Chapter Summaries

Uesugi Gen visited Hoshinomiya for help and watched her pursue Chabashira Sae, who had taken a gloomy student to the Counseling Room. When Horikita Suzune went to ask why she had been assigned to Class D, Hoshinomiya pulled Uesugi along to eavesdrop, and they heard Horikita challenge Chabashira about the school’s class placements.

• Uesugi Gen went to the teachers’ office after evading Kanzaki and asked Hoshinomiya for help with an idea.
• Chabashira Sae entered the office with a gloomy student, and Hoshinomiya followed them toward the Counseling Room despite Chabashira’s rejection.
• Horikita Suzune arrived and asked Uesugi Gen where Chabashira was, then went to the Counseling Room.
• Hoshinomiya, curious about Horikita’s visit, pulled Uesugi Gen to the Counseling Room door to listen.
• Horikita asked Chabashira why she had been assigned to Class D and challenged her account of how students were placed into classes.

Uesugi Gen eavesdropped as Horikita Suzune challenged Chabashira Sae about her Class D placement, then learned that Hoshinomiya hated Class D and promised to help her. The next morning, he prepared to challenge Ichinose and take over as Class B’s leader.

• Uesugi Gen listened as Horikita Suzune protested her assignment to Class D and Chabashira Sae pressured her to help the class reach Class A.
• Chabashira Sae called for Ayanokoji, while Uesugi Gen realized Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu were siblings.
• Uesugi Gen carried Hoshinomiya into the Counseling Room when footsteps approached, then asked why she seemed to hate Class D.
• Hoshinomiya admitted she wanted to keep Class D down, and Uesugi Gen offered to help her eliminate the class’s chance of rising.
• Uesugi Gen explained his plan, and Hoshinomiya agreed to cooperate the next day.
• The next morning, Uesugi Gen studied an old test with a grin as Kanzaki Ryuji suspected he was preparing trouble for Ichinose.

Uesugi Gen proposed using an altered old exam paper to trick students in the other classes and weaken their chances of reaching Class A. Kanzaki Ryuji and a small group supported the plan, while Ichinose remained silent, leaving Uesugi Gen waiting to see how she would respond.

• Uesugi Gen concluded that he needed to undermine Ichinose’s support and prove he should lead Class B.
• Hoshinomiya-sensei called Uesugi Gen to the lectern, where he announced that an old exam paper was the key to his plan.
• Uesugi Gen explained that he would reveal the old paper, then use his Student Council position and points to arrange small changes that could mislead students who memorized its answers.
• Uesugi Gen said the trap could cause many students in other classes to fail and be expelled, severely weakening Class C and Class D while helping Class B advance.
• Kanzaki Ryuji, Himeno Yuki, Shibata Hayate, and several other students supported the plan, while Ichinose stayed silent and Uesugi Gen watched her.

Uesugi Gen’s plan to expel more than ten students from other classes failed when Ichinose and the rest of Class B opposed it, and he then confronted Chairman Sakayanagi over the Special Exam. He left with the school’s promise not to deduct Class Points for his everyday behavior.

• Uesugi Gen argued that Class B should support his plan to target students from other classes, but Ichinose rejected it and warned that he would face retaliation.
• Ichinose and the Class B students, including Shibata, Kanzaki, and Himeno Yuki, withdrew their support and urged Uesugi Gen to abandon the operation.
• Uesugi Gen gave up on the plan and left the classroom, where Hoshinomiya comforted him and said she believed he could lead Class B to Class A.
• Uesugi Gen visited Chairman Sakayanagi Narimori and blamed the school’s Special Exam for prompting his failed plan.
• Uesugi Gen asked Sakayanagi to promise that the school would not deduct Class Points for his everyday behavior, and Sakayanagi agreed.

Uesugi Gen persuaded Chairman Sakayanagi Narimori to secure a classroom for a club and replace the Special Exam questions, then found himself cornered by Ichinose Honami. Ichinose apologized for rejecting his plan and explained that she trusted him to lead their class to Class A, leaving Uesugi to hear the reasons behind her choice.

• Uesugi Gen asked Sakayanagi Narimori for a classroom to start a club, and the Chairman agreed to accommodate his request.
• Uesugi Gen argued that past exam questions were unfair, and Sakayanagi Narimori ordered the exam committee to rewrite the Special Exam questions and remove past questions from future exams.
• After Uesugi Gen left, Sakayanagi Narimori discovered that his tea was missing and ordered the exam committee member responsible for the questions fired.
• Ichinose Honami caught Uesugi Gen outside his room and asked to talk, then held his hand and apologized for rejecting his plan.
• Ichinose Honami explained that she wanted to protect students from other classes from expulsion and trusted Uesugi Gen to lead their class to graduate from Class A.

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.