Chapter Summaries

Sogo Doma spent Monday lounging in the Service Club until Shizuka Hiratsuka confronted him for skipping class. His bizarre tea and milk prank left Hiratsuka drunk and unconscious, while Sogo insisted he was a good student.

• After the weekend, Sogo Doma skipped class and relaxed in the Service Club.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka confronted Sogo and questioned why he had a movie projector in the room.
• Hiratsuka ordered combustible oolong tea, and Sogo served her a boozy drink disguised as tea.
• When Hiratsuka tried to hit him, Sogo caught her fist and handed her milk to sober up.
• Sogo warned that the milk was flammable, and Hiratsuka passed out before hearing the rest.

Sogo Doma manipulated Shizuka Hiratsuka into doubting her memory after she woke in the Service Club, then teased her about sneaking around the Kondo Group and seeking out Otae. He left her trying to make sense of his arguments about martial arts as he prepared to continue.

• Sogo Doma woke Shizuka Hiratsuka with slaps and secretly removed a silver needle while claiming she had collapsed outside the Service Club.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka learned that third period had just started and questioned whether her drunkenness had been an illusion.
• Sogo Doma reminded Shizuka Hiratsuka that she had snuck into the Kondo Dojo and Kondo Group to pursue their secret techniques.
• Sogo Doma accused Shizuka Hiratsuka of discarding the Kondo Group after seeking out Otae, then argued that Kondo Isao's ability to survive her blows proved his strength.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka challenged Sogo Doma's claim that Otae had poor aim, but held back her retort when she realized Otae had been trying not to kill Kondo Isao.

Shizuka Hiratsuka learned that Sogo Doma had guessed she was in touch with Otae about swordsmanship, then got pulled into his teasing about Taihei and a supposed dowry. After Shizuka questioned how she had ended up asleep outside the Service Club, she began to suspect she had simply been hungover.

• Sogo Doma correctly guessed that Shizuka Hiratsuka had contacted Otae about learning swordsmanship at the Shimura Dojo.
• The chapter explained that Otae welcomed Shizuka because she wanted students for her struggling family dojo.
• Sogo teased Shizuka for pursuing Otae's teaching instead of accepting the dowry she could supposedly get by marrying Taihei.
• Shizuka challenged Sogo's talk of dowries by reminding him that he had once wanted to match Kaguya Shinomiya with Taihei.
• Shizuka recalled drinking extra Combustible Oolong Tea after learning Otae would teach her and began suspecting that a hangover had made her fall asleep outside the Service Club.

After waking from what she believed was a dream, Shizuka Hiratsuka apologized to Sogo Doma for accusing him and thanked him for looking after her. She kept testing whether her strange memories were real, but Sogo Doma’s calm answers left her unsure as she considered whether she had dreamed the whole incident.

• Shizuka Hiratsuka decided that her earlier encounter with Sogo Doma had been a dream caused by her hangover.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka admitted she had been wrong and thanked Sogo Doma for taking care of her.
• Sogo Doma teased Shizuka Hiratsuka about taking official leave and suggested she head home instead of expecting tea and a movie.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka tested Sogo Doma by asking about Hollywood movies, and he denied having any while joking about watching them on dates.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka asked for oolong tea and combustible tea, and Sogo Doma acted confused, making her doubt her memories again.

Sogo Doma tried to talk with Shizuka Hiratsuka while repeatedly hanging up on Kaguya Shinomiya, who finally confronted him about her father and an arranged marriage meeting. He denied responsibility and insulted Kaguya, leaving Ai Hayasaka to defend her as Doma continued the call.

• Sogo Doma offered Shizuka Hiratsuka bottled oolong tea and asked her to pay more attention to Taihei, while she questioned his interest in becoming her brother-in-law.
• Sogo repeatedly hung up on Kaguya Shinomiya's calls, disrupting Shizuka's attempts to speak with him.
• Sogo answered after Kaguya threatened to come find him, and she demanded to know what he had said to her father about the arranged marriage meeting.
• Sogo denied having anything to do with Kaguya's situation and told her to explain matters to her father herself rather than use him as a weapon.
• Kaguya skipped class at private Shuchiin Academy, and Ai Hayasaka tried to reassure her before Sogo mocked them over the phone.

Kaguya Shinomiya misunderstood Sogo Doma’s jokes about Ai Hayasaka’s “airport” and “mountains,” then learned he meant their differing chest sizes. Doma continued provoking Kaguya by arguing that boys’ attraction to large breasts was instinct, leaving her unable to answer.

• Kaguya Shinomiya defended Hayasaka when Doma teased her about not having an airport, while Hayasaka coughed and tried to change the subject.
• Doma told Kaguya that Hayasaka had mountains and that Kaguya only had an airport, prompting Hayasaka to reveal he meant their chests.
• Kaguya angrily scolded Doma, then became anxious when he said he was more interested in befriending Hayasaka than her.
• Doma teased Kaguya about being jealous of Hayasaka’s curves, and Hayasaka reassured Kaguya by mentioning President Shirogane.
• Doma questioned whether Shirogane truly preferred smaller breasts and argued that boys’ interest in large breasts was instinct, leaving Kaguya and Hayasaka speechless.

Ai Hayasaka weighed Sogo Doma’s and Miyuki Shirogane’s motives, concluding that Sogo’s interests aligned more naturally with Kaguya Shinomiya’s while Miyuki’s history and deliberate approach to Kaguya raised suspicions. She kept her doubts to herself because she feared Kaguya would misread her warning, especially if her own spy identity came to light.

• Ai Hayasaka reasoned that Sogo Doma might seek an alliance with Kaguya Shinomiya because their positions as sidelined heirs gave them shared interests.
• Ai compared Sogo’s motives with Miyuki Shirogane’s, noting that the Shirogane Family’s grudge against the Shinomiya Family made their friendship seem unlikely to be straightforward.
• Ai questioned Miyuki’s rapid academic rise, his carefully shaped hardworking image, and his family’s collapse after its defeat by the Shinomiya Family.
• Ai suspected Miyuki had deliberately approached Kaguya despite knowing their families’ history and her intimidating reputation.
• Ai chose not to share her suspicions with Kaguya because she lacked proof and feared Kaguya would misunderstand her motives if Ai’s spying were exposed.

Ai Hayasaka worried that Sogo Doma was plotting something, while Kaguya Shinomiya argued with him over the arranged marriage and his insults. Sogo insisted he was not joking about being unafraid of the Shinomiya patriarch, leaving Kaguya to wonder what he truly meant.

• Ai Hayasaka reflected on her failed attempt to test Miyuki Shirogane and worried that he might be plotting against Kaguya Shinomiya.
• Sogo Doma and Kaguya Shinomiya traded insults over whether he or anyone else could be attracted to her.
• Ai Hayasaka urged Kaguya to discuss the arranged marriage, and Kaguya asked whether Sogo would meet her father.
• Sogo said he was not afraid of Kaguya's father and would call him a rotten old man to his face.
• Kaguya accused Sogo of deliberately spraying cola on her during their first meeting, and he said he had only wanted to make clear that he was not joking.

Sogo Doma dismissed Kaguya Shinomiya’s fears about their proposed marriage alliance, but her father continued pressuring her to visit the Doma Residence. Sogo went to Shuchiin Academy himself and was met with fear and deference rather than the confrontation he expected.

• Sogo told Kaguya that they could ignore the marriage proposal unless either of them acted on it, and Shizuka Hiratsuka questioned their relationship afterward.
• The next day, Sogo decided to visit Shuchiin Academy after Kaguya told him Gan'an Shinomiya had found his address and was using it to pressure her.
• Students recognized Sogo as the Doma Family’s second young master and whispered about his reputation for beating Chiba family heads.
• The academy chairman hurried to welcome Sogo, apologized for the school’s lack of preparation, and offered to arrange a tour.
• Sogo questioned whether any of the frightened students could show him around, leaving the chairman unable to argue.

Sogo Doma visited Shuchiin Academy, where the chairman and students treated him with conspicuous fear and deference. The chapter left Miyuki Shirogane bewildered as the chairman offered to make the school completely open to Sogo.

• The narrator explained that powerful families viewed the Doma Family as the fifth of the Four Great Zaibatsu, despite fearing its influence.
• The chairman offered to have student council president Miyuki Shirogane show Sogo Doma around Shuchiin Academy.
• Sogo criticized the school's security, and the chairman claimed they had noticed him earlier that morning.
• Miyuki recognized Sogo as the man who had diagnosed his mental illness and was surprised that the main division students seemed afraid of him.
• The chairman assigned Miyuki's student council to host Sogo, but Sogo insisted he was only looking around.
• When Miyuki called Shuchiin someone else's school, the chairman rebuked him and told Sogo the school was completely open to him.

Sogo Doma intimidated Shuchiin Academy’s chairman before sneaking back onto campus and finding Chika Fujiwara dancing in the student council office. He praised her decision to avoid dating in high school, then worried that his little sister might get a girlfriend and wondered how to stop it.

• Sogo Doma left after the chairman apologized, while Miyuki Shirogane and Ishigami discussed how frightening Doma was.
• Sogo Doma climbed around the academy and recorded Chika Fujiwara performing her self-created dance in the student council office.
• Chika Fujiwara objected to Sogo Doma recording her, and he teased her by suggesting she was dancing for a boyfriend.
• Chika Fujiwara said she would not date while in high school, and Sogo Doma praised her attitude as fitting for a student.
• Sogo Doma revealed that he worried his little sister might get a girlfriend and wondered whether he should date that girl himself to protect his sister.

Sogo Doma told Chika Fujiwara that he had come to Shuchiin Academy for a matchmaking meeting with Kaguya Shinomiya, then teased Chika about Kaguya's figure. The office door burst open, and Chika saw Kaguya.

• Chika Fujiwara offered to help Sogo Doma analyze his worries, but he challenged her claim to be a renowned love detective.
• Chika questioned how Sogo had entered the office through its top-floor window, and he jokingly claimed he had been drawn there by her dancing.
• Sogo admitted he had come for a matchmaking meeting with Kaguya Shinomiya, arranged by their families, though he joked that he might benefit from marrying a rich girl.
• Chika tried to defend Kaguya, and Sogo called both Kaguya and Chika flat, making Chika furious and flustered.
• The office door burst open, and Chika recognized Kaguya.

Sogo Doma confronted Kaguya Shinomiya during their arranged matchmaking meeting, while Chika Fujiwara’s presence and a recording of her dancing added to the chaos. After Chika left, Doma told Kaguya he would never accept a matchmaking date and mocked her as not being a “real” rich lady.

• Kaguya Shinomiya barged in and challenged Chika Fujiwara and Sogo Doma after overhearing their conversation.
• Doma teased Kaguya about being a “small” rich lady, and Kaguya admitted she wished he were lying about the matchmaking date.
• Doma called Chika an airhead and threatened to show Kaguya a recording of Chika dancing, prompting Chika to leave.
• Doma told Kaguya he had come to discuss their situation and complained that students at her school feared him.
• Doma rejected the matchmaking date and said he would rather use his looks to win over a real rich lady, then mocked Kaguya’s figure.

Sogo Doma teased Kaguya Shinomiya about her unusual tastes and lack of practical skills before proposing they pretend their arranged date had gone well. He planned to let the rumor reassure her family and respond to matchmaking pressure from his own, though he had not yet explained the rest of his plan.

• Kaguya Shinomiya argued with Sogo Doma about his looks, then blurted out that she would go out with him when he adopted a fearsome appearance.
• Sogo Doma teased Kaguya Shinomiya about finding him handsome and questioned her familiarity with modern apps and everyday tasks.
• Sogo Doma proposed that they pretend they had gone on an arranged date and were both satisfied with it.
• Sogo Doma explained that the rumor would reassure an elder in the Shinomiya Family and help him answer matchmaking pressure from his own family.

Sogo Doma asked Kaguya Shinomiya to help keep Keiryu Doma from encouraging his womanizing behavior, proposing that they pretend to be satisfied with each other until they could deal with their families. Meanwhile, Chika Fujiwara tried to keep Miyuki Shirogane and Ishigami out of the student council office, where Sogo and Kaguya were talking.

• Sogo Doma argued that Kaguya Shinomiya should placate Keiryu Doma so Umaru would not think dating many people was normal.
• Kaguya Shinomiya objected, but Sogo persuaded her that rumors about them would stay within high society and not reach Miyuki Shirogane.
• Miyuki Shirogane asked Ishigami to explain Sogo Doma, and they headed toward the student council office.
• Chika Fujiwara intercepted Miyuki Shirogane and Ishigami and repeatedly tried to stop them from entering the office.
• Inside the office, Sogo Doma proposed that he and Kaguya pretend to be satisfied with each other until they could hollow out the Shinomiya Family and reveal the truth.

Sogo Doma and Kaguya Shinomiya teased each other about his matchmaking and her feelings, then were interrupted by Miyuki Shirogane, Chika Fujiwara, and Ishigami. Doma openly claimed he had come to meet a matchmaking partner, leaving Shirogane trying to work out whether Kaguya was the intended match.

• Sogo Doma told Kaguya Shinomiya he did not care about her, while she questioned his interest in Fujiwara and Hayasaka.
• Doma teased Kaguya about Shirogane and suggested that matchmaking rumors might reveal whether Shirogane remained under her control.
• Shirogane and Fujiwara arrived at the office, where they found Doma lounging beside a flustered Kaguya.
• Doma called Shirogane a fellow patient, mentioned his own mental illness, and admitted he had climbed over the academy wall.
• Doma said he had come for a matchmaking meeting, and Shirogane suspected Kaguya was his partner but worried the claim was another trap.

At Sogo Doma’s marriage meeting with Kaguya Shinomiya, Miyuki Shirogane enthusiastically encouraged Doma and praised his character, leaving Kaguya and the others baffled. Shirogane’s earnest support continued as he tried to convince Chika Fujiwara and Ishigami that Doma was a good match.

• Miyuki Shirogane cheered Sogo Doma on, confusing Kaguya Shinomiya, Chika Fujiwara, Ishigami, and Doma.
• Shirogane offered to help Doma with the marriage meeting, prompting Fujiwara to object and Kaguya to despair over his apparent lack of jealousy.
• Shirogane told Fujiwara and Ishigami that Doma was a good person and cited his first-place exam result as evidence.
• Doma dismissed his academic achievement as unimportant, and Shirogane interpreted the remark as proof of Doma’s humility.
• Fujiwara accepted Shirogane’s praise, and he asked whether she now understood why he had encouraged Doma.

Miyuki Shirogane misread Sogo Doma’s visit as a blind date with Kaguya Shinomiya and argued that Doma’s teasing meant he liked her. Shirogane left with Ishigami, still convinced Doma had come to meet Chika Fujiwara, while Kaguya stayed behind with Doma.

• Miyuki Shirogane claimed Sogo Doma had skipped class because he cared about his blind date with Kaguya Shinomiya.
• Shirogane interpreted Doma’s childhood teasing as a boy’s awkward way of attracting a girl’s attention, flustering Kaguya and the others.
• Kaguya told Shirogane to go to class, and he left with Ishigami while asking Chika Fujiwara to look after something he had left behind.
• Shirogane asked Ishigami whether Fujiwara’s blind date with Doma would go smoothly, and Ishigami pointed out that Doma had come to meet Kaguya.
• Shirogane laughed off Ishigami’s suggestion and insisted Doma had come for a blind date with Fujiwara.

Miyuki Shirogane convinced Ishigami that Sogo Doma and Kaguya Shinomiya’s meeting was really a setup for Doma and Chika Fujiwara. After Fujiwara left, Doma and Shinomiya traded insults and puzzled over Shirogane’s strange behavior, leaving Shinomiya unsure what he had misunderstood.

• Miyuki Shirogane told Ishigami that Chika Fujiwara had run from a blind date with Sogo Doma and that Kaguya Shinomiya had arranged the meeting.
• Sogo Doma teased Chika Fujiwara, and Kaguya Shinomiya reminded her to leave before she was late.
• After Chika Fujiwara left, Sogo Doma and Kaguya Shinomiya argued over his insults and his claim that Shirogane had acted generous because Shinomiya had no heart.
• Kaguya Shinomiya defended Shirogane from the idea that Doma had threatened him, but she remained confused about what Shirogane had misunderstood.

Sogo Doma proposed testing whether Miyuki Shirogane liked Kaguya Shinomiya, prompting Kaguya to reconsider her assumptions about Doma and his motives. Kaguya hesitated over the plan, and Doma mistook her objection to cutting class for fear of learning the truth.

• Sogo Doma suggested that he and Kaguya Shinomiya test whether Miyuki Shirogane liked her.
• Kaguya asked what Doma would gain, briefly suspecting that he might be interested in her.
• Doma said he was curious because Kaguya had talked about Shirogane so much and had used him to threaten Doma.
• Doma explained that he had cut class to visit Kaguya, and she felt surprised that a top student would skip lessons.
• Kaguya said there was no need to test Shirogane, but Doma interpreted her words as fear of discovering the truth.