Arc 18Chapters 426–440
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.
No recap yet. An arc gets one once it has 25 chapters.
Kitagawa Kai and Kamuro Masumi recovered the room key from his torn coat pocket, and Kamuro attempted to mend the lining. Their teasing grew increasingly intimate, and the chapter ended with Kitagawa carrying her toward the bedroom after she challenged him to prove his claims.
Kitagawa Kai reunited with the others in the courtyard, where they decorated snowmen and he impressed Ichinose Honami and Tachibana Akane by fixing one with precisely controlled strikes. Ichinose suggested that he go get Bobo and Mako so they could join the fun.
Kitagawa Kai woke Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako and brought them to join the others building snowmen in the courtyard. As the snowfall grew heavier, he and Ichinose Honami shared a tender promise to watch the snow together every winter, just before a snowball struck her shoulder.
A chaotic snowball fight broke out in the Garden, and the girls teamed up against Kitagawa Kai after he dodged every attack. Kitagawa Kai calmly faced their coordinated assault and began hitting the girls with their own snowballs.
Kitagawa Kai dominated a snowball fight against the girls, who devised a plan to ambush him. Yamamura Miki secretly revealed that she had been helping Kai all along with her enhanced concealment ability.
Kitagawa Kai was lured into the girls’ snowball ambush after Yamamura Miki secretly stole the ammunition from Kamuro Masumi, Ibuki Mio, and Amikura Mako. The girls revealed their full trap, but Kai invoked his ability to make their snowballs disappear as the attack began.
Kitagawa Kai made all the snowballs disappear during the girls’ ambush, then everyone returned indoors and enjoyed their last hours at the snowy retreat. As the group prepared to leave for dinner and return to school, Kitagawa Kai packed his belongings.
Kitagawa Kai, Tachibana Akane, and Hoshinomiya Chie visited a dance studio, where Chie performed a classical dance and explained why she had chosen a stable teaching career over professional dancing. The chapter left Chie cheerfully reassuring them that she was content with her life.
Hoshinomiya Chie teased Kitagawa Kai about his wealth, then kept her promise to teach him to dance. Kitagawa quickly mastered her moves and a Popping routine, leaving Chie amazed by his talent.
Kitagawa Kai guided Tachibana Akane through beginner cha-cha steps until she grew more confident and stopped stepping on his feet. When she stumbled and he caught her, they drifted toward a kiss.
Hoshinomiya Chie left Kitagawa Kai and Tachibana Akane alone in the dance studio, where Kai refused to let Akane overexert herself because her period was due, then locked the door so they could dance together. Half an hour later, they left hand in hand, with Kai carrying her bag and offering to help if she felt unwell.
Kitagawa Kai and Tachibana Akane visited the recording studio, where Sakura Airi and Shiranami Chihiro were deciding which takes to keep. After Kitagawa Kai suggested saving every version as a memento, the girls listened closely to the files and reconsidered whether to have them edited.
Kitagawa Kai questioned Kitano Masato’s recommendation of paid vocal lessons and learned that Kitano was a highly qualified instructor at a record company under the Suzuki Conglomerate. After checking Kitano’s employment and background, Kai confirmed that he was capable and responsible, though the training studio he had promoted was his own side business.
Kitagawa Kai arranged for Kitano Masato to oversee singing students at Advanced Nurturing, and the studio teacher learned that Kai had enough influence to make the request happen. The group then watched Shiina Hiyori and the others perform a wealthy-family scripted experience, ending with the cast discussing how they had fooled one another.
The students reunited at the Moon Court Main Hotel and shared photos and videos from their trip while waiting for dinner. Sakura Airi showed several flattering photos of Kitagawa Kai, and he asked when she had taken so many.