Chapter Summaries

Oreki skipped the Treasure Hunt Game until Sato drew him into a break, then helped Chiaki Matsushita escape an unwanted third-year suitor. Matsushita asked him to reveal the location of the QR code worth three hundred thousand points, though Oreki had not been tracking the clues.

• Oreki chose not to solve the three riddles because the rewards were small and Shiina was eager to try.
• Sato suggested a break, and she and Oreki spent half an hour together before emerging near the theater, where students searched for QR codes.
• Oreki asked Sato about her relationship with Shiina, and Sato explained that she needed to use the restroom.
• Chiaki Matsushita approached Oreki to escape a third-year student who kept pursuing her, and Oreki agreed to team up with her.
• Matsushita asked Oreki where to find the QR code worth three hundred thousand points, but he had no information about its location.

After the Treasure Hunt Game ended early, Houtarou Oreki spent time with Sato, while Sakayanagi Arisu grew worried that other girls might win him over. Horikita Suzune's unusual reaction to Oreki drew Kushida's attention, and she warned Horikita against falling in love.

• Sato interrupted Oreki and Matsushita, then took Oreki to watch a play with her.
• The Treasure Hunt Game ended after all one hundred QR codes were scanned, and Student Council members packed up the supplies.
• Kamuro told Sakayanagi that Oreki had teamed up with a girl, prompting Sakayanagi to worry about Sato and consider breaking up with him.
• Sakayanagi noticed Horikita acting differently around Oreki and decided to watch her more closely.
• Horikita asked Kushida whether she seemed unlike herself, and Kushida warned her not to fall in love with Oreki.

Oreki accepted a Precognitive Dream mission requiring him to give a birthday present to his future daughter, with marrying Kushida as the penalty. In the dream, he found himself ten years in the future, married to Horikita and living with their twin daughters.

• Horikita asked Kushida whether she had feelings for Oreki, and Kushida insisted that he was not her type.
• Oreki read messages from Kei and Sakayanagi, then received the mission to give his daughter a birthday gift within seven days.
• Oreki activated the Precognitive Dream to pursue a chance to protect and heal the people he cared about.
• Oreki awoke in a future where he was married to Attorney Horikita and had twin daughters named Lingling and Nene.
• Attorney Horikita told the girls to wash up, drink warm salt water, and wait with Oreki for breakfast.

Oreki learned that the birthday mission concerned a daughter other than Horikita Suzune’s two girls, and Horikita planned to visit Kushida after hearing she had been deceived and become pregnant. He stayed home with Lingling and Nene instead of meeting Ayanokouji, and the chapter ended with them telling him about a silver-haired classmate named Sora.

• Oreki realized Horikita Suzune’s daughters were born in June, so the birthday mission for an October-born daughter likely concerned Alice Sakayanagi.
• Horikita told Oreki that Yanagi had visited and that Kushida had been deceived by a man and become pregnant, so she planned to offer Kushida legal help.
• Horikita left to visit Kushida, while Oreki decided to spend the morning with Lingling and Nene rather than attend his meeting with Ayanokouji.
• Lingling told Oreki that a silver-haired girl named Sora had transferred into her school.

Oreki considered his future family and business life, then met Ayanokouji at the White Room and urged him to remain in power for another year. As Oreki left, he encountered Tsukishiro, who said Ayanokouji had inherited him along with his imprisoned father's resources.

• Lingling and Nene questioned Oreki about his work and whether they would have to work in the future, and he reassured them that he had plenty of money.
• Karuizawa arrived to watch the children while Oreki went to meet Ayanokouji.
• Oreki met Ayanokouji at the White Room and asked him to delay stepping down for another year, while Ayanokouji named Manabu Horikita as his intended successor.
• Oreki worried that Manabu Horikita would abolish Ayanokouji's proposed Civil Code Revision if he took power.
• As Oreki left the White Room, Tsukishiro told him that Ayanokouji had imprisoned his father and inherited Tsukishiro as his subordinate.

Oreki learned about his future relationships and family from Karuizawa, then learned that Kikyou Kushida planned to have her baby despite rejecting legal help. With a mission requiring him to give his daughter born on October 24 a birthday present, Oreki suspected the daughter was Alice and set out to complete it to avoid being forced to marry Kushida.

• Oreki asked Karuizawa what happened after his graduation, and she told him he proposed to Horikita Suzune at graduation and again after college.
• Karuizawa explained that Oreki later ran a company that invested in other businesses and paid salaries to women he knew, while she worked as his secretary and helped care for the children.
• Karuizawa described the futures of several women from Oreki's school days, and Oreki concluded that his October-born daughter was probably Alice.
• Horikita Suzune told Oreki that Kikyou Kushida refused legal assistance and planned to give birth to her baby despite being unable to be with the father.
• Oreki shook Horikita Suzune's hand and used his power to relieve her exhaustion.
• The next day, Oreki left after taking the children to kindergarten so he could focus on completing the birthday-present mission.

Oreki took Arisu Sakayanagi and Yanagi to Airi Sakura’s concert after Kei secured them VIP tickets. Afterward, Sakura reunited with them and explained that Oreki had helped her become more confident, then messaged him separately to apologize for missing dinner.

• Oreki gave Alice a gold safety pendant as an early birthday gift, while Arisu Sakayanagi asked him for a concert ticket.
• Oreki messaged Karuizawa, who contacted Airi Sakura and obtained VIP seats and backstage access for the group.
• Oreki, Arisu Sakayanagi, Yanagi, and Alice watched Sakura perform as the idol Shizuku.
• After the concert, Sakura greeted the group, and Arisu Sakayanagi invited her to dinner, but Sakura declined because she had a celebration party.
• Alice asked Sakura for an autograph, and Sakura later messaged Oreki to apologize for not being able to join them for dinner.

Oreki searched for the daughter whose birthday was October 24 while taking Nene and Lingling to kindergarten, where he discovered that Shiina Hiyori was the mother of a new, introverted child named Sora. The chapter left Oreki and Shiina discussing how to help Sora adjust, with Oreki suggesting she read My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected.

• Arisu corrected Oreki that Alice was born on October 21, and she explained that Kamuro had become her driver after she left school.
• Oreki ruled out Kushida's unborn child as the one with an October 24 birthday and drove Lingling and Nene to kindergarten while Horikita was busy working as a lawyer.
• Oreki went to see Honami Ichinose for help, but her younger sister Kanade told him Honami was meeting a former classmate.
• Kanade introduced Oreki to the newly transferred Sora, who looked like a miniature version of Shiina Hiyori and hid behind Oreki, calling him Daddy.
• Oreki learned that Sora was his and Shiina Hiyori's daughter, and Shiina explained that they had gotten together while they were college classmates.
• Oreki suggested helping Sora overcome her introversion by having her read My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected.

Oreki searched for the daughter born on October 24 while taking the children on an outing that ended at his hot spring inn. There, Kikyou Kushida and Karuizawa met Shiina and learned that her daughter Sora was visiting with her father.

• Oreki checked the task requiring him to give a birthday present to his daughter born on October 24, but its progress remained at zero.
• Karuizawa took the children out after her period ended, and Kikyou Kushida joined them on the way to the beach.
• The children jumped around in the car, which broke down, so the group went to Oreki's nearby hot spring inn instead.
• Karuizawa told Kikyou Kushida she was waiting before getting pregnant because she did not want to stop working with Houtarou.
• Lingling told Kikyou Kushida that her classmate Sora had just transferred in and described Sora's silver-haired mother.
• Kikyou Kushida and Karuizawa recognized Shiina, who said she had brought her illegitimate daughter to spend time with her father.

Oreki’s meeting with Shiina exposed her hidden daughter, Little Sora, to Kei and Kushida, and the group confronted Shiina about her relationship with him. Shiina described how their innocent college reading sessions turned romantic, leaving the others stunned by her admission.

• Kei noticed Little Sora’s shyness, while Shiina and the pregnant Kushida discussed pregnancy before Shiina left to meet someone.
• Oreki emerged from a room where Shiina had been changing and found himself face-to-face with Shiina, Kei, Kushida, and Karuizawa.
• Oreki explained that he had arranged to meet Shiina to learn about Little Sora, a daughter he had only recently discovered, and to spend time with her.
• Kushida and Karuizawa pressed Shiina about how she became involved with Oreki after he had proposed to Horikita.
• Shiina recounted their college reading sessions, saying Oreki once mistook her for Horikita and hugged her while asleep.
• Shiina admitted that Oreki’s looks and post-shower scent had affected her, leaving the others astonished.

Oreki visited the inn with Shiina and the children, but the system mission remained incomplete, leaving him worried about having to marry Kushida. After returning home, he went with Suzune and the children to the Horikita residence, where Manabu challenged him to spar and ended up on the ground.

• Sakayanagi praised Alice for finishing her exercises and gave her a harder set, while reflecting on Oreki's marriage to Suzune and his children with other women.
• Oreki learned that Shiina knew nothing about his other daughters, and he wondered whether failing the system mission would force him to marry Kushida.
• Oreki asked Kushida what she would think if he married her, prompting Shiina to skid the car before Kushida said marriage would make things meaningless.
• The group returned home, and Suzune said she wanted to visit her family; Karuizawa drove Oreki and the others to the Horikita residence.
• Manabu challenged Oreki to spar over the Civil Code Revision and his sister, but Oreki knocked him down before Suzune arrived and checked that Oreki was unharmed.

Oreki searched for the daughter born on October 24 to fulfill his system mission and avoid its punishment of marrying Kikyou Kushida. After Sakayanagi Arisu pointed him toward a woman connected to her past at Teacher Chabashira’s shop, Oreki went there with Sakayanagi to investigate.

• Manabu Horikita questioned Oreki about who he planned to cheat with, while Oreki remained focused on finding his daughter born on October 24.
• Oreki went to the hot springs with Sakayanagi Arisu and told her he was searching for an illegitimate daughter with that birthday.
• Sakayanagi ruled out Kikyou Kushida and suggested Oreki look for a woman who had applied to leave school before Sakayanagi did.
• Sakayanagi said she had seen the woman at Teacher Chabashira’s shop and warned Oreki that she was aggressive.
• Oreki brought Sakayanagi to Teacher Chabashira’s shop to investigate the possible lead.

Oreki visited Teacher Chabashira’s restaurant to find the girl born on October 24, whom Sakayanagi believed was his daughter. Teacher Chabashira identified Ichika Amasawa as a likely match, and the chapter ended as Amasawa arrived with a little girl.

• Oreki told Teacher Chabashira he had come to find a girl born on October 24, and Sakayanagi explained that he was looking for Ichika Amasawa.
• Teacher Chabashira recalled that a purple-haired woman brought her daughter to the restaurant on the twenty-fourth of every month.
• Oreki reflected on Amasawa’s past and wondered whether he should help her after meeting her.
• Sakayanagi asked whether Oreki wanted to reconcile with Amasawa, and he said he wanted to meet her because she was his blood relative.
• Amasawa entered the restaurant with a little girl.

Oreki discovered that Ichika Amasawa’s daughter, Nao, was the child targeted by the system’s birthday-present mission. He gave Nao documents granting her a company, while the chapter left Oreki reunited with Amasawa and facing the consequences of their past.

• Oreki checked the system and saw that the mission progress had risen to 20%, then realized Amasawa and the girl with her might be the target.
• Sakayanagi approached Amasawa and told her that Oreki wanted to see her.
• Oreki and Amasawa reunited after ten years, and Amasawa introduced her daughter Nao as Oreki’s child.
• Oreki confirmed that Nao was his daughter and gave her documents to take ownership of a company as her birthday present.
• Amasawa was astonished by Oreki’s extravagant gift, while Sakayanagi tried to hide her reaction.

Oreki gave Nao a birthday gift that secured part of his wealth for her future, then spent time getting to know his daughter. After hearing Chabashira say she felt she had seen him before, Oreki considered whether Restoration might cure Sakayanagi’s health if he had time-travel abilities.

• Oreki let Nao sign for her gift, and she thanked him as her father; a system notification said he had completed Me in Ten Years and offered to wake him from the Precognitive Dream.
• Oreki chose to remain for two more days, while Karuizawa noted that giving Nao one-tenth of his assets had reduced his wealth.
• Nao challenged Oreki to compete, lost in several contests and a sparring match, then asked why he had never visited her or Amasawa.
• Oreki shared a lavish meal with Nao, Amasawa, Sakayanagi, and the others, then went to see Chabashira in the restaurant kitchen.
• Chabashira said she felt she had seen Oreki during her high school years, and Oreki thought about using Restoration to cure Sakayanagi if he could travel back to her birth.

Oreki woke from the Precognitive Dream after five days and discovered Karuizawa and Sato in his bedchamber. Their conversation revealed that Sakayanagi visited him each night while he slept, and that Karuizawa and Sato had made time to see him together.

• In the Precognitive Dream, Oreki finished settling matters with his daughters and prepared to return to reality by asking Horikita to shake his hand.
• Oreki chose to wake from the dream and returned to his cruise ship after five days had passed in both worlds.
• Oreki sensed that the girl under his blanket was Karuizawa rather than Sakayanagi.
• Oreki heard Sato ask Karuizawa if she was finished, and realized both girls were in the room with him.
• Karuizawa and Sato discussed how Sakayanagi visited Oreki every night, and their conversation suggested they had confessed their feelings and concerns to each other.

Oreki pretended to sleep as Karuizawa and Sato visited his room, and Sakayanagi later listened to recordings she had planted to find out which girls were interested in him. The recordings revealed Kushida’s private complaints, Horikita’s confused feelings, and that Sato had taken Oreki’s first kiss, leaving Sakayanagi stunned.

• Karuizawa kissed Oreki while he pretended to sleep, and she and Sato discussed their feelings for him and his first kiss.
• Karuizawa and Sato left after realizing Sakayanagi might arrive, and Sakayanagi entered with Kamuro and retrieved a Voice Recorder from Oreki’s drawer.
• Sakayanagi played Kushida’s recording and explained that she had long known Kushida’s friendly persona was a facade.
• Sakayanagi played Horikita’s recording, which revealed that Horikita was bewildered by her growing feelings for Oreki.
• Sakayanagi played Karuizawa and Sato’s recording, and Kamuro realized that Sato had taken Oreki’s first kiss.

Oreki woke after five days and spoke with Ichika Amasawa, who chose to experience ordinary school life rather than return to the White Room. Tsukishiro accepted his dismissal, and the chapter ended with Kiyotaka Ayanokouji playing Für Elise as Tsukishiro prepared to leave.

• Ichika Amasawa entered Oreki’s room by picking the lock, erased her voice from Sakayanagi’s Voice Recorder, and climbed onto Oreki’s bed.
• Oreki woke and learned from Amasawa that he had been asleep for about five days; she said she had come to visit him and wanted to experience life as an ordinary girl.
• Oreki told Amasawa that the White Room would be abolished in ten years, and she welcomed the prospect of having her identity as a White Room Student erased.
• Amasawa told Oreki that Tsukishiro was giving his final farewell, while Tsukishiro accepted his dismissal as Principal after Sumakiden had been taken away.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokouji played Für Elise in the theater as Tsukishiro watched.

Ayanokouji pressured Tsukishiro to choose whether to serve him or his father, while Oreki watched Tsukishiro and Yagami leave the cruise ship. After the students returned to school, Sakayanagi concealed her growing doubts about her relationship with Oreki and considered breaking up with him.

• Ayanokouji implied that Tsukishiro should choose his side, and Tsukishiro realized he feared Ayanokouji's future retaliation too much to refuse.
• Oreki went out to calm Sakayanagi and Amasawa, then watched Tsukishiro take Yagami off the ship as the Uninhabited Island exam ended.
• Sakayanagi worried that Oreki was close to Amasawa and, after discovering other girls' feelings for him, began thinking about ending their relationship.
• The students returned to school by bus, where Sakayanagi held Oreki's hand and pretended she was merely unaccustomed to being back.

After returning from the island, Oreki learned that a public Cultural Festival would be the next special exam, while Sakayanagi weighed whether to break up with him. As Class D began discussing possible activities, Oreki stayed reluctant to take charge and the class had yet to settle on a plan.

• Sakayanagi considered breaking up with Oreki after learning she had many rivals, while Oreki reflected on his precognitive dream and hoped to cure her illness.
• Teacher Majima announced a public Cultural Festival in which classes would compete by total revenue for class evaluation Points, with each second-year class receiving a 5,000-Point budget.
• Oreki suspected the festival’s unusual public format might be connected to pressure from Ayanokouji’s father, who could attend as a visitor and confront Ayanokouji.
• Katsuragi asked Oreki for ideas, but Oreki suggested asking Sakayanagi, who had already left class, and then proposed that Class D brainstorm without looking for loopholes.
• In the class chat, Hasebe suggested a haunted house, Horikita and Karuizawa raised concerns about its appeal and workload, and Sakura proposed seeking outside help.