Class A

Biodata

Class Points

Background

Advanced Nurturing High School appears to divide its four classes by student quality: “honor students,” well-behaved students, troublemakers, and “defective products.” Class A is associated with the honor-student category and receives the advantages intended for the school’s strongest students. 4

Its students possess strong self-discipline and maintained a high early Class Point total even without complete internal unity. However, their confidence in their own superiority caused them to underestimate lower-ranked classes, particularly Class D. 8 41

Leadership and Factions

Katsuragi Faction

Katsuragi Kohei initially served as Class A’s leader. He was conscientious, defensive in his decision-making, and willing to accept responsibility for the class’s failures. 27 30

After the Uninhabited Island Exam, Class A confronted Katsuragi over its loss. He resigned as leader, believing he was responsible for the result. 30

Sakayanagi Faction

The Sakayanagi Faction operated as a rival power bloc within Class A. Its members repeatedly clashed with Katsuragi’s supporters, including through information leaks and actions that worsened the class’s position during the Uninhabited Island Exam. 30 38

Sakayanagi later became Class A’s principal decision-maker. Her plans were treated as the class’s direction during the Forest School Exam, and she personally claimed the Command Tower position for the Selection Event Exam. 98 99 148

Major Arcs

Uninhabited Island Exam

Class A entered the exam with a shortage of Special Exam Points and relied on a contract with Sagara Zoya. In exchange for supplies and leader information, it agreed to pay him 1.6 million Private Points each month. 27

Sagara deliberately exposed his own leader status to influence Katsuragi’s decisions. Class A ultimately finished with 130 points, while internal dissatisfaction escalated into a leadership crisis. 29 30

Cruise Ship Thinking Exam

Katsuragi ordered Class A students not to participate in group discussions, using a defensive strategy intended to protect its Targets. 37

Sagara forced Class A into a further agreement by threatening to end the groups containing its VIPs. Under the contract, Class A was to help Class C secure Result 1 outcomes while surrendering its Class Point gains from the exam to Sagara. 40

The exam concluded with no Class Point change for Class A, but it became obligated to make continuing Private Point payments to Sagara. 41

Forest School Exam

Class B and Class C’s coordinated group formation disrupted Class A’s preferred strategy. The alliance left Class A dependent on Class D students for several groups, forcing it to choose between pursuing high ranks and protecting weaker members from expulsion. 99 100 101

Class A suffered heavily in the final results, losing both Class Points and Private Points. The defeat renewed conflict between supporters of Katsuragi and Sakayanagi. 116

Relationships

• Katsuragi Kohei — Former class leader; resigned after accepting responsibility for the Uninhabited Island Exam defeat. 30
• Sakayanagi Arisu — Leading strategist and head of the rival faction that superseded Katsuragi’s influence. 98 99 148
• Sagara Zoya / Sawahara — Rival negotiator who repeatedly exploited Class A’s need for points, supplies, and information. 27 40 41
• Class B and Class C — Their Forest School alliance dismantled Class A’s personnel advantage and forced unfavorable group arrangements. 99 101
• Class D — Often dismissed by Class A, but became an unavoidable partner during the Forest School Exam. 41 99 100
• Ryuen Kakeru — Joined one of Class A’s Forest School groups, further limiting the class’s ability to control its own formation. 100