Feng Qi

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Feng Qi (风起)
Alias(es)	Fūki Ran; Feng Qi Ran
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Class D; Strategy Game Research Society; secret anti-Ryūen alliance
Occupation/Role	Student; strategist, organizer, and information broker within Class D
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 1 1

Background / History

Feng Qi arrives at Kōtō Ikusei High School in the body of its original owner. Described as a “Perfect Genius” from another dimension, he immediately studies the school’s unusual atmosphere, its point system, and the students around him rather than joining their excitement. He identifies Horikita Suzune as an important starting point for his intended “conquest” of the school. 1 2

He anticipates the consequences of Class D’s wasteful spending and preserves his own private points. During the ensuing point crisis, he proposes a transactional study group with Horikita: improve struggling students’ grades in exchange for changed behavior and future cooperation. 6

The study group becomes Feng Qi’s first major effort to reshape Class D. He recruits Yukimura Teruhiko as an academic assistant, has Kushida Kikyo distribute recipes based on free ingredients, and persuades Sudo Ken to participate by connecting academic improvement to his basketball ambitions. 7

After witnessing Kushida’s hidden hostility toward her classmates, Feng Qi secures her silence through a private “contract.” He observes her behavior, assigns her intelligence-gathering tasks, and uses her social influence to steer class opinion and monitor Horikita. 11 14 16 17

He later identifies Karuizawa Kei’s financial distress and bullying trauma as exploitable weaknesses. Through Kushida’s groundwork, Feng Qi offers Kei protection in exchange for loyalty and information, making her an informant within Hirata Yousuke’s circle and the girls’ social group. 24 27 28 29

As Ryūen Kakeru’s pressure on Class D grows, Feng Qi shifts from private control toward coordinated defense. Alongside Horikita and Kushida, he develops countermeasures, protects vulnerable classmates such as Sakura Eri, and expands the class’s intelligence network. 45 47 48

Personality

Feng Qi is calm, patient, and highly observant. He habitually evaluates people through their motives, weaknesses, potential usefulness, and place within Class D’s wider dynamics. His preferred approach is indirect: he guides from behind the scenes, lets others retain the spotlight, and waits for circumstances to make his proposals difficult to refuse. 6 10 19

He can be compassionate and responsible in direct interactions, such as repairing Sakura’s damaged camera and intervening when Class C students harass her. However, this care coexists with a calculating willingness to exploit secrets, fear, financial need, and emotional dependence to gain leverage over Kushida, Karuizawa, and Sakura. 9 11 28 30

Feng Qi considers cooperation valuable when it serves results rather than sentiment. His gradual work with Horikita is built on mutual ability, shared information, and common opposition to Class D’s failure, while his leadership against Ryūen shows a genuine desire to keep classmates from being exploited. 19 40 47

Abilities & Skills

Strategic Analysis

Feng Qi rapidly assesses hidden incentives, class dynamics, and possible schemes behind outwardly ordinary events.

• Predicted that Class D’s first-month spending would lead to a point crisis and preserved his own resources. 6
• Interpreted Sudo’s conflict with Class C as a likely provocation connected to the upcoming Special Exam. 19 20
• Identified Ryūen’s attempts to exploit Class D’s internal instability and planned countermeasures. 20 41 45
• Studies group psychology to understand and influence Class D’s behavior. 10

Information Gathering and Control

He treats information as a strategic resource, building informal channels through classmates with different access to Class D.

• Uses Kushida’s broad social network to gather reports, influence votes, spread rumors, and observe Horikita. 16 17 21
• Recruits Karuizawa as an informant on Hirata’s group and the girls’ internal dynamics. 28 29
• Encourages Sakura to use her unnoticed observations of Class C to contribute intelligence. 48
• Keeps records on people’s behavior and potential value, including Kushida and Karuizawa. 14 28

Manipulation

Feng Qi is skilled at framing choices so that targets accept arrangements advantageous to him.

• Motivates Sudo through his ambition to succeed in basketball rather than through academic pressure alone. 7
• Uses Kushida’s fear of exposure and need for acceptance to bind her into a confidential working relationship. 11 14
• Lets Karuizawa approach him voluntarily for protection, judging voluntary submission more stable than forced cooperation. 27 28
• Applies subtle pressure to Sakura after learning of her secret identity, tying her fear to the safety he represents. 30

Teaching and Academic Support

Feng Qi can tailor explanations to individual students and organize effective academic cooperation.

• Organized Class D’s study group around the midterm exam. 6 7
• Prepared mathematics notes for Yukimura and coordinated tutoring for weaker students. 7
• Re-explained a problem in a way Sudo could understand after Horikita’s explanation failed to reach him. 7
• Helped Horikita approach a probability problem from a different perspective. 40

Leadership

Though he avoids overt recognition, Feng Qi can coordinate people with different strengths toward a shared goal.

• Became the de facto core of practical-class groups while allowing others to receive credit. 10
• Built a working partnership with Horikita through information-sharing and mutually beneficial planning. 19 40 41
• Coordinates the alliance of Feng Qi, Horikita, and Kushida against Ryūen’s psychological warfare. 45 47
• Rejects Hirata’s direct involvement in some operations to keep him away from immediate conflict. 47

Equipment / Items

• Notebook — used to record observations, behavioral patterns, and individuals categorized as “Available Resources.” 14 28
• Organized mathematics notes — prepared for the Class D study group. 7
• Recipe notebook — contains recipes using free ingredients, distributed through Kushida to improve classmates’ meals. 7
• Homemade energy bars — given to Sudo to support his training and encourage his participation in the study group. 7
• Encrypted communicator — receives reports from Karuizawa. 30

Relationships

• Horikita Suzune — Initially rejects his attempts to discuss the school’s hidden rules. Feng Qi gradually earns her respect through academic help, strategic analysis, and an information-sharing partnership against Class C and Ryūen. 2 6 19 40 45
• Kushida Kikyo — Holds her secret after discovering her true nature. Their relationship begins as coercive control and intelligence work, but later develops elements of trust as she confesses her past and joins the anti-Ryūen alliance. 11 17 44 45
• Karuizawa Kei — Exploits her financial desperation and fear of exposure, offering protection in exchange for loyalty and reports on Hirata’s group. 27 28 29
• Sakura Eri — Takes responsibility for damaging her camera, protects her from harassment, and later encourages her to use her observation skills for Class D. Sakura develops admiration and reliance toward him. 9 30 48
• Sudo Ken — Recruits him into the study group by appealing to his athletic goals and provides academic support and energy bars. 7 10
• Hirata Yousuke — Gains Hirata’s respect through his study-group leadership. Feng Qi recognizes Hirata’s value but withholds certain operations to protect him from direct conflict. 7 10 47
• Yukimura Teruhiko — Recruits him as an academic assistant in the study group and later identifies him as a student with potential value in his plans. 7 21
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka — Notices Ayanokoji’s unusually calculated “ordinary” behavior and regards him as a potentially valuable or dangerous variable. 1 17 21
• Ryūen Kakeru — Identifies Ryūen as a major threat using provocation, rumors, and social pressure to destabilize Class D; Feng Qi organizes countermeasures against him. 20 41 45 47
• Ichinose Honami — Helps her gather spilled papers and later realizes that his wish to understand, help, and protect her has become genuine. 34 38

Story Role / Major Arcs

Point Crisis and Study Group

Feng Qi turns Class D’s loss of monthly points into an opportunity to form a study group, recruit struggling students, and begin changing the class’s habits through practical incentives. 6 7

Kushida’s Contract

After discovering Kushida’s concealed hostility, he gains leverage over her and turns her into a source of intelligence and social influence. 11 14 16

Partnership with Horikita

Feng Qi slowly challenges Horikita’s isolation through academic assistance, discussions of cooperation, and joint investigation into Class C’s interference. 19 39 40 41

Karuizawa Recruitment

He investigates Karuizawa’s instability, uses Kushida to present himself as a solution, and gains her loyalty in return for protection and information. 24 27 28 29

Countering Ryūen

Feng Qi helps establish a covert alliance with Horikita and Kushida, coordinates information gathering, protects Sakura, and works to prevent Ryūen from exploiting Class D’s weaknesses. 45 47 48 50

Trivia

• Feng Qi’s first-month spending is described as extremely restrained, leaving him with significant point reserves during Class D’s crisis. 6
• He earns additional private points through the Strategy Game Research Society. 6
• He has used points and connections to access non-core Student Council information. 11
• Dormitory room 129 becomes the private meeting place where Kushida vents, reports information, and gradually becomes dependent on his acceptance. 11 14 18