Chapter Summaries

During the Cultural Festival, Ichika Amasawa drew Kushida into a shooting game and questioned her about her relationship with Houtarou Oreki. The chapter left Kushida filling out a detailed survey about Oreki, with Ichika correcting her answers.

• Ichika told Kushida she had read her file and asked Kushida to spend time with her, then brought her to Class 1-D’s shooting stall.
• Kushida paid for five rounds, but Ichika missed every balloon and won only two hair ties.
• Ichika said the plan to expel Ayanokouji had failed and that she might be expelled herself soon.
• At an outdoor cafe, Ichika revealed she had noticed Kushida’s visits to Oreki’s dorm and asked what they did there.
• Ichika gave Kushida a detailed questionnaire about Oreki, and Kushida began answering it before correcting an answer about his favorite body part.

During the Cultural Festival, Ichika Amasawa teased Kushida and then toured the festival with Oreki, drawing Sakayanagi’s attention. At a shooting stall, Nanase questioned why Amasawa was with Oreki, while Oreki kept Atsuomi Ayanokouji’s visit to the festival secret.

• Amasawa gave Kushida a sachet that contained a packaged condom, then left her behind.
• Oreki confronted Amasawa about following Kushida, and Amasawa accepted his invitation to tour the Cultural Festival together.
• Kamuro told Sakayanagi that Oreki had visited Class 2-D’s Maid Cafe, but Sakayanagi said not to mind him and resolved to note which maid outfits he liked.
• Amasawa tested Oreki by hugging his arm, then accompanied him to Class 1-D’s shooting stall.
• Nanase charged Amasawa 100 Private Points per shot and quietly asked Oreki why he was with her.
• Oreki told Nanase they had run into each other and concealed that Atsuomi Ayanokōji had visited the School Festival.

At the Cultural Festival, Amasawa taught Oreki to shoot and flirted with him while Sakayanagi watched without concern. Oreki wondered whether Amasawa was trying to win him over, and she suggested he might be interested in her.

• Amasawa demonstrated her excellent aim at Nanase's shooting stall and helped Oreki win prizes, which he left behind so the stall could keep operating.
• Sakayanagi and Kamuro spotted Amasawa holding Oreki's hand, but Sakayanagi dismissed her as bait and continued patrolling.
• Oreki recalled that Amasawa might leave school and raise their future child alone, and he considered offering her financial support.
• Amasawa told Oreki that walking around with him was a new experience, and Oreki asked whether she was trying to win him over.
• Amasawa asked whether Oreki had become aware of her or was interested in her.

Oreki and Amasawa visited Ichinose’s class haunted house, where Ichinose filled in as a ghost and was surprised to see them together. Afterward, Oreki gave Amasawa a Private Points Card as compensation for Sakayanagi’s apparent plan to bring her closer to him, then spotted Utsunomiya and Tsubaki approaching.

• Oreki and Amasawa went to Ichinose’s class haunted house, where Ichinose was temporarily playing the ghost.
• Ichinose saw Oreki arrive with Amasawa clinging to his arm and learned that Sakayanagi had approved Amasawa’s closeness to him.
• Oreki invited Ichinose to join them after she finished filling in, but she stayed with her classmates.
• Oreki asked Amasawa whether Sakayanagi had arranged for her to get close to him, and Amasawa said that was her conclusion.
• Oreki handed Amasawa a Private Points Card as compensation and offered to exchange it for cash if she ever chose to leave school early.
• Oreki noticed Utsunomiya and Tsubaki, now Class A students, approaching their table.

The Cultural Festival results were announced, with Class 2-D taking first place thanks to enormous customer tips and Class 2-A finishing second. As students discussed the prize money, Ichika Amasawa discovered Oreki’s card held 60 million Points, while Horikita’s class debated how to divide its festival earnings.

• Sakurako Tsubaki told Riku Utsunomiya she resented Ayanokouji for leaving without helping her sister, who had deteriorated after he visited.
• The festival ended, and staff tallied Class 2-D’s tips at 20 million Points, while Shiina kept Oreki’s Private Points Card for herself and gave Ibuki a portion.
• The Student Council posted the rankings, placing Class 2-D first, Class 2-A second, and Class 2-C fourth, with each of the top four receiving 100 Class Points.
• A former Class 1-A student asked Ichika Amasawa to become class representative, but she was distracted after scanning Oreki’s card and finding it contained 60 million Points.
• Horikita’s class debated how to divide its 20.013 million Points in Maid Cafe revenue, while Hasebe suggested distributing it by contribution and Teacher Chabashira denied that Oreki had come specifically for her.

After the Cultural Festival, Oreki and Arisu Sakayanagi went on a date, where they discussed his closeness with other girls and Sakayanagi’s role in arranging for Ichika Amasawa to approach him. Later, Sae Chabashira refused her share of the Maid Cafe’s points and asked Oreki to meet her by the lake railing.

• Oreki told the girls to divide the Private Points he had given them, leaving his account with around ten million points.
• During their Shopping District date, Sakayanagi questioned Oreki about spending the Cultural Festival with other girls, and he explained that he had been helping Kikyou Kushida after Ichika Amasawa called her away.
• Oreki asked Sakayanagi why she had arranged for Amasawa to approach him, and Sakayanagi said Amasawa’s stamina could make up for her own physical limitations.
• After Oreki walked Sakayanagi back to her dormitory, Chabashira messaged him that she could not accept ten million points and asked to meet by the lake railing.
• Oreki went to the railing and found Chabashira already there, standing with her back to him.

Oreki comforted Chabashira by holding her hand, stirring memories of a mysterious classmate from her school days. The chapter then shifted to the start of the new month, as the second-year classes gathered for a special exam announcement and Teacher Majima displayed the class scores.

• Oreki held Chabashira's hand and used his Restoration ability, while Chabashira sensed a connection to a long-forgotten classmate.
• Chabashira recalled a dream in which the classmate who had sacrificed himself for the class resembled Oreki, but she dismissed the resemblance as a result of thinking about him.
• Class 2-D gathered for homeroom, and Chabashira recovered from her distraction and turned on the electronic blackboard.
• Teacher Majima congratulated Class A on completing its Cultural Festival project and displayed the scores: Class 2-A had 3668.5 points and Class 2-B had 1751.5 points.

Teacher Majima explained the Sports Festival exam, where students would earn personal Points through events and classes would compete for class evaluation points. Individual winners could choose a temporary Class Transfer Ticket, and Sakayanagi noted that a ticket holder might later be chosen to leave if another exam required a student’s expulsion.

• Class 2-D returned to Class C after the class evaluation points changed.
• Teacher Majima announced the Sports Festival rules, event categories, and class-ranking rewards.
• The school offered individual winners Private Points or a Class Transfer Ticket that would move them to another class for one semester.
• Hashimoto asked whether incoming ticket holders would affect Class 2-A’s situation.
• Sakayanagi suggested that a transferred student could be selected to leave if a future exam required a classmate’s expulsion.

The Sports Festival offered first-place boys and girls 2 million Private Points or a Class Transfer Ticket, giving third-years a chance to reach Class A before graduating. Amasawa’s class saw the event as an opportunity to regain Class A and planned to persuade her to choose the Points if she won.

• Sakayanagi considered how third-years could use a Class Transfer Ticket to reach Class A, while warning Kōenji that he could become a target if he did not cooperate.
• Class 3-B’s teacher told her students that first place could offer a path to Class A, and Kiriyama recognized the opportunity to avoid spending Points to transfer.
• Nagumo weighed whether Kiriyama or Kiryuin might rise to Class A and worried about Kiryuin’s refusal to follow orders.
• Amasawa’s class noted that it was only 100 class evaluation Points behind Utsunomiya’s class and believed its strong athletes and Amasawa could help it win.
• Amasawa’s classmates decided to talk with her before the Sports Festival and urge her to choose 2 million Private Points rather than a Class Transfer Ticket if she took first place.

The first-year classes discussed the Sports Festival, with Class 1-D choosing to give up and seek payments from other classes for taking last place. The focus shifted to Class 2-B, where students prepared cautiously while Shibata struggled with memories of the previous festival.

• Ichika Amasawa asked whether the Class Transfer Ticket allowed transfers between grades, and Sakurakoji said it only allowed transfers within the same grade until next semester.
• Class 1-A's teacher announced the examination rules and warned that the class could fall from its new position at the top.
• Class 1-D discussed its dwindling students and Points, then agreed to seek monthly payments from other classes in exchange for voluntarily placing last.
• Class 2-B students reacted to the Sports Festival, and a classmate tried to comfort Shibata about last year's relay race.
• Ryuji Kanzaki reviewed the second-year class standings and noted that Asako Amioka was Class 2-B's strongest female athlete.

Oreki met Kushida at their old spot while Horikita delayed joining them, and learned that Horikita still loved him despite his relationship with Sakayanagi. The chapter left Oreki considering Kushida’s account of Horikita’s feelings.

• Ichinose suggested that Class 2-B recruit Oreki or Kōenji with the Class Transfer Ticket to raise its class points, and Kanzaki considered asking her to persuade Oreki.
• Ryuuen planned for Kinoshita and Ibuki to win the girls’ event and intended to use the Class Transfer Ticket to pressure other classes.
• Hiyori worried that Oreki might reclaim the five million points he had given her.
• Oreki contacted Kushida and Horikita, then met Kushida at their old spot while Horikita remained in class.
• Kushida told Oreki that Horikita realized she loved him but felt troubled because he was dating Sakayanagi.

Oreki met with Horikita and Kushida to discuss the girls’ competition in the Sports Festival, while Horikita struggled with her growing feelings for him. The meeting ended with Oreki assessing their rivals and Kushida voicing regret that Ichinose would not be a serious contender.

• Horikita joined Oreki and Kushida and explained that the separate girls’ rankings gave second-years a chance to compete for first place and a Class Transfer Ticket.
• Oreki congratulated Horikita on her progress, then kissed her, leaving Kushida stunned and Horikita flustered.
• Horikita remembered their agreement that Oreki would return books and do work after kissing her, while she hesitated to explain why she had been avoiding him.
• Oreki suggested Horikita and Kushida could aim for first place, proposing that they buy off Kamuro and dismissing Ichinose as a weak physical competitor.
• Oreki inferred Ichinose’s lack of athletic ability from her absence from the previous Sports Festival’s relay team, and Kushida called that a pity.

Oreki planned to use the Sports Festival to exploit the third-years’ desire for Class Transfer Tickets and encouraged Horikita and Kushida to take part. After Sakura asked him for help, he began training her to improve her physical ability and confidence, leaving her with a new hairstyle and the first step toward changing.

• Oreki explained that the first-years could earn Points by defeating or negotiating with older students eager to obtain Class Transfer Tickets.
• Sakura messaged Oreki about what she should do for the Sports Festival, and he arranged to meet her early the next morning.
• Sakura told Oreki she wanted to improve her physical ability and become less introverted, and he agreed to train her.
• Oreki asked Sakura to remove her glasses and accessories, then tied her hair into twin ponytails.
• Sakura praised Oreki’s skill at styling girls’ hair, and he told her not to say that in front of Sakayanagi.

Oreki coached Sakura through running practice, using his Restoration Ability to ease her exhaustion and help her keep going. As they ran, they passed Chabashira, whose morning workout left her thinking about Oreki and the boy from her memories.

• Oreki told Sakura to call him Instructor and took her to the track to work on her stamina.
• After Sakura became exhausted and stopped running, Oreki held her hand and used Restoration to recover her body.
• Oreki encouraged Sakura to continue, and she ran several more laps with him supporting her.
• Sakura spotted Chabashira during their run, but Oreki urged her to stay focused on training.
• Chabashira rested beneath a tree and thought of how Oreki reminded her of the self-sacrificing boy from her memories.

Oreki continued training Sakura for the Sports Festival while students avoided events he entered because of his athletic ability. That evening, Sakayanagi noticed he was waiting for information, and Oreki admitted he was short on Private Points.

• Chabashira saw Sakura and Oreki running together as Sakura continued building her stamina.
• Sakayanagi asked Oreki about training Sakura, and he explained that he wanted to help a friend who had helped him.
• Oreki registered for the boys’ 200m Sprint, and students began withdrawing from events he entered.
• Kanzaki told Oreki that students feared his speed after his performance at the previous Sports Festival.
• While playing Go with Sakayanagi, Oreki acknowledged that he was waiting for information and needed more Private Points.

Oreki withdrew from group events that would have put him against Nagumo and Kiriyama after Nagumo paid him Points, then spoke with Amasawa at lunch and promised to support her financially. Two days before the Sports Festival, event registration closed, leaving students to decide whether the cost of a sixth event was worthwhile.

• Oreki received two million Points from Nagumo and withdrew from the group events entered by Nagumo and Kiriyama, leaving Sakayanagi to pursue Nagumo’s Points.
• Amasawa asked Oreki for a photo, then revealed that Sakayanagi had tasked her with taking one and sending it to her.
• Oreki promised Amasawa he would support her financially even if she chose to leave school, leaving her convinced he was pursuing her despite dating Sakayanagi.
• Oreki brought Kamuro food she liked, and Sakayanagi called him considerate while Kamuro quietly agreed.
• On the 25th, Sports Festival registration closed, and students had to weigh the cost of entering a sixth event against the Points they could earn.

Oreki discussed Class C’s Sports Festival lineup with Horikita and learned how Sakura’s training had greatly improved her running. The Sports Festival then began, with Sakayanagi leading its opening and Oreki encouraging a fast student to show her abilities.

• Horikita explained that Class C had arranged for most students to compete only in the five basic individual events, while Sudou, Horikita, Kushida, Matsushita, and Onodera would compete as standout athletes.
• Horikita regretted that Sakura’s roster had already been submitted, since Sakura had recently become much faster through daily training.
• Karuizawa visited Oreki’s room and gave up asking him to train her after learning Sakura had run more than 1.2 million steps.
• Sato asked Oreki to train her too, but went home after hearing how much Sakura had run.
• The Sports Festival began on the 26th, and Sakayanagi promised fairness as Student Council President while signing up for the maximum number of individual events.
• Oreki encouraged a fast student to give her all at the Sports Festival, saying she might have a chance.

The Sports Festival began, and Horikita encountered Ibuki, who had deliberately entered all the same events to challenge her. Airi Sakura surprised everyone by winning their 100m group after training with Oreki, while Sato and Karuizawa watched another girl take first place in the fifth group.

• President Sakayanagi opened the Sports Festival, and the individual events began the next morning.
• Kushida took second place in the first girls' 100m group after losing to Kinoshita from Class D.
• Ibuki challenged Horikita before their shared race and revealed she had entered every event Horikita had chosen.
• Sakura won the fourth girls' 100m group, surprising Ibuki and prompting Shiraha to ask how she had improved.
• Sakura said Oreki had helped her train by running long-distance with her every morning.
• Sato wondered whether running faster would attract Oreki's attention, while Karuizawa pointed out a girl who had won the fifth group.

During the Sports Festival, Sakayanagi and Kamuro discussed Sato and Karuizawa’s effort and Sakura’s hard work. Oreki urged Ayanokouji to show his ability in the boys’ event, then left to check on the girls as Ayanokouji and Sudou took their places.

• Sakayanagi credited her surprising speed to love and told Kamuro not to fall in love for ten years.
• Kamuro noted that Sato and Karuizawa might be motivated by Sakura’s ability and hard work.
• Oreki noticed Ayanokouji in the fifth group alongside Sudou and went over to speak with him.
• Oreki encouraged Ayanokouji to run freely and hinted that he should reveal his hidden ability.
• Oreki skipped his own fourth-group event and headed to the girls’ side while Ayanokouji and Sudou prepared for the fifth group.

Oreki skipped his own event to visit Sakayanagi while Class B prepared its contestants and watched Sudou get overtaken by an unexpected runner. Ayanokouji told Hirata he wanted a Class Transfer Ticket, and Hirata agreed to support him as they reached the finish line.

• Oreki decided to visit Sakayanagi instead of focusing on his competition, while Kanzaki arranged for Shibata to avoid facing Sudou.
• Kanzaki and Shibata watched Sudou fall behind an expressionless runner who sped past him, leaving Sudou stunned and demoralized.
• Hirata worried about Ayanokouji and went to speak with him after the race.
• Ayanokouji told Hirata he wanted a Class Transfer Ticket, and Hirata said he would support him.
• Ayanokouji reached the finish line, drawing surprised looks from the students around him.