Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu explained to Hashimoto Masayoshi that Class A could provoke Class D into committing an expellable offense without acting openly. At lunch, Katsuragi Kouhei proposed class-wide study groups for the Midterm Exam, but Hashimoto challenged the idea and argued that students should rely on themselves.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Hashimoto Masayoshi that Class A could exploit Class D's tensions and watch its students turn on one another.
• Katsuragi Kouhei proposed lunch and after-school study groups to help Class A prepare for the Midterm Exam and prevent anyone from falling behind.
• Tozuka Yahiko and other students supported Katsuragi Kouhei's proposal.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi criticized the study groups as unnecessary for Class A and argued that students should improve themselves instead of relying on others.

Kazehara Tetsu warned Horikita Suzune that Class D could collapse from internal conflict, then returned to his room and found Kamuro Masumi waiting in his bed. The chapter ended with Kamuro asking if he wanted more, and Kazehara answering that he did.

• Kazehara Tetsu studied in the Library and noticed Horikita Suzune working nearby.
• Kazehara Tetsu confronted Horikita Suzune about Class D’s weaknesses and warned that the class might fall apart from within.
• Horikita Suzune was shaken by Kazehara Tetsu’s words and struggled to focus on her studies after he left.
• Kazehara Tetsu passed Katsuragi Kouhei and a group of Class A students as they entered the Library.
• Kazehara Tetsu returned to his room and found Kamuro Masumi lying under his blanket in a bath towel.
• Kamuro Masumi asked Kazehara Tetsu if he wanted more, and he replied, “Mm...”

Katsuragi Kouhei invited Kazehara Tetsu to join his Study Group, but Kazehara refused, saying he cared only about his own progress. Later, Sakayanagi Arisu approached Kazehara in the Library to ask why Katsuragi’s appeal to class unity had not swayed him.

• Katsuragi Kouhei’s Study Group attracted more students and helped them improve their weak subjects.
• Katsuragi invited Kazehara Tetsu to join the group, but Kazehara declined because it would slow his studies and he felt no obligation to help others.
• Katsuragi told Tozuka Yahiko that Kazehara was an unpredictable individualist and decided to focus on strengthening the Study Group instead.
• Kazehara continued reading in the Library until Sakayanagi Arisu approached and asked why he had not considered Katsuragi’s invitation even for appearances.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu wagered on who would earn the higher combined score on the Midterm Exam, with each winner claiming a personal prize from the loser. Sakayanagi accepted Kazehara's demand that she become his girlfriend if he won, and a mission appeared for him to defeat her.

• Sakayanagi Arisu challenged Kazehara Tetsu to an academic contest after he solved every Bonus Question and beat her at chess.
• Sakayanagi wagered that Kazehara would become her possession and help her achieve her goals if she scored higher on the Midterm Exam.
• Kazehara rejected her proposed rewards of points or a request and demanded that Sakayanagi become his girlfriend if he scored higher.
• Sakayanagi considered the risks and accepted Kazehara's wager.
• A mission appeared for Kazehara to defeat Sakayanagi Arisu on the Midterm Exam, offering 300 Points as a reward.

Morishita Ai secretly shot paper pellets at Kazehara Tetsu during class, then tried to pretend nothing had happened when he caught her. After school, she dodged his evidence by launching into a theory about why people sleep and pointing to his perfect quiz score as an anomaly.

• Morishita Ai shot paper pellets at Kazehara Tetsu with an elastic band while the teacher lectured.
• Kazehara Tetsu turned around and caught Morishita Ai in the act, prompting her to hide the elastic band and act innocent.
• After class, Morishita Ai asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he had heard a strange tapping sound.
• Kazehara Tetsu unfolded a pellet and showed Morishita Ai the eraser crumbs inside it.
• Morishita Ai changed the subject, questioning why humans needed sleep and claiming Kazehara Tetsu's perfect quiz score despite sleeping in class defied the rule that effort brought rewards.

Morishita Ai tried to uncover Kazehara Tetsu’s secret learning method, but he answered her probing with an absurd copying ritual and left her intrigued. She decided to try a more direct approach next time.

• Morishita Ai concluded that Kazehara Tetsu must download knowledge into his brain while sleeping and begged him to teach her.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Morishita Ai to copy a textbook ten times as the first step, and she agreed despite her shock.
• As they walked toward the school gates, Morishita Ai asked about shortcuts, and Kazehara Tetsu suggested writing with her blood.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Morishita Ai that theories needed a fool willing to believe and act on them, then patted her head and left.
• Morishita Ai realized her attempts to probe Kazehara Tetsu had failed and resolved to state her intentions more openly next time.

Kazehara Tetsu recruited Ichinose Honami to help buy last year’s exam papers, then bargained a third-year senior down to 15,000 Points for the papers and Pop Quiz Bonus Questions. Ichinose opened the files and recognized the bonus questions.

• Kazehara Tetsu decided to profit from the Midterm Exam and invited Ichinose Honami to discuss a plan.
• Kazehara Tetsu proposed buying last year’s exam papers from upperclassmen, and Ichinose agreed to help.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ichinose Honami found a third-year senior with the past papers and negotiated the price down from 30,000 to 15,000 Points.
• The senior sent the files to Ichinose Honami, who opened the Pop Quiz Bonus Questions and recognized them.

Kazehara Tetsu explained to Ichinose Honami that the school’s unusually difficult bonus questions hinted that students should seek unconventional ways to follow the rules, including studying last year’s exams. Ichinose shared his theory with her classmates and proposed preparing with past questions while continuing regular studies, leaving Class B ready to discuss the plan at its next class meeting.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Ichinose Honami that the quiz’s difficult bonus questions hinted that the Midterm Exam might reuse last year’s questions.
• Ichinose Honami met Kanzaki Ryuji, Kobashi Yume, and Shiranami Chihiro at the Pallet Cafe and recounted Kazehara Tetsu’s theory.
• Shiranami Chihiro and Kobashi Yume worried that relying on old exams could backfire, while Kanzaki Ryuji agreed that the theory fit the school’s approach.
• Ichinose Honami proposed studying past questions while maintaining regular textbook study to prepare for either exam format.
• The group agreed to present the two-pronged plan at the next Class Meeting and begin preparing immediately.

Kazehara Tetsu approached Kushida Kikyo with last year’s Midterm Exam questions, hoping to use them to gain leverage over Class D. He asked for 50,000 points, but Kushida said she could not afford that much.

• Kazehara Tetsu watched Kushida Kikyo socializing with Class D girls at a dessert shop and decided she could persuade her class to pool their points.
• Kushida recognized Kazehara Tetsu, and he hinted that he had news that could ease Class D’s worries about the Midterm Exam.
• Kazehara Tetsu took Kushida to a quiet spot and showed her last year’s Midterm Exam questions for every subject.
• Kazehara Tetsu offered the past papers to Kushida for 50,000 points, and she said she could not pay that amount.

Kushida Kikyo obtained last year’s Midterm Exam papers from Kazehara Tetsu and announced them to Class D as a way to survive the exam. She left the class excited and confident in the papers, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka silently doubted whether revealing them would discourage students from studying.

• Kazehara Tetsu offered Kushida Kikyo the past papers for fifty thousand Points and stressed that getting them early could help Class D prepare.
• Kushida agreed to gather the Points within three days, and Kazehara sent her the file immediately, trusting her while hinting that he knew something about her past.
• Kushida wondered how Kazehara knew about her, then set aside her suspicions and went to the Dessert Shop.
• After classes, Kushida told Class D that she had obtained last year’s past papers and encouraged them to rely on the questions to do well on the Midterm Exam.
• Class D celebrated Kushida’s news, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka wondered whether the papers would make unmotivated students stop studying.

Kazehara Tetsu arranged for Class D to receive past exam questions and secured 50,000 Points from Kushida Kikyo, then planned to exploit the exam-scope change and a high passing score. He intended to leave Class D facing costly rescues or expulsions that would destroy its unity.

• Kushida Kikyo transferred 50,000 Points to Kazehara Tetsu and thanked him for helping Class D.
• Kazehara Tetsu decided that someone should reveal the Exam Scope Change during a confrontation arranged by Sakayanagi Arisu’s students.
• Kazehara Tetsu planned to use Chabashira Sae’s silence about the scope change so Class D would wrongly dismiss the past papers, even though this year’s exam closely matched last year’s.
• Kazehara Tetsu expected students who relied on memorized answers to raise the dynamic Passing Score and leave weaker classmates at risk of failing.
• Kazehara Tetsu planned to force Class D to choose between losing Class Points through expulsions and spending large sums to save multiple students, creating resentment within the class.

Kazehara Tetsu accepted Shiina Hiyori’s invitation to go shopping, then ran into Kamuro Masumi at the mall. After Kamuro questioned whether they were on a date, Tetsu drew her into their outing, leaving Hiyori confused by their closeness.

• At the library, Shiina Hiyori thanked Kazehara Tetsu for recommending a book and invited him to go shopping with her.
• Tetsu and Hiyori went to Keyaki Mall, where he offered to buy her something while picking up household essentials.
• They encountered Kamuro Masumi in a supermarket aisle as she chose between two brands of shampoo.
• Kamuro asked whether Tetsu and Hiyori were on a date, and Hiyori nervously insisted they were ordinary friends.
• Tetsu put an arm around Kamuro’s shoulder and told her to join them, while Hiyori watched their interaction in confusion.

Kazehara Tetsu shopped for snacks and ice cream with Kamuro Masumi and Shiina Hiyori, while Kamuro tried to determine whether Hiyori was an innocent book lover or a rival hiding her intentions. After they ate their ice cream, Tetsu learned Hiyori was heading back to the Dormitory and offered to walk with her.

• Kazehara Tetsu led Kamuro Masumi and Shiina Hiyori through the supermarket to buy snacks.
• Kamuro Masumi interpreted Hiyori's comments about a mystery novel as suggestive and watched her for signs of hidden intentions.
• Kazehara Tetsu chose snacks for Hiyori and smoothed over the awkwardness after Kamuro curtly said she did not like reading.
• Kamuro Masumi said she wanted the same flavor of ice cream as Kazehara Tetsu, but Hiyori did not notice the implied message.
• Kazehara Tetsu bought vanilla ice cream for himself and Kamuro and strawberry ice cream for Hiyori, then paid with his Points.
• The three ate ice cream on a bench, and Kazehara Tetsu offered to walk with Hiyori to the Dormitory.

Kamuro Masumi questioned Kazehara Tetsu about his connection to Shiina Hiyori and insisted she was only concerned about Class A. Kazehara teased her about being jealous, and the chapter ended with him drawing close and touching her as she weakly told him to stop.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Kamuro Masumi left the elevator together, leaving Shiina Hiyori to wonder whether they were dating.
• At Kazehara Tetsu's room, Kamuro Masumi asked how he knew Shiina Hiyori, and he said they were book friends.
• Kamuro Masumi claimed she was evaluating Shiina Hiyori to protect Class A, but Kazehara Tetsu accused her of being jealous.
• Kazehara Tetsu moved close to Kamuro Masumi and caught her wrist as she tried to push him away.
• Kamuro Masumi told Kazehara Tetsu to stop, but he continued teasing and touching her.

Class 1-A took a Midterm Exam made easy by the past papers Kazehara Tetsu had shared, and Sakayanagi Arisu confronted him for undermining their wager. Kazehara denied that the wager had become meaningless, leaving Sakayanagi puzzled about his intentions.

• Class 1-A students treated the Midterm Exam casually because they already knew most of the answers from the past papers.
• Kazehara Tetsu finished the first exam quickly and noticed that Sakayanagi Arisu delayed answering, seemingly disappointed by how easy it was.
• After the exam, Sakayanagi Arisu summoned Kazehara Tetsu to the rooftop and accused him of sharing the past papers to make their wager meaningless.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he did not avoid risks and asked who had told her their wager was meaningless.
• Sakayanagi Arisu furrowed her brow, confused by Kazehara Tetsu's response.

Kazehara Tetsu proposed that he and Sakayanagi Arisu treat a tied exam score as a win-win, but Sakayanagi rejected the idea and insisted their bet must have a clear winner. After the midterms ended, both remained confident they would win as they waited for the results.

• Kazehara Tetsu suggested that if they tied, he would serve Sakayanagi Arisu while she became his girlfriend, but she refused and reaffirmed their original bet.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi that victory would be his, and she confidently accepted the challenge.
• The Class A students completed their midterm exams and celebrated when the final bell rang.
• Sakayanagi told Kazehara Tetsu she looked forward to claiming her rights as the winner, while he hinted that a miracle might happen.
• Sakayanagi left the classroom certain she had earned a perfect score, but she wondered where Kazehara's confidence came from.

Majima Tomoya announced the midterm results, revealing that Sakayanagi Arisu had scored 99 in mathematics despite expecting a perfect score. After confronting Kazehara Tetsu, she learned that he had used school points as a special measure, though he did not explain exactly how.

• Majima Tomoya posted the midterm results, showing Sakayanagi Arisu had scored 99 in mathematics and 100 in every other subject.
• Sakayanagi Arisu challenged her math score, but Majima Tomoya said the grading was final and correct.
• After the classroom cleared, Sakayanagi Arisu confronted Kazehara Tetsu about his involvement in her score.
• Kazehara Tetsu admitted he had used a special measure involving points.

Kazehara Tetsu visited Majima Tomoya to negotiate the rules for buying exam scores and proposed paying to subtract a point from another student's score. Majima objected, but Kazehara began arguing that the school's own rules treated scores as purchasable commodities; the negotiation remained unresolved.

• Kazehara Tetsu arrived at the Teacher's Office, where Majima Tomoya and Hoshinomiya Chie were talking, and asked to negotiate the rules for purchasing exam scores.
• Majima Tomoya explained that adding one exam point cost 100,000 Personal Points and required School Authority review.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked how much it would cost to subtract a point from another student's score in one subject, stunning Hoshinomiya Chie and angering Majima Tomoya.
• Majima Tomoya condemned the request as an abuse of the school's score-purchasing rule, but Kazehara Tetsu urged him to consider whether it was reasonable.
• Kazehara Tetsu argued that the school allowed students to buy permitted things with Personal Points and that a score with a fixed price was therefore a commodity; he then began addressing whether his request was permitted.

Kazehara Tetsu persuaded Majima Tomoya to approve a rule-compliant service that deducted one point from Sakayanagi Arisu’s Mathematics score for 100,000 Personal Points. After Kazehara left, Hoshinomiya Chie and Majima considered his motives and the trouble he might cause.

• Kazehara argued that the rules allowed him to pay for a one-point deduction because point additions were permitted and his action threatened neither order nor learning.
• Kazehara named Class 1-A’s Sakayanagi Arisu as the target and requested a one-point deduction in Mathematics, describing it as a game.
• Majima questioned Kazehara’s motive and challenged him to name a price, so Kazehara offered the same 100,000 Points charged for adding one point.
• Majima processed the transaction, and Kazehara’s Personal Points fell by 100,000 as Sakayanagi’s score deduction was confirmed.
• After Kazehara left, Hoshinomiya called him a lunatic, while Majima said his actions served his own will and amusement.

After Sakayanagi Arisu realized Kazehara Tetsu had used Points to defeat her, she accepted the loss and became his girlfriend. He took her shopping to cook dinner, where a supermarket lucky draw offered them a chance at a hot spring pass for two.

• Kazehara Tetsu explained that he had used Points as his decisive advantage, and Sakayanagi Arisu admitted defeat and agreed to be his girlfriend.
• Kazehara Tetsu invited Sakayanagi Arisu to dinner and brought her to a supermarket to buy ingredients for Chinese food he planned to cook.
• At checkout, the cashier told Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu about a lucky draw whose first prize was a hot spring pass for two.
• Sakayanagi Arisu drew a blue ball and won a small bottle of cooking oil.
• Kazehara Tetsu paused before taking his turn, eyeing the Black Box and the first prize with skepticism.

Kazehara Tetsu used a piece of tape to identify and draw the First Prize ball, then brought Sakayanagi Arisu to his dorm room and cooked dinner for her. The chapter ended with Sakayanagi enjoying the meal as they ate together.

• Kazehara Tetsu convinced the cashier to let him inspect the Lottery Box and secretly marked the golden First Prize ball with Transparent Tape.
• Kazehara Tetsu found the marked ball, won the First Prize, and received an envelope from the cashier.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu returned to his dorm room, where she noticed strands of purple hair on his pillow.
• Kazehara Tetsu prepared dinner, and Sakayanagi Arisu praised the dishes as they ate together.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu discussed how they felt about becoming a couple and agreed to begin spending time together as boyfriend and girlfriend. They planned a hot-spring trip for Summer Vacation, and Kazehara resolved to prove himself by defeating Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu talked about their new relationship, and Arisu explained that she had never imagined becoming lovers with him.
• Kazehara suggested they have lunch together, but Arisu initially suspected he wanted to send a message to their factions.
• Kazehara told Arisu he simply wanted to spend more time with her, and she agreed to the ordinary couple's routine.
• Kazehara and Arisu decided to use their hot-spring invitation tickets during Summer Vacation.
• Arisu left Kazehara's room, and he watched her go before resolving to defeat Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and prove his ability.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted an exhausted Horikita Suzune about the cost of Class D saving its students who failed the midterm. Horikita remembered how Chabashira Sae revealed the passing-score rules and how Kanji Ike and Ken Sudō fell short, leaving the class to find a way to prevent their expulsion.

• Kazehara Tetsu found Horikita Suzune sitting alone and invited her to a café, but she refused.
• Kazehara Tetsu questioned whether Class D could remain united after its students sacrificed their Personal Points to save classmates who had failed.
• Horikita Suzune recalled Chabashira Sae announcing that the midterm passing scores were 41 in English and 40 in mathematics.
• Kanji Ike discovered he had scored 38 in mathematics, and Ken Sudō discovered he had scored 37 in English.
• Kanji Ike begged for another chance and Ken Sudō angrily challenged the rule, but Chabashira Sae said she could not change it and left the classroom.

After two Class D students failed the Midterm Exam, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka negotiated with Chabashira Sae to buy the six missing points for 300,000 Personal Points. Horikita Suzune announced the deal to the class, where students split over whether to pay and the argument erupted into chaos.

• Chabashira Sae smoked on the rooftop as she brooded over the failed exam and the prospect of two students being expelled.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka offered to buy six exam points, and Chabashira Sae agreed to 300,000 Personal Points after he appealed to her desire to protect Class D.
• Horikita Suzune revealed herself after overhearing the deal, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said the class would need her help to pool the money.
• Back in the classroom, Horikita Suzune told Class D that saving the two students would cost 300,000 Personal Points.
• Yukimura Teruhiko and other students protested paying, Sudo Ken nearly attacked him, and the classroom descended into chaos.

Class D raised 300,000 Points to prevent Ken Sudō and Kanji Ike from being expelled, but the fundraiser worsened the class's divisions. After speaking with Kazehara Tetsu, Horikita Suzune resolved to make them change or cut them loose to protect her goal of reaching Class A.

• Kushida Kikyo and Hirata Yosuke persuaded Class D to raise 300,000 Points by explaining the practical cost of letting Ken Sudō and Kanji Ike be expelled.
• Horikita Suzune recorded the contributions as students handed over their Points, while Sudō and Ike endured their classmates' anger.
• Class D raised the Points, but the fundraiser further damaged its fragile unity.
• Horikita told Kazehara Tetsu that saving Sudō and Ike through others' sacrifices had only postponed the problem.
• Horikita declared that she would make Sudō and Ike understand why studying mattered, but would cut them loose if they failed to contribute value to the class.