Chapter Summaries

Su Yang explained to Miku why Maeda had to understand love before pursuing Ichika, and Miku admired his words. The next morning, the students began preparing curry in rearranged groups, where Miku added a suspiciously dark ingredient to the pot.

• Miku worried that Su Yang's exchange with Maeda would cause trouble for Ichika, and Su Yang explained that Maeda would either realize he should give up or fail to understand love.
• Su Yang described love as wishing for someone else's happiness, and Miku said his view seemed profound and beautiful.
• The school organized the students into groups of eight to cook curry, following a proposal Su Yang had made to mix up their social circles.
• Ichika cleaned up in her group while two boys admired her, and Su Yang noticed Miku adding a pitch-black substance to their curry.
• Miku called the substance miso, and Su Yang told her she could add it only to her own portion.

Su Yang watched Miku test miso in his pot and talked with Maeda about his unrequited feelings for Ichika. Ichika later praised Su Yang and began to tell him something after celebrating her successful audition, but she was interrupted and left the news for that night.

• Miku added miso to Su Yang’s pot, tasted his reaction, and decided not to add it to her own.
• Maeda told Su Yang that he understood Ichika did not like him and repeated Fujiwara Chika’s advice about true love.
• Ichika told Su Yang that her audition had succeeded and she would appear in the same production as Sakurajima-senpai.
• Ichika began to tell Su Yang something, but someone called her away, so she said she would find time to tell him that night.

Su Yang rejected Suou Amane’s invitation to attend the Bonfire Party together, insisting he would study instead. While using Kaguya as an example to dismiss the bonfire legend, he grabbed the hand of a childlike Kaguya whom he and Suou Amane could both see.

• Ichika apologized that she kept getting called away during the day, and Su Yang noticed Suou Amane approaching.
• Suou Amane told Su Yang she had been invited to the Bonfire Party, and he assumed she had refused and made room for her to tend the fire.
• Su Yang rejected Suou Amane’s suggestion that they attend the next night’s party together, saying he needed to study and the legend about holding hands was fake.
• Su Yang took Kaguya’s hand to demonstrate his point, but found that the Kaguya before him looked like a child.
• Little Kaguya was shocked that Su Yang and Suou Amane could see her, since she had split from Kaguya and had remained unseen by others until then.

Little Kaguya claimed to be Sophie, Su Yang and Kaguya’s future daughter, but Su Yang doubted her story and told Suou Amane she was Kaguya’s older brother’s daughter. Little Kaguya’s attempt to prove her identity left her explanation unconvincing.

• Little Kaguya took Su Yang and Suou Amane somewhere secluded and introduced herself as Sophie, their daughter from ten years in the future.
• Suou Amane was shocked, while Su Yang asked Little Kaguya for proof of her claim.
• Little Kaguya said Hayasaka Ai would live with Su Yang in the future, but Su Yang pointed out that Hayasaka was already his cousin.
• Little Kaguya claimed Su Yang’s future wealth would rival the Shinomiya family’s, and Su Yang rejected that claim.
• Su Yang told Suou Amane that Little Kaguya was Kaguya’s older brother’s daughter and that he had brought her along.

Su Yang questioned Little Kaguya about her appearance and learned she was Shinomiya Kaguya’s ten-year-old personality, separated from her body and now visible to everyone. Little Kaguya chose to remain outside Kaguya for the time being because she thought Kaguya needed her.

• Suou Amane tried to approach Little Kaguya, who hid behind Su Yang, and Su Yang explained that she disliked being touched because of her lofty character.
• Su Yang challenged Little Kaguya’s claim that she was from the future and asked whether she was Shinomiya Kaguya’s clone.
• Little Kaguya admitted she was Kaguya’s personality from age ten and had been inside the large box Kaguya carried the previous day.
• Little Kaguya told Su Yang that only Kaguya could see her at first, but she became corporeal and visible to everyone that morning.
• Su Yang asked whether Little Kaguya wanted to disappear back into Kaguya’s body or stay separate, and she said Kaguya probably needed her to remain.

Su Yang brought Little Kaguya to the teachers and arranged for her to stay at Forest School under the name Sophie. Meanwhile, Young Blade remained at home, furious that Su Yang had left it behind.

• Su Yang agreed to give Little Kaguya an official identity and presented her as his relative.
• Su Yang changed Little Kaguya’s hairstyle to twin tails so students would not mistake her for Kaguya.
• Su Yang obtained the teachers’ permission for Little Kaguya, using the name Sophie, to stay at the camp.
• Little Kaguya asked Su Yang whether he had brought Young Blade, while the sword complained about being left at home.
• Su Yang decided to leave Tsuyu at home because Forest School was crowded and he could not keep the sword safe while attending activities.

Su Yang brought Little Kaguya, introduced as his cousin Sophie, to the school gathering, where the students crowded around her. During breakfast and the start of orienteering, Ichika asked to speak with Su Yang, while Kaguya stayed with their group.

• Su Yang brought Little Kaguya back from the staff dormitories and introduced her as his cousin Sophie.
• The students gathered around Sophie, and Chika told Kaguya that Su Yang had no relatives, so his cousin was probably fake.
• Kaguya realized that Sophie was nowhere near the curry and found her surrounded by students beside Su Yang.
• After breakfast, the students formed orienteering teams, and Su Yang added Little Kaguya to his team.
• Ichika asked Sophie if she could borrow Su Yang for a little while, then began speaking to him.

Ichika told Su Yang that she was considering leaving school to pursue an acting role and worried about how her career would affect time with her sisters. She had already decided to pursue acting and planned to tell her sisters that night.

• Ichika privately told Su Yang that a long filming schedule might keep her from attending school.
• Ichika explained that she was unsure whether to continue acting because her career could leave her with less time for her sisters.
• Su Yang asked Ichika what answer she wanted from him, and Ichika admitted she felt guilty about going her own way.
• Ichika rejoined her sisters, while Su Yang noticed she seemed to have made up her mind to tell them about her decision that night.
• May asked Su Yang to take photos of Sophie and said she was walking slowly because she was hungry.

Su Yang relived the same school-gate conversation about the Forest School trip and realized the day had repeated. The chapter left him confronting Ichinose about the date as she noticed his strange behavior.

• May complained about the food while hiking with Su Yang and hurt her foot after slipping.
• Su Yang helped May, but let go of her when he saw Fujiwara Chika quickly leave nearby.
• A black curtain appeared, and Su Yang heard the student and teacher counts for Forest School A and B.
• Su Yang recognized the school-gate scene and conversation as the same ones from the previous day.
• Su Yang asked Ichinose the date, and she told him it was November 12th.

Su Yang investigated who remembered the repeated November 12th, finding that Ichinose, Maeda, Yukinoshita, Chika, and Kaguya all believed it was their first time. He then checked the box Kaguya carried, but could not see the Little Kaguya she insisted was inside.

• Su Yang asked Ichinose how many times she had lived through November 12th, and she said it was her first time; he assigned her to lead a team at Forest School B.
• Su Yang asked Maeda about his planned confession to Nakano Ichika and Bonfire Party invitation, then learned Maeda also thought it was his first November 12th.
• Su Yang asked Yukinoshita and Chika how many times they had lived through the date, and both answered that it was their first time.
• Su Yang asked Kaguya the same question, and she also said it was her first time.
• Su Yang suspected Kaguya had hidden her double in the box she carried, but when Kaguya opened it, he saw no one inside, though Kaguya said Little Kaguya was there and praising him.

Su Yang explained the November 12 time rewind to Kaguya and told her to enjoy the forest camp while he searched for the person responsible. The group prepared to split up and continue the camp activities.

• Su Yang explained that he could touch Little Kaguya but could not see her.
• Su Yang told Kaguya that Little Kaguya had become visible the next day, but he had passed her off as his cousin.
• Su Yang asked Kaguya to enjoy the forest camp while he searched for whoever had caused the time rewind.
• Su Yang sent Yukino Yukinoshita and Ichinose to Forest School B and told everyone else to count their numbers and prepare to depart.

Su Yang arranged to ride beside Fujiwara Chika on the Forest School bus, claiming he wanted to keep her company. Chika questioned his sudden attention and reminded him that he had said they should not get back together.

• Su Yang asked Shinomiya Kaguya to switch seats with him, and Kaguya understood that he wanted to sit with Chika.
• Su Yang boarded the bus with documents and told the students he needed to verify information with Secretary Fujiwara.
• Su Yang quietly told Chika that he had put Kaguya in his car so he could accompany her.
• Chika checked Su Yang's forehead with the back of her hand, and he said he wanted to keep her company.
• Chika called Su Yang strange and reminded him that he had said they should not get back together.

Su Yang and Chika agreed to get back together after graduation, while Su Yang turned down her offer to hold hands for now. At Forest School, he joined the group’s preparations for Dare Night and encountered Miku disguised as Ichika, apparently about to reject Maeda Minami’s confession.

• Su Yang asked Chika to get back together, and she agreed to resume their relationship after graduation, even saying marriage would be fine.
• Chika offered to hold hands, but Su Yang refused because he thought he would want more and the situation was unsuitable.
• Su Yang returned to his class and told the group he had been finishing Student Council work.
• Su Yang agreed to help set up Dare Night and wear the Tiga costume Yotsuba had suggested.
• Su Yang stayed in the courtyard and stopped Miku, who was disguised as Ichika and preparing to reject Maeda Minami’s confession.

Su Yang accompanied Miku, disguised as Ichika, to meet Maeda and help her avoid his confession. Maeda mistook them for a couple and ran off, and later Miku texted Su Yang that Ichika had returned.

• Su Yang recognized Miku beneath her Ichika disguise and offered to accompany her to meet Maeda.
• Miku agreed, and she and Su Yang waited together by the stairs for Maeda to arrive.
• Maeda saw Su Yang with Miku and assumed they were dating, so he left without confessing to Ichika.
• Su Yang told Miku to apologize to Ichika for the misunderstanding.
• That night, Miku texted Su Yang that Ichika had returned.

Su Yang agreed to pretend to be Ichika’s boyfriend until the Forest School Bonfire Party, then questioned whether she had been the sister who pretended to be May. Ichika denied it and returned to the room, where she began asking Nino about the others.

• Su Yang met Ichika at the place where Maeda Minami had confessed, and she explained that she and Miku wanted him to pose as her boyfriend until the Forest School Bonfire Party.
• Su Yang wondered whether Miku had pretended to be May, since she had agreed so readily to the plan, and asked Ichika whether she was still a virgin.
• Su Yang explained that he suspected one of the sisters had pretended to be May and had a physical relationship with him, and Ichika denied being that sister.
• Ichika complained that Su Yang had kissed her before and offered to help investigate which sister had pretended to be May.
• Ichika returned to the room, found Nino there, and began asking her a question.

Ichika investigated Su Yang’s suspicion about which sister had slept with him and concluded that it was May, following Nino’s plan to protect the sisters’ relationship. Their private meeting sparked rumors that Ichika and Su Yang were dating.

• Ichika asked Nino whether she had experience, and Nino suggested Miku might know about such things because she read erotic books.
• Ichika considered her sisters and concluded that May had been with Su Yang, while May’s earlier denial had been made in anger.
• Ichika met Su Yang and told him that May was the one who had been with him.
• Nino emerged after Su Yang left and confirmed that she had suggested Ichika conceal the truth and let Su Yang believe it was May.
• Students saw Ichika meet Su Yang and spread rumors that they were dating before the Bonfire Party.

Su Yang used Ichika’s inquiry to draw out the woman who had hidden their relationship, then waited alone in the grove for her to follow him. He identified Nakano Yotsuba by her green ribbon, and she tried to explain why she was there.

• Ichika wondered why the students watched her and Su Yang so intently, while Su Yang said he planned to explain things to Fujiwara Chika.
• Ichika told May that Su Yang was going to see Fujiwara Chika, but May said he had given her a pineapple bun and looked after her too.
• Su Yang went alone to a small grove, expecting the woman involved with him to follow after Ichika’s actions drew attention to their relationship.
• Su Yang spotted a green ribbon behind a tree and called out Nakano Yotsuba.
• Yotsuba claimed she had followed a lost little girl into the grove.

Su Yang discovered that Yotsuba had found Little Kaguya on the mountain and helped pass her off as his cousin, Sophie. As the afternoon time loop approached, he left Ichika to follow her own path and decided to spend the remaining time with Chika.

• Su Yang realized Little Kaguya had been on the mountain and found her beside him as Yotsuba wiped her dirty hands.
• Su Yang introduced Little Kaguya as his cousin Sophie, and she quickly played along.
• At lunch, Ichika noticed Su Yang was distracted as the afternoon orienteering session approached.
• Ichika tried to tell Su Yang about her acting audition and the offer to leave school, but Su Yang urged her to follow her own path and hurried off.

Su Yang counseled Ichika about her wish to pursue acting and the difficulties she might face. He left her considering the risks while he contemplated bringing her and Mai into a company under his organization.

• Su Yang brought Ichika to the bonfire site and offered her special counseling.
• Su Yang guessed that Ichika was hesitant to pursue acting because it could disrupt her studies and leave her with less time for her sisters, and Ichika confirmed it.
• Ichika said she wanted to become an actress like Sakurajima-senpai and was excited to receive a proper role.
• Su Yang warned Ichika about the pressures and potential exploitation in the acting industry, including casting couch deals.
• Su Yang assured Ichika that Mai could protect herself as a major star and considered acquiring Mai's company so he could add Ichika to his roster.

Su Yang advised Ichika on how to pursue acting without taking intimate roles, suggesting she find a wealthy benefactor to secure opportunities for her. The conversation left Ichika wondering whether Su Yang was offering to keep her himself.

• Ichika asked whether her stepfather could protect her, and Su Yang said she would have no problem if she relied on him.
• Ichika hugged Su Yang to avoid Maeda, then admitted she still felt conflicted about asking her father for help.
• Su Yang told Ichika she could use money and a wealthy benefactor to find good scripts and producers without intimate scenes.
• Ichika rejected Su Yang's suggestion of a man from the Shinomiya family because he was in his forties.
• Su Yang offered to support Ichika himself, and she asked whether he meant to keep her.