Chapter Summaries

Yuan Yuyuan let Kaneda join Class B despite his suspicions, then tried to turn Amikura’s criticism into an opportunity to appear selfless to Ichinose. Ichinose reassured him that she would stand by him, and the chapter ended with Yuan arranging a barbecue for Class B before vowing to crush Class A in the exam.

• Ichinose persuaded Yuan Yuyuan to let Kaneda stay with Class B, and Kaneda offered to accept being watched.
• Yuan Yuyuan and Ichinose overheard Amikura saying he seemed unwilling to be friends with their classmates, but Ichinose followed him when he walked away.
• Yuan Yuyuan told Ichinose she should distance herself from him if he ever became a burden, but Ichinose refused and said she would face anything with him.
• Yuan Yuyuan asked Ichinose about her dreams, and she said she wanted to graduate from Class A with him and everyone in Class B.
• Yuan Yuyuan invited Sakura to dinner and used Class D's exam points to arrange a barbecue for Class B.
• Yuan Yuyuan told the group he would crush Class A in the exam and left the logistical work to them.

Yuan Yuyuan settled into the island camp, learned that Horikita Suzune led Class D, and discussed his strategy with Ichinose and Himeno Yuki. Himeno warned him that Amikura was displeased with him, then left after he reassured her.

• Yuan Yuyuan volunteered to sleep in a hammock after Kanzaki revealed the class tent could not fit all the boys.
• Yuan Yuyuan read Kushida’s note identifying Horikita Suzune as Class D’s leader and planned to deal with Class C later.
• Yuan Yuyuan told Ichinose he had made Kanzaki the leader so he could quietly knock Ryuji unconscious and change leaders.
• Ichinose asked to help, and Yuan Yuyuan told her to stay with him and accompany him when he needed to go somewhere.
• Himeno Yuki confronted Yuan Yuyuan about spending time with Ichinose, and he reassured her that they were equally important to him.
• Himeno Yuki told Yuan Yuyuan that Amikura seemed displeased with him, then returned to her tent.

Yuan Yuyuan and Ichinose investigated Class C and concluded that Ryuen was pretending to abandon the exam while pursuing points through a spy and a hidden leader. Back at their campsite, they discussed the other classes, and Yuan Yuyuan ended the chapter planning a beach outing with Ichinose as Himeno Yuki demanded to join them.

• Yuan Yuyuan and Ichinose visited Class C, where Ryuen claimed he had spent the class’s points and was giving up on the exam, but Yuan Yuyuan noticed the walkie-talkie and refused to be drawn into changing their contract.
• Yuan Yuyuan explained to Ichinose that Ryuen had likely sold points to Class A and planned to hide on the island while using a spy to identify the class leaders.
• Yuan Yuyuan said Class D’s leader was already accounted for and warned that he would use the contract to pressure Class C if Sakayanagi Arisu broke her word again.
• Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji arrived seeking information about Class A’s campsite, and Yuan Yuyuan had Kanzaki give them directions.
• Yuan Yuyuan and Ichinose discussed how little Class B had to do during the exam, and Yuan Yuyuan suggested taking her to Class A another day to gather information.
• Yuan Yuyuan proposed a beach outing with Ichinose, but Himeno Yuki appeared and insisted that he take her along.

Yuan Yuyuan took Ichinose and their classmates to the beach, where Himeno Yuki helped Ichinose learn to surf while Yuan attracted attention from the girls. Ichinose encouraged Himeno to compete for Yuan despite her own feelings, and the chapter ended with the two watching Amikura approach him.

• Yuan Yuyuan persuaded Ichinose to leave Amikura and Minamikata's dispute alone and led their classmates to the beach.
• Yuan demonstrated surfing while Himeno taught Ichinose, and Amikura and Kobashi Yume became distracted by Yuan's appearance.
• Himeno admitted to herself that she liked Yuan, and Ichinose urged her to compete for him instead of suppressing her feelings.
• Yuan returned and questioned Ichinose and Himeno about their conversation, but Himeno sent him away to the beach.
• Amikura approached Yuan while Ichinose and Himeno watched, and Himeno asked whether Ichinose felt jealous.

Yuan Yuyuan obtained walkie-talkies for his plans involving Class D and heard Hoshinomiya explain why she hated Chabashira Sae. Hoshinomiya guessed that he intended to give one to Kushida Kikyo, while Yuan reflected on how Class D failed to recognize Kushida’s true nature.

• Yuan Yuyuan asked Hoshinomiya to get walkie-talkies with enough range to reach Class D’s campsite and said he planned to take all the points from Classes C and D.
• Hoshinomiya told Yuan that she and Chabashira Sae had been classmates in Class D, and blamed Chabashira for giving up during an exam after their class had nearly reached Class A, costing them 300 Class Points.
• Yuan reassured Hoshinomiya and promised to keep Class D in its place, then received the walkie-talkies from a staff member.
• Hoshinomiya guessed that Yuan planned to give a walkie-talkie to Kushida Kikyo rather than Horikita Suzune, and said Kushida reminded her of herself.
• Hoshinomiya said that Kushida’s apparent perfection should seem suspicious to anyone who understood the class-assignment rules, while Yuan mocked Class D for failing to notice how rotten some classmates were.

Yuyuan chatted with Hoshinomiya, spent the evening with Ichinose, and then visited Class D with a supposed offer to lend them water sports equipment. He secretly met Kushida and gave her a walkie-talkie so she could watch Ayanokoji and Ibuki for signs of a plot.

• Yuyuan told Hoshinomiya that Ayanokoji resembled his useless father, then left her hideout and decided to eat dinner later.
• Ichinose woke Yuyuan, and the two teased each other before sharing dinner.
• Yuyuan visited Class D and offered to let them use his class’s jet skis and water dragons in exchange for food or firewood.
• Yuyuan met Kushida privately and gave her a walkie-talkie, warning that Ayanokoji’s movements seemed suspicious.
• Yuyuan asked Kushida to watch Ibuki, suspecting Ayanokoji might target his undercover agent if he was planning something.

Yuan Yuyuan comforted Kushida Kikyo over her jealousy of Ichinose Honami, then returned to camp and faced Himeno Yuki’s unusually gentle attention. The chapter ended with Himeno asking him to compare her femininity with Honami’s, leaving him wary of giving the wrong answer.

• Kushida Kikyo admitted that she felt insecure beside Ichinose Honami and resented the many girls around Yuan Yuyuan.
• Yuan Yuyuan reassured Kushida Kikyo, kissed her, and told her he loved her before they returned to their camps.
• On August 3, Yuan Yuyuan considered spending points to return to the ship but stayed at the camp.
• Himeno Yuki brought Yuan Yuyuan breakfast and questioned whether Ichinose Honami had ever cooked for him.
• Himeno Yuki asked Yuan Yuyuan how her femininity compared with Honami’s, and he struggled to answer safely.

Yuan Yuyuan tried to soothe Himeno Yuki after she argued with Ichinose Honami over their feelings for him, then Ichinose invited them to spend time with Class B. The chapter ended as the three joined their classmates’ gathering, where Kanzaki Ryuji and several others were present.

• Yuan Yuyuan teased Himeno Yuki about being more feminine, and she stormed off after Ichinose Honami admitted she had proposed they compete for him.
• Yuan Yuyuan reassured Ichinose that he did not blame her, then went to comfort Himeno and kissed her when she insisted she wanted to prove herself.
• Himeno called Yuan Yuyuan a pervert after he left, while Ichinose said she thought Himeno was right and Yuan jokingly threatened to take her to get electrocuted.
• Yuan Yuyuan persuaded Ichinose not to apologize to Himeno, and Ichinose invited him to join her and her younger sisters.
• Ichinose brought Yuan Yuyuan to Himeno, convinced her to come along, and the three joined Class B’s gathering, where Kanzaki Ryuji and other classmates were present.

Yuan Yuyuan joined Ichinose Honami and her classmates as they discussed Kanzaki Ryuji’s suspicion that another exam was coming, then traded teasing remarks with Himeno Yuki. After the classmates mistook the three’s closeness for a love triangle, Ichinose encouraged Himeno to stop hiding her feelings, and Yuan joined them in the tent, leaving Himeno flustered by his embrace.

• Yuan Yuyuan agreed with Kanzaki Ryuji that the school was unlikely to let students spend a full week relaxing on the cruise ship, convincing the others that an exam might be coming.
• Yuan Yuyuan, Himeno Yuki, and Ichinose Honami teased one another until they drew the attention of everyone around them and left the group.
• Asako Amikura and the other classmates concluded that Yuan Yuyuan, Ichinose Honami, and Himeno Yuki were in a love triangle, while Chihiro Shiranami looked increasingly grim.
• Ichinose Honami followed Himeno Yuki to the tent and urged her to face Yuan Yuyuan naturally, despite their rivalry over him.
• Yuan Yuyuan entered the tent, joked that Ichinose Honami was pretending to be Himeno Yuki, and hugged both girls, leaving Himeno annoyed and flustered.

Yuan Yuyuan went to Class A under the pretense of courting Kamuro Masumi and revealed to Katsuragi Kohei that Sakayanagi Arisu was maneuvering to gain control of the class without Yuan’s support. Katsuragi recognized the deception, and Yuan secured his permission to take Kamuro out.

• At lunch, Ichinose Honami worried that she might lose Yuan Yuyuan to Himeno Yuki, and Yuan quietly took her hand and reassured her.
• Yuan reviewed his plans for the island exam and decided to visit Class A to gather information about its leader.
• Yuan pretended to pursue Kamuro Masumi and tried to take her outside, but Katsuragi Kohei stopped them.
• Yuan offered to help Katsuragi deal with Sakayanagi Arisu and suggested that her faction was not telling the whole story.
• Katsuragi realized Sakayanagi had spread rumors to strengthen her support and that Yuan was not on her side; Yuan then won permission to take Kamuro out.