Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Class A |
| Alias(es) | Class 1-A; Second Year Class A; A班 |
| Affiliation | Advanced Nurturing High School |
| Occupation/Role | Top-ranked class; competitor in the school’s class-point system |
| Current Roster | 46 students, following five 20-million-Personal-Point transfers and Onodera Kayano's transfer through a Class Transfer Ticket. 493 569 |
| Status | Active |
| First Appearance | 2 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 920 Class Points | 25 | Held first place after losing 80 points; Class B had 650, Class C 490, and Class D 0. |
| 2,653 Class Points | 326 | Entered the Selection Project Exam with more than triple Class B’s 745 points. |
| 2,903 Class Points | 346 | Finished the first year in first place, 2,248 points ahead of Class B. |
| 5,653 Class Points | 466 | Held an overwhelming second-year lead; the three remaining classes each had roughly 1,000 points despite their own historically strong totals. |
| 5,703 Class Points | 512 | Increased its total by 50 Class Points after completing the Unanimous Special Exam ahead of schedule. |
| 5,853 Class Points | 562 | Reached this total after taking first place in the second-year Sports Festival and receiving 150 Class Points. 525 562 |
| 5,953 Class Points | 631 | Won the Cultural Festival and received the top-tier reward of 100 Class Points. |
| 6,053 Class Points | 643 | Earned a further 100 Class Points by placing first in the grade’s Final Exam overall-average ranking. |
Background / History
Class A began the school year with a clear academic advantage and the highest Class Points, but its students quickly divided between Katsuragi Kouhei’s collectivist approach and Sakayanagi Arisu’s rejection of unnecessary class unity. The split became formal when roughly one-third of the class joined Katsuragi’s study group while the rest left. 2 25 27
Kazehara Tetsu initially remained detached from the factional struggle, focusing on academics, information gathering, and private schemes. Over time, he became the class’s central strategist and leader, while Katsuragi handled internal affairs and Sakayanagi became one of his closest supporters. 24 253 323 346
During the Forest School exam, Kazehara organized mixed-class groups to exploit reward multipliers. A twelve-member Class A contingent in the first-place boys’ group earned the class 336 Class Points and 1.08 million Personal Points. 253 257 293
For the Class Vote, Class A pooled enough Personal Points to ensure that no member would be expelled. It concentrated Praise Votes on Sakayanagi and Criticism Votes on Kazehara, treating the exam as a controlled formality rather than an internal crisis. 314 322
Sakayanagi served as Class A’s Commander Tower in the first-year Selection Project Exam, protected by her Protection Point. Class A’s event choices combined academic contests with large-scale physical events, and its plan relied on repeatedly deploying versatile high-performing students once the total participant count exceeded the class roster. 326 334 335
By the end of the first year, Class A had consolidated into a unified force under Kazehara’s leadership, with Katsuragi and Sakayanagi supporting the class’s overall direction. It finished with 2,903 Class Points. 346
In the second year, Class A won the Cross-Grade Pairing Written Exam with a combined score of 971 and a class average of 752. Five students—Ibuki Mio, Albert Yamada, Ishizaki Daichi, Shiina Hiyori, and Ryuen Kakeru—later transferred into the class at a cost of 20 million Personal Points each. 389 492 493
By the start of the new term, Class A’s Class Point total had risen to 5,653, leaving the other three second-year classes far behind despite each retaining approximately 1,000 points. 466
Class A unanimously accepted the unprecedented 100-million-Personal-Point expenditure on its five transfers. Its members continued to follow Kazehara’s direction without objection, reflecting the trust created by the class’s dominant results and financial security. 493
During the Unanimous Special Exam, Class A immediately chose Class B as its highest-value opponent, completed the exam ahead of schedule, and gained 50 Class Points. 507 512
Class A entered the second-year Sports Festival with 45 students, an enrollment advantage that increased its potential participation-based score. It won the festival outright; Kazehara placed first in the boys’ individual standings, while Onodera Kayano placed first among the girls and used her Class Transfer Ticket to join Class A. 524 562 563
With Onodera’s arrival, Class A grew to 46 students. Its enlarged roster and Onodera’s exceptional social-contribution funding gave it 258,500 points in Cultural Festival startup capital. 569
Class A subsequently won the Cultural Festival and topped the grade’s Final Exam by overall average, receiving 100 Class Points from each event. 631 643
For the Educational Trip, the school placed students in mixed-class travel groups using their subjective evaluations of students across the grade. Kazehara and Sakayanagi were assigned to the same group as students from Classes B, C, and D, requiring cooperation beyond Class A’s usual circle. 643 645 647 657
Class A later faced an unusual disadvantage in a written exam against Class C: correct answers from students with lower Academic Ability ratings were worth more points. Because most Class A students were rated A or B, its usual academic superiority did not translate directly into a scoring advantage. With the exam scheduled for December 22, Katsuragi began organizing preparations by counting classmates rated below B, while the class debated how to balance accuracy, question value, and time bonuses. 710
Personality
Class A is highly competitive and conscious of its position at the top of the school hierarchy. Its students generally treat school events as strategic contests for Class Points, resources, and long-term security rather than ordinary academic activities. 25 141 507
The class was initially fragmented and vulnerable to internal power struggles. Under Kazehara’s influence, it developed into a disciplined and unified group willing to pool resources, follow centralized strategy, and protect its members from forced expulsion. 27 314 322 346
Class A’s confidence has hardened alongside its widening point lead. Its members viewed selecting a weaker opponent during the Unanimous Special Exam as incompatible with the status of the top class, unanimously choosing the strongest available rival instead. 507
The class also demonstrates unusual collective trust in Kazehara’s long-term decisions. It accepted the unprecedented cost of importing five students from rival classes and later welcomed Onodera without resistance. 493 563 569
That unity does not eliminate disagreement when an exam undermines the class’s established strengths. Faced with scoring that rewards lower-rated students’ correct answers, Class A students openly debated whether to prioritize reliable answers from stronger classmates or risk mistakes for higher-value answers from weaker ones. 710
Abilities & Skills
Academic Dominance
Class A possesses exceptional academic depth, reinforced by Kazehara’s perfect scores and Katsuragi’s organized study support.
- Kazehara was the only student to score 100 on an early surprise quiz. 24
- He created a 400-question bank for the Final Exam that Katsuragi considered effectively flawless. 186
- The class achieved first place in the Cross-Grade Pairing Written Exam with 971 combined points and a 752-point average. 389
- Its Selection Project proposals included International Chess, an English Quiz, and a Mathematics Quiz. 334
- Kazehara received a perfect 500 in the Cross-Grade Pairing Written Exam, with perfect scores in all five subjects. 389
- Class A placed first in the second-year Final Exam’s overall-average ranking, earning 100 Class Points. 643
- Kazehara maintained his perfect-score streak in the Final Exam, making his first-place result an expectation rather than a surprise to his classmates. 643
- Most of its students have A- or B-rated Academic Ability. This becomes a scoring disadvantage in an exam where lower-rated students receive more points per correct answer, despite Class A’s greater expected accuracy. 710
Strategic Resource Management
Class A consistently uses points, information, group composition, and exam rules to maximize returns.
- Kazehara arranged mixed-class Forest School groups to obtain multiplier bonuses while retaining a Class A majority. 253 257 258
- The class’s first-place Forest School group generated 336 Class Points through a twelve-member Class A composition. 293
- It accumulated sufficient Personal Points to prevent expulsions during the Class Vote. 314 322
- The class unanimously selected Class B—the strongest available opponent—for a 100-Class-Point reward in the Unanimous Special Exam. 507
- It spent a combined 100 million Personal Points to transfer five capable students into its roster, treating its immense reserves as a means of long-term expansion rather than solely as an emergency fund. 493
- Onodera’s transfer increased Class A’s Cultural Festival starting funds to 258,500 points, including 28,500 points in additional funding. 569
- Class A secured first place in the Cultural Festival, obtaining the maximum available 100-Class-Point reward without suffering any penalty risk. 631
- Against Class C’s advantage in a rating-weighted written exam, the class must weigh the higher point value of answers from lower-rated students against the greater accuracy of stronger students and potential time bonuses. Katsuragi began its planning by assessing how many classmates were rated below B. 710
Broad Roster Deployment
Class A’s strongest members are valued for being capable in both intellectual and physical events.
- Its Selection Project strategy deliberately pushed total event participation beyond the class roster, allowing elite students to appear in multiple events. 335
- The class combined academic events with dodgeball and long-rope skipping rather than specializing in a single field. 334
- Kazehara’s own athletic performance includes a 9.91-second 100-meter sprint. 548
- With 45 students before Onodera’s transfer, Class A possessed a participation advantage over each of the other second-year classes in the Sports Festival. 524
- The class won the second-year Sports Festival, while Kazehara and Onodera respectively took first place in the boys’ and girls’ individual rankings. 562
- Onodera’s addition raised Class A’s roster to 46 students, further extending its numerical advantage in events that reward full participation. 569
Relationships
- Kazehara Tetsu — Class leader and chief strategist; gradually unified the class and established a policy against allowing members to be forced into expulsion. His wider objective is to use Class A’s strength and resources to enable every student in the four classes of his year to ultimately graduate from Class A. 253 322 326 504 511
- Sakayanagi Arisu — Major Class A figure and Kazehara’s close ally; served as the class’s Commander Tower during the Selection Project Exam. Their closeness is openly recognized throughout the school. 326 346 659
- Katsuragi Kouhei — Early rival to Sakayanagi and leader of a study-focused faction; later supported Kazehara by managing Class A’s internal affairs. He also took the initiative in organizing preparations for the rating-weighted written exam. 2 27 253 346 710
- Majima Tomoya — Class advisor who oversees Class A’s exams, point standings, and special-exam announcements. 2 25 326
- Onodera Kayano — Athletic transfer student who joined Class A after winning the girls’ Sports Festival division and choosing a Class Transfer Ticket over two million Personal Points. Her transfer increased the class roster to 46 and substantially improved its Cultural Festival funding. 548 562 563 569
- Class B — Frequent rival and occasional transactional partner; Class A sold information concerning Favored Ones and later formed mixed groups with Class B during Forest School. Kanzaki Ryuji later agreed to support Kazehara’s larger plan to bring all classes to Class A graduation. 113 257 514
- Class C — Academic and strategic opponent; Class A defeated it in six Selection Project events, reducing Class C’s points by 150. Class C later became a serious opponent in a written exam whose rating-weighted scoring favored its larger number of lower-rated students. 334 346 710
- Class D — Initially viewed as a weak rival class; several of its former students, including Ryuen Kakeru and Ibuki Mio, later transferred into Class A. 25 492 493
Story Role / Major Arcs
- First-Year Formation — Begins as the school’s highest-ranked class but fractures between Katsuragi and Sakayanagi. 2 25 27
- Midterm and Information Schemes — Kazehara uses Class A’s position, information, and outside-class conflicts to pursue advantages against rival classes. 25 36 113
- Uninhabited Island Exam — Establishes a camp and gathers intelligence on rival classes while competing for bases and resources. 82 85 90
- Forest School — Kazehara directs high-reward mixed-class group formations, greatly increasing Class A’s Class Point gains. 253 257 293
- Class Vote — The class unifies around a point-funded anti-expulsion plan and secures Sakayanagi’s Protection Point. 314 322 324
- Selection Project Exam — Sakayanagi commands Class A against Class C, using a roster-rotation strategy built around the class’s versatile elites. 326 334 335
- Second-Year Dominance — Takes first place in the Cross-Grade Pairing Written Exam and accepts five costly transfers into its roster. 389 492 493
- Unanimous Special Exam — Demonstrates its unity by quickly voting to challenge Class B for the highest available Class Point reward. 507 512
- Second-Year Sports Festival — Uses its large roster and overwhelming athletic strength to claim first place; Kazehara and Onodera win the boys’ and girls’ individual divisions, respectively. 524 562
- Onodera’s Transfer — Recruits Onodera into Class A through the Class Transfer Ticket she earned at the Sports Festival, raising the roster to 46. 563 569
- Cultural Festival — Converts its superior funding and roster size into first place and a 100-Class-Point reward. 569 631
- Final Exam and Educational Trip — Finishes first in the grade’s Final Exam by overall average before participating in cross-class Educational Trip groups; Kazehara and Sakayanagi are assigned to the same mixed-class group. 643 659 662
- Rating-Weighted Written Exam — Prepares to face Class C under rules that award more points for correct answers by lower-rated students, forcing Class A to reconsider its usual reliance on academic elites. 710
Trivia
- Class A began its first year with 920 Class Points despite losing 80 points, while Class D had already fallen to zero. 25
- Kazehara’s stated first-year target was 3,000 Class Points by the end of the third semester; Class A ultimately stopped at 2,903. 253 346
- The five second-year transfers into Class A cost a combined 100 million Personal Points, described as unprecedented in the school’s history. 493
- Class A had 45 students prior to Onodera’s transfer and 46 afterward, giving it a larger roster than any of its second-year rivals. 524 569
- Onodera’s arrival gave Class A 258,500 points in Cultural Festival funding, including the grade’s highest individual additional-funding contribution of 10,000 points. 569
- In the rating-weighted written exam, an A-rated student earns one point per correct answer and a B-rated student earns two, making Class A’s concentration of high Academic Ability ratings an unusual liability. 710