Chapter Summaries

Mashima Tomoya announced Class A’s midterm results, revealing that no one had failed and more than half the class had earned perfect scores. Uesugi Hara stayed at his desk and traded teasing remarks with Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi, leaving Kamuro unimpressed by his attempts to be kind.

• Mashima Tomoya posted the scores and announced that everyone in Class A had passed, with more than half earning perfect scores.
• Kamuro Masumi went to check her score after Uesugi Hara teased her about copying answers, and Morishita Ai explained why the remark had annoyed her.
• Morishita Ai called Uesugi Hara gloomy, then repeatedly glanced back at him while pretending to check the scores.
• Uesugi Hara praised Kamuro Masumi for her studying and offered to help her, making her suspicious of his sudden kindness.
• Uesugi Hara made a nonsensical joke to Kamuro Masumi, who rolled her eyes and turned away.

Uesugi Hara, Kamuro Masumi, and Sakayanagi Arisu attended the club information session, where Kamuro considered the Art Club and Uesugi asked about clubs with money. Horikita Manabu’s forceful Student Council speech ended the introductions, and the three discussed how intimidating he seemed.

• Uesugi Hara invited Kamuro Masumi to the club information session, and she agreed after he suggested inviting Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Uesugi Hara invited Morishita Ai, who refused and left to explore campus on her own.
• At the First Gymnasium, Kamuro Masumi showed interest in the Art Club, and Sakayanagi Arisu encouraged her to consider joining.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Uesugi Hara that she had lost interest in the Chess Club after defeating its members, and he proposed playing chess with her.
• Horikita Manabu delivered a forceful speech as Student Council President, after which Tachibana Akane announced that the session was over and club applications were open.
• Uesugi Hara, Kamuro Masumi, and Sakayanagi Arisu discussed the Student Council’s authority and Horikita Manabu’s intimidating presence.

Uesugi Hara questioned Mashima Tomoya about buying exam marks, school benefits, and transferring classes, then asked whether Class 3-A still had 40 students. The chapter ended with Hoshinomiya Chie drunkenly teasing Ichinose Honami about Uesugi, while Chabashira Sae left the office frustrated with Class D.

• Uesugi Hara guessed to Kushida Kikyo that Horikita had used Private Points to prevent Ken Sudō's expulsion, and Mashima Tomoya later confirmed that a passing mark on the first midterm cost 100,000 points.
• Uesugi Hara learned that transferring classes or buying the school's promised benefits cost 20 million Private Points.
• Uesugi Hara asked Mashima Tomoya whether Class 3-A still had 40 students, but Mashima did not answer.
• Ichinose Honami escorted a drunk Hoshinomiya Chie from the office, and Hoshinomiya called Uesugi “Little Uesugi” and urged him to date Ichinose.
• Sakagami Kazuma and Mashima Tomoya discussed their promising students, while Chabashira Sae left, privately resenting Class D's students.

Sakura Airi nervously asked Uesugi Hara to accompany her on a photo shoot, and the two spent a happy afternoon together as she photographed in a secluded spot at school. Uesugi promised to join her again, but just as they were about to leave, something unexpected happened.

• Sakura Airi overcame her hesitation and messaged Uesugi Hara, asking him to come with her to take pictures.
• Uesugi Hara happily accepted, and the next afternoon he accompanied Airi around school until she chose a secluded path behind the athletic field.
• Airi changed into her photo-shoot outfit while Uesugi Hara tried to look away, then confidently posed for pictures once the shoot began.
• Afterward, Uesugi Hara and Airi sat by a flower bed, reviewed the photos, and enjoyed talking together.
• When Uesugi Hara said it was time to go, he promised to accompany Airi on another photo shoot, and something unexpected happened as they prepared to leave.

Uesugi Hara and Sakura Airi witnessed Ken Sudō fight three boys from Class C, whom Uesugi secretly recorded. After the boys revealed they had picked the fight on Ryuen’s orders, Uesugi escorted a shaken Airi back and promised to protect her from anyone who bullied her.

• Three Class C boys, including Ishizaki Daichi, provoked Ken Sudō and shoved him until he fought back.
• Uesugi Hara hid with Sakura Airi, covered her eyes, and secretly recorded the brawl on his Terminal.
• Ken Sudō beat all three boys, who admitted afterward that they had followed Big Bro Ryuen’s orders.
• Uesugi Hara and Sakura Airi left together, and he noticed she seemed pale and nervous.
• Uesugi Hara promised to deal with anyone who bullied Airi, making her laugh and easing her nerves.

On July 1, Mashima Tomoya announced the new Class Points, and Uesugi Hara considered Class C’s harassment of Class B while keeping his knowledge of the school’s rules to himself. After lending Kushida Kikyo points, he learned Ken Sudō’s fight with Class C had cost their class points, then reviewed a video recording and wondered how to use it.

• Mashima Tomoya announced that Class A had 1064 points, Class B 660, Class C 600, and Class D 87.
• Uesugi Hara suspected Class C was exploiting the school’s rules to target Class B and wondered whether he might be targeted next.
• At lunch, Sakayanagi Arisu told Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi that no one had been selected for the Student Council.
• Kushida Kikyo asked Uesugi Hara for points, and he agreed to lend her 1,000 after warning her not to lend them to others.
• Kushida Kikyo blamed Ken Sudō’s fight with Class C for her class losing points and asked Uesugi Hara for clues.
• After the call, Uesugi Hara watched a video he had recorded and considered how to use it.

Uesugi Hara told Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune that Ryuen had sent three students to target Ken Sudō, charging them Points for the information. He then decided to keep the video he had and sell it to Class C instead, leaving Ayanokoji without that evidence.

• Mashima Tomoya asked Class A for witnesses to the fight between Class D and Class C, but none came forward.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune approached Uesugi Hara for information about Ken Sudō, and Uesugi demanded payment.
• Uesugi told them that Ryuen had sent the three students who targeted Ken Sudō, and Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji each paid him ten thousand Points.
• Uesugi considered trading his video to Ayanokoji for a favor, then decided to offer it to Class C because he expected them to pay more.

Uesugi Hara gave Kushida Kikyo a lead on possible witnesses, then arranged with Mashima Tomoya to trade evidence about the Ken Sudō incident to Class C through its homeroom teacher. He later learned that Class D suspected Sakura Airi had been a witness and warned her to tell him if anyone bothered her.

• Kushida Kikyo confronted Uesugi Hara through the Terminal, and he suggested that people passing near the altercation might have seen something.
• Uesugi Hara showed Mashima Tomoya a video that explained the Ken Sudō incident and proposed using it to negotiate with Class C through Sakagami Kazuma.
• Mashima Tomoya agreed to handle the deal, with the video to be revealed shortly before the hearing began.
• Uesugi Hara read Kushida Kikyo's latest message saying Sakura Airi might have been a witness, and he asked Airi to tell him if anyone gave her trouble.
• Airi agreed, and Uesugi Hara asked Kushida Kikyo what had happened.

Uesugi Hara paid Kushida Kikyo for information about Sakura and learned that Horikita Suzune suspected Sakura was the witness. The next day, he explained to Kamuro Masumi why Class B was helping Class D, then drew Sakayanagi Arisu’s displeasure by discussing her too loudly.

• Uesugi Hara offered Kushida Kikyo 10,050 Points in total, and she told him that Horikita Suzune believed Sakura was the witness because her reaction had stood out.
• Kushida Kikyo said she would approach Sakura and was confident she could persuade her to help Class D, while Uesugi Hara worried about Sakura being pressured if she refused.
• Uesugi Hara decided to focus on helping Airi become more resilient and logged into his alternate account to visit Shizuku-chan’s backstage page.
• The next day, Uesugi Hara explained to Kamuro Masumi that Class B helped Class D because of its conflict with Class C and Ichinose’s unity-minded leadership.
• Uesugi Hara accidentally discussed Sakayanagi Arisu loudly enough for her to hear, then tried to cover it by telling the class to carry on.

Uesugi Hara stood by Sakura Airi when Horikita Suzune confronted her about the incident, and he fought Horikita before leaving with Airi. Airi later asked whether she should testify for Sudo, and Uesugi told her he would support whatever she chose.

• Uesugi Hara met Sakura Airi while she took pictures, then challenged Horikita Suzune when she questioned Airi.
• Uesugi Hara pinned Horikita Suzune during their fight, and Ayanokoji stopped Horikita from retaliating.
• Ayanokoji asked Sakura Airi about what she had witnessed, but she denied seeing anything and he offered to help if anyone pressured her.
• Uesugi Hara and Sakura Airi encountered Ichinose Honami, who said she was going to investigate the incident scene.
• Sakura Airi asked Uesugi Hara whether she should testify for Sudo, and he said he would support her decision.

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.