Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu helped Shiina Hiyori settle and sort the books she had bought, then left with three books she had lent him. In the hallway, he unexpectedly ran into Ichinose Honami, who teased him about not coming to see her.

• Shiina Hiyori showed Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio her book-filled dorm room and asked them to set down her new books.
• Kazehara Tetsu chose three books to borrow, while Ibuki Mio declined Shiina Hiyori's offer and left for her room.
• Kazehara Tetsu stayed behind and helped Shiina Hiyori sort the new books before saying goodbye.
• Kazehara Tetsu left with the three books and encountered Ichinose Honami as she opened her dorm room door.
• Ichinose Honami jokingly claimed she would be upset that Kazehara Tetsu had not come specifically to see her.

Ichinose Honami deduced that Kazehara Tetsu had just visited Shiina Hiyori by noticing the books he carried. She joined him on his walk to the Teaching Building after he returned the books to his dormitory.

• Ichinose Honami recognized the books Kazehara Tetsu carried and correctly guessed that he had come from Shiina Hiyori's room.
• Kazehara Tetsu teased Ichinose Honami, then set off for his dormitory to put away the books before heading to the Teaching Building.
• Ichinose Honami caught up with Kazehara Tetsu and asked to accompany him to class.
• Kazehara Tetsu put the three books on his desk, and he and Ichinose Honami continued together toward the Teaching Building.

Ichinose Honami explained why she and Kazehara Tetsu were likely to be grouped together for the Hokkaido Educational Trip and offered to handle the travel plans. When Kazehara Tetsu entrusted the arrangements to her, Ichinose accepted his trust sincerely, and he prepared to make her a serious request.

• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu that their high mutual rankings on the evaluation forms made it likely they would share a group on the Hokkaido trip.
• Kazehara Tetsu praised Ichinose Honami's skill at planning and caring for others, and she promised to help him during the trip.
• Ichinose Honami said she could ski but offered to pretend otherwise so Kazehara Tetsu could teach her.
• Ichinose Honami planned to make a travel guide and invited Kazehara Tetsu to explore Hokkaido with her.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he would entrust everything about himself to Ichinose Honami, then clarified he meant the trip arrangements.
• Ichinose Honami took Kazehara Tetsu's hand and accepted his trust seriously, and he asked if he could give her a weighty request; she agreed.

After classes, Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu went to the school’s private hot spring so they could spend time together before their Hokkaido trip. Kazehara noticed they had been assigned the same private room for the third consecutive visit and joined Arisu in the bath area with two hot drinks.

• After class, Kazehara Tetsu found Sakayanagi Arisu waiting in the corridor, and they left the Teaching Building together.
• While walking to the hot spring, Sakayanagi told Kazehara she had come because she wanted to spend time with him.
• Kazehara paid for a private room, bought two hot drinks, and followed Arisu into the facility after she went to change.
• Kazehara noticed the pair had received the same private hot spring room for the third visit in a row and saw that Arisu had already entered the bath.
• Kazehara changed, picked up the drinks, and walked into the inner hot spring area.

Kazehara Tetsu joined Sakayanagi Arisu in the private hot spring, where they talked about their relationship and the upcoming Educational Trip to Hokkaido. He ended their intimate conversation by kissing her.

• Kazehara Tetsu entered the hot spring and sat beside Sakayanagi Arisu, who teased him for taking so long.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi Arisu that she was the one who had captivated him, and she accepted his mention of Kamuro Masumi without suspicion.
• Sakayanagi Arisu complained that the hot drink tasted mediocre while she and Kazehara Tetsu relaxed together.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked where Kazehara Tetsu planned to go in Hokkaido, and he said he would follow Ichinose Honami's plans.
• Sakayanagi Arisu admitted she was petty but would forgive Kazehara Tetsu, and he leaned forward and kissed her.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu shared a lingering kiss at the hot spring, then talked about the moment and planned a relaxed outing during their Hokkaido trip. After they left the bath, they returned to the Dormitory Building, where Sakayanagi went upstairs and Kazehara headed for a vending machine.

• Kazehara Tetsu kissed Sakayanagi Arisu after realizing her repeated comments about the drink were a hint, and they parted only after a long embrace.
• Sakayanagi Arisu praised Kazehara for understanding her wish to change the quiet atmosphere, though she teased him for acting without warning.
• Sakayanagi Arisu suggested they explore nearby places together during Free Activity without a fixed itinerary, and Kazehara agreed.
• After soaking longer, Sakayanagi Arisu and Kazehara left the hot spring and walked back to the Dormitory Building together.
• Kazehara told Sakayanagi he was going to buy drinks, watched her enter the elevator, and then walked toward the vending machine.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu departed with their classmates for a five-day, four-night Educational Trip to Hokkaido. Their group assignments placed them with Kaneda Satoru, Yamashita Saki, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Ichinose Honami, and Kanzaki Ryuji as the buses set off.

• Second year students gathered in winter clothes and boarded four buses for the trip to Hokkaido.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu boarded bus No. 1 and sat together.
• Kazehara Tetsu checked the group assignment list, which placed him and Sakayanagi Arisu with six students from the other classes.
• Kazehara Tetsu recalled that Kushida Kikyo had avoided exposure during the Unanimous Special Exam by following his advice.
• After a teacher confirmed attendance and completed safety checks, the buses departed for Hokkaido.

Second-year students traveled from the city to Hokkaido for their Educational Trip, where the school reorganized them into mixed-class groups. Group One assembled under Majima Tomoya’s supervision and began deciding how to sit on the bus.

• The second-year students traveled by bus to the airport, flew to Hokkaido, and arrived in the northern cold.
• The school split the students into twenty mixed-class groups and assigned each set of five groups to a teacher and tour bus.
• Majima Tomoya gathered Groups One through Five and explained that each group could choose its own seats within its designated area.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu entered Group One’s area before Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Kaneda Satoru, and Yamashita Saki joined them.
• Ichinose Honami greeted Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu, saying she had expected to be grouped with them and preferred traveling with people she knew and trusted.

Kanzaki Ryuji proposed a seating plan that let everyone choose a companion, with boys and girls sitting separately if no one had a preference. The group settled into pairs, with Kanzaki and Kaneda Satoru taking the last two seats.

• Kanzaki Ryuji suggested prioritizing personal preferences and using gender-separated seating as a fallback, and the group agreed.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu chose the first pair of seats and sat together.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Horikita Suzune to sit with her, and Horikita agreed.
• Yamashita Saki asked Ichinose Honami to sit with her, and Ichinose accepted.
• Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru took the remaining seats and sat together.

During the bus ride to the Hokkaido ski resort, the group talked about their relationships and skiing experience. They settled on who would help the beginners before arriving at the resort.

• Kushida Kikyo praised Kazehara Tetsu and struck up a friendly conversation with Sakayanagi Arisu, while each girl kept her own reasons for getting acquainted.
• Sakayanagi Arisu invited Horikita Suzune to talk more, and Horikita accepted.
• Ichinose Honami asked who could ski; Kushida Kikyo, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Horikita Suzune said they knew the basics.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said she would rely on Kazehara Tetsu, while Ichinose Honami offered to teach Yamashita Saki.
• Kaneda Satoru said he knew the basics, leaving everyone with a temporary skiing coach or enough experience to manage on their own.

The second-year students arrived at the Hokkaido ski resort and began their group ski instruction after lunch, following the school’s revised itinerary and safety rules. Kazehara Tetsu rented ski gear, and the students assembled outside ready to begin.

• The school sent the students directly to the ski resort instead of stopping at the hotel, and they left their luggage secured on the buses.
• The students ate lunch in the resort cafeteria, then assembled for the mandatory group ski instruction.
• The school required students to hand in their phones during instruction, allowing them to retrieve them during Free Activity under rules holding them responsible for loss or damage.
• Kazehara Tetsu paid to rent a complete set of ski equipment and changed into his ski outfit.
• The second-year students finished gearing up and gathered at the ski grounds' Assembly Point.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji joined the advanced ski group after students were divided by ability, and the instructors allowed experienced skiers to practice freely. With beginner lessons just starting, the two planned to take the advanced route so Kazehara Tetsu could regain his skiing form.

• The ski instructors divided the students into advanced, intermediate, and beginner groups, with beginners making up more than sixty percent of the crowd.
• Kazehara Tetsu judged his rusty but substantial experience sufficient for the advanced group and headed there.
• Kanzaki Ryuji joined Kazehara Tetsu in the advanced group, making them the only two members of their first Small Group there.
• The advanced instructor gave brief safety reminders and allowed the students to practice on their own.
• As beginner instruction began, Kazehara Tetsu agreed with Kanzaki Ryuji to try the advanced route and regain his feel for skiing.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji rode the chairlift toward the resort’s difficult advanced course and discussed Kazehara’s relationship with Ichinose Honami. Kanzaki remained concerned about the effect Kazehara’s flirtatious nature could have on Ichinose and Class D, while Kazehara promised he would not hurt her.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji took the empty chairlift to the top of the advanced course, and Kanzaki warned that most of the run consisted of connected steep slopes.
• The two realized they had little to talk about outside class interests before Kanzaki asked how Kazehara’s relationship with Ichinose Honami was going.
• Kazehara said things were all right, and Kanzaki admitted he found Ichinose’s acceptance of Kazehara’s closeness with other girls difficult to understand.
• Kanzaki explained that he respected Ichinose and feared Kazehara might hurt her or disrupt Class D’s unity.
• Kazehara acknowledged that he was fickle but promised he would not hurt Ichinose or let her efforts go to waste.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji raced down the advanced slope, and Kazehara Tetsu rediscovered his skiing skills after several years away. Afterward, Kazehara Tetsu stayed at the bottom to wait for Sakayanagi Arisu while Kanzaki Ryuji went back up for another run.

• At the summit, Kanzaki Ryuji and Kazehara Tetsu agreed they were ready to ski down the advanced slope.
• Kanzaki Ryuji set off first, and Kazehara Tetsu followed close behind.
• Kazehara Tetsu found his muscle memory had returned and smoothly matched Kanzaki Ryuji down the slope.
• The two slowed and stopped together at the bottom, where Kazehara Tetsu said he would wait for Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Kanzaki Ryuji headed to the chairlift to return to the summit for more runs.

Kazehara Tetsu gave Sakayanagi Arisu a private skiing lesson, teaching her basic posture, gliding, braking, and turning until she could ski independently. After free practice ended, the students returned their equipment and rode back to the resort hotel.

• Kazehara Tetsu waited for the group lesson to end and spotted Sakayanagi Arisu approaching as a nervous beginner.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara Tetsu to teach her one-on-one, and he began correcting her posture and balance.
• Kazehara Tetsu taught Sakayanagi Arisu to glide, use Figure-Eight Braking, and make basic turns until she could ski alone on a gentle slope.
• Staff ended free practice, and the students returned their equipment and gathered with their Small Groups.
• The students left the ski area by bus and arrived at the resort hotel before five in the evening.

Kazehara Tetsu, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Kaneda Satoru checked into their room at the Hot Spring Inn and looked over its amenities and rules. They learned that the room had no private bathroom and that guests had to use the shared public bath.

• The first Small Group completed check-in and received keys for the boys' and girls' rooms.
• Kazehara Tetsu, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Kaneda Satoru settled into their spacious Japanese-style room, which had one empty sleeping space.
• Kanzaki Ryuji noticed that the drinks in the room's cabinet cost nearly twice as much as those at the school Convenience Store, and Kazehara Tetsu explained the tourist-area markup.
• Kazehara Tetsu read the inn's accommodation guidebook, and Kanzaki Ryuji joined him to review the facilities and rules.
• Kanzaki Ryuji realized that their room had no private bathroom and that bathing facilities were shared.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji prepared to visit the public bathhouse before dinner, but the girls arrived to discuss the next day's outing. They agreed to meet immediately in the boys' room, where Kaneda Satoru was surprised by the sudden full-group gathering.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji decided to go to the public bathhouse while Kaneda Satoru stayed behind with the spare room key.
• Ichinose Honami and the other four girls approached to discuss plans for the next day's free activity.
• Kanzaki Ryuji and Kazehara Tetsu agreed to discuss the plans before bathing, so the girls would not need to return later.
• Kazehara Tetsu reopened the room door, and Kaneda Satoru looked up from his phone to find the entire group gathered there.

Ichinose Honami proposed an itinerary for Small Group One’s free day in Sapporo, and the group discussed its pace and possible evening destinations. Kaneda Satoru raised a question about what they would do if someone became ill or too tired to continue, leaving the group waiting for Ichinose’s answer.

• Kanzaki Ryuji explained that the group had gathered to plan the next day’s outing, and Kaneda Satoru agreed to take part.
• Ichinose Honami suggested skiing in the morning, visiting Shiroi Koibito Park in the afternoon, and optionally seeing Sapporo’s night view from Sapporo TV Tower.
• Yamashita Saki worried that the schedule was too packed, and Ichinose Honami said they could skip the evening activity if the group was tired.
• Kushida Kikyo praised the proposed attractions, while Horikita Suzune suggested Mount Moiwa as an alternative for the night view.
• Ichinose Honami noted that Mount Moiwa would take more time and energy, and Horikita Suzune apologized for not considering the burden on the group.
• Kaneda Satoru asked how the group would handle it if someone became unwell or ran out of stamina, and everyone waited for Ichinose Honami to answer.

Ichinose Honami finalized the group's flexible sightseeing itinerary after addressing concerns about free time and illness. Sakayanagi Arisu invited Kazehara Tetsu for an evening walk, and after they returned, he headed to the public bath alone.

• Ichinose Honami explained that group members could explore nearby independently, but the whole group would return to the inn if anyone became ill; Kaneda Satoru and the others accepted the plan.
• Ichinose Honami confirmed the itinerary, and the girls left the boys' room after she thanked them for their time.
• Sakayanagi Arisu stayed behind and invited Kazehara Tetsu to eat with her; they walked near the inn, had dinner, and parted ways.
• Kazehara Tetsu returned to the boys' room and learned Kaneda Satoru had gone out; Kanzaki Ryuji said he had already visited the bath.
• Kazehara Tetsu changed into a yukata, went to the public bath, and entered the bathing area.

Kazehara Tetsu soaked alone in the men's bath while voices from the women's bath carried through the partition. Horikita Suzune's hoped-for quiet was interrupted by Ibuki Mio's swimming challenge, and Ibuki left in frustration when Horikita refused.

• Kazehara Tetsu heard indistinct conversation through the wall while relaxing in the men's bath.
• Horikita Suzune found Kushida Kikyo and three other girls in the women's bath and endured their conversation while waiting for the room to empty.
• Ibuki Mio entered, challenged Horikita to a swimming contest, and dismissed Horikita's objections about bathhouse etiquette.
• Kushida Kikyo volunteered to witness the contest, but Horikita refused to take part.
• Ibuki Mio left in a huff, slamming the door, and Kushida Kikyo called her an idiot.

Horikita Suzune questioned Kushida Kikyo about why she no longer acted hostile toward her, and Kushida said she was changing for Kazehara Tetsu's sake. Their conversation was interrupted when Ichinose Honami arrived, and Horikita stayed after Ichinose and Kushida urged her not to leave.

• With the bathhouse empty, Horikita asked Kushida why she was still treating her warmly instead of showing her usual hostility.
• Kushida admitted she was making concessions for Kazehara Tetsu and said she would keep trying to bring Horikita around; Horikita replied that she was trying to change too.
• Ichinose entered the bathhouse alone, explaining that she wanted to soak by herself.
• Horikita tried to leave, but Ichinose worried she had made Horikita uncomfortable and Kushida asked her to stay.
• Horikita gave up on leaving and sat on the rock platform beside the bath with Ichinose and Kushida.

Kushida Kikyo questioned Ichinose Honami about her love life and drew out her feelings for Kazehara Tetsu. After warning Ichinose that other girls were also interested in him, Kushida turned her attention to the silent Horikita Suzune.

• Kushida Kikyo asked Ichinose Honami whether she had a boyfriend, and Ichinose first gave an evasive answer.
• Ichinose Honami admitted that Kazehara-kun was the only person she felt something special for.
• Kushida Kikyo warned Ichinose that many girls had become involved with Kazehara Tetsu and that the unresolved situation could be a problem.
• Ichinose Honami denied that she wanted an unclear relationship, and Kushida accepted her explanation without pressing further.
• Kushida Kikyo shifted her gaze to Horikita Suzune, who had silently observed the conversation.

Kushida Kikyo, Ichinose Honami, and Horikita Suzune discussed their feelings for Kazehara Tetsu and their views on student romance in the bathhouse. Horikita left the conversation, and Kushida suggested she might be missing someone.

• Horikita Suzune bluntly admitted that she liked Kazehara Tetsu, surprising Ichinose Honami and Kushida Kikyo.
• Kushida said she had rejected her admirers and considered student relationships a waste of time because few lasted.
• Ichinose Honami understood Kushida's cautious view, while Horikita Suzune remained silent.
• Horikita Suzune abruptly said she was leaving because she did not understand romance and walked out.
• When Ichinose asked what had happened, Kushida speculated that Horikita might miss someone.

After Kazehara Tetsu revealed that he had overheard Horikita Suzune’s conversation in the bath, he asked what she wanted to do during the trip. When she could not name anything, he invited her on a private date, and she left the invitation unrefused while worrying that the group would join them.

• Horikita Suzune ran into Kazehara Tetsu outside the baths and learned he had overheard her private conversation because sound carried through the wall.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Horikita Suzune what she personally wanted to do the next day, but she said she would simply follow the group itinerary.
• Kazehara Tetsu invited Horikita Suzune on a private date after she admitted she had no plans of her own.
• Horikita Suzune worried that their date would turn into a group outing, and Kazehara Tetsu pointed out that she had never actually refused.

After Horikita Suzune awkwardly avoided answering Kazehara Tetsu’s invitation, the group prepared to head to the ski resort. Kanzaki Ryuji learned that Kazehara had exchanged ten million yen in cash for the trip and was left stunned.

• Horikita Suzune told Kazehara Tetsu to do whatever he wanted, then left to return to her room.
• Kazehara Tetsu, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Kaneda Satoru finished breakfast and joined the five girls waiting outside the inn.
• Ichinose Honami told the group that snow-related traffic would delay their bus by about ten minutes.
• Kazehara Tetsu bought and drank an overpriced iced coffee while waiting for the bus.
• Kanzaki Ryuji asked whether Kazehara Tetsu had enough spending money and offered to lend him some.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he had exchanged ten million yen, prompting Kanzaki Ryuji to choke in shock.