Recaps

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Ibuki Mio after discovering she had been following him on Ryuen Kakeru’s orders. Ibuki warned him that Ryuen was wary and making moves against him, and Tetsu left intending to face whatever came.

• Kazehara Tetsu called out Ibuki Mio for tailing him, and she admitted Ryuen Kakeru had ordered her to watch him.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked why Ryuen had chosen her, and Ibuki explained that Ryuen knew they had a history from fighting.
• Ibuki Mio warned Kazehara Tetsu that Ryuen was wary of him and was doing more than just surveillance.
• Ibuki Mio said she despised Ryuen’s underhanded tactics and wanted to beat Kazehara Tetsu in a fair fight.
• Kazehara Tetsu thanked Ibuki Mio for the warning and walked away, saying he would let Ryuen come after him.

Kazehara Tetsu anticipated Ryuen Kakeru’s attack and turned the restroom ambush against him with a bottle of mineral water. Ryuen remained composed despite being drenched, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• After hearing Ibuki Mio warn that Ryuen Kakeru was targeting him, Kazehara Tetsu chose the remote restroom as a place to meet him.
• Ryuen Kakeru, Ishizaki Daichi, and Albert followed Kazehara Tetsu into the restroom, where Ishizaki shut the door and Albert guarded the exit.
• Ryuen approached the locked stall and prepared to kick it open, believing Kazehara was vulnerable inside.
• Kazehara opened the stall fully dressed and sprayed Ryuen with water from a bottle whose cap he had pierced.
• Kazehara mocked Ryuen, Ishizaki, and Albert for entering the restroom together, while Ryuen suppressed his anger and answered with a dangerous smile.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Ryuen Kakeru and his followers in the bathroom, then attacked Ryuen after he threatened the people around him. Kazehara choked Ryuen as Albert finally moved.

• Kazehara dismissed Ryuen's attempt to keep him in the bathroom and prepared to leave.
• Ryuen threatened the girls around Kazehara, including Sakayanagi Arisu, Ichinose Honami, and Horikita Suzune, to force him to comply.
• Kazehara punched Ryuen in the abdomen before Ryuen could finish his threat.
• Ishizaki Daichi charged Kazehara, who knocked him unconscious with one kick.
• Kazehara lifted the injured Ryuen by the throat, and Albert finally moved.

Kazehara Tetsu defeated Ryuen Kakeru’s companions and overwhelmed Ryuen in the bathroom. Ryuen refused to back down, and Kazehara approached him again as the one-sided beating continued.

• Albert tried to pull Kazehara away from Ryuen, but Kazehara twisted his wrist and forced him to his knees.
• Ryuen punched Kazehara in the face, but the blow barely moved him; Kazehara threw Ryuen across the bathroom.
• Kazehara taunted Ryuen about the damage his defeat could do to his authority in Class C.
• Ryuen struggled to his feet and declared he would keep fighting and pursuing Kazehara until he won.
• Kazehara walked to within half a meter of Ryuen and said he still did not understand fear.

Kazehara Tetsu defeated Ryuen Kakeru in the restroom, leaving Ryuen unconscious. After waking, Ryuen learned that Kazehara had invited him to continue in the lounge and went to meet him, reflecting on the gap in their strength.

• Ryuen Kakeru attacked Kazehara Tetsu, but Kazehara endured the blows and knocked him unconscious with a series of punches.
• Ishizaki Daichi helped Ryuen wake up and told him Kazehara had left an invitation to meet in the lounge area.
• Ryuen refused Ishizaki's advice to rest and told his underlings to return without him.
• Ryuen emerged into Keyaki Mall and limped toward the lounge, recognizing Kazehara as a far stronger kind of violence than he had ever faced.

Ryuen Kakeru joined Kazehara Tetsu in the Resting Area and explained why he would not report their fight to the school. He realized Tetsu had deliberately used water during the fight to destroy potential fingerprint evidence.

• Ryuen Kakeru sat beside Kazehara Tetsu despite his injuries, and the two exchanged taunts.
• Ryuen Kakeru said he would rather use special methods to defeat Tetsu than fight him hand to hand.
• Ryuen Kakeru explained that the school had no witnesses or surveillance footage to prove Tetsu attacked him.
• Ryuen Kakeru reasoned that sweat and movement would have blurred fingerprints left on his skin.
• Ryuen Kakeru realized Kazehara Tetsu had poured water on his neck and collar to wash away traces and hinder fingerprint evidence.

Ryuen Kakeru realized Kazehara Tetsu had recorded their confrontation and could control how the evidence was presented. After declaring their contest over, Ryuen said he would drop out, and Kazehara asked whether his original goal had also involved Eight Hundred Million Points.

• Ryuen Kakeru deduced that Kazehara Tetsu had recorded the fight with his phone and could edit the footage to make Ryuen look like the aggressor.
• Kazehara Tetsu showed Ryuen the recording but said he had no intention of involving the school unless Ryuen came after him again.
• Ryuen Kakeru declared that their contest was over and said he was going to drop out.
• Ryuen explained that he had come to This School to prove his violent methods could work, but admitted he could not defeat Kazehara Tetsu.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked whether Ryuen had another reason for coming, such as Eight Hundred Million Points.

Kazehara Tetsu stopped Ryuen Kakeru from dropping out by threatening to persuade Ishizaki Daichi and Albert to quit with him, making Ryuen responsible for their lost futures. Ryuen realized Kazehara wanted him to keep Class D in check and chose to remain at school, ready to continue their game.

• Ryuen Kakeru admitted that losing had ruined his plan to collect 800 million points and raise Class C to Class A, but said he still intended to drop out.
• Kazehara Tetsu warned that Ishizaki Daichi and Albert might voluntarily drop out alongside Ryuen, leaving Ryuen burdened with their futures.
• Ryuen recognized that Kazehara planned to use his continued presence to keep Class D from overtaking Class C too easily.
• Kazehara told Ryuen not to leave the school and departed, saying Ryuen made the competition more interesting.
• Ryuen laughed and decided to stay at school and keep playing Kazehara's game.

During Winter Break, Kazehara Tetsu joined Sakayanagi Arisu at a private hot spring, where they talked about her plans, their unfinished chess game, and their rumored relationship. Arisu hinted that something was missing to make their public romance real, but Tetsu suggested they take their time.

• Kazehara Tetsu relaxed with Sakayanagi Arisu at a private hot spring during Winter Break.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said she planned to play chess or seek out opponents because her health limited her physical activities.
• Sakayanagi Arisu recalled that their last serious chess game had been two months and twelve days earlier and complained that Tetsu had neglected her.
• Sakayanagi Arisu pointed out that the school already treated them as lovers, though they were not officially Boyfriend Girlfriend.
• Sakayanagi Arisu hinted that something was missing to make their public relationship an established fact, but Kazehara Tetsu said they could take things slowly.

After Sakayanagi Arisu became dizzy from the hot spring, Kazehara Tetsu helped her out and considered using a body-repair potion to cure her congenital heart defect. Sakayanagi Arisu then revealed that her father, chairman Sakayanagi Narimori, wanted to meet Kazehara Tetsu, and the two left the inn to see him.

• Sakayanagi Arisu reached her limit in the hot spring, and Kazehara Tetsu helped her out of the bath.
• Kazehara Tetsu checked the Omnipotent Body Repair Potion but found he was 27 Points short of buying it.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Kazehara Tetsu that her father, Sakayanagi Narimori, was waiting to meet him.
• Kazehara Tetsu agreed to go with Sakayanagi Arisu, and they left the Hot Spring Inn in the snow.

Kazehara Tetsu met Sakayanagi Arisu’s father, Chairman Sakayanagi Narimori, at a secluded café and made a courteous first impression. As they settled into a relaxed conversation, Tetsu realized Narimori’s real reason for meeting him had yet to come.

• Sakayanagi Arisu led Kazehara Tetsu through a beech forest to a private room in a retro café, where Sakayanagi Narimori was waiting.
• Kazehara Tetsu greeted Narimori formally, then eased the mood with a joke about being nervous; Narimori observed that he seemed calm.
• Kazehara Tetsu insisted on paying for their coffee and desserts, and Narimori approved of his courtesy.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked why Narimori had taken time to meet him, and Narimori said he had wanted to talk for a long time and had seized the chance while Arisu was going to a hot spring with Tetsu.
• Arisu encouraged Tetsu to relax, but he sensed that the real conversation had only just begun.

Kazehara Tetsu met with Sakayanagi Narimori, who assessed his background and character as Arisu’s boyfriend. The conversation shifted to rumors that Tetsu was close to several girls at school, and Narimori waited for an explanation of Arisu’s apparent acceptance.

• Kazehara Tetsu asked Sakayanagi Narimori why he had arranged their meeting, and Narimori said he wanted to see what kind of person his daughter’s boyfriend was.
• Narimori said Arisu’s happiness mattered more than Tetsu’s family background or abilities, then revealed that he knew Tetsu’s true identity.
• Tetsu dismissed his inherited wealth and influence as his father’s accomplishments and asked whether Narimori had mainly wanted to assess his personality.
• Narimori brought up rumors that Tetsu was close to several girls at school, while Arisu quietly watched his response.
• Tetsu acknowledged that the rumors had come out, and Narimori observed that he had never tried to hide or deny his relationships.
• Narimori asked whether Arisu tacitly approved of Tetsu’s arrangement with the other girls and waited for Tetsu to explain.

Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi Narimori that he intended to pursue multiple relationships rather than choose one, and Sakayanagi Arisu supported his ambition. Narimori accepted their understanding but warned Tetsu about the risks of managing people’s feelings, then asked whether he knew about the White Room.

• Kazehara Tetsu admitted to Sakayanagi Narimori that he was greedy and planned to use his abilities to keep multiple partners together.
• Sakayanagi Arisu defended Tetsu, saying his ambition suited her and that she did not want an ordinary, timid partner.
• Sakayanagi Narimori acknowledged the pair’s understanding and said he had little grounds to reject their relationship if Tetsu could maintain it.
• Sakayanagi Narimori warned Tetsu that emotional outbursts could ruin what he had built, and Tetsu promised to take responsibility for his choices.
• Sakayanagi Narimori asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he knew about the White Room.

Kazehara Tetsu assessed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka as far from perfect, arguing that his hidden approach and dependence on Sakayanagi Narimori’s protection were weaknesses. Narimori left after acknowledging Tetsu’s insight and expressing interest in what he would do at the school.

• Sakayanagi Narimori explained that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was the White Room’s most successful product and had come to the school seeking freedom from his father.
• Kazehara Tetsu argued that Ayanokoji’s reluctance to act openly made him imperfect and revealed that Narimori had arranged his placement in Class D to protect him.
• Sakayanagi Arisu applauded Tetsu’s analysis and said she believed a born genius could defeat an artificial one.
• Narimori admitted he had been testing Tetsu, then asked whether he would face Ayanokoji; Tetsu said he had met him and saw no meaningful contest unless Ayanokoji was forced to act.
• Narimori ended the conversation, told Tetsu he looked forward to seeing him stir up a storm at the school, and left the private room.

After leaving a meeting with Sakayanagi Arisu’s father, Kazehara Tetsu walked Arisu back to the dormitory through the snowy night. They discussed his mysterious family background and made an uncertain plan for Christmas, leaving Tetsu wondering what the special day would bring.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu left the café and walked together toward the dormitories in the snow.
• Arisu asked Tetsu about his family background after noticing her father had treated him with unusual consideration, but Tetsu dismissed his family as a small business.
• Tetsu told Arisu he wanted to find something that could truly set her free, and she teased him about his plans for Christmas.
• Tetsu invited Arisu to see him on Christmas, and she hinted that she might have a surprise depending on how he did.
• Tetsu and Arisu parted at the dormitory elevator, and Tetsu reflected on Christmas before heading to his room.

On Christmas Eve, Kazehara Tetsu ran into Ibuki Mio in Keyaki Mall and decided to join her at the Cinema, despite her objections. Ibuki reluctantly let him come, warning him she would not talk to him.

• Kazehara Tetsu wandered through Keyaki Mall alone, bored by the crowded Christmas Eve date scene.
• Ibuki Mio rushed around a corner and bumped into Kazehara Tetsu, then complained about running into him again.
• Kazehara Tetsu blocked Ibuki Mio's way and asked where she was going, so she told him she was heading to the Cinema alone.
• Kazehara Tetsu announced he would see a movie too, and Ibuki Mio angrily objected.
• Ibuki Mio reluctantly allowed Kazehara Tetsu to follow her to the Cinema but said she would not speak to him.

Ibuki Mio and Kazehara Tetsu went to a spy action movie, where their bickering continued until the film’s sudden romance scene disgusted Ibuki Mio. She turned to complain to Kazehara Tetsu and discovered he had fallen asleep.

• Ibuki Mio chose a spy action movie, and Kazehara Tetsu teased her for watching violent films and said she did not look like a girl.
• Ibuki Mio nearly kicked Kazehara Tetsu but held back because they were in public, then threatened him as they entered the cinema.
• Ibuki Mio watched the action scenes intently while Kazehara Tetsu grew bored and began to doze.
• The movie’s protagonists stopped to confess their feelings and kiss while enemies pursued them, prompting Ibuki Mio to criticize the scene.
• Ibuki Mio turned to Kazehara Tetsu to complain and saw that he had fallen asleep.

Ibuki Mio tried to pinch Kazehara Tetsu while he pretended to sleep, but he retaliated by tickling her side. After the movie ended, Ibuki Mio remained flustered and unable to focus on the screen.

• Ibuki Mio quietly pushed up Kazehara Tetsu's sleeve and pinched his forearm while he appeared to sleep.
• Kazehara Tetsu slipped his hand under Ibuki Mio's windbreaker and tickled her side.
• Ibuki Mio struggled to escape and accused Kazehara Tetsu of being a pervert, while he claimed he had acted in self-defense.
• Ibuki Mio moved away from Kazehara Tetsu but kept glancing at him and failed to follow the movie.
• The action movie ended in a grand explosion.

On Christmas Eve, Ibuki Mio confronted Kazehara Tetsu about his fights with Ryuen Kakeru and learned Ryuen was resting rather than stepping down. Their conversation ended when Ibuki challenged Kazehara to fight her again.

• Ibuki Mio pointed out that Ryuen Kakeru's bruises and recent behavior suggested he had fought Kazehara Tetsu.
• Kazehara admitted that he and Ryuen had a physical exchange and asked what Ryuen planned to do next.
• Ibuki said Ryuen was taking time to rest but had not given up his position, and she believed he was still scheming or recovering.
• Kazehara realized Ryuen's decision to lie low differed from the story he expected, while Ibuki questioned his cryptic remark about the plot diverging.
• Ibuki challenged Kazehara to fight her again, and she insisted that the Uninhabited Island encounter should not count as a loss.

Ibuki Mio admitted that fear on the Uninhabited Island still haunted her and challenged Kazehara Tetsu to fight so she could overcome it. After she promised him a favor in exchange, they left the crowded mall to find a suitable place for the match.

• Ibuki Mio acknowledged that Kazehara Tetsu had frightened her on the Uninhabited Island and asked him to fight her again.
• Kazehara Tetsu rejected Ibuki Mio's offer of twenty thousand Personal Points, so she promised him one favor in return.
• Kazehara Tetsu assured Ibuki Mio that he would only ask for ordinary help, and she agreed to the deal.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio ruled out the mall's bathrooms because of cameras, witnesses, and possible damage.
• Kazehara Tetsu pointed toward the outskirts of the shopping mall and suggested they go outside.

Ibuki Mio challenged Kazehara Tetsu to a fight at the secluded grove where he had defeated her before, but he quickly overwhelmed her. He spared her after pinning her in the snow, and she was left frustrated but faintly amused as he told her to train more.

• Kazehara Tetsu reminded Ibuki Mio that the grove was where he had beaten her for the second time.
• Ibuki Mio launched a surprise kick and followed with a flurry of attacks, but Kazehara Tetsu blocked every strike.
• Kazehara Tetsu countered with an elbow to Ibuki Mio's stomach, then blocked her roundhouse kick and threw her into the snow.
• Kazehara Tetsu pinned Ibuki Mio and stopped his fist just short of her face before flicking her forehead.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Ibuki Mio she was not strong enough to beat him and urged her to train more, while she called him infuriating.

After Kazehara Tetsu defeated Ibuki Mio, she admitted how wide the strength gap was and asked him to train her. He accepted in exchange for two favors, making her his student.

• Kazehara Tetsu pulled Ibuki Mio out of the snow and teased her for looking like she had been bullied.
• Ibuki Mio told Kazehara Tetsu she was disappointed that she had not made him defend himself seriously.
• Ibuki Mio insisted that the gap between them was far greater than the usual physical difference between men and women, then asked him to teach her.
• Kazehara Tetsu agreed to train Ibuki Mio after she offered him two orders with no strings attached.
• Kazehara Tetsu warned Ibuki Mio that he would be a strict teacher, and she vowed to endure anything to become stronger.

Kazehara and Ibuki Mio encountered Horikita Manabu, who asked Kazehara to join the Student Council and help restrain Miyabi Nagumo after his graduation. The chapter ended with Horikita asking Kazehara to become a wall against Nagumo if his actions crossed the school’s limits.

• Kazehara and Ibuki Mio bantered on their way back from the woods, and Horikita Manabu stopped them to speak with Kazehara.
• Ibuki Mio left, and Horikita Manabu asked Kazehara whether he planned to join the Student Council.
• Horikita Manabu said he would accept Horikita Suzune if she had the resolve to apply, but judged that she was not ready to stand on her own.
• Horikita Manabu warned that Miyabi Nagumo had caused seventeen students to be expelled and would gain control of the Student Council after his graduation.
• Kazehara argued that Nagumo’s purges were a harsh form of selection, while Horikita Manabu insisted that a true leader should bring people together rather than discard them.
• Horikita Manabu asked Kazehara to stop Nagumo from going too far and become a wall against him when necessary.

Horikita Manabu tried to recruit Kazehara Tetsu into the struggle against Miyabi Nagumo by offering Student Council access and information. Kazehara accepted the profiles and agreed to be presented as a possible ally to a hidden opponent of Nagumo, but made no promise to take anyone’s side.

• Kazehara called Horikita’s request dangerous, and Horikita argued that the risks were manageable and the rewards substantial.
• Horikita sent Kazehara profiles of Nagumo’s Student Council power base, including Vice President Kiriyama Ikuto and secretaries Gowaki and Tonokawa.
• Kazehara criticized the profiles for revealing little about Nagumo’s control of the second-years, and Horikita explained that dissenters had been expelled or marginalized.
• Horikita withheld the identity of a hidden opponent of Nagumo but offered to tell that person about Kazehara and let them decide whether to contact him.
• Kazehara agreed to remain a possible ally while warning Horikita that he might oppose Nagumo, aid him, or simply watch the school descend into chaos.

Horikita Manabu discussed Horikita Suzune’s growth with Kazehara Tetsu and explained why he remained distant from her. After Kazehara admitted he was interested in Suzune, Manabu tacitly approved before leaving.

• Horikita Manabu said he could not correct Nagumo’s ways before graduation and would leave the future to the next generation.
• Kazehara Tetsu pointed out that Horikita Suzune had begun thinking for herself, and Horikita Manabu agreed she had changed.
• Horikita Manabu said Suzune still needed the courage to face him for her own convictions before he could accept her growth.
• Horikita Manabu identified Kazehara Tetsu as the main influence on Suzune and asked whether he was interested in her.
• Kazehara Tetsu admitted he wanted Horikita Suzune, and Horikita Manabu nodded and left without objecting.