Recaps

Kitagawa Kai and Tachibana Akane inspected the Boxing Club’s finances, with Kai teasing his senior as they worked. After they finished, Tachibana led him toward the Drama Club, wondering whether his deliberate familiarity resembled Horikita Manabu.

• Kitagawa Kai arrived for duty and found Tachibana Akane instead of Horikita Manabu, then teased her about being jealous of the president.
• Tachibana told Kai to stay quiet and accompany her on inspections, but his prolonged gaze and compliments flustered her.
• Tachibana and Kai visited the Boxing Club, where Kajiwara showed them the club’s financial records.
• Kai helped complete the Boxing Club’s financial inspection quickly, earning Tachibana’s praise.
• Kai called her “Tachibana,” and she scolded him before leading him toward the Drama Club.

As the first-year students boarded a luxury cruise for a two-week voyage, Kitagawa Kai packed with Ichinose Honami and settled into the ship’s lavish facilities. He began the trip by heading to the upper deck with Shiina Hiyori to read together.

• Kitagawa Kai shared his suitcase space with Ichinose Honami, who packed travel supplies and many condoms for the cruise.
• The students boarded the luxury cruise ship and explored its restaurants, pools, theater, and other free facilities.
• Yamauchi Haruki celebrated the ship’s free amenities with Kanji Ike and joked that Sudo would regret missing them.
• Shiina Hiyori invited Kitagawa Kai to read with her and told him her cabin was Room 307.
• Kitagawa Kai helped Shiina Hiyori put away her bag of mystery novels, then joined her in a secluded spot on the upper deck.

Shiina Hiyori and Kitagawa Kai discussed mystery novels before Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi joined them and speculated about an exam on the Uninhabited Island. Later, Kushida Kikyo confided in Kai about Ike Kanji’s confession, and the next morning Kai and Ichinose Honami saw the island approach as the school hinted at a meaningful sight.

• Shiina Hiyori and Kitagawa Kai discussed the narrative tricks in their mystery novels until Sakayanagi Arisu and Kamuro Masumi found them.
• Kitagawa Kai told Sakayanagi Arisu that the Uninhabited Island trip would likely include an exam, and Sakayanagi considered whether to go ashore herself.
• Kushida Kikyo told Kitagawa Kai that she had harshly rejected Ike Kanji’s confession, and Kai asked her to watch over Airi on the island.
• Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami saw the Uninhabited Island emerge from the morning mist after the school announced that students should come onto the deck to witness a meaningful sight.
• Ichinose Honami and the arriving Class B students wondered what the school’s announcement meant as they watched the island.

Kitagawa Kai and the other students landed on the island and learned that their supposed vacation was a weeklong Special Exam. As Class B organized its basic supplies, Kitagawa planned to claim several bases and move the class to a better camp, but Kanzaki Ryūji warned that his role as leader could be exposed.

• The students disembarked, handed over their Terminals, and heard Mashima Tomoya announce the Special Exam and its rules, including wearing monitoring watches.
• Class B inspected its starter supplies and complained about the flimsy portable toilet and limited camping equipment.
• Kitagawa Kai told Ichinose Honami to exchange points for needed supplies rather than worry about saving them.
• Kitagawa Kai assigned Kanzaki Ryūji to lead the class to a better base while he used the Key Card to claim it and search for more bases.
• Kanzaki Ryūji warned Kitagawa Kai that repeatedly checking in as leader could expose his identity and cost Class B its points.

Kitagawa Kai occupied a campsite for Class B and set out alone to claim more Check-in Devices while Kanzaki Ryūji returned to the group. The chapter left Kai moving through the island as Class D argued over hygiene and Horikita Suzune urged them to conserve Class Points.

• Kitagawa Kai explained that he could use the emergency contact button to return to the yacht and transfer leadership on the last day, then reassured Ichinose Honami that he would retreat if necessary.
• Kitagawa Kai and Kanzaki Ryūji found a defensible campsite beside a creek, and Kai occupied its Check-in Device for Class B.
• Kitagawa Kai activated the Presence Control Technique and rapidly traveled through the woods, claiming additional Check-in Devices and memorizing the surrounding routes.
• Kitagawa Kai spotted Class D's chaotic campsite, where Shinohara Satsuki and other girls complained about the makeshift toilet while Kanji Ike and Yamauchi Haruki mocked them.
• Horikita Suzune argued that the class should prioritize hygiene to avoid losing Class Points but conserve points by giving up comfort items, and the students agreed.

Kitagawa Kai explored the island, checking in at several bases before Morishita Ai unexpectedly spotted him near Class A’s camp. After two hours of travel, he stopped to rest and heard approaching footsteps.

• Koenji Rokusuke slipped away into the forest, while Kitagawa Kai watched Horikita Suzune begin guiding the class toward collective benefit.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka recalled Chabashira Sae threatening expulsion if Class D failed the exam, and decided he would have to act.
• Kitagawa Kai memorized Class D’s camp location, reached the island’s central rock, and checked in at several locations.
• Kitagawa Kai found Class A’s camp and Morishita Ai spotted him, describing him as a large ant and inviting him to watch ants together.
• Kitagawa Kai declined Morishita Ai’s invitation and continued exploring until fatigue led him to rest beneath a tree.
• Kitagawa Kai had just capped his canteen when he heard footsteps rustling nearby.

Kitagawa Kai raced across the island and claimed twenty-one sites while learning the optimal route, then returned to Class B’s newly organized camp. His classmates were stunned by his feat, and Ichinose Honami wondered if he had been hiding how capable he was.

• Katsuragi Kohei and Totsuka Yahiko searched for sites but kept finding locations Class B had already claimed.
• Kitagawa Kai overheard Class A’s searchers, hurried ahead, and claimed another site.
• Kitagawa Kai passed through Class C’s camp, where Ryuen Kakeru lounged while Shiina Hiyori read alone.
• After nearly three hours, Kitagawa Kai completed a circuit of the island and returned to Class B’s camp, where Ichinose Honami gave him water and showed him their setup.
• Kitagawa Kai told his classmates he had claimed twenty-one sites and memorized a route that would let him complete each trip in half an hour.
• Shibata Sō and Kanzaki Ryūji reacted in disbelief, while Ichinose Honami wondered whether Kitagawa Kai had been holding back.

Class B rewarded Kitagawa Kai with his own tent, while Sakayanagi Arisu resolved to prove herself after Katsuragi Kohei’s disappointing results. That night, Kitagawa left camp and swiftly reset Class B’s occupation timer at a stronghold Class A was guarding.

• Class B’s students agreed to redeem a private tent for Kitagawa, and Ichinose Honami presented it to him after he woke.
• Katsuragi Kohei reported that Class A had occupied only one new stronghold, and Totsuka Yahiko blamed Class B for reaching the sites first.
• Hashimoto Masayoshi challenged Katsuragi’s leadership, while Katsuragi stopped Totsuka from attacking Sakayanagi Arisu personally.
• Sakayanagi told Hashimoto to follow the plan and resolved to make Katsuragi experience defeat so Class A would recognize her leadership.
• Kitagawa left Class B’s camp after dark despite Ichinose’s concern and headed toward the forest.
• Kitagawa swiftly swiped the check-in device at Class A’s guarded clearing, resetting the timer and leaving the guards stunned.

After completing his campsite check-ins, Kitagawa Kai returned to camp and invited Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro to admire the moon. Ichinose encouraged Chihiro to accept Kai’s invitation to join their relationship, and the chapter ended with all three returning for roll call beneath the moonlight.

• Kitagawa Kai returned to camp, where Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro had waited for him.
• Kitagawa Kai put an arm around each girl and led them to a quiet place to admire the moon.
• Kitagawa Kai asked Shiranami Chihiro if she liked him, and Ichinose Honami reassured her that she did not need to apologize for her feelings.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Shiranami Chihiro to join them, and she accepted after Ichinose explained that Kai was close to several other girls.
• The three returned to camp before roll call, where Shiranami answered Hoshinomiya Chie's call and noticed the beautiful moonlight.

After Koenji Rokusuke withdrew from the exam and cost Class D 30 points, Ryuen Kakeru went to Class A to offer supplies and strategic information in exchange for monthly payments. Katsuragi Kohei remained wary as Ryuen pressed him to accept the deal.

• Chabashira Sae told Class D that Koenji Rokusuke had returned to the cruise ship, costing them 30 class points.
• Katsuragi Kohei worried that Class A’s passive approach would let Class B earn a large number of points.
• Ryuen Kakeru decided to leave Class C’s camp and went to Class A with Ishizaki Daichi and Yamada Albert.
• Ryuen offered Class A Class C’s supplies and remaining points in exchange for monthly payments, first demanding 800,000 personal points and then proposing 600,000.
• Ryuen offered photos of the Class B and Class D leaders’ ID cards, and Katsuragi considered the deal while questioning whether it was a trap.

Katsuragi Kohei agreed to a deal with Ryuen Kakeru, while Kitagawa Kai took Shiranami Chihiro fishing after waking at Class B’s camp. Chihiro began catching fish with surprising ease, and the chapter left their fishing trip still in progress.

• Katsuragi Kohei negotiated a monthly supplies payment and extra fees for verified information before signing a partnership with Ryuen Kakeru.
• Sakayanagi Arisu watched the deal and signaled Hashimoto Masayoshi to join the Class A group carrying supplies to Class C.
• Kitagawa Kai woke at Class B’s camp, and Shiranami Chihiro gave him a breakfast she had prepared.
• Kitagawa Kai learned that Ichinose Honami and other classmates had gone to gather wild corn, then invited Shiranami Chihiro to fish with him.
• Kitagawa Kai taught Shiranami Chihiro how to fish, and she caught one on her first try before her line began attracting fish repeatedly.

Kitagawa Kai caught a huge haul of fish by hand and ran into Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka while returning to camp with Shiranami Chihiro. He realized the three had come to gather information about Class D, but let them inspect the camp.

• After failing to catch fish with a rod, Kitagawa Kai waded into the stream and caught enough fish to fill the bucket and cover the bank.
• Kitagawa Kai threaded the fish onto vines, then met Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka on the woodland path.
• Kitagawa Kai tossed Horikita Suzune a fish, and its thrashing tail slapped her across the cheek and chin.
• Kitagawa Kai gave several fish to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to string and offered to show the group Class D’s camp.
• Shiranami Chihiro whispered that the three were trying to discover Class D’s leader, and Kitagawa Kai said he would let them look.

Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka visited Class B’s well-supplied campsite, where Kushida secretly met Kitagawa Kai and revealed that Suzune was Class D’s leader. After the trio failed to identify Class B’s leader, Suzune sent Ayanokoji to watch its check-in points and led the group toward Class C, only for Ayanokoji to point out that she was going the wrong way.

• Kitagawa Kai introduced Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka to Class B, whose abundant supplies and orderly camp impressed Suzune.
• Kushida slipped away to meet Kitagawa Kai in private, told him Suzune was Class D’s leader, and reaffirmed her desire to help him while keeping up her public image.
• Ichinose Honami told Suzune that Class B planned to cooperate, conserve points, and get through the exam without trouble.
• After leaving Class B, Suzune asked Kushida and Ayanokoji to identify the class leader, but neither could tell who it was.
• Suzune instructed Ayanokoji to watch Class B’s check-in points, then led the group toward Class C and was corrected by Ayanokoji for heading the wrong way.

Kitagawa Kai met Kushida Kikyo at night and took her to a cabin, where she unleashed her pent-up anger and he reassured her that she was changing. As they became intimate, Hoshinomiya Chie noticed their overlapping GPS signals and assumed they were on a late-night date.

• Kitagawa Kai told Ichinose Honami and Chihiro not to wait up, and Ichinose gave him a blanket before he left.
• Kitagawa Kai waited near Class D’s camp until Kushida Kikyo slipped away to meet him, then carried her to a cabin halfway up the mountain.
• Kushida Kikyo vented her hatred of her classmates while Kitagawa Kai listened without judging her.
• Kitagawa Kai observed that Kushida Kikyo’s outbursts were getting shorter, and she embraced him before they moved toward the bed.
• Hoshinomiya Chie saw Kitagawa Kai and Kushida Kikyo’s GPS signals together at the cabin and interpreted their meeting as a date.

On the third day of the Uninhabited Island Exam, Kitagawa Kai welcomed Kaneda Satoru into Class B’s camp and suspected he had been sent by Ryuen Kakeru to gather information. Later, Hashimoto Masayoshi secretly offered Kitagawa the identity of Class A’s leader, and Kitagawa accepted the information while promising to keep their contact hidden.

• Kaneda Satoru arrived at Class B’s camp bruised and disheveled, and Ichinose Honami let him stay after he claimed Ryuen Kakeru had driven him out.
• Kanzaki Ryūji warned Kitagawa Kai that Kaneda might be infiltrating Class B to discover its leader’s identity, and Kitagawa agreed to treat him normally.
• A Class B student on watch told Kitagawa that Hashimoto Masayoshi from Class A wanted to speak with him alone.
• Hashimoto told Kitagawa that he was acting on his own and revealed Totsuka Yahiko as Class A’s leader.
• Kitagawa praised Hashimoto’s information, promised that the organization would remember his contribution, and agreed that they would communicate secretly.

Kitagawa Kai discovered Ayanokoji Kiyotaka secretly claiming a check-in site, then took Ichinose Honami away from camp under the pretense of scouting. After a playful hike and a serious conversation about their future, Ichinose declared she would marry him, and they kissed.

• Kitagawa Kai noticed someone hiding near a Check-in Device and watched Ayanokoji Kiyotaka emerge and claim the site for Class B.
• Kitagawa Kai left camp with Ichinose Honami, entrusting the day’s duties to Kanzaki Ryūji and Hamaguchi Tetsuya.
• Kitagawa Kai explained that Ichinose should trust her classmates and give them room to take responsibility as they explored the island together.
• Kitagawa Kai carried the tired Ichinose up a steep trail to a mountain peak, where they discussed his relationships and their future after graduation.
• Ichinose Honami declared that she would marry Kitagawa Kai, and he agreed before she kissed him.

Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami visited Class A's camp with Yamamura Miki, where they spoke with Sakayanagi Arisu and checked on Kamuro Masumi. Kai found that Masumi had injured her hand and bandaged it.

• Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami found Yamamura Miki alone with berries and invited her to return to Class A's camp with them.
• A Class A boy warned Kai and Ichinose not to touch anything, and Katsuragi Kohei let them enter under watch.
• Kai and Ichinose greeted Sakayanagi Arisu, who chatted with them while Kai sat beside her.
• Kai went to check on Kamuro Masumi, noticed a small wound on her hand, and bandaged it.

Kaneda Satoru photographed the metallic card in Kitagawa Kai’s pocket, while Horikita Suzune lost her fight with Ibuki Mio over an identification card. When Ayanokoji Kiyotaka approached the unconscious Horikita, Kitagawa intervened and the two began a fierce fight in the rain.

• Kaneda noticed the card in Kitagawa’s jacket pocket and secretly photographed it with his miniature camera.
• On the sixth day of the island exam, Horikita demanded that Ibuki return the identification card, and they fought in the rain.
• Horikita collapsed from weakness caused by her cold, and Ibuki photographed the card with a concealed camera before returning it to Horikita’s pocket.
• Ayanokoji approached the unconscious Horikita, but Kitagawa stepped between them and warned him not to touch her.
• Ayanokoji attacked Kitagawa, and they exchanged powerful strikes before their initial probing ended.

Kitagawa Kai defeated Ayanokoji in a fierce fight, negotiated Horikita Suzune’s withdrawal from the Special Exam, and carried her back to camp. After Horikita woke, Kai explained how they could limit the damage from her exposed identity, and she grew more attached to him as he cared for her.

• Kitagawa Kai fought Ayanokoji, then agreed to take over as leader after Horikita withdrew from the Special Exam.
• Kitagawa Kai carried the feverish Horikita back to camp, while Ayanokoji remained alone in the rain.
• Ibuki Mio gave Ryuen Kakeru a camera showing Horikita’s leader identification card, and Ryuen told her she could withdraw from the exam.
• Horikita woke in Kitagawa Kai’s tent and learned he had changed her clothes and recovered her identification card.
• Kitagawa Kai told Horikita that she would withdraw due to illness and that the leader would be changed, preventing Class C from identifying the new leader.
• Horikita asked why Kitagawa Kai was so good to her, then drank the medicine he brought and went back to sleep.

After recovering from her fever, Horikita Suzune left Kitagawa Kai’s tent and returned to Class D, while their walk was interrupted by her urgent need to use the bathroom. At Class B’s camp, Kitagawa Kai revealed the plan for withdrawing from the exam and named Himeno Yuki as his successor.

• Horikita Suzune woke feeling better, ate porridge Kitagawa Kai brought her, and left his tent wearing his jacket.
• On the muddy walk to Class D, Horikita Suzune urgently needed to use the bathroom, and Kitagawa Kai turned away while she took care of it.
• Kitagawa Kai left Horikita Suzune near Class D’s camp, where she told Ayanokoji Kiyotaka that the matter she had gone to handle was resolved.
• At midnight, Kitagawa Kai told Ichinose Honami, Kanzaki, and Himeno Yuki that he would withdraw from the exam and that Himeno Yuki would become Class B’s leader.
• Kitagawa Kai gave Ichinose Honami the predicted leaders for the other classes and asked Kanzaki and Himeno Yuki to accompany him outside.

As the Uninhabited Island Exam ended, Class A, Class B, and Class D prepared to return to the ship while Ryuen Kakeru submitted a class leader guess form. At the dock, the missing Kitagawa Kai and Horikita Suzune unsettled Katsuragi Kohei and Ryuen Kakeru just before Mashima Tomoya began announcing the results.

• Katsuragi Kohei tried to light Class A’s victory bonfire, but the wind extinguished it before Fujiyama relit it.
• Ichinose Honami organized Class B’s cleanup and told Shiranami Chihiro that Kitagawa Kai had returned to the cruise ship early.
• Ryuen Kakeru arrived alone at the dock before dawn and submitted a class leader guess form.
• Hirata Yosuke led Class D toward the dock as the students hurried to finish packing and return to the ship.
• At the dock, Katsuragi Kohei noticed that Kitagawa Kai and Horikita Suzune were absent, while Ryuen Kakeru grew uneasy.
• Mashima Tomoya announced that he would reveal the exam results and that challenges would not be accepted.

Class B won the Special Exam by a huge margin, while Class A and Class C finished with zero points and Class D took second place. At the victory celebration aboard the ship, Shiranami Chihiro and Ichinose Honami openly settled beside Kitagawa Kai, leaving their classmates stunned.

• Mashima Tomoya announced that Class A and Class C were tied for last with zero points, and Katsuragi Kohei realized Class A had been defeated and owed Class C 600,000 points each month.
• Mashima announced Class D had earned 129 points, prompting the class to celebrate its unexpected second-place finish.
• Mashima announced Class B had won with 578 points, astonishing the other classes and igniting Class B's celebration.
• At lunch aboard the cruise ship, Class B celebrated its victory and directed its attention toward Kitagawa Kai.
• Shiranami Chihiro sat beside Kitagawa Kai, and Ichinose Honami sat on his other side and placed his hand on her waist, shocking their classmates.

Sakayanagi Narimori questioned Kitagawa Kai’s extraordinary check-in score and decided the exam plan needed to change. On the cruise ship, Kai grew closer to Shiranami Chihiro in his luxury suite, then called Ichinose Honami for help; Honami arrived at the door.

• Sakayanagi Narimori confirmed that Kitagawa Kai had checked in more than 50 times a day on average and decided to change the plan.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Shiranami Chihiro to his luxury suite, reassured her about their relationship becoming public, and watched a thriller with her.
• Shiranami Chihiro clung to Kitagawa Kai during the movie, and they kissed and became intimate before she fell asleep.
• Kitagawa Kai called Ichinose Honami for help, remembering that she had encouraged him to reassure Chihiro and see how she reacted.
• Ichinose Honami arrived and opened the door to Kai’s room.

Kitagawa Kai visited Sakayanagi Arisu to bring her another dose of medicine for her heart, then teased and embarrassed her while claiming to help it work faster. Kamuro Masumi interrupted them, and Arisu escaped to the bathroom as Kai and Kamuro tussled; the chapter ended with her inspecting the marks on her clothes.

• Shiranami Chihiro secretly opened her eyes while someone moved around her, then tried to hide that she was awake.
• Kitagawa Kai visited Sakayanagi Arisu and gave her a dose of Heart Repair Fluid for her weak heart.
• Kitagawa Kai laid Sakayanagi Arisu on the sofa and teased her while pretending that physical activity would help her absorb the medicine.
• Kamuro Masumi entered, and Sakayanagi Arisu claimed that Kai had only been helping her exercise.
• Sakayanagi Arisu slipped into the bathroom while Kitagawa Kai and Kamuro Masumi tussled, then inspected the marks on her clothes.

Karuizawa Kei blamed Morofuji Rika after bumping into her, while Kitagawa Kai and Horikita Suzune shared a meal and discussed the Special Exam. At the private pool, Sakura Airi began asking Kushida Kikyo about a friend, leaving her question unfinished.

• Karuizawa Kei collided with Morofuji Rika in the buffet crowd, then scolded her instead of apologizing.
• Morofuji Rika apologized faintly and fled after Karuizawa Kei walked into the restaurant.
• Kitagawa Kai teased Horikita Suzune during their buffet meal until she agreed to give him a little interest as thanks.
• Horikita Suzune asked Kitagawa Kai to help her understand the Special Exam, and they agreed to talk later on the deck.
• Kushida Kikyo encouraged Sakura Airi to confide in her, and Sakura began, saying she had a friend.