Recaps

Hasebe accompanied Bai Ye as he exposed an electronics-store clerk for secretly filming female customers, and they received a one-million-point hush reward from the Student Council. Bai Ye offered Hasebe half the money, leaving their relationship charged with affection and attraction.

• Hasebe tried to touch Bai Ye while he slept, then woke him by pinching his cheek.
• Bai Ye took Hasebe to an electronics store after learning Sakura had visited it and confronted a suspicious clerk over a camera.
• The clerk tried to destroy the camera’s evidence, but Bai Ye stopped him and found footage of customers being secretly filmed.
• Bai Ye and Hasebe contacted Chabashira-sensei and the Student Council president, who paid them one million points to keep the incident quiet.
• Bai Ye offered Hasebe 500,000 points, and she protested that she had done too little to deserve the money.

Bai Ye and Hasebe teased each other about attraction and a possible confession, and Hasebe admitted she probably would not reject him. Back in his room, Bai Ye decided not to confess yet and instead to deepen their bond before pursuing his mission.

• Hasebe pinned Bai Ye against a wall and demanded an explanation, then laughed and admitted she was joking.
• Hasebe said she had begun to wonder whether she took things too seriously after seeing Ichinose’s friendships, and she told Bai Ye she probably would not turn him down if he confessed.
• Hasebe asked Bai Ye to call her “Big Sister,” but he refused and transferred points to her phone.
• Bai Ye returned to his dorm room alone and reflected that Wang Meiyu no longer insisted on sleeping with him.
• Bai Ye decided to keep nurturing his relationship with Hasebe rather than confess before their feelings were strong enough to survive a breakup.

Bai Ye dealt with classroom gossip about his relationships and went with Sato, who read his palm and warned that a girl might kill him with a cleaver. He exchanged contact information with Sato and returned to class, while Hasebe remained troubled by her feelings about him.

• Bai Ye heard rumors that he had dumped Horikita for Hasebe, while Hasebe denied that they were dating.
• Kanji Ike asked Bai Ye for advice about getting a girlfriend, and Sato shoved Ike away when he made a crude remark about her.
• Bai Ye stopped Sato from chasing Ike and agreed to let her tell his fortune.
• Sato read Bai Ye's palm and warned that he might die at the hands of a girl with a cleaver.
• Bai Ye exchanged contact information with Sato and returned to class with her, while Hasebe wondered why seeing them together bothered her.

After Hasebe asked Bai Ye to avoid her until the rumors died down, he met Horikita Suzune, who agreed to date him so she could follow her brother’s advice and seek answers. When Horikita offered to try to fall for him in earnest, Bai Ye accepted her proposal.

• Hasebe messaged Bai Ye to ask him to avoid her for a few days, and he chose to spend lunch alone.
• Horikita Suzune called Bai Ye aside and asked what he had said to her brother, Horikita Manabu.
• Horikita guessed Bai Ye wanted to date her and agreed, but Bai Ye said he wanted her to genuinely like him first.
• Horikita explained that she was agreeing partly to make her brother happy and because dating might help her find answers, then teased Bai Ye about being her boyfriend.
• Bai Ye pulled Horikita into an embrace, and she asked whether he truly wanted to be with her for life and promised to try to fall for him.
• Bai Ye accepted Horikita’s proposal and resolved to protect her and help her change her bad habits.

Bai Ye struggled to understand his new relationship with Horikita, who brought him lunch and came to talk after he had avoided her for two days. After a tense, playful encounter in his room, he apologized and arranged to meet her downstairs the next morning.

• Bai Ye spent two days avoiding Horikita because he did not know how to act as her boyfriend.
• Horikita brought Bai Ye a homemade lunch and sat with him to talk about her hobbies.
• Horikita threatened Bai Ye with a pair of compasses, and he threw both pairs into the corner.
• Bai Ye pinned Horikita to the bed, but released her after she threatened to cut off his equipment.
• Bai Ye apologized and told Horikita to meet him downstairs early the next morning, and she agreed.

Bai Ye began the morning by reassuring Hasebe that their bond would not change, then walked to class holding hands with Horikita after their first kiss. Horikita was left more at ease with him, though she still hid what had made her cry.

• Horikita told Hasebe that she and Bai Ye were officially dating, and Bai Ye confirmed it while denying that he had fallen at Horikita's feet.
• After Horikita stepped away, Hasebe worried Bai Ye would leave her, and he comforted her by calling her his dear big sister.
• Horikita asked whether Bai Ye liked Hasebe and told him not to let Hasebe make advances on him.
• Bai Ye kissed Horikita after teasing her with a story, then asked why she had cried; Horikita brushed off his concern.
• Bai Ye joked around until Horikita laughed, and they continued across campus holding hands despite the other students watching.

After their classmates saw a photo of Jingu-kun kissing Horikita, he confirmed that they were dating. Chabashira told him Horikita Manabu wanted him to join the Student Council, and Jingu-kun left to meet him after school while reassuring Horikita that he would not leave her.

• Jingu-kun saw the kissing photo in the class group chat and confirmed to his classmates that he and Horikita were dating.
• Hirata brought Jingu-kun to Chabashira, who told him Horikita Manabu wanted him to join the Student Council and would expect him to break up with Horikita if he refused.
• Jingu-kun told Horikita he suspected her brother was trying to make his life difficult, while Horikita urged him not to disappoint Manabu.
• Horikita grew upset over not being chosen for the Student Council, and Jingu-kun reassured her that he would stay with her.
• Jingu-kun and Horikita went to find lunch together, with Horikita letting him lead her by the hand.

Bai Ye joined the student council and quickly impressed secretary Tachibana Akane with how well he learned its duties. Horikita Manabu revealed that Bai Ye might be connected to the Jingu Group and considered him a possible future student council president, leaving Tachibana astonished and Manabu wary of the forces surrounding him.

• Bai Ye fed Horikita Suzune on the rooftop, but she refused to tell him about his family background when he teased her about marriage.
• Bai Ye went alone to the Student Council Office, where Horikita Manabu had him fill out an application to join the student council.
• Tachibana Akane showed Bai Ye the council documents, and he read them quickly and answered her questions accurately.
• Tachibana reported Bai Ye's performance to Horikita Manabu, who asked whether he could become the next student council president.
• Horikita Manabu told Tachibana to search for Bai Ye's background and the Jingu Group, then concluded that Bai Ye could be important to Suzune's future.

Bai Ye’s Student Council appointment made him famous, attracting attention, love letters, and romantic speculation from students across the school. After Kushida left him a provocative letter, Bai Ye messaged her that he accepted her offer, leaving her startled.

• Ichinose read Class B’s gossip about Bai Ye and saw a photo of him kissing an unidentified girl, then reassured Shironami Chihiro that she did not like him.
• Karuizawa Kei decided that Bai Ye would make a better boyfriend than Hirata, though she worried he already had a girlfriend.
• Bai Ye found a pile of love letters in his shoe locker, and Horikita teased him about keeping them before Kushida praised his kindness.
• Kushida told Bai Ye that one of the letters was hers, then left Horikita and Bai Ye wondering whether she was serious.
• Bai Ye found Kushida’s letter asking to be his wife and replied, “I accept. Come over,” startling Kushida.

Hasebe visited Bai Ye and revealed her growing possessiveness, while Bai Ye struggled to explain why he had chosen Horikita. The next day, he returned to class and learned that older students might confront him over his rising popularity.

• Hasebe complained that Bai Ye had been ignoring her and told him she had befriended Sakura.
• Hasebe joked that Bai Ye was trying to win her over too, then asked him to explain why he liked Horikita; Bai Ye was prevented by the system from revealing the truth.
• Bai Ye stopped Hasebe from leaving and asked her to sleep beside him, but she blushed and fled, leaving him to realize her feelings were possessive.
• Bai Ye returned to class, where Kushida told him his popularity had surpassed Ichinose's and warned that some upperclassmen might come looking for trouble.

Bai Ye accepted Miyabi Nagumo’s challenge to a two-thousand-meter race, while Ichinose and Kanzaki watched and discussed their past. The chapter ended as the race was about to start.

• Nagumo defeated Class D’s soccer team, and Hirata conceded the match.
• Bai Ye asked Ayanokoji how to handle Nagumo, then left the task of dealing with him to Ayanokoji.
• Nagumo confronted Bai Ye, and they agreed to race two thousand meters, with the loser required to apologize and admit inferiority.
• Ichinose and Shironami joined Kanzaki to watch the race, and Kanzaki revealed that Jingu had once chased him with a dog after Kanzaki accidentally splashed paint on him.
• Ichinose predicted Jingu would win, and the two men took their places at the starting line.

Bai Ye defeated Nagumo in a long-distance race, leaving Ichinose impressed and increasingly drawn to him. After Nagumo was carried to the infirmary, Kanzaki warned Ichinose not to fall for Bai Ye, but she denied they were together and said she was not good enough for him.

• Bai Ye sprinted ahead, then lapped Nagumo and stayed close behind him, putting Nagumo under pressure.
• Nagumo increased his pace to pull away from Bai Ye, while Ichinose and Kanzaki watched and argued over the race.
• After several laps, Bai Ye overtook Nagumo by half a lap, then slowed to a walk as Nagumo collapsed.
• Teachers carried Nagumo to the infirmary, and Ichinose marveled that Bai Ye had beaten the vice president.
• Shironami Chihiro teased Ichinose for thinking about Bai Ye, and Kanzaki advised Ichinose not to fall for him.
• Ichinose denied being with Bai Ye but said she was not good enough for him, prompting Shironami Chihiro and Kanzaki to exchange worried glances.

After Bai Ye defeated Nagumo, he had Ayanokouji collect three million points from Nagumo instead of forcing him to apologize. Bai Ye shared some of the points with Ayanokouji, who agreed to work with him for now in exchange for payment.

• Kushida teased Bai Ye after class, then kissed his cheek before fleeing as Horikita watched.
• News of Nagumo's defeat spread, and rumors about him circulated while he lay in the infirmary.
• Ayanokouji played Nagumo the recording of his promise, and Nagumo paid three million points rather than apologize.
• Bai Ye transferred one million points to Ayanokouji as payment for spreading rumors about Nagumo.
• Ayanokouji agreed to work with Bai Ye for now, provided Bai Ye paid him.

Bai Ye spent the day with Horikita Suzune, walking with her to her dorm and sharing dinner after she cooked for him. He left after teasing her with repeated attempts to kiss her.

• Class D took a practice quiz as the students looked forward to receiving their next batch of points.
• Horikita asked Bai Ye how he had done, and they discussed why they studied as they walked back together.
• Bai Ye held Horikita’s hand, and she let him walk with her to her dorm room.
• Horikita cooked dinner while Bai Ye hugged her from behind and then rested on her bed.
• Bai Ye and Horikita shared dinner, and he tried to kiss her afterward until she drove him out.

Bai Ye and Horikita studied together, talked about their future and feelings, then shared a moonlit walk that ended with their first kiss and mutual declarations of love. They returned from the grass together, with Horikita seeming reluctant to leave the night behind.

• Kushida Kikyou invited Bai Ye to her mixer, but he refused because he planned to spend time with Horikita.
• Horikita joined Bai Ye at his dorm to study, and they discussed her future, her trust in him, and how she could see his heart.
• After studying, Bai Ye led Horikita to a quiet patch of grass to look at the moon.
• Bai Ye told Horikita she was more beautiful than the moon, and she admitted that making the first move would mean she liked him.
• Bai Ye kissed Horikita, and they told each other they loved each other before heading back together.

Chabashira announced that the former Class D had earned 500 Class Points and risen to Class C, while Horikita rallied the class to keep striving for Class A. After class, Bai Ye encouraged the girls to befriend Horikita, then took her away to talk.

• Chabashira announced the class had earned 500 points and moved up to Class C, ten points ahead of Class D.
• Horikita urged her classmates not to accept being treated as failures, and Sudo's outburst helped restore their confidence.
• Classmates speculated that Bai Ye had influenced Horikita, but he denied teaching her what to say.
• Girls gathered around Horikita after class, and Bai Ye encouraged them to befriend her.
• Bai Ye dismissed the girls and led Horikita out of the classroom by the hand.

Bai Ye encouraged Horikita to practice socializing while reassuring her that he wanted her to be happy and still hoped she would reserve her truest self for him. After she agreed to talk to her classmates with Wang Meiyu’s help, Horikita said she would trust him and wait for him to marry her.

• Bai Ye explained that Horikita should make friends to improve her social skills, and admitted he felt jealous but wanted her to be happy.
• Bai Ye and Horikita discussed her bluntness toward Sudo, then shared an intimate moment together.
• Horikita agreed to talk to her classmates and asked Bai Ye to help, so he suggested Wang Meiyu accompany her.
• Bai Ye raised the possibility of a future breakup, and Horikita said she trusted him and would wait for him to marry her.

After Chabashira revealed that seven students risked expulsion because of their poor quiz scores, Bai Ye and Horikita tutored Sato at the library. Sato found Bai Ye’s personalized teaching effective and unexpectedly began to enjoy studying, though she doubted she could keep it up without him.

• Chabashira announced the class’s low quiz average and warned that seven students, including the Three Idiots, would have faced expulsion on an official test; Koenji and Bai Ye ranked near the top.
• Yamauchi questioned Bai Ye’s high score, and the girls defended him while the class continued to shun Yamauchi for spreading rumors about him.
• After school, Sato asked Bai Ye to tutor her, and he proposed that he and Horikita teach her together.
• At the library, Horikita began tutoring Sato, then switched places with Bai Ye when Sato struggled with her explanations.
• Bai Ye tailored his explanations to Sato’s understanding, helping her become absorbed in studying and realize that learning could be enjoyable.

Bai Ye tutors Sato with Horikita and later introduces Horikita to Wang Meiyu, whom she accepts as a little sister. Horikita grows more comfortable with Wang Meiyu and Bai Ye, but flees his room in embarrassment after he teases her while touching her feet.

• Bai Ye convinces Horikita to try his teaching method with Sato, and Sato agrees to meet them for another study session the next day.
• After Sato leaves, Horikita tells Bai Ye she suspects Sato likes him, but accepts his explanation that it is not serious.
• Bai Ye introduces Horikita to Wang Meiyu, and Horikita reassures her before the two gradually become friends.
• After Wang Meiyu leaves, Bai Ye tells Horikita a joke that makes her laugh, and she sits beside him to read.
• Horikita lets Bai Ye rest her legs on his lap, but when he teases her after touching her bare feet, she blushes and hurries out of his room.

Bai Ye and Horikita spent the night together, easing her fear that he would leave her and deepening their relationship. As Class C faced harassment from Class D under Ryuen Kakeru, Bai Ye considered how to handle the threat while staying within school rules.

• Horikita told Bai Ye she feared he would break up with her, then invited him to her room to prove his commitment.
• Bai Ye and Horikita spent the night together, and she felt reassured the next morning.
• Bai Ye realized that strengthening his bond with Horikita mattered more than their formal relationship status.
• Bai Ye learned that Class D was harassing Class C and that Ryuen Kakeru ruled the class through violent tactics and surveillance.
• Bai Ye dismissed Ryuen as a thug but decided against confronting him or bringing a firearm to school.

Bai Ye met Kushida on the rooftop, where he gave her 300,000 points after she complained that he had been ignoring her, and he sent the same amount to Horikita and Wang Meiyu. Later, Ichinose asked him to help with a favor, but their awkward conversation ended with Bai Ye leaving and Ichinose deciding she might still have a chance with him.

• Bai Ye left lunch with Kushida and met her on the rooftop, where she asked whether he was pretending to pursue Horikita.
• Kushida angrily stepped on Bai Ye's foot, and he transferred 300,000 points to her before leaving.
• Bai Ye also transferred 300,000 points to Horikita and Wang Meiyu, then bought and ate a boxed meal.
• Ichinose ran after Bai Ye and asked him for help, but he guessed she wanted him to pretend to be her boyfriend.
• Ichinose became flustered and asked what Bai Ye thought of her, while he told her to see the nurse and walked away.
• Ichinose decided that Bai Ye's goodbye meant they would meet again and that she still had a chance with him.

Bai Ye met Kushida and later joined Sato, Horikita, and Karuizawa for karaoke, where Karuizawa repeatedly brushed against him before asking to discuss her past. He refused to hear it, then told her he already knew about her past.

• Kushida thanked Bai Ye for transferring her points, kissed his cheek, and left.
• Sato invited Bai Ye and Horikita to karaoke, where they met Karuizawa.
• Karuizawa repeatedly brushed against Bai Ye during the gathering and then asked him to speak with her outside.
• Karuizawa asked Bai Ye to hear about her past, but he refused and said he was not interested in her.
• Bai Ye told Karuizawa that he already knew about her past.

Bai Ye confronted Karuizawa about her past, and after forcibly kissing her to stop her from shouting, learned she wanted him to be her boyfriend for protection. He refused romance but agreed to be her buddy, and they returned to the private room with Karuizawa hiding what had happened.

• Bai Ye told Karuizawa he knew about her past, and she panicked and tried to flee.
• Bai Ye restrained Karuizawa and kissed her to quiet her; she stopped resisting and hugged him before he pushed her away.
• Karuizawa asked Jingu to be her boyfriend and threatened to tell his girlfriend about the kiss if he refused.
• Bai Ye declined to date Karuizawa but offered to be her buddy, and she agreed.
• Karuizawa told Sato and Horikita that she had twisted her ankle and Jingu had helped her, concealing the real reason they were delayed.

At lunchtime, Karuizawa tried to take Bai Ye to eat, prompting Horikita to intervene and question her motives. Horikita trusted Bai Ye, ate with him, and said she would wait for him in the classroom after school while he finished Student Council work.

• Karuizawa took Bai Ye's hand and tried to lead him to lunch, but Horikita grabbed her wrist and demanded to know what she was doing.
• Bai Ye admitted Karuizawa was more or less his good friend and pulled his hand free, then Horikita led both of them out of the classroom.
• Karuizawa told Horikita and Bai Ye she wanted to get closer to Jingu for protection, while Horikita suspected she also wanted to come between them.
• Horikita let Karuizawa leave and told Bai Ye she trusted him, then invited him to eat with her.
• Bai Ye and Horikita shared food in the cafeteria, and Horikita told him she would wait for him in the classroom after school.

Bai Ye found Horikita waiting for him after a long evening of Student Council work, and the two shared a quiet, intimate moment as she opened up about wanting to travel with him. After Horikita surprised him in the classroom, they left together, with Bai Ye carrying her in his arms.

• Horikita Manabu assigned Bai Ye difficult Student Council work, keeping him busy until evening.
• Bai Ye found Horikita waiting in the classroom and held her while she leaned against him.
• Horikita asked Bai Ye about his future and suggested they travel together to see the world.
• Horikita asked Bai Ye whether she was beautiful and began undressing, leaving him unsure how to describe what happened afterward.
• Horikita told Bai Ye she wanted to try new things and thought he would like her surprise.
• Bai Ye took Horikita's hand and carried her bridal-style as they walked away together.