Chapter Summaries

Kijima Tsukur discussed the school’s career-choice opportunities with Yamamura Miki over dinner, then met Horikita Manabu after receiving his call. Horikita struggled to speak as Tsukur asked why he had expected a secret approach about joining the Student Council.

• Yamamura Miki asked Kijima Tsukur whether Class A students might be able to choose their careers freely, and he said the school’s rules were still uncertain.
• Kijima Tsukur told Yamamura Miki he would secure her a chance to choose her career freely, whatever the conditions.
• After dinner and a workout, Kijima Tsukur answered Horikita Manabu’s call and arranged to meet him at the dormitory vending machine.
• Horikita Manabu met Kijima Tsukur outside the dormitory, and Tsukur asked why he had expected Horikita to recruit him secretly to restrain Miyabi Nagumo.

Horikita Manabu explained the school’s point system, Special Exams, and class-transfer rules, then asked Kijima Tsukur which side he supported. Kijima declared that he would destroy the school because its class system encouraged cruelty, and he left Horikita wondering what he intended to do next.

• Horikita Manabu offered Kijima Tsukur milk and explained four key rules of the school, including Class A graduation privileges and the cost of canceling expulsions or transferring classes.
• Manabu asked Kijima to choose between his own class-based approach and Miyabi Nagumo’s focus on individual ability, while admitting he feared giving Kijima influence.
• Kijima announced that he was going to destroy the school, shocking Manabu.
• Kijima argued that the school’s Class A-centered system imposed a narrow definition of success and encouraged students to sacrifice kindness when the classes were evenly matched.
• Manabu considered letting Kijima reform the school, but Kijima rejected the idea of being a hero of justice and called himself a great evil that could devour evil.

Kijima Tsukur told Horikita Manabu he would make every first-year graduate from Class A, then announced the school’s rules and claimed authority over Class 1-A. Sakayanagi Arisu supported him, while the class was left uncertain about the new leader.

• Kijima Tsukur told Horikita Manabu he would prove that leaders, not later generations, were responsible for failure by making every first-year graduate from Class A.
• Yamamura Miki brought Kijima Tsukur breakfast and moved her chair to the podium at his request.
• Kijima Tsukur told Class 1-A about class points, career choices for Class A graduates, special exams, and the two-million-point options to cancel expulsion or attempt a class transfer.
• Kijima Tsukur refused to let Katsuragi challenge the information and ordered Class 1-A to recognize his authority even outside class.
• Sakayanagi Arisu voiced her support for Kijima Tsukur, surprising the rest of the class.

Kijima Tsukur became Class A’s leader and announced that he would share the information about the Special Exams with every first-year class because he wanted all of them to graduate from Class A. His classmates rejected the plan, while Sakayanagi Arisu opposed him and sought to strengthen her own position.

• Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei supported Kijima Tsukur as Class A’s leader after he promised to do everything he could to prevent expulsions.
• Kijima Tsukur announced that his first order was to share the information with all first-years, shocking Class A.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and Katsuragi Kohei questioned Kijima Tsukur’s decision, and he explained that he wanted every first-year class to graduate from Class A.
• Sakayanagi Arisu objected, arguing that Class A should protect its lead instead of helping the other classes.
• Class A students backed Sakayanagi Arisu and rejected Kijima Tsukur’s plan.

Kijima Tsukur insisted that he would make the information public and remained confident that every first-year could graduate from Class A. Katsuragi Kohei accepted his leadership for now, while Sakayanagi Arisu stayed silent and watched for a chance to oppose him.

• Kijima Tsukur told Class A that he accepted questions but would not be stopped from making the information public, and invited anyone who disagreed to defy him.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and the other students considered using force, but waited for Katsuragi Kohei or Sakayanagi Arisu to take the lead.
• Sakayanagi Arisu stayed silent, hoping Kijima Tsukur would become leader so she could defeat him on his own turf.
• Katsuragi Kohei questioned whether Kijima Tsukur could get every first-year to graduate from Class A, and Kijima insisted failure was impossible.
• Kijima Tsukur promised to put Class A first if he could not guarantee that everyone would graduate, and Katsuragi warned he would challenge Kijima's leadership if necessary.

Kijima Tsukur sent Morishita Ai to summon the other classes’ leaders to a rooftop meeting, while his classmates tried to guess his motives. Morishita delivered the message to Class D, where she discovered that the class had not even considered choosing a leader.

• Kijima Tsukur ordered Morishita Ai to invite each class’s leader or representative to meet him on the rooftop at four thirty.
• Morishita Ai notified Class B and Class C, then went to Class D and found it unusually noisy and disorganized.
• Yamauchi Haruki tried to charm Morishita Ai, but Hirata Yosuke stepped in to ask why she had come.
• Morishita Ai announced Kijima Tsukur’s invitation, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji recognized the name while Horikita Suzune asked whether he had sent Morishita to find her.
• Hirata Yosuke questioned who counted as Class D’s leader, and Morishita Ai realized the class had not chosen one.

Morishita Ai invited Class D representatives to meet Kijima Tsukur, and Hirata Yosuke organized a group to attend. After school, Kijima confirmed he would share information equally among the classes and chose Yamamura Miki to accompany him.

• Morishita Ai told Hirata Yosuke that Class D could send up to three representatives to meet Kijima Tsukur on the rooftop at four thirty.
• Class D students criticized Morishita Ai, but Hirata urged them to take the invitation seriously.
• Karuizawa volunteered to represent Class D, and Hirata asked Kikyo Kushida to take the final spot; Kushida agreed after checking with Wang Meiyu.
• After the final class, Katsuragi asked Kijima Tsukur whether he would go through with sharing information equally among the classes.
• Kijima Tsukur confirmed his plan and named Yamamura Miki as the person he would take.

Kijima Tsukur led a group from Class A to the rooftop for negotiations, insisting he truly planned to reveal the information to the other classes. The group arrived at the rooftop, where Yamamura Miki set down her folding chair.

• Katsuragi agreed to accompany Kijima Tsukur, and Sakayanagi Arisu sent Kamuro Masumi and Kito Hayato as her representatives.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi joined the group, while Yamamura Miki followed behind carrying a folding chair.
• Kijima Tsukur led the group through the school as other students whispered about Class A's intimidating appearance.
• Kamuro Masumi asked whether Kijima Tsukur really intended to share the information, and he confirmed that everything he had said that morning was true.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi pressed Kijima Tsukur to confirm his plan as the group reached the rooftop, where Yamamura Miki set down her folding chair.

Kijima Tsukur waited for representatives from the other classes while testing Kamuro Masumi with an abrupt confession and explaining why he had arranged the meeting. As Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shibata Sou approached, Ichinose warned them that Kijima felt dangerous.

• Kamuro Masumi questioned whether the other classes would attend, and Kijima Tsukur blocked her kick at his chair.
• Kijima Tsukur suddenly asked Kamuro Masumi to be his woman, but she rejected him and accused him of trying to make her betray Sakayanagi.
• Kijima Tsukur explained that the invitation would let him assess the other classes by observing who came and how they acted.
• Kijima Tsukur noticed that someone had arrived, while Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shibata Sou headed toward the meeting.
• Ichinose Honami told Kanzaki Ryuji and Shibata Sou that Kijima Tsukur gave her a dangerous feeling.

Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shibata Sou met Kijima Tsukur on the rooftop, where they learned he had invited representatives from all four first-year classes to discuss the school. As the Class D students arrived, Karuizawa Kei felt frightened by Kijima Tsukur, and the gathering remained underway.

• Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki Ryuji, and Shibata Sou arrived on the rooftop and introduced themselves to Kijima Tsukur's group.
• Ichinose asked whether Kijima had called them to discuss the school, and he confirmed that he had also invited Classes C and D.
• Ichinose observed divisions within Kijima's group and approached Kamuro Masumi and her companions.
• Hirata Yosuke, Karuizawa Kei, and Kushida Kikyo arrived, and Karuizawa became frightened when she saw Kijima Tsukur.
• Hirata introduced himself and Karuizawa and Kushida to the gathered students.

Kijima Tsukur and the other class representatives met with Class 1-C, whose members Kaneda Satoru, Albert Yamada, and Ryuen Kakeru arrived together. The meeting ended in confusion after Ryuen kicked Kaneda to the ground, prompting Katsuragi to ask whether Ryuen needed help.

• Kikyo Kushida reluctantly agreed to deal with Kijima Tsukur, who learned that she and the others represented Class D.
• Kaneda Satoru, Albert Yamada, and the injured Ryuen Kakeru arrived as Class 1-C's representatives.
• The classes introduced themselves, and Kaneda criticized Kijima Tsukur for remaining seated and failing to introduce himself.
• Ryuen kicked Kaneda in the thigh, knocking him to one knee.
• Katsuragi, Ichinose Honami, and Hirata Yosuke stepped between the two, and Katsuragi offered to stand up for Ryuen if Kaneda had been bullying him.

Ryuen provoked Kaneda and Kijima Tsukur to observe how the other students reacted to violence and the rooftop gathering. Kijima remained unmoved and questioned whether Class C had understood the school’s rules, leaving Ryuen intrigued by his composure.

• Kaneda charged at Ryuen after Ryuen humiliated him, but Hirata and Ichinose restrained him and urged him to focus on the bigger picture.
• Ryuen mocked Kaneda for trying to assert himself verbally, then walked up to Kijima Tsukur and taunted him in front of Class A.
• Kito Hayato, Kamuro Masumi, and Hashimoto Masayoshi moved to protect Kijima as tensions rose, while Kaneda and the others hurried over to stop Ryuen.
• Kijima gestured for Kito and the others to step back, then noted that Kaneda had not reported Ryuen and inferred that Class C was still speculating about the school’s rules.
• Kijima questioned Ryuen about whether his attack on Kaneda had been a test of everyone’s reactions, and Ryuen reflected on how the students had responded while Kijima remained completely composed.

Kijima Tsukur summoned leaders from the other classes, explained the school system and his plans, and asked them to save points and share contact information. The others doubted his claim that he wanted every first-year student to reach Class A, and Ryuen suspected Kijima was trying to gain their trust before betraying them.

• Ryuen declared that he intended to dominate the school and make Kijima Tsukur his target.
• Kijima explained Class Points, personal points, Class A’s career privileges, Special Exams, and the costs of canceling expulsion or transferring classes.
• Kijima said the first-years were likely taking a Special Exam, announced his goal of helping everyone reach Class A, and demanded that they save points and exchange contact information.
• Ichinose and the others questioned how Kijima could make his goal possible when it would require 2.4 billion personal points, but Kijima said they owed him nothing.
• Ryuen accused Kijima of posing as a benefactor to gain control of the first year, and Ichinose, Hirata, and the others accepted his theory.

Kijima shared Class A’s information with students from the other classes and asked them only to deposit their money and exchange contact details, while insisting that they would eventually work under him. After the students left, Hashimoto and Katsuragi questioned Kijima’s approach, and Hashimoto considered turning against him.

• Ryuuen said he would not follow Kijima, even if Kijima’s intentions were genuine.
• Kijima showed the students his friend code and asked them to exchange contact information and have their classmates deposit their money.
• Ichinose, Hirata, Katsuragi, Yamamura, Ryuuen, and the others exchanged contact details, though Ryuuen remained suspicious of Kijima.
• Kijima declared that everyone would eventually work under him, prompting Ryuuen and Kaneda to leave the rooftop.
• After the students from Classes B and D departed, Yamamura explained that Kijima had achieved his stated goal of getting the other classes to deposit money and exchange contacts.
• Hashimoto decided to approach Sakayanagi about forcing Kijima out and considered speaking with Ryuuen.

Ichinose Honami and her classmates returned to pay Kijima Tsukur 800,000 Personal Points for the information he had shared, so Class B could face Class A without feeling indebted. After accepting the payment, Kijima considered how to fulfill Tenmei, while Katsuragi judged Ichinose a formidable opponent.

• Ichinose Honami returned with Kanzaki Ryuji and Shibata Sou and told Kijima Tsukur that Class B would still compete against Class A and would not follow his plan for everyone to graduate in Class A.
• Ichinose offered Kijima 800,000 Personal Points, explaining that her class wanted to settle their debt and fight Class A fairly.
• Kijima accepted the points and said the unexpected windfall gave him an idea for fulfilling Tenmei.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kamuro Masumi questioned Ichinose's honesty and mocked Kijima's generosity.
• Katsuragi Kohei said Ichinose had earned his respect by gathering 800,000 points from Class B, and warned the others to be wary of her.

Kijima Tsukur distributed 800,000 personal points evenly among Class A, then Horikita Manabu visited Horikita Suzune to reconnect with her. He began questioning why she thought he hated her.

• Kijima Tsukur gave Yamamura Miki his phone and told her to distribute 20,000 points to each Class A student.
• Kijima Tsukur left with Yamamura Miki, telling her to make him dinner before they handled work.
• Horikita Manabu went to Horikita Suzune's dorm room after deciding he should stop keeping his distance from her.
• Horikita Suzune was startled to hear her brother at the door, then welcomed him inside and made coffee.
• Horikita Manabu asked Horikita Suzune why she had thought he hated her.

Horikita Manabu explained why he had distanced himself from Horikita Suzune and told her that Kijima Tsukur was the strongest person he had ever encountered. The siblings reconciled, but Suzune remained unconvinced by her brother’s assessment of Kijima.

• Horikita Manabu told Horikita Suzune that he had distanced himself because she had lost her own brilliance by imitating him, not because he hated her.
• Horikita Manabu said he had changed his mind about visiting Suzune after meeting Kijima Tsukur and deciding she could not reach Class A while Kijima was around.
• Horikita Suzune described the information Kijima had revealed to the first-year class, and Horikita Manabu said Kijima had no intention of hiding anything.
• Horikita Manabu congratulated Suzune, saying she could graduate from Class A without making an enemy of Kijima.
• Horikita Manabu called Kijima the strongest person he had ever seen and said he would forfeit rather than face him, while Suzune doubted his judgment.
• Horikita Manabu assured Suzune that he had grown more confident after years of success and that Kijima was simply different.

Horikita Suzune resolved to prove Kijima Tsukur was not stronger than her brother, while Morishita Ai encouraged Yamamura Miki to be more honest about wanting friends. The chapter ended with Miki spotting Kijima sitting with Sakayanagi Arisu and wondering whether they had made up after she criticized his sale of information.

• Horikita Manabu and Horikita Suzune talked through their misunderstanding, and Suzune thanked Kijima Tsukur while vowing to defeat him and reach Class A.
• During swimming class, Yamamura Miki worried that nobody had contacted her and admitted to Morishita Ai that she feared being ignored if she reached out first.
• Morishita Ai asked why Miki stayed by Kijima Tsukur's side, and Miki admitted she struggled to refuse him and complained about the errands he gave her.
• Morishita Ai noticed that Miki smiled while complaining about Kijima, then asked whether Kijima had visited her lately.
• Miki and Morishita spotted Kijima Tsukur sitting with Sakayanagi Arisu, and Miki wondered whether they were on good terms after Sakayanagi criticized his sale of information for 800,000 personal points.

Sakayanagi Arisu tried to discover Kijima Tsukur’s weaknesses by questioning him about his martial arts, money, and leadership, but he remained unmoved and dismissed her criticisms. She left furious after he challenged her to keep testing him.

• Morishita Ai and Yamamura Miki sneaked into the passage to spy on Kijima Tsukur and Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Sakayanagi Arisu offered Kijima Tsukur personal points to enter the swimming competition, but he refused.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked whether the criticism she had encouraged bothered Kijima Tsukur, and he said it did not.
• Kijima Tsukur described himself as headstrong and a womanizer, then claimed his shortcomings were beyond his opponents’ reach.
• Sakayanagi Arisu criticized Kijima Tsukur for arrogance and for failing to use Yamamura Miki’s talents, but he defended his choices.
• Sakayanagi Arisu left seething and resolved to defeat Kijima Tsukur.

Kijima Tsukur’s Class A learned that it had retained 980 Class Points after the first month, but Mashima’s announcement showed that Class B was close behind. As Class A’s factions continued to form, the chapter left the class shaken by the risk of losing its lead.

• Morishita Ai teased Yamamura Miki about praising Kijima Tsukur, then agreed to call her Komatsu Kyo, prompting Yamamura to protest.
• Class A had divided into the Sakayanagi, Katsuragi, and Kijima Factions, while Hashimoto Masayoshi remained independent.
• Kijima Tsukur checked his Personal Points and saw that the school had awarded him another 98,000, confirming that his shared information was accurate.
• Mashima reviewed the school rules, and Sakayanagi Arisu asked about the next Special Exam and other ways to gain Class Points.
• Mashima displayed the class standings: Class A had 980 points, Class B had 930, Class C had 690, and Class D had 0.
• Class A’s students lost their smiles when they realized Class B had nearly caught up and might soon take their Class A position.