Zhuge Linghao

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Zhuge Linghao (诸葛凌浩)
Alias(es)	“Zhuge”; “Black-haired Boy”
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School; First-Year Class D 3
Occupation/Role	Student; formerly a middle-school mathematics teacher in his previous life 1
First Appearance	Chapter 1: “Bus Anecdotes”

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
High-Profile Life System activated	1–2	The System forces Zhuge to choose between unusual identity abilities under threat of erasure; he gains the Hercules physical enhancement. 1 2
System Level 2	13–14	Gains access to more extreme option missions, including “The Experimenter.” He later receives the permanent effect that requests have a 50% higher chance of being accepted. 13 14
System Level 3	39	Reaches over 3,000 Emotion Points following the Sakura Airi incident and receives the permanent skill Super Fast Escape. 39

Background / History

Zhuge Linghao was a 24-year-old, single middle-school mathematics teacher from a remote town in his previous life. Dissatisfied with his aimless adulthood and regretful that he had not worked harder as a student, he abruptly awakens in the body of a high-school student. 1

He quickly realizes that he has arrived in the setting of Classroom of the Elite, recognizing students such as Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Koenji Rokusuke. His new life is immediately complicated by the High-Profile Life System, which rewards him with Emotion Points when others react strongly to him and compels him to complete humiliating or dangerous choice missions. 1 4

As a Class D student, Zhuge initially cultivates a disruptive reputation through public stunts, provocations, and reckless bets. His perfect score on a difficult mathematics question reveals his former profession and attracts the attention of high-achieving students from multiple classes. 3 11 12

Appearance

Zhuge is a tall, thin high-school student with short, messy black hair. His slight frame conceals system-enhanced explosive strength. 1 5

• Usually wears the school uniform. 1
• Has a small frame and is described as slightly over 170 centimeters tall. 5
• Possesses visibly defined abdominal muscles despite his otherwise lean build. 5
• Is often perceived as scruffy, weak-looking, or physically unremarkable before displaying unexpected strength. 22 40

Personality

Zhuge is shamelessly high-profile, trollish, and prone to exaggeration. He regularly behaves in absurd ways to provoke emotional reactions, gain Emotion Points, or satisfy System missions. His own internal narration repeatedly admits that much of his confidence is an act supported by the System rather than natural ability. 3 4 10

He is strategic, opportunistic, and willing to deceive opponents. He records evidence, exploits information gaps, manipulates bets, blackmails Ryuen, and uses foreknowledge of events to alter outcomes. However, he is not consistently fearless; he often panics when directly threatened, retreats when outmatched, and relies on bluffing or escape rather than brute force. 15 19 35 36

Despite his crude jokes and manipulative habits, Zhuge repeatedly protects classmates. He mediates Sudo’s conflicts, helps defend Sakura during the disciplinary case, intervenes against harassment, and works to keep Class D cooperative during the uninhabited-island exam. 20 34 38 48

Abilities & Skills

High-Profile Life System

The System grants random identities, skills, experience cards, and option missions. Zhuge earns Emotion Points when people develop strong emotions toward him, whether through admiration, embarrassment, fear, anger, or shock. 3 4 11

• Can obtain temporary identities and experience cards with specialized abilities. 14 15 17
• His personal panel tracks Emotion Points, alignment, attributes, and available skills. 9 24
• System missions are usually triggered by other people provoking or involving him; attempts to deliberately initiate incidents generally fail to activate options. 29
• Failed missions can impose punitive effects, including public humiliation or temporary muteness. 14 34

Hercules Enhancement

Zhuge’s early System reward grants him exceptional physical strength and enhanced reflexes.

• Performs rapid one-handed and clapping push-ups immediately after gaining the ability. 2
• Surprises Ryuen with the force of a kick despite his lean build. 5
• Allows him to endure Karuizawa’s slap without reflexively dodging. 3
• His strength does not make him invincible; Horikita Manabu overwhelms him in a direct encounter. 16

Martial Arts and Physical Techniques

Zhuge is capable of using Wing Chun and other System-assisted combat techniques.

• Fights Ryuen to a standstill long enough to demonstrate his hidden power before withdrawing due to an observer. 5
• Uses Wing Chun against Ishizaki Daichi and two other Class C students. 27
• His recorded assault appears brutal, but Ayanokoji deduces that Zhuge intentionally held back enough to avoid landing the full force of his punches. 34 36
• Demonstrates strong basketball instincts, including steals and no-look passes, during the match against Class C. 26

Persuasion Skills

Zhuge possesses a permanent System skill that increases the chance of others agreeing to his requests by 50%. 14

• Uses the effect to persuade Sudo to cooperate with Class D. 14
• Successfully convinces Sudo to remain in the study group by appealing to his basketball goals. 20
• The effect is not absolute; Ryuen resists Zhuge’s plea for mercy despite briefly appearing inclined to agree. 35
• His panel also lists Triple Slide-Kneel Kowtow, a System-granted ability linked to desperate begging. 9 35

Mathematics

Zhuge retains advanced mathematics knowledge from his previous life as a teacher.

• Scores a perfect 100 on the school’s mathematics quiz, including the difficult final question. 11
• Explains his geometric and algebraic solution to students from Classes A, B, and D. 12
• Tutors Horikita Suzune and Ichinose Honami after drawing their academic interest. 12
• His proficiency is specialized: his scores in other subjects are notably poor compared with his mathematics result. 11

Deception, Acting, and Information Control

Zhuge frequently relies on performance and information asymmetry rather than direct confrontation.

• Uses a Sharp-Tongued Experience Card to verbally overwhelm Ryuen’s group in the library. 15
• Uses an Actor Experience Card to convince Kushida that he has developed a “dark” attachment to her, disrupting her plans to expel him. 19
• Arranges evidence and testimony during the Class C assault case, including footage from a hidden camera. 31 34
• Uses recorded evidence of Ryuen’s misconduct to extort 600,000 points after the disciplinary hearing. 36

Super Fast Escape

A permanent Level 3 System skill acquired after Zhuge exceeds 3,000 Emotion Points. Its exact capabilities have not yet been demonstrated. 39

Equipment / Items

• Smartphone — used for recordings, messages, personal-point transactions, and System-panel access. 16 19 36
• Pinhole camera — records the confrontation with Ishizaki’s group and provides crucial evidence during the disciplinary case. 34
• Sharp-Tongued Experience Card — temporary card purchased for 80 Emotion Points; grants an aggressive verbal persona. 15
• Actor Experience Card — used to perform a convincing false personality shift in front of Kushida. 19
• Rock Climber Experience Card — purchased for 50 Emotion Points to win a pull-up contest. 17

Relationships

• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka — Desk-mate, occasional collaborator, and one of the few people who regularly sees through Zhuge’s schemes. They work together during Class D’s conflicts and the changing-room-camera operation. 8 26 40
• Horikita Suzune — Initially hostile classmates who gradually become reluctant partners in Class D’s academic and disciplinary struggles. Zhuge intervenes when Manabu confronts her, while Horikita repeatedly criticizes his methods. 2 16 34
• Sudo Ken — Starts as a target for Emotion Points and debt collection, but becomes Zhuge’s friend and teammate after Zhuge repeatedly supports him in academics, basketball, and fights. 14 26 27
• Sakura Airi — A shy classmate who gradually comes to trust Zhuge after he helps secure evidence for the hearing, repairs her camera situation, and protects her from a harassing clerk. Sakura develops visible affection for him. 31 32 38 46
• Kushida Kikyo — Mutual antagonists locked in deception. Zhuge sees through her public persona, records her outburst, and manipulates her into believing he shares her hidden side. 8 19
• Ryuen Kakeru — Rival and recurring opponent. Their conflict includes an early fight, confrontations over Class C’s attacks, manipulation through bets, and Zhuge’s later blackmail of Ryuen. 5 15 35 36
• Ichinose Honami — Friendly academic contact who seeks Zhuge’s mathematics tutoring and treats him with unusual openness. 12 15
• Shiina Hiyori — A friendly acquaintance Zhuge assists against Ryuen in the library; she later provides Ryuen’s contact information. 15 19
• Chabashira Sae — Homeroom teacher who considers Zhuge a difficult student but offers him a transaction: help raise Class D to Class A in exchange for favors purchased with points. 36 41
• Horikita Manabu — Student Council President who defeats Zhuge physically, presides over the Class C disciplinary matter, and offers him a Student Council position that Zhuge declines. 16 34 36
• Koenji Rokusuke — A classmate Zhuge alternately treats as a rival, debt target, shield, and potential leader; Koenji generally refuses his requests. 15 39 46

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival and Class D Reputation

After transmigrating, Zhuge gains the High-Profile Life System and enters Class D. He establishes an infamous first impression through public push-ups, confrontations with Kushida and Karuizawa, and an early challenge to Ryuen. 1 2 3 5

Mathematics Bet and Study Group

Zhuge wagers classmates on his academic performance, wins through his perfect mathematics score, and collects 130,000 points. His tutoring draws attention from elite students, while his persuasion skill helps bring Sudo into Class D’s cooperative efforts. 11 12 14 20

Midterm Manipulation and Class C Assault Case

He manipulates the midterm situation by reporting leaked past papers and arranging for changed test questions. Later, he protects Sudo from Class C’s basketball-club members, helps construct their defense, and uses hidden-camera footage during the disciplinary hearing. 22 27 34

Conflict with Ryuen

Zhuge’s rivalry with Ryuen escalates from their first-day fight to a series of bluffs, bets, and retaliatory schemes. Following the hearing, Zhuge uses a recording to force Ryuen to pay him 600,000 points. 5 15 35 36

Sakura Airi’s Growth

Zhuge obtains Sakura’s assistance during the disciplinary case, supports her attempts to become more confident, and later intervenes when an electronics-store clerk harasses her. The incident earns Zhuge widespread recognition and enough Emotion Points to reach System Level 3. 31 34 38 39

Cruise Ship and Uninhabited-Island Exam

During the summer cruise, Zhuge gives a public speech to distract students from the women’s changing-room operation and accepts Chabashira’s deal to help Class D rise. On the island, Class D unexpectedly elects him leader; he resolves internal disputes, scouts rival camps, and reveals his leader key card to Ryuen as part of a baiting strategy. 40 41 48

Notable Quotes

“In reality, I really am just an ordinary person! I’m faking it. If it weren’t for the system…” 4

“Damn it! I’m still so scared!” 41

“Uniting a class is truly much harder than destroying one!” 48