Recaps

Ichinose Honami's team won the second snowball match, and Kazehara Tetsu joined the third match against Horikita Suzune's team. As Ibuki Mio challenged Horikita, Kazehara targeted Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and finally hit his pant leg, leaving their match unresolved.

• Ichinose Honami's team defeated the last two opponents and won the second match.
• Ichinose Honami praised her team's tactics to Kazehara Tetsu and encouraged him to win the third match.
• Ibuki Mio told Kazehara Tetsu she planned to beat Horikita Suzune after losing to her at the Sports Festival.
• The third match began, and Ibuki Mio advanced on Horikita Suzune while the two exchanged snowballs.
• Kazehara Tetsu threw several snowballs at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, eventually hitting his pant leg; Ayanokoji looked toward him before turning away.

Kazehara Tetsu led his team to victory in a snowball fight while trading accurate throws with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. After the match, Kazehara and Ibuki briefly discussed Ayanokoji as the festivities outside the lodge continued.

• Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune hit each other at nearly the same time, then left the field after Ibuki vowed to beat Horikita next time.
• Kazehara Tetsu led two teammates in an attack on the opposing left flank and eliminated one player while drawing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka into a snowball duel.
• Kazehara and Ayanokoji exchanged throws until Kazehara's teammate eliminated three opponents, securing Team Three's victory.
• Kazehara recorded his name to receive Points, and Ibuki asked whether he knew Ayanokoji.
• Kazehara said he knew Ayanokoji but not well, and Ibuki walked away.

Kazehara Tetsu watched a sudden snowstorm drive the students inside, then went alone to the inn’s high platform to look out at the snow. Shiraishi Asuka joined him, and they talked about snow and the meaning of her name.

• Kazehara Tetsu stayed behind as the snowstorm forced the crowd to abandon the games and return to the inn.
• Kazehara Tetsu climbed to the high platform to watch the snow-covered forest and inn.
• Shiraishi Asuka arrived at the platform and stood beside Kazehara Tetsu to look at the snowfall.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Shiraishi Asuka discussed whether they liked snow.
• Shiraishi Asuka recalled Kazehara Tetsu’s comment that her name had something to do with snow and said she had begun to think names might have colors of their own.

Kazehara Tetsu noticed that Shiraishi Asuka was sick and insisted she leave the snowy platform and return to the inn. She followed him down the slippery stairs, still coughing and unsteady.

• Kazehara Tetsu noticed Shiraishi Asuka repeatedly suppressing her coughs as they watched the snow.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked how long she had been unwell, and Shiraishi Asuka admitted she had felt sick since waking that morning.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Shiraishi Asuka to return to the inn instead of standing in the cold wind.
• Shiraishi Asuka hesitated because she had wanted to see the snow, then agreed to go down with Kazehara Tetsu.
• Shiraishi Asuka slipped on the snowy stairs, and Kazehara Tetsu warned her to watch her step.

Kazehara Tetsu bought Shiraishi Asuka throat lozenges after noticing her cough and sent her back to rest. That night, Ichinose Honami and the other girls joined the boys in their room to talk about the Educational Trip, which was ending the next day.

• Kazehara Tetsu bought throat lozenges for Shiraishi Asuka and told her to rest and drink hot water.
• Shiraishi Asuka asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he had watched her on the platform, and he said he had been watching the snow.
• Kazehara Tetsu returned to the boys' room, where the first Small Group stayed in because of the heavy snow.
• Ichinose Honami, Sakayanagi Arisu, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Yamashita Saki joined the boys to chat on the last night of the trip.
• Ichinose Honami and Kushida Kikyo reminisced about the trip, while Yamashita Saki showed Kushida Kikyo a fox photo from the Zoo.

On the last night of the school trip, the students reminisced about the trip and confirmed they had earned thirty thousand Points. The next morning, Kazehara Tetsu woke early, bought sandwiches, and went to the hot spring for one final soak before their return to school.

• Ichinose Honami confirmed that the class had earned thirty thousand Points for exceeding the sightseeing test target.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Kazehara Tetsu what had left the strongest impression on him, and he answered that the Jellyfish Hall lights were pretty.
• The girls left for their rooms, and Kazehara Tetsu and Kanzaki Ryuji went to sleep after the snowfall continued through the night.
• Kazehara Tetsu woke at 7:20, bought two sandwiches from a vending machine, and decided to visit the hot spring before the students gathered at noon.
• Kazehara Tetsu entered the open-air bath and settled into a quiet corner of the pool.

Kazehara Tetsu and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka discussed Kazehara’s role in Yagami Takuya’s expulsion and the White Room during a morning soak. After thanking Kazehara, Ayanokoji parted from him, and Kazehara returned to pack up after their five-day trip.

• Ayanokoji accused Kazehara of steering the Cultural Festival incident, and Kazehara admitted he had exposed a lead because Yagami had touched someone important to him.
• Ayanokoji asked about Kazehara’s woman, but Kazehara refused to identify her.
• Kazehara asked whether the White Room had contacted Ayanokoji, who said it had called occasionally before stopping.
• Kazehara and Ayanokoji finished bathing, and Ayanokoji thanked Kazehara for the Cultural Festival incident before they went their separate ways.
• Kazehara returned to the room, where Kanzaki Ryuji and Kaneda Satoru were waiting, and began packing after their five-day stay.

After returning from the Educational Trip, Kazehara Tetsu encountered Amasawa Ichika, who demanded a souvenir. He gave her an old copper coin from his pocket, and she asked whether he had another one for Xiaoyi.

• Kazehara Tetsu met Amasawa Ichika outside the Teaching Building after she had waited for him.
• Amasawa Ichika asked Kazehara Tetsu for a souvenir from Hokkaido.
• Kazehara Tetsu handed Amasawa Ichika an old copper coin he happened to have in his pocket.
• Amasawa Ichika realized the coin was not a souvenir but pretended to appreciate it.
• Amasawa Ichika asked Kazehara Tetsu for another gift for Xiaoyi.

Kazehara Tetsu gave Amasawa Ichika a copper coin, and she asked him to bring her a proper gift next time. In class, Majima Tomoya explained the Cooperative Comprehensive Written Exam, leaving Class A to consider how its rules and scoring put them at a disadvantage against Class C.

• Amasawa Ichika thanked Kazehara Tetsu for the copper coin and insisted that he bring her a proper gift on their next outing.
• Majima Tomoya announced that the Final Exam would pit Class A against Class C in a one-on-one contest based on their class averages.
• Majima Tomoya explained that the losing class would lose fifty Class Points while the winning class gained fifty.
• Majima Tomoya revealed that students would take turns answering one hundred questions under strict time limits and rules against sharing answers.
• Majima Tomoya said that answers earned points according to each student's OAA Academic Ability and warned that Class A's scoring potential put it at a disadvantage.

Majima Tomoya explained how This Exam’s scoring favored students with lower Academic Ability, leaving Class A to plan how to use its students and the three weeks before the exam. Katsuragi Kouhei began organizing a discussion as Kazehara Tetsu considered the challenge ahead.

• Majima Tomoya clarified that students could not share exam questions or speak in the waiting room, and that each absent student would leave two questions unanswered.
• Majima Tomoya announced that the exam would begin on December twenty-second and its results would be announced on the twenty-third.
• Majima Tomoya suggested sending lower-rated students in first to answer questions they knew, then having stronger students tackle the remaining difficult questions.
• Majima Tomoya warned Class A that Class C would not make the exam easy and left the classroom.
• Katsuragi Kouhei asked the class to count how many students had Academic Ability ratings below B, while Kazehara Tetsu listened.

Horikita Suzune treated Kazehara Tetsu to dinner and asked how he would arrange his class’s order for the upcoming exam. Their conversation left her seeking practical advice on how weaker students could select questions under the time limit.

• Katsuragi Kouhei told the class to focus on studying and revisit their exam strategy in a few days.
• Horikita Suzune waited outside the Teaching Building and insisted that Kazehara Tetsu join her for dinner.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu what Class A planned to do for the exam, explaining that Class C’s lower academic ability could undermine its scoring advantage.
• Horikita Suzune said she did not want to beat Class A and suggested that Class A earning more points would help Kazehara Tetsu’s plan, then avoided explaining her motives.
• Horikita Suzune asked how Kazehara Tetsu would arrange the students, and he described sending weaker students first and stronger students later.
• Horikita Suzune pointed out that students answering first would struggle to identify which questions they could solve among a hundred questions in ten minutes.

Kazehara Tetsu explained his exam strategy to Horikita Suzune over dinner, and she decided to adapt it for Class C. After they parted, he stopped at a convenience store and ran into Karuizawa Kei shopping for cosmetics.

• Kazehara Tetsu advised Horikita Suzune to sort question types by difficulty, train students to find questions quickly, and choose a pressure-tested student to go first.
• Horikita Suzune said she would use a similar plan in Class C and thanked Kazehara Tetsu for his advice.
• Kazehara Tetsu teased Horikita Suzune about inviting him to dinner, and they parted outside the cafeteria.
• Kazehara Tetsu stopped at a convenience store to buy daily necessities and found Karuizawa Kei comparing inexpensive cosmetics.
• Karuizawa Kei asked whether Kazehara Tetsu thought she wasted money, and he said he expected her to care more about her appearance.

Karuizawa Kei and Kazehara Tetsu chose everyday items for each other during a convenience-store shopping trip. They parted at the Dormitory Building after Kei kissed Tetsu on the cheek and wished him good night.

• Karuizawa Kei told Kazehara Tetsu she no longer needed expensive cosmetics to feel confident, then asked him to choose one for her.
• Kazehara Tetsu picked a yellow cosmetics box because its color reminded him of Kei, and she happily put it in her basket.
• Kei took Tetsu's shopping basket and replaced or added daily necessities based on her preferences.
• After they paid, Kei said she liked their purchases and promised to complain to Tetsu if the cosmetics did not work out.
• At the Dormitory Building, Kei kissed Tetsu on the cheek and said good night.

Miyabi Nagumo summoned Kazehara Tetsu to the Student Council Office and offered him a place on the Student Council. Kazehara Tetsu rejected the offer because he did not want the workload or Nagumo's pace.

• Miyabi Nagumo transferred 100,000 Personal Points to Kazehara Tetsu to persuade him to visit the Student Council Office.
• Kazehara Tetsu entered the office without waiting for permission and found Miyabi Nagumo and Kiriyama Ikuto sorting through the remaining items.
• Miyabi Nagumo explained that he was clearing the office early because he and Kiriyama Ikuto were the only third-years left on the Student Council.
• Miyabi Nagumo seriously invited Kazehara Tetsu to join the Student Council.
• Kazehara Tetsu refused, saying the work would interfere with his own plans and that he did not want Nagumo setting his pace.

Kazehara Tetsu discussed the next Student Council President with Miyabi Nagumo, who was weighing Ichinose and Horikita as candidates. Kiryuin Fuka interrupted them, and Kazehara invited her to his Dormitory that night, ending with a bold remark about trying an older woman.

• Miyabi Nagumo asked Kazehara Tetsu which of Ichinose and Horikita was more capable of succeeding him as Student Council President.
• Kiryuin Fuka entered the Student Council Office without knocking and sat beside Kazehara Tetsu.
• Kiryuin said she had come to check whether the Student Council was bullying Kazehara, then asked him for something fun to do.
• Kazehara invited Kiryuin to his Dormitory that night and said he had never tried an older woman before.

Miyabi Nagumo asked Kazehara Tetsu to compare Ichinose Honami and Horikita Suzune as candidates for Student Council President. Kazehara chose Horikita, citing her connection to former president Horikita Manabu, and left Nagumo considering the implication.

• Kiryuin Fuka suggested Kazehara Tetsu could become Student Council President, but Miyabi Nagumo explained that Kazehara lacked Student Council experience and the trust of its members.
• Miyabi Nagumo asked Kazehara Tetsu to assess Ichinose Honami and Horikita Suzune as candidates.
• Miyabi Nagumo praised Ichinose Honami’s schoolwide connections and support from her class, and Kazehara Tetsu agreed she would make a good president.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he would choose Horikita Suzune, distinguishing his personal choice from who was better suited to the role.
• Kazehara Tetsu pointed out that Horikita Suzune was Horikita Manabu’s younger sister, prompting Miyabi Nagumo to recall that Manabu had been the previous Student Council President.

Kazehara Tetsu and Miyabi Nagumo argued over whether Horikita Suzune or Ichinose Honami should become the next Student Council President. Nagumo proposed a wager to make Kazehara join the Student Council if Ichinose won, and Kazehara accepted the seven-million-Point bet while insisting Nagumo could not win.

• Kazehara favored Horikita Suzune as a successor to Nagumo, while Nagumo argued that the presidency should go to the more capable candidate.
• Nagumo proposed a vote between Horikita and Ichinose, and Kiryuin Fuka pointed out that Nagumo’s influence over the Student Council could sway the ballots.
• Kazehara refused to get involved, so Nagumo offered seven million Personal Points if Kazehara would support Horikita and join the Student Council if Ichinose won.
• Kazehara accepted the wager but said the vote could not settle the matter and that Nagumo could not win.
• Nagumo checked the clock and said someone should arrive at any moment.

Miyabi Nagumo asked Ichinose Honami and Horikita Suzune to compete to become the next Student Council President, but Kazehara Tetsu told Ichinose to withdraw. Ichinose agreed, leaving Horikita named as Nagumo’s successor.

• Miyabi Nagumo told Ichinose Honami and Horikita Suzune he planned to choose one of them as the next Student Council President.
• Kazehara Tetsu interrupted Nagumo and asked Ichinose to withdraw from the race.
• Ichinose agreed without asking why and formally withdrew from the competition.
• Miyabi Nagumo declared Horikita Suzune the next Student Council President.

After Horikita Suzune became Student Council president, Miyabi Nagumo told her to recruit two members before he and Kiriyama Ikuto graduated. Miyabi revealed that he had knowingly lost a seven-million-point bet to involve Kazehara Tetsu, who agreed to help Horikita establish her council.

• Miyabi Nagumo instructed Horikita Suzune to recruit a second-year and a first-year for the Student Council, or two first-years if necessary.
• Kiryuin Fuka left after teasing Kazehara Tetsu about visiting his dorm, and Kiriyama Ikuto then departed the office.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Miyabi Nagumo why he had staked seven million points on a bet he expected to lose.
• Miyabi Nagumo explained that the bet had prompted Kazehara Tetsu to persuade Ichinose Honami to withdraw and help Horikita become president.
• Miyabi Nagumo predicted Kazehara Tetsu would support Horikita, and Kazehara confirmed he would keep an eye on things for Suzune.

Kazehara Tetsu returned to the Dormitory and found Kushida Kikyo waiting to fulfill her promised act of service. After rejecting the maid outfit she brought, he watched as she agreed to change into her school uniform, leaving him turned toward the wall.

• Kazehara Tetsu got a message from Kushida Kikyo and took a shower as she instructed.
• Kushida Kikyo arrived at Kazehara Tetsu’s room carrying a Paper Bag and reminded him she owed him an act of service.
• Kushida Kikyo offered to wear a maid outfit, but Kazehara Tetsu declined and said he preferred school-uniform play.
• Kushida Kikyo admitted she was not unwilling to come, then said she would change into the uniform in her bag.
• Kazehara Tetsu turned to face the wall while Kushida Kikyo prepared to change.

Kazehara Tetsu spent the night with Kushida Kikyo after she changed into her school uniform and they talked about his involvement in Suzune’s election and Honami’s withdrawal. The next morning, they woke beside each other, and Kushida Kikyo greeted him quietly.

• Kushida Kikyo changed into her school uniform and joined Kazehara Tetsu, who told her the outfit suited her and that she was not pretending with him.
• Kushida Kikyo asked about Kazehara Tetsu’s recent role in Suzune becoming Student Council President and Honami withdrawing from the election, and said he had hurt Honami.
• Kushida Kikyo admitted she had not been very reluctant to come over, and Kazehara Tetsu moved closer as she stayed beside him.
• Kushida Kikyo joked that she would pay only the interest on her debt that night and the principal next time, before they settled in together.
• The next morning, Kazehara Tetsu woke beside Kushida Kikyo, and they exchanged quiet greetings.

Kushida Kikyo left Kazehara Tetsu’s room after declaring her debt repaid and suggesting that any future visit would be a date. Later, Kazehara focused on the upcoming Special Exam as Katsuragi Kouhei proposed a way to help students find the easier questions quickly.

• Kushida Kikyo admitted she did not regret spending the night with Kazehara Tetsu and hurried to get dressed before other students woke up.
• Kazehara Tetsu helped Kushida Kikyo tie her tie, and she said that any future visit would be a date before slipping out of his room.
• Kazehara Tetsu cleaned his room, showered, and went to school while thinking about the upcoming Special Exam.
• Katsuragi Kouhei proposed that two high-Academic-Ability students mark the easy questions so students with lower ability could find them faster.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi supported the plan, while another student questioned whether marking question numbers would violate the exam rules.

Kazehara Tetsu made Horikita Suzune accompany him shopping before agreeing to discuss her student council recruitment plans. At the café, Horikita finally got him to sit down with her, and their conversation was about to begin.

• Horikita Suzune tried to discuss the student council candidates after dinner, but Kazehara Tetsu proposed shopping instead.
• Horikita agreed to spend the evening with Kazehara, and she helped him choose a scarf at the Camphor Tree Shopping Mall.
• Kazehara led Horikita to a stationery store, where she picked out a hardcover notebook for him.
• Horikita tried again to discuss recruitment, so Kazehara suggested they talk at a café.
• Kazehara and Horikita ordered drinks and desserts, then settled at a table together.

Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu to join the Student Council, but he declined and agreed to help her find candidates instead. When they struggled to name a suitable first-year, Kazehara spotted Amasawa Ichika and revealed she had been secretly following him.

• Horikita Suzune offered Kazehara Tetsu an easy Student Council position, but he refused and explained that she needed people she could trust.
• Horikita asked Kazehara to recommend a second-year from Class A, and he agreed to arrange meetings with capable students.
• Horikita and Kazehara discussed their difficulty finding a suitable first-year candidate.
• Kazehara noticed Amasawa Ichika watching them from a nearby table and suggested inviting her to join the Student Council.
• Horikita recognized Amasawa, and Kazehara told her that Amasawa had been secretly following him lately.

Amasawa Ichika tried to get Horikita Suzune to recruit her to the Student Council, but Horikita rejected her because her personality was unsuitable. When Horikita named Ishigami and Nanase as candidates, Ichika tried to discredit Ishigami, and Kazehara Tetsu said her claim was false but that Ishigami probably would not join.

• Amasawa Ichika admitted she had been listening to Kazehara Tetsu and Horikita Suzune, then joined their table and called their meeting a chance encounter.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Amasawa whether she would join the Student Council, and she showed interest partly because it would let her see him more often.
• Horikita Suzune told Amasawa she was not among her candidates, and rejected her appeal by saying her personality was unsuitable for the Student Council.
• Horikita named Ishigami from First Year Class A and Nanase from First Year Class D as her two candidates.
• Amasawa tried to lower Ishigami's chances by calling him useless outside of studying, but Kazehara said that was false and added that Ishigami probably would not join.