Chapter Summaries

Sogo Doma spoke with Kotaro Katsura, who explained the Shinomiya family's succession tensions and Ai Hayasaka's role as a spy. Katsura invited Sogo to join his dojo, but Sogo remained baffled by his reasoning.

• Sogo Doma tried to leave while Kotaro Katsura discussed his ideals and Elisaki's supposed weapons.
• Katsura explained that Kaguya Shinomiya faced an awkward position in her family because her three older brothers had different mothers and competed with her.
• Katsura revealed that Ai Hayasaka acted as a spy for both one of Kaguya's brothers and Gan'an Shinomiya, while wanting to be Kaguya's friend.
• Sogo Doma threatened to slash Katsura after Katsura admitted he had tried to infiltrate the Doma Family.
• Katsura called Hayasaka's handgun a toy and invited Sogo to join his dojo.

Kotaro Katsura explained how he had persuaded Kaguya Shinomiya to train in his swordsmanship instead of asking him to beat up Sogo Doma. He left Sogo baffled by his claims about the Katsura Divine School and his serious ambition to become Prime Minister.

• Sogo Doma questioned how Katsura had recognized Hayasaka as a double agent, and Katsura said he had kept her secret rather than expose her.
• Katsura revealed that Kaguya had asked him to beat up Sogo, but he refused because he could not defeat Sogo and did not want to offend the Doma Family.
• Katsura said he had instead persuaded Kaguya to learn the way of the samurai so she could defeat Sogo herself.
• Sogo challenged Katsura's claims about the history of his school and its connection to Kondo Dojo and Hijikata Go Die Style.
• Katsura said he could become a source of strength for Kaguya and declared that he was aiming to become Prime Minister.

Sogo Doma and Kotaro Katsura discussed the Doma Family’s influence over the Shinomiya Family and Katsura’s plan to seek political power with Kaguya Shinomiya’s future backing. Their conversation ended when Katsura mentioned Misogami Joushi, a name Sogo did not recognize.

• Kotaro Katsura asked Sogo Doma to support his plan to become prime minister, citing the Doma Family and the Shinomiya Family as potential allies.
• Katsura argued that Kaguya Shinomiya might eventually lead her family and lend his political ambitions its influence.
• Katsura pointed out that the Kondo Group, a covert Doma Family force, had joined Kaguya’s faction, while Sogo brushed off the move.
• Katsura explained that Gan'an Shinomiya was wary of confronting the Doma Family and criticized the Shinomiya heirs’ ability to manage their family.
• Katsura recalled that Gan'an had sent Misogami Joushi to test the Doma Family, but Sogo asked who that was.

Kotaro Katsura discussed the Shinomiya Family and Misogami Joushi with Sogo Doma, who revealed he had killed Joushi with a rocket launcher. Katsura then tried to secure the Doma Family’s support for his bid to become prime minister, while Elisaki was caught between their arguments.

• Kotaro Katsura asked Sogo Doma about the men he had chased, and Sogo identified their leader as Misogami Joushi.
• Sogo Doma said he had killed Misogami Joushi with a rocket launcher, leaving Kotaro Katsura awkwardly impressed and Elisaki alarmed.
• Sogo Doma suggested killing Elisaki because she had overheard their conversation, but Kotaro Katsura declared her his samurai companion and defended her.
• Kotaro Katsura asked Sogo Doma to support his run for prime minister, and Sogo denied that the Doma Family had agreed to help.
• Kotaro Katsura threatened to harass Sogo Doma until he agreed, while Sogo threatened to call the police.

At a maid café, Saki Yoshida told Sogo Doma and Kotaro Katsura how Katsura had sheltered her after she was thrown out of her home for beating her abusive father. Katsura urged her to face the future and make friends, while declaring that he would pursue his own dream of becoming Prime Minister.

• Sogo Doma realized Saki Yoshida was staying at Kotaro Katsura's dojo and asked why she had left home.
• Saki explained that she had beaten her father after he was physically attracted to her, and her mother threw her out because he controlled the family’s income.
• Kotaro reassured Saki that the dojo would give her a home, and she recalled how he had sheltered and encouraged her.
• Sogo and Katsura urged Saki to put herself forward and make friends, and Katsura told her to face the future.
• When Saki asked what Katsura wanted to do, he decided to become Prime Minister and encouraged her to show herself to the world.
• Saki began willingly calling Katsura “Mr. Katsura” as she admired his convictions and the support he had given her.

Kotaro Katsura told Sogo Doma that he intended to run for prime minister, counting on support from the Doma and Shinomiya families and ordinary voters. After Katsura embarrassed himself at a maid café, Elisaki still insisted he would become prime minister, while Sogo remained convinced the country would be doomed.

• Sogo Doma remembered Elisaki's tragic past and asked Kotaro Katsura whether it had inspired his decision to become prime minister.
• Kotaro Katsura said he would honor his promise to run and expected support from the Doma and Shinomiya families, while ordinary voters would also matter.
• At a maid café, Sogo Doma learned that Maid Yoshimi knew Katsura well and watched her repeatedly punch him as he made inappropriate remarks.
• Sogo Doma asked Elisaki whether she truly thought Katsura should become prime minister, and Elisaki firmly declared that Katsura would succeed.
• Kotaro Katsura challenged Maid Yoshimi to rock-paper-scissors, saying that if he won, she would make his omurice with all her love.

Sogo Doma watched Kotaro Katsura challenge maid Yoshimi to rock-paper-scissors at a maid café, where each loss earned Katsura a brutal punch. Katsura kept taunting Yoshimi despite being beaten, and the chapter ended with her strongest blow leaving him plastered against a wall.

• Katsura insisted that a maid’s heartfelt feelings could make omurice taste better and challenged Yoshimi to rock-paper-scissors.
• Yoshimi won the first round and knocked Katsura down with a left hook, while Elisaki assured Sogo Doma that Katsura would be fine.
• Yoshimi won again and launched Katsura into the air with an uppercut, but he praised her strength and continued the game.
• Saki Yoshida told Sogo Doma she had witnessed Katsura’s beatings before and believed maids could improve omurice.
• Katsura taunted Yoshimi after she considered going easy on him, so she struck him with a much stronger punch that sent him against the wall.

Sogo Doma watched Kotaro Katsura endure a beating that had turned him into a local attraction, then learned Katsura was helping Nana and other students pursue idol fame. Katsura revealed he hoped to use their popularity to gain votes for his own political ambitions.

• Maid Yoshimi repeatedly beat Kotaro Katsura while customers watched, and she explained that many came to see him as a way to relieve stress.
• Yoshimi grew tired of the beating and planned to call Nana, so Katsura agreed to continue their match another time.
• Sogo Doma tried to recall their conversation, and Katsura clarified that they had been discussing Nana and her dream of becoming an idol.
• Katsura told Elisaki to take inspiration from the high school students striving to save their school through idol activities.
• Katsura admitted that he was secretly helping Nana because he expected her success to bring him fans and votes.

Sogo Doma questioned Kotaro Katsura’s plan to win votes through his idol persona, then watched Katsura’s unsettling reunion with maid Kotori Minami. Kotori asked Katsura not to publicize her efforts at school and insisted she wanted to succeed through her own strength.

• Sogo Doma doubted that Katsura could gain votes through idol influence, but Katsura argued that his behind-the-scenes image let him appeal to voters in different ways.
• Katsura admitted he had secretly learned that Kotori Minami was working hard for the school, prompting Sogo to call his behavior stalking.
• Katsura greeted Kotori and revealed he had tracked the time since their last meeting and knew details about her, while Kotori recalled that her mother had warned her to call for help if she met him alone.
• Sogo compared Katsura’s attitude toward married women to Cao Cao, and Katsura denied having improper motives.
• Kotori interrupted Katsura and asked him not to tell others about her school efforts, saying she wanted to achieve her goal through her own strength.

Kotaro Katsura persuaded Kotori Minami that Muse needed to trust its fans and accept their support to become idols and save the school. Sogo Doma remained suspicious of Katsura’s motives toward Chairman Minami as Katsura defended himself.

• Kotori Minami told Kotaro Katsura that he only needed to cheer Muse on while the girls fought for themselves.
• Kotaro Katsura praised the friendship between Kotori Minami, Honoka, and Umi Sonoda, saying it gave them courage to pursue their goal.
• Kotaro Katsura argued that fans could help idols by promoting them, organizing events, and supporting their work, leaving Kotori Minami surprised by how much fans could do.
• Kotaro Katsura urged Kotori Minami to trust him and not make herself or Chairman Minami carry all the pressure.
• Sogo Doma accused Kotaro Katsura of pursuing Chairman Minami, and Katsura denied having improper intentions while Sogo and Kotori Minami remained unconvinced.

Sogo Doma and Kotori Minami discovered that Kotaro Katsura was friends with Kotori’s mother and planned to transfer Elisaki to Otonokizaka Academy. Katsura began explaining that Elisaki’s next lesson was to choose friends wisely, criticizing the environment at her current school.

• Sogo Doma teased Kotaro Katsura about sneaking into Otonokizaka Academy, and Kotori Minami explained that the school had strengthened its security afterward.
• Kotaro Katsura revealed that he was friends with Chairman Minami, leaving Kotori Minami shocked that she had never known about their friendship.
• Kotaro Katsura said he trusted Chairman Minami to oversee Elisaki’s transfer to Otonokizaka Academy, surprising Elisaki, who had not known about the plan.
• Kotaro Katsura gave Elisaki his second lesson: she should choose friends carefully, since the wrong friends could lead her astray.
• Kotaro Katsura criticized Elisaki’s school for bullying, extortion, superficiality, and students treating reckless behavior as a celebration of youth.

Kotaro Katsura encouraged Kotori Minami to believe Otonokizaka Academy would survive and urged her to accept help from the people supporting Muse. Sogo Doma then exposed Katsura’s odd habits, leaving Kotori worried that spending time around him would destroy her sense of shame.

• Sogo Doma criticized the bleak environment around Elisaki, while Kotaro Katsura explained that he wanted her to transfer to Otonokizaka Academy.
• Kotori Minami voiced doubts about the school’s closure crisis, and Katsura assured her that the efforts of students, graduates, and future freshmen meant the school would not simply close.
• Katsura encouraged Kotori to believe that people stood behind Muse and to accept fans’ help, then praised Sogo Doma’s musical mastery.
• Sogo Doma teased Katsura about his attraction to married women, cross-dressing, and work at a transgender bar, and Katsura reframed the insults as virtues.
• Kotori Minami realized that spending too much time around Katsura could make her lose all sense of shame.

Kotori Minami learned that Maki Nishikino had secretly written the songs for her group, while Maki revealed her interest in the famous pianist Sogo Doma. Sogo agreed to hear the group’s songs and teased Maki about her hidden songwriting, leaving Kotori amused by their confrontation.

• Kotaro Katsura asked Sogo Doma to help Kotori Minami, and Sogo quoted a price of two or thirty million per song.
• Maki Nishikino appeared and offered Sogo thirty million to compose a new song, then raised the offer to forty million when he questioned her.
• Maki recognized Sogo as a legendary piano genius and accidentally revealed that she had written songs for Kotori Minami’s group.
• Sogo asked Kotori to play the group’s songs, and Maki tried to stop him from listening.
• Sogo pointed out that Maki had written the songs, and Kotori enjoyed watching him tease her.

At the X Maid Cafe, Sogo Doma teased Maki Nishikino into admitting she had written God's Half Piece and watched Muse perform it. Maki weighed the chance to hear the piece’s missing half against her growing wish to join Muse, and Sogo unexpectedly offered to create a new song for the group.

• Sogo Doma questioned Maki Nishikino about God's Half Piece until she admitted she had written it.
• Maki Nishikino thanked Kotori Minami for appreciating the piece and revealed she had watched Muse perform it.
• Sogo Doma asked whether Maki wanted him to complete God's Half Piece for forty million, and Maki struggled between that possibility and joining Muse.
• Sogo Doma offered to compose a new piece for Muse, leaving Maki Nishikino stunned.

Sogo Doma teased Maki Nishikino about wanting to join Muse, while Kotori Minami and Kotaro Katsura tried to defend her and answer his provocations. The chapter ended with Maki objecting when Sogo raised the possibility of her joining Muse in the future.

• Sogo Doma told Maki Nishikino that she wanted to join Muse, and Maki denied it while struggling to explain why she wrote songs for them.
• Kotori Minami explained that Muse had begged Maki to write songs, but Sogo pressed Maki further and teased both girls.
• Sogo and Kotaro Katsura argued about whether women affected a samurai’s ability to draw his sword, and Sogo mocked Katsura’s lofty words.
• Sogo imitated Kotori Minami’s voice, prompting confusion, then said he wanted to tease both Kotori and Maki because they were close.
• Sogo suggested that Maki might join Muse in the future, and Maki interrupted him, telling him not to make decisions for other people.

Sogo Doma teased Kotori Minami about chasing Maki Nishikino and recruiting her into Muse, while Kotori explained that Honoka was the heart of the group. The conversation ended with Kotori questioning why Doma was so determined to get Nishikino to join.

• Sogo Doma told Kotori Minami that she should chase after Maki Nishikino and use persuasive speeches to recruit her into Muse.
• Doma said Nishikino wanted to join because her music revealed her feelings, and noted that she was still outside the café deciding whether to return.
• Kotori said Honoka would bring Nishikino into Muse and explained that the group had formed and grown under Honoka's leadership.
• Kotaro Katsura praised Kotori's resolve, and Doma clarified that he had been joking about making her a pyramid scheme leader to recruit members.
• Kotori asked Doma why he seemed so determined to make Nishikino join Muse.

Kotori Minami learned that Muse was named after nine goddesses while Sogo Doma diverted her with a bizarre explanation of the Axis Order. When Maki Nishikino came in demanding the rest of his song, Sogo demonstrated impossible piano hand speed, leaving Maki to realize why no one had ever performed it.

• Sogo told Kotori that Muse referred to nine goddesses and teased her for not knowing, then invented an account of the Axis Order and denied being one of its followers.
• Kotaro Katsura reminded Sogo and Kotori that they should focus on Maki, who was still waiting outside the shop.
• Maki entered and demanded the latter half of Sogo's song, ignoring his attempts to change the subject.
• Sogo asked whether Maki could play the song and showed the girls his hands moving across the tabletop with countless afterimages.
• Maki admitted that even Liszt could not match Sogo's speed and understood why no one had ever performed the piece.

Sogo Doma tactfully explained that Katsura Kotaro would pay for a new song, while the others mistook his words as heartfelt support for Muse. Katsura took charge of organizing the group’s fans, and later encouraged Saki Yoshida to pursue her dream of becoming a samurai.

• Sogo Doma told Maki Nishikino that Katsura Kotaro would pay for the song, and the others assumed he was helping her join Muse.
• Sogo praised Muse’s existing songs and told Katsura that the best support was cheering the girls on.
• Katsura explained how organizing Muse’s fans could help attract students to Otonokizaka Academy, and Kotori Minami agreed as he took on responsibilities as their number one fan.
• After leaving the maid café, Katsura encouraged Saki Yoshida to pursue her dream of becoming a samurai acknowledged by him.
• Katsura asked Sogo about his dream, and Sogo said he wanted to freeload through life.

Kotaro Katsura explained that Elisaki and Muse had helped him regain his dreams and resolve, then asked Sogo Doma to help the girls develop as idols. Sogo refused to handle the work himself and called Mai, leaving the plan in the hands of a professional.

• Kotaro Katsura said Elisaki and Muse had inspired him to recover his dreams and conviction.
• Sogo Doma learned Katsura had told Chairman Minami that he had picked Elisaki up off the street and held guardianship over her.
• Katsura asked Sogo to join him in helping the girls, but Sogo refused and suggested leaving idol development to professionals.
• After parting from Katsura, Sogo called Mai and flirted with her before asking how she had been.

Masuzu Natsukawa and Sakura Yamauchi transferred into Sogo Doma’s class, where Sakura revealed that she had come to find the angel who saved her. After class, Utaha Kasumigaoka claimed to be Sogo’s girlfriend, leaving Sakura shocked and Yukino Yukinoshita suspecting that Utaha was fooling her.

• Mafuyu Kirisu announced that Masuzu Natsukawa and Sakura Yamauchi were joining the class.
• Masuzu and Sakura introduced themselves, and Sakura asked to sit beside Sogo Doma because he was the angel who had saved her.
• Sakura’s declaration stirred up the boys and drew wary reactions from Utaha Kasumigaoka and Yukino Yukinoshita.
• After class, Sakura approached Sogo, and Utaha asked what relationship Sakura had with him.
• Utaha agreed when Sakura wondered if she and Sogo were intimate, then claimed to be his girlfriend, while Yukino suspected Utaha was fooling Sakura.