Recaps

Miyabi Nagumo’s complaints against Kitagawa Kai were dismissed, damaging Nagumo’s standing and strengthening Kai’s position at school. As the students prepared for exams, Kai grew closer to several girls and ended the stretch facing Sakayanagi Arisu’s challenge over Class B’s exam papers.

• Shiina Hiyori shared her mystery novel with Kitagawa Kai, while Miwa Haruto filed a formal complaint against him at Miyabi Nagumo’s urging.
• Sakayanagi Narimori assigned Chabashira Sae, Matsushita Chiaki, and Mashima Tomoya to hear the allegations, and Chabashira helped word of the complaint spread through school.
• At the public hearing, Kitagawa Kai refuted claims that he controlled Class D’s decisions and admitted that his relationships with the girls were consensual.
• Kitagawa Kai defended his Student Council actions and produced proof that his Faculty Apartment renovations had been approved, while Miyabi Nagumo fainted during the hearing.
• Mashima Tomoya dismissed all three allegations, ordered Miwa Haruto to apologize, and docked Class 2-B a hundred Class Points, and Miwa then agreed to tell Kai about Nagumo’s future plans.
• Miyabi Nagumo failed to rally support after the hearing, while Kitagawa Kai resumed Student Council work and spent time with Asahina Nazuna, Ibuki Mio, Kamuro Masumi, Amikura Mako, Matsushita Chiaki, and Hasebe Haruka.
• Class A and Class B completed their exams, and Sakayanagi Arisu said Class B was likely to win a hundred Class Points because its students were strong academically and its paper had been adjusted.
• Kitagawa Kai suggested that Morishita Ai might have obtained Class B’s papers for him, and Sakayanagi Arisu admitted she would have to concede if he had.

Kitagawa Kai organized a four-day Student Council trip to Izu, bringing together the girls for sightseeing, games, and closer moments with him. At the Bamboo Grove Path, Yamamura Miki learned to control her concealment ability, and the group returned to Hot Spring Street for a gift-picking game.

• Kitagawa Kai arranged the Izu trip, invited the students and staff, and secured the Student Council's off-campus permit and support from the Suzuki Conglomerate.
• Class 1-A passed the PaperShuffle exam but lost to Class B by twelve points, and Kitagawa Kai reassured Ichinose Honami and encouraged the class to keep trying.
• Ibuki Mio fell ill after challenging Horikita Suzune, so Kitagawa Kai cared for her until she recovered, while Himeno Yuki sought reassurance that he wanted to be close to her.
• Kitagawa Kai and Kiriyama Ikuyo led the groups out of school, and the students boarded luxurious buses after Sakayanagi Narimori saw them off.
• On the bus, Kitagawa Kai sang for the girls and teased Hasebe Haruka, then the group arrived at Moon Court Villa and explored the resort.
• Shiina Hiyori shared stories and a hand-holding moment with Kitagawa Kai, while the girls crossed Tiger Creek Bridge and Amikura Mako held his hand.
• Kitagawa Kai found Morishita Ai coaching Yamamura Miki in the bamboo grove, where Miki learned to control her concealment ability and spotted him.
• Kitagawa Kai scolded Miki and Morishita Ai for leaving without telling anyone, and the group returned to Hot Spring Street for Ichinose Honami's gift-picking game.

Kitagawa Kai joined the girls on a gift-filled outing, helped Ichinose Honami’s family and Katsuragi Kohei’s sister, and began dating Hasebe Haruka. The group continued its trip through Mount Omuro and Izu Shaboten Zoo, where Kai and Asahina Nazuna ended their peacock bet with competing claims about who had won.

• Ichinose Honami arranged a surprise gift exchange for Kitagawa Kai and the girls, and Kai gave each of them a present he had prepared.
• Kai revealed that Ichinose Haruko had earned a scholarship and been accepted to Teitan Middle School, bringing Honami to tears of relief.
• The girls thanked Kai with kisses, while Horikita Suzune and Ibuki Mio agreed to become friends and sworn rivals.
• At the shrine, the fortune teller gave Kai and several girls perfect compatibility scores, and Suzune shared childhood memories of wanting Horikita Manabu’s approval.
• Katsuragi Kohei learned that Yumi had received tuition and medical support after Kai recommended her, while Kai carried Suzune and Himeno Yuki up Mount Omuro instead of taking the chairlift.
• Kai confessed his feelings to Hasebe Haruka, who accepted his proposal to be his girlfriend, and he then told Kushida Kikyo that he loved her.
• The group visited Izu Shaboten Zoo, where they toured the greenhouses and chose different attractions, while Kamuro Masumi resolved to stop indulging Sakayanagi Arisu so often.
• Kai bet Asahina Nazuna he could make a peacock spread its tail, but it did so for a peahen, and Kai claimed victory by proposing that Nazuna give him a kiss and spend time alone with him the next day.

Kitagawa Kai and the girls spent a Christmas Eve trip moving between heartfelt declarations, games, hot springs, and dates, while their relationships with him deepened. In Shimoda, Kai continued shopping with Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu after sharing the story of his childhood and inheritance.

• Asahina Nazuna kissed Kitagawa Kai by accident, then accepted his reassurance and agreed to join him as his girlfriend while the other girls watched.
• Kitagawa Kai added Nazuna to the group chat, and the group toured the zoo before Ichinose Honami and the other girls declared their love for him at the lighthouse and he said he loved them all.
• Kitagawa Kai carried Sakayanagi Arisu and later comforted Shiranami Chihiro on the bus, then ate an enormous meal and shared cooking advice with chef Sanji.
• The group played games and visited the hot springs, where Sakura Airi told Kai she wanted to become a star and support him and his girlfriends.
• Kitagawa Kai spent an intimate evening with Chabashira Sae, then helped Ibuki Mio with martial arts practice and found Ichinose Honami waiting in his room the next morning.
• On the bus to Shimoda, Kushida Kikyo held Kai's hand and shared a drawing with the group, while Kai made portraits for the other girls.
• Kitagawa Kai and Asahina Nazuna explored Bay City, escaped the mirror maze together, rode bumper cars with Hasebe Haruka and Amikura Mako, and made a pottery cup before meeting the group for lunch.
• Kitagawa Kai discreetly helped Tachibana Akane with crab scissors, chose local souvenirs for Horikita Manabu, and told Horikita Suzune and Sakayanagi Arisu about his childhood, his parents' deaths, and his inheritance before calling over an orange kitten.