Chapter Summaries

Kageya Shinjitsu began his first day at Advanced Nurturing High School, where he gave up his bus seat to an elderly woman and met Kushida Kikyo. After mistaking Kushida for someone named Hanada, he found her sitting beside him in Class D.

• Kageya Shinjitsu arrived at the school’s artificial island and recalled his mother’s plea to avoid trouble after his past fights nearly cost him his chance to attend high school.
• Kageya gave his bus seat to an elderly woman, drawing the attention of several passengers.
• Kushida Kikyo introduced herself to Kageya and chatted with him on the bus, but he later called her Hanada as they entered the school.
• Kageya found his assigned seat in First-year Class D and waited as the classroom filled.
• Kushida arrived and happily discovered she was in the same class as Kageya, who greeted her as Noda.

Kageya Shinjitsu drew attention by jokingly forgetting Kushida Kikyo’s name, then Yamauchi Haruki interrupted their conversation and tried to impress Kushida by boasting about his athletic ability. The chapter ended with Yamauchi believing Kushida’s agreement to hang out meant he had won her over, as he prepared to ask for her contact information.

• Kageya Shinjitsu repeatedly guessed Kushida Kikyo’s name before promising to remember it, while Kushida held his hand and suggested they work out together.
• Yamauchi Haruki joined their conversation and bragged about his table tennis and baseball achievements to impress Kushida.
• Yamauchi mocked Kageya and claimed he was better at sports, while Kushida asked Kageya whether he minded the boast.
• Kageya calmly called Yamauchi and Kushida by the wrong names again, prompting both of them to complain.
• Yamauchi asked Kushida to hang out, and she agreed, encouraging him to think about asking for her contact information.

Chabashira Sae explained Class D’s school rules and gave the students their student ID cards, which showed a monthly allowance of 100,000 points. Kageya Shinjitsu remained suspicious of the school and his classmates, while the class began introductions before the entrance ceremony.

• Chabashira Sae told Class D that students could not leave school or contact outsiders without permission and explained how school points worked.
• Chabashira Sae announced that each student had received 100,000 points per month and warned them not to threaten or bully anyone.
• Kageya Shinjitsu questioned the school’s motives and watched his classmates celebrate the points and plan to shop.
• A friendly boy proposed that the students introduce themselves, and the class agreed.
• Hirata Yosuke introduced himself, said he liked soccer, and invited his classmates to call him Yosuke.

Kageya Shinjitsu observed Class 1-D introducing themselves and judged his classmates, including the sociable Kushida Kikyo and oblivious Yamauchi Haruki. When a red-haired boy rejected the introductions and walked out, several other students followed him, leaving the class unsettled.

• Hirata Yosuke organized introductions, and Kageya Shinjitsu gave a brief, halfhearted introduction.
• Yamauchi Haruki repeated his boastful introduction, while Kushida Kikyo introduced herself warmly and called Kageya her first friend.
• Kushida Kikyo praised Kageya for giving up his bus seat, and Yamauchi mistook the girls' teasing for genuine admiration.
• A red-haired boy refused to participate in the introductions and argued with Hirata Yosuke, who responded with a polite apology.
• The red-haired boy left the classroom, and several students followed him.

Kageya Shinjitsu settled into his dorm, questioned the school’s generous facilities, and encountered Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka at the convenience store. After second-years mocked the red-haired Class D student and called the class defective, Kageya suspected the school judged students by their class and watched the security camera, wondering how it evaluated them.

• Kageya Shinjitsu attended the entrance ceremony, collected the key to Room 404, and inspected his well-equipped dorm room.
• Kageya Shinjitsu went to the convenience store for daily necessities and chose several items from its free section.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kageya whether he also thought something was wrong with the school, but he failed to answer her, and she left in annoyance.
• Ayanokouji Kiyotaka introduced himself to Kageya, while the red-haired boy argued with second-years outside the store.
• The second-years taunted the red-haired Class D student and called Class D students defective products before leaving.
• Kageya noticed the mess outside and the security camera, and wondered whether the school was evaluating the students through their behavior.

Kageya Shinjitsu investigated the school’s point system by provoking upperclassmen and photographing the scoreboards. After confirming the third-year scores, he entered Class D and asked an orange-haired girl how many points students received each month.

• Kageya Shinjitsu copied the convenience store security footage onto his phone and went to the campus buildings to investigate the upperclassmen and the Student Council.
• Three second-year delinquents confronted Kageya Shinjitsu, but he taunted them and they backed down before he left.
• Kageya Shinjitsu photographed the second-year scoreboards and inferred that the displayed numbers were students’ scores.
• Kageya Shinjitsu visited the third-year floor and photographed its scoreboard, which showed especially low scores for Class D.
• Kageya Shinjitsu entered third-year Class D, where an orange-haired girl approached him, and he asked how many points students received monthly; she said it was not a hundred thousand.

Kageya Shinjitsu questioned third-year Class D students and Student Council President Horikita Manabu about the school’s points system, penalties, and hidden rules. He learned that points could buy information and other services, and that changing classes or waiving an expulsion penalty cost twenty million points.

• Kageya Shinjitsu pressed an orange-haired third-year Class D senpai with deductions about monthly points, student scores, and punishments, prompting her to reveal clues without directly confirming them.
• The third-year Class D students drove Kageya away, and he left after gathering more hints about the school’s rules.
• Kageya visited the Student Council Office and asked Horikita Manabu whether students’ monthly points depended on their conduct.
• Horikita Manabu directed Kageya to his homeroom teacher for the school’s rules but confirmed that points could buy items, information, class changes, and relief from penalties.
• Horikita Manabu said changing classes or waiving an expulsion penalty cost twenty million points and confirmed that points could be transferred freely.

Kageya Shinjitsu reported a Class D student for damaging school property and second-year students for insulting Class D, using the footage to question Horikita Manabu about the school's rules and punishments. After receiving ten thousand points for his report, Kageya prepared to leave, but Horikita stopped him with a question.

• Kageya showed Horikita surveillance footage of a red-haired Class D student kicking over a trash can and second-years calling Class D students defective products.
• Horikita explained that the Student Council could reprimand the first-year and seek an apology from the second-years, but could not set school punishments or promise compensation.
• Kageya agreed to the apology process and asked Horikita to make sure the second-years knew he had reported them.
• Horikita rewarded Kageya with ten thousand points and decided not to announce the first-year's misconduct.
• Kageya thanked Horikita and started to leave, but Horikita asked him a question.

Kageya Shinjitsu considered Horikita Manabu’s offer to join the Student Council after learning about its monthly points and responsibilities. Meanwhile, Horikita Manabu disciplined three second-year students for insulting Class D, and Kageya began his second day at school.

• Horikita Manabu offered Kageya Shinjitsu 100,000 points a month to join the Student Council, and Kageya said he would think about it.
• Horikita Manabu reviewed Kageya’s strong academic and physical records and told Tachibana Akane to contact the second-year students involved in an incident.
• Kageya Shinjitsu ate at the cafeteria, shopped for exercise equipment, and returned to his dorm.
• Miyabi Nagumo left three second-year students with Horikita Manabu after they admitted insulting Class D, and Horikita required them to apologize.
• Kageya Shinjitsu dressed for the second day of school, entered class, and received a greeting from Kushida Kikyo.

Kageya Shinjitsu skipped his afternoon lessons in Class 1-D to observe the other classes, beginning with an unusual visit to Class 1-A. He continued visiting classrooms, and Ichinose Honami welcomed him when he appeared in Class 1-B.

• Kageya ignored Kushida Kikyo's attempts to approach him and left Class 1-D after lunch.
• Kageya entered Class 1-A, introduced himself to Mashima Tomoya, and watched the lesson from the doorway after Mashima refused to let him stay inside.
• A silver-haired Class 1-A student supported letting Kageya observe, and he watched the entire lesson before leaving with a casual farewell.
• Kageya visited other classes that afternoon, and Ichinose Honami welcomed him in Class 1-B and asked whether skipping class would get him punished.

Kageya Shinjitsu visited Classes A, B, and C to assess their students, then returned to Class D and found Kushida Kikyo waiting. He learned that the Student Council had contacted him about a second-year student’s apology and arranged to meet them the next day.

• Kageya Shinjitsu visited Class B, where Ichinose Honami and the other students welcomed him, while Hoshinomiya Chie concealed what she knew about his visit.
• Kageya Shinjitsu watched a lesson in Class C, where students with bruised faces and hostile attitudes glared at him.
• Kageya Shinjitsu compared the classes and concluded that Classes C and D were likely to lose many class points unless their students changed their habits.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Kageya Shinjitsu where he had gone, and he claimed he had gotten lost and entered the wrong classrooms.
• Kageya Shinjitsu checked his phone, discovered the Student Council had sent him an apology message from a second-year student, and arranged to meet them the next day.

Kageya Shinjitsu weighed how to survive in Class 1-D and learned that only Class A received the school’s promised support for university and employment. He abandoned his plan to warn his classmates and fit in, deciding that speaking up would only bring him trouble.

• Kageya Shinjitsu skipped class, ate lunch, and exchanged contact information with Hirata, though he doubted they could become real friends.
• Kageya Shinjitsu exercised, resolved to rely on himself, and decided to observe the school for a few more days.
• Kageya Shinjitsu met Miyabi Nagumo and three Class 2-A students, accepted their apology, and received 30,000 points in compensation.
• Kageya Shinjitsu considered how to protect his points and gathered information while becoming an outcast in Class 1-D.
• Kageya Shinjitsu learned that only Class A received the school’s university and employment guarantees, so he gave up on warning his classmates.

Kageya Shinjitsu offered Ryuen Kakeru a deal: six million points in exchange for sabotaging Class D and sharing information about the school. After consulting Class C’s homeroom teacher, Ryuen agreed, though Kageya remained suspicious of the teachers’ role.

• Kageya visited Ryuen and explained that only Class A students qualified for the school’s promised advancement opportunities and that class rankings could change based on performance.
• Kageya proposed making Class D’s score collapse in exchange for six million points from Class C, arguing that the deal would eliminate a rival and provide Ryuen with valuable information.
• Ryuen resisted the price and questioned Kageya’s motives, while Kageya warned that refusing could leave Class C competing directly against Class D and facing pressure from other classes.
• Ryuen took Kageya to meet Class C’s homeroom teacher, Sakagami Kazuma, and agreed to the deal after their discussion.
• Kageya watched Ryuen and Sakagami interact and wondered whether the teachers, too, had flaws or had given up on their classes.

Kageya Shinjitsu struck a four-million-point deal with Ryuen Kakeru, then sought a similar agreement with Class B. Ichinose Honami remained conflicted as her classmates backed the deal, leaving her under pressure to choose between her principles and Class B’s interests.

• Ryuen Kakeru negotiated the deal down to four million points, paid in installments, and Kageya Shinjitsu revealed he wanted points to transfer to another class, possibly Class A.
• Ryuen Kakeru suspected Kageya Shinjitsu had a plan for dealing with Classes A and B, while Kageya Shinjitsu left to negotiate with them.
• Kageya Shinjitsu told Ichinose Honami that he would proceed with his plan regardless, and she gathered several Class B students to discuss his offer.
• Kanzaki Ryuji and other Class B students supported making the deal, arguing it could protect their class and help them reach Class A.
• Kanzaki Ryuji urged Ichinose Honami to prioritize their classmates and said he wanted the entire class to become students in Class A.

Kageya Shinjitsu negotiated a deal with Class B to buy his transfer and then tried to pressure Class A into making him an offer. Katsuragi Kohei went to consult his classmates, leaving Kageya waiting for their response.

• Ichinose Honami agreed to meet with Hoshinomiya Chie, who witnessed the terms of Kageya Shinjitsu's deal with Class B.
• Hoshinomiya Chie offered Kageya a place in Class B, but he declined to decide yet, and Class B agreed to pay him 2.5 million points next month and 3.5 million over the following two months.
• Katsuragi Kohei rejected Kageya's proposal to join Class A, so Kageya warned that Class A could lose its lead and suggested someone in the class might make a deal behind Katsuragi's back.
• Katsuragi agreed to consult the Class A students with a say, while Kageya waited in the hallway for their decision.

Kageya Shinjitsu secured Class A’s agreement to pay him six million points in exchange for helping make Class D come last, with a witnessed contract and staged payments. He learned that transferring classes cost twenty million points and returned to his quiet role in Class D, waiting for its students to face the consequences.

• Katsuragi Kohei reported the deal to Class A, and the students agreed to contribute points while keeping it secret from Class D.
• Katsuragi Kohei brought Class A representatives and Kageya Shinjitsu to Mashima Tomoya, who witnessed their contract after the students committed to the payments.
• Class A handed Mashima Tomoya three million points to hold until Class D’s score was confirmed the following month.
• Katsuragi Kohei exchanged contact information with Kageya Shinjitsu and learned that transferring classes cost twenty million points; he offered Class A’s help if Kageya wanted to join them.
• Kageya Shinjitsu attended class and monitored the other classes while the secret held, remaining a loner and target of teasing in Class D.

Kageya Shinjitsu joined the boys’ group chat and discovered they were betting on the girls’ figures ahead of swimming class. As the boys placed bets, he studied their odds and classmates, while Yamauchi Haruki declined to bet on Kushida Kikyo.

• Kageya Shinjitsu watched the boys acting unusually excited and learned from Kushida Kikyo that she could help him socialize with them.
• Kanji Ike added Kageya Shinjitsu to the boys’ group chat after Kushida Kikyo suggested inviting him.
• Kageya Shinjitsu read that the boys planned to spy on the girls during swimming class, take pictures, and rank them by bust size.
• Professor shared a betting sheet that listed every girl, with Hasebe Haruka favored and Horikita Suzune given the longest odds.
• The boys began placing bets on different girls, and Yamauchi Haruki did not choose Kushida Kikyo.

Kageya Shinjitsu left the boys’ chat group after hearing Yamauchi Haruki boast about Sakura, then clashed with Kanji Ike in the swimming-pool changing room. After Ike attacked him, Kageya knocked him off balance and slammed his head into a locker.

• Kageya Shinjitsu heard Yamauchi Haruki claim Sakura had confessed to him and leave the boys discussing girls’ bodies.
• Kageya Shinjitsu left the chat group, deciding he did not want to associate with the boys.
• Kushida Kikyo tried to draw Kageya Shinjitsu into conversation and offered to introduce him to people, but he said he had no goal of making friends.
• In the boys’ changing room, Kanji Ike accused Kageya Shinjitsu of using Kushida and insulted him for leaving the group.
• Kanji Ike charged at Kageya Shinjitsu, who sidestepped him, tripped him, and shoved him into a metal locker.

Kageya Shinjitsu mocked Ike after their confrontation in the changing room, while Hirata Yosuke began to suspect Kageya had a violent past. Hirata resolved to keep Kageya from disrupting Class D’s harmony.

• Kageya Shinjitsu taunted Ike and the other boys as they held Ike back from attacking him again.
• Hirata Yosuke arrived, and Ike left after threatening Kageya, who privately considered causing trouble for Class D.
• Ayanokouji Kiyotaka left after checking on Sudō, while Hirata watched Kageya with concern and suspicion.
• Kageya Shinjitsu changed for swimming class, revealing trained muscles and scars that Hirata thought might point to his past.
• Hirata Yosuke decided he would not let Kageya Shinjitsu ruin the class’s harmony.

At the swimming lesson, Kageya Shinjitsu avoided Kanji Ike’s group while Kushida Kikyo admired his muscles and invited him to work out with her. Kanji Ike and the others continued plotting against Kageya, but Ayanokouji Kiyotaka persuaded Kanji to hold back for now.

• Kageya Shinjitsu entered the pool area and overheard the boys disappointed that Hasebe Haruka had skipped the lesson.
• Kanji Ike recruited Yamauchi Haruki, Ken Sudō, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka into a plan to target Kageya, and Ayanokouji agreed while claiming he was bad at fighting.
• Kushida Kikyo sat beside Kageya, touched his stomach, praised his muscles, and asked him to work out with her sometime.
• Kageya pointed out Ken Sudō and another muscular student as examples of boys who worked out, provoking Kanji Ike and Yamauchi Haruki.
• Ayanokouji warned Kanji that confronting Kageya while angry might make Kushida believe Kageya’s side, so Kanji decided to wait.