Chapter Summaries

Kazehara Tetsu defeated Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in the final chess match on time, sealing Class A’s victory over Class C in the special exam. After the results were announced, Horikita Suzune declined Sakayanagi Arisu’s invitation to walk and left the classroom alone.

• Kazehara Tetsu’s relentless pace left Ayanokoji Kiyotaka with less than three minutes, and Ayanokoji lost when his timer reached zero.
• Kazehara Tetsu won the chess match, while Ayanokoji acknowledged how difficult it would be to beat him.
• Sakamoto Suguru announced that Class A won six matches and lost one, gaining 250 Class Points as Class C lost 150.
• Hoshinomiya Chie tried to comfort the disappointed Horikita Suzune, while Sakamoto Suguru finished the examination procedures.
• Sakayanagi Arisu invited Horikita Suzune for a walk, but Horikita declined and left the classroom.

After the exam, Kazehara Tetsu stopped Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and revealed that he knew Tsukishiro Tokinari was secretly following them to arrange Kiyotaka’s expulsion. Tsukishiro confronted them, and Kazehara declared he would keep Kiyotaka from being taken until he settled their score, then condemned Ayanokoji Atsuomi and the motives behind the White Room.

• After Class C’s defeat, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka prepared to leave, but Kazehara Tetsu asked him to talk privately.
• Kazehara told Ayanokoji that he knew Tsukishiro Tokinari was trying to get him expelled and was listening nearby.
• After Kazehara exposed his presence, Tsukishiro emerged from the shadows and asked whether the Kagihara Family planned to interfere.
• Kazehara said he did not care about the expulsion or the White Room, but nobody would take Ayanokoji away before Kazehara settled their score.
• Tsukishiro explained that Ayanokoji Atsuomi had ordered him to return Kiyotaka to the White Room, and Kazehara denounced Atsuomi as incompetent for relying on his son.
• Tsukishiro fell silent under Kazehara’s accusations while Ayanokoji listened without reacting.

Tsukishiro Tokinari reaffirmed his plan to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and return him to the White Room, while Kazehara Tetsu made clear he would not interfere. After spending the evening with Sakayanagi Arisu, Tetsu asked her to come with him somewhere in the Dormitory, leaving his purpose unrevealed.

• Tsukishiro Tokinari told Kazehara Tetsu that he would continue trying to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and take him back to the White Room.
• After Tsukishiro left, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka told Kazehara Tetsu he would probably stay at Kouyoku High School for three years before returning, and Tetsu said he hoped they could compete again.
• Sakayanagi Arisu waited for Kazehara Tetsu after the exam, and the two discussed who was strongest at the school before going to dinner together.
• On the third floor of the Dormitory Building, Kazehara Tetsu stopped Sakayanagi Arisu from returning to her room and asked her to come with him for something he had to do.

Kazehara Tetsu gave Sakayanagi Arisu a potion he claimed would help her heart condition. After she drank it, she felt only a faint warmth and wondered if it had been a scam.

• Kazehara Tetsu welcomed Sakayanagi Arisu into his dorm and offered her some leftover Valentine’s chocolate.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked what had happened to the handmade Valentine’s chocolate she had given him, and Kazehara Tetsu said he had finished it.
• Kazehara Tetsu exchanged 500 Points for an Omnipotent Body Repair Potion (Advanced) and mixed its powder into warm water.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi Arisu that the drink was medicine for her heart condition, and she drank it without hesitation.
• Sakayanagi Arisu waited for an effect, felt only faint warmth, and asked Kazehara Tetsu if he had been scammed.

Kazehara Tetsu stayed with Sakayanagi Arisu after the potion repaired her fragile heart, then quietly made her lean pork congee. The chapter ended with them sharing breakfast in the morning sunlight.

• Kazehara Tetsu gently flicked Sakayanagi Arisu's forehead and told her the medicine needed time to work.
• Sakayanagi Arisu realized the potion had repaired her heart and let her experience physical exertion without pain.
• Kazehara Tetsu stayed beside Sakayanagi Arisu through the night and left her resting in bed while he made congee.
• Kazehara Tetsu carefully cooked lean pork congee and let it cool to a suitable temperature.
• Sakayanagi Arisu woke and ate the congee with Kazehara Tetsu beside her.

Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu discussed the final class rankings and Class A's success before the Graduation Ceremony. Kazehara accepted that he had fallen short of his 3,000-point goal, while Sakayanagi promised to support him through the two years ahead.

• Kazehara Tetsu arrived early at the Gymnasium with Sakayanagi Arisu, and they reflected on how Class A had become united over the past year.
• Kazehara recounted the final class totals: Class A had 2903 points, Class B had 655, Class C had 121, and Class D had 397.
• Sakayanagi asked why Kazehara had not warned Ichinose Honami about Ryuen Kakeru's tactics, and Kazehara said Class A benefited from the other classes weakening each other and that Ichinose needed to learn from setbacks.
• Kazehara regretted that Class A had fallen 97 points short of his 3,000-point goal, while Sakayanagi reassured him that they had two years to reach it.
• Sakayanagi touched Kazehara's hand and pledged to help him achieve his goals, and Kazehara took her hand in response.

At the graduation ceremony, Horikita Manabu delivered the Class A representative’s speech, and Majima Tomoya praised Kazehara Tetsu’s Class A for finishing the year at the top. Afterward, Sakayanagi Arisu told Kazehara Tetsu that her father wanted to speak with him, then left him to take the call.

• Horikita Manabu gave a formal speech as the Class A graduate representative at Kouyoku High School’s graduation ceremony.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu left the ceremony with the other current students.
• Majima Tomoya congratulated Class A on remaining at the top and raising its Class Points to 2,903, then dismissed the students.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Sakayanagi Arisu about his plans, and she said her father wanted to talk with him.
• Sakayanagi Arisu explained that Sakayanagi Narimori’s situation had stabilized, kissed Kazehara Tetsu on the cheek, and headed to the Dormitory.

Kazehara Tetsu called Sakayanagi Narimori to ask about the trouble he was facing and offered the Kagihara Family’s help, which Narimori declined. Tetsu admitted he was dating Sakayanagi Arisu, and Narimori accepted their relationship while asking him to protect his daughter’s feelings.

• Kazehara Tetsu called Sakayanagi Narimori and asked how he was handling the fabricated evidence against him.
• Kazehara Tetsu offered to ask his father and the Kagihara Family to help, but Sakayanagi Narimori said he could manage the matter himself.
• Sakayanagi Narimori asked whether Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu were together, and Tetsu confirmed that he liked her and they were dating.
• Sakayanagi Narimori said he did not object because Arisu was happy with Tetsu, and Tetsu promised to stay by her side.
• Sakayanagi Narimori urged Kazehara Tetsu to avoid getting involved with too many girls so Arisu would not be hurt, and Tetsu promised to treat her well.

Kazehara Tetsu found Horikita Suzune waiting nervously outside the Gymnasium for her brother’s graduation, and reminded her how much courage she had gained over the past year. When the doors opened, Suzune hurried through the crowd to speak with Horikita Manabu, leaving Kazehara watching from behind.

• Kazehara Tetsu went to the Gymnasium and spotted Horikita Suzune waiting alone for the graduation ceremony to end.
• Kazehara Tetsu told Horikita Suzune that she had changed and now had the courage to wait for Horikita Manabu and say goodbye.
• Horikita Suzune thanked Kazehara Tetsu, and her tense posture relaxed as they waited for the doors to open.
• The Gymnasium doors opened, and the waiting students crowded around the graduating third-years with gifts, congratulations, and confessions.
• Horikita Suzune hurried through the crowd to Horikita Manabu and began speaking to him as Kazehara Tetsu watched.

As Horikita Manabu prepared to graduate, Miyabi Nagumo told Kazehara Tetsu that he planned to build a school governed by Might Makes Right and invited him to join the Student Council. Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara to accompany her when she saw her brother off on the thirty-first, then asked what kind of girl he liked.

• Kazehara Tetsu spoke with Miyabi Nagumo, who said he respected Horikita Manabu despite their rivalry.
• Miyabi Nagumo declared that he would pursue his vision of a school governed by Might Makes Right now that Horikita Manabu had graduated.
• Miyabi Nagumo invited Kazehara Tetsu to join the Student Council, but Kazehara declined.
• Horikita Suzune told Kazehara Tetsu that Horikita Manabu would leave by bus at noon on the thirty-first and asked Kazehara to come with her to see him off.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu what kind of girl he liked, and he said he liked girls who stayed true to themselves and were not swayed by anyone.

Kazehara Tetsu met Shiina Hiyori, Yamamura Miki, Shiranami Chihiro, and Ichinose Honami at Keyaki Mall for a spring-break get-together. After they settled into a café booth and ordered desserts, they began discussing their holiday plans.

• Kazehara Tetsu arrived early at Keyaki Mall and found Shiina Hiyori reading while she waited.
• Shiina Hiyori explained that she had borrowed several new books, and Yamamura Miki joined them.
• Shiranami Chihiro arrived and told the others that Ichinose Honami had gone ahead to reserve a café table.
• The four students joined Ichinose Honami at the last available booth, where she offered to pay for their desserts.
• The group ordered food and talked about their spring-break plans, then asked Kazehara Tetsu what he planned to do.

Kazehara Tetsu challenged Ichinose Honami’s plan to repay her massive loan alone, arguing that her classmates should have a say in sharing the burden. Ichinose was left speechless as Shiratori agreed with him.

• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu she had sold personal belongings to afford the afternoon tea.
• Ichinose said she planned to repay Kazehara sixty thousand Personal Points each month, starting next month.
• Kazehara told her she could repay the loan at her own pace and questioned how she could live on the remaining Points.
• Kazehara argued that Ichinose was shutting out the classmates she had protected by planning to shoulder the debt alone.
• Ichinose fell silent, and Shiratori agreed that Kazehara was right.

Shiranami Chihiro persuaded Ichinose Honami to stop shouldering the class’s debt alone and discuss repayment with everyone. After Shiina Hiyori lightened the mood by sharing books, the group parted at sunset, leaving Kazehara Tetsu behind in the café.

• Shiranami Chihiro objected to Ichinose Honami paying the entire debt herself and proposed that Class B contribute together.
• Kazehara Tetsu urged Ichinose Honami to trust her classmates, and she apologized before agreeing to discuss the debt with everyone.
• Shiina Hiyori offered books to shift the conversation, and the group spent the afternoon reading and chatting.
• At sunset, Ichinose Honami, Shiranami Chihiro, Shiina Hiyori, and Yamamura Miki left the café while Kazehara Tetsu stayed behind.
• Kazehara Tetsu watched the others go, then left the café into the busy shopping mall corridor.

Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio both got stranded at Keyaki Mall by a sudden downpour and searched for an umbrella together. On the way to another loan station, they discussed Class C’s prospects and Ryuen Kakeru’s risky strategy in the Commander Tower exam.

• Kazehara Tetsu failed to find the Micro Storage Disks he wanted, then discovered that the rain had left him without a way back to the dormitory.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio ran into each other after both failed to borrow an umbrella on the first floor.
• Kazehara Tetsu suggested they try the backup umbrella station on the third floor, and Ibuki Mio followed him.
• Kazehara Tetsu said Class C might still have a chance to catch up with Class A, but Ibuki Mio doubted it.
• Ibuki Mio called Ryuen Kakeru’s Commander Tower strategy a lunatic’s idea and admitted she could not argue with his confidence in it.

Ibuki Mio confronted Kazehara Tetsu about his forgotten promise to teach her Combat Techniques, and he renewed his commitment for spring break. She chose Mixed Martial Arts as the discipline she wanted to learn, while Tetsu secretly planned to buy techniques from the System Store.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio found public umbrellas and headed for the entrance in the rain.
• Ibuki Mio reminded Kazehara Tetsu that he had promised to teach her Combat Techniques and accused him of putting it off for a semester.
• Kazehara Tetsu teased Ibuki Mio by suggesting she become his woman, and she tried to kick him before he dodged.
• Kazehara Tetsu promised to teach Ibuki Mio during spring break, and she warned him not to stand her up again.
• Ibuki Mio asked what she would learn, and she chose Mixed Martial Arts without hesitation.

Kazehara Tetsu arrived as Horikita Manabu and Horikita Suzune said goodbye at Kouyoku High School. Before boarding the bus, Manabu gave Kazehara his contact information, asked him to look out for Suzune, and urged his sister to live by her own wishes.

• Kazehara Tetsu watched Horikita Suzune embrace Horikita Manabu and cry before she noticed him.
• Horikita Manabu gave Kazehara his and Tachibana's private phone numbers and asked him to help Suzune if she encountered a problem at school.
• Kazehara agreed to look out for Suzune, and Horikita Manabu said he would welcome someone helping his sister relax.
• Horikita Manabu told Suzune not to live by other people's expectations and to follow her own heart.
• Horikita Manabu picked up his suitcase and walked toward the bus.

Horikita Suzune watched her brother Horikita Manabu leave and struggled with the regret that she had understood how to change only after he was gone. Kazehara Tetsu stayed with her, helped her let herself cry, and reminded her that she still had two years to show Horikita Manabu who she had become.

• Horikita Suzune and Kazehara Tetsu waved goodbye as Horikita Manabu boarded the bus and left.
• Kazehara Tetsu explained that he had deliberately arrived late so Horikita Suzune could spend time alone with her brother, and he complimented her haircut.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kazehara Tetsu to leave her to walk by herself, but he followed when she stopped on the path around the lake.
• Kazehara Tetsu encouraged Horikita Suzune to stop hiding her vulnerability, and she cried in his arms about realizing too late how she needed to change.
• Kazehara Tetsu reminded Horikita Suzune that she had two years to show her brother her growth, and she thanked him before they traded teasing remarks.

Kazehara Tetsu trained Ibuki Mio in the grove but remained distracted and evasive about how he had become so strong. He persuaded her to head to the cafeteria with him, leaving her still determined to learn his training routine.

• Kazehara Tetsu reflected on his more than thirty million Personal Points while Ibuki Mio waited for him to focus on their training.
• Kazehara Tetsu taught Ibuki Mio mixed martial arts moves and told her that fitness and combat experience mattered more than memorizing techniques.
• Ibuki Mio asked Kazehara Tetsu how he trained, but he joked about a manga routine and avoided giving her a real answer.
• Kazehara Tetsu suggested they eat, then agreed to treat Ibuki Mio after she refused to pay for his meal.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Ibuki Mio headed toward the cafeteria as he continued dodging her questions about his training routine.

Kazehara Tetsu returned to school as a second-year student and learned that the school had introduced the OAA system to publicly display students’ ability scores. The chapter ended with him checking his first-year results and noting that his Physical Ability score was lower than he could have achieved.

• Kazehara Tetsu returned to his unchanged classroom, where students found new learning terminals on their desks.
• Majima Tomoya entered and instructed the class to download and set up the OAA app on their phones.
• Majima Tomoya explained that OAA would manage and display students’ comprehensive ability scores across the school.
• Kazehara Tetsu recognized the system’s categories and viewed his first-year results: Academic Ability A+ (100), Physical Ability A+ (95), Flexible Thinking A- (81), Social Contribution B+ (80), and Comprehensive Ability A (90).
• Kazehara Tetsu accepted his results but regretted that his Physical Ability score did not reflect his full potential.

Majima Tomoya introduced the OAA system and announced the second-years’ first Special Exam, a cooperative written test with first-year partners. The exam would begin in two weeks, and students faced expulsion for a combined score of 500 or less or for deliberately manipulating results.

• Kazehara Tetsu checked the grade’s OAA rankings and saw Ichinose Honami in second place, while Hirata Yosuke ranked fifth.
• Majima Tomoya warned that low Comprehensive Ability ratings could lead to punishment, possibly expulsion, and explained how students could improve their assessments.
• Majima Tomoya announced that second-years would take a cooperative written exam with first-year partners, whom they could choose and register through OAA.
• Majima Tomoya explained that pairs would take five 100-point subject tests in two weeks, with separate class and individual rankings and Personal Point rewards for top pairs.
• Majima Tomoya stated that a combined score of 500 or less would expel the second-year student, and that deliberate score manipulation or coercion would result in expulsion.