Chapter Summaries

Oreki publicly broke up with Chika Fujiwara by claiming their different family backgrounds made them incompatible, restoring her popularity and earning his classmates’ approval. He then considered the student council reelection and noticed several familiar names on the class roster, while Rio Futaba joined him at lunch.

• Chika Fujiwara confronted Oreki after hearing he had confessed to another girl, and Oreki claimed he had fallen from a window and realized he was not worthy of her.
• Oreki told Chika he wanted to withdraw because of their family-background difference and asked to break up; Chika left with Kaguya Shinomiya.
• Class 1-D students and Miko Iino praised Oreki for breaking up with Chika, and classmates left small gifts on his desk.
• Oreki checked the class roster and found names including Mai Sakurajima, Tomoe Koga, and Masumi Kamuro, but not Sakayanagi.
• At lunch, Oreki told Rio Futaba he planned to challenge Chika in the Student Council President reelection, then remarked that she was drinking her coffee strangely.

Rio Futaba agreed to become Houtarou Oreki’s close friend if he established a Science Club for her by the next day. Oreki began seeking a third member and ran into Miko Iino and Kobachi Osaragi on his way to the student council office.

• Rio Futaba accepted Oreki’s offer of friendship and tasked him with establishing the Science Club by the next day.
• Oreki considered Kobachi Osaragi as a possible friend and planned to use his student council accountant position to speed up the club application.
• Oreki met Miko Iino and Osaragi in the corridor, where Iino praised his breakup with Chika Fujiwara.
• Oreki explained that he had asked Fujiwara to pretend to date him to repair his reputation after his father kicked him out, and Osaragi asked whether he liked Honami Ichinose.
• Oreki prepared to continue to the student council office, then turned to say something to Osaragi.

Houtarou Oreki asked Kobachi Osaragi to become his close friend, then recruited her as a ghost member for a new club. He went to the student council office to submit the club application, where he met Kaguya Shinomiya and Nagisa Kashiwagi.

• Houtarou Oreki asked Kobachi Osaragi to maintain an eternal friendship with him without falling for him, while Rio Futaba overheard and suspected Kobachi liked him.
• Kobachi Osaragi agreed to become Oreki’s close friend, and Oreki asked her to sign up as a ghost member of his new club.
• Oreki went to the student council office to submit his club application and greeted Ai Hayasaka in the corridor.
• Oreki entered the student council room and found Kaguya Shinomiya and Nagisa Kashiwagi inside.

Oreki joined the student council under Kaguya Shinomiya and secured approval to establish a Science Club with the Physics Laboratory as its activity area. After he left, Kaguya and Chika Fujiwara discussed his possible plan to become the next Student Council President, while Chika reflected on why she had become president in the first place.

• Nagisa Kashiwagi visited Kaguya Shinomiya for advice, and Oreki accepted the student council invitation and took the vacant accountant position.
• Kaguya assigned Oreki a large stack of accounting work, but he asked her to approve a Science Club that would need no funding and could use the Physics Laboratory.
• Kaguya approved the club and had Oreki post its establishment notice before he finished his assigned work and left.
• Chika Fujiwara emerged from the student council room, and Kaguya questioned why she had agreed to fake-date Oreki.
• Kaguya suggested Oreki might be seeking the next Student Council President position for its benefits, and Chika recognized his ambition to secure his future.
• Chika reflected that she had become president to spend more time with Kaguya, but later regretted dragging her into the workload.

Oreki helped Rio Futaba establish the Science Club, then used Mind Divination to seek lottery winnings. Meanwhile, Miko Iino and Kobachi Osaragi discussed Oreki and Futaba, and Kaguya Shinomiya rode home with Ai Hayasaka after finishing her student council work early.

• Oreki gave Rio Futaba the approved Science Club documents and asked if they were friends.
• Oreki went to a lottery shop and used Mind Divination to search scratch-off tickets for winning prizes.
• Miko Iino asked Kobachi Osaragi about befriending Oreki, then discussed Oreki and Rio Futaba during their school patrol.
• Kaguya Shinomiya left Shuchiin Academy early because Oreki had completed her work and picked up Ai Hayasaka on the way home.
• Kaguya Shinomiya addressed Ai Hayasaka in the car.

Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka discussed Houtarou Oreki’s plans after he asked Hayasaka for information on Honami Ichinose and Masumi Kamuro. The chapter ended with Masumi alone at a milk tea shop after school, before Oreki’s expected approach.

• Kaguya Shinomiya questioned Oreki’s unusual performance and concluded that the Ishigami family offered little value to the Shinomiya Family.
• Ai Hayasaka told Kaguya that Oreki had discovered her maid and student personas and had asked her to help improve his popularity.
• Hayasaka reported that Oreki wanted information on Honami Ichinose and Masumi Kamuro, and revealed that he had confessed to Ichinose.
• Kaguya inferred that Oreki wanted to use Kamuro’s family connection to gain the principal’s approval for the student council president election.
• Masumi Kamuro bought an iced cream milk green tea to go and remained alone outside Shuchiin Academy.

Masumi Kamuro struggled with Shuchiin Academy’s exams and worried about her future when Houtarou Oreki offered to pay her one hundred million yen to work for him for thirty days. Oreki left the offer hanging, and Kamuro waited outside the shop as he came out with his drink.

• Kamuro worried that she would come last again in the upcoming monthly exams and reflected on the pressure to build connections before graduation.
• Houtarou Oreki stopped Kamuro outside a shop and asked her to work for him for thirty days.
• Oreki offered to help Kamuro improve her grades and promised her one hundred million yen, appealing to her desire to pursue track and field rather than her parents’ career.
• Kamuro rejected the offer as a joke and Oreki told her to wait outside if she wanted to take charge of her life.
• Oreki bought Mango Pomelo Sago and found Kamuro waiting by the shop entrance.

Houtarou Oreki showed Masumi Kamuro that his supernatural luck could turn scratch-off tickets into millions, then offered to build her financial independence by hiring her. Kamuro accepted his deal and asked him to take her lottery-ticket shopping every day until she had one hundred million yen.

• Houtarou Oreki offered Masumi Kamuro one hundred million yen for a month of work, and she agreed on the condition that she see cash.
• Oreki took Kamuro to a lottery shop in another district, where she bought ten scratch-off tickets with her own money.
• Kamuro scratched the tickets and won seven million and two thousand yen, which Oreki had transferred into her bank account.
• Oreki explained his lottery luck as a supernatural phenomenon called Puberty Syndrome, and Kamuro asked what he wanted her to do.
• Kamuro accepted Oreki's deal and asked him to take her lottery-ticket shopping every day until her funds reached one hundred million yen.
• Oreki agreed and said they would have to visit lottery shops farther from their school, then offered to transfer her money in advance.

Masumi Kamuro agreed to help Houtarou Oreki use his lottery-winning ability to give Honami Ichinose money, while Oreki told Chika Fujiwara about his suspected Puberty Syndrome. The chapter ended with Chika asking why Oreki warned her to be careful of Kaguya Shinomiya.

• Masumi Kamuro saw Oreki’s 100,000,000-yen balance and agreed to work for him for a month.
• Oreki asked Kamuro to approach Honami Ichinose and help her win about fifty million yen through scratch-off tickets.
• Oreki told Kamuro he wanted to help Ichinose because he could not watch her keep living as she was.
• Chika Fujiwara told Oreki she had arranged a letter of introduction for Kei’s father, and Oreki apologized for not discussing their fake dating plan with her first.
• Oreki sent Chika a photo of his bankbook and explained that he suspected his lottery luck was a Puberty Syndrome phenomenon, then asked her to help Ichinose if needed.
• Oreki warned Chika to be careful of Kaguya Shinomiya, and Chika asked why.

Oreki suggested that Kaguya Shinomiya might have split into different personalities to cope with her pressure, prompting Chika Fujiwara to check on her through Ai Hayasaka. Hayasaka confirmed that Kaguya seemed normal for now but recognized that Oreki might be involved in a Puberty Syndrome case.

• Oreki told Chika that Kaguya’s ice-cold demeanor might be one personality created to relieve her pressure, and Chika accused him of understanding Kaguya better than she did.
• Oreki assigned Masumi Kamuro a task to complete over the next two days, and she agreed despite seeming reluctant.
• Chika asked Ai Hayasaka whether Kaguya had split into several personalities and offered to help if she had.
• Hayasaka said Kaguya had shown no abnormal behavior, but noted that Kaguya had displayed different personality states in the past.
• Hayasaka connected Chika’s questions about Puberty Syndrome to Houtarou Oreki and wondered whether he had experienced a supernatural phenomenon.

Ai Hayasaka told Kaguya Shinomiya that Houtarou Oreki might be experiencing Puberty Syndrome, and Kaguya ordered Hayasaka to watch him. The next day, Oreki received Chika Fujiwara’s letter of introduction for Shirogane’s Father and prepared to deliver it to Kei Shirogane while Kamuro supported Ichinose financially.

• Kaguya Shinomiya identified Puberty Syndrome as an escape from reality and ordered Ai Hayasaka to follow Houtarou Oreki.
• Chika Fujiwara brought Oreki the letter of introduction she had obtained from her father for Shirogane’s Father.
• Oreki told Chika that he might run for Student Council President to earn a recommendation letter for university.
• Oreki dismissed Chika after she delivered the letter, then claimed his Puberty Syndrome made every lottery ticket he bought win.
• Oreki planned to give the letter to Kei Shirogane and received word that Kamuro had begun financially supporting Ichinose.

Masumi Kamuro began carrying out Houtarou Oreki’s plan to help Honami Ichinose by supporting her struggling family. Ichinose’s mother entered a store lottery hoping to win a hair clip for her younger daughter, but drew a white ball—the grand prize.

• Masumi Kamuro told Houtarou Oreki that she wanted to shift her support from Honami Ichinose to Ichinose’s mother, and Oreki agreed.
• Kamuro began acting after receiving seven million yen, while Oreki set his own plans in motion after seeing Chika Fujiwara off and giving Kei Shirogane a recommendation letter.
• Ichinose’s mother returned from her three jobs and worried about her family’s debts, her daughters’ schooling, and her younger daughter’s birthday wish for a hair clip.
• At the convenience store, Ichinose’s mother decided to enter a lottery after spotting the hair clip among the prizes.
• Ichinose’s mother drew a white ball, and the startled clerk appeared to recognize it as the grand-prize result.

Mrs. Ichinose won fifty million yen in a convenience-store raffle, giving her family a chance to escape its financial hardship. Oreki arranged further support for the Ichinose family, while Kamuro began carrying out his plan to help them.

• Mrs. Ichinose won the raffle’s fifty-million-yen grand prize, and the manager honored the win by handing her the cash.
• Chika Fujiwara reflected on her half-day relationship with Oreki before Oreki sent her on her way.
• Oreki learned that Kamuro planned to help Ichinose’s mother directly because the family was in debt and struggling.
• Oreki agreed with Kamuro’s plan, then delivered Shirogane’s recommendation letter to Kei Shirogane.
• Kamuro began acting on Oreki’s instructions, and Ichinose’s overworked mother returned home after another long day of work.

Ichinose's Mother won the convenience store's fifty-million-yen grand prize, which could ease her family's debts and let Honami focus on her studies. The chapter revealed that Masumi Kamuro and Oreki had arranged the raffle to give her the money.

• Ichinose's Mother considered entering the store raffle after spotting the hair clip her younger daughter wanted among the special prizes.
• She drew a white ball and learned it was the fifty-million-yen grand prize.
• Ichinose's Mother offered to let the store invalidate the result, but the Store Manager insisted on honoring it.
• The Store Manager directed Masumi Kamuro to bring out the cash, and Ichinose's Mother considered how it could help her family.
• The chapter revealed that Masumi Kamuro and Oreki had planned the raffle to give Ichinose's Mother the money.

Oreki secured support for the Ichinose family, then accepted a system quest requiring a photo of Mai Sakurajima in a maid outfit. He assigned Masumi Kamuro a related Bunny Girl photo task and delivered Chika Fujiwara’s letter of introduction to Kei Shirogane, leaving the Shirogane family with a chance to improve their finances.

• Oreki told Masumi Kamuro that her work hours would count toward a month-long period and explained that he wanted to protect Honami Ichinose’s financial security.
• Oreki received a side quest to photograph Mai Sakurajima in a maid outfit, with a reward of a Bunny Girl outfit for Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Oreki asked Kamuro to photograph Mai wearing a Bunny Girl outfit within three days, and Kamuro agreed.
• Oreki brought Chika Fujiwara’s letter of introduction to Kei Shirogane, who accepted it and thanked him.

Kei Shirogane received a letter of introduction for her father, but he mistakenly believed Oreki had paid a favor because he wanted to pursue her. Honami Ichinose reflected on a confession from Oreki and her family’s financial hardship, leaving the nature of her interest in him unresolved.

• Houtarou Oreki gave Kei Shirogane a letter of introduction from Daichi Fujiwara before leaving.
• Shirogane's Father learned about the letter and assumed Oreki had incurred a favor to pursue Kei, leaving him torn between refusing and accepting the help.
• Honami Ichinose's younger sister urged her to consider marrying into wealth to ease their family's hardship.
• Honami Ichinose warned her sister against relying on a rich husband and recalled a student who had been abandoned and expelled after becoming pregnant.
• Honami Ichinose looked at Houtarou Oreki's contact in her phone and considered her confession and her family's needs.

Honami Ichinose learned that her family had won 50 million yen, while Kaguya Shinomiya and Ai Hayasaka investigated Oreki’s support for the Ichinose family and wondered whether he had money because of Puberty Syndrome. Masumi Kamuro went to buy a Bunny Girl outfit for Mai Sakurajima and unexpectedly encountered Mai at the store.

• Mrs. Ichinose told Honami and Kanade that she had won the convenience store’s 50-million-yen lottery prize and that Honami could now make her own choices without worrying about money.
• Ai Hayasaka told Kaguya that Oreki had enlisted Masumi Kamuro to stage the lottery win, and Kaguya concluded that Oreki intended to help the Ichinose family.
• Hayasaka questioned where Oreki had obtained so much money and suspected it was connected to Puberty Syndrome, then urged Kaguya to report any unusual changes in herself.
• Masumi Kamuro went to buy a size M Bunny Girl outfit so she could photograph Mai Sakurajima, as Oreki had asked.
• Kamuro found Mai reaching for the same outfit and realized Mai might try it on, giving her a chance to take the requested photo.

Masumi Kamuro got Mai Sakurajima to agree to pose in a Bunny Girl outfit, but Mai vanished before Kamuro could deliver the photo to Houtarou Oreki. Oreki recognized the disappearance as Mai’s Puberty Syndrome and told Kamuro not to worry.

• Masumi Kamuro recognized Mai Sakurajima as her classmate and asked to photograph her in a Bunny Girl outfit as compensation for being ignored.
• Mai agreed to pose after Kamuro revealed how much she knew about her, but asked that the photo not be used commercially.
• Kamuro messaged Houtarou Oreki to confirm he would not use the photo commercially, and Oreki assured her he wanted only one for his collection.
• Kamuro sent Oreki two photos that could not be opened, then reported that Mai had disappeared from the shop and nearby area.
• Oreki recognized Mai’s disappearance as her Puberty Syndrome and told Kamuro to rest and not worry about it.

Houtarou Oreki encountered Mai Sakurajima at a takeout shop and discovered he could still see her despite her developing invisibility. After offering to photograph her in a Bunny Girl outfit, he revealed that Masumi Kamuro had already made the same request, leaving Mai startled by his connection to her classmate.

• Oreki went to a nearby food shop and found Mai Sakurajima being ignored by the clerk.
• Oreki ordered Mai's chosen meal and spoke to her, surprising her because he could see her.
• Oreki and Mai sat down to eat, and he introduced himself while asking for her future vote for Student Council President.
• Oreki inferred that other people could not see Mai, but she dismissed his explanation as mixing fantasy with reality.
• Oreki asked to photograph Mai in a Bunny Girl outfit, and she recognized the request from her earlier meeting with Masumi Kamuro.
• Oreki told Mai that Kamuro was his dog for one month, leaving Mai stunned.

Mai Sakurajima explained to Houtarou Oreki how her Puberty Syndrome had made her increasingly invisible to others. After Kamuro failed to see Mai in the park, Oreki offered to help her if she fulfilled their deal, and Mai agreed to change into the Bunny Girl outfit.

• Mai Sakurajima nearly agreed to Oreki’s condition, but a customer noticed her moving tableware and Oreki ended their meal early to avoid drawing more attention.
• In a nearby park, Mai told Oreki that people had begun failing to see her after an aquarium visit a week earlier, and that even her classmates could no longer see her.
• Oreki messaged Kamuro to bring a Bunny Girl outfit to Karuizawa Park while Mai explained that she had once been a famous idol and often wished people would stop staring at her.
• Kamuro arrived with the outfit but could not see Mai standing beside her, confirming that Mai’s invisibility affected her classmates too.
• Oreki offered to tell Mai how to handle the phenomenon if she completed their deal, and Mai agreed to change after he described the dubious advantages of being invisible.