Chapter Summaries

Tang Yu arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School, used the Emotion Collection System to impress Class D, and challenged Horikita Suzune to a bet over the next Monthly Exam. After upgrading the system and his agility, he learned why the school had assigned him to Class D and set his sights on collecting one million Emotion Points.

• Tang Yu took the Entrance Exam with the System's help, earned Emotion Points from the proctor's surprise, and was assigned to Class D despite placing among the school's top three.
• Tang Yu met Horikita Suzune, noticed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka watching him, and raised his Intelligence to the human limit with his collected points.
• Tang Yu solved a calculus problem at the board using an advanced method, impressing Chabashira Sae, Suzune, and the class.
• Tang Yu bet Suzune that whoever scored lower on the next Monthly Exam would grant the other one request, and Suzune accepted.
• Tang Yu unlocked Emotion Perception, spoke with Ayanokoji at lunch, and increased his Agility before Chabashira explained that his individualism had led to his Class D placement.
• Tang Yu learned that his ultimate mission was to collect one million Emotion Points and listed key students as potential sources of them.

Tang Yu used a PE test and a confrontation with Class C students to display his agility and collect Emotion Points, drawing Ayanokoji Kiyotaka’s attention. He ended the day preparing for the Midterm Exam and planning how to handle the growing interest of Ayanokoji and the threat from Class C.

• Tang Yu raced Koenji Rokusuke in 5.91 seconds, then narrowly beat Ken Sudō in a rematch and earned a large haul of Emotion Points.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka questioned Tang Yu about his athletic ability and suggested the school had placed them in Class D because they shared a particular quality.
• Tang Yu received an Emotion Influence ability preview and agreed with Horikita Suzune to settle their bet based on the Midterm Exam.
• Three Class C students attacked Tang Yu, but he dodged their blows, drove them off, and gained a Strength increase from the completed side mission.
• Ayanokoji warned Tang Yu that Ryuen Kakeru held a grudge, while Tang Yu’s Emotion Points reached 3,650 toward unlocking Emotion Influence.

Tang Yu earned perfect scores in every Midterm Exam subject, won his wager with Horikita Suzune, and unlocked the ability to influence emotions. After beginning daily study sessions with Horikita, he faced Ayanokoji Kiyotaka’s scrutiny and prepared for their coming confrontation in the Special Exam.

• Tang Yu used Emotion Perception to identify Horikita Suzune’s sensitivity to challenges to her abilities and received an anonymous warning about the Special Exam from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
• Tang Yu finished each Midterm Exam early, drawing Horikita’s attention and prompting Teacher Chabashira to introduce him to School Board member Mr. Matsuo, who questioned his performance.
• Tang Yu scored 100 in all six subjects, beating Horikita, unlocking Emotion Influence, and winning the wager that required Horikita to study with him for an hour after school each day for a month.
• Tang Yu used his first study session with Horikita to provoke her, then showed her his notes and explained his study methods; she agreed to continue studying with him.
• Ayanokoji confronted Tang Yu about his perfect scores and hinted that he had recognized Tang Yu’s hidden abilities, then anticipated their upcoming Special Exam.
• Tang Yu reviewed Emotion Influence and resolved to prepare for the Special Exam, which he expected to be more complicated than an ordinary test.

Tang Yu joined Class D’s seven-person Leadership Group for the upcoming three-day Deserted Island Survival Test and worked with Ayanokoji Kiyotaka on strategy. After building trust with Horikita Suzune and preparing class resources, Tang Yu noticed that outside factions had begun watching him, leaving the island test poised as both a class competition and a direct contest with Ayanokoji.

• Chabashira Sae announced that all four classes would compete in a three-day, two-night deserted island survival test and that each class would elect a seven-person Leadership Group.
• Tang Yu, Horikita Suzune, Hirata Yosuke, Kushida Kikyo, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Ken Sudō, and Koenji Rokusuke were elected to lead Class D.
• Tang Yu proposed a strategic planning role with Ayanokoji and divided the limited supplies into survival, strategic, and comfort categories; both men supported bringing listening devices and binoculars.
• Tang Yu and Ayanokoji discussed their different motives, and Tang Yu unlocked the beginner ability Emotion Suggestion after Ayanokoji showed interest in him.
• Horikita asked Tang Yu for study advice, agreed to continue studying with him, and Tang Yu subtly reinforced her trust in him.
• Tang Yu spotted a suspicious man surveilling him, researched island survival skills, and began cataloging Class D students as system alerts showed increased attention from multiple factions.

Tang Yu helped Class D establish a concealed, well-organized camp during the deserted island test and provoked Ryuen Kakeru to draw Class C into the open. After Ryuen confronted him and threatened trouble, Honami Ichinose intervened, and the two classes parted without a fight.

• Tang Yu and Horikita Suzune disagreed on where to camp, but Ayanokoji Kiyotaka backed Tang Yu’s plan to use the woods near a freshwater stream.
• Tang Yu and Ayanokoji set up alarms around camp, and Tang Yu frightened off a Class C scout while sending a challenge to Ryuen Kakeru.
• Class D organized its camp and built a watchtower while the other classes fell behind.
• Ryuen arrived with several Class C boys and confronted Tang Yu, who answered his threats by emphasizing survival and teamwork.
• Honami Ichinose stepped in to calm the confrontation, and Ryuen left with his men.

Tang Yu strengthened Class D’s position by arranging an information-sharing deal with Ichinose while planning around Ryuen’s likely moves. During his first night watch, he spotted Katsuragi Kohei watching Class D’s camp, suggesting a new threat was already approaching.

• Tang Yu offered Ichinose a spare Water Purification Device in exchange for information about Class C, and Horikita challenged his decision until Ayanokoji endorsed the alliance.
• Tang Yu and Ayanokoji surveyed the island, found a mission site, and agreed to watch other classes compete before Class D acted.
• Tang Yu gave Ichinose the device and learned that Class C might target Class A’s food supplies; using Emotion Resonance, he also discovered Ichinose’s hidden inferiority.
• Tang Yu told Class D’s Leadership Group about the possible attack, and the group decided not to warn Class A.
• During his night watch, Tang Yu used Night Vision and spotted Katsuragi Kohei silently observing Class D’s camp.

Tang Yu led a small Class D team toward Central Hill, outmaneuvered Class A, and used a bluff to make Ryuen’s Class C group leave the summit. After securing the mission point, Tang Yu chose one supply-location card and left the rest behind to keep the other classes competing.

• Tang Yu set out with Horikita Suzune, Ken Sudō, and three other boys while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka stayed behind to guard the camp.
• Tang Yu distracted Katsuragi Kohei’s Class A team with a decoy, allowing his group to continue toward Central Hill.
• Tang Yu sensed an ambush and stopped Sudō from being struck by a thrown rock as Ryuen Kakeru and four Class C students confronted them near the summit.
• Tang Yu bluffed that cameras had recorded the attack and used Emotion Resonance to sense Ryuen’s fear, persuading Ryuen to withdraw.
• Tang Yu’s team reached the mission point, where Horikita identified seven cards as coordinates for hidden supply points, and Tang Yu took the card closest to the coastline.

Tang Yu helped Class D secure strategic supplies, then offered Class B shelter as a storm approached. When Horikita disappeared during the downpour, he found her trapped beneath a fallen tree and carried her through floodwaters toward camp.

• Tang Yu led his team down the mountain while Ryuen ambushed Katsuragi's Class A team, leaving Class A and Class C to clash.
• Back at camp, Tang Yu reported the mission, and Ayanokoji and Horikita questioned his temporary alliance with Ichinose, deepening divisions within Class D.
• Tang Yu sensed Ichinose's anxiety about the storm and offered Class B shelter at Class D's camp in exchange for sharing information.
• As the storm tore through Class D's camp, Tang Yu and Ayanokoji helped secure the tents, then realized Horikita was missing.
• Tang Yu found Horikita trapped beneath a fallen tree in rising floodwater and carried her toward camp as his Adrenaline Burst activated.

Tang Yu rescued Horikita Suzune through the storm, then used his new Emotional Link ability and learned of her loneliness and determination to surpass her brother. After Horikita thanked him, he woke the next day to find the island test suspended and a boat coming to take her for treatment.

• Tang Yu spent Emotion Points on Emergency Sprint and carried the injured Horikita to the Medical Tent, where he collapsed after handing her over to Hirata Yosuke and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
• After waking, Tang Yu learned Horikita had a broken ankle and mild hypothermia, while the storm had damaged other classes’ camps and the test might be suspended.
• Tang Yu discovered he had unlocked Emotional Link and used it on Horikita, sensing her desire for recognition, pride, loneliness, and wish to surpass Horikita Manabu.
• Horikita woke and questioned why Tang Yu had risked himself to save her; she explained she had rejected help to prove herself and thanked him.
• The system reported that Horikita Suzune’s trust had increased significantly and unlocked the achievement “Crack in the Ice Wall.”
• At noon, Tang Yu learned from Hirata Yosuke that a boat would take Horikita for treatment and the test had been suspended for one day.

Tang Yu investigated threats to Class D after the storm suspended the exam, discovering Ryuen meeting a dangerous outsider. He returned to camp and strengthened security, while the system warned of Class C hostility and an unknown faction.

• Tang Yu visited the injured Horikita, reassured her about the exam, and learned she would recover after two weeks of rest.
• Ayanokoji showed Tang Yu a map of Class D’s camp marked with a letter A, prompting Tang Yu to order stronger guards.
• Chabashira announced that the storm had suspended the exam for 24 hours, and Ryuen threatened Tang Yu with a throat-slitting gesture.
• Tang Yu and Sudo followed Ryuen to the island’s northeastern shore, where Ryuen accepted a package from a dangerous-looking stranger.
• Tang Yu reported the encounter to Class D’s leaders, who increased patrols and alarms, and he volunteered for the first watch.
• Tang Yu reviewed his Emotional Link ability and saw system warnings about Class C and an unknown faction.

Tang Yu led a reconnaissance team to a northern cave, where he and Ichinose opened a Mission Box containing strategic maps and a key. Ryuen attacked after arriving in a drug-enhanced state, and Tang Yu faced him alone inside the cave.

• Tang Yu and Horikita persuaded Hirata to send a reconnaissance team north while Ayanokoji stayed at camp.
• Tang Yu asked Kushida to monitor Ayanokoji, then led Sudō and three students toward a northern mission point.
• Tang Yu found Ichinose in a cave, and they opened a Mission Box containing maps of the camps’ weak points and a key to a hidden warehouse.
• Ryuen entered the cave with two Class C students, searching for Ichinose, and Tang Yu noticed Ryuen showed signs of drug enhancement.
• After a pebble revealed their hiding place, Ichinose escaped while Ryuen slammed Tang Yu into a wall; Tang Yu provoked Ryuen as the confrontation began.

Tang Yu survived Ryuen's drug-enhanced attack and unlocked Emotion Manipulation, then helped Class D prepare for a possible assault. Kiriyama's inspection and a wary exchange with Ayanokoji left Tang Yu expecting further trouble before the final day of the Deserted Island Test.

• Tang Yu used Emotional Link to discover that someone was controlling Ryuen, but Ryuen injured him before Sudo and Ichinose arrived with reinforcements and drove Class C away.
• Ichinose confirmed that the mission item had been taken back to camp, and Tang Yu unlocked the beginner ability Emotion Manipulation after his Emotion Points passed 20,000.
• Tang Yu warned the Leadership Group that Ryuen might attack, and Class D strengthened its defenses while keeping in contact with Class B.
• Kiriyama Ikiteru inspected the camp, questioned Tang Yu's unusual performance, and privately warned him to be careful, increasing Student Council attention to 40%.
• During night watch, Tang Yu told Ayanokoji that Ryuen had taken an enhancement drug and that someone was pulling his strings; the two discussed their abilities and what the school was testing.

Tang Yu unlocked the Emotion Shop and used it to obtain equipment that helped Class D plan a joint raid with Class B on Ryuen’s warehouse. He reached the entrance with Ichinose and unlocked it after using Emotion Manipulation to make Ryuen hesitate.

• Tang Yu unlocked the Emotion Shop, exchanged points for a laptop and cash, and concealed the laptop from Ayanokoji.
• Tang Yu showed the laptop to Class D, used it to plan an attack on the Southeast Warehouse, and arranged for a joint strike team with Honami Ichinose’s Class B squad.
• Ayanokoji confronted Tang Yu about his unusual abilities, and Tang Yu warned him that everyone had secrets.
• Tang Yu led the combined team down a steep route, detected Ryuen’s ambush, and sent Sudō and others to draw away most of the guards.
• Tang Yu used Emotion Manipulation to make Ryuen hesitate, then reached the warehouse with Ichinose and unlocked its entrance.

Tang Yu and Ichinose secured Class D’s hidden warehouse mission, earning Class Points and Private Points, while Tang Yu grew closer to Horikita Suzune. He then discovered that Student Council Vice President Kiriyama Ikiteru had been connected to Ryuen’s attack, as the deserted island exam ended with new threats emerging.

• Tang Yu and Ichinose escaped Ryuen with warehouse supplies and the hidden-mission device, then returned to camp with Sudo and Shibata’s team.
• Tang Yu connected Chabashira Sae’s device and learned Class D had earned 200 Class Points and each Leadership Group member would receive 500,000 Private Points; Ayanokoji questioned how Chabashira knew who had completed the mission.
• Horikita Suzune returned to camp, thanked Tang Yu for saving her, and told him she had learned to accept help and value teamwork.
• Tang Yu used Information Acquisition to identify Kiriyama Ikiteru, the Student Council Vice President, in an image connected to Ryuen and the warehouse.
• Tang Yu spotted Ayanokoji speaking with an unfamiliar person in a Class A uniform as the School Administration ended the Special Exam and the system warned him that faction activity had increased.

Tang Yu used newly acquired Shaolin martial arts to defeat Ryuen Kakeru in the Deserted Island Test’s class competition, then exposed Vice President Kiriyama Ikiteru’s alleged involvement in supplying Ryuen with banned drugs. Class C was disqualified and Class D received the runner-up reward, while the School Board summoned Tang Yu for questioning as attention toward him increased.

• After Class C raided Class D’s Supply Warehouse, Tang Yu exchanged Emotion Points for Shaolin Ancient Martial Arts Mastery and volunteered to face Ryuen in the competition.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka supported Tang Yu’s participation and warned him about Ryuen’s right hook, while Tang Yu recognized Ayanokoji’s unusual perceptiveness.
• Tang Yu defeated Ryuen in the ring, and the crowd reacted with shock and admiration as Ryuen’s drug-enhanced condition became apparent.
• Tang Yu accused Kiriyama Ikiteru of involvement with Ryuen’s banned drugs and played a recording in which Ryuen implicated Kiriyama, prompting an investigation.
• The School Administration canceled the final competition and disqualified Class C, awarding Class D the 50-point runner-up reward.
• On the ferry, Horikita Suzune thanked Tang Yu for his leadership, and Chabashira-sensei told him the School Board wanted to see him about the test’s unusual circumstances.

Tang Yu targeted Horikita Suzune for a plan to earn Emotion Points by narrowly outperforming her on exams, while provoking her competitive drive and managing her anxiety. The Monthly Exam results were posted, but the chapter ended before revealing them.

• After reviewing Horikita Suzune's academic records, Tang Yu planned to score exactly one point higher than her on every exam.
• Honami Ichinose thanked Tang Yu with cookies and told him that Horikita had been studying intensely for the difficult Monthly Exam.
• Tang Yu provoked Horikita's competitive spirit and later sensed her anxiety and fear connected to her older brother.
• During the exam, Tang Yu tracked Horikita's pace and deliberately left a small flaw in his calculus proof.
• Three days later, Tang Yu and his classmates gathered at the posted results, but the scores were not revealed.

Tang Yu repeatedly scored exactly one point higher than Horikita Suzune, pushing her to a breakdown before recognizing the personal pain behind her determination. He resolved to challenge her honestly, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka warned him about the limits of pressure and Tang Yu prepared to test his new group influence ability.

• Tang Yu saw that he had scored exactly one point higher than Horikita in every subject, provoking her anger.
• Over the next month, Tang Yu beat Horikita by one point on five tests, and she broke down in the library.
• Tang Yu used Emotional Link to learn that Horikita wanted to prove herself apart from her older brother, Horikita Manabu, and promised to challenge her without holding back.
• Ayanokoji confronted Tang Yu about pushing Horikita too far, then showed interest in him.
• Tang Yu examined his newly unlocked Group Emotion Influence ability and recognized Horikita as a genuine opponent and possible ally.

Tang Yu maintained his one-point lead over Horikita Suzune through the final exams, pushing her into despair and unlocking Group Emotion Suggestion. After learning the source of Horikita’s need to prove herself, he received an assignment to attend a summer training class overseen by Horikita Manabu, while the school’s factions increasingly watched him.

• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka confronted Tang Yu about his deliberate score pattern and warned him that Horikita Suzune could suffer a mental collapse.
• Tang Yu earned perfect scores in every subject while Horikita scored one point less in each, causing her to flee in despair as the system unlocked Group Emotion Suggestion.
• Tang Yu found Horikita tearing up her exam paper, learned she wanted to prove herself apart from Horikita Manabu’s reputation, and experienced her memories through Emotional Link.
• Chabashira Sae told Tang Yu that the School Board was interested in him and assigned him to a summer training class at a mountain lodge led by Horikita Manabu.
• Tang Yu dreamed of a chessboard made of familiar people, then woke and prepared to leave for summer vacation as the system reported rising attention from the Student Council, School Board, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Tang Yu explored Tokyo to collect Emotion Points through street magic and abilities that stirred crowds, then encountered Ryuen Kakeru and four Class C students in Akihabara. After redeeming temporary Wing Chun mastery, he faced Ryuen’s drug-enhanced charge.

• Tang Yu performed magic at Shinjuku Station, drawing surprised and amazed reactions that raised his Emotion Points.
• Tang Yu influenced 87 people at Shibuya Crossing to feel mild excitement and gained 870 Emotion Points.
• Tang Yu disrupted a drone display at an electronics store, causing clerks and customers to panic and react with surprise.
• Tang Yu encountered Ryuen Kakeru and four Class C students in Akihabara, where Ryuen confronted him over his suspension.
• Tang Yu redeemed one hour of Wing Chun mastery and took a fighting stance as Ryuen charged at him.

Tang Yu tested his abilities in a fight with Ryuen and later formed a closer connection with Horikita Suzune during a bookstore conversation. The day ended with Tang Yu discovering that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kiriyama Ikiteru were monitoring him as the Special Summer Class approached.

• Tang Yu defeated Ryuen and four Class C students with Wing Chun, then warned them that the fight had been caught on camera.
• Tang Yu met Horikita Suzune at a bookstore, where they discussed competition, her brother, and her struggle to find her own worth; her favorability toward him rose to 75.
• Horikita told Tang Yu that her brother, who was leading the Special Summer Class, was looking forward to meeting him.
• At Tokyo Tower, Tang Yu sensed Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Kiriyama Ikiteru watching him and suspected that a hidden game had begun.
• Back in his dorm, Tang Yu reviewed his ability progress and received a system alert that Ayanokoji and Kiriyama were monitoring him.