Chapter Summaries

On the bus to Advanced Nurturing High School, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji watched the strange students around him as Kikyo Kushida tried to get someone to give an elderly woman a seat. A boy playing with a Rubik’s Cube analyzed Kushida’s behavior and accused her of putting on an act.

• Kiyotaka watched a boy solve and scramble a Rubik’s Cube while the blunt girl beside him dismissed the display as a trick.
• An elderly woman boarded the bus, and Kikyo Kushida asked the blond man in the priority seat to give her his place.
• The blond man refused and criticized the passengers who ignored the elderly woman, so Kushida appealed to the whole bus and a female office worker gave up her seat.
• The Rubik’s Cube boy questioned Kushida about her motives and concluded that her actions had been for show.

Kijima Tsukur arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School and began considering why the government had invested so much in its 480 students. In Class 1-A, his obstructive Rubik’s Cube habit drew Kamuro Masumi’s anger, and she confronted him.

• On the bus, Kijima Tsukur introduced himself to Kikyo Kushida and asked her to become his subordinate; she said she would discuss it with her parents.
• Kijima Tsukur studied the student handbook and inferred that the students were the return on the school’s enormous investment.
• Kijima Tsukur entered Class 1-A, sat in the middle of the room, and stretched his arm and Rubik’s Cube into the aisle.
• Kamuro Masumi told Kijima Tsukur that he was blocking the aisle, but he refused to move his hand and told students to use another aisle.
• Kamuro Masumi warned Kijima Tsukur not to expect the class to indulge him and began threatening him.

Kijima Tsukur’s detached behavior drew Kamuro Masumi’s irritation and Sakayanagi Arisu’s interest on the first day of school. After Mashima Tomoya distributed phones, Sakayanagi tested Kijima by asking him to pass them back, but he told her to get them herself, leaving her unsure whether he was arrogant or merely self-centered.

• Morishita Ai watched Kijima Tsukur solve a Rubik’s Cube, borrowed it, and returned it unsolved when the bell rang.
• Mashima Tomoya introduced himself as Class A’s homeroom teacher and handed out phones for students to save his contact information.
• Sakayanagi Arisu observed Kijima Tsukur’s manner and inferred that he was confident, generous, and used to superiority.
• Sakayanagi pointed out that students in the back had not received their phones and asked Kijima to pass them back.
• Kijima told Sakayanagi to get the phones herself, and she walked to his desk with her cane and took one.
• Sakayanagi returned to her seat disappointed that Kijima seemed not to notice her test.

Class A learned about the S-System and its points, while Mashima’s evasive answers led the students to suspect the school was testing them. Kijima proposed that the school had restricted teachers to assess its students, leaving the class unsettled.

• Sakayanagi refused to collect phones for the remaining students, and Mashima let the class handle the situation themselves.
• Mashima explained that student phones served as IDs and payment devices, and that each student currently had 100,000 points worth one yen apiece.
• Katsuragi questioned Mashima’s claim that points could buy anything, and Sakayanagi asked whether students would receive 100,000 points every month.
• Mashima confirmed their suspicions without clarifying the rules, and Kijima reasoned that the school had restricted its teachers to test the students.

Kijima Tsukur deduced that the class’s monthly points were tied to an undisclosed exam and that students should follow school rules. After Mashima-sensei left, Kijima declared Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei his subordinates, then began explaining why he had singled them out.

• Kijima Tsukur reasoned that classroom behavior and student duties were likely connected to the exam and monthly points.
• Mashima-sensei announced that the opening ceremony would begin in an hour, then left the classroom.
• Kijima Tsukur told Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei that they were his subordinates and would obey his orders.
• Katsuragi Kohei calmly offered Kijima friendship instead, but Kijima insisted he was serious about making them subordinates.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked Kijima why he had chosen them, and Kijima pointed out that she had deliberately waited to ask her question after Katsuragi.

Kijima Tsukur claimed Class A was destined to become his subordinates and singled out Yamamura Miki to take care of him. Yamamura struggled with his request while Katsuragi and the others reacted with disbelief.

• Kijima Tsukur accused Sakayanagi Arisu of deliberately creating rivals and explained that he chose her and Katsuragi because they showed ambition.
• Sakayanagi asked why she would become his subordinate, and Kijima declared that everyone in Class A was already his subordinate by fate.
• Kijima noticed Yamamura Miki and asked her to take care of him because she could cook and he was bad at daily tasks.
• Katsuragi intervened, warned Kijima against bullying Yamamura, and objected to asking a girl he had just met for personal care.
• Kijima said he would not force Yamamura and directly asked whether she would do it, leaving her flustered and uncertain.

Kijima Tsukur left Class 1-A with Yamamura Miki, who agreed to look after him, and took her shopping for household supplies. At Keyaki Mall, two students who had ridden beside him on the bus asked what he meant about next month's points, and Kijima Tsukur asked them for their names.

• Kijima Tsukur declared himself the class leader and left with Yamamura Miki, while Class 1-A began introducing themselves and preparing to explore the school.
• After the entrance ceremony, Kijima Tsukur took Yamamura Miki to a convenience store and had her help choose supplies and carry the baskets.
• Yamamura Miki asked whether they should use the free supplies because they might not receive a hundred thousand points next month, but Kijima Tsukur said they should buy ordinary products instead.
• A girl beside the free-goods shelves questioned what Yamamura Miki meant, and Yamamura Miki stepped behind Kijima Tsukur.
• Kijima Tsukur recognized the girl and the young man as the students who had sat beside him on the bus, then asked their names.

Kijima Tsukur told Horikita Suzune and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji that monthly point allocations might depend on performance, then returned to the dorm with Yamamura Miki and the groceries they had bought. Yamamura followed him toward his room, unsure whether she should help him clean and cook.

• Horikita Suzune questioned Kijima Tsukur about the possibility that students would receive fewer than a hundred thousand points next month, and he explained that individual performance might affect their allowance.
• Horikita Suzune exchanged contact information with Kijima Tsukur, while Kiyotaka Ayanokoji added his own contact and followed her out of the convenience store.
• Yamamura Miki asked why Kijima had shared the information, and he said he did not care whether others knew because it could not affect Tenmei.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji suggested telling Hirata and the class about the points, but Horikita Suzune refused to involve herself or get close to her classmates.
• Kijima Tsukur and Yamamura Miki returned to the dormitory with their supplies, and Kijima carried the groceries to his seventh-floor room while Yamamura hesitated about following him inside.

Yamamura Miki reluctantly went to Kijima Tsukur’s dorm room, where he had her cook and clean before assigning her breakfast duty for the next day. She returned to her own room overwhelmed by frustration.

• Yamamura Miki objected to visiting Kijima Tsukur’s room, but he dismissed her concerns about the school rules and led her to Room 703.
• Kijima Tsukur told Yamamura Miki to make dinner, and she cooked while privately resenting his bossy behavior.
• Yamamura Miki and Kijima Tsukur ate together, after which she washed the dishes and tried to leave.
• Kijima Tsukur said he would transfer her 20,000 points as meal money and told her to bring breakfast the next morning.
• Yamamura Miki returned to Room 1206 and threw herself onto her bed before screaming and kicking in frustration.

Yamamura Miki struggled to refuse Kijima Tsukur’s demands, then arrived at school with the breakfast she had prepared for him. The chapter ended with her deciding to enter Class 1-A through the front door and give him the food if he noticed her.

• The night before, Yamamura Miki berated herself for agreeing to Kijima Tsukur’s requests and resolved to refuse him properly.
• Kijima Tsukur arrived at school and ignored Sakayanagi Arisu’s greeting and teasing about Yamamura Miki’s absence.
• Sakayanagi Arisu planned to build her own faction before challenging Katsuragi and Kijima Tsukur.
• Yamamura Miki waited outside Class 1-A with breakfast for Kijima Tsukur and debated whether to avoid giving it to him.
• Yamamura Miki decided to enter through the front door and hand Kijima Tsukur the breakfast if he noticed her.

Yamamura Miki brought Kijima Tsukur breakfast and fumed when he treated her like an errand runner. In Class A, Hashimoto Masayoshi approached Kijima, who accused him of having ulterior motives and made a blunt, lewd remark about women, leaving the class stunned.

• Yamamura Miki brought Kijima Tsukur chicken cutlet sandwiches and green tea, and he told her to arrive earlier and bring milk next time.
• Kijima Tsukur reviewed the morning’s lessons before turning to a book, while Class A students paid close attention because they suspected their performance would affect next month’s points.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi borrowed Sanada’s seat and praised Kijima Tsukur’s speech, then offered to help him with Yamamura Miki.
• Kijima Tsukur dismissed Hashimoto Masayoshi’s claim that he admired his speech and said only Morishita Ai could relate to him.
• Kijima Tsukur categorized Sakayanagi Arisu as someone with ulterior motives and accused Hashimoto Masayoshi of approaching him for the same reason.
• Kijima Tsukur said he liked playing with pretty women, and the Class A students, including Kamuro Masumi and Sakayanagi Arisu, reacted with dismay while Yamamura Miki trembled.

Kijima Tsukur exposed Hashimoto Masayoshi’s motives and pressed him to offer information in exchange for protection. Hashimoto revealed that upperclassmen said some classes had fewer than forty students, and Kijima judged the information valuable as Class A considered the possibility of expulsion exams.

• Kijima Tsukur deduced that Hashimoto Masayoshi wanted to attach himself to someone strong and openly described him as someone who made scheming his guiding principle.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi admitted that Kijima had read him correctly, then agreed to offer information in return for Kijima’s protection.
• Hashimoto told Class A that upperclassmen had hinted that several classes might have fewer than forty students and had demanded three million points to reveal more.
• Hashimoto theorized that students were expelled for failing special exams, and Kijima Tsukur said the information was valuable.

Kijima Tsukur exchanged contacts with several classmates and clashed verbally with Sakayanagi Arisu, who began plotting to break him by targeting Yamamura Miki. At lunch, he made Yamamura fetch their food and admitted that he liked to toy with women who willingly let him.

• Hashimoto Masayoshi, Morishita Ai, and Sakayanagi Arisu exchanged contact information with Kijima Tsukur.
• Kijima Tsukur dismissed Hashimoto Masayoshi's theory about the school's exams as shallow and decided Hashimoto needed to be disciplined to prevent betrayal.
• Kijima Tsukur told Sakayanagi Arisu that he considered her less capable than himself, and she planned to toy with him and use Yamamura Miki against him.
• Kijima Tsukur asked Yamamura Miki to buy lunch for them, and she brought their meals to his table.
• Yamamura Miki asked whether Kijima Tsukur truly liked to toy with women, and he said he did so only with women who willingly let him.

Kijima Tsukur told Yamamura Miki about his sheltered life and asked her to accompany him to the Student Council after school, while Miki privately resolved to refuse him. He then explored the school and found Morishita Ai resting in Central Garden, where he asked whether she was wearing safety shorts.

• Yamamura Miki accepted Kijima Tsukur's explanation that he had never attended school and learned that private tutors had educated him.
• After a club information announcement, Kijima Tsukur asked Yamamura Miki to go with him to the Student Council, then left her before she finished lunch.
• Yamamura Miki grew angry at Kijima Tsukur and decided to refuse to accompany him after school.
• Kijima Tsukur wandered around the school, noticed surveillance cameras and considered how its rules against bullying worked in practice.
• Kijima Tsukur found Morishita Ai lying on a bench in Central Garden and tried to lift her skirt to check whether she wore safety shorts.
• Morishita Ai told Kijima Tsukur that she was wearing safety shorts.

Kijima Tsukur recognized that Morishita Ai wanted acceptance and had approached him because she believed he was strong, then told her to get closer to Yamamura Miki. After school, he brought Yamamura to the Student Council Room, where they met Katsuragi Kohei and Ichinose Honami.

• Kijima Tsukur told Morishita Ai to follow his instructions and suggested that she talk to Yamamura Miki; Morishita agreed to treat it as a mission.
• Morishita Ai realized how unpleasant it felt to have someone see through her, and wondered whether Kijima Tsukur was lonely too.
• After school, Kijima Tsukur insisted that Yamamura Miki accompany him to the Student Council Room carrying a folding chair.
• At the Student Council Room, Kijima Tsukur and Yamamura met Katsuragi Kohei and Ichinose Honami waiting outside.
• Ichinose Honami introduced herself and noticed Yamamura Miki, while Katsuragi Kohei only noticed Yamamura after she spoke and asked why she was carrying a chair.

Kijima Tsukur accompanied Ichinose Honami and Katsuragi Kohei to the Student Council Room, while Yamamura Miki followed with his folding chair. Horikita Manabu was shaken by Kijima’s overwhelming presence and considered whether he might help counterbalance vice president Miyabi Nagumo.

• Katsuragi Kohei warned Kijima Tsukur not to overburden Yamamura Miki, but Yamamura refused Katsuragi’s offer to carry the chair.
• Kijima Tsukur asked Ichinose Honami and Katsuragi Kohei whether they intended to join the Student Council, and they praised president Horikita Manabu.
• Tachibana Akane introduced herself and led Kijima Tsukur, Ichinose Honami, Katsuragi Kohei, and Yamamura Miki into the Student Council Room.
• Horikita Manabu stood in shock when Kijima Tsukur entered, sensing that Kijima possessed strength beyond anyone he had encountered.
• Horikita Manabu recalled Kijima’s perfect entrance-exam scores and considered whether his joining the Student Council could help keep vice president Miyabi Nagumo in check.

Kijima Tsukur unsettled Horikita Manabu during the new students’ Student Council interviews, while Miyabi Nagumo explained the council’s paid positions. The chapter left everyone waiting for Horikita’s response after Kijima asked how many points it would take to buy the secretary position.

• Horikita Manabu grew wary of Kijima Tsukur’s strength and unresolved motives, while Miyabi Nagumo watched him with interest.
• Katsuragi Kohei and Ichinose Honami introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to join the Student Council.
• Yamamura Miki stayed hidden behind Ichinose Honami and felt relieved when no one asked her to introduce herself.
• Miyabi Nagumo explained the Student Council’s monthly point salaries and said only the secretary and general affairs positions were currently open.
• Kijima Tsukur asked how many points it would take to buy the secretary position.

Kijima Tsukur challenged Nagumo Miyabi’s offer to make one candidate a Student Council intern, then deduced that Advanced Nurturing’s students were competing for the chance to choose their own careers. The chapter ended with Nagumo and Tachibana recognizing Kijima as a formidable threat, while Tachibana wondered why Horikita Manabu had rejected him.

• Nagumo Miyabi proposed that one of the rejected candidates intern on the Student Council and offered to cover the position’s points, but Horikita Manabu rejected all three applicants.
• After Nagumo suggested Kijima Tsukur might have been accepted alone, Kijima returned to his seat and asked whether Nagumo saw the applicants as rivals.
• Kijima reasoned that students were competing against one another rather than simply completing school tests, and that points and expulsion alone could not motivate everyone.
• Kijima deduced that students were ultimately competing for the chance to fulfill a wish and choose their careers, then asked Nagumo whether only certain students or classes would earn that chance.
• Nagumo realized Kijima was a serious problem, and Tachibana Akane marveled at his deductions while questioning Horikita Manabu’s decision to reject him.

Kijima Tsukur analyzed the rivalry and alliances between Student Council members, concluding that Miyabi Nagumo was provoking Horikita Manabu over a deeper disagreement. The chapter left Katsuragi and Ichinose stunned by Kijima’s deductions and the complexity of the Student Council’s power structure.

• Kijima Tsukur’s analysis of the career-choice system led Katsuragi Kohei to reconsider who should lead Class A and view Ichinose Honami as a rival.
• Miyabi Nagumo hinted that the students would learn the truth about the upcoming exam next month and suggested his answer would not help Class A or Class B.
• Kijima Tsukur accused Miyabi Nagumo of arrogance and challenged his conduct toward Student Council President Horikita Manabu.
• Kijima Tsukur inferred that Miyabi Nagumo had gained a major advantage in the second year and that Kiriyama’s silence reflected Nagumo’s influence.
• Kijima Tsukur deduced that Nagumo was provoking Horikita Manabu to draw a response and that their conflict stemmed from differing ideals.
• Katsuragi and Ichinose struggled to follow Kijima Tsukur’s deductions about the Student Council’s complicated power structure.

Kijima left the Student Council after rejecting any interest in joining, then insulted Nagumo as a frog who had mistaken a lake for the sea. Horikita refused to recruit Kijima because he considered him dangerously powerful, leaving Tachibana stunned by the president’s caution.

• Nagumo praised Kijima’s abilities and urged Horikita to let him join the Student Council, but Horikita said Kijima was not qualified yet.
• Kijima told Nagumo he had never wanted to join and left after calling himself God and comparing Nagumo to a frog in a well.
• Yamamura Miki followed Kijima out, while the remaining Student Council members reacted to his arrogance and Nagumo dismissed his insult.
• Nagumo left the Student Council Room after Horikita confirmed that Kijima had only come to gather information.
• Tachibana asked whether Kijima could oppose Nagumo, but Horikita said Kijima was the most terrifying person he had ever met.