Chapter Summaries

On his first day in Class A at Advanced Nurturing High School, Yagami Shizuka considered how to avoid being caught in the class’s factional struggle while preventing Sakayanagi Arisu from withdrawing. A mysterious system appeared and urged him to confess to Sakayanagi, and he decided he might have to follow its advice.

• Yagami Shizuka reflected on Class A’s coming conflict between Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu and worried about the consequences of choosing a side.
• Katsuragi Kohei approached Yagami Shizuka, introduced himself, and offered his hand in front of the class.
• Yagami Shizuka noticed Sakayanagi Arisu watching as Katsuragi’s gesture risked drawing him into the Katsuragi Faction.
• A system appeared before Yagami Shizuka and outlined four choices, including confessing to Sakayanagi Arisu to unlock a perfect ending.
• Yagami Shizuka rejected the option of doing nothing and considered confessing because he feared a later chance might not work.

Yagami Shizuka confessed to Sakayanagi Arisu in an intentionally bizarre way, leaving her wary and the class stunned. The new students learned about the school’s private-point system, while Yagami considered how Class A would handle its rules and spending.

• Yagami Shizuka confessed to Sakayanagi Arisu and, following the system’s advice, offered to be her dog, frightening her when he tried to lift her foot.
• Sakayanagi Arisu warned the class that she disliked Yagami’s behavior and revealed that she was Chairman Sakayanagi’s daughter.
• Mashima Tomoya introduced himself as the homeroom teacher and handed out phones and student handbooks.
• Mashima Tomoya explained that students began with 100,000 private points and could receive points each month based on their ability and value.
• Yagami Shizuka recognized that the S System had hidden complications and considered how Katsuragi and Sakayanagi would respond.

Sakayanagi Arisu warned Class A that private points depended on students’ efforts and class performance, then challenged Katsuragi Kohei to learn the school’s rules first. In his dorm, Yagami Shizuka tested his hint system and discovered it could offer a route to winning the lottery by leaving school.

• Sakayanagi Arisu cautioned Class A against spending their 100,000 private points and explained that future allowances depended on individual and class performance.
• Katsuragi Kohei agreed with Sakayanagi Arisu, urged the class to save points, and announced that he would join the Student Council.
• Sakayanagi Arisu challenged Katsuragi Kohei to find out the school’s rules first, while Katsuragi invited the class to share information at two o’clock.
• Yagami Shizuka returned to his dorm and investigated the school’s hidden rules and his system’s abilities.
• Yagami Shizuka’s system offered him lottery numbers that would make him rich if he used expulsion rules to leave school.

Yagami Shizuka used the prompts to learn about Sakayanagi Arisu’s plans and the school’s hidden talents, then met Morishita Ai, who tested him after asking about his confession to Arisu. The chapter left him realizing Ai suspected his confession was unusual.

• Yagami Shizuka learned that Sakayanagi Arisu had set the class struggle in motion but planned to let others take charge while she worked to bury the geniuses.
• Yagami Shizuka learned that Morishita Ai was waiting downstairs and that Kiryuin Fuka would be at the Keyaki Shopping Mall convenience store before 2:50 p.m.
• Yagami Shizuka left his room and let Morishita Ai approach him under the pretense of being lost.
• Morishita Ai introduced herself as a Class A student and invited Yagami Shizuka to sit with her and discuss his confession to Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Yagami Shizuka told Morishita Ai that he really liked Arisu, and she concluded from his expressions that his confession was not ordinary.

Yagami Shizuka explained to Morishita Ai how Sakayanagi Arisu had maneuvered Katsuragi Kohei into building her faction while protecting her own position. After Yagami left, Class A students compared warnings from upperclassmen and began to realize the school was more complicated than they had expected.

• Yagami Shizuka told Morishita Ai that Sakayanagi Arisu intended to let Katsuragi Kohei lead and deliberately lose their gamble, strengthening Katsuragi's faction while keeping the advantage for herself.
• Yagami explained that Katsuragi could be blamed whether he followed Sakayanagi's proposals or pursued his own, and that she could even sabotage his chances of winning.
• Morishita Ai questioned how Yagami knew so much and whether he had confessed to Sakayanagi to escape her scheme, but Yagami said he had found another way into the game and left.
• Morishita Ai returned to the classroom, where Katsuragi Kohei told the class he would apply to the Student Council again after being rejected.
• Classmates shared upperclassmen's warnings about spending points, following the rules, and the possibility of being demoted from Class A to Class D.

Yagami Shizuka teased Sakayanagi Arisu and offered to help her defeat Katsuragi in exchange for a date, while Hashimoto Masayoshi introduced himself and tried to get closer to her. Sakayanagi overheard Yagami praising her and decided Hashimoto could be useful as a sociable subordinate.

• The girls pressured the boys to be more proactive so their school life would not become a nightmare next month.
• Yagami offered to help Sakayanagi take down Katsuragi if she would go on a date with him, but she ignored him and judged whether he was worth burying.
• Hashimoto greeted Yagami, joked about competing for Sakayanagi, and asked him to introduce them.
• Yagami described Sakayanagi as gentle, kind, and easy to get along with, prompting her to feel understood.
• Sakayanagi considered Hashimoto a promising candidate to run errands for her, regardless of whether he was trustworthy.

Hashimoto Masayoshi befriended most of Sakayanagi Arisu’s classmates, giving her a chance to assess them and notice Kamuro Masumi. At Keyaki Mall, Yagami Shizuka paid for Kiryuin Fuka’s groceries after her payment failed, and she offered to help him learn about the school in exchange for points.

• Hashimoto Masayoshi introduced himself to Sakayanagi Arisu and befriended nearly every student except Kamuro Masumi.
• Sakayanagi Arisu sorted the students by personality and turned her attention to the taciturn Kamuro Masumi.
• Yagami Shizuka went to Keyaki Mall hoping for a chance encounter with Kiryuin Fuka, but she initially left without speaking to him.
• Kiryuin Fuka’s payment failed, and Yagami Shizuka paid the 2,300-point bill for her groceries.
• Kiryuin Fuka gave Yagami Shizuka her contact information and offered to help him, but said she would only share school information in exchange for more points.

Yagami Shizuka challenged Kiryuin Fuka to a game of tag to win information without paying her demanded price. Following hidden hints, he dodged Kiryuin’s first reach and moved into a rolling counterattack as the contest continued.

• Kiryuin Fuka demanded a million points from Yagami Shizuka for information, while Yagami received hints about either raising the money or challenging her.
• Yagami chose to challenge Kiryuin, who let him select the contest and agreed to play tag for the information.
• Kiryuin offered to play one-handed while holding her bag, and Yagami followed a hint to sprint toward her and crouch into a roll.
• Kiryuin reached for Yagami’s head, but he vanished from her sight as he crouched, then rolled in preparation for a backward slap.

Yagami Shizuka defeated Kiryuin Fuka in a hand-touching match, then asked her for a blank notebook instead of information. He gave the notebook to Sakayanagi Arisu, who discovered it contained no useful information and ended with Kiryuin’s “Love you!”

• Yagami Shizuka smacked Kiryuin Fuka’s butt during their match and won, obliging her to honor their bet.
• Yagami Shizuka asked Kiryuin Fuka for an ordinary notebook bearing her name, and she gave him one.
• Kiryuin Fuka’s classmate warned her that selling information to a first-year could cost 50 Class Points, and Kiryuin denied doing so.
• The next day, Yagami Shizuka told Morishita Ai that her information was worthless and brought Kiryuin Fuka’s notebook to Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Sakayanagi Arisu flipped through the blank notebook and found Kiryuin Fuka’s “Love you!” written on the last page.

Yagami Shizuka briefed Class A on the S System, school rules, and future exams, then used Sakayanagi Arisu’s name to establish a student-reporting policy. Meanwhile, Kiryuin Fuka was summoned to the student council’s confidential conference room over Yagami’s unexpectedly detailed knowledge.

• Yagami Shizuka told Class A how Class Points and Personal Points worked, explained expulsion risks and Class A benefits, and warned them about the upcoming Uninhabited Island survival exam.
• Sakayanagi Arisu wondered how Yagami knew so much, since the notebook she had checked appeared blank.
• A girl with two buns summoned Kiryuin Fuka to the Student Council Room, and Kiryuin went along expecting tea.
• Horikita Manabu and the student council members summoned Kiryuin to a confidential conference room after confirming the notebook was blank.
• Yagami Shizuka introduced rewards for reporting classmates who broke rules and said repeat rule-breakers would be considered first if expulsions became necessary.
• Sakayanagi Arisu disapproved of Yagami making decisions in her name but allowed his proposals because she believed they could benefit Class A.

Horikita Manabu questioned Kiryuin Fuka about the information Yagami Shizuka had obtained, but she denied giving it to him and the Student Council could not explain how he learned it. Horikita grew increasingly impressed by Yagami’s abilities, while Class A eagerly listened to a lesson about the S System.

• Horikita Manabu showed Kiryuin Fuka footage of Yagami Shizuka receiving a blank notebook and of him explaining the S System to Class A.
• Kiryuin denied sharing the information and argued that Yagami had acquired it through his own ability, while Horikita concluded he must have discovered it himself.
• Tachibana Akane pointed out that some of the information could not have been known before enrollment, and Horikita dismissed Kiryuin from the Student Council Room.
• Horikita wondered whether a teacher or the principal had revealed the information and decided Yagami was a student worth betting on.
• Tachibana told Horikita that Kiryuin excelled in both athletics and academics, and they examined how she had run out of points.
• A teacher found Class A unusually attentive during the first lesson and felt proud of having Sakayanagi Arisu as a student.

Yagami Shizuka encouraged his classmates to join clubs, then considered joining the Cooking Club and offering to cook for Sakayanagi Arisu. The next day, Katsuragi Kohei was rejected from the Student Council again.

• Yagami Shizuka explained that clubs could help students earn points, prepare for Special Exams, and meet students from other classes.
• Yagami Shizuka told Sakayanagi Arisu he wanted to join or start a food club, and she questioned his abilities and motives.
• At the club orientation, Yagami Shizuka found the all-girl Cooking Club but hesitated to enter; Sakayanagi Arisu discouraged him from joining.
• Yagami Shizuka offered to cook meals for Sakayanagi Arisu, who laughed, told him she did not approve, and left.
• Katsuragi Kohei told the class that the Student Council had rejected his application again, and classmates joked that his baldness was the reason.

Yagami Shizuka received a direct invitation from Horikita Manabu to join the student council, with an immediate offer to make him vice president and groom him to become president. He left the decision to Sakayanagi Arisu, who remained uncertain about whether she wanted him to go.

• Katsuragi Kohei tried to reassure Class A after the student council rejected him, but he felt humiliated and ignored by his classmates.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Yagami Shizuka she would not stop him from joining a club, but Yagami refused to go to the cooking club without her approval.
• Horikita Manabu summoned Yagami and invited him to join the student council, prompting shock from Class A and dismay from Katsuragi.
• Yagami tried to decline, explaining that he planned to join the cooking club at Sakayanagi Arisu's request, so Horikita offered to let him join both.
• Tachibana Akane offered Yagami the vice president position and said they would prepare him to take over as president the following year.
• Sakayanagi said Yagami could decide for himself, but Yagami insisted she did not want him to go and said he would support her wishes.

Yagami Shizuka refused Horikita Manabu’s Student Council invitation and used the prompts to stay ahead of teachers trying to catch him sleeping in class. When Nishikawa Ryoko invited him out, he rejected her and Sakayanagi Arisu backed him up by claiming she had booked all his time.

• Yagami Shizuka declined Horikita Manabu’s offer to join the Student Council, blaming Sakayanagi Arisu’s refusal.
• Yagami Shizuka avoided the Cooking Club and secretly prepared answers so teachers could not catch him sleeping or deduct Class Points.
• Nishikawa Ryoko approached Yagami Shizuka for help with a math problem, then invited him to the film studio.
• Yagami Shizuka rejected Nishikawa Ryoko’s invitations and looked to Sakayanagi Arisu for help.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Nishikawa Ryoko she had booked all of Yagami Shizuka’s time.

Yagami Shizuka turned down Shiraishi Asuka’s advances with Sakayanagi Arisu’s intervention, then went to the library after school to read. Sakayanagi wondered why he liked her, but he left her hoping for a date and focused on books instead.

• Nishikawa Ryoko gave up approaching Yagami Shizuka, and Shiraishi Asuka went to his desk to ask him to teach her pen spinning.
• Sakayanagi Arisu dropped her cane, then warned Shiraishi Asuka to leave Yagami alone and keep quiet about her affairs.
• Shiraishi Asuka backed off, while the other girls speculated about whether Sakayanagi liked Yagami and why he liked her.
• Sakayanagi asked Yagami where they would go after school, but he clarified that he meant he needed permission to go out and said he planned to visit the library.
• Yagami went to the library after school and eagerly began browsing among the books.

Yagami Shizuka used a library computer to follow a prompt and create advanced AI editing software while Sakayanagi Arisu arranged for Kamuro Masumi to investigate his weaknesses. The chapter left Yagami waiting beneath the dormitory after receiving another prompt.

• Yagami Shizuka followed the system's instructions to access the outside internet and create AI editing software on a library computer.
• Shiina Hiyori entered the computer area, and Yagami restored the computer before leaving to read.
• Sakayanagi Arisu borrowed a telescope and ordered Kamuro Masumi to find Yagami's weakness within two days.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said she would keep watching Yagami or make him develop a flaw, then headed to the Film Research Club to borrow more equipment and plant evidence.
• Yagami Shizuka went to a bench beneath the dormitory and waited for three minutes as instructed by a prompt.

Yagami Shizuka used a prompt to bargain for a used tablet while claiming Sakayanagi Arisu restricted his spending. Sakayanagi and Kamuro Masumi watched him from a rooftop, where Sakayanagi tried to recruit Kamuro as a spy.

• Yagami Shizuka negotiated a tablet down from thirty-eight thousand points and bought it for three thousand.
• Yagami Shizuka left for his dormitory after rejecting the upperclassmen’s invitation to go shopping.
• Kamuro Masumi reported that Yagami Shizuka had returned to his dorm while she and Sakayanagi Arisu watched through telescopes.
• Sakayanagi Arisu praised Kamuro Masumi’s potential and told her she could become a paparazzo.

Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi spied on Yagami Shizuka, hoping to find evidence they could use against him. Instead, they discovered him editing explicit images resembling Sakayanagi, leaving her shocked and unable to report or confront him.

• Sakayanagi Arisu persuaded Kamuro Masumi to film Yagami Shizuka through a telescope and watched him use a tablet he had bought cheaply.
• Yagami deleted the tablet’s existing photos, reset it, and transferred study materials from his phone.
• Sakayanagi noticed Yagami editing images that appeared to depict her in revealing clothing and ordered Kamuro to stop filming.
• Sakayanagi deleted the footage and realized that reporting Yagami could expose her to ridicule, so she abandoned the spying.
• Kamuro suggested that Yagami’s images might mean he liked Sakayanagi.

Sakayanagi Arisu called off the surveillance of Yagami Shizuka, who spent his days reading and searching on a computer. After befriending Shiina Hiyori in the library, he learned about Class C’s efforts to uncover the school’s hidden rules and decided to try asking Sakayanagi out that weekend.

• Sakayanagi Arisu ended the surveillance plan and told Kamuro Masumi to focus on Katsuragi and the other classes.
• Yagami Shizuka spent two days reading in the library and frantically searched on a computer until Shiina Hiyori asked what he was looking up.
• Shiina Hiyori told Yagami Shizuka that Class C had united under Ryuen Kakeru and was trying to discover the school’s hidden rules, but Yagami declined to exchange information.
• Yagami Shizuka and Shiina Hiyori introduced themselves and bonded over books before he borrowed more books and left the library.
• Nishikawa Ryoko and Shiraishi Asuka asked Yagami Shizuka about his supposed date with Sakayanagi Arisu, and Nishikawa advised him to make the first move.
• Yagami Shizuka decided to try asking Sakayanagi Arisu out that weekend.

Yagami Shizuka followed Nishikawa Ryoko and Shiraishi Asuka’s advice and tried to invite Sakayanagi Arisu out, but she initially rejected him. Days later, she accepted his offer of a meal, and he took her to the cafeteria, where she enjoyed being looked after.

• Yagami Shizuka invited Sakayanagi Arisu for coffee or tea, but she turned away without answering.
• Shiraishi Asuka offered to go with Yagami, and Sakayanagi scolded her over the rumor that she had dated seven men in two days.
• Shiraishi revealed through her thoughts that she had invented the dating story to build her image as a romance expert and hide her White Room and Silver Faction identity.
• After several days, Sakayanagi reminded Yagami that he had wanted to tell her something, and he invited her to eat with him.
• Yagami took Sakayanagi to the cafeteria instead of an expensive restaurant and went to get her food while she waited at the table.