Chapter Summaries

Kageya Shinjitsu joined a swimming competition after the teacher offered five thousand points to the fastest swimmers. The girls' and boys' races unfolded, and Kageya was called up to swim as Kushida Kikyo cheered him on.

• The swimming teacher had the class warm up, practice swimming, and compete for five thousand points, with the slowest swimmers facing extra lessons.
• Onodera won the girls' race, while Kushida Kikyo finished fourth.
• Sudō Ken swam the boys' race in twenty-five seconds, and Koenji Rokusuke finished in 23.22 seconds.
• Kushida Kikyo sat beside Kageya Shinjitsu and kept chatting and touching his muscles, drawing angry glares from Kanji Ike and the others.
• The teacher called Kageya Shinjitsu to race, and Kushida Kikyo cheered him on as he headed to the pool.

Kageya Shinjitsu impressed his classmates by winning the swimming race and drew attention from girls and the swimming teacher. Kushida Kikyo told him that some girls were interested in him, while Kageya remained indifferent to his growing popularity.

• Kanji Ike, Yamauchi Haruki, Ken Sudō, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka confronted Kageya Shinjitsu and warned him to stay away from Kushida Kikyo.
• Kageya Shinjitsu swam fifty meters in 22.5 seconds, shocking Ike and drawing Koenji Rokusuke's interest.
• Kushida Kikyo praised Kageya Shinjitsu as he prepared for the final, where Koenji Rokusuke also swam quickly and Ken Sudō fell behind.
• The teacher declared Kageya Shinjitsu the winner, awarded him five thousand points, and invited him to join the swimming club, but Kageya declined.
• Kushida Kikyo told Kageya Shinjitsu that girls had praised his looks and physique and that some were already attracted to him, while he remained unconcerned about his reputation.

Kushida Kikyo and the girls found Kanji Ike and his group surrounding Kageya Shinjitsu after swimming class, with his swimsuit torn and old wounds exposed. Kageya brushed off their concern, leaving the boys’ staged excuse and the girls’ sympathy unresolved.

• Kushida Kikyo praised Kageya Shinjitsu and offered to help him before swimming class ended.
• Kanji Ike and his group surrounded Kageya Shinjitsu and tore his swimsuit, exposing bruises and a knife scar.
• Kushida Kikyo and the other girls confronted the boys, who claimed they had only been playing and blamed the incident on a misunderstanding.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Kageya Shinjitsu whether the boys’ explanation was true and offered to take him to the nurse’s office.
• Kageya Shinjitsu said he was fine and told Kushida Kikyo not to worry.

Kageya Shinjitsu dismissed Kanji Ike and Yamauchi Haruki’s attempt to tear his swimsuit as a crude joke and demanded they repay its cost. Afterward, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka’s group paid him 4,000 points, while the girls discussed Kageya and Karuizawa Kei grew curious about him.

• Kageya Shinjitsu said Kanji Ike and Yamauchi Haruki had tried to strip him, mocked them, and demanded 4,000 points for his swimsuit.
• Kanji Ike borrowed points from Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and paid Kageya, who left after asking him to transfer the money and return his towel.
• Kushida Kikyo urged Kanji Ike to apologize to Kageya, then told the girls she thought Kageya was a good person.
• Karuizawa Kei and the other girls questioned Kushida about Kageya as they walked to the changing room, while Kanji Ike’s group complained that the girls felt more sympathetic toward him.
• Kanji Ike’s group decided to pay Kageya the 4,000 points and discussed how Ayanokouji had proposed the plan to expose Kageya’s suspected secret by tearing his swimsuit.

Kushida Kikyo set up a meeting between Kageya Shinjitsu and Karuizawa Kei after Karuizawa asked to contact him. During their awkward walk, Karuizawa revealed she believed Kageya was the infamous Minotaur Warrior from Chiba Middle School.

• Kanji Ike and the others planned to expose Kageya Shinjitsu to make Kushida Kikyo distance herself from him.
• Karuizawa Kei privately told Kushida Kikyo she was interested in Kageya, and Kushida offered to arrange a meeting.
• Kushida asked Kageya if he wanted a girlfriend, then passed his contact information to Karuizawa after he agreed.
• Kageya met Karuizawa in a small park, where they walked together after an awkward start.
• Karuizawa asked where Kageya was from, then said she recognized him as the Minotaur Warrior who had dealt with delinquents in Chiba.

Kageya Shinjitsu was confronted by Karuizawa Kei’s confession and a group of second-year senpais who threatened them. He used the encounter to record the senpais’ threats, then knocked them down in a fight.

• Karuizawa Kei confessed to Kageya Shinjitsu and excitedly listed the nicknames and fan clubs associated with his past.
• Kageya Shinjitsu spotted three second-year senpais lurking nearby and started recording them on his phone.
• The senpais threatened Kageya Shinjitsu and Karuizawa Kei, demanding that he kneel and apologize.
• Kageya Shinjitsu told Karuizawa Kei to run and staged a desperate plea while she held the recording phone.
• Kageya Shinjitsu kicked one senpai away, punched another until he lost consciousness, and charged at the remaining two.

Kageya Shinjitsu fought off three second-year students who had targeted him and Karuizawa Kei, then staged the aftermath to support their account of being attacked. At the infirmary, Chabashira Sae and the Student Council reviewed the evidence, while the school began investigating the incident and weighing possible punishments.

• Kageya Shinjitsu beat the three second-year students while repeatedly claiming he was protecting Karuizawa Kei, then used their hands and his blood to make it look as if they had attacked her.
• When he heard people approaching, Kageya pretended to be badly injured and told Karuizawa to contact the school; staff soon arrived and took everyone away.
• Chabashira Sae went to the infirmary and heard Horikita Manabu explain that the second-years had targeted Kageya over past insults and complaints, while the recording suggested Karuizawa had also been a target.
• Kageya insisted he and Karuizawa were the victims, and the school staff left him to rest while promising to investigate and explain what would happen next.

After Kageya Shinjitsu recovered from an attack, Chabashira Sae questioned how much he knew about the school and pressed him to help Class D compete. The next day, Kageya appeared in class, while Karuizawa Kei and another student were absent, and their classmates spread crude rumors about them.

• Chabashira Sae sent Karuizawa Kei away and asked Kageya Shinjitsu what he knew about the school.
• Kageya told Chabashira that he knew about the class competition, school points, and Class A’s special treatment.
• Kageya accused Chabashira of expecting students to pursue Class A when she would not lead or encourage them herself.
• Chabashira admitted she had underestimated Kageya and left him to rest.
• The next day, Kageya attended class, while Kushida Kikyo worried about two absent students who would not answer her messages.
• Kanji Ike, Yamauchi Haruki, and other boys gossiped crudely about Karuizawa Kei and Kageya.

Kageya Shinjitsu stayed in the hospital while Chabashira Sae explained the school’s options for handling the fight and asked what he wanted to do. After he chose to wait for the second-years to approach him, Sae left him alone with Karuizawa Kei.

• Chabashira Sae learned that Kageya Shinjitsu remained hospitalized and that the second-years involved in the fight were still being held.
• Sae told Kageya that the school would support his choice of disciplinary action or contacting the police, and Kageya asked Karuizawa Kei what she wanted to do.
• Karuizawa left the decision to Kageya, who chose to wait and hear what the second-years had to say.
• Sae asked Karuizawa to leave so she could speak privately with Kageya, but Kageya refused and urged Sae to act on her intentions.
• Sae challenged Kageya’s preference for going it alone, then left the hospital room with Kageya and Karuizawa alone.

Karuizawa Kei confessed that she wanted protection from bullying, and Kageya Shinjitsu refused to date her but agreed to help if she became his tool. After the student council reported that the second-years had admitted to planning to surround him, Kageya Shinjitsu asked what would happen next.

• Karuizawa Kei told Kageya Shinjitsu she wanted him to protect her from being bullied and offered to do anything.
• Kageya Shinjitsu refused her confession but offered to help her if she obeyed his instructions as his tool, and Karuizawa Kei accepted.
• Kageya Shinjitsu and Karuizawa Kei agreed that he would reward her for good work and handle her troubles, but could discard her if she was no longer useful.
• Horikita Manabu and Miyabi Nagumo visited Kageya Shinjitsu and said the second-years had admitted planning to surround him, denied touching Karuizawa Kei, and promised not to repeat their actions.
• Kageya Shinjitsu asked Horikita Manabu what the consequences would be.

Kageya Shinjitsu negotiated compensation with Miyabi Nagumo after the school ruled on the second-years involved in the incident, and deduced that Nagumo urgently needed the matter settled. He left the negotiation demanding fifteen million points in exchange for what he had figured out.

• Horikita Manabu announced demerits, suspensions, and compensation for Kageya Shinjitsu and Karuizawa, while offering them a chance to negotiate or appeal.
• Miyabi Nagumo offered Kageya two million points and Karuizawa two hundred thousand, but Kageya countered with twenty million and two million for Karuizawa.
• Kageya examined Horikita's records of past settlements and questioned Nagumo about why he was so eager to settle the incident.
• Kageya reasoned that suspensions or expulsions could cost the second-year classes points and affect Nagumo's control of the year.
• After Nagumo rejected Kageya's demand for fifteen million points in exchange for his information, the negotiation remained unresolved.

Kageya Shinjitsu negotiated a six-million-point settlement with Nagumo Miyabi for himself and Karuizawa Kei, then agreed to join the Student Council. After Horikita Manabu left, Kageya told Karuizawa to save her compensation instead of giving it to him.

• Nagumo Miyabi offered five million points and threatened to expose Kageya Shinjitsu, but Kageya negotiated six million for himself and six hundred thousand for Karuizawa Kei.
• Karuizawa Kei agreed to the compensation, and Horikita Manabu prepared an agreement that the involved students signed and filed.
• Horikita Manabu invited Kageya Shinjitsu to join the Student Council, and Kageya accepted.
• Karuizawa Kei offered to transfer her six hundred thousand points to Kageya, but he told her to keep and save them.

Kageya Shinjitsu advised Karuizawa Kei to build friendships with academically strong classmates, then returned to Class 1-D after more than a week away. Kanji Ike and his group began discussing ways to expose Kageya, but their first idea quickly ran into doubts.

• Kageya Shinjitsu told Karuizawa Kei to get closer to studious classmates and improve her academic skills so she could build allies.
• Kageya Shinjitsu rested for several more days before Chabashira-sensei drove him back to Class 1-D.
• Kushida Kikyo and Hirata greeted Kageya Shinjitsu and asked about his absence, while Karuizawa Kei watched from across the room.
• Kanji Ike and his group mocked Kageya and asked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka for ideas to expose him.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka suggested finding one of Kageya's middle-school classmates, but Ken Sudō pointed out that they might not know anyone outside their class.

Kageya Shinjitsu watched the class gossip about his connection to Karuizawa Kei while Kushida Kikyo tried to learn what had happened between them. At lunch, Horikita Manabu confirmed Shinjitsu’s Student Council membership and asked him to do something involving his younger sister, Horikita Suzune.

• Kanji Ike and his friends planned to expose Kageya Shinjitsu on the school forum, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka told Horikita Suzune about it.
• Karuizawa Kei borrowed Horikita Suzune’s notes and asked her for help studying, while Kageya Shinjitsu observed their awkward interaction.
• Kushida Kikyo questioned Kageya Shinjitsu about Karuizawa Kei’s new study habits, but he denied that anything had happened and told her to ask Karuizawa.
• Kageya Shinjitsu left class to have lunch with Horikita Manabu, who confirmed that he had officially joined the Student Council and would receive points starting the next month.
• Horikita Manabu said his younger sister Horikita Suzune was in Class 1-D and began asking Kageya Shinjitsu to do something for her.

Horikita Manabu asked Kageya Shinjitsu to humble his younger sister, Horikita Suzune, and Kageya agreed to help while considering how to provoke her. Days later, a school forum post ranked Kageya among the school’s delinquents, but he dismissed the accusations and went to class as usual.

• Horikita Manabu explained that Horikita Suzune was too proud to accept being placed in Class D and asked Kageya Shinjitsu to make her understand the gap between people.
• Kageya Shinjitsu agreed to help Horikita Manabu and considered using Horikita Suzune’s desire for her brother’s approval to provoke her.
• Horikita Manabu explained Kageya Shinjitsu’s Student Council duties, and Kageya began settling into his daily routine.
• Karuizawa Kei showed Kageya Shinjitsu a school forum post accusing him of repeated fights and placing him on a delinquent ranking.
• Kageya Shinjitsu read the forum thread, reassured Karuizawa Kei, and went to class without worrying about the accusations.

Kanji Ike confronted Kageya Shinjitsu about the school forum, but Kageya provoked him and posted his name on the delinquent list. Kushida Kikyo stepped between them as their argument escalated.

• Kanji Ike approached Kageya Shinjitsu and asked whether he would profit from his forum ranking.
• Kageya Shinjitsu rejected Ike's claim that they were friends and mocked him in front of Kushida Kikyo.
• Kageya Shinjitsu teased Ike about wanting to fight, took his picture, and shoved him into a desk when Ike tried to grab his phone.
• Kushida Kikyo stopped Ike from advancing, while Kageya Shinjitsu posted Ike's name on the forum as a tough guy who was getting bullied.
• Kageya Shinjitsu challenged Ike to accept posts about himself as he had accepted posts about others, and Kushida Kikyo pleaded with them to stop.

Ayanokōji Kiyotaka tried to stop Kanji Ike from escalating his feud with Kageya Shinjitsu, while Kushida Kikyo kept seeking answers from Kageya. Over lunch, she asked about his goals, and he said he wanted to graduate normally and earn money.

• Ayanokōji Kiyotaka warned Kanji Ike that he had few points and should wait before acting against Kageya Shinjitsu.
• Kanji Ike gave up on immediate retaliation but planned to keep running the forum and pursue Kushida Kikyo.
• Kushida Kikyo left school with Kageya Shinjitsu, prompting Kanji Ike to renew his grudge against him.
• Kushida Kikyo ate with Kageya Shinjitsu and tried to question him about his relationships with Karuizawa Kei and Horikita Suzune.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Kageya Shinjitsu about his goals, and he said he wanted to graduate normally and make money.

Kageya Shinjitsu discussed saving school points and dating with Kushida Kikyo, then overheard her angrily kicking a railing and cursing their classmates and him. Kushida confronted him afterward, demanding to know whether he had seen her outburst.

• Kageya Shinjitsu explained to Kushida Kikyo how students could save or use school points.
• Kageya Shinjitsu said he wanted to learn how to date, and Kushida gave him advice on dealing with girls.
• Kageya Shinjitsu went out for a nighttime run after leaving the cafeteria.
• Kageya Kikyo kicked a railing and cursed Kanji Ike, Horikita Suzune, Karuizawa Kei, and Kageya Shinjitsu.
• Kushida Kikyo blocked Kageya Shinjitsu and asked whether he had seen her outburst.

Kageya Shinjitsu caught Kushida Kikyo revealing her hateful side and promised not to tell anyone, but she threatened to accuse him of assault if he exposed her. Their confrontation ended with Kushida calling him disgusting and Kageya insisting she had misunderstood him.

• Kageya Shinjitsu surprised Kushida Kikyo while she was badmouthing him and realized her friendly persona hid another side.
• Kushida threatened Kageya to keep him from revealing what he had seen, and he promised to stay quiet.
• Kushida grabbed Kageya’s hand and pressed it against her clothes, threatening to claim he had forced himself on her if he told anyone.
• Kageya objected to her threats and pulled his hand free, while Kushida called him disgusting.
• Kageya told Kushida he thought she had misunderstood him.

Kageya Shinjitsu turned Kushida Kikyo’s threats against her, pinning her against a lakeside railing and frightening her with threats of revenge. Kushida realized he was deliberately provoking her and suspected that his avoidance of her came from how difficult he found her to handle.

• Kageya Shinjitsu accused Kushida Kikyo of blaming him and scratched his neck as she threatened to report him.
• Kageya Shinjitsu pulled Kushida Kikyo onto the railing and held her there, warning that she had rejected his kindness.
• After Kushida Kikyo insulted him and said she would never date him, Kageya Shinjitsu silenced her and caught her fists when she struck him.
• Kageya Shinjitsu described how he had retaliated against someone who falsely accused him and threatened to do worse to Kushida Kikyo.
• Kushida Kikyo recognized that Kageya Shinjitsu was deliberately provoking her and asked if he had avoided her because she was too much for him.