Chapter Summaries

Sogo Doma recalled how he had intimidated the Wagnaria staff when he first arrived, then helped their restaurant thrive with his reforms. His recollection ended when he recognized that the long-haired, feminine-looking waiter serving him was a young man.

• Sogo Doma recounted how Yachiyo Todoroki drew her sword during an argument, prompting him to threaten the staff with a deadly choice.
• Kyoko, Yachiyo, and Otoo offered themselves to protect one another, and Toshiro Hijikata persuaded Sogo to stop his countdown.
• After sheathing his sword, Sogo attacked Hijikata, who blocked the strike and broke Sogo's sword.
• The Wagnaria staff remembered Sogo's frightening behavior but also admired the reforms that improved the restaurant's business.
• Takanashi approached Sogo's table to take an order, and Sogo identified him as a young man despite his feminine appearance.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, Sogo Doma’s arrival led the staff to make Takanashi serve him in women’s clothes, only for Sogo to expose Takanashi as a boy and urge him to transition in Thailand. After the meal was ordered, Utaha Kasumigaoka asked Sogo to explain the conflict that had made the restaurant staff fear him.

• Before Sogo Doma arrived, Soma and Manager Kyoko discussed how to serve him, and the staff decided Takanashi should wear women’s clothes.
• Sogo spotted Takanashi’s Adam’s apple, exposing him as a boy and embarrassing him in front of Utaha Kasumigaoka and Umaru.
• Umaru recalled that Sogo had been raised as a girl before age ten, prompting Sogo to remember protecting her from bullies when they were children.
• Sogo recommended dishes to Utaha Kasumigaoka, Umaru, and Mashiro Shiina, then urged Takanashi to go to Thailand for a complete transformation.
• Takanashi fled, and Utaha Kasumigaoka asked Sogo to explain the conflict that had frightened the restaurant staff.

Sogo Doma's companions tried to uncover what he had done at Wagnaria Restaurant, while the restaurant staff told Takanashi that Sogo's suggestion he go to Thailand was no joke. The chapter ended with Takanashi insisting he was a man as the staff treated Sogo's comment as a serious threat.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka and Umaru Doma questioned Sogo Doma about why the Wagnaria Restaurant staff feared him, and he claimed he had conquered the restaurant through cooking and intensive training.
• Umaru Doma declared herself a detective, rejected Sogo Doma's explanation as a criminal's lie, and began investigating him with Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mashiro Shiina.
• Takanashi returned to the kitchen break room and told the Wagnaria Restaurant staff that Sogo Doma had mistaken him for a cross-dresser and recommended he go to Thailand.
• Manager Kyoko, Yachiyo Todoroki, and Soma discussed Takanashi's femininity and suggested that Sogo Doma might have meant his recommendation seriously.
• Manager Otoo told Takanashi that life did not have many jokes, especially when it came to Sogo Doma.

Takanashi tried to convince the Wagnaria Restaurant staff that Sogo Doma and his companions were ordinary customers, while they panicked over serving him. The staff rushed to prepare the order, then learned that Sogo had left Kyoko to decide what he wanted to eat, setting up the chefs’ ultimate test.

• Takanashi told the staff that Sogo Doma and the three women with him had ordered ordinary dishes, but they feared angering Sogo and blamed Takanashi for not telling them sooner.
• The staff recalled Sogo’s harsh lectures and threats over failed cooking, which explained their fear of him despite his reforms improving the restaurant’s profits and their wages.
• Aoi Yamada slipped out of the restaurant to see the handsome young man, while the others remained distracted by their memories.
• Yachiyo Todoroki hurried to record the order as the staff realized Sogo’s food was taking too long.
• Takanashi added that Sogo had said Kyoko should know what he wanted to eat, and Kyoko froze as the chefs prepared for their ultimate test.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, Satou and Soma worked desperately to meet the cooking standard set by their former honorary advisor, while Takanashi learned what their trial entailed. In the dining hall, Aoi Yamada tried to become Sogo Doma’s adopted little sister, leaving Umaru alarmed when Sogo seemed open to the idea.

• Manager Kyoko told Takanashi that Satou and Soma were being tested on whether their cooking had improved enough to make a girl want to marry the chef.
• Satou worked harder after Yachiyo Todoroki fantasized about marrying the former advisor and eating his cooking every day.
• Umaru interrogated Sogo about his confession while Utaha Kasumigaoka enjoyed the siblings’ banter and Mashiro gathered drawing material.
• Aoi Yamada introduced herself to Sogo and asked him to adopt her, prompting Umaru to insist that he was only her Onii-chan.
• Aoi argued that she would make Umaru look like a perfect goddess by comparison and mentioned that Sogo had planned to sponsor Takanashi’s trip to Thailand.
• Sogo said adopting someone useless would not be a big deal for his family, and Umaru reacted in shock.

Sogo Doma reassured Umaru that she was his only little sister while Aoi Yamada tried to get adopted and Takanashi arrived. Takanashi became captivated by Mashiro’s cuteness, and Sogo mentioned he had once tutored a student named Takanashi.

• Umaru demanded that Sogo promise she would always be his only little sister, and Aoi Yamada protested that he had lied to her.
• Sogo questioned Aoi Yamada’s story about her family, while she insisted she wanted to join Sogo and Umaru’s family.
• Takanashi arrived and struck Aoi Yamada for her antics, then nervously responded to Sogo’s intimidating questions about traveling to Thailand.
• Sogo praised Utaha, Mashiro, and Umaru, leaving Utaha and Umaru flustered while Mashiro asked what he meant by calling her airheaded.
• Takanashi saw Mashiro and became overwhelmed by her adorable appearance before Sogo told him he had once tutored a student with the surname Takanashi.

Sogo Doma’s past at Totsuki came up as Umaru Doma exposed the many pranks he had played on Erina. The conversation ended with Umaru mentioning Erina’s invitation to Totsuki Resort, where guests with tickets could eat and drink for free.

• Takanashi was surprised to learn Sogo Doma had taught a student with the Takanashi surname, while Utaha Kasumigaoka asked about his time as an instructor.
• Umaru Doma questioned Sogo about leaving Totsuki and revealed he had stayed partly because Erina was easy to prank.
• Umaru described Sogo’s tricks involving an excavator, a rain doll, and a light bulb, leaving the others shocked by Erina’s misfortunes.
• Umaru said Erina had invited her friends to Totsuki Resort for a residential training program, and she explained to Mashiro that an invitation ticket meant free food and lodging.

Sogo Doma and Umaru Doma discussed invitation tickets before the conversation turned to Sogo’s past at Wagnaria Restaurant. The staff recounted their grievances, then hurriedly apologized and took Yamada away, leaving Sogo unable to enjoy his meal.

• Umaru Doma teased Sogo Doma about Erina’s invitation tickets and his habit of calling people he taught for a week his students.
• Sogo Doma turned toward Aoi Yamada, prompting Takanashi and the Wagnaria Restaurant staff to rush over and protect her.
• The staff accused Sogo Doma of frightening them, banning Yachiyo Todoroki’s replica katana, limiting Manager Kyoko’s food, and increasing the restaurant’s workload.
• Sogo Doma defended his actions, while Takanashi and the others recognized that the staff’s complaints were unreasonable.
• The Wagnaria Restaurant staff dropped into dogeza, apologized, and Manager Otoo pulled Aoi Yamada away before offering Sogo Doma his meal.
• Sogo Doma complained that the staff’s behavior had made it impossible to enjoy his meal, and Mashiro Shiina silently agreed that interesting things always happened around him.

Sogo Doma and his companions visited Wagnaria Restaurant, where Sogo impressed the staff with his sense of smell and threatened Takanashi after he reached toward Umaru. The restaurant employees treated Takanashi as a sacrifice to the demon, while Matsumoto’s blunt explanation of the supposed punishment frightened Taneshima.

• Aoi Yamada said she wanted Sogo Doma to adopt her so she could stop coveting Uncle Otoo’s pension and perhaps join his family.
• Umaru Doma lost interest in using her deductions, while Utaha Kasumigaoka praised the restaurant’s chef and wondered whether Sogo had taught him.
• Sogo identified flaws in Takanashi’s Baumkuchen by smell, and Mashiro agreed that it was tasty but inferior to Sogo’s baking.
• Takanashi reached toward Umaru, so Sogo threatened him with prison or a trip to Thailand; Takanashi apologized in tears.
• The restaurant employees watched Takanashi apologize and called him a sacrifice to the demon, while Matsumoto’s ordinary explanation of the Babylon Tower removal procedure alarmed Taneshima.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, the staff panicked over who would deliver a meal to Sogo Doma, while Matsumoto tried to avoid the assignment. Taneshima volunteered to rescue Takanashi but misunderstood the situation, and the chapter ended with Utaha Kasumigaoka ready to call the police over Takanashi’s remarks.

• The staff tried to comfort Taneshima, who believed Takanashi was about to be cut off, while Aoi Yamada repeatedly pointed out that Takanashi was still outside crying.
• When Soma finished the Hamburg Steak Set, the staff urged Matsumoto to deliver it, but she tried to take the day off until Kyoko and Otoo pressured her with the restaurant’s high wages and promised compensation for a lost finger.
• Taneshima volunteered to deliver the meal and rescue Takanashi, whom she mistakenly called Kojima.
• Takanashi hugged Taneshima and asked her to explain that he was not a lolicon, prompting Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka to suspect him of molesting an elementary school student.
• Takanashi insulted Utaha while trying to explain his preferences, and Utaha became furious and urged Sogo to call the police.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka teased Takanashi and Taneshima until ordinary Matsumoto stepped in to serve them. The group left Matsumoto untouched, but Sogo’s jokes about age angered Utaha and prompted Mashiro to ask if she was old too.

• Takanashi called Utaha Kasumigaoka “big sis,” and she became offended by the age implication.
• Taneshima tried to stop Sogo Doma from calling the police over Takanashi, while Sogo teased her by calling her an elementary school student.
• Manager Otoo offered Matsumoto double pay, and she agreed to serve Sogo’s group.
• Matsumoto clarified that Taneshima was not an elementary school student and that Takanashi’s perverted behavior had not crossed legal bounds.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka asked if Sogo thought she was an old woman, and Mashiro then asked whether she was old too.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, Matsumoto explained that Takanashi had been rescued because a guest noticed his perverted behavior, but the staff misread the situation and accused him of hiding his real tastes. The conversation ended with Kyoko and Yachiyo considering sending Takanashi to Thailand for a Babylon Tower removal procedure, while Taneshima and Yamada reacted in shock.

• Matsumoto told the staff that the guest had rescued Takanashi and the others after noticing Takanashi's perverted nature and wanting to call the police.
• Yachiyo and Aoi Yamada decided that Takanashi was secretly interested in beautiful girls and had been using his usual behavior as a cover.
• Takanashi denied scheming against Yamada, insulted Kyoko and Yachiyo, and said Taneshima looked like an elementary-schooler.
• Takanashi admitted that he had been captivated by a tiny, cute girl among the guests, upsetting Taneshima and confusing the staff.
• Matsumoto suggested calling the police, but Kyoko and Yachiyo discussed sending Takanashi to Thailand for a Babylon Tower removal procedure.
• Yachiyo explained that Takanashi would no longer be a boy after the procedure, shocking Taneshima and Yamada.

Kyoko held a vote on whether to send Takanashi to Thailand for a gender transformation, and the restaurant staff overwhelmingly approved. Takanashi's hopes of stopping the plan collapsed, and Kyoko ordered the staff to capture him.

• Taneshima, Yachiyo, and Kyoko discussed turning Takanashi into a girl, and Kyoko began calling it the restaurant's unanimous opinion.
• Yachiyo, Taneshima, Inami, and Manager Otoo voted in favor, while Matsumoto abstained and Takanashi protested.
• Kyoko counted five votes in favor and noted that even votes against it from Satou and Soma would not change the result.
• Aoi Yamada initially appealed to keep Takanashi as an older brother, but Yachiyo persuaded her to vote in favor of making him an older sister.
• Kyoko declared that the staff would capture and send Takanashi away, and Inami struck him with her fist.

At Wagnaria Restaurant, Satou and Soma prepared dishes for a feared customer while the staff exaggerated the danger of serving him. Matsumoto explained that she had treated him like an ordinary customer and safely rescued Takanashi and Taneshima, leaving Satou and Soma to attempt the same.

• Satou and Soma entered the break room and saw Inami beating Takanashi while Manager Kyoko and Yachiyo discussed his supposed growth into a beautiful girl.
• Yamada claimed Takanashi had pretended to like little girls to get close to Yachiyo, prompting Satou to urge Inami to hit him harder.
• Satou and Soma asked to deliver their specially prepared dishes to the feared customer themselves.
• Yachiyo revealed that Matsumoto had safely approached the customer and rescued Takanashi and Taneshima.
• Matsumoto said she had served the customer normally, and Satou and Soma resolved to try serving him the same way.

Sogo Doma turned Satou's cooking judgment into a public confession to Yachiyo Todoroki and arranged a possible date for them. In the kitchen break room, Manager Kyoko and Otoo speculated about what Sogo had planned, while Matsumoto learned about the cooks' past food punishments.

• Satou nervously served his dish to the wrong person, and Sogo Doma and Soma teased him about his feelings for Yachiyo Todoroki.
• Sogo told Satou that Yachiyo should judge whether his cooking could make her happy, then had Soma bring her out.
• Satou confessed that he had loved Yachiyo since they first met and wanted to protect her, leaving her embarrassed and the onlookers stunned.
• Sogo offered Satou and Yachiyo concert tickets for a date, while Soma revealed that the restaurant's staff numbered around ten.
• In the kitchen break room, Manager Kyoko and Otoo wondered whether Sogo had called Yachiyo out to make her finish Satou's food, and Matsumoto heard about the cooks' bizarre past food punishments.

Kyoko rushed out of the break room fearing that Satou and Soma had forced Yachiyo to eat a disastrous dish, but found Yachiyo blushing as Sogo presented it as a test of Satou’s feelings. Sogo and Soma admitted they had been playing along with the misunderstanding, and Sogo finally confirmed that Soma had passed his cooking assessment.

• Kyoko asked Matsumoto to accompany her outside, then left the break room after a dramatic farewell with Otoo.
• Kyoko found Yachiyo about to taste Satou’s dish while Sogo told her it contained Satou’s feelings and that she had to judge it.
• Kyoko urged Yachiyo to put the dish down, while Sogo and Soma privately discussed letting the misunderstanding continue for amusement.
• Soma explained that he preferred working as a chef and said he had inferred Sogo had already approved their cooking skills.
• Sogo told Soma that Satou had met the standard earlier and that Soma had passed too, though only barely.

Sogo Doma recognized Soma’s cooking and inspected the restaurant, while a misunderstanding over Manager Kyoko and Chef Satou made Yachiyo give up on being Satou’s evaluator. The chapter ended with Sogo preparing to deliver one final point to the staff.

• Sogo Doma told Soma he recognized his cooking by its distinctive taste, and Soma praised his caring nature despite his rough manner.
• Manager Kyoko offered to take responsibility for Satou, and Yachiyo misread her words as a confession of love for him.
• Yachiyo told Satou to cherish Manager Kyoko and ran to the kitchen, while the onlookers laughed at the misunderstanding.
• After the meal, Sogo Doma pointed out several problems at the restaurant, including Yachiyo carrying blades, Takanashi cross-dressing, and Inami’s violent reactions.
• Soma explained that Manager Kyoko had vowed to eat five hundred parfaits out of shame, and Sogo prepared to make one final point.

On the ride home, Sogo Doma and the others argued over who would become king in their game while sabotaging one another in a racing game. After Mashiro stopped the game, the story recalled Sogo praising Wagnaria Restaurant’s staff and insisting that Satou use the concert tickets he had given him.

• Sogo Doma competed against Utaha Kasumigaoka, Umaru, and Mashiro Shiina in a racing game to decide who would become king.
• Umaru and Utaha tried to stop Sogo from winning, but Mashiro unplugged the television and ended the game.
• Umaru accused Sogo of cheating during the races, and the group debated choosing the king by drawing lots.
• Sogo praised the Wagnaria Restaurant staff, declared Satou a qualified chef, and urged him to use the concert tickets he had prepared.

Toyogasaki’s student council president investigated the mysterious oolong tea club, suspecting it was behind the school’s Showa movement and pantyfication craze. She sent Vice President Okada to scout the club and left the council preparing to investigate further, though the president admitted the prospect of all the boys being involved sounded like paradise.

• The student council president blamed Principal Yamamoto and Teacher Matsuzaki for Toyogasaki’s declining reputation and investigated the origins of the Showa movement.
• The president presented files showing the oolong tea club excluded girls, had more than fifty members, received a budget exceeding twenty million yen, and had bypassed the student council.
• The president claimed the club was a secretive evil religion linked to boys’ pantyfication and said she had spent money gathering information about it.
• The president revealed she had sent Vice President Okada to scout the club and called for further investigation.
• A student council member suggested that pantyfication involving all the boys would be the president’s paradise, and the president agreed before getting a nosebleed.

At Private Toyogasaki Academy, the Student Council debated disbanding the Oolong Tea Research Club while Vice President Okada got caught up in its bizarre tea ritual. Meanwhile, Yukino Yukinoshita was asked to persuade the absent Sogo Doma to return to school, and she resisted taking responsibility for him.

• The Student Council president and Ebina decided the Oolong Tea Research Club should be disbanded after Ebina argued that its gathering of buff men was a desecration of BL.
• The Student Council members revealed that Vice President Okada had sent the cryptic message "Hurry" and then an invitation to come have fun.
• At the Oolong Tea Research Club's gathering, Okada drank Flame Oolong Tea, became intoxicated, and joined the club's growing ranks of victims.
• Yukino Yukinoshita questioned Shizuka Hiratsuka and Mafuyu Kirisu about the implausible excuse given for Sogo Doma's absence.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka asked Yukino to help Sogo return to school, but Yukino objected that she had no reason to lecture him.