Chapter Summaries

Shizuka Hiratsuka persuaded Yukino Yukinoshita to help bring Sogo Doma back to class, then explained to Mafuyu Kirisu that Doma's extraordinary talent made him lose interest in ordinary pursuits. Meanwhile, Doma and the others played Monopoly alongside a king-selection game, and Doma complained that he was already nearly bankrupt.

• Yukino Yukinoshita initially refused to help with Sogo Doma, but Shizuka Hiratsuka negotiated with her and left the task in her hands.
• Mafuyu Kirisu worried that Yukino's seriousness would not work on Doma, so Shizuka explained that Doma could master new skills in hours and struggled with overly serious people.
• Shizuka told Mafuyu that Doma's talent left him without motivation, and that Yukino's seriousness made her suited to deal with him.
• Sogo Doma questioned why the group was using Monopoly to choose a king, while Umaru Doma argued that the game combined luck and skill.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka explained the appeal of winning Monopoly and becoming king, while Mashiro Shiina agreed and Doma lamented that he was nearly bankrupt.

Sogo Doma lost a game of Winner in Life before returning to his usual school routine. At lunch, Yukino Yukinoshita came to find him at Shizuka Hiratsuka’s request and revealed she had just joined the disciplinary committee.

• Umaru Doma won the Winner in Life game, leaving Sogo Doma to accept his defeat.
• Sogo Doma, Umaru Doma, and Utaha Kasumigaoka went to school, where Sogo slept through class as usual.
• Yukino Yukinoshita joined Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka on the rooftop, and the two girls argued over friendship and their social lives.
• Yukino Yukinoshita said Shizuka Hiratsuka had sent her to find Sogo, and Sogo joked that Hiratsuka owed him for a huge gift.
• Yukino Yukinoshita revealed that she had become a disciplinary committee member, and Sogo Doma called such students the teachers’ talons.

Shizuka Hiratsuka realized the disciplinary committee appointment might worsen Yukino Yukinoshita’s isolation, then went to the rooftop and confronted Sogo Doma about skipping class. The request was withdrawn, and Yukino said she would resign from the disciplinary committee.

• In the teachers’ office, Mafuyu Kirisu worried that making Yukino Yukinoshita a disciplinary committee member could further hinder her from making friends, and Shizuka Hiratsuka admitted she had not considered that.
• On the rooftop, Yukino challenged Sogo Doma for skipping class, but he defended it as an experience of freedom and twisted her objections into a debate about evidence and common sense.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka burst onto the rooftop, scolded Sogo for treating school as a place to skip class, and tried to take him aside.
• After Yukino said she was only on the rooftop because of Hiratsuka’s request, Hiratsuka withdrew the request and apologized for not thinking things through.
• Yukino said she would apply to resign from the disciplinary committee, while Hiratsuka called Sogo a bastard of a student.

At Toyogasaki High School, Shizuka Hiratsuka pressed Sogo Doma to think seriously about his future and live like a student, but his achievements and lack of ambition repeatedly left her exasperated. The chapter ended with Hiratsuka urging him to show fighting spirit as Umaru’s older brother.

• Sogo Doma argued with Shizuka Hiratsuka about her threats to tell Umaru how he behaved at school.
• Hiratsuka asked Doma what future he wanted, and he said he wanted to become a great person without knowing what that meant.
• Doma revealed that he already owned game development and anime companies when Hiratsuka urged him to pursue his interests.
• Doma defended skipping class and sleeping by claiming he was popular and more reliable than Yukino Yukinoshita.
• Hiratsuka criticized Doma for having no goals and urged him to show fighting spirit as Umaru’s older brother.

Shizuka Hiratsuka tried to persuade Sogo Doma to make his high school life more fulfilling, but he insisted he was already satisfied and had no time to help others. She ended by threatening that Umaru might discover how he spent his days.

• Shizuka Hiratsuka blocked Sogo Doma and urged him to stop wasting his high school life, while Sogo joked that she had been inspired by hot-blooded teacher manga.
• Sogo argued that he could already achieve great accomplishments without changing his routine, and Shizuka clarified that fulfillment came from enjoying the process.
• Shizuka told Sogo that he should use his abilities to help others, but he refused and said he was busy sleeping and skipping class.
• Shizuka threatened that Umaru might learn the truth about Sogo's school habits, leaving him cursing her and Taihei Doma.

Sogo Doma tried to convince Shizuka Hiratsuka to overlook his sleeping in class and skipping school by claiming he was working toward becoming a manga artist. He agreed to tutor Mashiro and other students for their makeup exams, leaving his plans to slack off until after the exams.

• Sogo Doma told Shizuka Hiratsuka that he was creating manga and light novels, and she agreed to overlook his absences and sleeping if his grades stayed steady.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka revealed that Mashiro Shiina had scored zero in every subject and had received notices for makeup exams.
• Sogo Doma suggested getting Mashiro exempted from the exams, but Shizuka Hiratsuka urged him to help Mashiro prepare instead.
• Sogo Doma agreed to follow Shizuka Hiratsuka's plan and tutor Mashiro for the makeup exams.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka asked Sogo Doma to tutor the other students facing makeup exams too, including Ako Tamaki.

Utaha Kasumigaoka and Yukino Yukinoshita bickered over lunch while Mashiro Shiina watched, and their rivalry softened into a peaceful meal. When Sogo Doma returned, he found the three girls had eaten his bento, and Mashiro admitted she had wanted the Baumkuchen.

• Utaha teased Yukino about her reaction to Mashiro's food and threatened to share a photo, prompting Yukino to reach for her phone to call the police.
• Utaha and Yukino argued about friendship, grades, and appearances before Mashiro said they were alike because they both had long black hair and looked cute.
• Mashiro offered Yukino more Baumkuchen, and Utaha and Yukino resumed eating together.
• Sogo returned to the rooftop and found his lunchbox empty after the three girls had divided up its food.
• Utaha apologized for giving in to the temptation of the food, and Mashiro told Sogo that her tummy had wanted Baumkuchen.

Sogo Doma confronted Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mashiro Shiina for eating his bento, then learned Yukino Yukinoshita had eaten some too. The blame shifted to Yukino, while Mashiro questioned whether she and Utaha had actually been punished.

• Sogo Doma reminded Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mashiro Shiina that they had promised to wait for him and guard his bento, but had eaten it before he returned.
• Sogo Doma threatened to exclude Utaha from the feast and deny Mashiro Baumkuchen, prompting them to call him a devil.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka revealed that Yukino Yukinoshita had also tasted Sogo Doma's food, and Mashiro confirmed Yukino had tried the Baumkuchen.
• Sogo Doma teased Yukino Yukinoshita about sneaking food and hinted that he had seen embarrassing pictures of her, leaving her flustered.
• Yukino Yukinoshita argued that Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mashiro Shiina had eaten the bento too, while Utaha said they had already been punished by Sogo Doma.
• Mashiro Shiina asked in confusion whether Sogo Doma had punished her and Utaha.

After Yukino Yukinoshita, Utaha Kasumigaoka, and Mashiro Shiina ate Sogo Doma’s lunchbox, Sogo revealed he had recorded their argument and uploaded it to the cloud. Yukino left after promising to repay what happened, while Utaha offered Sogo pineapple buns in place of the missing lunchbox.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka told Mashiro Shiina that Sogo Doma had canceled their Baumkuchen feast as punishment.
• Yukino Yukinoshita denied owing compensation, then learned Sogo had recorded the girls arguing and saved the footage to the cloud.
• Sogo Doma said he would let the lunchbox theft go because he had gained amusing footage from it.
• Yukino Yukinoshita admitted eating the lunchbox without investigating was a mistake, promised to repay what happened, and left after Mashiro invited her to lunch again.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka complained that Sogo treated Yukino more leniently, then offered him two pineapple buns instead of the stolen lunchbox.

Utaha Kasumigaoka gave Sogo Doma a pineapple bun to celebrate his work’s release, seeing it as an exchange that echoed their first meeting. A conversation about Yukinoshita’s Service Club led Utaha and Mashiro to admire her persistence, while Sogo remained oblivious to the club’s significance.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka gave Sogo Doma a pineapple bun, recalling how he had shared his bento with her in the past.
• Sogo Doma asked how Utaha had ended up with Yukinoshita, and Utaha explained that she had sought someone who knew why Shizuka Hiratsuka had taken him away.
• Sogo Doma said Yukinoshita’s old Service Club had only one member and joked that its name and her awkward personality had kept others from joining.
• Utaha and Mashiro clarified that Yukinoshita also led the Service Club at Toyogasaki, prompting Utaha to recognize her dedication to helping others.

Sogo Doma learned why Utaha Kasumigaoka and Mashiro Shiina admired Yukinoshita, who had helped others despite being a victim herself. Mashiro also revealed that she hated green peppers and carrots, though she could eat the ones Sogo made.

• Sogo overheard classmates praising Yukinoshita and wondered why she had so many admirers despite struggling to make friends.
• Sogo asked Utaha and Mashiro why they admired Yukinoshita, and Utaha explained that Yukinoshita was an ordinary girl who still chose to help others despite being hurt herself.
• Mashiro praised Yukinoshita, and Utaha encouraged Mashiro by saying she would be cool once she became a manga artist.
• Utaha explained that Mashiro admired Yukinoshita because Yukinoshita had calmly eaten the green peppers and carrots Mashiro disliked.
• Mashiro told Sogo that she hated green peppers and carrots but did not mind the ones he cooked, and Utaha compared her unease to children fearing apples after hearing Snow White's story.

Sogo Doma realized Mashiro had passed bell peppers and carrots to him because she disliked them, then tried to make her eat more of them. At school, Umaru’s unusually delicious bell peppers left her friends entranced, while Nanako worried that her sense of taste had changed.

• Utaha Kasumigaoka explained that Yukinoshita had mistaken Mashiro’s dislike of bell peppers and carrots for kindness and praised her for sharing food.
• Sogo Doma remembered rejecting the vegetables Mashiro had offered him and suspected she had used the moment to get rid of food she disliked.
• Sogo Doma told Mashiro she would have bell peppers and carrots in tomorrow’s lunchbox, and Mashiro protested that Baumkuchen alone could sustain her.
• Umaru Doma found bell peppers in her lunchbox and encouraged Megumi Kato, Ai Takahashi, and Nanako to try them.
• Nanako and Ai became overwhelmed by the flavor of Umaru’s bell peppers, and Megumi reassured Nanako that her taste was fine.

Umaru Doma’s friends praised her cooking and kindness, while Megumi Kato and Nanako recalled how Umaru had reached out to them and changed their school lives. The chapter ended with Nanako remembering Umaru standing up for her after she was knocked down at school.

• Nanako enjoyed Umaru Doma’s home-grown green pepper dish and praised her cooking alongside Megumi Kato and Ai Takahashi.
• Megumi Kato recalled how Umaru befriended her through thoughtful invitations and encouragement, helping her expect a less lonely high school life.
• Nanako remembered being assigned to show Umaru around campus and feeling frightened when another student knocked her down and scolded her.
• Umaru showed evidence that the student had been running in the hallway and demanded an apology.

Umaru Doma befriended the timid Minamoto Nanako and began pushing her to grow more confident, while Ai Takahashi asked Umaru to teach her how to make green peppers delicious. Megumi Kato helped Umaru evade the request, and Umaru offered to answer Megumi’s cooking questions instead.

• Umaru Doma met Minamoto Nanako, who apologized anxiously after someone bumped into her, and encouraged her to listen to Umaru’s advice.
• Nanako began calling Umaru “Umaru-chan” after Umaru intimidated her into using the name, then accepted a piece of homemade candy.
• Umaru’s friendship helped Nanako try new things, make friends, enjoy school, and look forward to tomorrow.
• Ai Takahashi asked Umaru to become her big sister and teach her how to make green peppers taste good.
• Megumi Kato convinced Ai that Umaru’s green pepper recipe required difficult techniques, sparing Umaru from having to teach it.
• Umaru offered to help Megumi with cooking questions, saying she knew cooking theory from spending time with Erina Nakiri.

Sogo Doma visited the Service Club and teased Yukino Yukinoshita by pretending it granted wishes. After Yukino explained the club’s principles, Sogo asked what effort he should make to get her to meow like a cat, and she offered him tea with sulfuric acid.

• Sogo Doma entered the Service Club and called Yukino Yukinoshita a female Shenron who could grant wishes.
• Sogo claimed he had a mental illness and asked Yukino to send him to a psychiatric hospital.
• Sogo and Yukino argued over Shenron, Doraemon, and whether the Service Club granted wishes.
• Sogo criticized Yukino for making him watch her drink tea and advised her to prepare extra teacups for guests.
• Yukino explained that the Service Club offered advice and assistance rather than granting wishes, and Sogo asked how he could make her meow like a cat.
• Yukino offered Sogo black tea with sulfuric acid in it.

Sogo Doma asked Yukino Yukinoshita to tutor Mashiro, but Yukino challenged his claim that he and Utaha Kasumigaoka were too busy to help their friend. The story shifted to the previous day, when Umaru Doma rushed home and called Sogo to an emergency.

• Sogo Doma asked Yukino Yukinoshita to tutor Mashiro, and Yukino initially refused because Sogo and Utaha seemed better suited to help.
• Sogo argued that Yukino should accept the request because her Service Club existed to help people and she had plenty of time.
• Sogo teased Yukino by repeating private concerns that Yukinoshita Haruno had shared with him, making Yukino furious.
• Yukino asked what kept Sogo and Utaha so busy that they could not tutor Mashiro, leaving Sogo at a loss for an answer.
• The story flashed back to the previous day, when Umaru Doma returned home, called for Sogo, and hurried toward the kitchen with news of an emergency.

Sogo Doma left Mashiro Shiina with Utaha Kasumigaoka while he went to find out why Umaru Doma urgently wanted to learn cooking. Umaru explained that her classmates believed she had made her own bentos, and she had accidentally promised Ai cooking lessons and agreed to cook dinner with Megumi.

• Mashiro Shiina tried to escape tutoring by declaring she would no longer be a student, but Sogo Doma insisted she study for her retake exam and left her with Utaha Kasumigaoka.
• Umaru Doma asked Sogo Doma to teach her cooking, prompting him to suspect she wanted to cook for someone she liked.
• Umaru blamed Sogo for making bell peppers delicious, then explained that her classmates believed she had made the bentos he prepared.
• Umaru told Sogo that she had promised Ai step-by-step cooking lessons after Ai failed to understand her advice, and that she had agreed to cook dinner with Megumi.
• Umaru begged Sogo to teach her how to cook before she and Megumi accidentally poisoned themselves.

Umaru Doma pressured Sogo Doma into training her to cook well enough for an upcoming class get-together, despite the short deadline. Sogo agreed to start special training the next day, while Umaru secured one more feast before practicing.

• Umaru told Sogo that she needed to cook as well as he did before the class get-together next weekend.
• Sogo refused to promise she could reach his cooking level in time and urged her to tell her friends the truth.
• Umaru threw a tantrum until Sogo agreed to train her every day so she could avoid being exposed as a poor cook.
• Umaru persuaded Sogo to make a feast that day and postpone her cooking practice until tomorrow.

Sogo Doma discovered that Mashiro Shiina had to retake every subject after earning an average score of zero, and tried to stop her and Umaru Doma from gaming while she studied. Utaha Kasumigaoka then revealed she had been recruited as a judge for a girls-focused writing contest, leaving Umaru eager to join her.

• Sogo found Mashiro and Umaru playing video games and told Mashiro to study for her make-up exams.
• Umaru argued that Mashiro would pass easily, but Sogo revealed she had to retake every subject with an average score of zero.
• Mashiro admitted she had spent the joint exams drawing and did not remember taking them, so Umaru turned off the game and offered to help her study.
• Utaha told Sogo that Enako had made her a judge for a girls-focused writing contest after Fujimi Bunko created the Houbun Division.
• Umaru persuaded Utaha to let her read the unpublished contest manuscripts with her, and the two enthusiastically agreed to judge together.

Sogo Doma learned that Umaru and Utaha planned to judge a writing contest, complicating his plans to train and tutor Mashiro. He then visited Principal Yamamoto, where he encountered Shizuka Hiratsuka and teased her about her flaws until she was left speechless.

• Sogo Doma reminded Umaru that she would be busy soon and questioned Utaha Kasumigaoka about judging a suspicious writing contest.
• Utaha explained that the contest would test demand for a newly successful light-novel genre and said Enako had pressured her to ensure it succeeded.
• Sogo Doma worried that Utaha's judging duties would leave no one to tutor Mashiro during his cooking training plans.
• Sogo Doma went to Principal Yamamoto's office and met Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had just been smoking there.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka suspected Sogo Doma had ulterior motives, so he mocked her smoking, drinking, cooking, and other habits until she crouched in defeat.