Chapter Summaries

Uesugi Hara carried Kamuro Masumi through the forest as she grew flustered by their close contact, and they joined Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kushida Kikyo to explore. The group found a small corn patch, then split its harvest with Katsuragi Kohei and the Class A students before returning to their camps.

• Uesugi Hara carried Kamuro Masumi toward the area assigned to Katsuragi while she became embarrassed by touching him and sharing his water bottle.
• Uesugi Hara, Kamuro Masumi, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, and Kushida Kikyo met in the forest and agreed to explore together.
• Kushida Kikyo asked why Uesugi Hara was carrying Kamuro Masumi, and Uesugi explained that blisters kept Kamuro from walking.
• The group discovered a small patch of corn, and Uesugi Hara estimated it held about fifty ears, enough for one class.
• Totsuka Yahiko accused Ayanokoji Kiyotaka of trying to steal Class A's food, but Katsuragi Kohei stopped him and apologized.
• Uesugi Hara proposed splitting the corn, and the group divided the harvest before returning to their camps.

Uesugi Hara brought Kamuro Masumi back to camp after she injured her feet, and Sakayanagi Arisu apologized before leaving her to rest. On the fourth day of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Uesugi partnered with Morishita Ai to investigate Class C’s camp and seek out its hidden Survival Expert.

• Uesugi Hara carried Kamuro Masumi to camp, where she explained that broken blisters had left her unable to walk.
• Sakayanagi Arisu apologized to Kamuro Masumi and offered to help, but Kamuro refused and Sakayanagi went to check on the camp’s work.
• Morishita Ai explored the surroundings with a magnifying glass while Uesugi Hara watched over their route.
• Uesugi Hara pretended to identify clues in the leaves, rocks, and dirt, impressing Morishita Ai, who quickly changed the subject.
• Uesugi Hara told Morishita Ai they would check Class C’s camp and search for its hidden Survival Expert; Morishita excitedly ran off in the wrong direction.

Uesugi Hara and Morishita Ai searched the forest for the Class C student Morishita claimed the forest had identified as Ryuen Kakeru, but found no one. After meeting Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Ichinose Honami at the campsite and embarrassing Ichinose with a blunt question, Uesugi left with Morishita, who promptly fell on the beach.

• Uesugi Hara and Morishita Ai found Class C's campsite deserted and decided to search the forest for its remaining student.
• Morishita claimed the forest had told her Ryuen Kakeru was hiding nearby, and she led Uesugi through the woods all afternoon without finding him.
• Uesugi and Morishita returned to the campsite, where they met Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Ichinose Honami investigating Class C.
• Morishita asked Ichinose how she had cultivated her chest, and Uesugi stopped her and apologized for her behavior.
• After Ayanokoji and Ichinose left, Morishita ran off when Uesugi nudged her, then lost her balance and fell on the sand as he hurried to help her.

On the fifth day of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Uesugi Hara visited Class D and found its students investigating stolen belongings, then spent time talking with Sakura Airi. Meanwhile, Sakayanagi Arisu briefed Class A on a task planned for the next day, leaving Uesugi unaware that he was in for a surprise.

• Sakayanagi Arisu gave Uesugi Hara the day off and said she had an important task for him tomorrow.
• Uesugi Hara visited Class D, where Kushida Kikyo explained that Karuizawa Kei's belongings had been stolen; he saw Ayanokoji Kiyotaka holding pink fabric, but the boys' search found nothing.
• Uesugi Hara sat with Sakura Airi, asked how she was doing, and offered to let her stay at Class A's camp, but she declined.
• Uesugi Hara suspected Ibuki Mio was involved in Class D's theft, but chose not to interfere and left the camp.
• Sakayanagi Arisu briefed Class A on the next day's task, and Morishita Ai volunteered to handle its final step.

Uesugi Hara discovered Morishita Ai performing a strange ritual in the woods and mistook her for a supernatural threat. After catching and scolding her, he escorted her back to camp, where she slipped into the girls' tent and left him heading back to the boys' tent.

• Uesugi Hara heard strange sounds in the woods and found Morishita Ai dancing around a tree with feathers on her head and a branch as a staff.
• Uesugi Hara tried to sneak away, but Morishita Ai called out to him, startling him into punching at her.
• Uesugi Hara chased Morishita Ai around the tree and pinned her to the ground, then learned she had been praying for rain.
• Uesugi Hara removed the feathers, released Morishita Ai, and warned her not to perform her ritual in the middle of the night.
• Uesugi Hara escorted Morishita Ai to the girls' tent, where she teased him before darting inside; he returned to the boys' tent.

Sakayanagi Arisu forced Uesugi Hara to drink medicine that caused diarrhea so he would have to withdraw from the Uninhabited Island Exam. After he rushed to the toilet, she arranged for Hashimoto, Katsuragi, and Yamamura to take him to the cruise ship and handle his Identity Card.

• As rain drove Class A into the cave, the boys surrounded Uesugi Hara and pinned him down.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Uesugi Hara that she had ordered the plan to make him withdraw from the exam.
• Morishita Ai brought Sakayanagi Arisu water, and Sakayanagi mixed in medicine that would give Uesugi Hara diarrhea.
• At Sakayanagi Arisu's direction, Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi helped force the medicine down Uesugi Hara's throat.
• When the medicine took effect, Uesugi Hara rushed to the makeshift toilet, and Sakayanagi Arisu assigned Hashimoto, Katsuragi, and Yamamura to take him to the cruise ship and manage his Identity Card.

The Uninhabited Island Exam ended with Class A in first place and Class C in last, while Uesugi Hara recovered aboard the ship. Sakayanagi Arisu compensated Uesugi with Private Points, and he let her and Kamuro Masumi into his room while secretly planning his revenge.

• Mashima Tomoya completed Uesugi Hara’s change-of-responsibility paperwork and took him to Hoshinomiya Chie for treatment.
• Mashima announced the final results: Class A placed first with 320 points, Class D second with 175, Class B third with 90, and Class C last with zero.
• Ryuen Kakeru realized Horikita Suzune and Uesugi Hara’s early withdrawals had derailed his plans and vowed to deal with the situation.
• Sakayanagi Arisu visited Uesugi with Kamuro Masumi, but Uesugi shut the door on them.
• Sakayanagi transferred Uesugi 1,248,000 Private Points as compensation, and Uesugi accepted the payment before inviting her and Kamuro inside.

Uesugi Hara accepted Sakayanagi Arisu’s offer to work for her, then tied her up and punished her while Kamuro Masumi reluctantly held her down. After freeing Sakayanagi, he asked her to work for him instead and left the room, leaving Kamuro with her.

• Sakayanagi Arisu offered Uesugi Hara a monthly salary of one hundred thousand Points to work for her, and he accepted.
• After Sakayanagi transferred the Points and told Uesugi to begin Hashimoto’s duties the next day, Uesugi tied her up and covered her mouth with tape.
• Uesugi threatened Kamuro Masumi into holding Sakayanagi down while he struck her with a cane and took pictures.
• Uesugi stopped when Sakayanagi became flushed and teary, then untied her and teased her about sending the pictures to the Chairman.
• Uesugi asked Sakayanagi to work for him, left her with Kamuro, and departed the dorm room.

Uesugi Hara met Kushida Kikyo for a meal and questioned her about the uninhabited island exam and her conflict with Horikita. After learning that Ayanokoji had led Class D and Horikita had withdrawn, he considered Ayanokoji’s hidden motives and the uncertain loyalties among his classmates.

• Uesugi Hara encountered Kushida Kikyo in the hallway, and she pulled him to the Cruise Restaurant despite his protests.
• Kushida Kikyo told Uesugi Hara that Class A had scored 320 Points, Class B 90, Class C 0, and Class D 175, and that Ayanokoji had been Class D’s leader after Horikita withdrew.
• Uesugi Hara claimed that wild fruit had made him sick and forced him to withdraw from the exam, and Kushida Kikyo accepted his explanation.
• Uesugi Hara asked Kushida Kikyo why she wanted Horikita expelled, and she said they could not coexist after Horikita learned her true nature.
• Uesugi Hara suspected that Ayanokoji had arranged Horikita’s withdrawal and weighed Kushida Kikyo’s usefulness against the threats within the classes.

Ayanokoji Hara decided to remain in Class A and later confronted Ayanokoji about his role in Class D’s Uninhabited Island plan. After learning Ayanokoji Atsuomi was trying to reach Ayanokoji, Hara offered to cooperate on two conditions, including a fight that began at the chapter’s end.

• Ayanokoji Hara abandoned the idea of transferring classes because he lacked the points and preferred to keep watch on Sakayanagi from Class A.
• Ayanokoji Hara accepted Yamamura Miki’s friend request but received no message from her afterward.
• Ayanokoji Hara met Ayanokoji on the cruise ship’s top deck and asked whether he had secretly driven Class D’s final move on the Uninhabited Island.
• Ayanokoji explained that Chabashira Sae had told him Ayanokoji Atsuomi was trying to contact him and had threatened him with expulsion to make him help Class D.
• Ayanokoji Hara offered to cooperate if all jointly earned points went to him and Ayanokoji beat him in a fight.
• Ayanokoji agreed to the conditions, and Ayanokoji Hara struck first.

Uesugi Hara and Ayanokoji fought on the cruise ship deck, then agreed to continue their mutually beneficial partnership as they headed to the infirmary. Uesugi Hara planned to investigate whether Chabashira Sae could really expel students without telling Ayanokoji what he learned.

• Uesugi Hara and Ayanokoji traded attacks on the cramped deck, each trying to overcome the other's fighting skills.
• Uesugi Hara demanded a chance to land one punch, while Ayanokoji said he still wanted to go out over the next few days.
• Uesugi Hara knocked Ayanokoji's guard aside with a sweeping kick, and they ended the fight by striking each other at the same time.
• Uesugi Hara asked Ayanokoji to help him reach the infirmary and revealed that he had a key.
• Uesugi Hara reflected that their partnership let him help Class D while pursuing his own interests, and decided to check whether Chabashira Sae could expel students.

After noticing someone was following him, Uesugi Hara caught Yamamura Miki spying on him and learned Sakayanagi Arisu had ordered her to do it. He confronted Sakayanagi by terminal, then ended the call with an insult and wondered whether he could recruit someone to his side.

• Uesugi Hara sensed someone watching him while the students relaxed during vacation.
• At the ship’s stern, Uesugi Hara spotted blue hair and found Yamamura Miki hiding in the shadows.
• Uesugi Hara questioned Yamamura Miki about following him, guessed Sakayanagi Arisu had sent her, and let her leave.
• Uesugi Hara returned to Airi and looked over the night-scene photographs with her.
• Uesugi Hara contacted Sakayanagi Arisu, learned she had wanted updates on his recent activities, insulted her, and hung up.

Kushida Kikyo accepted Uesugi Hara’s offer to help her deal with Horikita Suzune, though he insisted she follow his lead. He proposed using Horikita Suzune’s devotion to her brother and the Points he had received from Horikita Manabu to pressure her, leaving Kushida eager to take part but still uncertain whether Uesugi would let her.

• Kushida Kikyo confronted Uesugi Hara about agreeing to help her, and he told her to follow his lead or back out.
• Uesugi Hara revealed that Horikita Suzune was Horikita Manabu’s younger sister and described how much she cared about him.
• Uesugi Hara suggested telling Horikita Suzune about the Points he had received from Horikita Manabu, and Kushida guessed Horikita would try to repay them.
• Kushida Kikyo imagined making Horikita Suzune pay a humiliating price, but Uesugi Hara reminded her that the Points belonged to him.
• Kushida Kikyo flirted with Uesugi Hara and asked to join his plan, but he pulled away and left her fantasizing about Horikita’s submission.

Uesugi Hara attended a briefing for a new Special Exam, which divided first-year students into zodiac groups and tasked them with identifying an anonymous VIP. After learning the rules and possible outcomes, he was left to consider how the VIP might be selected.

• Uesugi Hara received the exam emails and checked Kushida Kikyo's message, noting that her meeting time and location differed from his.
• Uesugi Hara arrived at Room 214 and found students from all four classes, including Sakayanagi Arisu, Ichinose Honami, and Ayanokoji.
• Mashima Tomoya explained that the students had been divided into twelve zodiac groups and that Uesugi Hara belonged to the Ox Group.
• Uesugi Hara read the rules: each group would have a secret VIP, and students would meet before submitting one guess, with rewards or penalties depending on the outcome.
• Mashima Tomoya answered questions and said the exam results would remain anonymous, including the identities of the VIP and students who guessed.

Uesugi Hara considered the possible outcomes of the upcoming exam as Ichinose Honami led the students through introductions. After the gathering broke up, Uesugi accompanied Sakayanagi Arisu to the café, where they continued talking beneath the night sky.

• Uesugi Hara analyzed the exam's possible outcomes and wondered whether the zodiac group names had a deeper meaning.
• Ichinose Honami proposed that the students introduce themselves, and the four classes began getting acquainted.
• Ichinose suggested discussing the exam, but Sakayanagi Arisu argued that it was too early before the VIPs were identified.
• Uesugi Hara took Sakayanagi's cane, proposed discussing unrelated topics instead, and later returned the cane to her.
• Sakayanagi asked Uesugi to escort her to the café, and they passed Kushida Kikyo at the elevator before walking out to the deck.

Uesugi Hara discussed the VIP exam with Sakayanagi Arisu, then advised Kushida Kikyo on how to use her VIP status without revealing her betrayal of Class D. After learning he was not a VIP while Kushida was, Uesugi headed to his class gathering as Kushida prepared to investigate the other groups.

• Uesugi Hara told Sakayanagi Arisu that the exam likely involved finding a pattern in the VIP assignments or questioning people.
• Kushida Kikyo revealed that Horikita Suzune was in their group and fantasized about humiliating her, but Uesugi told her to defeat Horikita through the exam instead of petty tricks.
• Uesugi received an exam message confirming he was not a VIP, while Kushida showed him a message identifying her as one.
• Uesugi explained that Kushida should discreetly gather information about other VIPs and let Horikita protect her without suspecting her betrayal.
• Uesugi left for his class gathering and told Kushida to act as if she knew nothing about the exam.

Uesugi Hara recruited Kamuro Masumi to warn him about Sakayanagi Arisu’s plans, then deduced the pattern identifying the exam’s VIPs while hiding his discovery from Sakayanagi. As Sakayanagi went to test whether he was pretending to know nothing, Kamuro accepted 5,000 Points from Uesugi for her help.

• Uesugi Hara pressured Kamuro Masumi into warning him if Sakayanagi Arisu planned anything against him, and Kamuro agreed.
• Katsuragi announced Class A’s strategy of concealing VIP identities and having non-VIPs try to identify their group’s VIP.
• Uesugi Hara deduced that zodiac order corresponded to each VIP’s position in their group when names were arranged by gojūon order, but told Sakayanagi that his theory had failed.
• Sakayanagi Arisu decided to visit Uesugi Hara and see whether he was hiding knowledge about the exam, bringing Kamuro Masumi along.
• Kamuro Masumi warned Uesugi that Sakayanagi was coming, and Uesugi transferred her 5,000 Points for her help.

Uesugi Hara revealed the VIP pattern to Sakayanagi Arisu and urged her to cooperate with Class D to end the exam quickly. Sakayanagi agreed, while Uesugi privately expected the deal to benefit Class A at Class D’s expense.

• Uesugi Hara told Sakayanagi Arisu that VIPs were assigned by the Japanese syllabary order of names within each group, and she recognized the pattern.
• Sakayanagi Arisu became excited by Uesugi Hara’s intelligence, then composed herself and asked how to proceed.
• Uesugi Hara advised either cooperating with another class to end the exam quickly or following the original plan, which risked Class A being caught off guard.
• Sakayanagi Arisu chose to cooperate with Class D, accepting Uesugi Hara’s recommendation that it posed the least threat.
• After Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi left, Uesugi Hara expected Sakayanagi to deny Class D a reward and reflected on how he had helped Class D while pursuing his own arrangements with Kushida.

Uesugi Hara arranged for Class A to cooperate with Class D after Sakayanagi Arisu solved the VIP pattern, persuading Kushida Kikyo and informing Ayanokoji. The chapter ended with Ayanokoji accepting the arrangement and calling Chabashira Sae.

• Sakayanagi offered Uesugi 500,000 Points from Class D's correct guesses, and Uesugi agreed to notify Class D.
• Uesugi told Kushida that Class A had solved the VIP pattern and proposed working with her to help Class D avoid losing Points.
• Kushida agreed to help after Uesugi offered her a role in training Horikita, and she left to contact Horikita and Hirata.
• Uesugi told Ayanokoji that Class A would reveal its VIPs to Class D in exchange for Points.
• Ayanokoji accepted Uesugi's help and called Chabashira Sae.

Uesugi Hara joined Ichinose Honami, Sakura Airi, Sakayanagi Arisu, and the others to discuss the exam, while Sakayanagi hinted that Class A had found a pattern in its rules. The discussion left Ichinose unsettled, and Uesugi and Sakayanagi traded quiet remarks before the exam began.

• Uesugi Hara arrived early, sat beside Sakura Airi, and browsed her Blog comments with her until Ichinose Honami woke up.
• Sakayanagi Arisu joined Uesugi, greeted Airi, and teased him about being popular with the girls.
• Ichinose tried to lead the group discussion, but most students contributed little while Airi answered questions shyly.
• Sakayanagi told Ichinose that Class A would be the sole winner and suggested the exam's adjusted rules and zodiac groups concealed a pattern.
• Uesugi questioned Sakayanagi's boast and teased her for not having figured out the pattern herself, so she pinched his waist before returning to the discussion.