Recaps

Kushida Kikyo tried to frame Kazehara Tetsu for sexual assault, but he revealed he had secretly recorded her confession. Kazehara turned her threat back on her, leaving Kushida exposed and furious.

• Kushida Kikyo held Kazehara Tetsu’s hand against her chest and threatened to accuse him of sexual assault.
• Kushida described how she would pose as a victim and claim she had evidence to get Kazehara expelled.
• Kazehara pretended to apologize, then gripped Kushida’s hand and revealed his phone had recorded their conversation.
• Kazehara told Kushida the recording captured her confession and challenged her hypocrisy.

Kazehara Tetsu forced Kushida Kikyo to submit by threatening to expose her recording and her deal with Ryuen. Kushida agreed to obey for now while vowing to destroy him, and the chapter ended with her placing her chin in his hand.

• Kushida Kikyo stopped herself from pushing Kazehara Tetsu into the river and asked whether he would keep his promise not to tell anyone.
• Kazehara Tetsu said whether he kept the promise depended on how Kushida behaved, and he confirmed he intended to control her.
• Kazehara Tetsu warned that exposing her recording and her deal with Ryuen would destroy her reputation and connections.
• Kushida Kikyo agreed to obey for now but vowed to destroy Kazehara Tetsu when she found a chance.
• Kazehara Tetsu held out his hand, and Kushida Kikyo rested her chin in his palm as he called her a good girl.

At the Sports Festival opening ceremony, Kazehara Tetsu told Kamuro Masumi he had joined the seventh group of the boys’ 100-meter sprint so he could provoke Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. He revealed that he knew about Ayanokoji’s White Room upbringing, leaving Ayanokoji shaken as the race was called to begin.

• Kazehara Tetsu teased Kamuro Masumi about her ponytail, then said he had joined the seventh sprint group to stir up someone in Class D.
• Kamuro Masumi wished Kazehara Tetsu luck as he left for the starting area.
• Kazehara Tetsu approached Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and asked how he planned to run the race.
• Kazehara Tetsu whispered that he knew Ayanokoji had been raised as a masterpiece in the White Room.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka concealed his alarm and pretended not to understand, while Kazehara Tetsu challenged him to show his ability in the race.
• The official called the seventh group to get ready.

Kazehara Tetsu won the boys’ 100-meter race with a remarkable time of 10.51 seconds, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka deliberately finished fifth and became wary of him. Back at Class A’s tent, Kazehara praised Kamuro Masumi after she won her heat, helping secure an important point for their class.

• Kazehara Tetsu surged ahead in the boys’ 100-meter race, won decisively, and recorded a time of 10.51 seconds.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finished fifth as planned, then watched Kazehara with newfound concern.
• Kazehara returned to Class A’s tent and exchanged remarks with Sakayanagi Arisu about his performance.
• Kamuro Masumi won her 100-meter heat after a month of targeted training.
• Kazehara praised Kamuro’s start and acceleration, and Sakayanagi thanked her for earning a crucial point for Class A.

Kazehara Tetsu competed in the hurdles against Kanzaki Ryuji and won despite using a rough, jump-heavy technique. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stayed inconspicuous in the middle of the pack, while Kanzaki accepted his defeat and looked forward to competing again.

• Kazehara Tetsu found Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kanzaki Ryuji among the competitors in Heat 4 and exchanged a few words with Kanzaki.
• Kazehara Tetsu launched into the race and cleared hurdles with long jumps rather than proper technique.
• Kazehara Tetsu pulled ahead of Kanzaki Ryuji, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka ran in the middle of the pack and deliberately knocked over a hurdle.
• Kazehara Tetsu crossed the finish line first, and Kanzaki Ryuji finished second.
• Kanzaki Ryuji criticized Kazehara Tetsu's hurdling technique but acknowledged his speed, and Kazehara said he might fare worse in a more skill-focused event.

Kazehara Tetsu led Class A’s attack in the Pole Push Competition and broke through Class B’s defense with overwhelming strength. He knocked down the White Team’s pole, winning the match for the Red Team.

• Katsuragi and Hirata discussed rotating the Red Team’s attackers and defenders, but Kazehara Tetsu insisted that Class A handle every attack.
• The Red Team charged the White Team, with Ryuen Kakeru leading Class C’s assault and Kazehara Tetsu leading Class A’s.
• Shibata Hayato and Kanzaki Ryuji tried to stop Kazehara, but he threw them into the defenders behind them and opened a gap in Class B’s line.
• Kazehara rushed through the breach and knocked down the White Team’s pole.

Kazehara Tetsu overwhelmed Class B’s defenders, then faced Class C’s attempt to trap him behind a human-wall blockade. Inside the referee’s blind spot, he crushed one attacker’s toes and fixed his gaze on Ryuen Kakeru beneath the pole.

• Kazehara Tetsu threw Shibata Hayato and Kanzaki Ryuji aside, then helped Kanzaki to his feet.
• Kazehara Tetsu returned to the Red Team’s lounge, where Class D students reacted with awe to his strength.
• Class C switched to defense and surrounded Kazehara Tetsu with a human wall that blocked the referee’s view.
• Class C students tried to trip and strike Kazehara Tetsu from behind the crowd, but he ignored their attacks.
• Kazehara Tetsu crushed an attacker’s toes and stared toward Ryuen Kakeru beneath the pole.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Ryuen Kakeru during the pole-toppling event and defeated the Class C students who surrounded him. He threw Ryuen aside, toppled the pole, and secured the Red Team’s victory.

• Kazehara Tetsu reminded Ryuen Kakeru of his defeat on the Uninhabited Island, and Ryuen hid behind Albert and Ishizaki Daichi while taunting him.
• Ryuen ordered the Class C students to surround Tetsu, who knocked them down one by one as they attacked him.
• Tetsu dodged Albert’s charge and struck him down with an elbow.
• Tetsu grabbed Ryuen by the collar and threw him across the court, stopping short of striking him in front of the referee.
• Tetsu pushed the pole over, and the Red Team was declared the winner.

The Red Team won both rounds of Tug of War with Kazehara Tetsu leading the effort. In the Obstacle Race, Tetsu surged ahead of Shibata Hayato through the first two obstacles.

• Hirata Yosuke discussed positioning for Tug of War, but the Red Team relied on Kazehara Tetsu's strength.
• Kazehara Tetsu led the Red Team to victory in both rounds of Tug of War, while the White Team faltered under pressure.
• Shibata Hayato challenged Kazehara Tetsu to the Obstacle Race, and they started in lanes four and three, respectively.
• Kazehara Tetsu crossed the balance beam at full speed and slid beneath the crawl net, leaving Shibata behind.

Kazehara Tetsu won the Dalian race and gave Shibata Hayato a made-up training philosophy that Shibata accepted as profound advice. He then prepared to race with Hashimoto Masayoshi in the Two-Person Three-Legged Race, where their teamwork would determine whether they could win.

• Kazehara Tetsu crossed the finish line first in the Dalian race, with Shibata Hayato finishing shortly after him.
• Shibata Hayato asked Kazehara Tetsu how he trained, and Kazehara told him to train his will and flow with nature instead of relying on muscle.
• Shibata Hayato thanked Kazehara Tetsu, resolved to try the new approach, and ran back to Class B's Lounge Area.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi tied his ankle to Kazehara Tetsu's for the Two-Person Three-Legged Race and accepted that he would play a supporting role beside his partner.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Hashimoto Masayoshi took their places at the starting line as the referee called the first group to get ready.

Kazehara Tetsu and Hashimoto Masayoshi won the Two-Person Three-Legged Race, while Kazehara skipped Knight Fights and quietly left the Sports Field. Injured and unwilling to show weakness to Class D, Horikita Suzune went to the infirmary alone.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Hashimoto Masayoshi synchronized their steps and won the Two-Person Three-Legged Race by a wide margin.
• Hashimoto praised their run, but Kazehara left for the Lounge Area while Hashimoto said he would not race with him again.
• Kazehara chose not to enter Knight Fights because his strength could injure other students, then sent a brief message and left the Sports Field.
• Horikita Suzune struggled to walk after Kinoshita collided with her during the obstacle course, Kushida Kikyo pulled her during their three-legged race, and Knight Fights worsened her injury.
• Horikita avoided the crowded medical Tent and went alone to the infirmary in the Teaching Building.

After spraining her ankle, Horikita Suzune decided to continue competing because withdrawing from her three events would cost Class D 300,000 Personal Points. Kushida Kikyo then told her that Kinoshita was seriously injured and in the infirmary, prompting Horikita to return inside.

• Horikita Suzune went to the infirmary, where the nurse diagnosed a strained ligament and warned her not to compete.
• Horikita told the nurse she could not withdraw from her three afternoon events because replacing her would cost Class D 300,000 Personal Points.
• The nurse bandaged Horikita's ankle and advised her to stop if she could not continue.
• Kushida Kikyo found Horikita and said Kinoshita, the Class C student who had collided with her, was seriously injured and had not rejoined her class.
• Kushida said Kinoshita was in the infirmary, and Horikita returned there, where she found another figure in the room.

Horikita Suzune was accused of deliberately injuring Kinoshita during the obstacle race, and Chabashira Sae warned that the matter could go to a formal hearing. Horikita suspected Class C had framed her and challenged Kushida Kikyo about how she had learned of Kinoshita’s accusation.

• Chabashira Sae showed Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo Kinoshita’s injury and explained that Kinoshita accused Horikita of intentionally colliding with and kicking her.
• Kinoshita claimed Horikita had kicked her shin, while Chabashira Sae said the camera footage was ambiguous and the bruise appeared consistent with a deliberate kick.
• Horikita denied hurting Kinoshita and argued that the delayed complaint suggested a setup, but Chabashira Sae said the injury, footage, and witness statement could still justify a hearing.
• Chabashira Sae revealed that Kushida Kikyo had reported Kinoshita’s claim to her, prompting Horikita to question how Kushida had become close to a Class C student.

Horikita Suzune confronted Kushida Kikyo and Kinoshita over the alleged assault, but Ryuen Kakeru arrived and pressured Kinoshita to accuse Horikita. Ryuen demanded one million in compensation to keep the matter from reaching the school authorities, and Horikita refused to admit to something she had not done.

• Kushida Kikyo claimed Kinoshita had told her about the incident, while Horikita Suzune decided to question Kinoshita directly.
• Ryuen Kakeru entered the infirmary and blocked Horikita from approaching Kinoshita.
• Ryuen accused Horikita of injuring Kinoshita for a competitive advantage, and Kinoshita repeated a fabricated account under his pressure.
• Kushida Kikyo acted as though she was mediating while urging Horikita to consider Ryuen's terms.
• Ryuen demanded one million in compensation, but Horikita Suzune refused to pay or accept blame.

Ryuen Kakeru pressured Horikita Suzune to pay for Kinoshita’s withdrawn complaint, and she finally agreed to give him one million Personal Points. Ryuen raised the price by demanding that she kneel and apologize before the Sports Festival ended, leaving Horikita trapped between humiliation and a Student Council hearing.

• Horikita Suzune refused Ryuen Kakeru’s offer to settle Kinoshita’s complaint for one million Personal Points, and Kushida Kikyo offered to help pool Points.
• Ryuen rejected Kushida’s offer and said Horikita had to pay herself to suffer a meaningful loss.
• As Ryuen led Kinoshita toward the Student Council, Horikita relented and agreed to pay one million Points if they withdrew the complaint.
• Ryuen demanded that Horikita kneel and beg forgiveness as the new condition, while Chabashira Sae objected that the demand crossed a line.
• Ryuen gave Horikita until the Sports Festival ended to kneel and pay, threatening to take Kinoshita and the evidence to the Student Council.

Horikita Suzune was overwhelmed by Ryuen Kakeru’s extortion and hid her helplessness from her brother, Horikita Manabu. Kazehara Tetsu intervened and teased Manabu about his inability to help, then left Suzune stunned with a joking question about eloping with her.

• Horikita Suzune feared that Ryuen Kakeru would take her class’s leaked list to the Student Council unless she knelt and paid him a million.
• Horikita Manabu encountered Horikita Suzune with Tachibana Akane and warned her against letting pride make the situation worse.
• Kazehara Tetsu appeared, put an arm around Horikita Manabu, and pointed out that Manabu could not openly help his sister without risking criticism.
• Horikita Manabu left with Tachibana Akane after telling Kazehara Tetsu to return in time for the competition.
• Kazehara Tetsu jokingly asked Horikita Manabu what he would do if he eloped with Horikita Suzune, then turned to the stunned girl.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Horikita Suzune about Ryuen Kakeru’s leverage over her, then revealed he had nearly three million Personal Points. Horikita asked him for a loan of 1.3 million Points, but Kazehara questioned whether Class D could ever repay it.

• Kazehara told Horikita he knew Ryuen had cornered her and said he had learned about the deal through a special method.
• Horikita asked Kazehara how many Personal Points he had, and he revealed that he had nearly three million.
• Horikita requested a loan of 1.3 million Points: one million for Ryuen and 300,000 to secure a substitute competitor.
• Horikita promised to repay the loan, but Kazehara pointed out that Class D had no Points coming in and doubted she could pay him back.
• Horikita admitted that Kazehara was right about Class D’s poor prospects.

Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu for 1.3 million Personal Points, offering to repay him in cash after graduation, but he refused the loan and instead offered evidence that could clear her of Ryuen Kakeru’s staged assault. He promised to send it without setting a price, leaving Horikita to decide what she would give him in return, while she still had not secured Points for a substitute player.

• Horikita Suzune offered Kazehara Tetsu a written promise to repay the Points in cash after graduation, but he refused to lend them to her.
• Kazehara Tetsu revealed that he had conclusive evidence Ryuen Kakeru orchestrated the deliberate assault to frame Horikita.
• Kazehara Tetsu teased Horikita by saying he wanted her, then clarified that he was joking and would send her the evidence that afternoon.
• Kazehara Tetsu left the price of the evidence for Horikita to decide, saying he trusted her not to act as though she owed him nothing.
• Horikita Suzune watched Kazehara Tetsu leave and realized she still had not obtained the Personal Points needed for a substitute player.

Kazehara Tetsu won the Object Borrowing Race by taking Sakayanagi Arisu’s beret, then challenged Horikita Suzune to stop giving up on the Sports Festival. Horikita decided to compete without a substitute, determined to run the final relay leg.

• Kazehara Tetsu drew a prompt for a hat, borrowed Sakayanagi Arisu’s white beret, and won the race.
• Horikita Suzune stopped Kazehara Tetsu and asked him to help switch out a substitute competitor.
• Kazehara Tetsu argued that Class D could not overcome its deficit by spending points on a substitute and accused Horikita of giving up.
• Kazehara Tetsu reminded Horikita that she could run the final relay leg alongside her brother, Horikita Manabu.
• Horikita Suzune said she no longer needed a substitute or Kazehara Tetsu’s points.

Kazehara Tetsu and Morishita Ai competed against Ichinose Honami and Shibata Hayato in the mixed-gender three-legged race. Tetsu carried Ai through the final stretch to win, leaving their opponents astonished.

• After Class A won the four-way tug of war, the next event was announced as the mixed-gender two-person three-legged race.
• Morishita Ai arrived late after exploring the school, and she and Kazehara Tetsu learned they would race against Ichinose Honami and Shibata Hayato.
• Tetsu tied Ai's ankle to his, and their pair took the lead with a smooth start.
• Ichinose and Shibata caught up at the halfway point as Ai began to falter.
• Tetsu put an arm around Ai's waist and carried her as he ran, pulling ahead to win the race.
• After the finish, Ai complained of dizziness, while Shibata conceded defeat and Ichinose praised Tetsu's strength.

First Year Class A entered the all-grades mixed relay with Kazehara Tetsu assigned the final leg, while Horikita Suzune prepared to compete despite her injury and confront her brother. The race began, and after the first four legs, Class A had fallen from third to fifth.

• Kazehara Tetsu ordered Morishita Ai to run and arranged First Year Class A's relay lineup, placing himself in the final leg.
• At the track, Horikita Suzune told Horikita Manabu she had something to say, but he dismissed her effort to compete; Miyabi Nagumo praised her courage and urged them to let the results speak.
• Kitou Hayato took the first leg and passed the baton with First Year Class A in third place.
• Kamuro Masumi ran the second leg and kept close to the runner ahead.
• Nishikawa Ryoko and Morishita Ai ran the next legs, and Class A dropped to fifth before Morishita passed the baton to Hashimoto Masayoshi.

Kazehara Tetsu made up a forty-meter deficit on the final leg and led First Year Class A to victory over Miyabi Nagumo's Second Year Class A. Horikita Manabu stayed at the starting line to speak with Horikita Suzune as the race ended.

• Hashimoto Masayoshi received a lecture from his team’s prospects and sprinted to hand Kazehara Tetsu the baton.
• Miyabi Nagumo told Horikita Manabu he wanted to replace the school’s traditions with absolute meritocracy, then took the lead on the final leg.
• Horikita Manabu did not start running after receiving the baton, leaving the crowd confused as he spoke with Horikita Suzune.
• Kazehara Tetsu took the baton from Hashimoto Masayoshi and rapidly closed the forty-meter gap on Nagumo.
• Kazehara Tetsu accelerated past Nagumo and crossed the finish line first, winning by two strides.

The Sports Festival ended with the Red Team victorious and Class A taking first place in the first-year rankings, while Horikita Suzune finished her painful race in last place. Kazehara Tetsu sent Horikita evidence of Kushida Kikyo’s betrayal, setting up the exposure of her true intentions.

• Horikita Suzune crossed the finish line in last place despite her injured ankle, then forced herself to stand after completing the race.
• The Red Team won the Sports Festival, and Class A finished first among the first-year classes, earning nearly 150 Class Points.
• Kazehara Tetsu was named First Year Class A’s Most Outstanding Player for his performances throughout the festival.
• Kazehara Tetsu watched Kushida Kikyo comfort Horikita Suzune while concealing her role in the events against her.
• Kazehara Tetsu sent Horikita a recording and information about Ryuen Kakeru’s tactics and Kinoshita’s staged accident, and Horikita noticed her phone vibrate.

After the Sports Festival, Horikita Suzune confronted Ryuen Kakeru and revealed that she knew Kushida Kikyo had betrayed Class D. Kushida joined Ryuen in demanding Horikita’s expulsion, but Horikita ended the chapter by declaring that Ryuen had lost too.

• Horikita Suzune met Ryuen Kakeru at the Corner Tower, where he mocked her over the injury to Kinoshita and demanded compensation.
• Horikita accused Kushida Kikyo of leaking Class D’s confidential information and helping Class C target her.
• Kushida admitted she wanted Horikita expelled to prevent her from exposing Kushida’s past.
• Ryuen demanded one million Personal Points and an apology, threatening to submit evidence that would get Horikita expelled.
• Horikita admitted she had lost in tactics and in judging people, then told Ryuen that he had lost too.

Horikita Suzune exposed Ryuen Kakeru’s plot with a recording, turning the threat of blackmail against him. She handed Kazehara Tetsu the right to decide what compensation to demand and said she would repay her own debt to him separately.

• Ryuen Kakeru dismissed Horikita Suzune’s claim that he had lost, but she pointed out that his phone was recording.
• Horikita Suzune played a recording of Ryuen Kakeru planning to frame her and describing Kinoshita’s staged injury, with Ibuki Mio agreeing to take part.
• Kushida Kikyo realized the recording could bring severe punishment, while Ryuen Kakeru concluded that a mole in Class C had betrayed him.
• Kazehara Tetsu arrived and suggested Horikita Suzune demand compensation now that she held leverage over Ryuen Kakeru.
• Horikita Suzune gave Kazehara Tetsu the right to decide what to do with the recording, while insisting she would repay her personal debt to him in her own way.