Chapter Summaries

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.

Uesugi Hara lounged at Class C’s campsite with Ryuen Kakeru, then joined Ayanokoji and Horikita Suzune as they left to investigate. He gave them a vague account of Ibuki’s expulsion and clash with Ryuen, concealing what he knew.

• Hara enjoyed Class C’s facilities and relaxed beside Ryuen, who ordered a classmate to bring Ayanokoji and Horikita to their campsite.
• Horikita questioned Ryuen about Class C’s leisurely approach to the exam, but Ryuen insisted he would do things his own way.
• When Ayanokoji and Horikita left, Hara grabbed snacks, barbecue, and juice and hurried after them.
• Ayanokoji asked Hara about Ibuki, and Hara said she had argued with Ryuen before he punched her and expelled her from Class C.
• Horikita wondered whether Ibuki and Ryuen had disagreed about using Points, then continued walking.

Uesugi Hara, Ayanokoji, and Horikita Suzune visited Class B’s camp, where Ichinose Honami welcomed them and discussed the camp’s setup and students who had left Class C. Horikita began a private discussion with Ichinose while Uesugi wandered around the camp.

• Uesugi Hara gave Ayanokoji snacks and insect repellent, which Horikita Suzune eventually used despite resisting Ayanokoji’s offer.
• Uesugi Hara, Ayanokoji, and Horikita arrived at Class B’s well-organized camp beside a small waterfall, and Ichinose Honami came to greet them.
• Uesugi Hara praised Class B’s camp, and Horikita pointed out the problems with its damp, cramped location; Ichinose said the class had addressed most of them.
• Uesugi Hara gave Ichinose snacks from Class C, and Ichinose mentioned that Kaneda had said Ryuen kicked him out; Horikita explained that Class D had also taken in Ibuki.
• Horikita told Uesugi to leave while she discussed something with Ichinose, and Uesugi agreed to explore the camp.

Uesugi Hara scouted Classes B and D, then reported his findings to Sakayanagi, including his guesses about who was in charge of each class. The chapter ended with Sakayanagi sending him to help Kamuro cook.

• Uesugi Hara waited for Ichinose and Horikita to finish talking at Class B's campsite, then parted from them and went to scout Class D.
• Uesugi Hara gave Kushida snacks to share with Class D and learned that Horikita Suzune was currently in charge of the class.
• Uesugi Hara returned to Class A and told Sakayanagi that Class C had spies in Classes B and D, Class B seemed unaware of them, and Class D had poor facilities.
• Uesugi Hara reported that he suspected Shiranami Chihiro was in charge of Class B and that Horikita Suzune was currently leading Class D.
• Sakayanagi asked Uesugi Hara to help Kamuro cook, and he protested that he only knew how to eat.

Class C delivered living supplies to Class A as part of their cooperation, while Uesugi Hara teased Sakayanagi Arisu into inspecting the camp. Ryuen Kakeru then set off alone into the forest to pursue a risky plan to secure Class C’s victory.

• Class C brought Class A tents, cooking equipment, seasonings, and leftover food, and Ryuen Kakeru assured Uesugi Hara that the supplies had not been tampered with.
• After finalizing the cooperation with Sakayanagi Arisu, Ryuen Kakeru left Class A’s camp, while Uesugi Hara imagined kidnapping a Class C strategist and regretted that Sakayanagi had rejected placing a spy in Class A.
• Uesugi Hara made Sakayanagi Arisu leave her chaise lounge and led her around the camp to inspect her classmates’ work.
• At Class C’s camp, Ryuen Kakeru packed survival gear and told Ishizaki Daichi that he needed to win the exam to earn his classmates’ respect.
• Ryuen Kakeru entered the forest alone, leaving Ishizaki Daichi and the remaining Class C students to wait for his return.

On the third day of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi explored an assigned area until Kamuro’s blisters made it difficult for her to walk. Uesugi carried her onward, leaving both embarrassed by their closeness.

• Uesugi Hara renewed Class A’s claims at the Check-in Machines, then returned to camp for Sakayanagi Arisu’s assignments.
• Sakayanagi Arisu assigned Uesugi Hara and Kamuro Masumi to explore one area and sent Katsuragi’s group to a neighboring one.
• Kamuro Masumi struggled to keep up with Uesugi Hara because blisters on her feet had worsened, though she initially claimed she was only tired.
• Uesugi Hara examined Kamuro’s burst blisters, cleaned her wounds, and told her to leave her shoes and socks off.
• Uesugi Hara carried Kamuro on his back, and both grew flustered as they made their way through the forest.