Recaps

Sakura Airi asked Kushida Kikyo for advice about inviting someone out, while Kitagawa Kai persuaded Horikita Suzune to relax by playing a co-op zombie game with him. Afterward, he took Suzune’s hand and walked her back, but a message from Sakura Airi interrupted the moment.

• Sakura Airi asked Kushida Kikyo how her friend could work up the courage to ask someone out, and Kushida encouraged her to be direct.
• Kitagawa Kai explained the Uninhabited Island Exam to Horikita Suzune, then convinced her to leave her cabin and visit the PS Store.
• Kitagawa Kai and Horikita Suzune played Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies together and reached wave 26.
• Horikita Suzune admitted she had enjoyed spending time with Kitagawa Kai, and he took her hand as they left the store.
• Kitagawa Kai suggested they get something to eat before returning to their rooms, then received a message from Sakura Airi.

Kitagawa Kai helped Sakura Airi gather evidence against Yamauchi Haruki after she told him about the rumors he was spreading, then joined the boys of Class B for cards. As they discussed their plans after graduation, they asked Kitagawa what he intended to do.

• Kitagawa Kai met Sakura Airi at the ship’s bow, where they took photographs together.
• Sakura Airi told Kitagawa Kai that Yamauchi Haruki had falsely claimed she confessed to him, and Kitagawa gave her a Voice Recorder to collect evidence.
• Kitagawa Kai reassured Sakura Airi that she had become braver, and she told him she trusted him to handle the situation.
• After walking Sakura Airi back to her dorm, Kitagawa Kai joined Shibata Sō and the other boys from Class B for a card game with exercise penalties.
• Shibata Sō said he hoped to become an athlete or work in sports, while Kanzaki Ryūji planned to help with his family’s affairs.
• The boys asked Kitagawa Kai what he planned to do after graduation.

After the Uninhabited Island Exam, Kitagawa Kai spent the night with Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro, then added Shiranami to his group chat and shared breakfast with them. The students were summoned to their class meeting rooms, setting up the next school event.

• Kitagawa Kai told his friends he planned to marry Honami and run a small business, then offered to teach them how to impress girls.
• Three days after the exam, Kitagawa Kai woke between Shiranami Chihiro and Ichinose Honami and added Shiranami to the Loving Family group chat.
• Shiranami Chihiro asked Ichinose Honami about the group's explicit conversations, and Ichinose told her the girls were family.
• Kitagawa Kai ate an enormous meal at the buffet, accepted a complimentary dessert, and fed some to Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro.
• An announcement ordered students to report to their class meeting rooms within ten minutes.

Hoshinomiya Chie explained the Minority Exam, and Kitagawa Kai directed Class B’s Group A to vote red while gathering information about other classes. He then invited the Loving Family group to a private pool on the cruise ship.

• Hoshinomiya Chie introduced the Minority Exam’s voting rules, rewards, penalties, and class rankings.
• Kitagawa Kai questioned the penalty for not voting and suspected abstaining might have strategic significance.
• Kitagawa Kai learned he was assigned to Class B’s Group B, which would vote the day after tomorrow.
• Kitagawa Kai told Group A to vote red after Ichinose Honami said she preferred it, then urged them to gather information about other classes’ votes.
• Kitagawa Kai reserved a private pool, messaged the Loving Family group to join him, and got into the water.

Kitagawa Kai spent the day at the pool with Kushida Kikyo, Kamuro Masumi, Ichinose Honami, and Shiranami Chihiro, asking Kushida to watch Karuizawa Kei. That night, the four girls prepared to face Kai in the Peak Tournament, and he challenged them to prove they could beat him.

• Kushida Kikyo joined Kitagawa Kai in the pool, and he asked her to monitor Karuizawa Kei and report anything unusual.
• Kamuro Masumi arrived at the terrace, jumped into the pool, and joined Kushida in teasing Kitagawa Kai.
• Ichinose Honami and Shiranami Chihiro arrived, changed into swimsuits, and joined the group at the pool.
• Ichinose Honami asked Kitagawa Kai whose swimsuit looked best, but he dodged the question by saying each girl had her own merits.
• That night, Ichinose Honami, Shiranami Chihiro, Kushida Kikyo, and Kamuro Masumi prepared to play the Peak Tournament against Kitagawa Kai, who challenged them to prove they could win.

Kitagawa Kai confirmed that abstaining from the exam vote produced a gray result, while Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune realized the option could disrupt the red-blue strategies. The chapter ended with Sakayanagi Arisu asking Kitagawa Kai what he thought about abstaining.

• Kitagawa Kai had Shiranami Chihiro abstain, then confirmed her gray voting result and praised her.
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka showed Horikita Suzune his gray result, and they discussed how abstaining complicated the class voting strategies.
• Horikita Suzune decided to tell Class D about the gray option despite doubting that many students would listen.
• Kitagawa Kai and Sakayanagi Arisu discussed their classes' votes while playing Go, and Arisu asked what Kai thought about abstaining.

Kitagawa Kai kissed Sakayanagi Arisu and explored a new kind of intimacy with her before inviting Yamamura Miki to see a movie. Meanwhile, Ryuen Kakeru considered the uncertainty surrounding the class vote and suspected Classes A and B were trying to influence Class C.

• Kitagawa Kai beat Sakayanagi Arisu at chess, then carried her in his arms and kissed her, learning it was her first kiss.
• Kitagawa Kai and Sakayanagi Arisu explored a new intimate experience, and she teased him afterward about his perversion and self-control.
• Ryuen Kakeru questioned an underling about reports that Class B had cast 20 red votes and Class A had cast 20 blue votes, then asked Shiina Hiyori to analyze the exam.
• Shiina Hiyori noted that Class D could not tie with the other classes because it had only 39 students, and Ryuen Kakeru suspected Classes A and B were encouraging Class C to split its votes evenly.
• Kitagawa Kai checked his system panel and invited Yamamura Miki to see a movie; she excitedly agreed and hurried to get ready.

Kitagawa Kai took Yamamura Miki on a movie date in a private screening room, where he fed her popcorn, put an arm around her, and kissed her. After the film, Miki confronted him for going too far and letting Ichinose and the others down, but Kai admitted that he had more than one girlfriend.

• Kitagawa Kai met Yamamura Miki at the cinema and arranged a private screening room when the main theater could not issue tickets.
• Kitagawa Kai chose an arthouse romance, then fed Yamamura Miki popcorn while they watched.
• Kitagawa Kai put his arm around Yamamura Miki and kissed her, raising her affection level to 60.
• After the movie ended, Yamamura Miki accused Kitagawa Kai of going too far and letting Ichinose and the others down.
• Kitagawa Kai said that Miki's mention of the others made it clear that he had more than one girlfriend.

Kitagawa Kai asked Yamamura Miki to be his girlfriend, and she accepted after a date that left her overwhelmed by how quickly things had progressed. The next day, Kai explained his voting strategy to Group B, who trusted his plan for the upcoming exam.

• Kitagawa Kai told Yamamura Miki he liked her and asked her to be his girlfriend, and she agreed as her affection level rose to 65.
• Kitagawa Kai and Yamamura Miki ate together at a buffet, where he served her food and asked about her usual activities.
• After Kitagawa Kai walked her to her dorm, Yamamura Miki pinched herself to check whether the date and their new relationship had been real, then replied to his message.
• At the Group B meeting, Kitagawa Kai assigned nine students to vote red and told the others to abstain.
• Kitagawa Kai explained that abstention counted as gray and argued that a mix of 28 red votes and 12 gray votes could earn both collaboration and minority rewards.

Class B tied with Class A for first place in the exam, earning 75 class points and a 20,000-point payout for each student. The results left Class A preparing to reclaim its former rank, Class C furious over its last-place finish, and Class D questioning who had abstained.

• Hoshinomiya Chie announced that Classes A and B tied for first with 8 points each, while Class C scored 0 and Class D scored 3.
• Ichinose Honami announced that Class B would put 400,000 points into its class fund and distribute 800,000 points equally among its students.
• Sakayanagi Arisu thanked Class A for its cooperation and promised to lead it back to the top after it fell to Class B.
• Ryuen Kakeru reacted angrily to Class C's zero score and 150-point loss, while Kaneda Satoru privately hoped to take control of the class.
• Yamauchi Haruki questioned Hirata about who had told him that abstaining counted as voting gray.

After Class D’s failed scheme, Horikita Suzune paid Kitagawa Kai what she owed and told him she no longer cared as much about leading Class D to Class A. Their playful exchange nearly turned into a kiss before Kitagawa’s Personal Terminal interrupted them.

• Hirata Yosuke claimed he had figured out the information himself, while Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo kept their knowledge of Kitagawa Kai’s involvement to themselves.
• Kitagawa Kai escaped Class B’s celebration banquet and went to the bow of the ship for some quiet.
• Horikita Suzune met Kitagawa Kai and transferred him 76,000 points to settle her debt.
• Horikita Suzune told Kitagawa Kai she had accepted that she might not be able to change Class D’s fortunes and no longer saw graduating from Class A as essential.
• Kitagawa Kai teased Horikita Suzune about winning her over, and she grabbed his collar when he pretended he would give up.
• Horikita Suzune and Kitagawa Kai leaned toward each other, but Kitagawa’s Personal Terminal rang before they could kiss.

Karuizawa Kei was cornered and photographed by Manabe Shiho, Yabu Nanami, and Yamashita Saki, then sought help from Hirata Yosuke but found his response inadequate. After the Class C girls assaulted her in a storage area, Kitagawa Kai stopped hiding and addressed them.

• Manabe Shiho, Yabu Nanami, and Yamashita Saki confronted Karuizawa Kei over Morofuji Rika and forced her to pose for a photograph.
• Karuizawa Kei told Hirata Yosuke what had happened, but he suggested she might simply apologize to the Class C students.
• Kushida Kikyo messaged Kitagawa Kai that Karuizawa Kei had been taken away, and he left Horikita Suzune to investigate.
• Manabe Shiho, Yabu Nanami, and Yamashita Saki cornered and assaulted Karuizawa Kei in a storage area while Yamashita Saki recorded her.
• Kitagawa Kai secretly filmed the assault, waited until Karuizawa Kei was desperate, then deactivated his Presence Control Technique and spoke to the girls.

Kitagawa Kai stopped Manabe Shiho and her friends from bullying Karuizawa Kei, then demanded that Karuizawa meet him in her dorm that night as payment for his help. He later reunited with Horikita Suzune, while Hoshinomiya Chie, Mashima Tomoya, and Chabashira Sae discussed Class B’s rise and their old wounds.

• Kitagawa Kai showed Manabe Shiho, Yabu Nanami, and Yamashita Saki footage of their attack on Karuizawa Kei, then knocked them down when they tried to seize his camera.
• Kitagawa Kai warned Manabe Shiho to keep rumors about the incident from spreading, and the trio left the storage area.
• Kitagawa Kai cleaned Karuizawa Kei’s face and told her to bathe, eat, and wait for him in her dorm room that night as payment for his help.
• Kitagawa Kai gave Horikita Suzune a flower, and she linked arms with him as they headed back to the PS shop to finish their challenge.
• Hoshinomiya Chie, Mashima Tomoya, and Chabashira Sae met in a bar, where Hoshinomiya celebrated Class B’s success and teased Chabashira about her former ambition to graduate from Class A.

Kitagawa Kai confronted Karuizawa Kei about the scar she had hidden and offered to protect her in exchange for her past and her complete trust and dependence. After Karuizawa recounted her bullying, she accepted his terms and began his lesson, earning an affection reward.

• Kitagawa Kai entered Karuizawa Kei's room and ordered her to remove her nightdress, but she begged him to turn off the lights.
• Kitagawa Kai revealed Karuizawa Kei's abdominal scar and asked what she had been trying to hide.
• Kitagawa Kai offered to protect Karuizawa Kei if she told him about her past and belonged to him completely, and her affection level rose to 65.
• Karuizawa Kei told Kitagawa Kai how jealous classmates had bullied her, stabbed her, and escaped serious consequences with the school's help.
• Karuizawa Kei composed herself, returned, and began Kitagawa Kai's lesson; her affection level rose to 70 and she received Prank Dice.

On the cruise ship’s last day, Kitagawa Kai secured Karuizawa Kei’s obedience and asked her to report unusual developments in Class D. He then took Yamamura Miki to breakfast and reassured her that they could keep spending time together after returning to school.

• Karuizawa Kei cared for Kitagawa Kai in the morning, and he received a Prank Dice as a reward for her affection reaching 70.
• Kitagawa Kai told Karuizawa Kei to break up with Hirata, added her as a friend, and asked her to report anything unusual in Class D.
• Kitagawa Kai visited Yamamura Miki and invited her to have breakfast with him.
• Yamamura Miki told Kitagawa Kai she had enjoyed the trip and asked whether they could still meet after returning to school.
• Kitagawa Kai promised Yamamura Miki she could come find him anytime, and she agreed to wait patiently when he was busy with other relationships.

After returning from the cruise, Kitagawa Kai met with Horikita Manabu, who appointed him the next Student Council vice president and asked about Horikita Suzune. Kai then joined Tachibana Akane in the Secretary Office to discuss the transition of duties, but the conversation paused as she asked him to explain why it was too early to hand them over.

• Kitagawa Kai and Ichinose Honami returned to Advanced Nurturing after the cruise and welcomed the start of summer break.
• Horikita Manabu showed Kitagawa Kai Class B's 1,703-point result and appointed him vice president for the next semester.
• Kitagawa Kai told Horikita Manabu that Horikita Suzune had figured things out, prompting Manabu to warn him not to let her be hurt.
• Tachibana Akane learned that Kitagawa Kai would become vice president and agreed to arrange the secretarial handover.
• Kitagawa Kai massaged Tachibana Akane's shoulders while discussing the handover, then said there were two reasons it was too early to transfer the work.

Kitagawa Kai teased Tachibana Akane about becoming his secretary and spending more time with him, which led to an accidental kiss. He persuaded her to accept a meal as an apology, while Horikita Manabu noticed their awkwardness and suspected something had happened between them.

• Kitagawa Kai suggested Honami as his future Assistant Secretary, then asked Tachibana Akane to become his secretary and joked that he wanted more chances to spend time with her.
• Tachibana Akane accidentally kissed Kitagawa Kai when she turned to scold him, and he offered to take responsibility.
• Tachibana Akane insisted the kiss was an accident but agreed to let Kitagawa Kai treat her to an expensive meal at the Sakayanagi Restaurant.
• Kitagawa Kai told Horikita Manabu that he and Tachibana Akane were going out to eat, and Horikita Manabu recognized that something had happened between them.
• Kitagawa Kai arranged a private room at the restaurant, while Tachibana Akane walked ahead in embarrassment and rejected his reminder to watch where she was going.

Tachibana Akane shared an intimate dinner with Kitagawa Kai, who teased her about her feelings for President Horikita. She returned to her dorm troubled by the realization that she and Horikita had little personal connection despite her years of devotion to him.

• Tachibana Akane felt uncomfortable when the server seated her and Kitagawa Kai in a romantic private dining room, but stayed after Kitagawa offered to find another restaurant.
• Tachibana Akane and Kitagawa Kai shared dinner, and he told her that seeing her at a club recruitment event had made him want to join the Student Council.
• Kitagawa Kai gently wiped dessert from Tachibana Akane's mouth as an apology, leaving her embarrassed.
• On their walk, Kitagawa Kai asked whether Tachibana Akane had spent time alone with President Horikita or told him how she felt, and she denied having romantic feelings for him.
• Tachibana Akane lay awake in her dorm, reflecting that nearly two and a half years of supporting Horikita had not made her close to him outside the Student Council.

Kitagawa Kai helped Katsuragi Kohei find a way to send a birthday present to his sister and offered him a job with his family after graduation. Later, Kai met Shiina Hiyori at the library, where she admitted that his girlfriends sometimes looked at her strangely.

• Kitagawa Kai woke beside Kamuro Masumi, ate the breakfast Ichinose Honami had prepared, and replied to messages from his friends.
• Katsuragi Kohei asked Kitagawa Kai for help sending a birthday present to his sister, and Kai suggested using a store’s delivery service with his home address.
• Kitagawa Kai declined Katsuragi Kohei’s offer to repay him and suggested Katsuragi consider working for his family after graduation.
• Kitagawa Kai met Shiina Hiyori at the library, and she said that his girlfriends sometimes looked at her strangely.

Kitagawa Kai and Shiina Hiyori discussed The Devotion of Suspect X before he invited her to dinner and introduced her to Yamamura Miki. The two girls bonded over reading and agreed to read together, but at the restaurant Shiina noticed how intimate Kai and Yamamura seemed.

• Shiina Hiyori finished The Devotion of Suspect X and discussed its tragic ending with Kitagawa Kai.
• Kitagawa Kai invited Shiina Hiyori to dinner and introduced her to Yamamura Miki as his girlfriend and reading friend.
• Shiina Hiyori and Yamamura Miki discovered their shared love of books and agreed to read together, with Kitagawa Kai joining them sometimes.
• The three walked together as Shiina Hiyori and Yamamura Miki chatted about books while Kitagawa Kai held Yamamura's hand.
• At the restaurant, Shiina Hiyori watched Kitagawa Kai and Yamamura Miki share food and noticed their closeness.

During an evening outing, Kitagawa Kai teased Shiina Hiyori under the table, raising her affection for him, while Yamamura Miki grew closer to him. The chapter ended with Miki revealing she knew about Kai’s interest in Shiina’s feet and offering him hers, while she and Shiina both blushed outside the dormitory.

• At dinner, Kitagawa Kai held and stroked Shiina Hiyori’s ankle beneath the table, and Shiina’s affection for him rose to 60.
• After Yamamura Miki went to the restroom, Shiina asked Kitagawa to stop, and he eventually released her ankle.
• The three visited a bookstore, then walked back toward the dormitory, where Kitagawa said he lived at the Faculty Apartment instead.
• Shiina excused herself so Yamamura could say goodbye to Kitagawa alone, and the two kissed.
• Yamamura told Kitagawa that she knew he liked Shiina’s feet and offered to let him try hers next time, then hurried over to Shiina.
• Yamamura asked why Shiina was still blushing, and Shiina pointed out that Yamamura’s face was red too.

Kitagawa Kai used the Prank Dice on Yamauchi Haruki, who accidentally started a fire while playing with a magnifying glass. The school expelled Yamauchi, suspended Kanji Ike, and deducted 100 Class Points from Class 1-D, leaving Hirata Yosuke struggling to calm his classmates.

• Kitagawa Kai rolled the Prank Dice for Yamauchi Haruki and got the highest result.
• Yamauchi Haruki and Kanji Ike played with a magnifying glass, and Yamauchi accidentally set fire to a pile of dry junk and burned his trousers.
• The fire was extinguished without injuries, and Horikita Manabu investigated the incident and reported it to Sakayanagi Narimori.
• Sakayanagi Narimori announced Yamauchi Haruki's expulsion, Kanji Ike's three-month suspension, and a 100-point deduction for Class 1-D.
• Class 1-D erupted in blame and anger, while Hirata Yosuke tried weakly to stop the arguing.

Hirata Yosuke took control of Class D through a show of force after classmates blamed one another for their point loss. At lunch, Kitagawa Kai, Horikita Suzune, and Ichinose discussed Hirata’s change before Kai shared a quiet, affectionate moment with Suzune.

• Hirata Yosuke ordered Class D to stop arguing and declared that no one would leave the school.
• Onizuka Hideyoshi and Kikuchi Eita challenged Hirata, but Hirata dented an iron desk with one punch and silenced the room.
• At lunch, Horikita Suzune and Ichinose told Kitagawa Kai about Hirata becoming Class D’s leader, and Kai said he would use force if necessary.
• Ichinose left to go swimming and encouraged Horikita to take her chance with Kai.
• As Horikita washed the dishes, Kitagawa Kai hugged her from behind, and they shared a shy exchange about her lemon-scented detergent.

Horikita Suzune and Kitagawa Kai grew closer during an afternoon alone, and he cared for her afterward. Kushida Kikyo brought ingredients to help Suzune recover and teased her about their new closeness.

• Kitagawa Kai carried Horikita Suzune to the bedroom, reassured her that he would not leave, and her affection level rose to 83.
• Horikita Suzune woke near evening to find Kitagawa Kai had brought her Brown Sugar Water and promised to stay with her.
• Kitagawa Kai called Kushida Kikyo for restorative ingredients, and Kushida Kikyo’s affection level rose to 83.
• Kushida Kikyo arrived at Room 520 with ingredients and teased Horikita Suzune about calling her Kushida and becoming closer to Kitagawa Kai.

Horikita Suzune confronted Kitagawa Kai about his plans for their unconventional relationship, and he promised that they would all marry after graduation. Later, Ichinose Honami encouraged Karuizawa Kei to ask Kai out, and Kei met him at a private swimming pool.

• Horikita Suzune questioned Kitagawa Kai about whether he could keep everyone happy, and he promised they would all marry after graduation.
• Horikita warned Kai that she would set him straight if he failed to provide lasting happiness, then said she needed to return to studying.
• Karuizawa Kei received an encouraging message from Ichinose Honami and invited Kai to the Private Swimming Pool.
• Kitagawa Kai booked a private pool area at the Oak Shopping Center and waited for Kei.
• Karuizawa Kei arrived dressed for their date and greeted Kai with a smile.