Recaps

Shiina Hiyori shared her mystery novel draft with Kitagawa Kai and invited him to discuss a passage alone that evening, while Yamamura Miki realized this conflicted with Room 518’s usual plans. Meanwhile, Miwa Haruto formally prepared to report Kitagawa Kai, with Miyabi Nagumo accompanying him while avoiding putting his own name on the complaint.

• Shiina Hiyori told Kitagawa Kai that she was writing a mystery novel about girls taking revenge on a philandering man, and he agreed to read her work.
• Shiina Hiyori's draft featured detective Shiihara Kazuha and assistant Kawakami Keisuke, whose names reminded Yamamura Miki of Hiyori and Kitagawa Kai.
• Shiina Hiyori asked Kitagawa Kai to discuss a passage from a favorite mystery novel with her alone that evening, and Yamamura Miki realized it was Room 518's turn.
• Miwa Haruto and Miyabi Nagumo brought accusations against Kitagawa Kai to Chairman Sakayanagi Narimori, with Nagumo claiming Miwa was the formal complainant.
• Sakayanagi Narimori asked Miwa Haruto whether he was certain he wanted to file a formal report against Kitagawa Kai.

Miwa Haruto formally accused Kitagawa Kai, and Sakayanagi Narimori appointed a temporary team to hear the case. Chabashira Sae and Matsushita Chiaki revealed they supported Kitagawa and planned to publicize the accusation, while Mashima Tomoya worried he would be outvoted.

• Miwa Haruto submitted a complaint against Kitagawa Kai, and Sakayanagi Narimori warned him that fabricated accusations carried severe penalties.
• Sakayanagi Narimori assigned Chabashira Sae, Matsushita Chiaki, and Mashima Tomoya to conduct the hearing the following day.
• Miyabi Nagumo approved the team, believing the teachers would help Kitagawa Kai face punishment, while Sakayanagi Narimori pitied the accusers.
• Mashima Tomoya voiced concern about Kitagawa Kai, but Chabashira Sae insisted that he deserved severe punishment and left with Matsushita Chiaki.
• Matsushita Chiaki told Chabashira Sae she supported Kitagawa Kai, and Chabashira instructed her to spread news of the complaint throughout the school.

A real-name report against Kitagawa Kai spread throughout the school, prompting Miyabi Nagumo to expect his downfall while Ryuen Kakeru regretted losing a bargaining chip. The girls and teachers in Room 520 reassured one another that Kitagawa would be fine, as the investigation team was sympathetic and the allegations lacked strong evidence.

• Miwa Haruto worried about the report's circulation, and Miyabi Nagumo told him to stick to his prepared statement at the investigation.
• Miyabi Nagumo messaged Asahina Nazuna about the report, but she rebuked him and blocked him.
• Ryuen Kakeru dismissed the report as unlikely to harm Kitagawa Kai and lamented that the public investigation had ruined his chance to use it as leverage.
• The girls gathered in Room 520, where Ichinose Honami and Sakayanagi Arisu urged them not to panic about Kitagawa Kai.
• Chabashira Sae revealed that Matsushita Chiaki and Mashima-sensei would support Kitagawa Kai on the investigation team and said the report lacked evidence for any major punishment.
• Horikita Suzune noted that an official conclusion could prevent others from using the allegations against Kitagawa Kai, who had gone to see Hiyori.

Kitagawa Kai and Shiina Hiyori spent the night together while missing a campus-wide report against him. The next morning, Kai reassured their friends and prepared to face an afternoon public hearing, which he looked forward to confronting.

• Kitagawa Kai and Shiina Hiyori put their terminals on do not disturb and grew intimate while discussing Hiyori's novel.
• Horikita Manabu contacted Horikita Suzune, who told him that she and the others had handled the people involved; he worried about her closeness to Kai.
• The next morning, Kai discovered 99 or more unread messages and learned that someone had filed a report against him, spreading the news across campus.
• Hiyori blamed herself for not checking the report sooner, but Kai said the accusations were minor and suggested using the hearing to make their relationships public.
• Kai replied to his worried contacts and went with Hiyori to Room 520 to reassure everyone before the afternoon investigation.
• As he ate breakfast, Kai looked forward to facing Miyabi Nagumo at the public hearing.

Kitagawa Kai approved the Art Club’s plan for a painting competition after learning it would help Kamuro Masumi and raise funds, then attended a public hearing over allegations that he controlled Class 1-D. He left the first accusation unanswered by exposing Miyabi Nagumo’s reliance on unsupported rumors.

• Yamaguchi Izumi asked Kitagawa Kai to support an Art Club painting competition, explaining that Kamuro Masumi’s painting had increased the club’s paint use.
• Kitagawa Kai gave the competition preliminary approval and told Yamaguchi Izumi to submit an application ensuring it was fair and transparent.
• Horikita Suzune sent Kitagawa Kai photos of Miyabi Nagumo acting intimately with other girls, collected with help from Kiriyama and second-year girls.
• Mashima Tomoya opened a public hearing into allegations that Kitagawa Kai had used his position to control Class 1-D’s decisions.
• Miyabi Nagumo cited rumors as evidence against Kitagawa Kai, who countered with similar rumors about Nagumo and prompted laughter from the audience.

Kitagawa Kai defended himself against accusations of coercing Class D and having improper relationships, while Miyabi Nagumo tried to discredit him before the Student Council. The first two complaints were dismissed, but Nagumo believed his third accusation could still turn the hearing around.

• Kitagawa Kai displayed Class D's signed agreement, and Hirata Yosuke and other students confirmed that they had signed voluntarily.
• Mashima Tomoya heard Nagumo's accusation that Kai had improper relationships with multiple girls, and Kai openly said they were all consenting girlfriends.
• Nagumo showed photographs of Kai with the girls, but Kai countered with a photograph of Nagumo surrounded by women at a karaoke establishment.
• The girls confirmed their relationships with Kai were voluntary, and Matsushita Chiaki and Chabashira Sae supported dismissing the second complaint.
• Mashima Tomoya dismissed the second complaint for lacking a basis in school regulations, while Nagumo resolved to press ahead with his third accusation.

At a school meeting, Miyabi Nagumo accused Kitagawa Kai of abusing his authority through Faculty Apartment assignments, Student Council appointments, and office renovations. Kitagawa rebutted the accusations by explaining how Nagumo’s mass withdrawal of council members had forced him to rebuild the Student Council, and Nagumo collapsed after Kitagawa challenged him.

• Miyabi Nagumo presented records and a floor plan to accuse Kitagawa Kai of using Student Council authority for personal benefit.
• Kitagawa Kai said his Faculty Apartment arrangements had been legitimately approved and could be confirmed by the Chairman.
• Kitagawa Kai explained that Miyabi Nagumo had led more than a dozen second-year students out of the Student Council, leaving Ichinose Honami and a few others to keep it running.
• Kitagawa Kai defended appointing Ichinose Honami as Vice President and recruiting first-year students through proper procedures.
• Kitagawa Kai confronted Miyabi Nagumo over abandoning the Student Council, and Miyabi Nagumo collapsed at the meeting table.

Kitagawa Kai defended himself at the hearing, where the Investigation Team dismissed Miwa Haruto’s accusations and punished him with a public apology and a deduction of Class 2-B’s points. Afterward, Miwa agreed to report Miyabi Nagumo’s future plans to Kitagawa, who returned to the Student Council Office and heard Kiriyama Ikuyo admit the Disciplinary Committee’s failure.

• The school doctor carried Miyabi Nagumo out after he fainted, while Kitagawa Kai recognized that Nagumo was pretending to remain unconscious.
• Kitagawa Kai presented approved renovation applications, and Miwa Haruto panicked and asked to withdraw his complaint.
• Mashima Tomoya announced that all three allegations were dismissed and ordered Miwa Haruto to apologize publicly and Class 2-B to lose 100 Class Points.
• Miwa Haruto told Kitagawa Kai that Nagumo had prepared the complaint and agreed to inform Kitagawa about Nagumo’s future moves.
• Kitagawa Kai returned to the Student Council Office, where Kiriyama Ikuyo apologized for the Disciplinary Committee’s dereliction of duty.

After the investigation report caused embarrassment in the Student Council, Kitagawa Kai dismissed the officers’ self-blame and let them arrange reforms. He then negotiated with Matsushita Chiaki, who secured regular gaming lessons and agreed to get a console for the Student Council office as her affection for him grew.

• Kiriyama Ikuyo and Hirata Yosuke blamed themselves for the investigation scandal, but Kitagawa Kai reassured them and approved their plans for self-criticism reports and increased patrols.
• Kushida Kikyo took investigation materials to the Publicity Department, and Matsushita Chiaki brought Kitagawa Kai the Student Council’s copy of the records.
• Matsushita Chiaki refused Kitagawa Kai’s offers of milk, rice, and noodles as thanks, then insisted that his gratitude and her outstanding request from their arcade bet were separate matters.
• Matsushita Chiaki asked Kitagawa Kai to teach her games until she could reliably beat him, and he promised not to go easy on her.
• Kitagawa Kai asked Matsushita Chiaki to arrange a game console for the Student Council office, and her affection level rose by three points to 69.

After the allegations against him were dismissed, Miyabi Nagumo discovered that students were mocking his public hearing collapse online and tried unsuccessfully to fight back. He fainted again after smashing his Terminal, while Kitagawa Kai identified Nagumo’s alternate account and extended its mute.

• Miwa Haruto told Miyabi Nagumo that all three allegations had been dismissed and that Class 2-B had lost a hundred Class Points.
• Miyabi Nagumo watched a popular edited video of the public hearing and failed to get it removed or its mocking comments taken down.
• Miyabi Nagumo used the alternate account Justice Will Prevail to defend himself, but students mocked him and the forum muted his account.
• Miyabi Nagumo summoned his confidants to defend him, but their small group was overwhelmed by the students commenting on the forum.
• Miyabi Nagumo smashed his Terminal and collapsed again, prompting the nurse to call Dr. Shimada for emergency treatment.
• Kitagawa Kai traced Justice Will Prevail to the infirmary, learned that Miyabi Nagumo had fainted, and extended the account’s mute to twenty-four hours.

After the hearing, Kitagawa Kai and Kushida Kikyo faced a group of girls eager to get close to him and learn about his girlfriends. Kai defended Kikyo from their intrusive teasing, and they continued walking hand in hand after the girls apologized.

• Several girls approached Kitagawa Kai and Kushida Kikyo outside the Student Council building, asking for his contact details and questioning Kikyo about his girlfriends.
• Kushida Kikyo refused to recommend the girls to Kai, then lost her temper when they kept pestering her.
• Kitagawa Kai pulled Kikyo behind him, told the girls to stop harassing her, and sent them on their way.
• Kai reassured Kikyo that she had been reasonable and told her that he found her occasional temper cute.
• The girls sent Kikyo an apology, and she asked Kai to keep walking with her.

Kitagawa Kai resumed his routine while preparing for a demanding winter break, as Miyabi Nagumo faced a revolt from the second-year classes and mounting pressure from the Disciplinary Committee. Nagumo blamed Kitagawa Kai for his decline and resolved to wait for an opportunity to exploit a weakness.

• Kitagawa Kai returned to his usual schedule of Student Council work, library visits, tea, and reading as final exams and winter break approached.
• Kiriyama Ikuyo told Miyabi Nagumo that Class 2-B had unanimously stopped contributing personal points to Nagumo's Coordination Plan.
• The Class C and Class D representatives also said their classes would discuss whether to keep paying, then left the meeting.
• Nagumo learned that most of his planted supporters had gone silent or blocked his messages, and that Miwa Haruto could no longer rally Class 2-B against Kiriyama.
• A trusted follower reported that the Disciplinary Committee was issuing warnings and returning applications, while focusing its inspections on Nagumo's class.
• After his followers left, Nagumo angrily blamed Kitagawa Kai for his predicament, then resolved to wait until Kitagawa exposed a weakness.

Ibuki Mio sparred with Horikita Suzune and discovered that Kai's coaching had given Horikita a clear advantage. Later, Kai comforted Yamamura Miki in Room 518 before planning to visit Room 522.

• Ibuki Mio arrived at the activity room and began sparring with Horikita Suzune.
• Horikita Suzune blocked Ibuki's attacks and gained the upper hand, while the girls watched and chatted.
• Horikita told Ibuki that Kai had been coaching her and taunted that Ibuki would soon have to chase her back.
• Kai combed Yamamura Miki's hair in Room 518, and she asked him to hold her longer before he went to Room 522.
• Kai agreed and gathered Miki into his arms.

With one week left before the final exam, the classes prepared using exam papers exchanged between Class C and Class D, while Class D also received a share of Personal Points. That evening, Kitagawa Kai met Asahina Nazuna for their rescheduled date and began a magic trick.

• Hirata Yosuke distributed Class C’s exam paper to Class D, set a Saturday assessment, and announced that everyone would receive 5,000 Personal Points thanks to Kitagawa Kai.
• Ichinose Honami gave Class A mock exams prepared by Kitagawa Kai and encouraged her classmates to follow their study plan.
• Ryuen Kakeru ordered Class C to memorize Class D’s official exam paper and threatened a weekend lockdown for anyone who failed the Saturday assessment.
• Asahina Nazuna surprised Kitagawa Kai by covering his eyes, and he guessed her identity after jokingly naming Honami and Arisu first.
• Kitagawa Kai tried a card trick for Asahina Nazuna, claimed their hearts had led him to the ace of hearts, and announced a second stage.

Kitagawa Kai used a card trick to hold Asahina Nazuna’s hands, then went on a date with her to watch the Geminid meteor shower. As they waited by the lake, Nazuna showed him a compatibility reading and privately reflected that she had lowered its score to keep his ego in check.

• Kitagawa Kai performed a card trick for Asahina Nazuna and warmed her hands inside his coat pocket.
• Asahina Nazuna explained that they had dinner reservations and planned to return to the artificial lake to watch the Geminid meteor shower.
• After dinner, Kitagawa Kai held Nazuna’s hand as they walked, and Nazuna told two acquaintances that they were on a date.
• Nazuna showed Kitagawa Kai a birth chart compatibility analysis that gave them a score of eighty points.
• Nazuna privately recalled that the original score was ninety-five and that she had deducted fifteen points because Kitagawa Kai had too many girlfriends.

Kitagawa Kai shared a flirtatious moment with Asahina Nazuna before finding Ibuki Mio exhausted from late-night training and bringing her to Room 520 for food. There, Ichinose Honami welcomed them, and Sakayanagi Arisu teased Kai for offering to cook for Ibuki.

• Asahina Nazuna moved closer to Kitagawa Kai under the pretense of granting his shooting-star wish, and her affection level rose to 66.
• Kitagawa Kai returned to the Faculty Apartment and found Ibuki Mio alone, overtraining in the activity room.
• Ibuki Mio's legs buckled, so Kitagawa Kai supported her and learned she had eaten only the Mountain Vegetable Set Meal.
• Kitagawa Kai brought Ibuki Mio to Room 520 and offered to make a late-night snack while Ichinose Honami gave her warm water.
• Sakayanagi Arisu came out in her pajamas and teased Kitagawa Kai for playing favorites by volunteering to cook for Ibuki Mio.

Kitagawa Kai, Ichinose Honami, and Sakayanagi Arisu welcomed Ibuki Mio after her exhausting workout, fed her udon, and shared a lively meal with her. Ibuki returned to the dorm, while Kai secretly followed to make sure she arrived safely and checked in by message.

• Sakayanagi Arisu teased Ibuki Mio about resembling Kamuro, and Ichinose Honami explained that their friends often gathered in the nearby apartments.
• Kitagawa Kai cooked udon, and Ibuki ate eagerly while Arisu tried to resist the meal before giving in and joking with Kai about gaining weight.
• Ibuki watched the friends' warm banter with envy, then accepted another bowl of noodles.
• Ibuki refused to stay overnight or let Kai walk her back, and she left for the dorm after thanking Ichinose and Kai.
• Kai secretly followed Ibuki at a distance, saw her enter the Student Dormitory, and messaged to confirm she had arrived safely.

Kitagawa Kai agreed to judge the school-wide painting competition despite doubts about his impartiality because his girlfriend Kamuro Masumi was competing. After demonstrating his expertise through detailed critiques, he won over the skeptical contestants, while the results remained to be announced.

• Yamaguchi Izumi persuaded Kitagawa Kai to judge the painting competition, and contestants questioned the fairness of his involvement because Kamuro Masumi was competing.
• Kamuro defended Kitagawa's painting ability when a contestant accused him of bias, and the organizers explained that judges would score entries anonymously.
• Kitagawa chatted with the art teachers during the two-hour contest, then scored the submitted paintings and gave Kamuro's work a slightly higher mark.
• Kitagawa identified specific flaws in contestants' paintings and offered tailored advice during the public critique session.
• The skeptical contestants began taking notes and praising Kitagawa's expertise, while Kamuro felt proud of him.

Kamuro Masumi won first place in the schoolwide painting competition, then shared a kiss and playful exchange with Kitagawa Kai on their way home. During the evening study session, Amikura Mako wondered whether Kai’s earlier words about pursuing her had been a joke, but she accepted his request to share her earphones and listened beside him.

• Yamaguchi Izumi announced Kamuro Masumi as the painting competition’s first-place winner, and Masumi received her certificate and prize.
• Kamuro Masumi told Kitagawa Kai she had earned the award fairly, and Kai praised her first competition victory and agreed to hang her painting in the Student Council Office.
• Kamuro Masumi kissed Kitagawa Kai as a special commendation for the judge, then led him home and promised they could discuss the rest later.
• During the Joint Study Session, Kitagawa Kai asked Amikura Mako to lend him her earphones so he could listen to music.
• Amikura Mako wondered whether Kitagawa Kai’s earlier remark about pursuing her had been an offhand joke, but she gave him the earphones.
• Amikura Mako noticed Kai was playing a song she liked, took the other earbud, and insisted she could listen because the earphones belonged to her.

Kitagawa Kai and Amikura Mako flirted through shared music and handwritten notes during the study session, bringing Mako's affection level to 69. As the Paper Shuffle exam approached, Kai promised to find a way to keep listening to music with her afterward, and Mako scolded him for distracting her from studying.

• Kitagawa Kai fixed Amikura Mako's earbud, and she moved closer so they could listen to music together.
• Amikura Mako picked songs for them, and she and Kitagawa Kai teased each other through notes as they listened.
• Kitagawa Kai deliberately guessed a song incorrectly to make Mako smile, raising her affection level to 69.
• Amikura Mako mentioned that the Paper Shuffle exam was approaching, and Kitagawa Kai said he would miss having an excuse to listen with her.
• Kitagawa Kai teased Mako about imagining how she would keep him in line if they dated, making her blush and stop replying.
• Kitagawa Kai promised to sneak over to listen to music with Mako after the study session, and she told him to stop distracting students with bad grades.

The Student Council ended its special crackdown on Class 2-A after its members had fallen into line. After the meeting, Matsushita Chiaki challenged Kitagawa Kai to a fighting game and lost every round, leaving her discouraged by the skill gap.

• Hirata Yosuke reported that twenty-one students in Class 2-A had received warnings and that the class’s paperwork issues were resolved.
• Kitagawa Kai ended the special crackdown and instructed the Disciplinary Committee to handle any future violations by the book.
• Horikita Suzune gave Kitagawa Kai the meeting minutes, kissed his cheek, and told him to come home for dinner on time.
• Matsushita Chiaki brought Kitagawa Kai to the Secretary Office, where she had set up a television and game console for their promised showdown.
• Kitagawa Kai defeated Matsushita Chiaki twenty-six times in a row, and she asked him to let her win one round.

Kitagawa Kai let Matsushita Chiaki win a fighting game, then shared a close moment with her before Ichinose Honami called him home for dinner. On his way back, he noticed he had forgotten to give Himeno Yuki a Transformation Ring and decided to fix the oversight soon.

• Kitagawa Kai let Matsushita Chiaki end her twenty-six-game losing streak, and she celebrated by taking photos of her win.
• Matsushita Chiaki massaged Kitagawa Kai's sore shoulders, and their moment grew intimate when he brushed her lips by accident and she told him she did not mind.
• Ichinose Honami called Kitagawa Kai to say dinner was ready, so he left the Student Council Secretary Office while Matsushita Chiaki stayed behind.
• Kitagawa Kai reviewed his system status and noticed that he still had eighty-six Transformation Rings.
• Kitagawa Kai realized he had forgotten to give Himeno Yuki her ring and resolved not to delay any longer.

Kitagawa Kai gave Himeno Yuki a Transformation Ring, then teased Hasebe Haruka while retrieving his Terminal in the library. He invited Hasebe to have coffee with him, leaving her embarrassed and unsure whether to trust his intentions.

• Kitagawa Kai gave Himeno Yuki a Transformation Ring, and she admitted she had been trying not to look too excited.
• At the library, Hasebe Haruka confiscated Kitagawa Kai's Terminal and challenged him to come get it.
• Kitagawa Kai cornered Hasebe between the bookshelves and pretended he was about to kiss her before retrieving his Terminal.
• Hasebe Haruka protested that Kitagawa Kai had tricked her, and he teased her about closing her eyes.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Hasebe Haruka to have coffee with him as an apology, and she nervously refused to be fooled again.

Kitagawa Kai took Hasebe Haruka from the library to a dessert shop, where their teasing turned into a kiss. Hasebe left flustered after Kai joked about taking responsibility and exposed her suggestive misunderstanding.

• Hasebe Haruka agreed to go for coffee with Kitagawa Kai, then told Sakura Airi that the library shelves had made her face hot.
• At the dessert shop, Kitagawa Kai reassured Hasebe that he had arranged to bring food back for the others studying in the library.
• Hasebe offered Kitagawa a spoonful of parfait, and he took it from her spoon, prompting her to call it an indirect kiss.
• After Kitagawa suggested a direct kiss, Hasebe challenged him to follow through, and he kissed her.
• Hasebe protested that Kitagawa had tricked her and lamented losing her first kiss, while he joked that he would take responsibility.
• Hasebe accidentally implied that Kitagawa's room had only one bed for all the girls, then blushed when he teased her about the misunderstanding.

Class A completed the Paper Shuffle exam and complained about Class B’s deliberately frustrating question papers. Afterward, Sakayanagi Arisu claimed Class B would win the hundred Class Points, but Kitagawa Kai hinted that Morishita Ai might have obtained Class B’s papers in advance, leaving the result uncertain.

• Class A students discussed the odd answer patterns and cumbersome layouts in Class B’s Modern Japanese paper, then sat the remaining exams over two days.
• Class C and Class D completed their exams using the papers they had obtained and memorized beforehand.
• After the exams, Ichinose Honami complained to Kitagawa Kai about Class B’s questions while Sakayanagi Arisu admitted she had adjusted their layouts and answer choices.
• Sakayanagi Arisu said Class B was likely to win the hundred Class Points because its students were academically strong and Class A’s papers had been normal.
• Kitagawa Kai suggested Morishita Ai might have obtained Class B’s papers for him, and Sakayanagi Arisu acknowledged that she would have to concede if he had.