Chapter Summaries

On the bus to Sakurajima’s new school year, Shintō Katsuya watched a dispute unfold over an old woman needing a seat. A girl’s appeal eventually led another passenger to offer the old woman a seat, while Katsuya noticed an unusual boy watching him.

• A woman scolded a blond boy for refusing to give his priority seat to an old woman, but he argued that he had no obligation to stand.
• A new student girl asked the blond boy to give up his seat, then appealed to the other seated passengers when he refused.
• Shintō Katsuya noticed an expressionless boy with a Flying Fish hairstyle staring at him, and the two held each other's gaze before the boy nodded and looked away.
• A woman near the old woman stood and offered her seat, and the girl helped the old woman move to it.

Shintō Katsuya attended his first homeroom lesson, where Chabashira Sae explained the school’s campus rules and generous monthly private points. As the class began introductions, a red-haired student stormed out, leaving Shintō to wonder what lay behind the school’s offer.

• Shintō Katsuya took his seat in Class 1-D as his classmates formed social groups.
• Chabashira Sae introduced herself and explained that students would live on campus, have limited outside contact, and use private points for purchases.
• Chabashira Sae told the class each student received one hundred thousand points monthly, then left for the entrance ceremony preparations.
• Hirata Yōsuke suggested that the students introduce themselves, and most of the class agreed.
• The red-haired boy beside Shintō objected to the introductions and walked out of the classroom.

The class continued its self-introductions, as Shintō Katsuya judged his classmates and became increasingly suspicious of Ayanokōji Kiyotaka. He left convinced that Ayanokōji was secretly interested in Hirata Yōsuke.

• The class criticized the red-haired boy for rudely interrupting Hirata Yōsuke, but Hirata calmed them and defended him.
• Yamauchi Haruki bragged about athletic achievements that Shintō Katsuya suspected were fabricated, and Kushida Kikyo introduced herself as eager to befriend everyone.
• Koenji Rokusuke declared himself the heir to the Koenji Conglomerate and warned that he would punish anyone who displeased him.
• Shintō Katsuya gave a straightforward introduction, then felt unsettled when Ayanokōji Kiyotaka stared at him.
• Ayanokōji Kiyotaka haltingly introduced himself, and Shintō concluded that he was secretly interested in Hirata Yōsuke.

Shintō Katsuya investigated the cafeteria’s free meals and the convenience store’s free necessities, suspecting the school’s monthly points could change. He realized the students might receive far fewer points next month and worried about affording essentials, but he had already spent fifty thousand points on a music player.

• Shintō Katsuya ordered two hamburger sets and offered one to an upperclassman eating a free mountain vegetable meal, who revealed that poor students depended on the free food.
• Shintō confirmed that the convenience store also offered free everyday necessities, then encountered Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita and awkwardly tried to talk with them.
• Shintō noticed Ayanokoji’s basket held only free items and left the store after their conversation stalled.
• Shintō connected the upperclassman’s poverty, the free goods, and Chabashira Sae’s statement about monthly point deposits, concluding that students’ points could decrease.
• Shintō returned to his dorm, regretted his spending, and fell asleep with the fifty-thousand-point music player he had just bought.

On the first day of classes, Shintō Katsuya worried that his classmates’ poor behavior could reduce their personal points and agreed to study with Kushida Kikyo. He then went to Cloud for its limited Brunch Cake, only to learn the last one had been bought by a blond boy, whom Shintō went to approach.

• Shintō Katsuya observed the teachers allowing students to skip lessons and suspected that personal points would depend on everyday performance.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Shintō if he was good at studying, and they promised to arrange a study session.
• Yamauchi Haruki and Kanji made lewd comments about Kushida, and Shintō slipped away from them.
• Shintō went to Cloud hoping to buy its monthly Brunch Cake, but the clerk told him it had sold out.
• The clerk pointed Shintō toward the blond boy who had bought the last cake, and Shintō headed to his booth.

Shintō Katsuya met Kōenji, who traded a hint about the school and private points for a future favor. After considering what the hints meant, Shintō suspected points might buy ways to extend his time at school and decided he needed to earn more.

• Kōenji gave Shintō a Brunch Cake and asked him to owe him a favor in return for useful information.
• Kōenji told Shintō that most of the class might soon run out of private points and that the points were more useful than he realized.
• Kōenji hinted that the four classes were ranked by a rule and suggested the school's acceptance of troublesome students had an explanation.
• Shintō reasoned that Class D students might be denied the privileges promised to graduates, then considered whether private points could buy extra years at school.
• Shintō resolved to acquire as many private points as possible, though he wondered where he could earn them.

Shintō Katsuya attended the club recruitment session, learned how to establish a club, and decided to start the Yorozuya. The chapter ended with him giving Tachibana his name and class.

• Shintō Katsuya heard about the club information session and went to the First Gymnasium hoping to find a Sweets Club.
• Tachibana explained that starting a club required at least three members and that club funding depended on activities and achievements.
• Horikita Manabu introduced himself as Student Council President and recruited first-year candidates, warning them not to join other clubs.
• Shintō spotted Horikita Suzune and Ayanokōji after the session but did not approach them.
• Shintō asked Tachibana about starting a club and decided to call his new club the Yorozuya.
• Shintō told Tachibana that he was Shintō Katsuya from Class 1-D.

Shinjo arrived at school and learned that the class was excited for co-ed swimming lessons. As the boys and girls gathered at the pool, he and Ayanokoji quietly assessed each other, while Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudō eagerly watched the girls arrive.

• Shinjo found Ike and Yamauchi unusually cheerful because the class had swimming lessons that day.
• Yamauchi claimed Sakura had confessed to him, then dismissed her as not being his type when Ayanokoji congratulated him.
• The boys changed for swimming class, and Shinjo noticed Kōenji's muscles and wondered about Ayanokoji's hidden strength.
• Ayanokoji examined Shinjo's chest scar, and Shinjo claimed he had gotten it while visiting the God of Tempura Frying.
• The girls emerged in their swimsuits, drawing the attention of the boys, including the newly formed trio of Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudō.
• The teacher called the class to line up.

Shintō Katsuya raced Kōenji in a 100-meter swim after Kōenji offered him points, and Kōenji narrowly won. Ayanokōji recognized Shintō’s exceptional ability and suspected he might have been trained by an organization like the White Room, while Shintō decided Ayanokōji was dangerous.

• Kōenji challenged Shintō to a swimming race and offered him points if he competed.
• The teacher refereed as Kōenji and Shintō raced 100 meters, drawing a crowd of classmates.
• Kōenji and Shintō traded the lead before Shintō judged Kōenji the narrow winner.
• Ayanokōji praised Shintō’s swimming, and Shintō questioned whether build determined race results.
• Ayanokōji suspected Shintō had been trained by an organization like the White Room, while Shintō decided to keep his distance from Ayanokōji.

Shinjo welcomed Karuizawa to his room and, after she asked about his chest injury, admitted that he had been bullied two years earlier. Karuizawa seemed unsettled by his answer, and Shinjo questioned whether her insight came from personal experience.

• After Kōenji paid him five thousand points, Shinjo prepared to enjoy sweets until Karuizawa rang his doorbell.
• Shinjo invited the nervous Karuizawa inside, offered her water, and chatted with her until she relaxed.
• Karuizawa asked about the injury on Shinjo's chest, which she had noticed during swimming class.
• Shinjo said he had been bullied two years earlier and explained that strength came from within, not from outward traits.
• Shinjo noticed Karuizawa's uneasy reaction and asked whether she had experience with bullying.

Shintō Katsuya apologized to Karuizawa Kei for a misunderstanding and gave her a pudding, then the two grew closer over the following half month. Karuizawa’s friends Matsushita and Satō teased her about spending more time with Shintō than Hirata Yōsuke, leaving her flustered over whom she might like.

• Karuizawa panicked at Shintō’s question and tried to leave, but Shintō apologized and gave her a caramel pudding.
• Shintō reasoned that Karuizawa was being bullied because she was not the bully, and Karuizawa later stared at the pudding in her dorm room.
• Over the next half month, Shintō and Karuizawa talked more often, joked together, and began eating in the cafeteria.
• Satō and Matsushita asked Karuizawa why she had been spending less time with Hirata Yōsuke and more time with Shintō.
• Matsushita and Satō urged Karuizawa to take her time choosing whom to pursue, and Karuizawa denied that she liked either boy.

During a surprise quiz, Shintō Katsuya deliberately limited his scores to avoid standing out, drawing Chabashira Sae’s attention. On the rooftop, she confronted him about his performance, and he hinted that he knew she had given extra lessons to Horikita and the others.

• Chabashira Sae gave Class D an unannounced quiz after Ike made a flippant remark about her appearance.
• Shintō Katsuya deliberately stopped answering once he had earned modest scores, while varying his marks to make his performance seem ordinary.
• Horikita Suzune saw Shintō stop working and dismissed him as academically weak.
• After the quiz, Chabashira Sae left Shintō a note asking him to meet her on the roof.
• Chabashira Sae questioned Shintō about deliberately doing poorly, but he deflected and suggested he knew she had given extra lessons to Horikita and the others.
• Chabashira Sae conceded that Shintō had discovered something and asked what he had found out, while he continued to play dumb.

Shintō Katsuya revealed to Chabashira Sae that he had understood the school's point system early but had kept quiet so Class D would learn through experience. While Class D celebrated at karaoke, Ryuen learned they were next door and considered Sudō as a possible target after handling trouble in his own class.

• Shintō Katsuya told Chabashira Sae he had figured out the point system early and had chosen not to inform Class D.
• Shintō declined Kushida Kikyo's invitation to karaoke, pretending that Chabashira had asked him to help with documents.
• Class D's students spent lavishly at karaoke, leaving Ike with one point and Yamauchi with fourteen points.
• Ryuen learned that Class D was celebrating in the room next door and mocked their spending.
• Ryuen considered targeting Class D, but said he would first deal with voices causing trouble in his own class.

On May 1, Class 1-D discovered that their monthly points had fallen to zero because of their poor attendance and conduct in class. Chabashira explained that next month’s points would also remain at zero, while Shintō recognized that the minimum payout meant he could skip class without further penalty.

• Karuizawa asked Shintō whether the monthly points had arrived, and he kept quiet about what he suspected.
• Chabashira told the class that their points had already been transferred, prompting Shintō to explain that the amount was zero.
• Shintō clarified that Chabashira had promised a hundred thousand points for that month, not every month.
• Chabashira cited the class’s lateness, absences, sleeping, and phone use as the reasons for their zero rating.
• Chabashira warned that the class would receive zero points again next month, even if their behavior improved.

Chabashira explained that class points reflected the school's evaluation of students, affected monthly personal points and class rankings, and that Class D faced the threat of expulsion for failing exams. She also revealed that only Class A graduates received the school's recommendations and guarantees, leaving the class shaken as Kōenji dismissed the school's judgment and relied on his own future.

• Chabashira showed the class-point rankings, explaining that Class D had zero points and that points determined personal allowances and class rankings.
• Chabashira told the students that classes were assigned according to ability and called Class D the school's least capable students.
• Chabashira revealed quiz results showing that seven students had scored below the passing threshold and warned that failing a midterm or final exam meant expulsion.
• Kōenji mocked the students who had failed, then revealed that he had scored 90 on the quiz.
• Chabashira explained that only Class A graduates received recommendation letters or guarantees from the school.
• Kōenji said he trusted his own potential and planned to inherit the Kōenji Conglomerate, so his class placement did not matter to him.

After Class D learned that its points had fallen to zero, the students blamed one another and questioned why they had been placed in the lowest class. Chabashira showed Horikita evidence of Ayanokōji’s deliberately perfect 50-point scores and revealed that Shintō had discovered the school’s hidden rules early, leaving Horikita demanding to know why he had kept quiet.

• Chabashira left Class D to argue over its lost points, and Hirata tried to calm the students while Yukimura confronted him and Sudō stormed out.
• Shintō prepared to return to the dorm, but Chabashira stopped him and brought him to her office, where Horikita and Ayanokōji were waiting.
• Horikita demanded to know why she had been assigned to Class D, and Chabashira showed her exam results revealing that Ayanokōji had scored exactly 50 in every subject.
• Chabashira told Horikita that defeating Class A was her path forward and revealed that Shintō had uncovered the school’s hidden rules during his first few days.
• Horikita asked why Shintō had not told the class sooner, and Shintō questioned why he should help students he considered hopeless.

Shintō stepped in when three girls confronted Karuizawa over her having knocked their friend Rika down in line, and he agreed to face Rika and her friends in the cafeteria. The group arrived as Shintō finished his udon, leaving Karuizawa clinging to him as a huge student confronted him.

• Karuizawa tried to borrow points from her classmates after Class D ran short on money.
• Shintō noticed three girls surrounding Karuizawa in the cafeteria and defended her when they accused her of bullying their friend.
• The girls went to fetch Rika, while Shintō reassured Karuizawa and secretly started recording with his phone.
• A crowd of intimidating students entered the cafeteria with Rika and the three girls, and Shintō calmly continued eating his udon.
• A huge student approached Shintō as Karuizawa clung to his arm.

Shintō Katsuya confronted Ryuen after Ryuen accused Karuizawa of knocking into Rika, and he turned the lack of evidence against Ryuen’s group. After they left, Shintō comforted Karuizawa, whose reaction to his calling her his girlfriend left both of them wondering about their feelings.

• Ishizaki confronted Shintō, but Ryuen stopped him and questioned Karuizawa about Rika’s accusation.
• Shintō challenged Ryuen’s claim and suggested that Ryuen’s group had staged the incident, pointing out that they had no evidence.
• Ryuen laughed off the confrontation, asked Shintō for his name, and left with the Class 1-C students after learning he was Ayanokōji Kiyotaka from Class 1-D.
• Karuizawa relaxed after the group departed, and Shintō comforted her and said Ryuen could no longer use the accusation to threaten her.
• Karuizawa asked why Shintō had called her his girlfriend, and their exchange left them both noticing that the other seemed disappointed.

Karuizawa asked Shintō Katsuya to pretend to be her boyfriend, and he agreed in exchange for her joining his Yorozuya and finding a third member. Meanwhile, Ryuen learned that the boy Karuizawa called Shintō-kun might be Ayanokōji and vowed to go after both names.

• Karuizawa told Shintō Katsuya about her history of being bullied and asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend.
• Katsuya accepted, asking Karuizawa to join his Yorozuya and recruit a third member instead of paying him money.
• Karuizawa and Katsuya agreed to use each other's first names, celebrated with a meal, and spent the evening together.
• Katsuya explained that Ayanokōji was in their class, and Karuizawa later told Matsushita and Satō about her new relationship.
• Manabe told Ryuen that Karuizawa had called the boy Shintō-kun, and Ryuen said he would pursue both Shintō and Ayanokōji.

Shinjo Katsuya sought approval from Horikita Manabu to establish the Yorozuya, then proposed a way for Class D to avoid midterm failures by keeping the class average low. Horikita Suzune began to suspect Shinjo could control his scores, while Horikita Manabu considered him a potential troublemaker.

• Shinjo met Horikita Manabu and Tachibana Akane to apply for a club called the Yorozuya, claiming he wanted to help people.
• Horikita Manabu gave Shinjo an application form and said he would review it before approving the club.
• Hirata and Kushida organized a reform plan and study sessions to address Class D's problems and prevent midterm failures.
• Shinjo suggested that students could lower the class average so classmates with weak scores would have an easier time passing.
• Class D students reacted to Shinjo's idea, and Horikita Suzune suspected he could control his exam scores.