Recaps

Ichinose proposed pooling half of Class B’s personal points to protect classmates from expulsion, while Uesugi Gen wanted to use the funds to undermine the other classes. They agreed to explain the plan to the class and collect points, but disagreed over who should control them.

• Uesugi Gen asked Shibata and Himeno Yuki for points, claiming he had spent all his money buying information.
• Kanzaki arranged for Ichinose to treat Uesugi Gen to a meal, and Ichinose invited the group to Palette Cafe to discuss a proposal.
• Ichinose proposed collecting half of every Class B student’s personal points to prepare for possible expulsions and cover Uesugi Gen’s information costs.
• Uesugi Gen said the pooled points should be used to bribe people, form alliances, and target leaders in other classes, but Ichinose refused to support his aggressive plan.
• The group agreed to explain the proposal and collect points, then Uesugi Gen and Ichinose clashed over who should manage the funds.

After Class B chose Ichinose to manage the exam reward, Uesugi Gen tried to avoid their library study session but fell asleep and met Shiina Hiyori when she tried to retrieve a mystery novel. On his way back, he encountered Ken Sudō confronting Horikita Suzune in the library, with Class B students gathering behind him.

• Class B unanimously chose Ichinose to decide how to use the exam reward, and she proposed sharing half the points.
• Ichinose and Kanzaki stopped Uesugi Gen from leaving the Class B study session at the library.
• Uesugi Gen found a sunny corner and fell asleep with Shiina Hiyori's desired mystery novel covering his head.
• Shiina Hiyori tried to swap the book, but Uesugi Gen woke suddenly and she fell into his arms.
• Uesugi Gen pretended to love the novel and talked with Shiina Hiyori, who recommended two more mystery books to him.
• Uesugi Gen saw Ken Sudō confronting Horikita Suzune, and Class B's boys gathered behind him after Sudō threatened him.

Uesugi Gen stopped Sudō from fighting in the library, then stumbled upon Horikita Manabu confronting his younger sister, Suzune. After realizing Manabu was trying to push Suzune to leave the school, Gen used her as leverage against him, leaving Manabu caught between protecting her and facing Nagumo.

• Uesugi Gen forced Ken Sudō to apologize and warned Class D not to fight in the library.
• Horikita Suzune learned that Uesugi Gen was the Student Council Vice President and asked Kushida Kikyo about him.
• Uesugi Gen rushed into an alley expecting to catch a pervert and found Horikita Manabu pinning Suzune against a wall.
• Horikita Manabu revealed that Suzune was his younger sister and told her to drop out, while Gen pretended to help him expel her.
• Uesugi Gen threatened to tell Miyabi Nagumo about Suzune, forcing Manabu to end the confrontation and send her away.

Uesugi Gen recruited classmates into a secret club to pursue Class A through harsher methods while keeping Ichinose unaware. The chapter ended with Kamuro Masumi staking out Uesugi Gen’s dorm as she pursued her target.

• Uesugi Gen gathered classmates in a private activity room and argued that Ichinose’s gentle approach could leave Class B at a disadvantage.
• Uesugi Gen asked whether they liked Class B and vowed to lead it to Class A; Kanzaki Ryuji, Shibata Hayate, Himeno Yuki, and others agreed to join him.
• The group rejected several proposed names and officially established the Uesugi-gumi.
• Kamuro Masumi began watching Uesugi Gen’s dorm, convinced he was the target she needed to catch.

Kamuro Masumi followed Uesugi Gen for a day, suspecting he was the person tormenting her, but he evaded her while pretending to behave like a shameless bully. After Class B celebrated its exam results and Hoshinomiya-sensei announced a summer island vacation, the students learned that three Class D students were being expelled, and they turned suspicious looks on Uesugi Gen.

• Kamuro Masumi staked out Uesugi Gen's dorm, then followed him as he ate with Class B students and played games at Keyaki Mall.
• Kamuro Masumi messaged Uesugi while watching him, and he used an automated reply to distract her before slipping away unnoticed.
• Uesugi Gen watched Kamuro Masumi leave and thanked her in his thoughts for spending the day following him.
• Hoshinomiya-sensei congratulated Class B on passing every subject and announced a tropical island vacation as their reward.
• A student reported that three Class D students had failed and would be expelled, prompting Class B to look accusingly at Uesugi Gen.

After three Class D students faced expulsion for failing the midterm, Hirata Yosuke tried to borrow enough points to save them and appealed to Uesugi Gen’s Class B. Uesugi refused his plea outright, leaving the negotiations unresolved.

• Uesugi Gen denied responsibility for the exam change as Class D learned that Yamauchi, Sudo, and Ike would be expelled.
• Horikita Suzune proposed buying back their exam points, but the class could not raise the required 2.6 million personal points.
• Hirata Yosuke borrowed 700,000 points and searched other classes for help, but could not secure the remaining money.
• Hirata brought the Class D students to Class B and begged Uesugi Gen for a loan, explaining that other classes had refused or offered too little.
• Uesugi Gen asked why Hirata was risking so much to save his classmates, then rejected his request for 1.9 million points.

Uesugi Gen forced Horikita Suzune to choose between accepting an unknown condition for Class D’s next Special Exam and letting three classmates be expelled. After she chose to save them, Gen examined Ichinose’s school file and noticed a hint about her past absences.

• Uesugi Gen refused Hirata Yosuke’s request for Class B’s help until Ichinose returned and chose to support him.
• Gen told Class D that they could not borrow points without his approval, while Horikita Suzune recognized that he had sent Ichinose away for a reason.
• Gen offered to save the three students if Horikita agreed to an undisclosed condition for Class D’s next Special Exam.
• Horikita accepted the condition, and Gen transferred the points to her before mentioning that her brother’s Class 3-A had never had an expulsion.
• Gen studied Ichinose’s enrollment file in the teachers’ office and realized he had overlooked a clue about her long absences.

Uesugi Gen asked Hoshinomiya to obtain Ichinose’s detailed background report after realizing her long absence might explain who she had become. Meanwhile, Class D struggled with the terms of its deal with Class B, and Yamauchi Haruki bragged that he had beaten three Class C students, while Horikita suspected the truth behind the encounter.

• Uesugi Gen showed Hoshinomiya his 30 million personal points and asked her to investigate Ichinose’s past.
• Class D students objected to the contract’s cost and conditions, but Horikita argued that the class had to accept the consequences of its earlier rule-breaking.
• Ryuen learned that the Class C Trio’s staged attack had failed because Yamauchi’s punches barely hurt them, so Albert beat them for real.
• Chabashira helped calm Class D after the contract was signed, while students remained angry with Horikita and Hirata and fed up with the Heaven-Defying Trio.
• Yamauchi claimed he had defeated three Class C students and taunted Ken Sudō, while Horikita realized what had likely happened.

Uesugi Gen and the Class B students learned that Yamauchi Haruki had admitted to assaulting Class C students after falling for an apparent setup. The chapter ended with Class D stunned by Yamauchi’s arrogance as he threatened Koenji and tried to charge Ayanokoji for his protection.

• Uesugi Gen examined the class point totals, joked about selling information, and complained to Kanzaki Ryuji about not receiving his monthly points.
• Hoshinomiya-sensei explained Yamauchi Haruki’s actions, and Uesugi Gen and Shibata concluded that Class C had set him up.
• Katsuragi Kohei worried that Class B was closing the gap on Class A, while Kamuro Masumi told Sakayanagi Arisu that she suspected Uesugi despite lacking proof.
• Chabashira Sae questioned Yamauchi Haruki about Class C’s accusation, but Yamauchi admitted to the assault and dismissed the possibility of serious punishment.
• Yamauchi Haruki threatened Koenji Rokusuke and demanded that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka pay him 10,000 points a month to become his boss.

After Horikita exposed Yamauchi’s imagined powers and sought help proving Class C had started the fight, Uesugi Gen agreed to assist her in front of everyone. Once they left, he revealed to Kanzaki that he planned to exploit Class C for evidence and only pretend to help Horikita.

• Horikita knocked Yamauchi down, and Yamauchi realized his supposed superpowers had been imaginary.
• Horikita decided to search for evidence or witnesses contradicting Class C’s account of the fight.
• Horikita asked Ichinose and Kanzaki for help; Ichinose contacted Uesugi Gen, and Kanzaki persuaded him to come.
• Uesugi Gen agreed in front of Horikita to help find evidence that Class C had provoked Yamauchi.
• After leaving, Uesugi Gen told Kanzaki he would only make a show of helping Horikita while seeking evidence to use against Class C, including footage from a hidden camera.

Uesugi Gen tracked down Sakura Airi and recovered photos that proved Class C had struck first, while also protecting Sakura from a predatory shop assistant. Horikita Suzune confronted him for the memory card, but Uesugi refused to hand it over and she stood her ground.

• Uesugi Gen used surveillance footage and a tip from Kushida Kikyo to identify Sakura Airi as a witness and locate her at an electronics shop.
• Uesugi Gen saw the shop assistant secretly remove Sakura's memory card and discovered that the man had secretly photographed her, so he had security detain him and bring Sakura back.
• Uesugi Gen reassured Sakura that the shop assistant would not bother her again, then examined the memory card and found decisive evidence against Class C.
• Horikita Suzune demanded the memory card, but Uesugi claimed it was unclaimed property belonging to the Student Council and refused to give it to her.
• Horikita threatened to take the memory card by force, but Uesugi invoked Horikita Manabu to deter her, and she insisted he hand it over.

Uesugi Gen used evidence of Class C’s attack on Yamauchi to extort monthly points from Ryuen Kakeru while helping Horikita Suzune settle the score. Back with the Uesugi-gumi, he announced a mission to follow Ichinose after revealing that someone had confessed to her.

• Uesugi Gen brought Horikita Suzune to Class C, where Ryuen Kakeru injured himself trying to kick him.
• Uesugi Gen showed Ryuen Kakeru photos of the Class C students attacking Yamauchi and demanded 800,000 points each month until graduation.
• Ryuen Kakeru accepted Uesugi Gen’s terms, and Horikita Suzune asked Uesugi Gen to add her as a friend.
• Uesugi Gen criticized the Uesugi-gumi for loafing around, but its members refused to follow Ichinose when he assigned them the task.
• Uesugi Gen told the Uesugi-gumi that someone had confessed to Ichinose, and the members reacted with surprise.

Uesugi Gen organized the Uesugi-gumi to follow Ichinose and discover who had given her a love letter, while keeping her distracted himself. As their plan began after school, Shibata leaked the information to Class B, and Uesugi Gen stepped in to handle the curious students.

• Uesugi Gen denied arranging Ichinose's apparent date and persuaded the Uesugi-gumi that the confession might be a scheme by another class.
• Uesugi Gen assigned the Uesugi-gumi to track Ichinose while he distracted her by messaging her on his phone.
• After class, Uesugi Gen sent Ando Sayo to delay Ichinose as the others prepared to follow her.
• Shibata revealed to Class B that someone was going to confess to Ichinose, drawing suspicion from Kanzaki Ryuji and Uesugi Gen.
• Uesugi Gen addressed the students who had stayed behind and told them he would handle the situation.

Uesugi Gen rallied Class B to investigate the person who had sent Ichinose a love letter, using their concern as a chance to push them past their softheartedness. The students discovered Ryuen Kakeru was behind the scheme and prepared to ambush him behind the gym.

• Uesugi Gen rejected Class B's request to search together, then agreed to take Amikura Mako and the others after they insisted on helping Ichinose.
• Uesugi Gen assigned Class B code names and led the class in tracking Ichinose's suspected admirer through Keyaki Mall.
• When the target wandered without a destination, Uesugi Gen messaged her directly and learned she was heading to the back of the gym.
• Class B identified the approaching figure as Ryuen Kakeru, leader of Class 1-C, and grew angry over his deception of Ichinose.
• Uesugi Gen told the boys to wear masks and ambush Ryuen while the girls recorded the encounter, and the students readied themselves for his signal.

Uesugi Gen led Class B in ambushing and beating Ryuen Kakeru, whom he had tricked into coming to the gymnasium. After Ichinose arrived and the students realized she was waiting for someone else, they knocked Ryuen unconscious and agreed to hide their mistake, then watched the gymnasium’s rear entrance.

• Uesugi Gen rallied Class B students to attack Ryuen Kakeru, using Shibata Hayate as a shield when Ryuen charged.
• Uesugi Gen revealed that he had lured Ryuen by impersonating Katsuragi Kohei and framing him as the culprit behind Ichinose’s love letter.
• Class B students carried Ryuen away when they heard Ichinose was coming, but realized she was waiting for someone else.
• Uesugi Gen knocked Ryuen unconscious and told Class B they could not let Ichinose learn they had caught the wrong person.
• The Class B students agreed to keep the mistake secret and turned their attention to the gymnasium’s rear entrance.

Class B secretly watched as Shiranami Chihiro approached Ichinose to confess, but Shibata Hayate’s sneeze exposed them. The class came out of hiding, leaving Shiranami embarrassed and convinced Uesugi Gen was responsible.

• Uesugi Gen realized Shiranami Chihiro was the approaching figure and learned from Amikura Mako that she had planned to do something important that afternoon.
• Uesugi Gen told Class B to cover their ears so they would not hear Shiranami Chihiro’s conversation with Ichinose.
• Shibata Hayate sneezed loudly, interrupting the conversation and drawing Ichinose and Shiranami toward the hidden group.
• Uesugi Gen sent Shibata Hayate out to distract Ichinose, but Ichinose asked where Uesugi Gen was and suspected he was nearby.
• Uesugi Gen led the rest of Class B out of hiding, and Shiranami Chihiro reacted in despair before glaring at him in blame.

After Ichinose confronted B Class for following her, Uesugi admitted he had organized it, and the group reconciled over a meal. As a Special Exam approached, Uesugi assessed the other classes and concluded that B Class’s main challenge would be Class A and its divided leadership.

• Ichinose asked B Class who had organized the activity, and the students pointed to Uesugi Gen.
• Uesugi claimed he had followed Ichinose out of concern over the love letter, and Kanzaki Ryuji explained that they had suspected a scheme.
• Ichinose forgave the class, cautioned them against prying into private matters, thanked them, and invited Uesugi and Shiranami Chihiro to eat with everyone.
• Ichinose told B Class she suspected the announced southern-island vacation would involve a Special Exam and affect Class Points.
• Uesugi reasoned that Ryuen Kakeru was preparing Class C, considered the likely leaders of the other classes, and identified divided Class A as B Class’s main rival.
• Uesugi recognized that Sakayanagi Arisu’s apparent effort to undermine Katsuragi Kohei could serve his own goal of defeating Class A.

Uesugi Gen revealed that Class B’s summer Special Exam would involve surviving on a deserted island, claiming he had bought an outline with class funds. Class B began planning for the exam, and Ichinose concluded that it would test how well the first-year classes had united.

• Uesugi Gen added Kamuro Masumi on LINE and considered how to get his hands on Class B’s personal points.
• Uesugi Gen told Class B that a source could sell them a Special Exam outline for three million personal points, and the class approved the purchase.
• Uesugi Gen announced that the exam’s theme was surviving on a deserted island, while privately planning to pocket the points.
• Ichinose asked classmates to share relevant skills and experience, while Amikura Mako and others helped compile preparations.
• Kanzaki Ryuji proposed assigning tasks according to classmates’ strengths, and Uesugi Gen suggested the exam would test how well the class had come together.
• Ichinose agreed that teamwork, planning, adaptability, and choosing a capable leader would determine how well each class had united.

Uesugi Gen predicted that Class B would win the uninhabited-island exam, then boarded a luxury cruise ship with his classmates and suspected the cruise week would hold another Special Exam. He later asked Ichinose about the other classes and the year's standout students.

• Uesugi Gen argued that the school would provide survival supplies and judge classes by how much they used, then confidently declared Class B would win.
• At the shore, Uesugi Gen made a scene, and Horikita Suzune used his reputation to make the Heaven-Defying Trio hurry up and prepare to board.
• The students boarded a luxury cruise ship, where Uesugi Gen joked that it was too small and offered to help the Sakayanagi Family get a bigger one.
• Uesugi Gen, Kanzaki Ryuji, Hamaguchi Tetsuya, and Shibata Hayate suspected the cruise-ship week would bring another Special Exam and planned to gather information.
• Uesugi Gen asked Ichinose about the classes and their heroes, but Ichinose modestly said she could not recognize any.

Uesugi Gen insulted the leaders of every class before declaring himself and Ichinose heroes, provoking a confrontation that ended with Class B dragging him away. Later, he refused to tell Horikita about the upcoming Special Exam and persuaded her to see a doctor instead of confronting him while sick.

• Ichinose asked Uesugi Gen to judge prominent students, and he criticized Katsuragi Kohei, Sakayanagi Arisu, Ryuen Kakeru, Hirata Yosuke, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Koenji Rokusuke, and Kanzaki Ryuji.
• Uesugi Gen declared that he and Ichinose were the world's heroes, prompting Ryuen Kakeru to confront him and the students from Classes A and D to make threats.
• Katsuragi Kohei and Horikita Suzune vowed to defeat their rivals in the coming Special Exams, while Ryuen Kakeru threatened them all.
• Uesugi Gen teased Horikita Suzune over messages and ignored her repeated requests for details about the Special Exam.
• When Horikita called him, Uesugi Gen threatened to tell her brother if she did not seek medical care, then admitted he had no exam information to share and ended the call.

Uesugi Gen prepared Class B for the uninhabited-island Special Exam, monitored the sick Horikita Suzune, and used a detailed island map to assess the terrain. After the rules were announced, Ryuen Kakeru confronted him in front of the students and demanded to know how he had learned about the exam in advance.

• Uesugi Gen called Horikita Manabu about Suzune's illness, and Manabu sent him 500,000 points and asked him to keep her safe.
• Uesugi Gen gathered Class B on deck before the announcement, leading Ryuen and Katsuragi to suspect he knew the exam details ahead of time.
• Hamaguchi Tetsuya found an online map of Seki Island, and Uesugi Gen concluded that the island would pose little danger to the students.
• Mashima announced the weeklong island-survival exam and explained its rules to the first-years.
• Uesugi Gen silenced the complaining Class D students so Mashima could continue, and Ryuen then asked how Gen had learned about the exam in advance.
• Uesugi Gen told Ryuen that he still had not learned his lesson.

Uesugi Gen rebuffed Ryuen Kakeru and Katsuragi Kohei’s accusation that he had used Student Council information, then heard the rules for the uninhabited-island Special Exam. As Class B prepared for the exam, he took the leader key card and chose Kanzaki as the class leader for a task only Kanzaki could handle.

• Ryuen Kakeru and Katsuragi Kohei questioned whether Uesugi Gen had used his Student Council position to learn the exam details, and Mashima Tomoya asked him to explain.
• Uesugi Gen said an upperclassman had told him that uninhabited-island survival exams were common, and he mocked the other students for not asking seniors.
• Class B realized Uesugi Gen had claimed the class’s exam currency as his own, and its students glared at him.
• Mashima Tomoya explained the exam’s 300-point supply budget, leader-guessing penalties and rewards, and rules for occupying bases.
• While the classes set up camp, Uesugi Gen asked Hoshinomiya-sensei for the key card and chose Kanzaki as Class B’s leader.

Uesugi Gen forced Class D to honor its contract and surrender 150 points' worth of supplies, while Horikita Suzune accepted the deal to preserve her word. He later explained that he had intervened because a stronger Class D would make the Special Exam more interesting, and Horikita vowed to compete against him.

• Uesugi Gen learned that Class D was still arguing over whether to buy a portable toilet and went to confront them.
• Uesugi Gen showed Class D the contract requiring them to give Class B 150 points' worth of supplies, and Horikita Suzune agreed to fulfill it.
• Uesugi Gen warned that Horikita and Hirata would be expelled if the supplies were not delivered within two hours, then left with Class B.
• Horikita Suzune asked Uesugi Gen why he had spoken up for her, and he said he wanted Class D to become a more challenging opponent.
• Horikita Suzune refused to thank Uesugi Gen and warned that Class D would compete to identify the other classes' leaders.

Uesugi Gen made Kanzaki Ryuji Class B’s leader, then struggled with insomnia and spoke privately with Ichinose. He promised to protect the class from expulsions, and Ichinose fell asleep in his arms.

• Uesugi Gen checked Horikita Suzune’s recovery and teased her until she told him to drop dead.
• Uesugi Gen gave Kanzaki Ryuji a key card naming him Class B’s leader, and Kanzaki suspected it was a trap.
• Unable to sleep, Uesugi Gen left the tent and found Ichinose sitting outside by the waterfall.
• Uesugi Gen refused to explain his plan, then urged Ichinose to accept that winning could require sacrifices.
• When Ichinose said she could not bear sacrificing him, Uesugi Gen promised to minimize Class B’s losses and prevent any expulsions.
• Ichinose asked Uesugi Gen to stop refusing her invitations to eat, then fell asleep in his arms.

Uesugi Gen stayed awake with the sleeping Ichinose, convinced she would wake before Class B and spare him an embarrassing scene. He fell asleep anyway, and the chapter ended with Class B finding them together and Ichinose letting them misunderstand what had happened.

• Uesugi Gen decided to let the exhausted Ichinose sleep and waited beside her, planning to leave before Class B woke up.
• Uesugi Gen passed the night reading and thinking, then fell asleep while holding Ichinose.
• Ichinose woke Uesugi Gen as Class B watched, and he sprang up when he realized what the scene looked like.
• Shiranami Chihiro, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Himeno Yuki teased Uesugi Gen, while Ichinose claimed he had only thanked her for not waking him.
• Uesugi Gen ran back to his tent crying, "I'm done being human!!!"