Recaps

Horikita Suzune exposed Yukimura Teruhiko and several classmates for deliberately scoring low, prompting a confrontation that nearly turned violent. Koenji Rokusuke stopped Hirata Yosuke from hitting Yukimura with a desk, and Hirata left the classroom in despair while Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki discussed Kitagawa Kai.

• Horikita Suzune accused Yukimura Teruhiko and other students of deliberately scoring low, and Yukimura defended his choice by arguing that the weak should be eliminated.
• Yukimura Teruhiko insulted Kanji Ike and blamed him and Yamauchi for the class’s troubles, until Hirata Yosuke angrily lifted a teacher’s desk and hurled it at him.
• Koenji Rokusuke caught the desk one-handed and explained that he had intervened because Kushida Kikyo was nearby and Kitagawa Kai would be unhappy if she were hurt.
• Koenji Rokusuke’s remarks sparked rumors that Kushida Kikyo was Kitagawa Kai’s woman, and Kushida told the class not to believe or spread them.
• Hirata Yosuke apologized to Kushida Kikyo, abandoned violence, and left the classroom in despair; Karuizawa Kei then suggested that Matsushita Chiaki get closer to Kitagawa Kai, but Matsushita urged her to focus on studying.

Kitagawa Kai found Hirata Yosuke in despair after Class D’s students scored zero and listened as Hirata explained the guilt behind his determination to protect everyone. When Hirata asked him to save Class D, Kitagawa said he had a way but demanded a reason to help, and Hirata offered himself.

• Kitagawa learned that Kei and Airi were safe, that Hirata had nearly struck Yukimura with a lectern, and that Koenji had stopped him to protect Kushida.
• Kitagawa left Ichinose in charge of the exam arrangements and found Hirata standing alone in the rain on the athletic field.
• Hirata confessed that his friend Sugimura had attempted suicide after Hirata failed to intervene in middle-school bullying, and that his guilt had driven him to try to protect everyone.
• Kitagawa told Hirata that violence could be necessary, then asked why he should help Class D when Hirata pleaded for him to save its students.
• Unable to offer points or favors, Hirata told Kitagawa he was willing to give everything, including himself.

Kitagawa Kai secured Hirata Yosuke’s promise to put Class D under his guidance and required the class to sign a contract for upcoming Special Exams. Later, Kushida Kikyo, Sakura Airi, and Shiranami Chihiro teamed up to tease him, and the group ended the evening looking through a photo book.

• Kitagawa Kai accepted Hirata Yosuke’s offer to follow his arrangements, but demanded a contract signed by most of Class D.
• Hirata Yosuke gathered Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Karuizawa Kei, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, who all agreed to the contract.
• Kushida Kikyo told Kitagawa Kai that she had enjoyed openly showing her dislike of Yukimura, then called Sakura Airi and Shiranami Chihiro to join her in teasing him.
• Shiranami Chihiro offered Kitagawa Kai cookies, and Sakura Airi invited him to look at her photo book with the others.
• The group opened the photo book together and began discussing a photo shoot and a second round.

Hirata Yosuke secured Class D’s agreement to sign with Kitagawa Kai, even using force to silence Yukimura Teruhiko’s objections. Chabashira Sae confronted Kitagawa at the Student Council, where he defended taking over her class and declared that she loved him.

• Hirata Yosuke explained his decision to support Kitagawa Kai, and most of Class D accepted it as a practical choice.
• Yukimura Teruhiko objected, but Hirata grabbed him and punched a hole in the wall beside him; Yukimura withdrew his objection, and Hirata directed the class to sign the contract.
• Chabashira Sae learned that Hirata had signed Class D over to Kitagawa Kai and left the faculty office to confront Kitagawa.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Chabashira to the Student Council, pulled her onto his lap, and explained that Class D could serve as a useful buffer under his control.
• Chabashira questioned whether Kitagawa had taken advantage of her, and he told her that her actions were love.

Kitagawa Kai and Chabashira Sae agreed that she would support his plans for Class D, but their private moment was interrupted when Matsushita Chiaki discovered Sae hiding beneath the desk. After Kai persuaded Chiaki to keep quiet, Sae left the Student Council Office and found herself outside a convenience store, reconsidering whether to let Kai visit her room.

• Chabashira Sae entrusted Kitagawa Kai with Class D and said she would cooperate with his arrangements as its homeroom teacher.
• Chabashira Sae hid beneath Kitagawa Kai’s desk when Matsushita Chiaki entered the Student Council Office with documents.
• Matsushita Chiaki discovered Chabashira Sae under the desk, and Kitagawa Kai took Chiaki outside and urged her to keep the encounter secret.
• Chabashira Sae emerged from beneath the desk, blamed Kitagawa Kai for the situation, and left the office after he teased her about tea.
• Chabashira Sae reconsidered letting Kitagawa Kai visit her room, then stopped at a convenience store and decided to buy groceries.

Kitagawa Kai told Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu that he had gained control of Class D and planned to persuade Chabashira Sae next. He visited Chabashira with flowers, shared dinner with her, and their relationship turned intimate.

• Kitagawa Kai explained that Class D had signed a contract, with Hirata carrying it out and Chabashira cooperating, and discussed joint study sessions with Ichinose Honami.
• Sakayanagi Arisu recognized that Kitagawa Kai intended to bring every class into his domain, and he teased her and Ichinose Honami before leaving Room 520.
• Chabashira Sae waited in Room 606 for Kitagawa Kai, who arrived with flowers and complimented her appearance.
• Kitagawa Kai ate the dinner Chabashira Sae had prepared, and she admitted she had cooked especially for him.
• After dinner, Kitagawa Kai kissed Chabashira Sae, and she relaxed into the moment.

After spending the night with Chabashira Sae, Kitagawa Kai revealed his special ring and returned to the library for a study session. There, he helped Amikura Mako with difficult questions, but his whispered comment that he was not interested in her left her suspicious.

• Chabashira Sae worried that she might become pregnant, and Kitagawa Kai claimed his special powers meant nothing would happen and promised he would take responsibility.
• Kitagawa Kai gave Chabashira Sae a ring that could change its design or turn invisible, and she accepted it before pulling him back into bed.
• At the library, Ichinose Honami told Kitagawa Kai that Shiranami Chihiro had prepared lunch for him.
• Kitagawa Kai helped Amikura Mako work through difficult practice questions and called her cute, making her blush.
• Ichinose Honami warned Kitagawa Kai that Amikura Mako already had a secret crush, and Amikura Mako overheard him say he was not interested in her.

Kitagawa Kai helped Amikura Mako contact her first love from middle school, Kishimoto Soshi, after years without contact. Kishimoto did not remember her, and Ichinose Honami comforted Mako as she broke down in tears.

• Amikura Mako told Kitagawa Kai, Ichinose Honami, and Shiranami Chihiro about her first love, a former middle-school classmate now studying at Hokkaido University.
• Kitagawa Kai offered to use his Student Council connection to help Mako contact the boy, and she agreed to send a friend request.
• Kishimoto Soshi accepted Mako's request but said he did not remember her, even after she explained who she was.
• Mako apologized to Kishimoto, returned Kitagawa's Terminal, and began to cry.
• Ichinose Honami held Mako and comforted her, while blaming Kitagawa Kai and telling him to take responsibility.

Kitagawa Kai tried to comfort Amikura Mako after her crush was rejected, while Ichinose Honami encouraged him to spend time with Mako. Ichinose then revealed that she had deduced his strength came from girls’ affection and offered to support his relationships.

• Kitagawa Kai and Amikura Mako traded teasing remarks until she became embarrassed, though their banter eased her heartbreak.
• Shiranami Chihiro suggested karaoke, and Ichinose Honami invited Mako and Kitagawa Kai to join them.
• Kitagawa Kai moved away to avoid encouraging Mako’s feelings, but Ichinose Honami privately urged him to spend time with her.
• Ichinose Honami told Kitagawa Kai she suspected girls’ affection made him stronger and explained that her sense of being bound to him came after his birthday.
• Kitagawa Kai confirmed Ichinose Honami’s deduction, and she promised to take part in his endeavors.

Kitagawa Kai helped Amikura Mako and Shiranami Chihiro study while reassuring Ichinose Honami after the day’s troubles. Shiina Hiyori and Ibuki Mio joined them, and Kai agreed to fight Ibuki after the study session.

• Kitagawa Kai comforted Ichinose Honami, then gave Amikura Mako test papers to work on.
• Kitagawa Kai helped Amikura Mako and Shiranami Chihiro with their questions, while Mako felt jealous of his closeness with Chihiro.
• Shiina Hiyori arrived with Ibuki Mio, who called Kitagawa Kai a scumbag and challenged him to fight.
• Kitagawa Kai said Shiina Hiyori was also his girlfriend, and Hiyori confirmed it to Ibuki Mio.
• Amikura Mako gave up her seat for Shiina Hiyori and Ibuki Mio, then Kai and Hiyori discussed a mystery novel while Ibuki waited for their fight.

After studying with Class A, Kitagawa Kai sparred with Ibuki Mio and repeatedly defeated her without hurting her. Ibuki became eager to keep training with him, and Kai left open the possibility of another session as they went to eat with Shiina Hiyori.

• Ichinose Honami dismissed the study group and arranged to meet Kitagawa Kai, Chihiro, and Amikura Mako for food and karaoke.
• Shiina Hiyori told Kitagawa Kai that Ibuki Mio might be Ryuen Kakeru’s spy but usually did not listen to him.
• Kitagawa Kai sparred with Ibuki Mio at the Gymnasium and effortlessly pinned her, prompting her affection level to rise.
• Ibuki Mio repeatedly challenged Kitagawa Kai and grew more excited as he beat her without causing injury.
• Kitagawa Kai declined to schedule another match but said he might contact Ibuki Mio when he felt like sparring.
• Kitagawa Kai, Shiina Hiyori, and Ibuki Mio went to a restaurant, where Ibuki questioned his fighting ability.

Kitagawa Kai joined Ichinose Honami, Shiranami Chihiro, and Amikura Mako for karaoke, where his emotional song stirred up Mako’s feelings after her heartbreak. Chihiro shared how Honami had once rejected her confession, and Mako invited Kai to sing a duet with her.

• Kitagawa Kai arrived at the karaoke room, praised Honami and Chihiro’s duet, then sang a melancholy song that brought Mako close to tears.
• Shiranami Chihiro revealed that she had once confessed to Ichinose Honami and been rejected.
• Chihiro explained that Kai had pretended to be Honami’s boyfriend to help turn her down, and Mako learned how their relationship had begun.
• Shiranami Chihiro reassured Mako that heartbreak was not the end and encouraged her to find happiness again.
• Amikura Mako chose an upbeat duet and asked Kitagawa Kai to sing it with her.

After walking Amikura Mako back to the Student Apartment, Kitagawa Kai revealed that he had multiple fiancées and asked her to keep it secret. On Sunday morning, he woke beside Karuizawa Kei and Tachibana Akane, discussed Tachibana’s job plans, and challenged Kei about her exam preparation.

• Ichinose Honami sent Kitagawa Kai to walk Amikura Mako back to the Student Apartment while she left with Shiranami Chihiro.
• Amikura Mako asked whether Kitagawa Kai had many girlfriends, and he explained that they were his fiancées and privately told her how many he had.
• Kitagawa Kai warned Amikura Mako to keep his secret, then walked her to the Student Apartment and said good night.
• On Sunday, Kitagawa Kai woke in Room 522 beside Karuizawa Kei and Tachibana Akane, who had been reluctant to get out of bed.
• Tachibana Akane considered applying for a dorm management position, while Kitagawa Kai suggested they leave together after he graduated.
• Kitagawa Kai asked Karuizawa Kei about studying for the final exam, and she said Chiaki would handle it while she cheered her on.

Kitagawa Kai learned that Miyabi Nagumo had supplied Ryuen Kakeru with photos and ordered Morishita Ai to investigate Nagumo and Asahina Nazuna. Meanwhile, Karuizawa Kei plotted to bring Matsushita Chiaki closer to Kai, and Morishita began seeking a promotion in his room.

• Kitagawa Kai tested Karuizawa Kei on a quadratic function, then told her to study properly with Matsushita Chiaki.
• Morishita Ai reported that Miyabi Nagumo had given Ryuen Kakeru the photos, explaining that she had witnessed their meeting from a tree.
• Kitagawa Kai decided to use Asahina Nazuna to provoke Miyabi Nagumo and assigned Morishita Ai to observe their routines.
• After Kai and Morishita left, Karuizawa Kei planned to bring Matsushita Chiaki to Kai for study help so she might fall for him.
• Kitagawa Kai visited Morishita Ai's room and planned a date with Asahina Nazuna that would let Miyabi Nagumo encounter them.
• Morishita Ai embraced Kai and asked to advance gradually through the ranks, then straddled him on the bed.

Kitagawa Kai spent the day with the girls in Room 520, then arranged to meet Hoshinomiya Chie that night to discuss Kozue. He also met Hirata Yosuke to explain that Class D’s negative Class Points could be used as an advantage in the exam, though he had not yet revealed the three plans he had prepared.

• Kitagawa Kai returned to Room 520 with Morishita Ai, where the girls prepared lunch and urged him to spend the afternoon with them.
• After caring for the exhausted girls, Kitagawa Kai arranged to meet Hoshinomiya Chie in Room 606 that night and said Sae was his lover too.
• Kitagawa Kai messaged Hirata Yosuke and asked him to meet at the Palette Cafe to discuss the exam.
• Kitagawa Kai explained that Class D’s pairings had been disrupted and that ordinary studying might not ensure everyone passed.
• Kitagawa Kai told Hirata Yosuke he had prepared three possible plans and argued that Class D’s negative one hundred Class Points gave it an unusual advantage.

Kitagawa Kai gave Hirata Yosuke several plans to help Class D pass the Paper Shuffle exam, then brought Hoshinomiya Chie to Chabashira Sae’s room to reconcile the two teachers. Chabashira resisted the idea, and Kitagawa insisted that their conflict affected him too.

• Kitagawa Kai proposed that Hirata Yosuke negotiate a paper-sharing deal with Ryuen Kakeru, threaten to end it unless Class C paid personal points, and use a Class C mole as a last resort.
• Kitagawa Kai advised Hirata to keep the exam results secret while Class D studied, and suggested forming a joint study session with Class A.
• Kitagawa Kai met Hoshinomiya Chie at Room 802, and they went together to Chabashira Sae’s Room 606.
• Chabashira Sae became cold when she saw Hoshinomiya Chie and tried to shut the door, but Kitagawa Kai stopped her and brought Hoshinomiya inside.
• Kitagawa Kai embraced both teachers and said he wanted to settle their conflict, while Chabashira insisted their history had nothing to do with him.

Kitagawa Kai and Chabashira Sae learned that Hoshinomiya Chie had rigged the Scavenger Hunt to bring them together, then confronted her before discussing the old exam that had destroyed their class’s chance at Class A. Chabashira admitted she would still refuse to vote for Matsui’s expulsion, leaving her and Hoshinomiya’s long-standing disagreement unresolved.

• Hoshinomiya Chie revealed that she had replaced every Scavenger Hunt slip so Kitagawa Kai would have to seek out Chabashira Sae.
• Kitagawa Kai and Chabashira Sae joined forces to punish Hoshinomiya for manipulating the hunt.
• Afterward, Kitagawa Kai prompted Chabashira and Hoshinomiya to discuss their conflict over the exam that had cost their class its chance at Class A.
• Chabashira explained that she had refused to vote for Matsui’s expulsion because he had contributed most to the class and deserved to share its success.
• Hoshinomiya said she had resented Chabashira for blocking the vote, and Chabashira insisted she would make the same choice again.

Kitagawa Kai helped Hoshinomiya Chie and Chabashira Sae reconcile, then announced that Class D would ally with Class A under his direction. He began organizing joint study sessions and required struggling Class D students to attend evening study so they could pass their exams.

• Hoshinomiya Chie and Chabashira Sae apologized to each other, forgave each other, and celebrated by swapping clothes.
• Kitagawa Kai announced to Class A that it would hold joint study sessions with Class D and that Class D would cooperate with it in future special exams.
• Kitagawa Kai arrived at the Class D classroom, where the students welcomed him, and said he would manage the class for the next two and a half years despite its having little chance to graduate as Class A.
• Kitagawa Kai announced that Class D students with failing or at-risk grades would attend evening study every day after school and urged them to make their own effort to pass.

Kitagawa Kai organized Class D’s exam preparation around intensive study, assigning tutoring and attendance duties before rallying the class. At the first Joint Study Session, he joined Horikita Suzune’s group, where Sakura Airi shared her notes with Hasebe Haruka.

• Kitagawa Kai assigned Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo to arrange study groups, put Hirata Yosuke in charge of attendance, and made the students who had deliberately scored zero tutor struggling classmates.
• Kitagawa Kai rallied Class D to work together, and the students enthusiastically agreed to face the exam challenge.
• Kanji Ike asked for points as a reward, prompting Hirata Yosuke to tell him to stay after school for a conversation.
• Kitagawa Kai checked the Joint Study Session in the library and learned from Horikita Suzune that Ichinose Honami had placed him in their group.
• Sakura Airi offered Hasebe Haruka her neatly organized notes, and Hasebe embraced her before noticing Kitagawa Kai watching.

Kitagawa Kai flirted with Hasebe Haruka and Himeno Yuki during a study session, while Amikura Mako grew flustered when he helped her with a problem. The group’s lively teasing left Hasebe amused and wary of becoming one of Kai’s women.

• Kitagawa Kai openly admired Hasebe Haruka, who accepted his gaze and gave him the nickname Bei-Bei.
• Kitagawa introduced Himeno Yuki, Amikura Mako, Horikita Suzune, Sakura Airi, and Hasebe to one another before the group began studying.
• Kitagawa used a history question to start a private, flirtatious conversation with Himeno, who let him keep talking quietly.
• Amikura, surprised that Horikita and Sakura seemed unbothered by Kitagawa flirting with Himeno, asked him for help with a problem.
• Kitagawa explained the problem, then teased the blushing Amikura for staring at him, while Hasebe laughed and declined to join in for fear of becoming one of his women.

Kitagawa Kai left the study session to help Sakayanagi Arisu choose her first sneakers since recovering. After his advice led her to decide she would wear every pair she had tried, he was left wondering whether she had understood him at all.

• Kitagawa Kai tutored Hasebe Haruka, Airi, and Amikura Mako until Kamuro Masumi messaged him that Sakayanagi Arisu had spent half an hour choosing shoes.
• Kitagawa Kai arranged for Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki to continue overseeing the study session, then went to the Oak Shopping Center.
• Kitagawa Kai found Sakayanagi Arisu surrounded by shoeboxes and learned she wanted sneakers for jogging now that she had recovered.
• Kitagawa Kai chose white-and-purple sneakers and explained that Arisu should wear them rather than preserve them as a memento of her recovery.
• Sakayanagi Arisu asked the shop to wrap up every pair she had tried, saying she could wear them all, and Kitagawa Kai silently regretted the consequences of his advice.

After a shopping trip, Kamuro Masumi explained how stealing had once given her a sense of control over her tightly scheduled life, and Kitagawa Kai and Sakayanagi Arisu reassured her that they trusted her. Sakayanagi called Kamuro a true friend before joking that she would be her bridal maidservant, while Kitagawa said his reform proposal was nearly ready and revealed Sakayanagi’s father had already approved of him.

• Sakayanagi Arisu paid for over two hundred thousand points’ worth of shoes, and a security alarm briefly sounded as Kamuro Masumi carried the shopping bag through the gate.
• As they walked back, Kamuro asked why Kitagawa Kai and Sakayanagi had not suspected her when the alarm rang, and Kitagawa told her they trusted her.
• Kamuro described how her parents controlled her schedule and how she began stealing small, useless items to claim something for herself.
• Sakayanagi admitted she had initially made Kamuro her servant because she was useful, but said she now considered Kamuro a friend she truly acknowledged.
• Sakayanagi joked that Kamuro would serve as her bridal maidservant, prompting Kamuro to protest that she was her equal.
• Kitagawa said his reform proposal was nearly ready and revealed that Sakayanagi’s father had approved of him.

Kitagawa Kai discussed potential new members of his family with Horikita Suzune, who proposed screening candidates to protect the group’s harmony. The next afternoon, Hirata Yosuke asked Suzune and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to accompany him to speak with Ryuen Kakeru.

• Kitagawa Kai visited Shiina Hiyori and Yamamura Miki, then went to Horikita Suzune’s room to talk about recent events.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kitagawa Kai to list the girls he was interested in and discussed how to assess potential additions to their family.
• Horikita Suzune questioned Kitagawa Kai about Ibuki Mio, Asahina Nazuna, and Kiryūin, then went to get Yamamura Miki.
• After class the next afternoon, Hirata Yosuke asked Horikita Suzune to join him in speaking with Ryuen Kakeru.
• Hirata Yosuke invited Ayanokoji Kiyotaka along to help assess the situation if their meeting with Ryuen changed unexpectedly.

Hirata Yosuke negotiated with Ryuen Kakeru to exchange Final Exam papers and demanded one million points from Class C, leaving Ryuen to consider the deal until the next afternoon. Meanwhile, Kitagawa Kai reviewed Class B’s test paper, and Shiina Hiyori explained that Ryuen had organized tutoring for Class C.

• Hirata Yosuke asked Ryuen Kakeru to share exam papers, and Ryuen offered only sixty percent of Class C’s paper.
• Hirata demanded eighty percent of the paper and one million points, warning that Kitagawa Kai could help design an exceptionally difficult test; Ryuen promised an answer the next afternoon.
• After leaving the café, Horikita Suzune judged that Ryuen was still looking for a way to accept, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka agreed with her.
• Ryuen questioned Ibuki Mio about Shiina Hiyori’s meetings with Kitagawa, but Ibuki defended Hiyori and said she would not betray her classmates.
• At the library, Kitagawa Kai approved Ichinose Honami’s test paper and told her to give it to Chie.
• Shiina Hiyori told Ichinose that Ryuen had sent Class C students back to their dorms for targeted tutoring.

Shiina Hiyori deduced that Class C might have a mole and advised Ryuen Kakeru how to negotiate with Class D. Hirata Yosuke secured the exam-paper exchange for four hundred thousand points, while Kitagawa Kai revealed that Hiyori had understood his plan.

• Shiina Hiyori warned Ryuen Kakeru that Hirata Yosuke’s willingness to risk failed negotiations suggested a mole in Class C or a plan to obtain its exam papers another way.
• Shiina Hiyori advised Ryuen Kakeru to tighten security and offer Class D a lower price, and Ryuen agreed to negotiate a deal.
• Ryuen Kakeru and Hirata Yosuke agreed to exchange exam papers for four hundred thousand personal points after the papers passed the school's review.
• Horikita Suzune suggested that Shiina Hiyori had deduced Class C had a mole, and Hirata Yosuke reported the deal to Kitagawa Kai.
• Kitagawa Kai told Hirata Yosuke that Hiyori had grasped the crux of the problem, leaving Hirata to wonder whether he and Ryuen had merely been pieces in their distant contest of wits.