Recaps

Kitagawa Kai secured Sakayanagi Narimori’s agreement to pursue a large-scale reform of Advanced Nurturing, beginning with small pilot activities and a Board of Directors review. Narimori rejected Kai’s winter-break field trip application after spotting Arisu, Shiina Hiyori, and Chabashira Sae on the participant list.

• Kitagawa Kai presented his Student Council winter-break field activities plan to the Reform Group after finishing the school reform draft.
• Kitagawa Kai proposed expensive practical training facilities and programs to Sakayanagi Narimori, arguing that they could develop student talent and eventually generate returns.
• Sakayanagi Narimori agreed that the Sakayanagi Family and Kai’s supporters could fund the reform, but insisted on starting with small pilots and submitting the proposal to the Board of Directors.
• Kitagawa Kai asked Sakayanagi Narimori to approve a four-day, three-night winter-break trip to the Izu Peninsula, describing it as off-campus practical activities.
• Sakayanagi Narimori rejected the trip application and questioned why Arisu, Shiina Hiyori, and Chabashira Sae were listed as participants.

Kitagawa Kai secured Sakayanagi Narimori’s tacit approval for an off-campus student activity and reassured him about Sakayanagi Arisu’s recovery. At Horikita Suzune’s study group, the students joked around before Suzune announced a test for the next evening, leaving Hasebe Haruka worried she would be stuck for extra lessons.

• Kitagawa Kai suggested using student council authority to organize an off-campus practical activity, and Sakayanagi Narimori tacitly approved while denying he had given guidance.
• Kitagawa Kai told Sakayanagi Narimori that Sakayanagi Arisu was exercising carefully with Kamuro’s help, though she had bought over a dozen pairs of sneakers.
• Kitagawa Kai arrived at the study group and exchanged affectionate kisses with Horikita Suzune and Sakura Airi, then teased Hasebe Haruka, Yuki, Amikura Mako, and Bobo.
• Horikita Suzune announced that she would test Sakura Airi, Hasebe Haruka, and Amikura Mako the following evening to assess their progress.
• Sakura Airi eagerly agreed to work hard for extra lessons with Kitagawa Kai, while Amikura Mako expected to do well and Hasebe Haruka lamented that she might be left behind.

Sakayanagi Narimori won unanimous approval from the directors for Kitagawa Kai’s school restructuring proposal and delayed his planned retirement. At the Joint Study Session, Kitagawa arranged a test for three girls before leaving with Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki to spar with Ibuki Mio.

• Sakayanagi Narimori persuaded the directors to approve the restructuring proposal by revealing that Mitsui, Suzuki, and the Sakayanagi Family planned to invest.
• The directors asked Sakayanagi Narimori to remain chairman and proposed appointing Tsukishiro Tokinari as a special adviser with input on Special Exams.
• Horikita Suzune gave Hasebe Haruka, Sakura Airi, and Amikura Mako a two-hour test, and Hasebe complained about her friends’ improving skills.
• Kitagawa Kai accepted Ibuki Mio’s invitation to exercise at the Gymnasium and invited Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki to join him.
• Kitagawa Kai reminded Hasebe Haruka, Sakura Airi, and Amikura Mako to focus on their test before leaving with Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki.

Kitagawa Kai arranged a spar between Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune, then stopped Ibuki from landing a dangerous kick. After ordering the two to wait for their next training session, he noticed Himeno Yuki was upset and went after her.

• Kitagawa Kai introduced Horikita Suzune as Ibuki Mio's sparring partner and set rules for their friendly match.
• Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune exchanged taunts and fought evenly while Kitagawa Kai stood with Himeno Yuki.
• Horikita Suzune became distracted when Kitagawa Kai put an arm around Himeno Yuki, and Ibuki Mio nearly struck her with a powerful kick.
• Kitagawa Kai caught Ibuki Mio's ankle before she hit Horikita Suzune, then reprimanded them and announced that they would later spar against him together.
• Himeno Yuki left for the library, and Kitagawa Kai told Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune to stay put while he went to check on her.

Kitagawa Kai reassured Himeno Yuki that he cherished her, kissed her, and then returned with her to train Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio. Meanwhile, Karuizawa Kei failed to find Kai at the library and decided to ask him for help the next day.

• Kitagawa Kai caught up with Himeno Yuki, told her he liked her and cherished her, and kissed her after she closed her eyes.
• Himeno Yuki teased Kitagawa Kai on the way back to the gymnasium, where they rejoined Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio for fighting practice.
• Horikita Suzune realized Kitagawa Kai’s earlier reaction had been part of his plan, while Himeno Yuki watched him suppress both girls in combat.
• Karuizawa Kei struggled with a math problem and persuaded Matsushita Chiaki and their study group to admit they could not solve it.
• Karuizawa Kei learned from Sakura Airi that Kitagawa Kai had gone to the gymnasium with Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki, so she decided to ask him about the problem tomorrow.

Kitagawa Kai trained Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune, then helped grade the study group’s practice exams. Amikura Mako and Sakura Airi passed, but Hasebe Haruka failed by one point and had to stay for remedial lessons.

• Kanzaki Ryūji and Hirata Yosuke bonded over their commitment to the group, leaving Tsube Hitomi uneasy.
• Kitagawa Kai sparred with Ibuki Mio and Horikita Suzune until he judged their coordination improved and ended the training.
• Kitagawa Kai brought drinks to the library, where Horikita Suzune, Kitagawa Kai, and Himeno Yuki graded the girls’ exam papers.
• Horikita Suzune announced that Amikura Mako scored 57, while Kitagawa Kai announced that Sakura Airi scored 61; both passed.
• Himeno Yuki announced that Hasebe Haruka scored 49, and Kitagawa Kai told her she would stay for remedial lessons.

After Kitagawa Kai left the library with the girls, Himeno Yuki and the others joked about his relationship with her in a new study group chat. Sakayanagi Arisu borrowed Kitagawa’s Terminal, joined in the banter, and prepared for her first morning run with the group.

• Horikita Suzune created a discussion group, and Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako teased Himeno Yuki about whether she and Kitagawa Kai were together.
• The girls joked in the group chat, which Horikita Suzune renamed the Beibei Support Group, while Sakayanagi Arisu used Kitagawa Kai’s Terminal to reply on his behalf.
• Sakayanagi Arisu saw a report about a Go player defeating an AI, then joined Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami before later messaging the Loving Family group from his Terminal.
• Sakayanagi Arisu went to the sports field early Saturday with Kamuro Masumi and the others for her first morning run, confident she could run five laps.

Sakayanagi Arisu went jogging with Kitagawa Kai, who learned that the Diversified Development Plan had passed review and that Tsukishiro Tokinari would become a special school affairs adviser instead of Chairman. Later, Kitagawa Kai rewarded Morishita Ai for investigating Miyabi Nagumo, and the two confessed their love.

• Sakayanagi Arisu ran three laps with Kitagawa Kai before stopping, then reflected on how meeting him had changed her life.
• Kitagawa Kai read Sakayanagi Narimori’s message that the Diversified Development Plan had passed review and Tsukishiro Tokinari would serve only as a special school affairs adviser.
• Morishita Ai reported that Miyabi Nagumo visited a karaoke place at Oak Shopping Center on Wednesday evenings and proposed that Kitagawa Kai take Asahina Nazuna there.
• Morishita Ai suggested bringing Yamamura Miki along to combine their abilities, and Kitagawa Kai warned her not to scheme against anyone.
• Kitagawa Kai rewarded Morishita Ai, whose affection reached 100, and the two told each other they loved one another.

Kitagawa Kai asked Asahina Nazuna to honor their agreement and go on a date, which they scheduled for next Wednesday at Oak Shopping Center. After their call, Nazuna paid one hundred Personal Points for an electronic fortune that hinted she might meet someone from her past.

• Kitagawa Kai called Asahina Nazuna and reminded her that she had promised to date him if he beat Miyabi Nagumo.
• Asahina Nazuna agreed to keep her promise, and Kitagawa Kai arranged dinner and a walk at Oak Shopping Center for next Wednesday evening.
• Morishita Ai interrupted Kai during the call, and he pretended to Nazuna that a mosquito had bitten him.
• Asahina Nazuna visited Fated Connections Hall and spent one hundred Personal Points on an electronic fortune draw.
• Asahina Nazuna read her Fair Fortune, wondered whether its reference to old branches meant people from her past, and tucked the slip away with her omamori.

Kitagawa Kai helped Hasebe Haruka enjoy a dessert during a study session at Palette Cafe, where Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki later joined them. Elsewhere, Miyabi Nagumo pressed Ryuen Kakeru to act against Kitagawa, but Ryuen refused to risk a confrontation and dismissed Nagumo as a sore loser.

• Kitagawa Kai arranged for Sakura Airi to share a large parfait with Hasebe Haruka, who could not afford one herself.
• Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki joined the study group, and Chiaki pretended to need Kitagawa Kai's help with questions at Kei's urging.
• Karuizawa Kei seated Matsushita Chiaki beside Kitagawa Kai, and Hasebe Haruka welcomed them into the Bei-Bei Fan Club.
• Miyabi Nagumo demanded that Ryuen Kakeru explain why he had not used the photos to target Kitagawa Kai.
• Ryuen Kakeru refused to start a risky fight, while Nagumo left and Ryuen mocked him as a sore loser.

Kitagawa Kai announced that the Board had approved the Student Council’s Diversified Development Plan, then dealt with Chabashira Sae’s visit. As Class B prepared to submit its Paper Shuffle test, Totsuka Yahiko revealed that he had a plan to improve their odds against Class A.

• Kitagawa Kai told the Student Council that the Board had approved the Diversified Development Plan and urged everyone to carry it through.
• Chabashira Sae asked Hirata Yosuke about Class D’s special-exam preparations, then told him to keep working under Kitagawa Kai.
• Chabashira Sae complained that Kitagawa Kai had neglected her, and he showed her the private room in his office.
• Katsuragi Kohei reported that Class B’s Offensive Test Paper was finished and ready for a final check before submission.
• Totsuka Yahiko told Sakayanagi Arisu that he had a plan to improve Class B’s chances against Class A.

Totsuka Yahiko proposed that Sakayanagi Arisu obtain Class A’s Offensive Test Paper through her relationship with Kitagawa Kai, but she rebuked him for offering no practical plan. Later, Kitagawa took Asahina Nazuna on a dinner date, and Miyabi Nagumo followed them into the restaurant and asked where they were seated.

• Totsuka Yahiko suggested that Sakayanagi Arisu use her closeness to Kitagawa Kai to get Class A’s Offensive Test Paper, and Sakayanagi challenged him to provide a specific plan.
• Sakayanagi Arisu scolded Totsuka Yahiko for making a careless proposal, and Katsuragi Kohei warned him not to ignore the relationship between Sakayanagi and Kitagawa.
• At Oak Shopping Center, Kitagawa Kai invited Asahina Nazuna to dinner, and she accepted his hand and entered Sakayanagi Restaurant with him.
• Miyabi Nagumo spotted Kitagawa and Asahina holding hands, canceled his karaoke plans, and asked the floor manager which private room they had entered.

Miyabi Nagumo waited outside the private rooms while Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna enjoyed their date, which raised Nazuna’s affection for Kai to 52. When the pair emerged holding hands, Nagumo confronted them and demanded that Kai let go of her.

• Miyabi Nagumo failed to get Asahina Nazuna’s room information and ordered a meal while waiting for her in the dining area.
• Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna talked about fortune-telling during their date, and Kai offered to prepare a compatibility reading for her.
• Asahina Nazuna worried about the restaurant’s prices, but Kitagawa Kai reassured her that his VIP card made the meal affordable.
• Kitagawa Kai wiped cream from the corner of Asahina Nazuna’s mouth, increasing her affection level by seven to 52.
• Miyabi Nagumo watched Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna leave together holding hands, then demanded that Kai let go of her.

Miyabi Nagumo interrupted Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna’s date, but Nazuna defended her choice and agreed to go on another date with Kai. After walking her back to the dormitory, Kai found Morishita Ai waiting in a grove, and she climbed onto his back as they headed home.

• Miyabi Nagumo confronted Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna at the restaurant, but Nazuna told him to respect her choice and left with Kai.
• Kai defended Nazuna’s right to decide who she dated, raising her affection level to 55.
• Nazuna told Kai she did not regret their date and asked him to arrange another one.
• Nazuna hugged Kai goodbye outside the Girls’ Dormitory, and Kai continued toward the Faculty Apartment.
• Morishita Ai revealed she had been watching the confrontation and celebrated the mission’s success.
• Morishita Ai climbed onto Kai’s back, and he carried her home.

Miyabi Nagumo abandoned his plan to attack Kitagawa Kai and decided to hurt him by other means. Kitagawa played Go with Sakayanagi Arisu, then trained with Horikita Suzune as the morning running group discussed moving its workouts indoors.

• Miyabi Nagumo considered arranging an attack on Kitagawa Kai, but deleted his message after weighing the risks and remembering Kitagawa's strength.
• Sakayanagi Arisu invited Kitagawa Kai to play Go, and they traded wins before switching to another game and moving through the apartment.
• Kitagawa Kai trained with Horikita Suzune, who resolved to use their training to challenge Ibuki Mio.
• The morning running group discussed problems caused by exercising in the cold and returning to the dorms to shower.
• Hoshinomiya Chie suggested using a disused activity room in the Faculty Apartment, and Kitagawa Kai offered to ask the apartment management office for permission.

Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami claimed and cleaned the Faculty Apartment’s unused activity room, then the study group agreed to take the next day off for a trip to the mall’s amusement park. Himeno Yuki continued waiting for Kai to clarify their relationship, deciding to hold out until tomorrow.

• Kitagawa Kai got permission to use the Faculty Apartment’s dusty activity room, and Ichinose Honami organized the study group and Morning Jogging Squad to clean it.
• Ichinose Honami kissed Kitagawa Kai in the locked activity room, and he carried her to class before they were seen; the Cleaning Squad later made the room spotless.
• Hasebe Haruka suggested that everyone take the next day off to visit the mall’s amusement park, and Amikura Mako and Himeno Yuki agreed.
• Himeno Yuki reflected that Kitagawa Kai had not formally confessed or invited her to live in the Faculty Apartment, and resolved to ignore him until tomorrow.
• Karuizawa Kei said she and Matsushita Chiaki would join the outing, and Kitagawa Kai persuaded Horikita Suzune to approve the day off by saying he wanted to play games with her.

Kitagawa Kai and the girls spent Saturday at the Advanced Nurturing Amusement Park, where Horikita Suzune revealed her enthusiasm for video games. They teamed up for a chaotic co-op survival game, ending with Suzune directing Himeno Yuki toward a teleporter.

• Kitagawa Kai arrived at the amusement park, greeted the girls, and shared affectionate kisses with Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi.
• Hasebe chose the PlayStation experience store as the group’s first stop, and Horikita Suzune challenged Kitagawa Kai to reach wave thirty in a survival game.
• Hasebe and Amikura Mako went to play a racing game, while Sakura Airi and Karuizawa Kei played Overcooked.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Himeno Yuki and Matsushita Chiaki to join him and Horikita Suzune in four-player co-op mode.
• The four played through a chaotic match, and Kitagawa Kai used a powerful weapon from a draw to wipe out a group of monsters.
• Horikita Suzune warned the group that the teleporter was about to close, then corrected Himeno Yuki when she ran the wrong way.

Karuizawa Kei tried to leave Kitagawa Kai alone with Matsushita Chiaki, but Himeno Yuki stayed to play and confronted Kai about their undefined relationship. Kai officially asked Yuki to be his girlfriend and kissed her, leaving Chiaki alone in the game and flustered by their display.

• Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi tried to persuade Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki to leave the game booth so Kitagawa Kai could spend time alone with Matsushita Chiaki.
• Horikita Suzune agreed to go, but Himeno Yuki chose to stay and keep playing with Kai and Chiaki.
• Kitagawa Kai asked Yuki why she seemed upset, and she told him he had not followed up on his confession or invited her to the Faculty Apartment.
• Kitagawa Kai apologized, officially asked Yuki to be his girlfriend and move into the Faculty Apartment, and Yuki accepted.
• Kitagawa Kai kissed Yuki while Matsushita Chiaki fought alone, then Chiaki noticed them and blushed in shock.

Kitagawa Kai challenged Matsushita Chiaki to Street Fighter 6, beat her repeatedly while playing one-handed, and gained her respect as she claimed him as her mentor. Karuizawa Kei watched from hiding and decided that their closer relationship made her matchmaking attempt a success.

• Himeno Yuki blushed and hurried away after realizing Kitagawa Kai and Matsushita Chiaki were nearby.
• Kitagawa Kai and Matsushita Chiaki agreed to settle their gaming rivalry in Street Fighter 6, with the loser owing the winner a reasonable request.
• After losing the first round, Kitagawa Kai played music and defeated Matsushita Chiaki in the next two rounds while using one hand.
• Matsushita Chiaki challenged Kitagawa Kai to more matches, but he beat her repeatedly and she called him her Street Fighter mentor and Godfather.
• Kitagawa Kai gained eight affection points with Matsushita Chiaki, while Karuizawa Kei watched and judged her plan successful.

Matsushita Chiaki called Kitagawa Kai her adoptive father after losing a game and asked him to teach her Street Fighter techniques. Later, Kitagawa Kai helped Sakura Airi try on lingerie, but Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako walked in and found him holding a revealing set.

• Matsushita Chiaki explained that she had called Kitagawa Kai her adoptive father because she wanted to learn his Street Fighter techniques.
• Matsushita Chiaki called Sakura Airi her adoptive mother, while Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki refused the title.
• Sakura Airi led Kitagawa Kai to a lingerie store and asked him to help choose between two sets.
• Kitagawa Kai joined Sakura Airi in a fitting room, where she modeled the black lingerie for him.
• Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako entered the store and found Kitagawa Kai holding the burgundy lingerie.

Kitagawa Kai joined Sakura Airi, Hasebe Haruka, and Amikura Mako in choosing and trying on lingerie, then praised each of them. His attention and compliments raised Hasebe Haruka’s and Amikura Mako’s affection levels, and Mako was flustered by his remark that he wanted to pursue her.

• Sakura Airi came out of the fitting room, and Hasebe Haruka persuaded Kitagawa Kai to stay and help the girls choose lingerie.
• Hasebe Haruka picked a purple set, while Kitagawa Kai suggested a dark blue set to Amikura Mako and told her she did not need to hide her figure.
• Sakura Airi, Hasebe Haruka, and Amikura Mako tried on their choices and showed them to Kitagawa Kai.
• Kitagawa Kai praised Hasebe Haruka’s purple set, raising her affection level by six to 54.
• Kitagawa Kai told Sakura Airi he wanted her to wear her burgundy set for him, then praised Mako’s appearance and said he wanted to pursue her, raising her affection level by six to 66.

Kitagawa Kai accompanied Sakura Airi, Hasebe, and Amikura Mako on a shopping trip before joining Horikita Suzune and Himeno Yuki at the High-Altitude Adventure Zone. He helped Suzune cross a swaying rope course after discovering she was afraid of heights, while Yuki watched enviously.

• Kitagawa Kai carried shopping bags and gave opinions on clothes as Sakura Airi, Hasebe, and Amikura Mako tried on outfits.
• Kitagawa Kai left to store the purchases and check on the others, and Hasebe teased him about being unable to handle the girls’ attention.
• Himeno Yuki told Horikita Suzune she would move into the Faculty Apartment and keep an eye on Kitagawa Kai, then changed her tune when he appeared.
• Kitagawa Kai, Horikita Suzune, and Himeno Yuki began the high-altitude course, where Suzune hesitated at a swaying section of suspended posts.
• Kitagawa Kai held Horikita Suzune from behind and guided her across the posts, while Himeno Yuki watched with envy.

Karuizawa Kei urged Matsushita Chiaki to pursue Kitagawa Kai, while Chiaki admitted she had a small crush and wanted to win him over in her own way. Later, the group played Monopoly and took photos together, ending with Sakura Airi photographing Kai and the girls praising the results.

• Karuizawa Kei encouraged Matsushita Chiaki to seize her chance with Kitagawa Kai, and Chiaki admitted she had some improper thoughts about him.
• The eight friends gathered to play Monopoly, and the girls repeatedly bankrupted Kitagawa Kai before Sakura Airi revealed they had promised her a treat for beating him.
• Kitagawa Kai took portraits and group photos of the girls, who praised his photography when the images appeared in their shared album.
• Kitagawa Kai joked that portrait photography's three essentials were increasingly good-looking models, prompting system notifications as the girls' affection for him rose.
• Sakura Airi used the camera Kitagawa Kai had given her to photograph him, and the girls admired the pictures while Matsushita Chiaki defended his handsomeness.

Kitagawa Kai and the girls wrapped up their amusement park outing, took a group photo, and encountered Mashima Tomoya on a date with Ishibashi Tomoko. On the way back, Kai’s classmates teased him over his social media post and a photo of his embarrassment, leaving him resigned to the post surviving in screenshots.

• Hasebe Haruka accidentally saw the many photos Sakura Airi had saved of Kitagawa Kai, then tactfully handed the camera back without browsing further.
• Sakura Airi uploaded Kai’s individual photos, then took a group photo of Kai and the seven girls, which Kai posted with the caption, “Doomed! I'm surrounded by girls!”
• Kitagawa Kai and the girls ran into Mashima Tomoya and Ishibashi Tomoko leaving the amusement park together, and the group congratulated them on their date.
• Mashima Tomoya watched Kai leave with the girls and praised their youthful atmosphere, then reassured Ishibashi Tomoko that she was all he needed.
• Shibata Sō, Hamaguchi Tetsuya, and the other boys teased Kai about his post and called him Doomed Bro, while Amikura Mako took and shared a photo of his embarrassed expression.
• Shibata Sō warned Kai that the boys had screenshotted his post, so Kai gave up on deleting it.

Kitagawa Kai helped Himeno Yuki move into Room 521 at the Faculty Apartment and introduced her to the other girls in his circle. Over lunch, Yuki learned that Suzune and Honami screened potential new girlfriends, and Kai agreed to meet the Art Club president at the Student Council the next day.

• Kitagawa Kai met Himeno Yuki at the Student Dormitory and carried her luggage to the Faculty Apartment.
• Kitagawa Kai introduced Yuki to the girls in Room 520, and they welcomed her as his girlfriend.
• Morishita Ai and Kamuro Masumi greeted Yuki in Room 521, where Kai helped her bring in her luggage before she sent him out while unpacking.
• Himeno Yuki joined the others for lunch, and Horikita Suzune told Kai to check on nearby apartments because Room 522 had the last empty bedroom.
• Ichinose Honami explained that she and Suzune privately checked whether Kai's potential girlfriends could get along, surprising Yuki.
• Ichinose Honami told Kai that the Art Club president wanted to see him, and Kai agreed to meet her at the Student Council the next day.