Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Kamuro Masumi enjoyed lunch aboard the passenger ship before heading to the second-years’ briefing in the cinema. Ibuki Mio joined them and started a hostile exchange with Sakayanagi and Kamuro as the students gathered.

• Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Kamuro Masumi ate lunch together while Sakayanagi remarked that the students’ comfort made their coming ordeal more interesting.
• After the first-years’ briefing ended, Kazehara Tetsu led Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi to seats in a quiet corner of the cinema for the second-years’ briefing.
• Ibuki Mio sat beside Kamuro Masumi and accused Kazehara Tetsu of enjoying the company of two girls.
• Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi teased Ibuki Mio, provoking her to glare at Kamuro and nearly rise from her seat.

Majima Tomoya explained how students would earn points and follow safety rules during the two-week Uninhabited Island Exam. He introduced task-based scoring, then yielded the microphone to Acting Chairman Tsukishiro Tokinari.

• Majima Tomoya explained that groups would earn points by reaching designated areas, with rankings based on the last member to arrive.
• Majima Tomoya introduced the required electronic watches, which tracked locations and vital signs, enforced emergency withdrawals, and prevented tampering.
• Majima Tomoya explained that students could earn additional points by completing tasks hidden across the island, with requirements and rewards shown on their terminals.
• Majima Tomoya described tasks from the fourth day onward that could increase a team's maximum size, then introduced Tsukishiro Tokinari.

Acting Chairman Tsukishiro Tokinari warned students about misconduct and explained the supplies and Points available for the Uninhabited Island Exam. As students prepared to shop, Kazehara Tetsu dismissed the need for a detailed plan, leaving Ibuki Mio frustrated by his answer.

• Tsukishiro Tokinari warned that serious disputes could lead to withdrawal or Expulsion, while acknowledging that minor conflicts might occur.
• Majima Tomoya explained that students received 5,000 Points, with Initiative Card holders receiving an extra 2,500, and outlined shopping hours, resupply options, and the Exhibition Room.
• Kamuro Masumi and Kazehara Tetsu reviewed the Supply List and concluded that food, water, and insect-proof tents should take priority over free hygiene items.
• Kazehara Tetsu declined Kamuro Masumi's suggestion to inspect the exhibits, saying the manual provided enough information and the crowd was a waste of time.
• Ibuki Mio asked Kazehara Tetsu about his plans for the exam, but he said he would adapt as events unfolded, frustrating her.

Kazehara Tetsu learned that Ryuen Kakeru had placed all five of his Free Ride Cards on him, hoping he would win first place with the Trial Card. He considered how the bet could help Class C overtake Class B and wondered whether Horikita Suzune would also trust him with Class D’s cards.

• Kazehara Tetsu noticed Ibuki Mio following him and asked why she had teamed up with Horikita Suzune.
• Ibuki Mio told Kazehara Tetsu that Ryuen Kakeru had put all five of his Free Ride Cards on him and had deliberately sent her to reveal the plan.
• Kazehara Tetsu accepted Ryuen Kakeru’s wager but resolved to make him pay for the free ride later.
• Kazehara Tetsu calculated that a first-place finish could give Class C a major Class Points gain because Ryuen’s five groups contained only Class C students.
• Kazehara Tetsu reflected on how Ichinose Honami’s priority of protecting her classmates had allowed him to collect Class B’s Free Ride Cards, then began thinking about honoring her efforts.

Kazehara Tetsu used his speed to reach the first designated area, B9, in just three minutes and earned the top arrival reward. He settled down to wait for the task announcement, leaving the two-hour rush still underway.

• Kazehara Tetsu prepared for the exam with an Initiative card, spending most of his available Points on supplies while keeping some in reserve.
• At nine, Kazehara Tetsu learned that his group’s first target was B9, west of the students’ landing point in D9.
• Kazehara Tetsu raced through the forest and reached B9 in first place, earning eleven points for his group.
• Kazehara Tetsu sat by a dry tree to wait for the task announcement at ten.

Kazehara Tetsu and Yagami Takuya reached B9 Area and competed in a mathematics Task, which Kazehara won for five points. Yagami followed Kazehara afterward, praising his speed and revealing that he had nearly completed the test himself.

• Yagami Takuya arrived at B9 Area after taking a detour, and questioned how Kazehara Tetsu had reached the destination so quickly.
• At 10:00, a mathematics Task appeared on the students’ Tablet Terminals, and Kazehara headed north to register.
• Kazehara and Yagami took the test alongside other students, and Kazehara completed the questions rapidly.
• The results placed Kazehara first, Yagami second, and a Third Year Class B group third, earning Kazehara five points and bringing his total to 16.
• Yagami caught up with Kazehara after the test, praised his performance, and said he had lost because he answered a long-answer question incorrectly.

Kazehara Tetsu traveled from B9 to remote G3 to register for the Multidisciplinary Mixed Test, despite Yagami Takuya warning him about the distance and missed rewards. At G3, Kazehara encountered Amasawa Ichika, who had also come to take the task and tried to draw him into conversation.

• Yagami Takuya questioned Kazehara Tetsu about choosing a distant task, but Kazehara told him to focus on getting Ayanokoji expelled and left for G3.
• Yagami Takuya accepted that Kazehara had uncovered his White Room background and reaffirmed his goal of making Ayanokoji Kiyotaka leave school in humiliation and despair.
• Kazehara Tetsu passed a 100m Dash event in F7 and continued through difficult terrain to G3.
• Kazehara Tetsu registered for the Multidisciplinary Mixed Test, then went to find a place to wait.
• Amasawa Ichika emerged from behind a tree, confirmed she had come for the task, and sat beside Kazehara despite his dismissal.

Kazehara Tetsu took part in a timed group test, then raced through the forest toward the afternoon check-in despite the vast distance. Amasawa Ichika pursued him but was left stunned by his extraordinary speed.

• The teacher closed applications for the Multidisciplinary Mixed Test, and the students completed a thirty-minute exam.
• After the test, Kazehara Tetsu saw that the check-in target was far away and decided to race there for the arrival bonus.
• Amasawa Ichika followed Kazehara Tetsu into the forest after seeing him sprint away.
• Kazehara Tetsu smashed through obstacles and pulled far ahead of Amasawa Ichika as he crossed the forest.
• Amasawa Ichika stopped at D7 and realized Kazehara Tetsu had crossed more than two thousand meters in about five minutes.

Kazehara Tetsu earned points by winning Tug of War, taking first place in an English test, and completing several other tasks during the first day of the Uninhabited Island Exam. After the day's events ended, he considered where to camp for the night and focused on the northwest corner of D7.

• Kazehara Tetsu reached D9 in second place and headed to a Tug of War task, where Kiriyama Ikuto asked him to throw the match.
• Kazehara Tetsu refused Kiriyama Ikuto's request and defeated him, earning 15 points.
• Kazehara Tetsu won first place in an English test for five points but found the C8 checkpoint task at capacity.
• Kazehara Tetsu reached D7 first after the three o'clock movement instruction, earning 11 points.
• Kazehara Tetsu completed a memory challenge and two more tasks, gaining 18 points before the first day's activities ended at five.
• Kazehara Tetsu surveyed the map for a safe campsite and settled on the northwest corner of D7 as his choice.

Kazehara Tetsu met Nanase Tsubasa while looking for a campsite and learned that her group had earned eighteen points on the first day, compared with his eighty-one. He refused to let her travel with him because he was aiming for first place, but agreed that she could camp nearby, and they went to inspect a clearing together.

• Kazehara Tetsu found a potential campsite and encountered Nanase Tsubasa in the woods.
• Nanase told Kazehara Tetsu that her group had earned eighteen points, while he revealed that he had earned eighty-one.
• Nanase asked to travel with Kazehara Tetsu, but he refused because he did not want anyone interfering with his progress toward first place.
• Nanase apologized and asked to camp near him instead, and Kazehara Tetsu agreed.
• Nanase suggested a nearby clearing, and Kazehara Tetsu followed her to look at it.

Kazehara Tetsu and Nanase Tsubasa began the second day of the exam separately, pursuing points in their assigned areas and nearby tasks. After reaching 121 points, Kazehara returned to D9 to recharge his devices, where a commotion broke out on the beach.

• Kazehara and Nanase woke, washed up, and packed their tents before receiving different specified areas: C6 for Kazehara and E8 for Nanase.
• Nanase received a point because another member of her group had reached E8, so she chose to seek a nearby task instead of rushing there.
• Kazehara reached C6 and earned points by arriving first, then placed first in first-aid and memory tasks.
• At nine o'clock, Kazehara was already in the newly assigned area B6 and collected its first-place and area rewards before completing two more tasks.
• Kazehara's Tablet and Power Bank ran low, so he returned to D9 and connected them to a charging station.
• As Kazehara headed to wash his face, shouting and the sound of an impact came from the far end of the beach.

Kazehara Tetsu teamed up with Amasawa Ichika in a mixed-gender beach volleyball contest and won first place. After Amasawa left, he returned to the Lounge Area to wait for his Tablet to finish charging.

• Kazehara signed up for the volleyball contest and agreed to team up with Amasawa after she approached him.
• Kazehara and Amasawa defeated their first-round opponents with Amasawa's precise receive and Kazehara's powerful spike.
• Kazehara and Amasawa overwhelmed the team led by a third-year Volleyball Club member in the final and claimed first place.
• Amasawa praised Kazehara's spiking, then left the beach after saying she looked forward to meeting him at another interesting venue.
• Kazehara checked his Electronic Watch and returned to the Lounge Area to wait for his Tablet to finish charging.

Kazehara Tetsu scored points across the island, bringing his total to 187 by the end of the second day. As the students spread out, he realized he could stop waiting at crowded Task sites and plan more efficient routes to claim rewards.

• Kazehara Tetsu won first place in the B7 geography test and earned 5 points.
• Kazehara Tetsu reached designated Area A6 first, then completed two more Tasks for a total of 11 points.
• Kazehara Tetsu reached A4 first and earned 11 points, then completed three nearby Tasks for 18 more points before the 5:00 p.m. cutoff.
• Kazehara Tetsu tallied 187 points for the first two days of the exam.
• Kazehara Tetsu concluded that the students had spread across the island, allowing him to plan efficient routes and avoid wasting time waiting at Task sites.

Kazehara Tetsu chose a forest clearing near B4 Area to camp and unexpectedly met Onodera Kayano, whose designated area was A4 Area. After they set up separate tents, he lent her a Power Bank so she could charge her Tablet Terminal for the next day.

• Kazehara Tetsu left A4 Area and set up camp in a clearing near B4 Area.
• Onodera Kayano emerged from the thicket and told Kazehara Tetsu that her designated area was A4 Area and that she had become separated from her teammates while searching for Tasks.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Onodera Kayano set up their tents several meters apart and settled in for the night.
• Onodera Kayano asked Kazehara Tetsu to lend her a Power Bank because her Tablet Terminal's battery was nearly drained.
• Kazehara Tetsu lent Onodera Kayano the Power Bank, and she offered to return the favor.

Onodera Kayano followed Kazehara Tetsu across the island as he collected points from Tasks, while she struggled to keep pace and earn points herself. After she admitted she wanted to see whether she could beat him, Kazehara Tetsu continued on foot with her following close behind.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Onodera Kayano learned they were assigned to the same area, and he ran ahead to earn 11 points in the Basic Movement task while she struggled to catch up.
• Kazehara Tetsu won the Mathematics Test and Drill Fire Task, while Onodera Kayano placed third in the test and failed to start a fire.
• Kazehara Tetsu won the boys' Shot Put event, and Onodera Kayano placed second in the girls' event.
• Kazehara Tetsu won another Basic Movement task and a Standing Long Jump Task, collecting points and three portions of portable food as Onodera Kayano chased after him.
• Onodera Kayano told Kazehara Tetsu that she wanted to see if she could beat him, and he walked toward the next Task with her following.

Kazehara Tetsu and Onodera Kayano competed in a ten-meter rock-climbing task, where Kazehara helped her after a hold broke. Kazehara won first place and 10 points, while Onodera safely finished second and earned 8 points.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Onodera Kayano entered the climbing task alongside three other boys, and Kazehara quickly took the lead as Onodera followed his route.
• A hold cracked beneath Onodera’s hand, leaving her hanging precariously and ready to give up the climb.
• Kazehara stopped, punched a hole into the rock wall, and used it to secure himself before pulling Onodera to a safer section.
• Kazehara and Onodera climbed the remaining distance, finishing first and second and earning 10 and 8 points, respectively.
• Onodera thanked Kazehara for saving her points, and he replied that he had only given her a hand.

Kazehara Tetsu and Onodera Kayano raced through physical Tasks until she could no longer keep up and rested in the forest while he continued alone. He reached C6 in second place, collected six points, and left for another Task, only to find all its spots taken.

• Kazehara Tetsu won the neural-reflex contest with thirty-five catches, taking first place in the boys' group, while Onodera Kayano missed the girls' registration.
• Kazehara Tetsu won two more Tasks and raised his score to 248 points, while Onodera Kayano took first place in the girls' diving test.
• When the designated area changed to C6, Onodera Kayano admitted she could not keep up and decided to rest before heading there on her own.
• Kazehara Tetsu raced to C6 and received six points for arriving in second place.
• Kazehara Tetsu headed for the nearest Task but found every spot taken, so he left for the next marked location.

Kagihara Tetsu continued racing between tasks and designated areas, raising his score to 320 points despite repeatedly finding task slots full. He refused to coast on his lead and headed for a newly opened task in F5, where he encountered Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kamuro Masumi.

• Kagihara Tetsu missed several full tasks, then earned points from the E6 designated area and two less popular tasks.
• Kagihara Tetsu scored 22 points through movement and first-place task rewards on the fourth morning, bringing his total to 320 despite another full task site.
• Kagihara Tetsu considered resting and relying on his lead, but decided to keep scoring until his advantage felt secure.
• Kagihara Tetsu reached F5 in third place, earning four points, and went to the Music Recognition task.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kamuro Masumi arrived at the task site and recognized Kagihara Tetsu.

Kazehara Tetsu failed to earn points at a music task, then completed two other tasks and headed toward a designated area. He encountered Student Council President Miyabi Nagumo fishing by a river, and the chapter left them about to talk.

• Kazehara Tetsu joined Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kamuro Masumi at a music task but knew few of the songs and earned no points.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi took first place and earned five points, while Kamuro Masumi placed in the upper-middle range; they left to check on Ninomiya Yui.
• Kazehara Tetsu completed two tasks for 10 points, then crossed a cliff route to reach designated area G5 and received an 11-point reward.
• Kazehara Tetsu spotted Miyabi Nagumo fishing by a river, and Miyabi invited him to sit and talk.

Kazehara Tetsu joined Miyabi Nagumo for an afternoon of fishing, where Miyabi questioned his solo strategy and warned that he intended to take first place by any means necessary. Kazehara refused to back down, and after night fell he put away his rod and released his sole Spoils of War.

• Kazehara Tetsu accepted Miyabi Nagumo's invitation to fish and caught a small fish while Miyabi questioned why he chose a one-person Small Group.
• Miyabi Nagumo argued that Large Groups had a decisive advantage and boasted that his team was already far ahead in points.
• Kazehara Tetsu dismissed Miyabi's hypothetical and focused on fishing.
• Miyabi Nagumo declared that he would take first place and warned Kazehara to step aside if he faced an obstacle he could not overcome.
• Kazehara Tetsu thanked Miyabi for the advice but said he would not accept it, and Miyabi returned to camp.
• After dark, Kazehara Tetsu put away the fishing rod and released his sole Spoils of War.

Kazehara Tetsu extended his lead in the rankings by winning several morning tasks before heading to D9 Area for the open-water swimming competition. There, he met Onodera Kayano and Koenji Rokusuke, who challenged his swimming ability, leaving the competition about to begin.

• Kazehara Tetsu checked the rankings, saw his team in first place with 345 points, and traveled to G7 Area for the morning’s designated-area reward.
• Kazehara Tetsu won memory-puzzle, plant-identification, and mineral-identification tasks, earning 20 points.
• Kazehara Tetsu reached E8 Area in second place, then won a balance-beam task while traveling toward D9 Area.
• At D9 Area, Kazehara Tetsu registered for the two-kilometer open-water swimming competition and ran into Onodera Kayano, who was confident she could win the girls’ event.
• In the boys’ changing room, Koenji Rokusuke sized up Kazehara Tetsu and boasted that he would struggle to keep up with Koenji’s swimming speed.

Kazehara Tetsu competed against Koenji Rokusuke in the boys’ two-kilometer open-water swim and overtook him near the finish to win first place. Koenji finished second, stunned by his defeat.

• Kazehara Tetsu, Koenji Rokusuke, and Onodera Kayano entered the sea as the open-water race began.
• Koenji surged into the lead while Kazehara stayed close behind, and Onodera focused on holding first place in the girls’ group.
• Koenji increased his pace repeatedly but could not shake Kazehara, who maintained a steady two-meter gap.
• With two hundred meters remaining, Kazehara unleashed his full speed and overtook Koenji.
• Kazehara touched the finish platform first and earned 20 points, while Koenji finished second and remained in the water, shocked by his loss.

Kazehara Tetsu beat Koenji Rokusuke in a swimming race, then met Sakayanagi Arisu at the Lounge Area, where she warned him that new GPS tracking and violent attacks could threaten his lead. The chapter left Tetsu aware that Ryuen was hunting for the person who injured two of his classmates, while Tetsu still hoped to collect an old debt from him.

• Kazehara Tetsu rebuffed Koenji Rokusuke after keeping pace with him in the water, and Koenji accepted the loss before walking away.
• Kazehara Tetsu changed out of his swimwear and went to the Lounge Area, where he found Sakayanagi Arisu and received a portable walkie-talkie.
• Sakayanagi Arisu warned Kazehara Tetsu that students would gain access to GPS positioning the next day, making it easier for rivals to target his top-ranked group.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Kazehara Tetsu that Komiya and Kinoshita had withdrawn after being pushed down a tampered slope, according to Ryuen.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked where Ryuen had gone and joked that he wanted to collect the fee Ryuen owed him for a previous ride.

Kazehara Tetsu told Utsunomiya Riku that his enormous point lead came from reaching each exam area in under three minutes, leaving Riku and Tsubaki Sakurako to consider the gap between them and refocus on the twenty-million-point bounty on Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

• Utsunomiya Riku asked Kazehara Tetsu how he had earned so many points, and Kazehara said he completed listed tasks after traveling between areas in under three minutes.
• Utsunomiya Riku asked whether students could take first place from Kazehara, who instead questioned whether they were focused on making Ayanokoji Kiyotaka accept expulsion.
• Kazehara Tetsu revealed that the bounty on Ayanokoji was already widely known, then started to leave.
• Kazehara Tetsu tossed Tsubaki Sakurako several candies as a substitute for her missing lollipops.
• Tsubaki Sakurako judged that Kazehara was probably telling the truth, and she and Utsunomiya Riku decided to focus on Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Kazehara Tetsu encountered Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio while setting up camp, and Horikita questioned his exam results and his acquisition of the Free Ride cards. She suspected Kazehara planned to use Student Council influence to change school rules and pursue Ichinose Honami, but he denied knowing what she meant.

• Horikita Suzune called Kazehara Tetsu a monster over his results, and he learned that she and Ibuki Mio had just passed a hundred points.
• Kazehara observed that Horikita and Ibuki were continuing to work together, prompting Ibuki to leave and set up her tent nearby.
• Horikita asked how Kazehara had obtained Kushida Kikyo's Free Ride card, and he admitted he had threatened him.
• Horikita revealed that Class D had bet three remaining Free Ride cards on Kazehara and kept one for Nagumo's group.
• Horikita said Kazehara had bought all of Class B's Free Ride cards from Ichinose Honami and suggested he wanted to use Student Council power to alter school rules and target Ichinose.
• Kazehara denied Horikita's suspicions, and Horikita ended the conversation and went to join Ibuki.