Class D

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Class Point Record

Background / History

Class D begins the school year as the lowest of the four first-year classes. Although every student initially receives 100,000 Personal Points, Chabashira Sae’s explanation obscures the fact that the monthly allowance depends on Class Points and student conduct. Hoshino Kanade recognizes that the class is likely to reach zero, but chooses not to warn or lead them. 2

During the first month, the class treats the school’s permissive atmosphere as genuine leniency. Widespread absences, lateness, classroom disruptions, private conversations, and phone use erase its Class Points. On May 1, Chabashira reveals the class’s zero balance and declares Class D the school’s repository for underachievers. 12 13

The loss transforms daily life within the class. Students run out of funds, rely on free meals, and face open contempt from higher-ranked classes. Internal resentment rises as students blame one another for their situation, particularly Sudo Ken, whose eventual expulsion also costs the class its midterm points. 14 29 31

Despite its poor standing, the class begins taking limited corrective action. Horikita Suzune organizes tutoring groups and recruits Kushida Kikyo’s social network to coordinate study sessions, while Hirata Yosuke continues attempting to preserve class unity. 33

After passing the final exam, Class D boards a cruise ship expecting a private-island vacation. The trip is instead revealed to be a week-long survival Special Examination. 42 48

Composition and Social Structure

Class D is socially fragmented rather than unified.

• Kushida Kikyo’s social circle — the broadest friendship network, including students seeking social connection; Sakura Airi and several neutral students are associated with it. 11
• Hirata Yosuke’s “Harmony Faction” — a moderate group focused on cooperation, including Hirata, the Karuizawa group, and students such as Yukimura Teruhiko. 11
• Karuizawa Kei’s girls’ group — includes Matsushita Chiaki, Shinohara Gatsumi, and Sato Maya. 11
• Problematic trio — Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudo Ken; they are largely drawn to Kushida’s group. 11
• Lone wolves — Koenji Rokosuke maintains minimal social contact, while Horikita Suzune initially isolates herself from the class. 11
• Hoshino Kanade and Ayanokoji Kina — generally remain outside the mainstream class circles, following a routine between the classroom, cafeteria, and library. 25

Relationships

• Chabashira Sae — homeroom teacher. She administers the class’s point evaluations, harshly labels its students as defective, and remains determined to raise Class D to Class A. 12 13 41
• Horikita Suzune — aspiring class leader. She seeks to bring Class D to Class A, later organizing tutoring and working with Kushida to prevent further failures. 19 33
• Hirata Yosuke — a prominent mediator and advocate for class unity. He challenges Chabashira over the point loss and attempts to organize classmates after the collapse. 12 14
• Hoshino Kanade — an academically exceptional but detached student who refuses to lead the class, instead prioritizing Personal Point accumulation and outside-class information dealings. 2 18 32
• Ayanokoji Kina — a highly capable but low-profile Class D student who, alongside Kanade, declines Horikita’s request for help with class promotion. 18 19
• Sudo Ken — expelled after failing the midterm’s adjusted passing line; his removal leaves an empty seat and costs Class D its midterm Class Points. 28 29
• Classes A, B, and C — higher-ranked classes that frequently view Class D with disdain; their students mock Class D’s poverty and “defective” designation. 31 44

Story Role / Major Arcs

Initial Point Collapse

Class D spends its initial Personal Points freely while failing to recognize that discipline and attendance determine its Class Point income. The resulting zero-point settlement exposes the school’s class hierarchy and creates the class’s financial crisis. 2 12 13

Midterm and Sudo’s Expulsion

With expulsion becoming a concrete threat, students face the need to study and cooperate. Sudo ultimately fails the adjusted passing line in English and is expelled, intensifying the class’s blame, grief, and frustration. 23 28 29

Poverty and Recovery Efforts

The class becomes dependent on free meals and suffers humiliation from other classes. Horikita identifies its suppressed resentment as a potential source of motivation, then begins organizing tutoring efforts with Kushida’s assistance. 30 31 33

Private Island Special Examination

Following the final exam, Class D enters the island survival examination with the same basic allocation as the other classes. The class must manage limited supplies, select a Leader, compete for strongholds, and decide how much hardship it can endure to preserve points. 48 49 50

Trivia

• Class D’s first-month result is described as uniquely poor even among prior Class D cohorts because it spends all of its initial Personal Points while also reducing its Class Points to zero. 13
• The class remains at zero Class Points for nearly three months, causing some students to adopt the attitude that classroom conduct no longer matters. 34
• Hoshino Kanade’s Class D group chat count is 39, with one student apparently absent from the chat at the time. 6