Chapter Summaries

Yoshikage Kira arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School and settled into Class B, quietly observing his new classmates. He met Honami Ichinose and hoped to spend his school years in peace while keeping watch for anything unusual.

• Kira rode the school bus to Advanced Nurturing High School and observed the other students, including a tense short-haired girl.
• Kira received his information card and saw that he had been assigned to Class B, a placement he had deliberately aimed for.
• Kira chose an empty window seat in the Class B classroom and surveyed his new classmates.
• Honami Ichinose introduced herself to Kira and took the seat beside him.
• Kira watched the lively classroom and decided that Class B seemed comfortable enough for a peaceful school life, while leaving the school's mysteries for later.

Hoshinomiya Chie introduced Class B to the boarding school's rules and its monthly S Points allowance, prompting Kira to suspect the school had hidden conditions. Kira and Honami Ichinose agreed to share information as they tried to understand the school, while Kira resolved to stay unnoticed and preserve a peaceful life.

• Hoshinomiya Chie welcomed Class B and explained the fixed-class system, boarding rules, and ban on outside contact.
• Hoshinomiya Chie showed the students how to log in and revealed that they received 100,000 S Points monthly, with each point equal to one yen.
• Yoshikage Kira calmly recorded the school's promises and rules, suspecting the generous system came with a price.
• Honami Ichinose asked Kira whether the school matched their expectations, and Kira agreed that its rules remained unclear.
• Kira and Honami Ichinose agreed to discuss information and help each other avoid breaking unknown rules.

Kira observed how Honami Ichinose’s quiet kindness kept Class B stable and orderly, giving him the peaceful life he wanted. As he began to feel a faint connection to her, he recognized that the school’s hidden rules could eventually threaten that peace.

• Honami Ichinose helped Class B avoid conflict and reckless spending through small acts of kindness and sensible guidance.
• Kira watched Ichinose hold the class together and acknowledged that her efforts made his secluded routine possible.
• Ichinose told Kira she would keep helping the class remain stable, and he agreed that she was on the right path.
• During the second week, Kira complimented Ichinose’s handling of Class B, and she promised to keep doing her best.
• Kira realized he had begun to feel connected to Ichinose and understood that the school’s undisclosed rules might eventually disrupt their peaceful routine.

Yoshikage Kira saw Masumi Kamuro steal a beer at the convenience store and chose not to get involved, while Sakayanagi Arisu watched him and recruited Kamuro. Kira left without learning Arisu’s name, unaware that she had marked him as someone worth watching.

• Yoshikage Kira went to the convenience store and noticed Masumi Kamuro conceal a can of beer, but continued shopping without reacting.
• Sakayanagi Arisu observed Kira’s calm response to Kamuro’s theft and became interested in him.
• Sakayanagi confronted Kamuro, mentioned the store’s surveillance cameras, and persuaded her to work for her.
• Kira watched Sakayanagi subdue Kamuro, paid for his purchases, and left the store without getting involved.
• Sakayanagi’s gaze followed Kira as he returned to the dorms, and he realized someone had taken an interest in him.

Class B’s cooperative structure took shape under Honami Ichinose and Kanzaki Ryuji, while Yoshikage Kira quietly observed his classmates. Sakayanagi Arisu ordered Masumi Kamuro to watch Kira and Ichinose, and Kira began to consider that he might one day approach Kikyo Kushida.

• Ichinose and Kanzaki discussed the school’s hidden evaluation rules and agreed that Class B’s discipline and cooperation would help it.
• Kira observed Class B’s members and recognized how their complementary roles kept the class stable.
• Kamuro gave Sakayanagi information about the first-year classes, and Sakayanagi singled out Kira and Ichinose as people to watch.
• Sakayanagi told Kamuro to keep a low profile while monitoring Kira and Ichinose.
• Kira exchanged a brief greeting with Kushida and sensed pain beneath her friendly mask, considering that he might someday help her.

On May 1, the first-year students learned that their monthly personal points depended on their classes’ points, and Hoshinomiya Chie explained the school’s ranking system. Class B discovered it stood in second place with 850 points, while Yoshikage Kira tried to remain uninvolved as the Special Exams approached.

• Yoshikage Kira and the other students received their April personal points, which were far below the expected 100,000 and caused an uproar across the school.
• Honami Ichinose and Ryuji Kanzaki helped Class B stay composed while Kira remained unfazed by the unexpected balance.
• Hoshinomiya Chie explained that personal points were based on class points, which changed through Special Exams and rule violations, and that classes would be reassigned each March.
• Hoshinomiya Chie announced the first-year rankings: Class A had 940 points, Class B had 850, Class C had 490, and Class D had 0.
• Class B celebrated its second-place standing and credited its unity and discipline, while Kira resolved to keep his distance as the coming Special Exams threatened his quiet life.

Hoshinomiya announced a Special Exam in which students would be expelled for failing any subject’s class-average-based cutoff, prompting Class B to unite around studying together. Class A split between Sakayanagi Arisu’s harsh survival-of-the-fittest approach and Katsuragi Kohei’s push to support struggling students.

• Hoshinomiya explained that students who failed to reach half the class average in any subject would be expelled without retakes or exceptions.
• Honami Ichinose and Kanzaki Ryuji organized Class B’s mutual-support study effort, while Kira quietly tracked students’ abilities and helped when asked.
• Sakayanagi Arisu ordered Class A students to pass comfortably and told anyone who failed to leave the class voluntarily.
• Katsuragi Kohei challenged Sakayanagi and proposed tutoring struggling classmates through group study sessions.
• Class A divided into factions, with struggling students and their supporters rallying behind Katsuragi while top students backed Sakayanagi.

During review week, Yoshikage Kira kept to his measured study routine while quietly helping Class B and avoiding deeper involvement. Three encounters with students from other classes left Sakayanagi Arisu increasingly curious about him as the written exam approached.

• Honami Ichinose organized Class B’s group study sessions, while Kira continued studying alone and briefly helped classmates with difficult problems.
• Sakayanagi Arisu and Masumi Kamuro maintained Class A’s elitist faction as Katsuragi Kohei tutored weaker students and insisted the class would stay together.
• Kikyo Kushida shared a library table with Kira, observed his precise notes and calm manner, and left without starting a conversation.
• Ryuen Kakeru blocked Kira in the hallway and taunted him about Class B’s chances of avoiding expulsions, but Kira calmly continued to the shop.
• Sakayanagi Arisu met Kira in the convenience store and questioned his confidence and desire to stay unnoticed; he declined to answer and left.
• Kira returned to his dorm, closed his notebook, and went to sleep as review week ended and the written exam neared.

Kikyo Kushida revealed that Class D had obtained last year’s exam questions, setting off turmoil across the first-year classes. Yoshikage Kira tried to keep Class B focused and out of the conflict, but Sakayanagi Arisu warned him that the leak could disrupt the class’s stability as the exam approached.

• Kikyo Kushida distributed copies of last year’s exam questions to Class D, easing the students’ fears, while Kiyotaka Ayanokoji watched from the sidelines.
• Class D students spread the news throughout the school, prompting Ryuen Kakeru to threaten his classmates and Katsuragi Kohei to demand that the school punish Class D.
• Sakayanagi Arisu told Katsuragi that obtaining past exam questions was allowed, deepening the divide in Class A, while Honami Ichinose calmed Class B and urged them to rely on their own preparation.
• Yoshikage Kira reassured Honami that Class B was ready to pass, then considered that an increase in Class D’s scores could still affect the class competition.
• Sakayanagi Arisu warned Kira that Class D’s improved average might undermine Class B’s stability and said she looked forward to seeing his calm break, leaving him wary of the approaching exam.

Class D learned that Ken Sudō had failed mathematics by one point, but Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Suzune Horikita paid to prevent his expulsion. Meanwhile, Class C passed the exam and Ryuen Kakeru secured control of the class.

• Sae Chabashira announced that Sudō's score fell one point below the mathematics passing line and said he would be expelled.
• Kiyotaka followed Chabashira to the rooftop and learned she would let Sudō stay for one hundred thousand private points.
• Horikita offered to cover the cost, and Chabashira revoked Sudō's expulsion.
• Three days before the exam, Ryuen gave Class C old exam questions and answers and ordered everyone to memorize them.
• Hiyori explained the questions to Class C, and Mio Ibuki and Albert Yamada joined the preparation.
• Every Class C student passed, and Ryuen's leadership over the class was established.

After the first Special Exam, all students passed, and each class settled into a different balance of power. Yoshikage Kira remained content in Class B’s peaceful routine while Sakayanagi Arisu and others looked ahead to the next contest.

• Kohei Katsuragi’s tutoring helped every Class A student pass, temporarily establishing his cooperative faction’s leadership over Sakayanagi Arisu’s survival-of-the-fittest approach.
• Sakayanagi Arisu refused Kohei Katsuragi’s request to exchange information about Ryuen Kakeru and Class C.
• Honami Ichinose thanked Class B for passing together, while Yoshikage Kira quietly continued analyzing the exam’s rules and accepted her invitation to keep working together.
• Sakayanagi Arisu warned Masumi Kamuro that a person trying to hide could become the key to changing the game, as Ryuen Kakeru ordered Class C to watch Classes B and D.
• Hirata Yosuke tried to restore Class D’s stability, while Kikyo Kushida observed her classmates and Suzune Horikita paid more attention to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji’s hidden plan to save Sudo Ken, stabilize Class D, and test the rules succeeded.

After overhearing Kikyo Kushida reveal her hatred of Suzune Horikita by the apartment lake, Kira Yoshikage promised to keep her secret and responded with understanding when she tried to blackmail him. Kiyotaka Ayanokoji witnessed the encounter from a distance, while Kushida was left shaken by Kira’s acceptance.

• After a dinner with classmates, Kira Yoshikage went to the lakeside and overheard Kikyo Kushida angrily venting about Suzune Horikita.
• Kushida panicked when she realized Kira had heard her and begged him to keep her hidden feelings secret.
• When Kira said he had no intention of exposing her, Kushida forced his hand against her chest and threatened to accuse him of molesting her if he spoke.
• Kira freed himself and reassured Kushida that her private frustration was normal and that he would not use it against her.
• Kira left Kushida alone by the lake, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who had witnessed the encounter from the shadows, departed in surprise.

Kikyo Kushida thanked Yoshikage Kira for keeping her secret, while Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Sakayanagi Arisu took a closer interest in Kira. As the classes settled into their rivalries, Kira insisted that his peace could last as long as no one interfered.

• Kikyo Kushida stopped Yoshikage Kira, thanked him for understanding her, and promised not to cause him trouble; he accepted her words without seeking anything in return.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji watched their exchange and raised his assessment of Kira, while Sakayanagi Arisu declined Masumi Kamuro's offer to investigate them.
• The classes settled into their post-exam positions as Ryuen Kakeru targeted Classes B and D, and Kira kept clear of the competition in Class B.
• Sakayanagi Arisu met Kira at a convenience store and challenged him about how long his peaceful life could last; Kira replied that it could last indefinitely if no one interfered.

Honami Ichinose asked Yoshikage Kira to stay nearby while she met the anonymous writer of a love letter. Chihiro Shiranami confessed her love, Ichinose gently rejected her, and the two agreed to remain friends as Kira left satisfied that the matter would not disrupt Class B.

• Honami Ichinose found an unsigned love letter inviting her to meet behind the gym and asked Yoshikage Kira to wait nearby for support.
• Ichinose arrived at the clearing early, and Kira watched from a distance beneath a tree.
• Chihiro Shiranami revealed that she had written the letter and confessed her love to Ichinose.
• Ichinose gently rejected Chihiro, who accepted the answer and asked to remain friends.
• Ichinose thanked Kira after Chihiro left, and Kira said that keeping the matter from disrupting Class B was what mattered.

Class D learned that its points had been suspended because of Ken Sudō’s assault case, and the class prepared for a Student Council hearing. Yoshikage Kira tipped Suzune Horikita off that Airi Sakura may have witnessed the fight, while Horikita headed to meet her brother, Horikita Manabu.

• The school suspended Class D’s points pending the Student Council hearing over Ken Sudō’s fight with Class C students.
• Yosuke Hirata and Kikyo Kushida urged the class to find witnesses, while Suzune Horikita refused to help and criticized Sudō for dragging the class into trouble.
• Yoshikage Kira recalled seeing Airi Sakura near the scene and decided that her testimony could help Class D while keeping Ryuen Kakeru occupied.
• Kira told Suzune Horikita that Airi may have witnessed the fight, and Horikita thanked him for the tip.
• Horikita chose to meet Horikita Manabu in the Student Council Room before seeking out Airi.

Suzune Horikita confronted her brother, Horikita Manabu, about the upcoming hearing for Ken Sudō, and he urged her to leave the school with harsh criticism. Yoshikage Kira stopped Manabu from striking her, and Suzune was left determined to become stronger and face the school’s challenges.

• Suzune Horikita asked Horikita Manabu whether he would judge Ken Sudō fairly at the Student Council hearing, and he said the school rewarded strength rather than fairness.
• Manabu criticized Suzune and told her to withdraw, while she insisted she had come to catch up to him.
• Yoshikage Kira intervened as Manabu raised his hand to strike Suzune and restrained his wrist.
• Kira faced off with Manabu, who backed down after Kira said the confrontation had been recorded for Suzune.
• Manabu left Suzune with one last chance to fight for advancement, and Kira told her she would need strength to protect herself and her class.
• Suzune thanked Kira and realized that Manabu’s cruelty came from fear for her, resolving to stop being naive.

Suzune convinced Airi Sakura to testify that Class C provoked Ken Sudō, giving Class D a witness for the public hearing. As Ryuen prepared to deny the truth, Suzune resolved to stay at the school and pursue Class A, while Yoshikage Kira calmly anticipated the hearing.

• After receiving Kira's message identifying Airi Sakura as a witness, Suzune asked Airi to tell the truth at the hearing.
• Airi agreed to testify and silently thanked Kira as she passed the Class B classroom.
• Ryuen ordered Daichi Ishizaki and the other Class C students to claim Sudō started the fight and to call Airi's testimony fabricated.
• Suzune resolved not to run away or be expelled and vowed to rise to Class A.
• Horikita Manabu watched the campus and waited to see how Suzune and Kira would act at the hearing.
• Kira followed his bedtime routine and pictured the next day's events unfolding as planned.

At the first-year hearing, Suzune Horikita and Airi Sakura exposed Class C’s attempt to frame Ken Sudō, but the Student Council ruled that both sides were at fault. Class D escaped expulsion, while Yoshikage Kira stayed out of the hearing and later received thanks from Honami Ichinose.

• Class C accused Ken Sudō of starting the fight, while Suzune Horikita challenged their account and presented Airi Sakura as a witness.
• Airi Sakura testified that Class C had provoked Sudō and showed photos that supported her account.
• Horikita Manabu suspended Daichi Ishizaki, Komiya, and Kondo for one week and Ken Sudō for two weeks, ruling that both sides were at fault.
• Ken Sudō thanked Airi Sakura, and Suzune Horikita messaged Yoshikage Kira to thank him for his help.
• Honami Ichinose told Yoshikage Kira she knew he had helped Class D, and he said he had acted to protect his peace.

During summer break, Yoshikage Kira spotted Kanji Ike, Haruki Yamauchi, and other Class D students preparing to spy on the women's changing room and warned Honami Ichinose. Kiyotaka Ayanokoji also moved behind the scenes to stop their plan through Suzune Horikita.

• Honami Ichinose invited Yoshikage Kira to the quiet school pool, and he accepted.
• At the pool, Kira noticed Kanji Ike, Haruki Yamauchi, and other Class D students hiding near the women's changing room with a remote-controlled camera.
• Kira told Honami that the students were targeting the changing room and advised her to discreetly check the ventilation ducts.
• Honami went to inspect the women's changing room while Kira stayed by the pool.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who had learned of the plan and pretended to join it, contacted Suzune Horikita and told her about the remote-controlled camera.

Honami Ichinose discovered a hidden camera car in the women’s changing-room vent and confronted Suzune Horikita, who had come to retrieve its SD card. They agreed that Horikita would destroy the evidence and prevent Class D from repeating the misconduct, while Honami delayed reporting it to the school.

• Honami Ichinose found a remote-controlled camera car in the changing-room vent and reported it to Yoshikage Kira.
• Suzune Horikita entered the changing-room area to retrieve the SD card, while Kiyotaka Ayanokoji watched from the shadows after secretly alerting her to the camera.
• Honami confronted Suzune, then explained the discovery to Yoshikage Kira and argued that the secret filming could not simply be covered up.
• Honami agreed to delay going to the teachers if Suzune destroyed the SD card and camera car and made sure Class D did not repeat the act.
• Suzune removed the camera car and its SD cards, promised to handle the matter within Class D, and left the pool.