Chapter Summaries

Hoshino Kanade comforted Ichinose as she struggled with the pressure on Class A, then considered how their homeroom teacher might try to use someone in Class D to reach Class A. He saw Kiyona watching him and resolved that Chabashira Sae would regret targeting her.

• Hoshino Kanade recognized that Ichinose was under intense pressure but that Class A was growing more resilient.
• Hoshino advised Ichinose to look beyond Ryuen and Sakayanagi’s apparent conflicts and focus on their true objectives.
• Ichinose thanked Hoshino and said that talking with him made her feel better.
• Hoshino reflected that Class D’s peaceful position might not last because Chabashira Sae still wanted to reach Class A.
• Hoshino caught Kiyona staring at him and thought that Chabashira Sae would regret trying to use her.

Class D took its first-semester final exams after Chabashira Sae promised a Private Island trip if everyone passed both sets of exams. After the students finished the exams, they boarded a Luxury Cruise Ship and eagerly looked forward to their vacation, unaware of what awaited them.

• Chabashira Sae reminded Class D that everyone had to pass the exams to earn a summer trip to a Private Island, exciting the students.
• Hirata Yosuke, Kushida Kikyo, and Horikita Suzune helped improve Class D's study habits, and the students finished their final exams confident they would pass.
• Hoshino Kanade packed her stationery and thought about the island as the exams ended.
• Class D boarded a Luxury Cruise Ship, and Shinohara Gatsumi, Karuizawa Kei, Hirata Yosuke, and Ike celebrated the luxurious start to their vacation.
• Kushida Kikyo joined the girls in discussing island activities, though her smile briefly faltered when she saw boys whispering about girls from other classes.

Shiina Hiyori invited Hoshino Kanade and Kiyona to vacation together on the island, and they agreed. As the island came into view, Kiyona and Hoshino recognized signs of artificial alteration and concluded that the supposed vacation would involve another exam.

• Shiina Hiyori invited Hoshino Kanade and Kiyona to spend their time on the island together, and both agreed.
• Yamauchi Haruki decided to move up his plan to confess to Kushida after growing jealous of Hoshino Kanade.
• A ship announcement drew the students to the deck to view the island ahead.
• The students saw a rugged, primitive-looking island instead of the vacation destination they had expected.
• Kiyona noticed artificial modifications to the island, and Hoshino Kanade agreed that the voyage's view was preparation for an exam.
• Hoshino Kanade and Kiyona moved away from the other students to discuss the island quietly.

Hoshino Kanade concluded that the island activity was likely a survival exam and planned to treat it as a vacation with Shiina, while Kiyona agreed. As the Luxury Cruise Ship reached the island, a B-Class student humiliated Yamauchi Haruki, who retaliated with a cutting insult that brought the students close to a fight.

• Hoshino Kanade told Kiyona that the island was probably the site of a survival exam and said they would stick to their plan to go on vacation with Shiina.
• Kiyona accepted the plan and grew curious about exploring the survival challenge with her friend.
• The Luxury Cruise Ship approached the island, and excited D-Class students gathered to watch from the deck.
• A spiky-haired B-Class student shoved Yamauchi Haruki and insulted D-Class as defective products.
• Yamauchi mocked the B-Class students for having fallen from A-Class and called them average, provoking them into a near confrontation.

A surprise announcement ended the confrontation between D class and B class and imposed strict rules for landing on the school’s uninhabited island. As students endured the heat and rigorous inspections, Hoshino Kanade held Kiyona’s hand in line, and Kiyona allowed it.

• A ship announcement ordered the students to change into tracksuits, pack only permitted items, and prepare to land on the uninhabited island.
• Hirata Yosuke rallied D class to follow the instructions, while Yamauchi Haruki left for his cabin with the others.
• Teachers ordered the classes to disembark in rank order, prohibited phones on the island, and subjected students to thorough inspections.
• Kanji Ike, Shinohara Ai, and Yamauchi Haruki complained about the heat and the slow-moving line.
• Hoshino Kanade took Kiyona’s hand to cool herself, and Kiyona protested but did not pull away.

While waiting in the sweltering line aboard the ship, Hoshino Kanade held Kiyona’s hand until Shiina Hiyori offered her cool hand to help him. Kiyona silently permitted him to take it too, and the three shared a moment of trust as the shoreline drew closer.

• Class D students noticed Hoshino Kanade and Kiyona holding hands and teased them about it.
• Shiina Hiyori noticed Hoshino Kanade was sweating and touched his wrist to show him that her hands were cool.
• Shiina Hiyori offered Hoshino Kanade her hand, and he looked to Kiyona for her reaction.
• Kiyona tapped his palm and nodded, so Hoshino Kanade clasped Shiina Hiyori’s hand with his left while continuing to hold Kiyona’s with his right.
• Shiina Hiyori thanked Kiyona with a grateful smile as the shoreline came closer.

Shiina Hiyori joined Class C after reminding Hoshino Kanade and Kiyona about their promise to vacation together. Kanade and Kiyona shared a quiet moment of mutual care before beginning the island exam.

• Shiina Hiyori left Kanade and Kiyona to join the Class C line, smiling as she reminded them of their promise to vacation together.
• Kiyona wiped sweat from Kanade's hand with a cool, mint-scented wipe and said she had brought it because she worried he might get heatstroke.
• Kanade took the wipe and gently cleaned Kiyona's face, while she blushed and let him continue.
• A teacher called for Class D to begin its island landing and inspection, and the line moved forward.
• Kanade and Kiyona stepped onto the hot sand holding hands, and Kanade said their vacation had begun.

D Class and the other classes arrived on the island expecting a vacation, but Hoshinomiya Chie announced that they would take a week-long wilderness survival Special Examination. The students learned they would have to live on the school’s uninhabited island until August 7, leaving their vacation hopes shattered.

• Chabashira Sae took attendance for D Class on the beach while the students looked forward to their free time.
• Hoshinomiya Chie took the stage and announced that a student had missed the trip because of health issues.
• Hoshinomiya revealed that the school year’s first major Special Examination was beginning immediately, shocking students from all four classes.
• Hoshinomiya explained that the examination would last one week and require the students to camp and survive together on the school’s uninhabited island.

Hoshinomiya Chie explained that the students would spend a week on an uninhabited island, using class Exam Points to buy supplies and choosing how to spend their time. She revealed that any points left over would become Class Points after summer vacation, while Class B began with a thirty-point penalty for one absent student.

• Hoshinomiya Chie announced that each class would receive only two tents, two flashlights, and matches, while the school supplied sunscreen, toothbrushes, and feminine hygiene products.
• Kanji Ike protested the survival conditions, and Chabashira Sae rebuked him before Hoshinomiya acknowledged the students' objections.
• Hoshinomiya described the examination as a week of freedom and presented a handbook for buying food, water, recreation, and other supplies with each class's 300 Exam Points.
• Hoshinomiya revealed that every Exam Point remaining at the end of the examination would be added to the class's Class Points after summer vacation.
• Hoshinomiya warned the students to protect their class's single handbook and said Class B had 270 Exam Points because an absent student forfeited 30 points.

Class D learned the rules for the island exam, including its survival demands, penalties, base-claiming system, and leader guessing game. After arguments over saving points and using the shared portable toilet, Hirata Yosuke urged the class to choose a campsite, while they still had to select a leader before the evening roll call.

• Hoshinomiya Chie finished her announcement, and Majima Tomoya resolved that Class D had to take Class A back from her.
• Teacher Chabashira Sae distributed sensor-equipped watches and explained that students had to manage their own food, water, shelter, and safety during the exam.
• Shinohara Gatsumi, Kanji Ike, Hirata Yosuke, and others argued over whether Class D should spend points for basic needs despite the penalties for illness, pollution, and missed roll calls.
• Teacher Chabashira demonstrated the class's shared portable toilet, prompting strong objections from Shinohara Gatsumi and the other girls.
• Teacher Chabashira explained the rules for claiming bases and choosing a leader, including the risks of having that leader identified during the final roll call.
• After Teacher Chabashira left, Hirata Yosuke proposed choosing a campsite first, while Class D's leader decision remained due by the eight o'clock roll call.