Recaps

Ibuki Mio reluctantly served a customer whose enthusiasm for her rude demeanor left her baffled. After placing her first order, she crossed paths with Karuizawa Kei in the kitchen, and the two eyed each other suspiciously.

• With the cafe short-handed, Ibuki Mio reluctantly led a middle-aged customer to a table and treated him rudely.
• The customer delighted in Ibuki Mio’s unfeigned delinquent-maid demeanor and ordered hand-dripped black tea and a strawberry cream dessert.
• Ibuki Mio submitted the order ticket and noticed Karuizawa Kei waiting by the kitchen counter.
• Ibuki Mio and Karuizawa Kei exchanged wary stares, each suspecting the other had a hidden motive.
• Ibuki Mio collected the finished order for Table Eight and returned to the front desk.

Kazehara Tetsu impressed Ichinose Honami with his precise dessert-making, but Hoshinomiya Chie interrupted them after spending all her Personal Points. Ichinose left the kitchen to sort through the purchases Chie had abandoned by the front desk.

• Kazehara Tetsu reproduced Ichinose Honami's pastry techniques flawlessly and displayed several finished cakes.
• Hoshinomiya Chie entered the kitchen and teased Ichinose for standing close to Kazehara.
• Hoshinomiya squeezed between them, clung to Ichinose, and called her an adorable little white rabbit.
• Hoshinomiya told Ichinose that she had spent all ten thousand Personal Points and left her purchases by the front desk for the class to pick through.
• Ichinose hurried to the front desk to deal with Hoshinomiya's abandoned purchases.

Kazehara Tetsu told Hoshinomiya Chie that he was still far from gathering enough Personal Points to buy promotion slots for three classes, while Chie admitted she had placed her class’s faint hope in him. Ichinose Honami returned from shopping with a pile of costly, impractical trinkets, leaving her appalled at Chie’s spending.

• Hoshinomiya Chie teased Kazehara Tetsu that Honami’s attempt to get away from her might mean Honami had a boyfriend, but Kazehara dismissed the speculation.
• Hoshinomiya Chie asked how many Personal Points Kazehara had saved for his plan, and he said he remained far short of the amount needed to buy promotion slots for three classes.
• Hoshinomiya Chie said Class D had no chance of reaching Class A through exam competition and explained that she was relying on Kazehara because she had no other way forward.
• Hoshinomiya Chie joked that placing the burden on Kazehara let her stop scheming and enjoy herself at This School, prompting Kazehara to call her irresponsible.
• Ichinose Honami returned carrying plush toys, gadgets, and snacks that Hoshinomiya Chie had bought for ten thousand Points, and Honami criticized the wasteful shopping.

Kazehara Tetsu left Class 2-D's stall and visited the crowded maid cafe, where Horikita Suzune was serving guests. Karuizawa Kei spotted him and grew jealous when she saw Horikita speak with him, leaving her on the verge of an outburst.

• Kazehara Tetsu left Class 2-D's stall and headed to the maid cafe, where a long queue had formed despite empty seats inside.
• Kazehara Tetsu entered the cafe and encountered Horikita Suzune working in a maid outfit because the cafe was short-staffed.
• Horikita Suzune told Kazehara Tetsu to sit in a corner and promised to serve him if she had time.
• Karuizawa Kei spotted Kazehara Tetsu from the order counter and nearly rushed over to him.
• Karuizawa Kei saw Horikita Suzune talking with Kazehara Tetsu and felt possessive jealousy rise toward an explosion.

Karuizawa Kei rushed through serving a waiting customer so she could spend time with Kazehara Tetsu, who had kept his promise to visit. She made him order a latte and insisted he stay for photos, then began preparing the coffee herself.

• Karuizawa Kei waited impatiently for the kitchen to prepare a fresh batch of strawberry dessert while her customer grew restless.
• Karuizawa Kei delivered the delayed desserts to the customer and hurried away to meet Kazehara Tetsu.
• Karuizawa Kei greeted Kazehara Tetsu and dismissed her duties to other customers, saying she cared only about serving him.
• Kazehara Tetsu ordered a latte after Karuizawa Kei offered to make one herself without disrupting the kitchen.
• Karuizawa Kei told Kazehara Tetsu not to leave while she prepared the latte and demanded that they take photos together.
• Karuizawa Kei weighed coffee beans and put them into the grinder.

Kazehara Tetsu visited Karuizawa Kei at the maid cafe, where she served him coffee she had made herself and received his praise. They agreed to seek a private moment together, then headed to the cafe’s photo area to take a commemorative picture.

• Karuizawa Kei brought Kazehara Tetsu a latte she had prepared and waited for his reaction.
• Kazehara Kei asked Kazehara Tetsu if he wanted any special services, and they flirted about finding a private place together.
• Karuizawa Kei spotted an empty photo area and urged Kazehara Tetsu to take the picture they had promised to take.
• Kazehara Tetsu agreed, stood up, and walked with Karuizawa Kei toward the photo area.

Sen Ningning took commemorative photos of Kazehara Tetsu first with Karuizawa Kei and then with Sakura Airi. The chapter ended with both pictures developing after the girls posed beside Kazehara and he completed their heart gestures.

• Sen Ningning hesitated to take a free photo for Kazehara Tetsu until Karuizawa Kei promised to accept responsibility for breaking the rules.
• Karuizawa Kei and Kazehara Tetsu posed together and completed a heart shape with their hands as Sen Ningning took their picture.
• Sakura Airi nervously asked Sen Ningning to take a photo of her with Kazehara Tetsu.
• Karuizawa Kei stepped aside and encouraged Sakura Airi to take her place beside Kazehara.
• Sakura Airi formed half a heart with her hand, and Kazehara Tetsu completed it as Sen Ningning took their picture.

Sen Ningning developed the photos while Kazehara Tetsu examined the maid café’s popularity rankings and asked Sakura Airi about handling the busy shift. Karuizawa Kei grew suspicious of the closeness between Tetsu and Sakura, but Sen returned with the finished photos before Kei could question them.

• Karuizawa Kei asked Sen Ningning to make two copies of each photo, and Sen went behind the curtain to develop them.
• Kazehara Tetsu saw that Kushida Kikyo led the photo rankings, Karuizawa Kei was in the competitive middle tier, and Sakura Airi ranked last.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Sakura Airi how she had coped with the morning rush, and Sakura credited his support with helping her face the customers.
• Karuizawa Kei noticed Sakura Airi’s flustered gratitude toward Tetsu and suspected that something had happened between them during her absence.
• Sen Ningning returned and announced that the photos were developed.

Sen Ningning distributed the photos Kazehara Tetsu and the girls had taken before Kushida Kikyo reassigned Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi to the front. Horikita Suzune stayed behind with Kazehara Tetsu in the secluded corner.

• Sen Ningning handed Kazehara Tetsu, Karuizawa Kei, and Sakura Airi their finished photos.
• Kushida Kikyo told Kazehara Tetsu that an unwelcome guest was delaying orders and leaving the front short-staffed.
• Kushida Kikyo took Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi away to reinforce the front and brought Horikita Suzune to supervise Kazehara Tetsu.
• Karuizawa Kei criticized Kazehara Tetsu and dragged Sakura Airi away when Sakura tried to defend him.
• Kushida Kikyo left to return to work, leaving Kazehara Tetsu alone with Horikita Suzune.

Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu about Class A’s festival earnings and admitted she wanted to compete with him, then agreed to take a photo in exchange for continuing their conversation. Afterward, she kept her copy of their stiff, awkward picture.

• Horikita Suzune pressed Kazehara Tetsu for details about Class A’s revenue, but he refused to reveal them.
• Horikita Suzune told Kazehara Tetsu that she wanted to compete with him, and he asked for a photo in exchange for moving elsewhere to talk.
• Sen Ningning took a photo of Horikita Suzune and Kazehara Tetsu standing stiffly together.
• Kushida Kikyo brought another customer to the photo area while Sen Ningning developed two copies of the picture.
• Horikita Suzune took her copy and slipped it into a hidden pocket in her maid outfit.

Horikita Suzune and Kazehara Tetsu wagered on which class’s cafe would earn more, with Horikita offering a private maid-outfit visit if she lost and asking to have one favor canceled if she won. Horikita admitted she felt affection for Kazehara and intended to repay her remaining favors, while he agreed to wait for her.

• Kazehara Tetsu challenged Horikita Suzune to wager on which of their classes’ cafes would win, and Horikita defended her confidence in her class’s prospects.
• Horikita offered to visit Kazehara’s Dormitory wearing her maid outfit if she lost, while asking him to cancel one of her outstanding favors if she won.
• Kazehara accepted the stakes and agreed to settle the wager with a verbal promise rather than written paperwork.
• Kazehara sent an unexplained instruction from his phone, then asked Horikita why she had become proactive.
• Horikita told Kazehara she had developed affection for him and would work to repay her favors, though she might never fully repay them.
• Kazehara said he would wait for her, whether she eventually repaid the debt or not.

Kazehara Tetsu weighed his wager with Horikita Suzune and, with the afternoon sales underway, found himself with nothing to do. Amasawa Ichika led him through the crowd to meet Mrs. Kagihara, who had been waiting for him.

• Kazehara Tetsu considered the uncertain outcome of his wager with Horikita Suzune as the Cultural Festival's afternoon sales continued.
• Kazehara Tetsu learned that Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi had gone to the open-air stalls, then decided to return to his class.
• Amasawa Ichika stopped Kazehara Tetsu and said she had an important warning about someone waiting for him.
• Amasawa Ichika pulled Kazehara Tetsu through the crowd outside Class A's kimono cafe.
• Amasawa Ichika introduced the woman waiting there as Mrs. Kagihara.

Kazehara Tetsu encountered his mother, Kagihara Misaki, at the school’s Cultural Festival and struggled to contain her shameless excitement about his romantic life. He took her outside to keep their conversation from becoming public gossip, while Amasawa Ichika followed behind them.

• Kagihara Misaki turned around and greeted Kazehara Tetsu affectionately when he called out to her in the corridor.
• Kagihara Misaki said she had come to see Kazehara Tetsu at the Cultural Festival and teased him about his relationship with Amasawa Ichika.
• Amasawa Ichika claimed Kazehara Tetsu had become involved with many girls, and Kagihara Misaki eagerly questioned him about them.
• Kazehara Tetsu admitted to four definite relationships, prompting Kagihara Misaki to ask how many other girls were still in progress.
• Kazehara Tetsu grabbed Kagihara Misaki's wrist and led her outside to talk somewhere more private, as Amasawa Ichika followed.

Kazehara Tetsu answered Kagihara Misaki’s questions about which girls he preferred and denied having any relationship with Amasawa Ichika. Ichika tried to suggest they had spent an intimate night together, but Tetsu refuted her claims, leaving Misaki eager to stir up more trouble.

• Kazehara Tetsu released Kagihara Misaki’s wrist outside the Special Academic Building as Amasawa Ichika followed them.
• Kagihara Misaki pressed Tetsu to choose between Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu, and he chose Arisu.
• Misaki asked how Tetsu’s feelings would change if Ichika were included, and Tetsu denied having any relationship with her.
• Amasawa Ichika claimed Tetsu had held her in his Tent, but he pointed out that she had entered without permission and that he had never touched her.
• Ichika lost her argument and puffed out her cheeks in frustration while Misaki watched with growing mischief.

Kagihara Misaki teased Amasawa Ichika by revealing Kazehara Tetsu’s weakness, then introduced herself to Nanase Tsubasa as Tetsu’s biological mother. The chapter left Nanase nervously enduring Misaki’s intense appraisal.

• Kagihara Misaki told Amasawa Ichika to exploit Kazehara Tetsu’s deep sleep with a night raid.
• Nanase Tsubasa approached Kazehara Tetsu and asked who Kagihara Misaki was.
• Kagihara Misaki introduced herself as Kazehara Tetsu’s biological mother.
• Nanase Tsubasa formally introduced herself and bowed to Kagihara Misaki.
• Kagihara Misaki circled Nanase Tsubasa and inspected her while Nanase stayed silent out of respect for her status as Tetsu’s mother.

Kagihara Misaki questioned Nanase Tsubasa about her relationship with Kazehara Tetsu, but Tetsu slipped away while Misaki was distracted. Misaki offered to teach Tsubasa and Amasawa Ichika how to win his heart, leaving the two girls to spend the afternoon receiving her advice.

• Kagihara Misaki scrutinized Nanase Tsubasa and asked how far things had gone between Tsubasa and Kazehara Tetsu.
• Nanase Tsubasa described herself and Tetsu as a senior and junior who were also ordinary friends.
• Amasawa Ichika pointed out that Tetsu had escaped down a path around the Special Building while Misaki examined Tsubasa.
• Misaki teased Tsubasa for distracting her with her cuteness, making Tsubasa blush.
• Misaki offered to teach Tsubasa how to win Tetsu's heart, and Ichika asked to join the lessons.
• Misaki agreed to teach both girls her romantic tactics throughout the afternoon.

Kazehara Tetsu escaped Kagihara Misaki’s gossiping and arrived at the Student Council Office as the confrontation over Yagami Takuya erupted. He found Yagami in a hysterical state, with Nagumo Miyabi, the teachers, Horikita Suzune, and Ibuki Mio present.

• Kazehara Tetsu fled Kagihara Misaki and headed to the Teaching Building for the planned afternoon confrontation.
• Kazehara Tetsu spotted people hiding around a corridor corner and warned them to hurry with their plan to retrieve a discarded failed product.
• Kazehara Tetsu reached the Student Council Office, where Ryuen Kakeru stood with Komiya and Kinoshita blocking the entrance.
• Ryuen Kakeru told Kazehara Tetsu that his dispute was a private matter, and Komiya and Kinoshita let Kazehara pass.
• Kazehara Tetsu entered and saw Yagami Takuya unraveling while Nagumo Miyabi, Majima Tomoya, Sakamoto Suguru, Horikita Suzune, and Ibuki Mio watched.

Yagami Takuya broke down after his plans failed, and Kazehara Tetsu confronted him in the Student Council Office. Yagami accused Kazehara of obstructing him, while Nagumo Miyabi watched without intervening and Majima Tomoya worried about Yagami's condition.

• Kazehara Tetsu called Yagami Takuya pathetic for losing control after his prediction failed and his target was absent.
• Yagami Takuya accused Kazehara of coming to mock his defeat, but Kazehara said Yagami had trusted others blindly and walked into a trap.
• Yagami insisted he had not lost and still needed to defeat Ayanokoji and prove himself to his Teacher.
• Yagami accused Kazehara of having a hand in what happened, while Ryuen Kakeru mocked Yagami and dismissed his hostility as meaningless.
• Nagumo Miyabi chose not to intervene, while Majima Tomoya grew concerned about Yagami's mental state.

Yagami Takuya lost control and charged at Kazehara Tetsu, but Ibuki Mio intervened and was struck down by his counterattack. As Majima Tomoya prepared to stop him, Ryuen Kakeru offered to fight Yagami himself.

• Yagami Takuya abandoned his plans and charged at Kazehara Tetsu, determined to defeat everyone in his way.
• Ibuki Mio tried to trip Yagami Takuya from behind, but he sensed her attack and struck her abdomen with his elbow.
• Ibuki Mio fell to the floor in pain as Majima Tomoya shouted at Yagami Takuya to stop.
• Ryuen Kakeru stepped forward and told Majima Tomoya that he would take on Yagami Takuya himself.

Yagami Takuya lashed out in the Student Council Office after learning he would be expelled, and Kazehara Tetsu finally intervened to stop him. Kazehara subdued Yagami, leaving him restrained and furious.

• Majima Tomoya stepped between Ryuen Kakeru and Yagami Takuya, warning both students to stop and trying to calm Yagami.
• Yagami rejected Majima’s authority and attacked him, while Horikita Suzune assessed the situation and prepared to act if anyone else was hurt.
• As Yagami kicked at Majima, Kazehara Tetsu pinned his leg and blocked his punch.
• Kazehara seized Yagami’s wrist and forced him onto one knee, preventing him from breaking free.
• Yagami accused Kazehara of repeatedly ruining his plans, and Kazehara said he had intervened to prevent further injuries.

Five authorized adults arrived at the Student Council Office and took Yagami Takuya away, ending his disruption at the school. Kazehara Tetsu then left with Ibuki Mio, saying he would repay her for taking a hit to help him.

• Five adults entered the Student Council Office and revealed that Chairman Sakayanagi had authorized them to take Yagami Takuya away.
• Majima Tomoya yielded to their authority, and the adults escorted a silent Yagami Takuya from the office.
• Kazehara Tetsu criticized the adults for waiting in the shadows before stepping in to take over.
• Nagumo Miyabi teased Kazehara Tetsu about the damage, while Kazehara checked on the injured Ibuki Mio and praised Horikita Suzune for not intervening recklessly.
• Kazehara Tetsu left with Ibuki Mio, telling Majima Tomoya that he intended to repay her for helping him.

Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio intercepted the five adults escorting Yagami Takuya out of school, though Kazehara said he had no intention of stopping them. He revealed that he had made arrangements in advance and turned to Ibuki to discuss the reward he had promised her.

• Five adults escorted the defeated Yagami Takuya along a secluded route behind the Teaching Building, while he muttered that his defeat had been caused by circumstances rather than his own weakness.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio blocked the tree-lined path, and Ibuki was surprised that Kazehara had predicted the escort would take that route.
• Kazehara explained that the adults were avoiding attention and that the crowded roads left the secluded path as their best option.
• Kazehara sent a brief message, told Ibuki he had made contingency arrangements, and invited her to decide how to collect the reward he had promised.
• The lead escort ordered Kazehara and Ibuki to move aside, but Kazehara said he did not care about Yagami or intend to interfere with Ayanokoji Atsuomi's plans.

Kazehara Tetsu blocked the team escorting Yagami Takuya to demand justice for Ibuki Mio, while jokingly claiming her as his woman. After negotiations failed, two of the professionals attacked him together, beginning a fight to clear the way.

• Kazehara Tetsu told the team he knew Ayanokoji Atsuomi and was blocking them because Yagami Takuya had hurt Ibuki Mio.
• Kazehara Tetsu teased Ibuki Mio and called her his woman, prompting her to threaten to beat him after the confrontation.
• Ibuki Mio worried that Kazehara Tetsu would struggle against the five professionals, but he reassured her that he was strong.
• The team's leader gave up on negotiations and sent two members to remove Kazehara Tetsu from the path.
• The two professionals used a coordinated pincer attack, one punching toward Kazehara Tetsu's face as the other swept at his legs.

Kazehara Tetsu instantly defeated two operatives who attacked him, leaving the remaining men too intimidated to resist as he approached Yagami Takuya. The leader then launched a surprise attack with a stun gun while Kazehara Tetsu had his back turned.

• Kazehara Tetsu knocked out two charging operatives in an instant, and Ibuki Mio realized he had been holding back during their training.
• Kazehara Tetsu told the remaining three men he only wanted to retaliate for those they had injured and would let them take Yagami Takuya afterward.
• Kazehara Tetsu walked past the shaken leader and reached for Yagami Takuya's collar.
• The leader secretly drew a stun gun and lunged at Kazehara Tetsu's neck, prompting Ibuki Mio to shout a warning.

Kazehara Tetsu defeated all five White Room operatives who ambushed him and brought Yagami Takuya before Ibuki Mio. Yagami warned that Kazehara’s actions could get him expelled if the incident was reported to the school.

• Kazehara Tetsu crushed an energized stun gun with his bare hand, revealing that he had anticipated the ambush.
• Two operatives lunged at Kazehara Tetsu, but he knocked them unconscious before they could reach him.
• The leader charged Kazehara Tetsu in a final attack, and Kazehara stopped him with a side kick that left him unable to fight.
• Kazehara Tetsu restrained Yagami Takuya, dragged him to Ibuki Mio, and let her decide how to deal with him.
• Ibuki Mio admitted that she wanted revenge but lacked the strength to take it herself.
• Yagami Takuya mocked Kazehara Tetsu and threatened that the school could expel him for injuring people and causing violence on campus.