Chapter Summaries

Mai Sakurajima sought help for the Puberty Syndrome that had made her invisible, and Oreki brought her to Rio Futaba, the only person besides himself who could see her. After Futaba agreed to help, Oreki checked his main quest and decided to accelerate his plan to remove Chika Fujiwara as Student Council President, concerned that other students might develop Puberty Syndrome.

• Mai Sakurajima changed into the Bunny Girl outfit, completing Oreki’s side quest, and asked him to explain her invisibility.
• Oreki introduced Mai to Rio Futaba, who could see her, and asked Rio to give her psychological counseling.
• Rio accepted the task, then accompanied Mai to the library to borrow psychology books and learn more about her condition.
• Mai learned that Oreki considered Rio a lifelong close friend, while Rio explained that he had decided this on his own.
• Oreki checked his main quest to remove Chika Fujiwara as Student Council President and saw that its progress remained at 50%.
• Oreki found Tomoe Koga’s name on the school roster and resolved to finish the quest quickly in case more students developed Puberty Syndrome.

Oreki tried to persuade Kaguya Shinomiya to help him take over as Student Council President by recommending Honami Ichinose for the student council. Kaguya considered the proposal but left her decision open.

• Oreki planned to use Kaguya Shinomiya’s influence to secure the Student Council President position quickly.
• Oreki found Kaguya Shinomiya at the student council room in her cold, rational ice-sculpture state.
• Oreki pointed out Honami Ichinose working in the flower beds and proposed bringing her onto the student council to ease its workload and reduce tension between Pure School and Mixed School students.
• Kaguya Shinomiya noted that Ichinose was rumored to have received Oreki’s confession and that Chika Fujiwara was his ex-girlfriend, making their presence on one council potentially awkward.
• Kaguya Shinomiya said she would consider Oreki’s proposal, since a capable worker could help with the council’s duties.

Kaguya Shinomiya appointed Honami Ichinose as student council accountant, while Ichinose said she wanted to get to know Houtarou Oreki as a friend before considering romance. Oreki arranged a student council cleanup at Blood Swamp, intending to use Kaguya’s instinct to rescue someone as the basis for a wager.

• Kaguya invited Ichinose to the student council office and offered her the accountant position, explaining that Oreki had vouched for her.
• Ichinose admitted she felt something for Oreki but said she wanted to start as friends because she barely knew him.
• Chika Fujiwara objected to Ichinose joining the council because of the rumors linking her to Oreki, but Oreki persuaded her to approve it.
• Oreki asked Fujiwara about Blood Swamp and decided its cleanup could help him challenge Kaguya with a wager.
• Fujiwara gathered about twenty student volunteers for an evening cleanup of the neglected Blood Swamp.

During a pond cleanup, Oreki wagered that Kaguya would risk herself to save someone and challenged her to become Student Council President if she did. The bet became real when a student fell into the filthy pond, and the students on the bank hesitated to help.

• Ichinose joined the pond cleanup and watched Oreki and Kaguya discuss whether they would save someone who fell in.
• Oreki bet that Kaguya would choose to rescue a drowning person and said she would lose if she did, then challenged her to become Student Council President.
• Kaguya accepted the wager to uphold her family’s honor, while Ichinose wondered whether she would risk saving someone herself.
• A girl fell into the pond and began sinking after she could not grasp the bamboo pole offered to her.
• The students on the bank panicked but hesitated to jump in because the filthy water and dangers of rescue could put them at risk.

Oreki rescued Ebina from Blood Swamp Pond, prompting Kaguya to accept that she had lost their bet and declare she would become Student Council President. After the volunteer activity ended, Chika introduced Honami Ichinose as the new Student Council accountant and questioned Kaguya about taking over.

• Oreki tied to a safety rope and jumped into the pond to rescue Ebina, while Kaguya, Chika, Ichinose, Kamuro, and other students pulled them to shore.
• Oreki downplayed his actions as a way to build connections, and Kaguya acknowledged that she had lost their bet and promised to become the next Student Council President.
• Kaguya told Chika to prepare to step down, while Oreki saw that his system quest to remove Chika from the presidency had reached 99% progress.
• The volunteer activity ended early, and Ebina was examined at the infirmary and confirmed safe.
• Chika introduced Honami Ichinose as the new Student Council accountant and asked Kaguya if she was sure about taking over; Kaguya cited the Shinomiya Family's honor.

Kaguya Shinomiya arranged a school assembly to announce student council appointments, putting her plan to take revenge on Houtarou Oreki into motion. The chapter ended as Chika Fujiwara introduced Honami Ichinose as the council’s new accountant and Kaguya exchanged a knowing look with Oreki.

• Kaguya Shinomiya decided not to accept the student council presidency without taking action, then called an assembly and canceled the final class.
• Houtarou Oreki discussed Rio Futaba’s progress helping Sakurajima-senpai and heard about Sakurajima’s family troubles.
• Students noticed that Kaguya’s hairstyle and demeanor had changed, while Oreki recognized her airhead mode and questioned Hayasaka about it.
• Chika Fujiwara announced Honami Ichinose’s appointment as student council accountant.
• Kaguya Shinomiya met Oreki’s gaze from the podium, and he realized her plan was underway.

Chika Fujiwara resigned as Student Council President and recommended Kaguya Shinomiya as her successor, completing Oreki’s task. After discovering several students’ affection levels, Oreki followed Honami Ichinose to meet Kaguya, who had summoned him.

• Chika Fujiwara resigned as Student Council President and recommended Kaguya Shinomiya, who took over the position.
• Oreki received the Affection Meter and discovered that Kobachi Osaragi’s affection was 99, Miko Iino’s was 50, and Futaba’s was 0.
• Kaguya Shinomiya began handling the student council’s work while Oreki considered whether to leave, concerned about Honami Ichinose.
• Honami Ichinose told Oreki that Kaguya wanted to see him, and Oreki found Ichinose’s affection level was 80.
• Oreki followed Honami Ichinose to the student council office, where Kaguya Shinomiya sat at the president’s desk while Chika Fujiwara and Ai Hayasaka made origami flowers.

Kaguya Shinomiya tried to force Oreki into becoming Student Council Vice President, but he countered by demanding the presidency himself. Kaguya realized he may have maneuvered her into office to protect Ichinose, and she left his demand unanswered as he departed.

• Kaguya appointed Oreki as Vice President and threatened to expel him if he refused.
• Oreki challenged Kaguya's threat, and she accused him of arranging her election so she could protect Ichinose.
• Chika realized Oreki had used her and Kaguya for Ichinose's sake, while Kaguya confronted him over treating her like a tool.
• Oreki said he would join the student council only if he became President, and Kaguya asked him to leave while she thought it over.
• Hayasaka followed Oreki out of the student council room.

Oreki explained that he was willing to become Student Council President so Kaguya could protect Ichinose, while Chika pushed Kaguya to give him the role to keep him from leaving. As Mai Sakurajima’s invisibility worsened, Oreki offered to hire her if she could not be seen by anyone else.

• Oreki told Hayasaka that he hoped Ichinose could finish high school safely, and Hayasaka reported his reasoning to Kaguya and the student council.
• Chika apologized to Kaguya for the burden of student council work, then suggested making Oreki president so his duties would keep him at school.
• Kaguya agreed to announce that Oreki would become Student Council President, and news of his appointment spread among his classmates.
• Oreki reassured Osaragi that he would leave Public Morals Committee positions alone, while Futaba refused to join the student council because she was investigating Mai Sakurajima’s family.
• Oreki told Mai that he or Futaba could hire her if her invisibility left her unable to work, and Futaba questioned how he had thought of the idea.

Oreki became the 152nd Student Council President and maneuvered Kaguya Shinomiya into serving as his Vice President. The student council settled into its new arrangement, with Oreki and Kaguya both stuck handling the work.

• Kaguya Shinomiya recommended Oreki as Student Council President, intending to repay him for using her.
• Oreki accepted the presidency and appointed Kaguya Vice President in front of the students, making it difficult for her to refuse.
• Kaguya publicly agreed to serve as Vice President, then hugged Chika Fujiwara and complained about Oreki's scheme.
• Oreki and Kaguya recognized that both had ended up trapped in the student council, while Chika comforted Kaguya.
• Honami Ichinose and Ai Hayasaka sensed the tension as the student council's new officers and members were established.

Oreki delegated preparations for the French students’ welcome party and cleared out the student council room, then was confronted the next day for giving important documents to untrained students. When Kaguya warned he could be removed as president, Oreki said he would welcome the chance to leave the position.

• Oreki assigned Kaguya, Chika, Ai Hayasaka, and Honami Ichinose tasks for the French students’ welcome party, then claimed his role was to command rather than handle every detail.
• Oreki left the student council room and assigned backlog documents to Public Morals Committee members and students hoping to join the council.
• The next morning, Kaguya and the other student council members confronted Oreki about leaving them with the work and distributing important documents to inexperienced students.
• Kaguya warned Oreki that his mistakes could get him removed from office, and Oreki replied that he had never wanted to be president.

Oreki corrected the student council’s documents and arranged for supplies to be purchased, while Kaguya tried to provoke trouble by pairing Chika Fujiwara with Ichinose. Oreki instead assigned Hayasaka to shop with Ichinose, and secretly promised Chika lottery tickets to make up for excluding her.

• Oreki rapidly corrected the documents, finished the backlog, and helped distribute the papers with the Public Morals Committee.
• Oreki reviewed the student council members’ completed tasks and began assigning the supply shopping.
• Kaguya suggested that Chika Fujiwara and Ichinose shop together, teasing Oreki about his past relationship with Chika and his connection to Ichinose.
• Oreki said Chika had something to do and asked Hayasaka to accompany Ichinose instead.
• Chika received Oreki’s message promising to take her to buy lottery tickets next time, but she remained indignant about being excluded.

Oreki and Kaguya Shinomiya went shopping together to buy supplies for the French school welcome party after their Student Council plans changed. At the mall, Oreki revealed that he understood Kaguya’s longing for ordinary outings, leaving her surprised and willing to believe him.

• Class 1-A was assigned to clean the pool, while Hayasaka went to help her injured friend, so Oreki and Kaguya Shinomiya went shopping for the welcome party supplies.
• Oreki and Kaguya rode in her family’s car to Rokutenma Shopping Mall as her bodyguards followed them.
• Oreki carried Kaguya around a corner and set her down near the mall entrance, prompting her to question whether he had kidnapped her.
• Oreki told Kaguya he understood that she wanted to go out with friends and live more like an ordinary girl.
• Kaguya asked whether Oreki had installed surveillance cameras in her home, then accepted his explanation that he had analyzed her through psychology.

Oreki arranged for Kaguya to shop freely by paying off her bodyguards through Masumi Kamuro, and helped her understand ordinary prices. Meanwhile, Moeha suspected Oreki might be interested in Kaguya and tried to provoke Chika, leaving Chika’s reaction unresolved.

• Kaguya admitted she rarely got to shop on her own, and Oreki reassured her that her bodyguards were no longer a problem.
• Masumi Kamuro blocked Kaguya’s bodyguards and paid them to let Oreki take Kaguya shopping for an hour.
• Oreki received Kamuro’s mission-complete message and found Kaguya amazed that a ballpoint pen cost only 100 yen.
• Moeha visited Chika’s academy to investigate Oreki, but learned he had gone shopping with Kaguya.
• Moeha suggested Oreki might be attracted to Kaguya, prompting Chika to look over at her.

Oreki prepared Ichinose for the welcome party by arranging practical details and coaching her in etiquette, then welcomed the French students to Shuchiin Academy. The exchange began with Ichinose staying at Oreki’s side, impressed by his composure.

• Oreki reassured Ichinose that the welcome party would not be a dance and that students would wear their uniforms, easing her worries about formal clothes and expenses.
• Ichinose admitted she feared embarrassing the student council because she lacked experience with etiquette, so Oreki offered to train her.
• Oreki made Ichinose practice confident responses and walk in a maid outfit while he took photos of her.
• Eighty-eight French students arrived, and Shuchiin paired them with eighty-eight students who spoke French, matching boys with boys and girls with girls.
• Ichinose stayed beside Oreki because she knew only a few French greetings, and she asked how he stayed calm around the visitors.

Oreki reflected on Shuchiin Academy’s treatment of ordinary students, welcomed the French students, and recruited Mai Sakurajima to the Student Council. After the exchange ended, the council discussed monitoring student chats and appointed Ai Hayasaka as a second Accountant and Mai as General Affairs, leaving Hayasaka wondering whether Oreki had made room for Mai at her expense.

• Oreki encouraged Ichinose to be confident, then asked Kaguya to speak with the French Student Council President while he fielded an offer to join a French school.
• Chika told Kaguya that her relationship with Oreki had improved, and Kaguya questioned whether Chika was acting like her mother.
• Mai Sakurajima thanked Oreki for connecting her with Futaba, said she planned to return to acting, and accepted Oreki’s invitation to join the Student Council.
• After the French students departed, Oreki asked Chika to collect chat records, and Kaguya proposed sending flirtatious messages to the French school as evidence of misconduct.
• Oreki appointed Ai Hayasaka as a second Accountant and invited Mai to join as General Affairs, prompting Hayasaka to suspect that Oreki had cleared space for Mai.

Oreki left the student council to investigate a system quest about abnormal world fusion and went to Nichiuri TV, where he encountered clues about Emilia and Roswaal. Mai Sakurajima explained that Emilia was a gifted singer discovered by the composer Roswaal, while Oreki still had to identify the three worlds involved.

• Oreki received a system quest to investigate an abnormal world fusion, then delegated the student council's paperwork and left for Nichiuri TV after Mai Sakurajima invited him.
• Backstage at the TV station, Oreki heard staff mention Emilia and Roswaal, and the system asked him to name three newly integrated worlds.
• Mai Sakurajima met Oreki backstage before her comeback announcement, and he reassured her that she looked radiant.
• Oreki asked Mai about Emilia and Roswaal, and Mai explained that Roswaal was a former rock singer turned composer who had discovered the talented, not-yet-debuted Emilia.

Oreki and Mai discovered that Emilia’s performance dress had been stained, apparently as part of a scheme involving her manager, Ram, and Roswaal. Oreki saw through the setup and proposed a way to salvage the dress so Emilia could still perform.

• Oreki and Mai overheard Roswaal reprimanding Ram over the stained dress and learned that Sakura Troupe members had sent Emilia to buy drinks before spilling them on her costume.
• Mai offered to give Emilia time to prepare by moving her interview program earlier, and Oreki suspected Roswaal had staged the reprimand to make Mai help Emilia.
• Oreki quietly confronted Ram, saying he had recognized the setup and the attempt to benefit from Mai’s comeback.
• Oreki told Emilia and Mai he could alter the stained purple dress so Emilia could perform, then examined the fabric and the unopened drinks on the table.

Oreki helped Emilia and Ram fix Emilia’s stained performance dress, then spoke with Mai about Roswaal’s scheme and his own role as Student Council President. Emilia emerged in her repaired purple outfit, ready to perform.

• Oreki rejected Mai’s idea of decorating Emilia’s stained dress and prompted Ram to use blueberry juice to blend the red stain into the purple fabric.
• Ram applied the blue juice, and Emilia’s dress looked presentable again.
• Mai told Oreki she had recognized Roswaal’s staged attempt to make her sympathize with Emilia and thanked Oreki for stopping her.
• Oreki learned Mai’s mother was managing her again, and Mai congratulated him on becoming Student Council President.
• Mai suggested Kaguya Shinomiya might be changing because she was in love, and Emilia came out wearing her repaired performance outfit.

Oreki helped Emilia create an elf-like look with pointed ear props, completing the system’s side quest before she went onstage. Emilia’s performance began with her new appearance, leaving the audience with a striking silver-haired elf.

• Oreki accepted the system’s quest to give Emilia elven ears and asked Mai to move her segment ahead of Emilia’s program.
• Oreki told Emilia and Ram that a spirit-inspired makeover would help Emilia stand out, then took Emilia to the dressing room.
• Ram found pointed spirit-ear props, and Emilia put them on, completing Oreki’s quest and earning him a Task Supplement Card.
• Twenty minutes later, Emilia performed onstage as a purple elf, singing in her silver hair and pointed ears.