Chapter Summaries

Horikita Suzune tried to negotiate an equal partnership with Hosen Kazuomi for the Special Exam, and he appeared to accept after she rejected his threat of violence. In a secluded spot, Hosen instead demanded three million points, and the negotiations broke down as he confronted Horikita.

• Horikita Suzune argued that the exam rules and careful preparation meant the classes could reach the Score Line without paying Hosen, but he raised his fist and insisted on settling things with violence.
• Horikita turned away, but Hosen called her back and said he would consider her proposal for an equal, mutually beneficial partnership.
• Hosen asked to continue negotiating somewhere secluded, and Horikita agreed to give him ten minutes before returning to her Dormitory.
• Hosen led Horikita Suzune, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Kazehara Tetsu, and Nanase Tsubasa behind the first-year Dormitory Building.
• Hosen demanded three million points in exchange for teaming up, and Horikita refused to give him anything.
• Hosen stepped toward Horikita as their argument escalated.

Horikita Suzune rejected Hosen Kazuomi’s demand for Points, but he attacked her as she tried to leave. As Horikita ran out of stamina, she took a fighting stance to confront him directly.

• Horikita Suzune condemned Hosen Kazuomi’s threats and turned to leave, but he warned her not to go and threatened violence.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka warned Horikita just in time for her to dodge Hosen’s first kick, and Hosen continued attacking her.
• Nanase Tsubasa looked to Kagihara Tetsu for help, but he said he could not intervene; she noticed a phone corner showing from his jacket pocket.
• As Hosen’s attacks wore Horikita down, she jumped back, took a fighting stance, and declared that she would stop him herself.

Hosen Kazuomi attacked Horikita Suzune and demanded five million Points, then threatened Ayanokoji Kiyotaka with a kitchen knife. Nanase Tsubasa tried to stop him, but just as Hosen raised the knife at Ayanokoji, a mysterious figure crushed it with one hand.

• Hosen Kazuomi struck Horikita Suzune when she dodged his attack, then raised his demand from three million to five million Points.
• Horikita Suzune urged Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to get a teacher, but Hosen threatened to kill him with a kitchen knife.
• Nanase Tsubasa stepped between Hosen and Ayanokoji and pleaded with Hosen to stop.
• Hosen slapped Nanase to the ground and advanced on Ayanokoji with the knife raised.
• A mysterious figure grabbed the knife and crushed it into pieces with one hand.

Kazehara Tetsu stopped Hosen Kazuomi from attacking Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and used a recording of Hosen’s violence to force him into cooperation. Hosen agreed to Kazehara’s first two demands, but the chapter ended as Kazehara demanded five million Personal Points.

• Kazehara Tetsu crushed Hosen Kazuomi’s knife and revealed he had recorded Hosen’s attacks on Horikita Suzune and his attempt to threaten Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
• Kazehara Tetsu warned Hosen that the recording could get him expelled and bring severe punishment on Class D, then offered to keep it private in exchange for three demands.
• Kazehara Tetsu demanded equal cooperation between Hosen’s two Class D groups and Horikita Suzune, and Hosen agreed.
• Kazehara Tetsu required Hosen’s group to participate properly in the Special Exam, threatening to submit the video if they sabotaged it, and Hosen agreed.
• Kazehara Tetsu made his third demand: five million Personal Points.

Kazehara Tetsu forced Hosen Kazuomi to pay five million Personal Points after crushing his knife and using a recording to make him leave. Nanase Tsubasa stayed behind to explain her role in the plot to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

• Kazehara Tetsu demanded five million Personal Points from Hosen Kazuomi, who agreed to pay within a month before leaving.
• Horikita Suzune saw that Kazehara Tetsu's hand was unharmed after he crushed Hosen's kitchen knife.
• Kazehara Tetsu apologized to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka for breaking the knife, and Ayanokoji said he had paid for it with Kazehara's Points.
• Horikita Suzune asked Nanase Tsubasa why she had stayed, and Nanase said she needed to explain something that could affect Horikita and First Year Class D.
• Nanase Tsubasa admitted that she had agreed to Hosen Kazuomi's plan and knew he intended to injure himself and frame Ayanokoji Kiyotaka as part of an expulsion scheme.

Nanase revealed that a secret 20-million-Point bounty had motivated the attempt to expel Ayanokoji, but she had begun questioning her hatred after Kagihara exposed the truth about her past. The group settled on proceeding with the planned mutual-support arrangement, while Horikita acknowledged that Kagihara had helped her class.

• Nanase admitted that she had helped Hosen frame Ayanokoji because a secret bounty promised 20 million Personal Points for making him drop out.
• Nanase confessed that she had once believed Ayanokoji did not deserve a normal life, but Kagihara's revelations led her to reconsider who deserved her hatred.
• Kagihara told Nanase to target the person behind the machine rather than the person being used as a tool, and Nanase promised to stop attacking Ayanokoji until she found the real enemy.
• Horikita questioned Nanase about the group plan, and Nanase agreed to watch Hosen and confirm their group with Horikita the next day.
• Horikita thanked Kagihara for stopping Hosen and securing equal rights in forming groups, while Kagihara teased her about repaying the favor.

After the Small Group pairings were finalized, Amasawa Ichika visited Kazehara Tetsu under the pretense of studying together. Curious about his strength, she examined his hand and asked if it was the one that had crushed a steel knife.

• Horikita Suzune and Nanase Tsubasa finalized their partnership, clearing the way for the Small Group pairings.
• All 156 groups were paired, and students turned their attention to the upcoming written exam.
• Amasawa Ichika arrived at Kazehara Tetsu's dorm room and persuaded him to let her in by saying they should study together.
• Amasawa Ichika grabbed and examined Kazehara Tetsu's hand, finding no calluses or scars.
• Amasawa Ichika asked whether Kazehara Tetsu had really crushed the steel knife with that hand.

Amasawa Ichika confronted Kazehara Tetsu about Hosen’s failed attack and her role in supplying the knife, then tried to offer him a provocative apology gift. She backed away after Kazehara Tetsu suggested they test it immediately.

• Kazehara Tetsu deduced that Hosen had told Amasawa Ichika about the previous night’s events.
• Kazehara Tetsu accused Amasawa Ichika of supplying Hosen with the chef’s knife and warned that she could be expelled as an accomplice.
• Amasawa Ichika claimed she was the knife’s true victim because Kazehara Tetsu had destroyed it, while Kazehara Tetsu admitted he had lied about keeping the receipt.
• Amasawa Ichika offered Kazehara Tetsu a small pink packet as compensation for the knife and for frightening him.
• Kazehara Tetsu suggested testing the gift together, and Amasawa Ichika quickly moved away and declined.

Kazehara Tetsu’s class topped the Cross-Grade Pairing Written Exam, leaving Second Year Class A with 2953 points. After warning Horikita Suzune about Hosen Kazuomi, Kazehara offered to teach Ibuki Mio combat techniques while she monitored him.

• Kazehara Tetsu and Amasawa Ichika’s combined score of 971 points ranked first, and Second Year Class A finished with 2953 points and no expulsions.
• Morishita Ai asked Kazehara Tetsu to buy her cake, but he refused and left the classroom.
• Kazehara Tetsu saw Ichinose Honami speaking with classmates, then encountered Horikita Suzune and warned her that Hosen Kazuomi would not let go of his anger.
• Kazehara Tetsu found Ibuki Mio waiting to monitor Hosen Kazuomi, who had gone to Keyaki Mall on Ryuen Kakeru’s orders.
• Kazehara Tetsu offered to teach Ibuki Mio combat techniques, and she challenged him to meet that weekend.

Kazehara Tetsu rested on a secluded campus bench until Kiryuin Fuka joined him and questioned him about his reputation and achievements. Their conversation was interrupted by Miyabi Nagumo, who arrived with his followers and Vice President Kiriyama Ikuto.

• Kazehara Tetsu sat on a quiet bench in the Recreation Area to rest.
• Kiryuin Fuka confronted Kazehara Tetsu, claiming the bench as her usual spot, then sat beside him.
• Kiryuin Fuka praised Kazehara Tetsu's exceptional abilities and his record leading Class A, while he dismissed his achievements as luck.
• Kiryuin Fuka said she had come to satisfy her curiosity about Kazehara Tetsu and described him as arrogant but interesting.
• Miyabi Nagumo arrived with Secretary Gowaki, Tonokawa, and Vice President Kiriyama Ikuto and remarked on the unusual pair.

Miyabi Nagumo tried to recruit Kiryuin Fuka and Kazehara Tetsu, but both refused, and he hinted that a summer vacation “gift” was coming. Back in his dorm, Kazehara was visited by Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu, who joined him for the night.

• Miyabi Nagumo offered Kiryuin Fuka twenty million personal points to join his class, but she refused because she wanted no part in his power games.
• Nagumo told Kazehara Tetsu that Horikita Suzune had joined the Student Council and invited him to join as well, but Kazehara declined without a compelling offer.
• Nagumo departed after warning Kazehara to look forward to a mysterious summer vacation “gift.”
• Kiryuin Fuka cautioned Kazehara that Nagumo’s interest could bring trouble, and Kazehara returned to his dormitory.
• Kamuro Masumi arrived at Kazehara’s room with Sakayanagi Arisu, who explained that she had come after Kazehara missed her message.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara to make up for missing her message, and Kamuro joined them.

Majima Tomoya announced a fifteen-day, school-wide Uninhabited Island Wilderness Survival exam that would begin during Summer Vacation, followed by a luxury cruise for students who survived. He explained the initial team rules and left Class A with four weeks to form locked small groups before they could merge into cross-grade groups of up to six on the island.

• Majima Tomoya told Class A that the Summer Vacation cruise was conditional on surviving the upcoming Special Exam.
• Majima Tomoya revealed that the Uninhabited Island Wilderness Survival exam would run from July 20 to August 3 and pit students from all grades against one another.
• Majima Tomoya explained that students would have four weeks to form locked initial teams, with grade-specific size limits and a rule requiring girls to make up at least two-thirds of mixed-gender teams.
• Majima Tomoya assured Katsuragi Kouhei that students unable to find teammates could compete alone, though they would receive fewer benefits.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi asked how locked teams of up to three could form groups of six, and Majima Tomoya explained that teams could merge on the island across grade levels, with women making up at least half of each large group.

Majima Tomoya explained the Uninhabited Island Wilderness Survival Special Exam’s rewards, penalties, and cards, including the risk of team-wide expulsion. Kazehara Tetsu decided to compete alone and asked Ichinose Honami to arrange a deal for every Free Ride card held by Class B.

• Majima Tomoya explained that the top teams would earn Class Points and Personal Points, while the five lowest-ranked teams faced expulsion unless they paid six million Personal Points to save a team.
• Majima Tomoya described eight randomly distributed cards and said students could trade them only within their grade and outside their class before the exam.
• Katsuragi Kouhei proposed recruiting top students across classes, but Kazehara Tetsu said he planned to take the exam alone.
• Kazehara Tetsu reasoned that the cards were the key to winning and resolved to pursue the Free Ride card.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kazehara Tetsu about teams, and he requested a deal for all the Free Ride cards held by Class B.
• Ichinose Honami agreed to represent Class B in the exchange if the class approved after the cards were distributed.

Kazehara Tetsu reviewed the Special Exam card assignments and planned to trade his Insurance Card and other surplus cards for Free Ride Cards before pursuing the Trial Card. He asked Sakayanagi Arisu to negotiate with Ryuen Kakeru, while keeping his goal of taking the exam alone.

• Kazehara Tetsu dismissed his Insurance Card as useless for his solo survival strategy and examined the public card assignments.
• Kazehara Tetsu noted that Class B had eight Free Ride Cards and that the Trial Card belonged to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka of Class D.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he truly planned to enter the exam alone, and he said teammates would slow him down.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he wanted the Trial Card to maximize Class Points, then asked Sakayanagi Arisu to negotiate with Ryuen Kakeru for Class C's Free Ride Cards.
• Sakayanagi Arisu agreed to approach Ryuen Kakeru and trade Class A's excess cards for Free Ride Cards.

Kazehara Tetsu negotiated card trades and a sale of Free Ride cards with Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji. Class B accepted his final offer of 800,000 Personal Points per card, and the parties prepared to complete the deal.

• Kanzaki Ryuji offered Kazehara Tetsu two Free Ride cards for Class A's Nullify card, and Kazehara accepted.
• Kanzaki offered three more Free Ride cards for three Halve cards, and Kazehara agreed, completing the card exchange.
• Kazehara agreed to buy Class B's remaining three Free Ride cards but offered only 500,000 Personal Points per card, prompting Kanzaki to object.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kazehara to raise the price to protect Class B students who might need emergency funds.
• Kazehara raised his offer to 800,000 Personal Points per card and threatened to cancel the entire deal if they refused.
• Ichinose accepted the offer after Kanzaki agreed, and Class B prepared to transfer the cards and Points.

Kazehara Tetsu negotiated with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune to obtain Ayanokoji's Trial card for the upcoming Uninhabited Island Special Exam. After Horikita learned Class A had already traded away its Nullify card, Kazehara offered Class D two Free Rides in exchange for the Trial card.

• Kazehara Tetsu approached Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Horikita Suzune, and Kushida Kikyo and asked for Ayanokoji's Trial card.
• Horikita Suzune questioned Kazehara's exam plans and argued that Ayanokoji could use the card to earn Class D a crucial first-place finish.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka said he would rather avoid the risky card, while Kazehara Tetsu proposed trading for it.
• Horikita Suzune demanded Class A's Nullify card, but Kazehara Tetsu revealed it had already been traded away.
• Horikita Suzune suggested including a Class D student in Kazehara's group, but Kazehara rejected the proposal and offered two Free Rides instead.
• Kazehara Tetsu explained that the Free Rides could let Class D earn half the rewards without exam risk, leaving Horikita Suzune to weigh the safer deal.

Horikita Suzune negotiated compensation from Kazehara Tetsu for the Trial card, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka chose Personal Points. After Kushida Kikyo left abruptly, Horikita and Ayanokoji considered whether to wager Class D’s Free Ride cards on Kazehara, but made no decision.

• Horikita Suzune secured an additional million Personal Points from Kazehara Tetsu instead of allowing someone from Class D into his core group.
• Kazehara asked to buy Class D’s Free Ride cards, but Horikita refused to sell the three her class had drawn.
• Horikita offered Ayanokoji Kiyotaka the choice between the million Points and the Free Ride cards, and he chose the Points.
• Kushida Kikyo agreed that the deal seemed favorable, then left after receiving a message about an urgent problem.
• Horikita asked Ayanokoji whether Class D should bet all five of its Free Ride cards on Kazehara, and he advised waiting for more information and diversifying their bets.

Kazehara Tetsu demanded Kushida Kikyo's Free Ride card and used his recordings to force her to comply. Kushida sought the care he showed Karuizawa Kei, and the chapter ended with her submitting to his humiliating inspection.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Kushida Kikyo to give him her Free Ride card and threatened her with recordings of her betrayal when she objected.
• Kushida Kikyo handed over her phone, but Kazehara Tetsu told her to keep the card until he decided who should receive it before the Special Exam.
• Kushida Kikyo stopped Kazehara Tetsu and asked why he treated Karuizawa Kei with more care despite their similar dependence on him.
• Kazehara Tetsu said he preferred watching people approach him of their own accord, and called Kushida Kikyo's submission a down payment.
• Kushida Kikyo agreed to stand by the wall so Kazehara Tetsu could inspect her.

Kazehara Tetsu explained his plan to exploit the Free Ride card rules and earn nearly 3,000 Class Points by competing alone in the deserted-island exam. Sakayanagi Arisu warned him not to risk his safety, but Tetsu promised to win and reach his target.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Sakayanagi Arisu that he had distributed eleven Free Ride cards but could not obtain Ryuen Kakeru's five cards.
• Sakayanagi Arisu worried that Tetsu was taking on the exam alone, and Tetsu said the risk was worth the chance to earn Class A a huge reward.
• Sakayanagi Arisu calculated that a first-place finish combined with the Trial card and eleven Free Ride cards could yield 2,925 Class Points.
• Kazehara Tetsu identified Miyabi Nagumo as the one who had deliberately left the Group Free Ride loophole in the rules to help him pursue a Points windfall.
• Tetsu said he would take advantage of Nagumo's loophole, while Arisu urged him to abandon the Points if the exam became too dangerous.
• Tetsu promised to win the exam and earn 3,000 Points, and Arisu offered him a private send-off that night.

The students prepared to leave for the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, where they would face two weeks without outside communication. Kazehara Tetsu remained alone despite Ichinose Honami’s concern and boarded the bus to the port.

• Majima Tomoya reviewed the supply rules and itinerary, then told the students to gather for departure.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kazehara Tetsu whether he had joined a group, and he confirmed that he planned to take the exam alone.
• Ichinose Honami reassured Shiranami Chihiro that Class B needed to focus on its own Small Group.
• Buses arrived at the Sports Field, and Kazehara Tetsu boarded the bus assigned to Class A.