Recaps

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka learned from Kazehara Tetsu that Tsukishiro and Tsukishiro Takuya planned to confront him in I2 Area, but Tsukishiro Takuya would be unable to attend. Kazehara also revealed that Hosen Kazuomi was likely the only first-year pursuing the twenty-million-point reward, while Class C had withdrawn after Kazehara pressured its leader; the two continued wandering through the forest.

• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka accepted Kazehara Tetsu’s company and predicted that the first years would try to corner him on the exam’s second-to-last day.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Ayanokoji Kiyotaka that Tsukishiro and Tsukishiro Takuya planned to give him a final “send-off” in I2 Area the day after tomorrow, but Tsukishiro Takuya would not make it.
• Kazehara Tetsu said Hosen Kazuomi and possibly his thugs were likely to pursue Ayanokoji Kiyotaka for the twenty-million-point reward, while Class C would not join the hunt.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka inferred that Kazehara Tetsu had made a deal with Class C’s leader, and he did not press him for details.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kazehara Tetsu wandered through the forest and occasionally took part in nearby tasks.

On the thirteenth day of the exam, Kazehara Tetsu and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka discovered a group of first years surrounding their camp and escaped through a weak point in the encirclement. After evading three interceptors, Kazehara suggested taking a nearby task, but Ayanokoji refused and continued toward the I2 Area.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka camped near C3 after missing designated area check-ins, with Ayanokoji conserving his stamina in case first years attacked.
• At dawn, Kazehara showed Ayanokoji a growing group of first years closing in on their camp, and they saw that roughly twenty students had gathered without anyone from Class C.
• Kazehara and Ayanokoji chose the sparsely guarded eastern route toward I2 and ran into three first-year interceptors in D3.
• Ayanokoji dodged the lead interceptor, while Kazehara struck the boy's ankle with a flicked stone, letting both of them escape as the other students stopped to help him.
• Kazehara pointed out a nearby task and suggested completing it, but Ayanokoji refused to waste time and continued onward.

Kazehara Tetsu stopped running to confront Hosen Kazuomi while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka slipped away. The first-year pursuers withdrew, leaving Kazehara and Hosen alone as Hosen charged to settle their old score.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Ayanokoji Kiyotaka that seven pursuers had fallen behind, then spotted Hosen Kazuomi closing in on them.
• Kazehara Tetsu stopped to face Hosen Kazuomi, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka left through the trees without being pursued.
• Hosen Kazuomi challenged Kazehara Tetsu and vowed revenge for their April encounter, while Kazehara warned him against fighting.
• Several first-year students saw the confrontation and quietly retreated instead of continuing after Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
• After the remaining pursuers disappeared, Hosen Kazuomi charged at Kazehara Tetsu.

Kazehara Tetsu dominated Hosen Kazuomi’s ambush, humiliating him and warning that his watch could summon help if his vital signs fell too low. Hosen charged again, this time sweeping at Kazehara’s knee.

• Hosen Kazuomi opened with a flying kick, but Kazehara Tetsu blocked it with his wrapped hand and let him regain his footing.
• Kazehara caught Hosen’s punches and pinned both of his arms, then crushed down on his knee and hurled him into a tree.
• Kazehara taunted Hosen to get up and pointed out that his disabled GPS would not prevent his watch from triggering an emergency alarm.
• Hosen admitted he had switched off his GPS to attack without interference, then charged again and swept his right foot toward Kazehara’s knee.

Kazehara Tetsu defeated Hosen Kazuomi and left him unconscious, then met Nanase Tsubasa, who had followed his trail. After turning down Nanase's offer to travel together because he still had something important to do, he reassured her and she accepted his apology.

• Kazehara Tetsu knocked Hosen Kazuomi unconscious with a series of strikes after disabling his GPS, triggering the watch's emergency alarm.
• Kazehara Tetsu left Hosen and walked east through the woods while the School Authority's rescue team was drawn to the alarm.
• Nanase Tsubasa caught up with Kazehara Tetsu and explained how she had traced him after noticing his and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's movements.
• Nanase Tsubasa said Kazehara Tetsu had acted reasonably and confirmed that Hosen appeared to be temporarily unconscious rather than critically injured.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Nanase Tsubasa he had enough Points to secure first place, but declined her offer to travel with him because he had something important to do.
• Kazehara Tetsu gently stroked Nanase Tsubasa's hair and apologized for refusing her, and she told him he could do it again next time.

Amasawa Ichika met Tsukishiro Takuya and Yagami Takuya alone on the Uninhabited Island, where Tsukishiro beat her for disobeying orders. Kazehara Tetsu appeared before Tsukishiro could strike again and stepped in, leaving a confrontation with Tsukishiro and Yagami about to begin.

• Amasawa Ichika claimed she had missed the operation to surround Ayanokoji because she had run into an accident.
• Tsukishiro Takuya punched Amasawa Ichika twice, but she refused to explain further or submit.
• Yagami Takuya warned Tsukishiro Takuya as Kazehara Tetsu appeared behind him and stopped his next attack.
• Amasawa Ichika clung to Kazehara Tetsu and pretended to be a pitiful victim, then offered to hold Yagami back.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Amasawa Ichika to stay aside and faced Tsukishiro Takuya.

Kazehara Tetsu fought Tsukishiro Takuya while Amasawa Ichika watched, and Yagami Takuya attempted a surprise attack. Kazehara stopped the ambush and defeated both opponents, leaving Tsukishiro Takuya sprawled near the bushes and Yagami Takuya fallen in the grass.

• Amasawa Ichika stayed back to watch as Kazehara Tetsu and Tsukishiro Takuya faced off.
• Kazehara Tetsu overpowered Tsukishiro Takuya’s defenses, and Tsukishiro charged him with a rapid barrage of punches.
• Tsukishiro Takuya kicked at Kazehara Tetsu’s knee, creating an opening for Yagami Takuya to attack from behind.
• Kazehara Tetsu intercepted Yagami Takuya’s punch without turning and kicked him backward into the grass.
• Kazehara Tetsu caught Tsukishiro Takuya’s next punch, struck his abdomen, and kicked him across the ground toward the bushes.

Kazehara Tetsu beat Yagami Takuya unconscious, then confronted Tsukishiro Takuya after he drew a gun. Tsukishiro Takuya refused to fire, and Kazehara Tetsu charged him until he was trapped against the bushes.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Amasawa Ichika not to interfere, then attacked Yagami Takuya in revenge for someone who hated him.
• Kazehara Tetsu ignored Tsukishiro Takuya's order to stop and knocked Yagami Takuya unconscious with a final kick.
• Tsukishiro Takuya revealed a Glock 19 and ordered Kazehara Tetsu to raise his hands, but Kazehara Tetsu identified the gun and kept approaching.
• Tsukishiro Takuya tried to trip Kazehara Tetsu, but Kazehara Tetsu caught his leg and threw him to the ground.
• Kazehara Tetsu charged at Tsukishiro Takuya, who scrambled backward until the bushes blocked his escape, and a gunshot rang out.

Kazehara Tetsu defeated Tsukishiro Takuya and demonstrated that even a close-range handgun shot could not penetrate his palm. After knocking Tsukishiro Takuya unconscious, he ordered Amasawa Ichika to clean up the blood and bandaged his wound.

• Tsukishiro Takuya fired four shots at Kazehara Tetsu, but Kazehara Tetsu dodged every bullet and pinned him to the ground.
• Kazehara Tetsu broke Tsukishiro Takuya's wrist, took the Glock 19, and shot his own palm to test how deeply the bullet could penetrate.
• Kazehara Tetsu removed the lodged bullet and knocked Tsukishiro Takuya unconscious with a punch.
• Amasawa Ichika examined Kazehara Tetsu's injured hand, and he told her to clean the blood from the ground and Tsukishiro Takuya's face.
• Kazehara Tetsu wrapped his wound with a strip of cloth while Amasawa Ichika complained about his orders.

Kazehara Tetsu staged the scene at the cliff to make Tsukishiro Takuya appear responsible for shooting Yagami Takuya, then escaped with Amasawa Ichika. After crossing four zones, they stopped to camp, where Amasawa tried to persuade Kazehara to let her share his tent.

• Kazehara Tetsu shot Yagami Takuya in the thigh to trigger his Electronic Watch's emergency alarm, then put the gun in Tsukishiro Takuya's hand.
• Amasawa Ichika helped Kazehara remove the bloodied evidence, and Kazehara threw the gloves and cloth bundle over the cliff into the sea.
• Kazehara and Amasawa left before School Authority personnel arrived, and Amasawa explained how Kazehara could claim he had been another victim of Sima.
• At two in the morning, Kazehara set up a tent in a clearing after the pair crossed four zones.
• Amasawa asked to sleep in Kazehara's tent and made a provocative offer when he blocked the entrance.

Kazehara Tetsu reluctantly let Amasawa Ichika stay in his cramped tent, but when she tried to seduce him, he tied her hands and went to sleep. Ichika was left protesting and demanding that he untie her.

• Amasawa Ichika showed Kazehara Tetsu her bruised abdomen and persuaded him to let her spend the night in his tent.
• Amasawa Ichika squeezed into the single-person tent with Kazehara Tetsu and closed the flap behind them.
• Amasawa Ichika moved close to Kazehara Tetsu and teased him, but he told her to close her eyes.
• Kazehara Tetsu restrained Amasawa Ichika's wrists with strips of cloth and told her to sleep.
• Amasawa Ichika struggled and called for Kazehara Tetsu to untie her while he ignored her and tried to sleep.

On the final day of the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, Kazehara Tetsu let Amasawa Ichika accompany him as they headed toward the port. After they washed up and settled in to rest, Kazehara spotted someone familiar sitting beneath a sun umbrella.

• Kazehara Tetsu freed Amasawa Ichika from her bindings, and she teased him before following him through the woods.
• Amasawa Ichika told Kazehara Tetsu that disobeying the White Room might leave her discarded or quietly dealt with, and he offered no firm promise to protect her.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Amasawa Ichika reached the D9 Area port, where they washed up separately and changed into clean clothes.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Amasawa Ichika took beach chairs and headed toward a sun umbrella, where Kazehara saw someone familiar.

Amasawa Ichika tried to turn Sakayanagi Arisu against Kazehara Tetsu with exaggerated complaints and claims about his relationships, but Arisu remained unfazed. With no room under the sun umbrella and both seniors refusing to move, Ichika had to look for shade elsewhere.

• Sakayanagi Arisu watched Kazehara Tetsu arrive with Amasawa Ichika and teased him about his companion.
• Amasawa Ichika accused Kazehara Tetsu of treating her poorly, while Sakayanagi Arisu listened and agreed that he could be tactless.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said she liked Kazehara Tetsu's bad side, surprising Amasawa Ichika.
• Amasawa Ichika revealed that Kazehara Tetsu was involved with many girls, but Sakayanagi Arisu said she already knew and did not react with anger.
• Amasawa Ichika found there was no room under the sun umbrella, and Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu both refused to make space for her.
• Amasawa Ichika set down her chair in the sun and went to look for another unoccupied sun umbrella.

As the Uninhabited Island Exam drew to a close, Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Amasawa Ichika spent the final hours relaxing beneath beach umbrellas. After the exam ended, Kazehara and Amasawa packed up the borrowed beach equipment while Sakayanagi headed for the Cruise Ship.

• Sakayanagi Arisu and Kazehara Tetsu discussed Amasawa Ichika’s White Room background and her uncertain nature.
• Amasawa Ichika returned with a smaller sun umbrella, sat beside Kazehara Tetsu, and tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to explore the woods with her.
• Sakayanagi Arisu invited Kazehara Tetsu to have fun together after they returned to school, and he agreed, prompting Amasawa to privately complain about his double standard.
• The Electronic Watches announced that the fourteen-day Uninhabited Island Special Exam had ended and instructed the students to board the Cruise Ship.
• Sakayanagi Arisu left for the ship while Kazehara Tetsu collected the borrowed equipment, and Amasawa Ichika reluctantly packed her own umbrella and chair before following him toward the storage area.

After the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, Kazehara Tetsu asked Ibuki Mio to join a Points deal that Ryuen Kakeru and Shiina Hiyori had already accepted. Ibuki agreed, and Kazehara left as the exam settled into its aftermath.

• Students boarded the Luxury Cruise after the exam, while staff identified the five lowest-ranked teams and checked whether they could pay the relief points to avoid expulsion.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Ibuki Mio what she thought of his arrangement, and she questioned whether Ryuen Kakeru had truly agreed to it.
• Kazehara explained that Shiina Hiyori had also accepted the plan after he approached her on deck.
• Ibuki challenged why Kazehara had brought her into the deal, and he said he had few people he knew well enough to call on.
• Ibuki accepted because the deal offered her benefits for taking action, and Kazehara left her in the corridor.

The Uninhabited Island Special Exam concluded with Kazehara Tetsu taking first place by a wide margin, while fifteen students were expelled. His victory sent his class soaring to 5653 Class Points and reshuffled the other second-year classes’ standings.

• Sasaki announced the five lowest-scoring groups, revealing that Muto, Kawakami, Katsumata, Shinonome, and Mikitani were among the fifteen students expelled.
• Tsukishiro Tokinari announced Koenji Rokusuke in third place with 327 points and Nagumo Miyabi in second with 371 points.
• Tsukishiro announced Kazehara Tetsu as first with 575 points, ending the exam.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and Katsuragi Kouhei congratulated Kazehara, who considered how the exam would affect future Class Points.
• Kazehara calculated that his Class A had risen to 5653 points, while Ichinose Honami’s Class B had 910, Ryuen Kakeru’s Class C had 1672, and Horikita Suzune’s Class D had 1096.

Kazehara Tetsu received Ichinose Honami’s invitation to meet at the stern of the cruise ship and headed there. On the way, Ishizaki Daichi thanked him for helping secure spots for Ishizaki and Albert in a deal with Ryuen, then went to check the exam results while Kazehara continued toward the stern.

• Kazehara Tetsu dismissed the notice that detailed Uninhabited Island Special Exam results would be posted in the lounge, since he already knew the outcome.
• Ichinose Honami sent Kazehara Tetsu a private message inviting him to meet at the cruise ship’s stern.
• Kazehara Tetsu encountered Ishizaki Daichi, who thanked him for agreeing to secure spots for Ishizaki and Albert through Ryuen’s negotiations.
• Ishizaki Daichi promised to help Kazehara Tetsu if needed, then went into the crowded lounge to check the results.
• Kazehara Tetsu followed the signpost toward the stern of the cruise ship.

Kazehara Tetsu met Ichinose Honami aboard the cruise ship, where she invited him to an Appreciation Party and confessed her feelings. After explaining that her classmates knew about the plan, she asked if he felt the same, and he told her he liked her too.

• Kazehara Tetsu asked Ichinose Honami how she was handling her class's likely demotion to Class D, and she said they could recover because their Class Points remained intact.
• Ichinose Honami invited Kazehara Tetsu to an Appreciation Party in Room 5034 at eight the next evening, and he agreed to attend.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked why Ichinose Honami had invited him, and she confessed that she liked him.
• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu that the girls in her class knew about her feelings and would attend the party to meet him.
• Kazehara Tetsu clarified that his harsh words to Ichinose Honami on the island had not reflected his true feelings, then told her he liked her too.

After Ichinose Honami ran off, Kazehara Tetsu spent the next day eating alone aboard the cruise ship until Kamuro Masumi joined him. He received a summons from Nagumo for half an hour later, and the chapter ended after Kamuro drank his miso soup and they went their separate ways.

• After Ichinose Honami ran away, Kazehara Tetsu returned to the guest room and slept.
• The next day, Kazehara Tetsu ate lunch alone until Kamuro Masumi sat across from him and asked about his plans.
• Kamuro Masumi learned that Nagumo had summoned Kazehara Tetsu to the deck in half an hour, but Kazehara continued eating without rushing.
• Kamuro Masumi choked on fried squid and grabbed Kazehara Tetsu's miso soup to wash it down.
• Kamuro Masumi teased Kazehara Tetsu by offering to make up for the soup, but he declined, and they finished eating before going separate ways.

Kazehara Tetsu met Nagumo Miyabi and Kiryuin Fuka at the pool, where they discussed Nagumo’s defeat on the Uninhabited Island. Nagumo admitted Kazehara had beaten him so quickly he had not seen how, and he claimed Kiryuin would not be his match in a one-on-one fight.

• Kazehara arrived late at the top-deck pool and found Kiryuin lying nearby in a beach chair.
• Kiryuin asked Kazehara what had happened between him and Nagumo on the Uninhabited Island, and Kazehara gave a vague confirmation.
• Nagumo left the pool and joined them, where Kiryuin bluntly brought up his embarrassing defeat on the island.
• Nagumo admitted Kazehara had thoroughly defeated him and said he had not even seen how Kazehara took him down.
• Kiryuin expressed surprise at Kazehara’s abilities, and Nagumo said she would not be his rival in a one-on-one fight.

Miyabi Nagumo discussed his defeat and Kazehara Tetsu’s rising abilities before bringing Kazehara to speak privately with Kiriyama Ikuto. Kiriyama blamed Kazehara for derailing the third-years’ plans and causing fifteen students to be expelled.

• Miyabi Nagumo admitted he no longer considered himself flawless after meeting Horikita Senpai and losing to Kagihara.
• Miyabi Nagumo said Kazehara Tetsu’s OAA ratings had caught up with his and predicted Kazehara’s Physical Ability score would soon reach 99.
• Miyabi Nagumo took Kazehara Tetsu to the Observation Deck, where Kiriyama Ikuto was waiting, then left them alone.
• Kiriyama Ikuto accused Kazehara Tetsu of ruining the third-years’ plan to win the exam and causing fifteen expulsions.
• Kazehara Tetsu listened as Kiriyama blamed him for the group’s lost rewards and points after taking second place.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Kiriyama Ikuto over his choices and rejected his claim that Tetsu had forced him to work with Nagumo Miyabi. After leaving Kiriyama behind, Tetsu briefly spoke with Nagumo and headed back to the Guest Room to rest.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Kiriyama Ikuto that Nagumo Miyabi's failure to keep his promise, not Tetsu's intervention, had thwarted Kiriyama's plan.
• Kiriyama blamed Tetsu for refusing to join forces against Nagumo, but Tetsu said he had never considered Kiriyama a worthwhile partner.
• Kiriyama defended abandoning his original class to pursue the advantages of graduating from Class A, and Tetsu dismissed him and went downstairs.
• Nagumo Miyabi spoke briefly with Tetsu by the Outdoor Pool before returning to the third-year girls gathered there.
• Tetsu left the recreational area and headed back to the Guest Room to rest.

Kazehara Tetsu arrived at the Appreciation Party hosted by Ichinose Honami's classmates to thank him for helping her during the Uninhabited Island Exam. After Ichinose thanked him, Kobashi Yume began probing about the time they had spent alone in the woods.

• Kobashi Yume met Kazehara Tetsu outside Room 5034 and brought him inside the crowded gathering.
• Ichinose Honami patted the empty spot beside her, and Kazehara Tetsu sat next to her.
• Kurakura started the Appreciation Party with a toast celebrating the exam and thanking Kazehara for helping Ichinose.
• Ichinose thanked Kazehara for helping her on the island, while he said their arrangement had benefited him too.
• Kobashi Yume asked Kazehara whether he had felt uncomfortable being alone in the woods with Ichinose.

Kazehara Tetsu joined Ichinose Honami and her friends at an Appreciation Party, where they questioned him about his view of Ichinose and his relationship with her. The gathering ended with Ichinose stepping in to stop their questions, while her friends accepted that Kazehara had not embarrassed her.

• Shiranami Chihiro challenged Kazehara Tetsu over his criticism of Ichinose Honami's concern for others, and Kazehara admitted he had disliked her approach on the island.
• Amikura Mako asked why Kazehara had still let Ichinose accompany him, and he said that if he truly disliked someone, he would not be sitting through the noisy gathering.
• Shiranami pressed Kazehara to describe Ichinose, and he called her foolish for carrying burdens that were not hers, but praised her resolve once she drew a line.
• Kurakura changed the topic, and the girls rapidly questioned Kazehara about his habits, interests, and whether he would ever go easy on Ichinose.
• Kazehara realized the girls were probing him because Ichinose was the center of their class, and Ichinose finally blocked Kobashi Yume from asking more questions.
• Shiranami concluded that Kazehara had at least not embarrassed Ichinose.

Himeno Yuki claimed her headache had returned and left the girls’ gathering, giving Kazehara Tetsu an excuse to leave as well. Outside the room, he spotted Yuki heading toward the ship’s stern instead of her room and followed her with his attention.

• Himeno Yuki interrupted the conversation, said she felt weak from a headache, and declined Kobashi Yume’s offer to accompany her.
• Himeno Yuki left the room, and the girls speculated that she was exhausted from the Uninhabited Island.
• Kazehara Tetsu used a supposed meeting with Katsuragi Kouhei about class goals as an excuse to leave the gathering.
• After Kazehara Tetsu exited, the girls teased Ichinose Honami about acting awkward around him.
• Kazehara Tetsu saw Himeno Yuki walking toward the cruise ship’s stern, with steady steps that contradicted her claim that she was unwell.