Chapter Summaries

Uesugi Hara rode the bus to Advanced Nurturing University, where he reunited with Ayanokoji and encountered Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo. The bus arrived at the school, and Uesugi left with Ayanokoji as Kushida welcomed him as a future classmate.

• Uesugi Hara reflected on his financial struggles and why he had chosen Advanced Nurturing University.
• Ayanokoji sat beside Uesugi, and the two caught up after years apart.
• Horikita Suzune glared at Uesugi and Ayanokoji, then silently memorized their faces after losing a staring contest with Uesugi.
• Uesugi offered his seat to Kushida Kikyo and the elderly woman she was helping, then spoke with Kushida about attending the university.
• As the bus reached the school, Kushida said she looked forward to being classmates with Uesugi, and he coolly followed the crowd off the bus.

Uesugi Hara arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School, where he learned he and Ayanokoji had been assigned to different classes. In Class A, he failed to recognize Sakayanagi Arisu, who remembered their humiliating encounter in the White Room and was left disappointed that he had forgotten her.

• Uesugi Hara complained to Ayanokoji about the school's strict inspection and they checked the class assignments.
• Ayanokoji found his name on the Class D list, while Uesugi Hara headed to Class A and noticed Kushida Kikyo's name.
• Sakayanagi Arisu greeted Uesugi Hara as an old acquaintance, but he did not recognize her.
• After hearing that Sakayanagi Arisu was the chairman's daughter, Uesugi Hara pretended to remember her and tried to charm her.
• Sakayanagi Arisu realized Uesugi Hara genuinely did not remember her and returned to her seat, upset by the one-sided reunion.

Uesugi Hara joked with Kamuro Masumi and Morishita Ai after Sakayanagi Arisu calmly rejected special treatment as the chairman’s daughter. When the homeroom teacher arrived, Uesugi returned to his seat, expecting school life to become interesting.

• Sakayanagi Arisu told her classmates she wanted to be treated as an ordinary student despite being the chairman’s daughter.
• Kamuro Masumi questioned Uesugi Hara about provoking Sakayanagi Arisu, and he joked about becoming sworn brothers with her.
• Morishita Ai joined their conversation and asked why Uesugi had called Kamuro a brother but her a young lady.
• Uesugi teased Kamuro about her appearance and described Morishita as a seasoned martial-world veteran, prompting Kamuro to throw a paper cup at him.
• The homeroom teacher entered, ending the conversation, and Uesugi returned to his seat.

Uesugi Hara learned that his class received 100,000 Private Points and heard Mashima Tomoya hint that future monthly allocations might depend on undisclosed rules. After Mashima left, Hara suggested the class could pool its Points to buy the answer Sakayanagi Arisu had asked about.

• Mashima Tomoya explained the S System, the monthly 100,000 Private Points, and how students used Points for purchases at school.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked whether students would keep receiving 100,000 Points each month and learned Mashima would sell an answer about the rules for 500,000 Points.
• Mashima Tomoya ended the questions and left the class to prepare for the entrance ceremony in two hours.
• Kamuro Masumi asked Uesugi Hara whether the answer was worth the price, and Hara suggested splitting the cost among all forty students.

Katsuragi Kohei persuaded Class A to pool Points to buy information about the school’s rules, and the students learned that their first Special Exam was already underway. Uesugi Hara wondered why Sakayanagi Arisu had let Katsuragi take the lead as the class discovered how Points and Class Points were linked.

• Katsuragi Kohei quieted the class and suggested introductions while they considered buying the rules.
• Uesugi Hara introduced himself as someone who liked money and offered help in exchange for Points, while Sakayanagi Arisu also introduced herself.
• Katsuragi argued that buying the rules would give Class A an advantage, and the students transferred their shares of the 500,000 Points to him.
• Katsuragi sent the collected Points to Mashima Tomoya and read the school’s messages: individual Points depended on Class Points, Special Exam results changed Class Points, and Class A was already taking its first Special Exam.
• Uesugi Hara realized that spotting a loophole and using known rules to negotiate for information had given the class an early advantage.

Uesugi Hara suggested that the special exam might judge students through their everyday conduct and behavior, with cameras monitoring them. After Kamuro Masumi shared his theory with the class, Uesugi explored the campus and noticed that some camera blind spots appeared to have been deliberately left for students.

• Uesugi Hara told Kamuro Masumi that the exam might use a conduct-points system, with daily behavior and actions affecting their Points.
• Uesugi Hara asked Kamuro Masumi to share his theory, then left the classroom; Morishita Ai advised her to credit him instead of pretending it was her idea.
• Kamuro Masumi told the class that Uesugi Hara suspected cameras and everyday conduct might be part of the exam, prompting further discussion from Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Uesugi Hara searched the campus and found several secluded areas without camera coverage, concluding that the school had deliberately left blind spots for students.

Uesugi Hara joined his classmates as they agreed to improve their everyday conduct, then discovered that Sakayanagi Arisu remembered their childhood chess rivalry. He persuaded her to agree to a chess match for 50,000 Points, leaving him eager to earn more.

• Uesugi Hara returned to class, where Katsuragi Kohei credited his theory that the exam tested everyday conduct and set a plan to improve the class's behavior.
• Uesugi Hara questioned Sakayanagi Arisu about how much she knew, and she reminded him that they had met as children over chess.
• Uesugi Hara recalled beating Sakayanagi Arisu at chess and teasingly reminded her of her childhood tantrums, making her angry.
• Uesugi Hara proposed a rematch and asked Sakayanagi Arisu for 50,000 Points per game.
• Sakayanagi Arisu accepted, and Uesugi Hara hurried to catch up with the group, pleased at the chance to earn Points.

Uesugi Hara remembered how he had helped Ichinose Honami after catching her stealing a hair clip, then reflected on the bizarre students in Classes B, C, and D. He remained in Class A, wondering how a school for elites could have so many strange students.

• Uesugi Hara spotted Ichinose Honami in Class B and remembered catching her stealing a star-shaped hair clip from the shop where he worked.
• Uesugi Hara let Ichinose Honami organize the shelves in exchange for keeping quiet, then gave her the hair clip as payment for her work.
• Ichinose Honami thanked Uesugi Hara and left, while he later lost his part-time job after the shop owner said business was slow.
• Uesugi Hara surveyed the classes and judged Class C's delinquent-looking students, Class D's self-admiring boy and leering boys, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's indifference to being poked with a compass.
• Uesugi Hara concluded that Class A seemed like a breath of fresh air compared with the strange students elsewhere.

Uesugi Hara befriended Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, then witnessed upper-year students taunt a Class D student and began to suspect the school’s classes were competing for resources. He concluded that Class D’s troubles had nothing to do with him because he was in Class A.

• Uesugi Hara asked Ayanokoji Kiyotaka whether he liked the girl who had poked him with a compass, then invited him to walk together because neither had friends.
• At the dormitory convenience store, Uesugi Hara recommended a 13-in-1 wash, while Ayanokoji bought separate shampoo and body wash.
• Uesugi Hara and Ayanokoji noticed Horikita Suzune shopping, and Horikita briefly looked their way before leaving without speaking.
• After Ayanokoji left, Uesugi Hara bought supplies and learned that free essentials were reserved for students with low Points balances.
• Uesugi Hara watched three upper-year students taunt a red-haired Class D student, who kicked over a garbage can after they left.
• Uesugi Hara suspected the school’s class system rewarded winners, then dismissed Class D’s problems because he was in Class A.

Uesugi Hara explored the campus, sampled its food and shops, and struggled to adjust to having free time and money. Back in his dorm, he discovered Blog and followed Shizuku-chan after becoming captivated by her photos.

• Uesugi Hara forced himself to finish the unpleasant free meal after a staff member told him not to waste it.
• Uesugi Hara wandered through the campus commercial district, tried coffee at a cafe, and paid 1,000 Points for one cup.
• Uesugi Hara ate a meal at a restaurant before returning to his empty dorm and feeling unsure how to spend his free time.
• Uesugi Hara installed Blog and found that his new account recommended videos of women in revealing outfits.
• Uesugi Hara opened Shizuku-chan's profile, followed her, and commented that he liked looking at legs.

Uesugi Hara caught Kamuro Masumi shoplifting a can of beer and used their friendship to secure her help. He asked if he could look at her legs, leaving her stunned.

• Uesugi Hara worried that his interest in Shizuku-chan’s legs made him a pervert, then found online that it was normal for men to like looking at legs.
• Uesugi Hara spotted Kamuro Masumi shoplifting a can of beer at a convenience store and followed her outside.
• Uesugi Hara confronted Kamuro Masumi and got her to agree to keep helping him by promising to keep her theft secret.
• Uesugi Hara asked Kamuro Masumi if he could look at her legs, and the moment went silent.

Uesugi Hara persuaded Kamuro Masumi to let him look at her legs, then called her a rule-breaker for stealing beer. The two parted after Kamuro warned him to keep the incident secret and tossed him the can.

• Uesugi Hara asked to look at Kamuro Masumi's legs, and after he appealed to her promise to help, she reluctantly agreed.
• Uesugi Hara stared at Kamuro Masumi's legs on a bench, then teased her when she blushed.
• Uesugi Hara admitted he thought he might be a pervert, and Kamuro Masumi told him he was one.
• Uesugi Hara accused Kamuro Masumi of stealing beer for the thrill of breaking rules, and she warned him not to tell anyone.
• Kamuro Masumi threw the beer can to Uesugi Hara and walked away, leaving him wondering what to do with it.

Uesugi Hara clashed with Kamuro Masumi before class, then collided with Sakayanagi Arisu in the hallway and left her furious after helping her up. Sakayanagi returned to the classroom appearing composed while secretly vowing to get revenge on him.

• Uesugi Hara warned Kamuro Masumi not to draw attention to what she had done the previous day, and she told him to shut up.
• Uesugi Hara found Sakayanagi Arisu on the hallway floor after she bumped into him, covered her skirt, helped her stand, and returned her cane.
• Uesugi Hara teased Sakayanagi about her red-panda underwear and left for the restroom, believing he had done a good deed.
• Sakayanagi Arisu recovered from her confusion, angrily insulted Uesugi Hara, and vowed to find a way to make him regret it.
• Uesugi Hara returned to class in high spirits, misread Sakayanagi's smile as a sign she was untroubled, and argued with Kamuro Masumi before the teacher arrived.

Uesugi Hara blamed his haggard appearance on drinking beer and staying up admiring girls’ legs, so he decided to quit alcohol. He argued with Kamuro Masumi over messages about the beer and their past schemes, then went back to bed to rest.

• Uesugi Hara passed the time in class by sorting through love letters while Kamuro Masumi dozed beside him.
• Uesugi Hara reflected on his routine of drinking beer Kamuro Masumi gave him, staying up late, and admiring girls’ legs.
• Uesugi Hara saw his dark circles in the bathroom mirror and vowed to quit alcohol.
• Uesugi Hara told Kamuro Masumi he was quitting, and she questioned whether he had been drinking illegally.
• Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi traded accusations and jokes about the beer and her use of Sleight of Hand.
• Uesugi Hara stopped messaging Kamuro Masumi and went back to bed for another nap.

Uesugi Hara found Morishita Ai asleep on a bench and secretly filmed her, leading to a teasing exchange in which she caught him focusing on her legs. After kicking him and dismissing him, Morishita watched him leave while wondering what she was planning.

• Uesugi Hara spotted Morishita Ai asleep on a bench and recorded several clips of her with his Terminal.
• Morishita Ai woke up and accused Uesugi Hara of being a pervert after seeing that most of the footage showed her legs.
• Uesugi Hara tried to excuse himself, and Morishita Ai teased him about offering him a pair of black stockings.
• Uesugi Hara joked about Morishita Ai's stockings and received two kicks to the shin.
• Morishita Ai waved Uesugi Hara away and watched him leave, wondering what she was planning.

Hara recalled growing up alongside Yuki and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in the White Room, where increasingly difficult training led to Yuki’s elimination and eventually left Hara and Kiyotaka as the last fourth-generation students. Hara chose to lose their final spar and was eliminated, leaving Kiyotaka as the generation’s sole survivor.

• Hara met Yuki and Kiyotaka in the White Room, and Yuki showed a genuine smile after falling in front of Hara.
• Hara and Kiyotaka held back their abilities to keep training from becoming harder, but Yuki failed a test and was eliminated despite Hara’s attempt to protect her.
• After Yuki left, Hara and Kiyotaka became the only fourth-generation students remaining and continued to draw in their sparring matches.
• Hara learned that Kiyotaka was Ayanokoji Atsuomi’s son and began calling him Ayanokoji instead of Kiyotaka.
• Hara told Ayanokoji they were tired of the game and deliberately lost their final spar, after which the instructors eliminated Hara.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka remained as the only student from the fourth generation.

Uesugi Hara went shopping for clothes after waking from a vivid dream about the White House, and Ichinose Honami spotted him in the shopping district. Honami went to greet him while Amikura Mako, Kobashi Yume, and Shiranami Chihiro secretly followed, with Chihiro convinced Honami might be in danger.

• Uesugi Hara woke from a vivid dream about his days at the White House and decided to enjoy his new life by buying clothes.
• Uesugi Hara wandered through the shopping district, unsure how to shop in the high-end clothing stores.
• Ichinose Honami spotted Uesugi Hara and told her friends she knew him because he had helped her before.
• Amikura Mako and Kobashi Yume dragged Shiranami Chihiro away so Honami could speak with Uesugi Hara alone.
• Amikura Mako proposed secretly following Honami and Uesugi Hara, and Shiranami Chihiro eagerly led the way.

Uesugi Hara ran into Ichinose Honami, who helped him shop for casual clothes, while Shiranami Chihiro and her classmates secretly watched and joined them. After Ichinose paid for his clothes, Uesugi declined her invitation to get milk tea and left, while Chihiro clung to Ichinose and insisted she was only worried he would steal her friend away.

• Ichinose Honami found Uesugi Hara outside a clothing store, and they caught up before she offered to help him shop.
• Shiranami Chihiro, Amikura Mako, and Kobashi Yume followed them into the store after secretly watching from outside.
• Ichinose Honami and the others helped Uesugi Hara try on outfits while Shiranami Chihiro repeatedly criticized his choices and secretly admired how he looked.
• Ichinose Honami paid for Uesugi Hara's new clothes as thanks, and he accepted before declining her invitation to get milk tea.
• After Uesugi Hara left, Shiranami Chihiro hugged Ichinose Honami and said she had feared he would steal her away.

At swimming class, Uesugi Hara teased Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi, then lifted Sakayanagi by the collar to prove he could overpower her. He left Sakayanagi and Kamuro behind, laughing, while Kamuro tried to avoid Sakayanagi’s anger.

• Uesugi Hara found Sakayanagi Arisu at the pool with Kamuro Masumi, who was reluctantly helping her.
• Uesugi Hara teased Kamuro about helping Sakayanagi, and Sakayanagi warned him not to tease her.
• Uesugi Hara offered Kamuro a deal to spank Sakayanagi, then lifted Sakayanagi off the ground by her collar when she challenged his ability to pin her down.
• Uesugi Hara set Sakayanagi down, teased her, and hurried away before she could respond.
• Sakayanagi asked Kamuro what she had seen, and Kamuro pretended that nothing had happened.
• Uesugi Hara laughed outside the pool area and imagined arranging for his friend to spank Sakayanagi later.

Uesugi Hara joined the swimming class races to win 5,000 Points, but his loud cheering embarrassed Morishita Ai and made her swim poorly. He won the boys’ race and later learned Morishita had already left the swimming hall.

• Uesugi Hara changed into his swimsuit after hearing that the winner of the 50-meter freestyle race would receive 5,000 Points.
• Uesugi Hara stared at Morishita Ai’s feet and asked if she wanted him to cheer for her, making her draw her foot away.
• Uesugi Hara shouted an over-the-top chant while Morishita Ai raced, startling her and causing her to nearly finish last.
• Morishita Ai kicked Uesugi Hara in the shin and hurried toward the changing room, while Kamuro Masumi warned him not to cheer for her.
• Kamuro Masumi won her girls’ race, and Uesugi Hara won the boys’ race in 23.11 seconds before turning down the teacher’s invitation to join the swim club.
• Uesugi Hara looked for Morishita Ai after the race, but Kamuro Masumi told him she had already left.