Vol. 2Bai Lan’s Gambit
Bai Lan built alliances and defended Karuizawa, then used points and calculated confrontations to challenge Nagumo and the school’s rules. He avoided expulsion, gained permission to spend time off campus, and left his punishment to a class vote as Horikita considered how to use the situation.
- Bai Lan secured class agreements, prepared a midterm score-control plan, and investigated after Karuizawa was suspended over Yonekura’s accusation.
- Horikita Suzune appealed the suspension, and Horikita Manabu arranged arbitration as Bai Lan suspected Yonekura’s injuries had been exaggerated.
- Bai Lan exposed Nagumo’s role in framing Karuizawa and pressured his side into a 50-million-point settlement and a semester of restroom cleaning for Yonekura.
- The former Class D passed its midterms and earned 121 class points, while Bai Lan began redistributing points and a purple-red-haired girl approached him in the cafeteria.
- Bai Lan rejected Sakayanagi Arisu’s challenge, built up points, and assaulted students and Nagumo to pressure him and expose loopholes in the school rules.
- At the hearing, Nagumo’s group claimed Bai Lan had done nothing wrong, and Bai Lan searched for a way to break the deadlock.
- Bai Lan provoked Nagumo into a fight but avoided expulsion, then accepted Chairman Sakayanagi Narumori’s offer of discounted time off campus and a monthly cash exchange allowance.
- Bai Lan let the class decide his punishment, while Horikita considered using his absence to gain responsibilities and influence.