Recaps

Yuan Yuyuan built influence across the classes by selling information, securing contracts, and maneuvering through the student council while helping Class B prepare for exams. After exposing Ryuen’s assault and making Class C accept a costly deal, he ended the stretch visiting Kushida in her dorm.

• Yuan Yuyuan arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School, joined Class B, and began deals with Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu while Manabu Horikita recruited him as Student Council Vice President.
• Yuan Yuyuan warned Class B about the school’s rules, sold Class D information and exam answers under contracts, and helped Class B earn the highest midterm average with no expulsions.
• Yuan Yuyuan recruited Himeno Yuki to help manage Class B and investigated Kushida Kikyo, recording her private curses and learning why she wanted Horikita Suzune expelled.
• Yuan Yuyuan advised Manabu Horikita to speak honestly with Suzune, then encouraged Ichinose Honami as she struggled with her inability to help others.
• After Class C accused Sudo of assault, Yuan Yuyuan gathered infirmary records and video showing Ryuen had beaten his own classmates, then used the evidence to make Class C surrender half its monthly Private Points.
• Yuan Yuyuan pretended to be Ichinose’s boyfriend to comfort Shiranami, then told Ichinose about Class D’s payments and considered using Kushida to weaken Class C.
• Kushida Kikyo called Yuan Yuyuan to complain about Sakura and Horikita, then invited him to her dorm, where she said she was going to wash her hair.

Yuan Yuyuan helped resolve Sakura’s stalking and Sudo’s hearing before leading Class B into the island exam, where he made deals with Classes C and D and prepared to outmaneuver their leaders. As the exam continued, he balanced his relationships with Kushida, Ichinose, and Himeno while beginning to investigate Class A.

• Yuan Yuyuan helped Kushida and Sakura confront the electronics store clerk stalking Sakura, and the clerk was expelled without Sakura’s identity being revealed.
• At Sudo’s hearing, Sakura testified and Yuan presented photographs of the fight, but Horikita rejected the proposed suspension and Yuan postponed the proceedings before Ayanokoji resolved Class C’s complaint.
• Yuan traveled to the island with Class B, named Kanzaki captain, and arranged for Class D to exchange its exam points in return for relief from tribute.
• Yuan persuaded Ichinose to take in Kaneda and later used Class D’s points to organize a barbecue for Class B.
• Yuan visited Class C and inferred that Ryuen had sold points to Class A while planning to hide his leader and identify the leaders of other classes.
• Yuan gave Kushida a walkie-talkie and asked her to watch Ibuki because he suspected Ayanokoji might target her as an undercover agent.
• Yuan reassured Ichinose and Himeno about their feelings for him, and the three joined Class B’s gathering together.
• Yuan visited Class A, used Kamuro to approach Katsuragi, and suggested that Sakayanagi’s faction was hiding information before winning permission to take Kamuro outside.