

• Sakura listened to the recorder and learned that someone had called Horikita's name during the race before she was injured.
• Oreki tracked Ryuuen's friend contact to locate Horikita and Kushida.
• Kushida told Horikita that Kinoshita had reported her and threatened to take the matter to the Student Council unless they settled privately.
• Horikita recalled Oreki's warning and the recorder he had told her to carry, then went with Kushida to the infirmary.
• Chabashira said Kinoshita accused Horikita of knocking her down, threatening her, and kicking her calf, while noting that the race footage showed Horikita looking back three times.

Horikita faced Ryuuen’s accusation that she had deliberately injured Kinoshita, while Kushida’s testimony and proposed compensation made Horikita’s position look worse. As Ryuuen demanded four million Points to settle the matter, Horikita rejected the attempt to frame her and prepared to defend herself.

• Chabashira confronted Horikita with Kinoshita’s severe injury and the accusation that it had been deliberately inflicted.
• Horikita asked whether the boys’ events were over, and Kushida offered to contact Oreki before Horikita said she could handle the situation herself.
• Ryuuen entered the infirmary, displayed Kinoshita’s injury, accused Horikita of taking out a rival, and threatened to report her to the Student Council.
• Horikita said Kinoshita had called her name during the race and pointed to Kushida as a witness, but Kushida could only confirm that Horikita had looked back.
• Kushida urged Ryuuen not to report Horikita and suggested compensation, prompting Ryuuen to demand four million Points.
• Horikita rejected the accusation and told Ryuuen that he was underestimating her if he thought he could frame her.

Horikita tried to clear herself of Kinoshita’s accusation, but Kushida had apparently taken her phone and Voice Recorder. Sakura found the missing items and returned them, leaving Horikita with a chance to prove her innocence.

• Horikita cut ties with Kushida and told Chabashira she would report Ryuuen and Kinoshita for a false accusation, claiming a Voice Recorder had captured the incident.
• Ryuuen challenged Horikita’s claim, and she discovered that her Voice Recorder and phone were missing.
• Ryuuen demanded that Horikita kowtow and threatened to appeal to the Student Council if she refused.
• Horikita suspected Kushida had taken her belongings, while Kushida denied doing so.
• Sakura arrived with two phones and a Voice Recorder she had found by the cafeteria, and returned them to Horikita and Kushida.

Horikita Suzune used recovered recordings to expose Ryuuen’s false accusation and force him to pay compensation. Ryuuen transferred all 3.67 million Points in his account, while Kinoshita was left injured and facing further consequences.

• Horikita Suzune accepted Sakura’s Voice Recorder and confronted Ryuuen with his recorded threats.
• Chabashira revealed she had also recorded the confrontation, giving Horikita evidence to take Ryuuen to the Student Council.
• Ryuuen offered compensation, but Horikita demanded four million Points and a kneeling apology, also seeking compensation from Kinoshita.
• Horikita told Ryuuen to collect the remaining Points from his class, and he agreed to pay her four million.
• Ryuuen transferred his available 3.67 million Points to Horikita, while Kinoshita cried over her injuries and compensation.

Ryuuen discovered that Oreki had set up a trap over the Bo-taoshi violations and was now pressuring him for Points. The chapter ended with Oreki demanding that Ryuuen kowtow ten times in exchange for a four-million-Point loan, while threatening to report him.

• Ryuuen promised to transfer Points to an injured student and insisted that one failure would not stop him from fighting again.
• Sakura told Ryuuen that Class A’s homeroom teacher wanted to question him about Bo-taoshi rule violations.
• Teacher Majima gathered the nineteen other boys from Ryuuen’s class and demanded 500,000 Points from each to settle the complaint, warning that a Student Council report could lead to severe penalties and expulsion.
• Ryuuen realized that Oreki had anticipated his violations and arranged the trap, then went to confront him.
• Oreki offered to lend Ryuuen four million Points if he kowtowed ten times, and threatened to report him when Ryuuen refused.

Horikita Suzune confronted Kikyou Kushida over her betrayal and learned that Kushida’s hostility stemmed from a notorious incident in her middle-school past. Horikita promised to keep that past secret and asked Kushida to stop targeting her until she gathered 20 million points, but Kushida refused.

• Oreki told Ryuuen he would likely be expelled after the Sports Festival and made him kowtow before leaving.
• Oreki played Kamuro a recording of Ryuuen kowtowing and said Horikita Suzune was handling her own affairs.
• Horikita thanked Teacher Chabashira for recording Ryuuen’s compensation payment, then sent Sakura away so she could speak privately with Kikyou Kushida.
• Horikita accused Kushida of stealing her Voice Recorder and working with Ryuuen, and Kushida dropped her sweet facade and admitted her hostility.
• Kushida revealed that a middle-school incident had caused an entire class and teacher to strike for a month, and Horikita said she would keep it secret.
• Horikita offered to stop Kushida from being exposed if Kushida stopped targeting her until Horikita gathered 20 million points, but Kushida refused.

Horikita used a recording to force Kushida to cooperate, then joined Oreki to confront her about betraying the class and injuring Horikita. Oreki offered Kushida a choice of replacing Horikita in the remaining sports festival events for a 100,000-Point penalty, and Kushida asked what would happen if she refused.

• Horikita threatened to release a recording of Kushida admitting her true nature unless Kushida cooperated.
• Horikita told Kushida that Oreki wanted them to meet him after lunch, and the two went to the usual secluded spot.
• Oreki and Horikita accounted for the Points they had taken from Ryuuen, explaining that Oreki had engineered the event roster to provoke Ryuuen into breaking the rules.
• Oreki told Kushida that her betrayal had crossed the line by getting Horikita injured, then offered to let her replace Horikita in the remaining events and pay the substitution cost.
• Kushida realized the replacements would make her compete in multiple events without rest and asked Oreki what would happen if she refused.

Oreki used a hidden voice recorder to force Kushida to accept punishments that would support Horikita and give him compromising photos. As the afternoon sports festival events began, Kushida worked hard for Class 1-C in Sudou’s absence.

• Oreki revealed a second recorder hidden in Horikita’s track pants, which had captured Kushida’s betrayal and true nature.
• Oreki ordered Kushida to maintain a friendship with Horikita and support her, threatening to expose the recording if she refused.
• Oreki demanded that Kushida take nude photos of herself, and she protested the humiliating punishment.
• The afternoon events began, and Kushida filled in for Class 1-C in the Scavenger Hunt and Four-Way Tug of War while Sudou was absent.

Class 1-D built a commanding lead in the Sports Festival, while Ryuuen’s relentless point-grinding drew attention. Oreki discussed Kushida’s jealousy and motives with Horikita, leaving her to consider how well he understood Kushida.

• Class 1-D widened its lead over Class 1-B, and Kanzaki worried that Ryuuen and his classmates were desperately farming points.
• Sakayanagi complained to Kamuro that Oreki had not visited or eaten with her, despite winning the Mixed Gender Three-Legged Race.
• Oreki and Horikita watched Kushida’s event after Oreki received and saved a serious photograph from her.
• Horikita explained that Kushida had been trying to drive her out of school, and Oreki suggested that Kushida’s hostility came from jealousy of Horikita’s consistency.
• Oreki recalled asking Attorney Horikita what Kushida lacked, and she had answered that Kushida lacked everything Horikita possessed.

Oreki warned Kushida that silencing Horikita would not protect her secret from future students who knew her past, then tended Horikita’s sprained leg and learned she had entered the relay to show her growth to her brother. He offered to massage her injury, leaving Horikita doubtful that he could help.

• Oreki told Kushida that future freshmen from her middle school could expose her past, making her plan to silence Horikita futile.
• Kushida returned to the stands in a bad mood, then moved aside when Oreki came to speak with Horikita.
• Oreki touched Horikita’s bandaged leg and said she had been reckless despite his warning and Voice Recorder.
• Horikita explained that she had entered the 1,200-meter relay because she wanted her brother to see how much she had grown.
• Oreki offered to massage Horikita’s sprained leg, but she thought he was only trying to comfort her.

As the Sports Festival’s final relay approached, the Red Group’s lead made its victory nearly certain, while the first-year classes still fought for their own rankings. Oreki prepared to run the final leg against powerful opponents, and Sakayanagi looked forward to seeing him unleash his speed.

• Oreki examined Kushida’s swollen ankle while Kushida worried about her past becoming known to the incoming first-years.
• The scoreboard showed the Red Group leading by 3,400 points, while Classes 1-A, 1-B, and 1-D remained close in their grade standings.
• Katsuragi encouraged Class 1-A’s relay runners and recognized that his earlier decisions had helped leave the class behind its rivals.
• Sakayanagi told Oreki that Katsuragi had realized his mistake, and Oreki said he would make a move in the relay.
• Sakayanagi promised to take pictures as Oreki prepared to run the final leg against either the Student Council President or Nagumo Miyabi.

Ryuuen’s Class D sold its withdrawal from the 1,200-meter relay to raise money for classmates and avoid the risks of competing. The chapter left Class D set to skip the race, while Classes A and B prepared to fight for the remaining points.

• Sakayanagi told Oreki she would wait at the finish line, while Kamuro doubted he could beat the strongest runners.
• Kanzaki encouraged Class B to aim for a high finish, and Shibata volunteered to run the final leg.
• Ryuuen received 1.5 million Private Points from Totsuka Yahiko and Honami Ichinose, then had Kaneda distribute money to Class D students.
• Shiina explained that Class D had sold its withdrawal from the 1,200-meter relay to the Katsuragi Faction for 500,000 Points and Ichinose for 1 million.
• Ryuuen accepted the plan to withdraw, judging that Class D had little chance of beating the strongest competitors in the relay.

Oreki arranged a last-minute plan to restore Class C’s performance in the 1,200-meter relay, while Horikita Suzune agreed to rally the class after learning her brother was competing. Sudou unexpectedly appeared as Class C’s final-leg runner, leaving Nagumo alarmed as he prepared to race Oreki.

• Shiina recognized that Ryuuen had been humbled but had not given up, and she believed Class B still needed his support.
• Nagumo approached Oreki at the final-leg area and discussed the race, then Sudou arrived to run for Class C, surprising Nagumo.
• Nagumo recalled seeing Sudou’s athletic ability earlier and worried that losing to him as well as Oreki would be humiliating.
• Oreki explained that Sudou had been a sacrificed piece and that Class C needed a strong showing in the relay; he also persuaded Horikita Suzune to act so her brother would see her progress.
• Kikyou Kushida and Horikita Suzune went to Hirata, gathered the class, and Horikita told the students she was disappointed by what had happened after Sudou’s absence.

After Class C’s Sports Festival defeat, Horikita and Kushida used the loss to confront their classmates about their lack of unity and rally them around the final relay. The class went to Sudou’s dormitory to bring him back, though he had expected no one to come.

• Horikita explained that Class C had lost 200 class evaluation points and blamed the poor result on weak athletic performance and a lack of unity, beginning with Kōenji’s refusal to participate.
• Kushida and Horikita claimed the discussion had been planned with Hirata, who played along despite knowing nothing about it.
• Horikita reminded the class that Sudou had been left unsupported during Pole Topping, prompting Yamauchi and Ike to defend themselves.
• Horikita urged the class to put collective interests first and unite for the all-grade 1,200-meter relay.
• Hirata and the others suggested bringing Sudou back, and the entire class went to his dormitory; Sudou had assumed nobody would come for him.

Sudou returned to the relay after reconsidering his decision to withdraw, while Nagumo prepared to race against him and Manabu Horikita. Class 1-C’s lead runner Kōenji built a huge advantage, but a dropped baton by Onodera narrowed the gap before the fourth leg began.

• Sudou returned to the relay and took the final leg after his classmates invited him back and he reflected on his life.
• Nagumo learned that Hirata had chosen Kōenji as Class 1-C’s first runner and noticed Sakayanagi watching near the finish line.
• Kōenji sprinted far ahead of the other first-leg runners and passed the baton to Hirata with Class 1-C holding a large lead.
• Hirata maintained Class 1-C’s advantage before handing the baton to Onodera, who dropped it and allowed the other classes to close the gap.
• Nagumo remarked to Oreki that Class 1-C was no longer doing well as its fourth runner began her leg.

The 1,200-meter relay continued as the runners fought for class rankings and points. Sudou surged into the lead, while Shibata chased him for second place, and Manabu Horikita waited for his delayed handoff.

• Hashimoto fell behind after Kōenji's explosive start, and Ryuuen's withdrawal left Class 1-C leading by the fourth leg.
• Kushida ran the fifth leg for Class 1-A as Nagumo prepared to start first for Class 2-A.
• Nagumo took off quickly, but Shibata began pursuing him for Class 1-B.
• Sudou took the final baton, passed Shibata, and raced toward Nagumo.
• Shibata kept chasing Sudou, hoping second place would preserve Class 1-B's lead in the overall points.
• Manabu Horikita's fifth runner remained far behind as he told Oreki to go ahead.

Oreki waited for the final leg of the all-grade relay so he could race Manabu Horikita, while the two discussed Horikita's beliefs about helping students grow. The chapter ended with Oreki and Manabu sprinting side by side as spectators realized how fast they were.

• Oreki reviewed the mission to defeat Nagumo Miyabi and spoke with Manabu Horikita about Horikita's performance and the value of the school's exams.
• Manabu Horikita explained why he opposed Nagumo's philosophy of eliminating weaker students.
• Oreki praised Kamuro for narrowing the gap, then waited for Manabu Horikita instead of starting his leg as the other classes passed him.
• Manabu Horikita exchanged the baton with Akane Tachibana and challenged Oreki to run at full speed.
• Oreki and Manabu Horikita sprinted side by side, astonishing Akane Tachibana and the spectators.
• Kōenji watched from the stands and said he wished he could race alongside them, while Kamuro received a call from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Oreki and Manabu Horikita surged through the final leg of the 1,200-meter relay, leaving the other runners behind as the crowd watched. At the finish line, Arisu Sakayanagi raised her camera to record her classmates, reflecting on how her father had given her the chance to attend school with her peers.

• Yanagi told Kamuro to record the relay, but Kamuro thought filming the impossible race would be unreasonable.
• Katsuragi and the spectators watched Oreki race neck and neck with Manabu Horikita, while teachers marveled at the runners’ speed.
• Chabashira realized Oreki was the Class A student Horikita Suzune believed she would need to defeat, while Hoshinomiya felt troubled by Chabashira’s apparent acceptance.
• Oreki and Manabu overtook the runners ahead, and Sudou complained that Oreki had been so fast all along before continuing his own race.
• Sato praised Oreki’s looks, and Karuizawa worried that Sato was focused on him instead of Sudou, who was struggling.
• Arisu Sakayanagi raised her camera at the finish line and thought about how her father had arranged for her to attend school alongside her peers.

The final stretch of the 1200-meter relay ended with Manabu Horikita and Oreki overtaking Nagumo Miyabi, while Shibata’s fall cost Class 1-B its chance at a Points reward. The chapter left the relay’s top-five results announced as the Sports Festival standings were decided.

• Sakayanagi Arisu photographed Shibata as Manabu Horikita and Oreki raced past him and Sudou.
• Nagumo pushed for the finish line but was overtaken by Manabu Horikita and Oreki, then finished fourth after his legs weakened.
• Shibata struggled to recover from his fall and finished seventh from last, leaving Class 1-B without a Points reward.
• The final scores placed Class 1-A first, Class 1-B second, Class 1-D third, and Class 1-C fourth, while Class 1-B lost the White Group contest and 100 class evaluation points.
• The referee announced the relay’s top five as Class 3-A, Class 1-A, Class 1-C, Class 2-A, and Class 3-B.