Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu found Morishita Ai watching ants beneath a tree and sat beside her. When her legs went numb as she tried to stand, she fell onto him, leaving them pressed together on the ground.

• Kazehara Tetsu came across Morishita Ai lying on the grass and studying ants through a magnifying glass.
• Morishita Ai asked whether the ants would carry spilled Coke into their nest, and Kazehara Tetsu suggested they would go around it.
• Morishita Ai called Kazehara Tetsu a pervert when she noticed him admiring her as she lay on the grass.
• Morishita Ai's leg went numb when she tried to stand, and she toppled into Kazehara Tetsu's arms.
• Morishita Ai remained on top of Kazehara Tetsu, their bodies pressed together.

Kazehara Tetsu treated Morishita Ai’s scraped knee after she fell, then carried her back toward the dormitory when she pretended her leg could no longer move. On the way, Morishita Ai asked why he had come to the school, and Kazehara Tetsu answered that its advancement and employment rates appealed to him.

• Kazehara Tetsu helped Morishita Ai sit up after her leg went numb and noticed that she had scraped her knee.
• Kazehara Tetsu fetched medical supplies, cleaned and disinfected Morishita Ai’s wound, and covered it with a bandage.
• Morishita Ai claimed her knee would not move and persuaded Kazehara Tetsu to carry her back to the dormitory.
• Morishita Ai asked Kazehara Tetsu why he had come to the school, and he cited its high advancement and employment rates.
• Morishita Ai teased Kazehara Tetsu about looking like a wolf among sheep, then chose ramen over pork cutlet rice for dinner.

Kazehara Tetsu carried the supposedly injured Morishita Ai to her dorm, where she revealed she had been faking her paralysis. She declared herself his second girlfriend so she could observe him more closely, leaving him resigned to her unwanted enthusiasm.

• Kazehara Tetsu carried Morishita Ai from the elevator to her seventh-floor dorm after she claimed she could no longer move.
• Morishita Ai sprang up, unlocked her dorm, and invited Kazehara Tetsu inside for water.
• Morishita Ai told Kazehara Tetsu she wanted to observe him more closely and asked for permission.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he only allowed close people to observe him, so Morishita Ai declared herself his girlfriend.
• Morishita Ai cited Kazehara Tetsu's relationship with Sakayanagi Arisu to argue she could be his second girlfriend, and offered him permission to observe her in return.
• Kazehara Tetsu sighed helplessly as Morishita Ai began planning their future together.

Kazehara Tetsu explained that Class C’s low Class Points likely came from Ryuen Kakeru’s violent effort to unify the class. Majima Tomoya announced a Luxury Cruise trip for summer vacation, which would serve as the first-year students’ next Special Exam.

• Morishita Ai continued observing Kazehara Tetsu as June began.
• Majima Tomoya announced the latest Class Points: Class A had 1020, Class B had 745, Class C had 550, and Class D had 90.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi questioned why Class C had earned fewer points than Class D despite their similar exam results.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Morishita Ai that Class C had lost points because violence and conflict had accompanied Ryuen Kakeru’s attempt to unify the class.
• Majima Tomoya announced a Luxury Cruise trip for all first-year students during summer vacation, and the class celebrated.
• The chapter revealed that the cruise would carry the students toward their next Special Exam.

After an argument with Ryuen Kakeru, Ibuki Mio hid from him in an alley with Kazehara Tetsu, who touched her while they were concealed. When she attacked him afterward, Kazehara Tetsu stopped her and pointed out that a camera could make her look like the aggressor.

• Ibuki Mio left the Class C classroom furious after Ryuen Kakeru rejected her proposal and asserted his authority.
• Ibuki Mio bumped into Kazehara Tetsu, then dragged him into a recessed space to hide when she saw Ryuen Kakeru approaching with Ishizaki Daichi and Albert.
• While they hid, Kazehara Tetsu touched Ibuki Mio, and she held back her anger as Ryuen Kakeru and the others passed nearby.
• After Ryuen Kakeru's group left, Ibuki Mio attacked Kazehara Tetsu with a leg sweep, but he caught her ankle and commented on her underwear.
• Kazehara Tetsu warned Ibuki Mio that a camera could record her as the one who attacked him and get her punished or cost her Points.

Kazehara Tetsu stopped Ibuki Mio from attacking him in a camera-covered alley, then dismissed her challenge and explained that he would not seek out the surveillance footage. Ibuki memorized his name and resolved to defeat him someday.

• Kazehara Tetsu released Ibuki Mio's ankle after she lowered her fist, then criticized her for attacking without checking for cameras.
• Ibuki Mio challenged Kazehara Tetsu to fight somewhere without surveillance, but he refused, saying the duel had nothing to offer him.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Ibuki Mio his name and explained that the school overwrote surveillance footage after a month and that he would not apply to access it.
• Kazehara Tetsu left the alley, and Ibuki Mio vowed to remember his name and beat him someday.

Kazehara Tetsu met Kamuro Masumi at a café, where she called him out for lying about his encounter with a blue-haired “Wild Cat.” Ichinose Honami, Kobashi Yume, and Shiranami Chihiro joined them, and Kazehara noticed Chihiro’s unspoken feelings for Honami as they shared dessert.

• Kazehara Tetsu met Kamuro Masumi at Palette, and she found a blue strand of hair on his shoulder and challenged his story about meeting a cat.
• Ichinose Honami arrived with Kobashi Yume and Shiranami Chihiro, and the group shared a larger booth after Honami invited Kazehara and Kamuro to join them.
• The group chatted about the school’s summer cruise, desserts, and everyday topics while Kazehara paid close attention to Chihiro’s behavior toward Honami.
• Shiranami Chihiro offered Honami a napkin and watched her closely as she wiped cream from her mouth.
• Ichinose Honami offered Chihiro a bite of her parfait from her spoon, and Chihiro accepted despite her embarrassment.

Kazehara Tetsu and Kamuro Masumi joined Ichinose Honami, Shiranami Chihiro, and Kobashi Yume for afternoon tea, where their easy familiarity drew questions about their relationship. Masumi confirmed that she and Tetsu were dating, then calmly continued eating his dessert.

• Chihiro blushed when Honami fed her dessert and touched her forehead, while Yume teased Honami about it.
• Yume asked Tetsu and Masumi about Class A students’ lives, and Tetsu explained their differing hobbies when Masumi stayed silent.
• Tetsu said he had no interest in the Student Council and would rather enjoy the present than fixate on reaching Class A.
• Tetsu passed his overly sweet caramel cheesecake to Masumi and casually drank from the water beside her.
• Yume asked whether Tetsu and Masumi were dating, and Masumi answered that they were.

Kagihara Tetsu spoke privately with Ichinose Honami about Shiranami Chihiro’s feelings for her, and Ichinose admitted she did not know how to reject her without causing pain. Ichinose declined Kagihara’s offer to help but left open the possibility of asking him for advice later.

• Kobashi Yume excitedly congratulated Kagihara Tetsu and Kamuro Masumi after they implied they were dating, while Ichinose Honami offered her congratulations and Shiranami Chihiro quietly ate her dessert.
• After the girls finished their café visit, Kagihara Tetsu asked Ichinose Honami to stay behind while Kobashi Yume and Shiranami Chihiro left.
• Kagihara Tetsu told Ichinose Honami that Shiranami Chihiro’s feelings went beyond friendship, and Ichinose admitted she suspected as much but did not know how to respond.
• Ichinose Honami explained that she saw Shiranami Chihiro only as an important friend and feared hurting her by rejecting her.
• Kagihara Tetsu offered to help, but Ichinose Honami chose to handle the matter herself, while saying she might seek his advice if she ran out of options.
• After Ichinose Honami left, Kamuro Masumi teased Kagihara Tetsu for meddling, and he threatened to deal with her when they returned.

As time moved toward the Luxury Cruise, Kazehara Tetsu learned that Ken Sudō had been involved in a serious fight with Class C. He wondered whether Horikita Suzune would abandon Sudō as a liability or try to save him, and watched from the library as she faced the choice.

• Kazehara Tetsu spent June and early July attending class, visiting the library, and maintaining his complicated relationships with Sakayanagi Arisu, Morishita Ai, and Kamuro Masumi.
• Kazehara Tetsu overheard students say Ken Sudō had seriously injured several Class C students in a fight near the Special Teaching Building.
• Kazehara Tetsu recalled Horikita Suzune's belief that unproductive liabilities should be removed and considered whether she would let the school and Class C deal with Sudō.
• Kazehara Tetsu went to the library window and wondered whether Horikita Suzune would abandon Sudō or save him for the sake of her companions.

Kazehara Tetsu found Sakura Airi hesitating to enter an electronics store because its clerk made her uneasy. He offered to repair her broken camera, and Sakura gave it to him, uncertain whether she had made the right choice.

• Kazehara Tetsu saw Sakura Airi repeatedly retreat from the electronics store, where a suspicious clerk watched her from inside.
• Kazehara Tetsu approached Sakura Airi and learned that her camera was broken and that she could not bring herself to enter the store.
• Kazehara Tetsu offered to examine and repair Sakura Airi's camera, and she reluctantly accepted his help.
• Kazehara Tetsu exchanged contact information with Sakura Airi and left with her camera, promising it would be ready by the next day.
• Sakura Airi stared at Kazehara Tetsu's new contact in her phone and wondered if she had made the right choice.

Kazehara Tetsu repaired Sakura Airi’s camera, secretly deleting evidence of Ken Sudō’s fight and some of Sakura’s private photos while disguising the loss as accidental damage. After returning the camera, he refused payment and asked Sakura to answer a question.

• Kazehara Tetsu bought an electronics repair skill and tools, then fixed Sakura Airi’s camera in his dormitory.
• Kazehara Tetsu deleted the photos of Ken Sudō fighting Class C students, removed some of Sakura Airi’s selfies, and took test shots to overwrite the deleted data.
• Kazehara Tetsu messaged Sakura Airi to meet him after school the next day.
• Sakura Airi met Kazehara Tetsu, tested her restored camera, and learned that some photos had supposedly been lost during the repair.
• Sakura Airi thanked Kazehara Tetsu and offered to repay him, but he declined and asked her to answer a question.

Sakura Airi told Kazehara Tetsu that a shopkeeper had been stalking and threatening her over her secret identity as Shizuku. Kazehara offered to help her deal with him, and Sakura accepted.

• Kazehara Tetsu asked Sakura Airi why she had seemed afraid to enter the shop.
• Sakura Airi recalled how the shopkeeper's letters had escalated from declarations of affection to disturbing messages, secret photos, and a threat to expose her at school.
• Sakura Airi cautiously asked Kazehara how he would behave toward an idol, and his respectful answer convinced her he might be trustworthy.
• Sakura Airi told Kazehara about the shopkeeper's harassment and broke down sobbing.
• Kazehara offered to help Sakura get rid of the shopkeeper and left the decision to her.
• Sakura Airi accepted Kazehara's offer.

Sakura Airi confronted the Electronics Store clerk who had been harassing her, while Kazehara Tetsu secretly recorded his assault. After the clerk charged at Kazehara, Tetsu tripped him and sent Sakura to watch the alley entrance, leaving the two men alone.

• The clerk followed a letter to a secluded campus spot, believing Sakura Airi had agreed to meet him.
• Sakura Airi threw down his letters and told him to stop harassing her, but he refused to accept her rejection and grabbed her wrist.
• Kazehara Tetsu photographed the assault and recorded it on Sakura Airi’s phone before returning the phone to her.
• The clerk charged at Kazehara Tetsu, who sidestepped and tripped him onto the concrete.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakura Airi to watch the alley entrance, and she left as the clerk got back to his feet.

Kazehara Tetsu beat the clerk who had harassed and threatened Sakura Airi, then took the clerk’s 500,000 Personal Points without agreeing to delete the evidence. Afterward, he reassured Sakura Airi and told her to submit the photos and video so the clerk would be fired and expelled from This School.

• Kazehara Tetsu wrapped rags around his hands and knocked the charging clerk down with a heavy punch.
• Kazehara Tetsu repeatedly beat the clerk until he begged for mercy and offered all his points.
• The clerk transferred 500,000 Personal Points to Kazehara Tetsu, who refused to delete the evidence and kicked him unconscious.
• Sakura Airi waited anxiously outside the alley and checked that Kazehara Tetsu was unharmed.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakura Airi to submit the video and photos anonymously to the Student Council and the School Authority.

Sakura Airi told Kazehara Tetsu that Horikita Suzune, Kushida, and Ayanokoji had questioned her about Ken Sudō’s fight, and he reassured her that she had done nothing wrong. Horikita then asked Kazehara how to save Ken Sudō from expulsion, and he advised her to seek testimony from the Class C students.

• Sakura Airi gave Kazehara Tetsu a USB Drive containing unreleased photos of her time as the idol Shizuku and told him that Horikita Suzune, Kushida, and Ayanokoji had questioned her about Ken Sudō’s fight.
• Kazehara Tetsu reassured Sakura Airi that she had done nothing wrong by claiming her camera had broken and the photos had been lost.
• Horikita Suzune approached Kazehara Tetsu in the Library and asked whether he had ideas for overturning the case against Ken Sudō.
• Horikita explained that the Class C students maintained their claim that Ken Sudō struck first and that the Student Council’s final ruling could lead to his expulsion.
• Kazehara Tetsu advised Horikita that witness testimony was their remaining option, and she admitted that getting the Class C students to speak was difficult.

Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu whether Ken Sudō should be abandoned, and Kazehara argued that the class should cut its losses after repeated investments in Sudō. Over dinner, they challenged each other about their classes and influence, and Kazehara ended by confidently telling Horikita she could not bring him down.

• Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he would abandon Ken Sudō, and Kazehara framed Sudō as a failing asset that the class should stop investing in.
• Horikita thanked Kazehara by inviting him to dinner, then took him to the School Canteen and explained she could afford only an inexpensive meal.
• After they ate, Horikita asked what role Kazehara held in Class A, and he claimed he was an insignificant nobody.
• Kazehara warned Horikita that Class D was a leaky boat and urged her to take control before another crisis hit.
• Horikita suggested that people in Class A could unite to topple Kazehara, but he laughed and told her she could not do it.

Kazehara Tetsu proposed a way to help Horikita Suzune reach Class A, but she dismissed his offer as an empty boast. He then helped Ichinose Honami prepare a staged public confession to resolve Shiranami Chihiro’s feelings, and the plan began when he confessed to Ichinose in front of Chihiro.

• Kazehara Tetsu offered to help Horikita Suzune get into Class A if she begged him, but she rejected his claim that he could cover the required points.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kazehara Tetsu for help after finding an unsigned letter she believed Shiranami Chihiro had left for her.
• Kazehara Tetsu suggested staging a confession and public rejection, and Ichinose Honami agreed despite worrying about his reputation.
• Ichinose Honami and Kazehara Tetsu waited in a grove for Shiranami Chihiro to arrive.
• Kazehara Tetsu stepped in front of Ichinose Honami and confessed to her as Shiranami Chihiro watched from behind a tree.

Shiranami Chihiro watched Ichinose Honami reject a staged confession and mistook Honami's words as proof that she would never want to date anyone. Chihiro hid her own feelings behind an invitation to eat crepes, and Honami secretly thanked the confessor who had helped her.

• Shiranami Chihiro overheard Kazehara Tetsu confess to Ichinose Honami from behind a tree.
• Ichinose Honami rejected him, saying she did not want to date anyone while focused on advancing her class to Class A.
• Kazehara Tetsu accepted the rejection and walked away, and Ichinose Honami felt relieved that the act was over.
• Shiranami Chihiro concluded that her feelings would trouble Honami and concealed her prepared confession and letter.
• Shiranami Chihiro invited Ichinose Honami to get crepes, and Ichinose took her hand as they headed to Keyaki Mall.
• Ichinose Honami secretly messaged Kagihara to thank him for helping her.

Horikita Suzune and Ken Sudō attended a Student Council hearing over Sudō’s assault on three Class C students. When Sudō asked her to support his account, Horikita refused to defend him and said he alone should bear the consequences.

• Horikita Suzune took Ken Sudō to the Student Council Office, where Chabashira Sae joined them for the hearing.
• Tachibana Akane summarized the conflicting accounts, and Ishizaki Daichi, Komiya Yugo, and Kondo Reon claimed Sudō attacked them without provocation.
• Ken Sudō argued that the Class C students had summoned and insulted him, but Horikita Manabu asked him to provide evidence.
• Horikita Manabu accepted the Class C students’ bruises as evidence and asked Sudō for proof of his account.
• Ken Sudō appealed to Horikita Suzune to call Sakura Airi as a witness, but Horikita said she had nothing to say in his defense and called the incident his personal wrongdoing.

Horikita Suzune sided against Ken Sudō at the disciplinary hearing, and Horikita Manabu expelled him from school. Afterward, Manabu noticed Suzune had changed and told her to learn more from “that person.”

• Horikita Suzune rejected Ken Sudō’s claim that they were companions and blamed him for repeatedly endangering D Class through his behavior.
• Horikita Manabu expelled Ken Sudō after D Class identified him as responsible for the incident and he failed to provide evidence in his defense.
• Ken Sudō left the Student Council Office in a daze, while Chabashira Sae and the Class C students also departed.
• Horikita Manabu told Horikita Suzune that she seemed to have changed and asked where she had learned to think that way.
• Horikita Manabu clarified that he was not criticizing Suzune and advised her to learn more from “that person” before leaving with Tachibana Akane.

Kazehara Tetsu met Ichinose Honami at a café, where she insisted on repaying him for helping with her problem involving Chihiro. They agreed that she would keep the favor open until he needed her help, and the chapter ended with Kazehara noticing something in the shadows as they walked across campus.

• Ichinose Honami thanked Kazehara Tetsu for helping her face Chihiro and said she could not ignore the favor he had done her.
• Kazehara Tetsu suggested that Ichinose Honami keep the favor on hold until he needed her help, and she promised to do everything she could when he asked.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ichinose Honami shook hands to seal their agreement, then left the café and walked along a campus path.
• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu that she found him hard to figure out, and he said he did what he found interesting.
• Kazehara Tetsu paused to look toward the dark trees, then told Ichinose Honami he had probably startled a stray cat.

Kazehara Tetsu heard Ichinose Honami explain her dream of leading all of Class B to Class A, then confronted Ibuki Mio, who had followed him to demand a rematch. He revealed that her month of waiting had been pointless and dismissed her as trivial, but she still insisted they fight.

• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu that she wanted to take all forty Class B students to Class A and graduate with them smiling.
• Kazehara Tetsu watched Ichinose Honami leave, then called out the person who had been following him.
• Ibuki Mio emerged from the shadows and demanded that Kazehara Tetsu find a place to settle their previous fight.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Ibuki Mio that the surveillance footage might be kept for longer than a month and that her research could have been based on false information.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he would not report her even if the footage existed, because dealing with her was not worth the trouble.
• Ibuki Mio, furious at his words, insisted that they fight immediately.

Ibuki Mio challenged Kazehara Tetsu to a fight, but he effortlessly evaded her attacks and restrained her. He left her hanging upside down, and she demanded that he put her down.

• Ibuki Mio removed her school jacket and took a fighting stance against Kazehara Tetsu.
• Ibuki Mio attacked with a flurry of kicks, elbows, and punches, but Kazehara Tetsu deflected every strike.
• Kazehara Tetsu suddenly advanced, hooked Ibuki Mio's ankle, and caught her by the collar as she fell.
• Ibuki Mio tried to kick Kazehara Tetsu, but he trapped her leg and left her hanging upside down.
• Kazehara Tetsu touched Ibuki Mio's buttocks, and she cursed and struggled until she finally agreed to stop moving and demanded to be put down.

Kazehara Tetsu subdued Ibuki Mio, who remained furious about his humiliating tactics despite admitting defeat. After they argued and got drinks at the Dormitory Building, Ibuki Mio exchanged contact information with him so she could challenge him again, and they saved insulting nicknames for each other.

• Ibuki Mio bit Kazehara Tetsu's hand after he released her, and he slapped her again to make her let go.
• Ibuki Mio accused Kazehara Tetsu of fighting unfairly, but he insisted his tactics had successfully subdued her.
• Kazehara Tetsu ended their argument and went to a vending machine at the Dormitory Building to buy mineral water; Ibuki Mio eventually bought Oolong Tea too.
• Ibuki Mio asked Kazehara Tetsu for his contact information, claiming she wanted to find him for another fight, and he accepted her friend request.
• Ibuki Mio left after threatening to beat Kazehara Tetsu next time, and he changed her contact nickname to "Wild Cat."