Recaps

Ichinose Honami asked Uesugi Hara for advice after Shiranami Chihiro confessed her love, and he helped her decide to reject Chihiro honestly. After Ichinose spoke with Chihiro, the heartbroken girl ran into Uesugi and left him sprawled on the grass with her tears and snot on his clothes.

• Ichinose Honami received a love letter from Shiranami Chihiro and messaged Uesugi Hara for advice.
• Ichinose told Uesugi that Chihiro had confessed and asked him to pretend to be her boyfriend, but he urged her to consider Chihiro's feelings and the consequences of deceiving her.
• Ichinose thanked Uesugi and arranged to meet Chihiro behind the Gymnasium after school, with Uesugi there to support her.
• Ichinose spoke with Chihiro and bowed to her, after which Chihiro burst into tears and ran toward the exit.
• Chihiro ran into Uesugi, smeared tears and snot on his clothes, blamed him, and ran off while Uesugi lay dejected on the grass.

After Shiranami Chihiro injured and insulted Uesugi Hara, he borrowed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka’s uniform and spent the next day teasing Chihiro when she came to apologize. He left Chihiro furious and Ichinose Honami flustered.

• Ichinose Honami left Uesugi Hara alone after he said Shiranami Chihiro seemed to be all right, and he headed to the dormitory to borrow a uniform from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
• The next morning, Uesugi Hara told Kamuro Masumi that the borrowed uniform had shrunk, then endured its uncomfortable fit until lunch.
• Ichinose Honami brought Shiranami Chihiro to apologize to Uesugi Hara, but Chihiro called him a pervert while apologizing.
• Uesugi Hara ruffled Ichinose Honami’s hair, prompting Shiranami Chihiro to shield her and accuse him of being dangerous.
• Uesugi Hara accepted the apology and watched Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro leave, pleased that he had made Chihiro angry.

Uesugi Hara accompanied Airi to get her camera repaired, with Kushida Kikyo and Ayanokoji joining them. After Airi nervously handed over the camera, Uesugi noticed the shop assistant’s threatening gaze and left with the group, planning to ask Ayanokoji about Airi’s behavior in Class D.

• Airi waited for Uesugi Hara, then told him someone else was coming to join them.
• Kushida Kikyo and Ayanokoji arrived, and Uesugi teased Kushida about his friendship with Airi and revealed he had met Airi months earlier.
• The group followed Airi to the repair shop, where she nervously asked the shop assistant to fix her camera.
• Uesugi and Ayanokoji discussed the shop assistant’s creepy behavior and joked about paying Points to attack him.
• Uesugi filled out the repair form, arranged to ask Ayanokoji about Airi later, and led everyone out.

Uesugi Hara watched Sakura Airi grow more confident and offer to testify for Ken Sudō, while Kushida Kikyo welcomed her as a friend. Later, Uesugi asked Kushida to look after Airi and transferred her 5,000 Points despite their teasing argument.

• Uesugi Hara reflected on Class D’s risks and hoped Sakura Airi would become more independent and confident.
• Sakura Airi told Ayanokoji and Kushida Kikyo that she would testify for Ken Sudō, despite disliking the attention.
• Kushida Kikyo thanked Airi and held her hands, and Airi responded warmly to her.
• Uesugi Hara later offered Kushida Kikyo 5,000 Points to look after Airi, but Kushida insisted that Airi was already her friend.
• Kushida Kikyo asked for the promised compensation, and Uesugi Hara eventually transferred her 5,000 Points.

Uesugi Hara learned that Sakagami had paid three million Points to protect Class C, then sought information about Ryuen's reaction by visiting Shiina Hiyori in the library. He stayed to discuss novels with Shiina, leaving his dinner plans postponed.

• Mashima Tomoya told Uesugi Hara that Sakagami had paid three million Points, and Uesugi transferred Mashima one million Points.
• Uesugi Hara joked to Kamuro Masumi that Mashima had given him two million Points, but Kamuro did not believe him.
• Uesugi Hara went to the library and asked Shiina Hiyori about the upcoming review and Ryuen's mood.
• Shiina Hiyori said Sakagami-sensei had spoken with Ryuen that morning and Ryuen seemed upset afterward.
• Uesugi Hara agreed to stay and discuss novels with Shiina Hiyori instead of leaving for dinner.

After Shiina Hiyori and Uesugi Hara spent hours discussing books, Airi regained her resolve to testify at the next day’s hearing after asking Uesugi to pat her head. Uesugi then persuaded Mashima Tomoya to ask the school to let their class attend the hearing.

• Uesugi Hara returned to the dorm exhausted after spending the day discussing books with Shiina Hiyori at the library.
• Uesugi Hara noticed Airi’s message saying she lacked confidence about testifying, and Airi told him she might not be able to do it.
• Uesugi Hara went to Airi’s room and patted her head at her request, encouraging her to do her best; Airi regained her resolve.
• Uesugi Hara called Mashima Tomoya and argued that their class should attend the next day’s hearing to learn the procedures.
• Mashima Tomoya agreed to bring the request to the school and promised to get it done.

The hearing over the Class C and Class D incident began, with Uesugi Hara and Katsuragi observing for Class A. Class D argued that Class C had struck first and called Airi as its witness, leaving the hearing poised to hear her testimony.

• Mashima Tomoya selected Uesugi Hara and Katsuragi to observe the hearing, while Uesugi worried that a store clerk might be following Sakura.
• Mashima Tomoya brought Uesugi Hara and Katsuragi to the Student Council Office, where representatives from Classes B, C, and D had gathered.
• Tachibana Akane explained the incident, and Horikita Manabu said Sudo's unprovoked attack was enough to reach a conclusion.
• Ayanokoji prompted Horikita Suzune to keep fighting, and she argued that Class C had struck first and that a witness had seen the incident.
• Airi identified herself as Class D's witness.

Sakura Airi testified that Class C attacked Ken Sudō first and presented a photograph, but the evidence did not settle who started the fight. The meeting ended without a compromise, leaving both sides to find further evidence or face a judgment that could include expulsion.

• Uesugi Hara encouraged Airi to speak, then defended his decision to help her when Horikita Manabu questioned him.
• With Uesugi’s encouragement, Airi testified that Class C attacked Sudō first and showed a dated photograph of the people involved.
• Horikita Manabu said the photograph did not prove who began the fight or that Airi had witnessed the whole incident.
• Sakagami Kazuma proposed a compromise, but Horikita Suzune rejected it and insisted Sudō had been framed.
• Horikita Manabu ordered both sides to find evidence or admit fault before the next meeting, warning that expulsion could be considered.
• As they left, Mashima Tomoya told Uesugi Hara to inform him before acting next time, and Uesugi promised he would.

Uesugi Hara encouraged Airi after the deliberation and later challenged Sakayanagi Arisu about her leadership, prompting her to defend her approach. He then asked for the Chairman’s phone number, while Kamuro Masumi wondered why Sakayanagi had briefly lost her composure.

• Uesugi Hara reassured Airi that she had helped Class D and advised her to keep her Terminal with her so he could find her if she was followed.
• Uesugi Hara asked Ayanokoji about Chabashira Sae’s behavior, but Ayanokoji admitted he did not know what she was thinking.
• Uesugi Hara told Sakayanagi Arisu that Katsuragi handled the class’s work and argued that she had done little as leader.
• Sakayanagi Arisu regained her composure, explained that a leader coordinated others and acted at crucial moments, and magnanimously forgave Uesugi Hara.
• Uesugi Hara got the Chairman’s phone number from Sakayanagi Arisu, then traded remarks with Kamuro Masumi, who punched him.

Uesugi Hara helped Airi lure the clerk who had been stalking her into a grove, where he knocked the man out and tortured him. As evening fell, Uesugi called the number Sakayanagi had given him and was startled when someone answered, “What did you need Dad for?”

• Airi messaged Uesugi Hara that she was being followed, and he told her to wait beneath a security camera while he came to help.
• Uesugi hid nearby and recorded the clerk following Airi into a grove as she pretended to take pictures.
• The clerk confronted Airi and confessed his obsession, and Uesugi stopped recording and knocked him out.
• Uesugi tied up the clerk and subjected him to a series of humiliating challenges while Airi waited nearby.
• Uesugi called the number Sakayanagi had given him, and the person who answered asked what he needed Dad for.

Uesugi Hara reported a school employee’s attempted assault on Airi to Sakayanagi Narimori and negotiated compensation for the trouble he had faced before enrolling. After Sakayanagi transferred him two million Points, Uesugi agreed to discuss the incident further.

• Uesugi Hara answered Sakayanagi Narimori’s private call and jokingly claimed to be the person Sakayanagi Arisu had a crush on.
• Uesugi Hara told Sakayanagi Narimori that he had caught a school employee attempting to molest Airi and handed over the evidence.
• Sakayanagi Narimori arrived, confirmed the police had been called, and arranged to discuss compensation with Uesugi Hara at a café.
• Uesugi Hara questioned Sakayanagi Narimori about monitoring him and interfering with his attempts to find work before he enrolled.
• Uesugi Hara asked for two million Points, and Sakayanagi Narimori transferred them before they turned to discussing the incident.

Uesugi Hara helped Airi accept compensation from Chairman Sakayanagi Narimori and then revealed that he had been the person messaging her from an alternate account. He reassured Airi that he saw her as beautiful and worthy, leaving her crying in his arms.

• Sakayanagi Narimori apologized to Airi and gave her 500,000 Points, which she asked Uesugi Hara to hold for her.
• Uesugi Hara asked Sakayanagi Narimori to consider Class D's circumstances and received 3 million Points in total for compensation and a reward.
• Uesugi Hara walked with Airi and showed her the chat history proving he had been the person contacting her online.
• Airi said she did not hate Uesugi Hara because she trusted his intentions, though she still thought of herself as an ugly duckling.
• Uesugi Hara told Airi that he saw her as a swan, and she broke down crying in his arms.

Airi wondered why Uesugi Hara had asked to see her legs and feet, while Sakayanagi Arisu learned that her father had spoken with Uesugi. The next morning, Uesugi returned to class in another shrunken uniform and teased Kamuro Masumi.

• Airi replayed Uesugi Hara’s request and tried different socks and stockings, but she could not understand what made her legs and feet interesting to him.
• Sakayanagi Narimori called Sakayanagi Arisu and asked how things were going between her and Uesugi; she said they were ordinary classmates and asked what he and Uesugi had discussed.
• Sakayanagi Narimori told Arisu to go to bed early, leaving her curious about his conversation with Uesugi.
• The next morning, Uesugi Hara told Kamuro Masumi that his new uniform had shrunk, and she laughed at him for repeating his mistake.
• Uesugi Hara teased Kamuro Masumi about doing Sakayanagi’s laundry, leaving her dejected, while Morishita Ai listened to his fanciful explanation that Kamuro was contemplating life.

Sakayanagi Arisu invited Uesugi Hara to play chess and talk about his meeting with the Chairman. After several games, she took him to the shopping district for dinner, where she tricked him into ordering heart omurice that required an embarrassing incantation.

• Sakayanagi Arisu persuaded Uesugi Hara to play chess by offering to cover his dinner.
• Uesugi Hara carried the chessboard to an empty classroom, where Sakayanagi played aggressively and lost their first game.
• Sakayanagi asked Uesugi about his meeting with the Chairman, and he revealed that he had told the Chairman she had a crush on him.
• Uesugi and Sakayanagi played another game, then left for the shopping district as the daylight faded.
• Sakayanagi ordered cake and coffee while Uesugi found heart omurice on the menu and awkwardly ordered it from the server.

Uesugi Hara spent the weekend helping Kamuro Masumi study and joined Ichinose Honami’s study group, where he stopped Ryuen Kakeru from disrupting the session. The group resumed studying after Ryuen left.

• Airi continued sending Uesugi Hara photos each night, and he gave her his honest opinions.
• Sakayanagi Arisu assigned Kamuro Masumi to Uesugi Hara after Kamuro said he was a better teacher.
• Uesugi Hara brought Kamuro to Ichinose Honami’s study group to get help identifying important topics.
• Ryuen Kakeru arrived with Class C students and demanded to join the study session.
• Uesugi Hara invoked his ties to Sakayanagi and pointed out Kamuro’s connection to her, prompting Ryuen to leave with a threat.
• Ichinose Honami thanked Uesugi Hara, and the study session continued without further trouble.

After the first-years celebrated their exam results, Uesugi Hara spent time with Sakayanagi Arisu and later spoke with Airi on the Terminal. Kushida Kikyo then visited his room to ask him to help deal with Horikita Suzune, but he threw her out after she tried to seduce him.

• Uesugi Hara and Sakayanagi Arisu teased each other over drinks at the Palette Cafe and agreed to see each other on the cruise the next day.
• Uesugi Hara chatted with Airi on the Terminal, though she continued to avoid speaking with him in person.
• Kushida Kikyo came to Uesugi Hara's room and threatened to shout until he let her inside.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Uesugi Hara to help her deal with Horikita Suzune because Horikita knew her secret.
• Kushida Kikyo offered herself as payment, but Uesugi Hara picked her up, kicked her out, and reminded her that she had exceeded his sentence limit.

Uesugi Hara traveled by cruise ship to the island, where Mashima Tomoya revealed that the students’ supposed vacation was actually the first Special Exam. The chapter ended as the students reacted to the announcement, with Uesugi Hara recognizing that the island trip had taken an unexpected turn.

• Kamuro Masumi woke Uesugi Hara and sent him to meet Mashima Tomoya, who brought him to the chairman.
• Sakayanagi Narimori asked Uesugi Hara to look after Sakayanagi Arisu during the trip, and Uesugi agreed.
• Uesugi Hara visited the ship’s reading room, where he showed Shiina Hiyori wilderness-survival videos about the real-life experience behind Robinson Crusoe.
• Uesugi Hara joined the students on deck as the ship circled the island, then packed for the landing and handed in his Terminal.
• After the first-year students landed and the teachers took attendance, Mashima Tomoya announced that the trip was the year’s first Special Exam.

Mashima Tomoya explained the island exam rules, and Class A chose Uesugi Hara as its representative. After helping Sakayanagi Arisu reach a cave base, Uesugi went to scout the other classes and revealed himself as Class A’s representative to Class D, leaving Ayanokoji worried that Horikita Suzune had taken the bait.

• Mashima Tomoya explained that the island exam lasted a week, gave each class 300 Points, and allowed representatives to earn Points by checking in at bases.
• Sakayanagi Arisu named Uesugi Hara as Class A’s representative, and Uesugi carried her along the rough path to a cave base.
• Uesugi checked in at the cave and then left with Kamuro Masumi to scout other bases and classes.
• At Class D’s base, Uesugi checked in in full view of Ken Sudō and the others, then left after saying he would return in eight hours.
• Horikita Suzune concluded that Uesugi was Class A’s representative, while Ayanokoji suspected Uesugi had deliberately exposed himself and worried about Class D’s prospects.

Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi went fishing after checking in at the river, then ran into Ryuen Kakeru and his Class C group. Ryuen asked Uesugi to lead them to Sakayanagi to discuss cooperation, and Uesugi agreed to show them the way.

• Uesugi Hara revealed the fishing gear and bait he had hidden in his shoes, and began fishing while Kamuro Masumi watched.
• Kamuro Masumi waded into the river to catch fish by hand, briefly caught one that escaped, and later found a half-pound fish that did not struggle.
• On the way back, Uesugi Hara teased Kamuro Masumi about her catch as they carried their fish.
• Ryuen Kakeru and several Class C students stopped Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi, saying they wanted to meet Sakayanagi and seek cooperation.
• After trading questions and remarks that irritated Ryuen Kakeru, Uesugi Hara agreed to lead the group to Sakayanagi.

Uesugi Hara brought Ryuen Kakeru and Class C to Class A’s camp to negotiate an alliance with Sakayanagi Arisu. Ryuen offered equipment, Exam Points, and information in exchange for monthly Private Points, but Sakayanagi rejected his price, leaving the negotiations unresolved.

• Uesugi Hara made Class C wait outside while he and Kamuro Masumi informed Sakayanagi Arisu that Ryuen wanted to discuss an alliance.
• Ryuen offered Class A equipment and access to Class C’s remaining Exam Points in exchange for eight hundred thousand Private Points each month.
• Sakayanagi countered with four thousand Points, and Ryuen protested before offering information about the leaders of Classes B and D.
• Uesugi Hara challenged Ryuen’s claim that his information was accurate, then returned to Kamuro Masumi and told her she should have shown more loyalty to Sakayanagi.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi congratulated himself on winning Sakayanagi’s favor, then felt a brief chill down his back.

Ryuen Kakeru negotiated with Sakayanagi Arisu for Class A’s cooperation, eventually accepting her terms for leader information, equipment, and supplies. After the deal was settled, Sakayanagi asked Uesugi Hara to collect supplies from Class C.

• Ryuen Kakeru offered Class A photos of the leaders’ Identity Cards in exchange for equipment, supplies, and monthly Private Points from Class A students.
• Sakayanagi Arisu rejected Ryuen’s initial price and negotiated terms of 8,000 Points, with payments for correct identifications and deductions for mistakes.
• Morishita Ai tricked Kamuro Masumi into eating a sour green fruit after Uesugi Hara had pretended it was sweet.
• Ryuen Kakeru accepted Sakayanagi Arisu’s terms and arranged for Katsuragi to sign the contract on her behalf.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Uesugi Hara to take students to Class C to collect supplies later.

Uesugi Hara joined C Class for dinner and their bonfire party while helping move supplies, then drew everyone’s attention by dancing. Ryuen Kakeru returned from signing the contract and confronted him, and Hara asked whether he wanted to dance too.

• Uesugi Hara coaxed Ishizaki Daichi into explaining what Ryuen Kakeru had redeemed as they led Class A students to C Class’s campsite.
• Uesugi Hara admired C Class’s beach setup and persuaded Ishizaki Daichi to let several Class A students join them for dinner.
• Uesugi Hara enjoyed the feast, learned that Ryuen Kakeru had proposed an island survival challenge, and organized the supplies Class A needed to take back.
• Uesugi Hara stayed behind and began dancing at C Class’s bonfire party, capturing the crowd’s attention.
• Ryuen Kakeru returned from signing the contract, sneered at Hara, and fell silent as Hara asked if he wanted to dance too.

Uesugi Hara challenged Ryuen to a dance contest at the Class C camp, winning over the crowd with his playful moves and collecting skewers as their wager. He returned to the Class A camp and gave the food to Sakayanagi Arisu, who passed it to Kamuro Masumi to share.

• Uesugi Hara and Ryuen agreed that Uesugi would receive skewers and a free meal if he won, while he would pay Ryuen a hundred thousand Points if he lost.
• Uesugi Hara and Ryuen traded dance moves, taunts, and imitations as the crowd cheered them on.
• Uesugi Hara and Ryuen ended the dance with matching poses, and the audience favored Uesugi's playful performance.
• Ryuen handed Uesugi Hara several skewers, and Uesugi took two more before leaving the Class C camp.
• Uesugi Hara brought the skewers to Sakayanagi Arisu, who gave them to Kamuro Masumi to share with Class A.

On the second morning on the uninhabited island, Uesugi Hara moved the sleeping Sakayanagi Arisu off the lounge chair and took her place, only for Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi to prank him while he slept. Sakayanagi woke to find him covered in marker drawings, and her anger turned to amusement as she told him to wash his face.

• Uesugi Hara woke before dawn, found Sakayanagi Arisu asleep on the lounge chair, moved her to the ground, and lay down in her place.
• Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi sneaked up and drew a mustache, pig snout, turtle, and the word "idiot" on Uesugi Hara's face.
• Sakayanagi Arisu woke and questioned Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi, prompting Uesugi Hara to wake as well.
• Uesugi Hara caught Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi, realized they had drawn on his face, and started arguing with them.
• Sakayanagi Arisu demanded an explanation, and Uesugi Hara claimed he had moved her for her health as Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi fled.
• Sakayanagi Arisu saw the drawings on Uesugi Hara's face, smiled, and told him to wash them off.

Uesugi Hara visited Class C's camp, where Ryuen Kakeru sent Ibuki Mio and Kaneda to infiltrate other classes for information. He later joined Shiina Hiyori by the shore to look for crabs and coral.

• Uesugi Hara arrived at Class C's camp and saw Ryuen Kakeru strike Ibuki Mio.
• Ryuen Kakeru explained that Ibuki Mio and Kaneda would approach other classes to gather information, with Ibuki using her injury as a cover.
• Uesugi Hara questioned Ryuen Kakeru about pressuring Ibuki Mio, and Ryuen insisted she was carrying out her duty to Class C.
• Uesugi Hara left Ryuen Kakeru and found Shiina Hiyori watching tiny crabs at the water's edge.
• Shiina Hiyori invited Uesugi Hara to look for coral near the rocks, and he agreed to accompany her before riding a yacht.