Chapter Summaries

Kazehara Tetsu reluctantly let Amasawa Ichika stay in his cramped tent, but when she tried to seduce him, he tied her hands and went to sleep. Ichika was left protesting and demanding that he untie her.

• Amasawa Ichika showed Kazehara Tetsu her bruised abdomen and persuaded him to let her spend the night in his tent.
• Amasawa Ichika squeezed into the single-person tent with Kazehara Tetsu and closed the flap behind them.
• Amasawa Ichika moved close to Kazehara Tetsu and teased him, but he told her to close her eyes.
• Kazehara Tetsu restrained Amasawa Ichika's wrists with strips of cloth and told her to sleep.
• Amasawa Ichika struggled and called for Kazehara Tetsu to untie her while he ignored her and tried to sleep.

On the final day of the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, Kazehara Tetsu let Amasawa Ichika accompany him as they headed toward the port. After they washed up and settled in to rest, Kazehara spotted someone familiar sitting beneath a sun umbrella.

• Kazehara Tetsu freed Amasawa Ichika from her bindings, and she teased him before following him through the woods.
• Amasawa Ichika told Kazehara Tetsu that disobeying the White Room might leave her discarded or quietly dealt with, and he offered no firm promise to protect her.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Amasawa Ichika reached the D9 Area port, where they washed up separately and changed into clean clothes.
• Kazehara Tetsu and Amasawa Ichika took beach chairs and headed toward a sun umbrella, where Kazehara saw someone familiar.

Amasawa Ichika tried to turn Sakayanagi Arisu against Kazehara Tetsu with exaggerated complaints and claims about his relationships, but Arisu remained unfazed. With no room under the sun umbrella and both seniors refusing to move, Ichika had to look for shade elsewhere.

• Sakayanagi Arisu watched Kazehara Tetsu arrive with Amasawa Ichika and teased him about his companion.
• Amasawa Ichika accused Kazehara Tetsu of treating her poorly, while Sakayanagi Arisu listened and agreed that he could be tactless.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said she liked Kazehara Tetsu's bad side, surprising Amasawa Ichika.
• Amasawa Ichika revealed that Kazehara Tetsu was involved with many girls, but Sakayanagi Arisu said she already knew and did not react with anger.
• Amasawa Ichika found there was no room under the sun umbrella, and Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu both refused to make space for her.
• Amasawa Ichika set down her chair in the sun and went to look for another unoccupied sun umbrella.

As the Uninhabited Island Exam drew to a close, Kazehara Tetsu, Sakayanagi Arisu, and Amasawa Ichika spent the final hours relaxing beneath beach umbrellas. After the exam ended, Kazehara and Amasawa packed up the borrowed beach equipment while Sakayanagi headed for the Cruise Ship.

• Sakayanagi Arisu and Kazehara Tetsu discussed Amasawa Ichika’s White Room background and her uncertain nature.
• Amasawa Ichika returned with a smaller sun umbrella, sat beside Kazehara Tetsu, and tried unsuccessfully to persuade him to explore the woods with her.
• Sakayanagi Arisu invited Kazehara Tetsu to have fun together after they returned to school, and he agreed, prompting Amasawa to privately complain about his double standard.
• The Electronic Watches announced that the fourteen-day Uninhabited Island Special Exam had ended and instructed the students to board the Cruise Ship.
• Sakayanagi Arisu left for the ship while Kazehara Tetsu collected the borrowed equipment, and Amasawa Ichika reluctantly packed her own umbrella and chair before following him toward the storage area.

After the Uninhabited Island Special Exam, Kazehara Tetsu asked Ibuki Mio to join a Points deal that Ryuen Kakeru and Shiina Hiyori had already accepted. Ibuki agreed, and Kazehara left as the exam settled into its aftermath.

• Students boarded the Luxury Cruise after the exam, while staff identified the five lowest-ranked teams and checked whether they could pay the relief points to avoid expulsion.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked Ibuki Mio what she thought of his arrangement, and she questioned whether Ryuen Kakeru had truly agreed to it.
• Kazehara explained that Shiina Hiyori had also accepted the plan after he approached her on deck.
• Ibuki challenged why Kazehara had brought her into the deal, and he said he had few people he knew well enough to call on.
• Ibuki accepted because the deal offered her benefits for taking action, and Kazehara left her in the corridor.

The Uninhabited Island Special Exam concluded with Kazehara Tetsu taking first place by a wide margin, while fifteen students were expelled. His victory sent his class soaring to 5653 Class Points and reshuffled the other second-year classes’ standings.

• Sasaki announced the five lowest-scoring groups, revealing that Muto, Kawakami, Katsumata, Shinonome, and Mikitani were among the fifteen students expelled.
• Tsukishiro Tokinari announced Koenji Rokusuke in third place with 327 points and Nagumo Miyabi in second with 371 points.
• Tsukishiro announced Kazehara Tetsu as first with 575 points, ending the exam.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and Katsuragi Kouhei congratulated Kazehara, who considered how the exam would affect future Class Points.
• Kazehara calculated that his Class A had risen to 5653 points, while Ichinose Honami’s Class B had 910, Ryuen Kakeru’s Class C had 1672, and Horikita Suzune’s Class D had 1096.

Kazehara Tetsu received Ichinose Honami’s invitation to meet at the stern of the cruise ship and headed there. On the way, Ishizaki Daichi thanked him for helping secure spots for Ishizaki and Albert in a deal with Ryuen, then went to check the exam results while Kazehara continued toward the stern.

• Kazehara Tetsu dismissed the notice that detailed Uninhabited Island Special Exam results would be posted in the lounge, since he already knew the outcome.
• Ichinose Honami sent Kazehara Tetsu a private message inviting him to meet at the cruise ship’s stern.
• Kazehara Tetsu encountered Ishizaki Daichi, who thanked him for agreeing to secure spots for Ishizaki and Albert through Ryuen’s negotiations.
• Ishizaki Daichi promised to help Kazehara Tetsu if needed, then went into the crowded lounge to check the results.
• Kazehara Tetsu followed the signpost toward the stern of the cruise ship.

Kazehara Tetsu met Ichinose Honami aboard the cruise ship, where she invited him to an Appreciation Party and confessed her feelings. After explaining that her classmates knew about the plan, she asked if he felt the same, and he told her he liked her too.

• Kazehara Tetsu asked Ichinose Honami how she was handling her class's likely demotion to Class D, and she said they could recover because their Class Points remained intact.
• Ichinose Honami invited Kazehara Tetsu to an Appreciation Party in Room 5034 at eight the next evening, and he agreed to attend.
• Kazehara Tetsu asked why Ichinose Honami had invited him, and she confessed that she liked him.
• Ichinose Honami told Kazehara Tetsu that the girls in her class knew about her feelings and would attend the party to meet him.
• Kazehara Tetsu clarified that his harsh words to Ichinose Honami on the island had not reflected his true feelings, then told her he liked her too.

After Ichinose Honami ran off, Kazehara Tetsu spent the next day eating alone aboard the cruise ship until Kamuro Masumi joined him. He received a summons from Nagumo for half an hour later, and the chapter ended after Kamuro drank his miso soup and they went their separate ways.

• After Ichinose Honami ran away, Kazehara Tetsu returned to the guest room and slept.
• The next day, Kazehara Tetsu ate lunch alone until Kamuro Masumi sat across from him and asked about his plans.
• Kamuro Masumi learned that Nagumo had summoned Kazehara Tetsu to the deck in half an hour, but Kazehara continued eating without rushing.
• Kamuro Masumi choked on fried squid and grabbed Kazehara Tetsu's miso soup to wash it down.
• Kamuro Masumi teased Kazehara Tetsu by offering to make up for the soup, but he declined, and they finished eating before going separate ways.

Kazehara Tetsu met Nagumo Miyabi and Kiryuin Fuka at the pool, where they discussed Nagumo’s defeat on the Uninhabited Island. Nagumo admitted Kazehara had beaten him so quickly he had not seen how, and he claimed Kiryuin would not be his match in a one-on-one fight.

• Kazehara arrived late at the top-deck pool and found Kiryuin lying nearby in a beach chair.
• Kiryuin asked Kazehara what had happened between him and Nagumo on the Uninhabited Island, and Kazehara gave a vague confirmation.
• Nagumo left the pool and joined them, where Kiryuin bluntly brought up his embarrassing defeat on the island.
• Nagumo admitted Kazehara had thoroughly defeated him and said he had not even seen how Kazehara took him down.
• Kiryuin expressed surprise at Kazehara’s abilities, and Nagumo said she would not be his rival in a one-on-one fight.

Miyabi Nagumo discussed his defeat and Kazehara Tetsu’s rising abilities before bringing Kazehara to speak privately with Kiriyama Ikuto. Kiriyama blamed Kazehara for derailing the third-years’ plans and causing fifteen students to be expelled.

• Miyabi Nagumo admitted he no longer considered himself flawless after meeting Horikita Senpai and losing to Kagihara.
• Miyabi Nagumo said Kazehara Tetsu’s OAA ratings had caught up with his and predicted Kazehara’s Physical Ability score would soon reach 99.
• Miyabi Nagumo took Kazehara Tetsu to the Observation Deck, where Kiriyama Ikuto was waiting, then left them alone.
• Kiriyama Ikuto accused Kazehara Tetsu of ruining the third-years’ plan to win the exam and causing fifteen expulsions.
• Kazehara Tetsu listened as Kiriyama blamed him for the group’s lost rewards and points after taking second place.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Kiriyama Ikuto over his choices and rejected his claim that Tetsu had forced him to work with Nagumo Miyabi. After leaving Kiriyama behind, Tetsu briefly spoke with Nagumo and headed back to the Guest Room to rest.

• Kazehara Tetsu told Kiriyama Ikuto that Nagumo Miyabi's failure to keep his promise, not Tetsu's intervention, had thwarted Kiriyama's plan.
• Kiriyama blamed Tetsu for refusing to join forces against Nagumo, but Tetsu said he had never considered Kiriyama a worthwhile partner.
• Kiriyama defended abandoning his original class to pursue the advantages of graduating from Class A, and Tetsu dismissed him and went downstairs.
• Nagumo Miyabi spoke briefly with Tetsu by the Outdoor Pool before returning to the third-year girls gathered there.
• Tetsu left the recreational area and headed back to the Guest Room to rest.

Kazehara Tetsu arrived at the Appreciation Party hosted by Ichinose Honami's classmates to thank him for helping her during the Uninhabited Island Exam. After Ichinose thanked him, Kobashi Yume began probing about the time they had spent alone in the woods.

• Kobashi Yume met Kazehara Tetsu outside Room 5034 and brought him inside the crowded gathering.
• Ichinose Honami patted the empty spot beside her, and Kazehara Tetsu sat next to her.
• Kurakura started the Appreciation Party with a toast celebrating the exam and thanking Kazehara for helping Ichinose.
• Ichinose thanked Kazehara for helping her on the island, while he said their arrangement had benefited him too.
• Kobashi Yume asked Kazehara whether he had felt uncomfortable being alone in the woods with Ichinose.

Kazehara Tetsu joined Ichinose Honami and her friends at an Appreciation Party, where they questioned him about his view of Ichinose and his relationship with her. The gathering ended with Ichinose stepping in to stop their questions, while her friends accepted that Kazehara had not embarrassed her.

• Shiranami Chihiro challenged Kazehara Tetsu over his criticism of Ichinose Honami's concern for others, and Kazehara admitted he had disliked her approach on the island.
• Amikura Mako asked why Kazehara had still let Ichinose accompany him, and he said that if he truly disliked someone, he would not be sitting through the noisy gathering.
• Shiranami pressed Kazehara to describe Ichinose, and he called her foolish for carrying burdens that were not hers, but praised her resolve once she drew a line.
• Kurakura changed the topic, and the girls rapidly questioned Kazehara about his habits, interests, and whether he would ever go easy on Ichinose.
• Kazehara realized the girls were probing him because Ichinose was the center of their class, and Ichinose finally blocked Kobashi Yume from asking more questions.
• Shiranami concluded that Kazehara had at least not embarrassed Ichinose.

Himeno Yuki claimed her headache had returned and left the girls’ gathering, giving Kazehara Tetsu an excuse to leave as well. Outside the room, he spotted Yuki heading toward the ship’s stern instead of her room and followed her with his attention.

• Himeno Yuki interrupted the conversation, said she felt weak from a headache, and declined Kobashi Yume’s offer to accompany her.
• Himeno Yuki left the room, and the girls speculated that she was exhausted from the Uninhabited Island.
• Kazehara Tetsu used a supposed meeting with Katsuragi Kouhei about class goals as an excuse to leave the gathering.
• After Kazehara Tetsu exited, the girls teased Ichinose Honami about acting awkward around him.
• Kazehara Tetsu saw Himeno Yuki walking toward the cruise ship’s stern, with steady steps that contradicted her claim that she was unwell.

Kazehara Tetsu confronted Himeno Yuki on the cruise ship’s stern after she left a class gathering by pretending to be ill. Himeno explained that she disliked how Ichinose Honami’s class activities dragged on, but she forced herself to participate so she would not clash with the class.

• Kazehara Tetsu found Himeno Yuki alone at the stern after she claimed she had a headache.
• Himeno Yuki tried to leave, but Kazehara Tetsu threatened to tell the others she had never returned to her room and had faked being sick.
• Himeno Yuki dropped her mild disguise and complained that the class’s group activities lasted so long that she found them unbearable.
• Kazehara Tetsu pointed out that Himeno Yuki still joined the activities, and she admitted she acted cooperatively to avoid standing out or being excluded.

Kazehara Tetsu coaxed Himeno Yuki into shouting to relieve her stress, then secretly recorded her and replayed it instead of shouting himself. Himeno Yuki stormed back to her room after throwing a pen at him, while Kazehara Tetsu kept the pen.

• Kazehara Tetsu suggested that Himeno Yuki vent her stress by shouting on the quiet stern deck.
• Himeno Yuki shouted toward the sea and admitted that it made her feel better.
• Kazehara Tetsu played a recording of Himeno Yuki's shout from his phone instead of shouting himself.
• Himeno Yuki called Kazehara Tetsu a bastard and hurried toward her room.
• Himeno Yuki threw a ballpoint pen at Kazehara Tetsu, who caught it and put it in his pocket.

Kazehara Tetsu relaxed with Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi at Class A’s private pool while classmates played water volleyball. Morishita Ai and Yamamura Miki arrived in swimsuits, and after Kazehara praised Yamamura’s appearance and bluntly dismissed Morishita’s, Morishita jumped into the pool and joined the others.

• Kazehara Tetsu rested in the shallow water while Sakayanagi Arisu massaged his shoulders and called it a reward for his performance in the Uninhabited Island Exam.
• Kamuro Masumi teased Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu for acting affectionately in front of the class, then refused Sakayanagi’s invitation to join them.
• Kazehara Tetsu watched Hashimoto Masayoshi and Matoba Shinji play water volleyball against Katsuragi Kouhei and Tozuka Yahiko.
• Morishita Ai and Yamamura Miki arrived in swimsuits, and Yamamura nervously asked Kazehara Tetsu whether she looked good.
• Kazehara Tetsu praised Yamamura Miki’s swimsuit but told Morishita Ai that her face ruined its appeal.
• Morishita Ai jumped into the pool, splashed Kazehara Tetsu, and swam over to join the volleyball players.

During Class A’s pool time after the Uninhabited Island Exam, Kazehara Tetsu and Sakayanagi Arisu discussed his plans for the vacation before Nishikawa Ryoko joined them and turned their conversation into teasing gossip. The exchange ended with Sakayanagi inviting Nishikawa to their room and playfully threatening to silence her.

• Class A’s water volleyball game grew into a chaotic pool free-for-all as Kazehara Tetsu urged Sakayanagi Arisu to come into the water.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kazehara Tetsu about his plans, and he promised to make time during vacation to take her out.
• Nishikawa Ryoko interrupted them and teased them about whispering together and planning another date.
• Kazehara Tetsu joked that he and Sakayanagi Arisu were planning to bring Nishikawa to their room, and Nishikawa eagerly played along.
• Nishikawa provoked Sakayanagi Arisu by suggesting Kazehara was controlled, but Sakayanagi countered by inviting Nishikawa to their room and teasing her about being silenced.

After his private pool booking, Kazehara Tetsu was recruited to join Ryuen Kakeru's class for their swimming session. Shiina Hiyori appealed to their earlier plans to discuss books, and Kazehara agreed to go in with them.

• Nishikawa Ryoko teased Sakayanagi Arisu and Kazehara Tetsu before swimming away from the shallow-water area.
• After the private booking ended, Kazehara left the pool and found Ryuen Kakeru's class gathered in the reception lobby.
• Ishizaki Daichi stopped Kazehara and invited him to join their pool session, while Ryuen watched without intervening.
• Ishizaki revealed that he had added Kazehara's name to the reservation list for their slot.
• Shiina Hiyori invited Kazehara to discuss books they had previously talked about, and Kazehara agreed to join the group.