Chapter Summaries

Kujo, a transmigrator struggling to survive in Class C at Advanced Nurturing High School, unexpectedly spoke with Shiina Hiyori after class. Shiina confessed that she liked him, leaving Kujo speechless.

• Kujo reflected on his lonely routine, dwindling personal points, and fear that he would fail to advance or survive school.
• After most students left, Kujo noticed Shiina Hiyori reading alone and met her gaze.
• Shiina introduced herself and asked Kujo whether he liked books.
• Kujo said he rarely read and focused instead on preparing for life after graduation, but Shiina praised his maturity.
• Shiina said she had been pretending to read so Kujo would notice her, confessed that she liked him, and invited him to call her by her first name.

Shiina, a book-loving first-year who had not made any friends, searched for her missing ginkgo-leaf bookmark and wondered whether she wanted someone’s company. After finding it carefully placed on her desk the next day, she began to suspect Kujo Makoto had returned it and found herself developing feelings for him.

• Shiina felt lonely at school despite having plenty of private points and went to explore the library after class.
• When Shiina discovered her bookmark was missing, she searched on her way back to Class C and glimpsed Kujo Makoto cleaning the blackboard before quietly leaving.
• The next day, Shiina found the bookmark intact beneath a book carefully positioned on her desk.
• Shiina suspected Kujo Makoto had returned the bookmark and blushed as she repeated his name to herself.

Shiina followed her Class C classmates to a karaoke gathering, where she discovered Ryuen, Ishizaki, and Albert after a fight. Ryuen explained his plan to control Class C and move it up to Class A, but Shiina resisted joining him.

• Shiina went to the karaoke place after Teacher Sakagami invited the Class C students and overheard that someone had asked about working for points.
• Shiina hid when boys ran from a room after a crash, then lied to a staff member to send him away for a first-aid kit.
• Shiina entered the room and found Ryuen, Ishizaki, and Albert injured after a fight.
• Ryuen told Shiina he had spread rumors about the school's rules and intended to lead Class C to Class A, using violence against anyone who refused to obey.
• Ryuen handed Shiina Ishizaki's phone and treated her as part of his plan, but Shiina asked whether Teacher Sakagami approved and made clear she wanted no part of Ryuen's methods.

Shiina sought advice about making friends and whether graduating outside Class A would be meaningless. Encouraged by Mashima, she decided to share her love of books, though she ended the chapter still refusing to trust Ryuen or join his group.

• Shiina went to the teachers' office to look for Sakagami but found Mashima instead.
• Shiina told Mashima she wanted a friend and asked whether graduating outside Class A would be meaningless.
• Mashima reassured Shiina about the rumors and advised her to recommend books sincerely to someone in her class.
• Shiina went to the library and decided to cultivate a book-loving companion by sharing books with others.
• Shiina chose not to exchange contact information with Ishizaki or join Ryuen's group because she did not trust Ryuen.

Shiina spent Monday gathering the courage to approach Kujo and try to become his friend. After he said he did not read much, she confessed that she liked him, leaving his response unknown.

• Shiina resolved to speak to Kujo and become friends, then waited anxiously through the school day for him to arrive.
• After class, Shiina watched Kujo linger by the window while the other Class C students waited for Ryuen to leave.
• Shiina asked Kujo whether he liked books, and he replied that he preferred working toward the life he wanted after graduation.
• Fearing Kujo would reject her, Shiina asked whether introducing him to reading might change his mind.
• Shiina told Kujo, "I just like Kujo-kun," and laid her feelings bare.

Kujo Makoto arranged to skip most classes in exchange for monthly points and shared information about the school with Ryuen Kakeru. The next day, anonymous posts began spreading claims about Class Points and the school's rules, leaving Ryuen's test of Kujo's information underway.

• Kujo Makoto paid Sakagami Kazuma to excuse him from most classes, agreeing to conditions that included earning Class C 300 Class Points within a year.
• Kujo met Ryuen Kakeru and explained the school's Class Points, class transfers, Special Exams, and information about teachers and upperclassmen.
• Kujo provoked Ryuen to target other classes and advised him to start with Class B because Class D was especially dangerous.
• Ryuen suspected Kujo was trying to use him as a scapegoat and decided to spread the information to see whether the school would deny or suppress it.
• Hundreds of anonymous posts appeared on the student social platform, making claims about Class A graduation, dropouts, and each class's fixed supply of Class Points.

Kujo Makoto met Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in the student cafeteria and discussed school life, personal points, and how to reach Class A. They exchanged contact information, leaving Ayanokoji with his first friend at school and a surprising strategy to consider.

• Kujo explored the school, tracked its cameras, and began eating the cafeteria’s free mountain vegetable set after spending most of his personal points.
• Kujo waited for Ayanokoji at the cafeteria and introduced himself as a first-year from Class C.
• Kujo and Ayanokoji talked about cafeteria food, clubs, and rumors about personal points, and Kujo argued that points had limits because school supplies were finite.
• Ayanokoji asked whether Kujo would save twenty million points to transfer to Class A or raise his class’s standing, and Kujo suggested leading his class to A before joining Class D and fighting them.
• Kujo dismissed his suggestion as a joke, then exchanged contact information with Ayanokoji, who had made his first friend at school.

Kujo met with Ayanokoji, who asked how to make girls like him and hinted that Kujo might already be popular. After Kujo received Sakagami’s agreement, he met Ryuen and Sakagami on the rooftop to discuss Ryuen’s bid to rule Class C.

• Kujo demonstrated how to eat an ice cream float, and Ayanokoji asked him how to make girls like him.
• Kujo told Ayanokoji he was single, and Ayanokoji suggested Kujo might be admired without realizing it.
• Ayanokoji ordered another ice cream float and said boys liked discussing girls, though he had no intention of dating anyone.
• After parting from Ayanokoji, Kujo received Sakagami’s brief reply agreeing to meet.
• Kujo arrived at the rooftop, where Ryuen teased him for being late, and Kujo replied that Ryuen and Sakagami had arrived too early.

Kujo defeated Ryuen and Ishizaki on the rooftop, then fought Albert until Albert collapsed from exhaustion. Ryuen woke in the infirmary, where Sakagami revealed he had sided with Kujo, and Ryuen wondered where Kujo had gone.

• Kujo ambushed Ryuen on the rooftop and knocked him unconscious.
• Albert and Ishizaki confronted Kujo, but Kujo kicked Ishizaki down and challenged Albert to fight.
• Kujo urged Albert to use his strength to defend Ryuen, and the two fought until Albert collapsed.
• Sakagami helped the injured students into the school while Kujo carried Albert.
• Ryuen woke in the infirmary and learned Sakagami had not honored their agreement to provide evidence against Kujo.
• Ryuen asked where Kujo had gone, and Ishizaki's question about Kujo's girlfriend earned him a slipper thrown in the face.

Kujo spent the day with Ayanokoji and Koenji, then unexpectedly accepted Shiina Hiyori’s confession and became her boyfriend. Ayanokoji and Koenji won their bet about Kujo having a romantic encounter, leaving Kujo owing each of them a truth.

• Kujo, Ayanokoji, and Koenji jogged together and discussed school, Koenji’s classes, and why girls tried to look pretty.
• Ayanokoji proposed a bet that Kujo would have a romantic encounter, and Kujo, Ayanokoji, and Koenji agreed on the stakes.
• Kujo went to Class C to find Ryuen, but Ryuen left before Kujo could speak with him.
• Shiina Hiyori confessed to Kujo in the empty classroom, and Kujo accepted; she returned to exchange contact information and asked him to reply to her message that night.
• Ayanokoji and Koenji won the bet, so Kujo owed each of them a truth, while Ayanokoji owed Koenji a dare.

The morning after they confirmed their relationship, Hiyori spent time with Kujo and showed how excited she was to be his girlfriend. After secretly photographing his embarrassed expression, she went back to her dorm to sleep and promised him a new breakfast the next day.

• Hiyori brought drinks to Kujo, Ayanokoji, and Koenji while Kujo finished his morning run.
• Hiyori shared breakfast with Kujo and Ayanokoji, and Kujo stopped Ayanokoji from taking food from his lunchbox.
• Hiyori and Kujo traded shy messages while sitting alone together, and she asked him what he thought of her cooking.
• Hiyori secretly photographed Kujo's embarrassed expression, then said she was sleepy and headed back to her dorm, promising a different breakfast tomorrow.

Kujo confronted Ryuen to keep him from losing his drive, but Ryuen misread Kujo’s warnings as evidence of a larger plan involving the upper years and Student Council. Acting on Ryuen’s orders, Ishizaki approached Class B to propose an alliance, and Kanzaki asked for its terms and guarantees.

• Kujo visited Ryuen and warned him not to choose the wrong opponent, then evaded Ryuen’s surprise attack in a camera blind spot.
• Ryuen returned to Class C and concluded that Kujo was secretly reaching into the upper years and Student Council, with Koenji and Ayanokoji potentially involved.
• Ryuen decided to outmaneuver Kujo and ordered Ishizaki to approach Class B about an alliance.
• Ishizaki told Kanzaki that Kujo was negotiating with Class D and proposed an alliance on behalf of Class C.
• Kanzaki questioned the alliance’s purpose, terms, duration, and guarantor.

Ishizaki delivered Ryuen’s proposal for an alliance between Classes B, C, and D, claiming they could challenge Class A and the upperclassmen. Ichinose withheld Class B’s decision and planned to investigate the Student Council’s role herself.

• Ishizaki told Kanzaki that Class C wanted Classes B and C to support whichever class fell to Class D in exchange for Personal Points, but Kanzaki initially rejected the offer.
• Ishizaki argued that the first-years should unite against the upperclassmen and said the Student Council could reshape school competitions.
• Ichinose joined the conversation, questioned whether Class D had agreed, and recognized that Class C’s alliance proposal could conceal a trap.
• Ichinose told Ishizaki that Class B would consider the proposal and that she would meet Kujo in person; Kanzaki confirmed he had recorded their conversation.
• After Ishizaki left, Ichinose admitted she felt overwhelmed by her classmates’ trust and told Kanzaki she would investigate whether first-years would be barred from the Student Council.

Sakayanagi investigated Kujo and the first-years’ leaked school rules, then decided to treat Class C’s challenge as an opportunity rather than suppress it. She planned to undermine Katsuragi’s Student Council bid and give Kujo a chance to challenge her.

• Hashimoto gave Sakayanagi information about Class 1-C, and she concluded that Kujo and Ryuen were secretly leading the class together.
• Hashimoto reported that students had posted clues online about the first-month Special Exam and its conduct rules.
• Sakayanagi told Hashimoto she would not oppose Class C’s attempt to challenge the school’s established order.
• Sakayanagi ordered Hashimoto to monitor Katsuragi and spread rumors to third-years that the lower-ranked classes had formed an alliance and Class A’s position was threatened.
• After Hashimoto left, Sakayanagi decided to give Kujo a chance to challenge her and issued another order to a subordinate.

Kujo and Hiyori spent a date together before Horikita Manabu approached Kujo and invited him to a café. Hiyori realized the two men likely needed to speak privately and left, leaving Kujo with Horikita.

• Kujo took Hiyori on a date, gave her lutein, and listened as she warned him to stop buying her gifts because he had few points.
• Kujo and Hiyori took a photo together after he adjusted his appearance to feel more comfortable during their dates.
• Horikita Manabu approached Kujo and Hiyori, and Kujo accepted Horikita’s invitation to have coffee.
• At the café, Kujo and Horikita remained silent while Hiyori read and drank her coffee.
• Hiyori noticed the café’s camera blind spots and concluded that Horikita wanted to speak with Kujo alone, so she left after telling Kujo not to damage her book.

Kujo met with Horikita Manabu, who investigated his attitude toward the school and tried to test him before inviting him to join the Student Council. The chapter ended with Kujo learning that Horikita Suzune and Kushida had both applied to join the council.

• Hiyori left Kujo alone with Horikita Manabu, and Kujo carefully protected her books while Manabu questioned him about his class exemption and his dislike of the school.
• Horikita Manabu recalled meeting Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, then focused his investigation on Kujo Makoto.
• Horikita Manabu slid his untouched coffee toward Kujo, but Kujo used his jacket to shield the books and caught Manabu's test.
• Kujo declined the Student Council invitation, then asked Horikita Manabu for his first-year midterm exam papers as compensation for the stained jacket.
• Hiyori collected her books and Kujo's jacket, told him not to apologize to her again, and offered to wash the jacket.
• A few days later, Kujo learned from Ayanokoji that Horikita Suzune had applied to the Student Council, prompting Kushida to apply as well.

Horikita Manabu interviewed first-year applicants for the Student Council and focused on Kujo Makoto’s influence over Class 1-C. Ichinose Honami passed the interview after admitting that Kujo had proposed cooperation among the lower classes, leaving Tachibana bewildered by the president’s strategy.

• Horikita Manabu selected Horikita Suzune, Ichinose Honami, and Katsuragi Kohei from the first-year applications.
• Horikita asked Katsuragi what he thought of Kujo Makoto, and Katsuragi described Kujo as one of Ryuen Kakeru’s subordinates before Tachibana dismissed him without offering a clear rejection.
• Horikita asked Ichinose about Kujo and rumors that Class 1-B planned to join Classes C and D against Class A.
• Ichinose revealed Kujo’s proposal and claimed she had come to the Student Council because of him, hoping to learn Horikita’s relationship with Kujo.
• Horikita asked whether Kujo had sent Ichinose, and she said yes to protect her class.
• Horikita accepted Ichinose and told her she could later choose to work with Nagumo or Tachibana, while Tachibana remained confused about their conversation.

Horikita Suzune sought to join the Student Council and prove herself to her brother, but Horikita Manabu rejected her and they parted on bad terms. Later, Suzune asked Chabashira to help Class D rise to Class A, and Chabashira agreed while warning that the first-years were monsters.

• Tachibana brought Horikita Suzune to meet Horikita Manabu, who asked what she thought of Kujo Makoto.
• Suzune described Kujo only by the traits he had shown, and Manabu refused her request to join the Student Council because its seats were full and he feared Nagumo might exploit her.
• Suzune promised to reach Class A and earn Manabu's recognition, but he told her that her goal was too limited, and the siblings parted on bad terms.
• Hoshinomiya secretly checked Chabashira's latest Class D evaluation sheet, saw low scores and check marks beside five students' names, and gave up on the idea of Class B teaming up with Class D.
• Suzune asked Chabashira to help her and Class D rise to Class A, offering to gather points in exchange for information.
• Chabashira circled Suzune's name on the evaluation sheet, agreed to help her, and warned that this year's first-years were all monsters.

Ichinose traced the first-years’ rumors to Manabe Shiho and deduced that Ryuen was using a supposed alliance to bring her to Kujo. She found Kujo and brought him to a tea room, where she began teaching him tea ceremony etiquette and how to wear a kimono.

• Ichinose used rumors passed between the classes to identify Manabe Shiho as the source of the information.
• Ichinose confronted Manabe and inferred that Ryuen had invented the proposed alliance with Class B to arrange a meeting with Kujo.
• Ichinose went to Kujo’s dorm and persuaded him to join her after saying she had already spoken to Shiina.
• Ichinose took Kujo to a Japanese tea room, where she taught him tea ceremony etiquette and helped him learn to wear a kimono.

Kujo confronted Ichinose about her past and her hopes of leading Class B, then asked her to join the Student Council and protect his school life. Ichinose revealed she had lied to Horikita Manabu about Kujo’s support, and she accepted Kujo’s demand to become his “tool.”

• Ichinose rejected Ryuen’s proposed alliance between Class B and Class C, explaining that she did not want to harm friendships between classes.
• Ichinose told Kujo that Horikita Manabu had approved her Student Council application, surprising him because he remembered Horikita rejecting her in the original story.
• Kujo questioned Ichinose about her past as a thief, and she became distressed, asking whether he thought she was unqualified to lead Class B.
• Kujo challenged Ichinose for putting others’ needs before her own and asked her to prioritize protecting Hiyori’s and his school life.
• Ichinose revealed she had told Horikita Manabu that Kujo had asked her to join the Student Council, and Kujo claimed responsibility for her membership and ordered her to work for him.
• Ichinose accepted Kujo’s request to become Student Council president and protect their peaceful school life, then apologized after he said he had a girlfriend.