Chapter Summaries

Shizuka Hiratsuka tried to persuade Sogo Doma to help Hikigaya make friends, but he challenged her assumptions and her reasons for asking him. He eventually turned the discussion toward Rumi Tsurumi, leaving Shizuka confident that he could help with her plan.

• Sogo Doma questioned why Shizuka Hiratsuka assumed Hikigaya wanted friends and pointed out that teachers had contributed to his problems.
• Shizuka argued that Hikigaya's friendship with Yuigahama showed he did want friends, but Sogo dismissed the idea of forcing Hayato Hayama and the others to befriend him.
• Shizuka reminded Sogo that the Service Club formed bonds by helping others, then brought up Rumi Tsurumi.
• Sogo said Rumi Tsurumi had been chatty, surprising Shizuka, who decided his absurdity made her plan unlikely to fail.

Sogo Doma rejoined Utaha Kasumigaoka and the others, and their conversation about his popularity and abilities left Hachiman Hikigaya feeling increasingly inferior. As Yukino Yukinoshita recalled Sogo's good qualities, Hachiman and Yui Yuigahama grew uneasy about him for different reasons.

• Sogo Doma returned to the group and claimed Hiratsuka-sensei had asked him to make sure Rumi Tsurumi had a wonderful memory of the event.
• Yui Yuigahama steered the conversation away from Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes, and the group discussed how popular Sogo was across classes and grades.
• Yukino Yukinoshita explained that Sogo's perfect scores reflected his extraordinary ability, while Utaha Kasumigaoka noted that Yukino had scored higher than she had.
• Yukino reflected on Sogo's strengths, including his patience, reasoning, cooking, gifts, and help making friends, while dismissing his many flaws.
• Hachiman wondered why people tolerated someone superior to them, especially since Sogo had admitted he would try to get rid of such a person.
• Yui felt awkward thinking about Sogo's well-endowed younger sister and the embarrassing effect that had had on her relationship with Hachiman.

Yui Yuigahama, Yukino Yukinoshita, and Utaha Kasumigaoka teased Hachiman Hikigaya by calling him yasashii, until Sogo Doma pointed out the phrase could mean they had found no other merits in him. Yukino defended Hachiman with an example, but Sogo misread his intentions and left everyone speechless.

• Yui Yuigahama tried to prove Hachiman Hikigaya was a good person by listing examples of his kindness.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka called Hachiman a tsundere, and Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui joined in while he endured their teasing.
• Sogo Doma returned and said people praised someone as yasashii when they could not find other merits in them.
• Yui Yuigahama reconsidered whether Hachiman had any other good points, leaving him feeling betrayed.
• Yukino Yukinoshita cited Hachiman's plans to help with the matter Hiratsuka-sensei had assigned, but Sogo Doma joked that he had mistaken Hachiman for someone hitting on elementary school girls.

Sogo Doma explained that Hiratsuka-sensei had commissioned him to help Rumi Tsurumi, then argued that everyone should unite against teachers exploiting them. He revealed he had agreed because Hiratsuka-sensei promised to overlook his skipping class, though Utaha Kasumigaoka exposed that he had hoped to negotiate broader favors.

• Yui Yuigahama and the others reacted as Yukino Yukinoshita and Utaha Kasumigaoka apologized for Sogo Doma's blunt manner.
• Sogo told the group that Hiratsuka-sensei had commissioned him, rather than Yukino, to help Rumi Tsurumi, and complained about becoming her second tool.
• Sogo urged Yukino and Utaha to join him in resisting Hiratsuka-sensei's demands, while promising Yui that he would still help Rumi.
• Sogo revealed that Hiratsuka-sensei had promised to turn a blind eye when he skipped class, leaving Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui shocked.
• Utaha questioned why Sogo was urging resistance despite the deal, and he admitted he had wanted the promise to cover more than skipping class.

Sogo Doma gathered Hayato Hayama and his friends to discuss how to help Rumi Tsurumi, while Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya questioned whether the group would be useful. Doma’s harmless appearance and domineering effect on Hayama left Hayama’s friends bewildered.

• Yukino Yukinoshita reflected that she helped people who asked for help, but reluctantly agreed to help Rumi Tsurumi with the others.
• Sogo Doma brought the group to meet Hayato Hayama, joking that an organization had decided to put Hayama back into service.
• When Tobe challenged Doma, Hayama hurried to apologize on his behalf, astonishing his friends.
• Doma teased Hayama about being jealous of his looks, and Miura fell silent after noticing Doma’s harmless appearance.
• Doma asked Miura whether he looked like a bad person, and she reluctantly said that bad people did not write it on their faces.

Sogo Doma confronted Hayato Hayama about his treatment of elementary schooler Rumi Tsurumi, while his jokes made the others repeatedly mistake Hayama for a dangerous schemer. Hayama clarified that he had only invited Rumi to join the group, and Miura acknowledged that both boys had meant well.

• Miura and the other boys misread Sogo Doma’s banter with Hayama and became convinced Hayama was manipulating him.
• Doma asked Hayama whether he remembered Rumi Tsurumi, then accused him of forcing the elementary schooler to do something against her wishes.
• Hayama denied forcing Rumi and explained that he had brought her over because she was alone.
• Doma challenged Hayama for not asking whether Rumi wanted to join the group, and Miura said both Hayama and Doma were good people.

Sogo Doma explained to Hayato Hayama why good intentions could still hurt someone, then urged him to keep helping the little girl join the group. He revealed that Hikigaya had learned the girl wanted friends and praised Hikigaya in a way that left Miura and the others bewildered.

• Sogo Doma compared Hayato Hayama’s attempt to include the little girl to secretly feeding an allergic person green peppers, and Hayato admitted he might have been wrong.
• Sogo Doma told Hayato not to give up because the little girl still had not integrated into the group, then clarified that his earlier argument had partly been for fun.
• Sogo Doma said Hikigaya’s efforts had revealed that the little girl wanted friends, surprising Hayato.
• Sogo Doma warned Hayato that he could not learn from Hikigaya and chastised Miura for dismissing him.
• Sogo Doma called Hikigaya’s eyes a miracle of nature, prompting Tobe to joke about calling him a penguin.

Sogo Doma used Hachiman Hikigaya’s dead fish eyes to show Hayato Hayama how ostracism could start, then challenged the group to explain how Hikigaya’s appearance had harmed anyone. He left them considering whether Hikigaya’s eyes were genuinely a problem.

• Sogo Doma prompted Hayato Hayama and the blondes to mock Hachiman Hikigaya’s dead fish eyes, and Hayato joined in under pressure.
• Sogo Doma explained that he had exaggerated Hikigaya’s eyes to make Hayato experience how people could join in ostracizing someone.
• When Tobe interrupted, Sogo Doma stamped a footprint into the ground and warned him not to interrupt.
• Sogo Doma asked Hikigaya whether his eyes had actually harmed anyone, and Hikigaya denied stealing food or peeping on anyone bathing.
• Sogo Doma asked Hayato and the others whether Hikigaya’s dead fish eyes seriously damaged the city’s appearance.

Sogo Doma confronted Hayama’s group over how they treated Hachiman Hikigaya, provoking them while demonstrating his strength. He left them questioning whether they had already been isolating Hikigaya without admitting it.

• Sogo Doma rejected the idea that he was Hikigaya’s friend and mocked Hikigaya as a penguin, angering Miura and the others.
• Doma pointed out that Miura’s group had coined the nickname Hikpenguin, then challenged Miura to compare herself with Hikigaya.
• Miura tried to leave with Hayama, Ebina, and Yuigahama, but Doma stopped Tobe and threatened the group with violence.
• Hayama asked Doma what he wanted, and Doma said he wanted them to experience how isolation was created by treating Hikigaya as someone to exclude.
• Hayama and the others recognized that they might already have been isolating Hikigaya through their behavior in class.

Sogo Doma explained how a group could turn someone into an easy target for isolation, using Hachiman Hikigaya and Miura as examples. He argued that Miura might be an even more enticing target because she was popular, then pressed Hayato Hayama to choose her as the target.

• After Hayama and the others left with Sogo Doma's assignment, Yukino Yukinoshita questioned whether Sogo had needed to go so far, while Utaha Kasumigaoka said she understood why Yukino had targeted him when he transferred.
• Sogo Doma proposed another round of isolating someone and asked Hayato Hayama to choose between Hachiman Hikigaya and Miura, but Hayama refused to isolate anyone.
• Sogo Doma explained that people could become targets through their flaws or outstanding qualities, and that a small push could keep someone isolated.
• Sogo Doma claimed Miura would make a more appealing target than Hachiman Hikigaya because bullying someone strong could feel more satisfying, prompting Yukino Yukinoshita to nearly confront him.
• Sogo Doma compared isolation to crossdressing and began urging Hayato Hayama to choose Miura as the target.

Sogo Doma challenged Miura and Hayama’s claims of friendship by showing that they knew little about the people around them, then described how easily their social circle could turn on Miura. The confrontation ended with Hayama refusing to isolate anyone, while Doma pointed out that Hikigaya was already isolated.

• Sogo Doma questioned Miura about Yuigahama’s interests, and Miura could not answer.
• Doma asked Tobe and the other boys about their friends’ interests, exposing that they did not know one another as well as they claimed.
• Doma argued that Miura and Hayama stood atop a social food chain while Yuigahama and others were overlooked.
• Doma explained that he had threatened to isolate Miura to expose how fragile their friendships were.
• Ebina challenged Doma’s reasoning, and Hayama declared that he would not isolate anyone.
• Doma noted that Hikigaya was already isolated, leaving Hayama speechless.

Sogo Doma used himself as a threatening villain to push Hayato Hayama and the others to help Rumi Tsurumi fit into the group, while also drawing Hachiman Hikigaya closer to Hayato’s circle. Hayato and Hachiman left to act, and Yukino Yukinoshita concluded that Doma had engineered the confrontation for that purpose.

• Sogo Doma insisted that Hayato Hayama’s group help Rumi Tsurumi fit in and explained that his harsh remarks were a warning, not a drill.
• Sogo said he wanted to see whether Miura could climb back up after losing her place in the social hierarchy, so Rumi could learn from her example.
• Hayato promised to do everything he could to help Rumi, and Hachiman Hikigaya followed him, threatening to destroy the world where Rumi was isolated if Hayato failed.
• Yukino Yukinoshita realized that Doma had made himself the villain to unite the group and bring Hachiman closer to Hayato.
• Yukino inferred that Doma had also exposed the gaps in Tobe and the others’ friendships, though Doma himself was unaware of her interpretation.

After Sogo Doma left the forest training camp, Hayato Hayama and Yumiko Miura argued over him and his threats. Once Yuigahama revealed that Sogo was the second young master of the Doma Family, the others understood why Hayama feared him, and Miura accepted that Sogo had genuinely wanted to help.

• Yumiko Miura blamed Hayama and Tobe for giving in to Sogo, while Hayama warned her not to talk about him.
• Hayama said even Shizuka Hiratsuka could not control Sogo and refused to explain who he was.
• Hachiman Hikigaya and Yui Yuigahama arrived, and Yui identified Sogo as the second young master of the Doma Family.
• Hayama confirmed Sogo's identity, and Miura silenced Tobe when he challenged the Doma Family's power.
• Yui said Sogo had admitted he liked throwing his weight around, and Miura acknowledged that he had come to help them.

Hayato Hayama and the others struggled to find a way to help Rumi Tsurumi after learning that their attempts to introduce her to other children had failed. Hachiman Hikigaya proposed destroying the world that excluded her, while Sogo Doma rested nearby and Yukino Yukinoshita questioned whether Hayama’s group could succeed.

• Hayato Hayama asked the group how to help an isolated person fit in, and Ebina and Yui Yuigahama agreed to help after Yumiko Miura pleaded with them.
• Yui Yuigahama suggested helping Rumi Tsurumi make friends, but Hayato Hayama said the other children avoided her.
• Hachiman Hikigaya explained that Hayama’s popularity would not make the children accept Rumi, and Ebina suggested having a popular person bring her along.
• Tobe demanded a workable idea, and Hachiman repeated Sogo Doma’s advice to destroy the world that made someone dissatisfied.
• Sogo Doma napped beneath a tree while Yukino Yukinoshita asked whether Hayama and the others could succeed, and Utaha Kasumigaoka asked what Yukino would do.

Yukino Yukinoshita, Sogo Doma, and Utaha Kasumigaoka watched the children at the forest camp while discussing Hikigaya and the clubs that had shaped his situation. The conversation ended with Utaha asking Yukino what she thought of Hikigaya, and Yukino replying that he was all right.

• Yukino questioned why Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka were resting instead of helping supervise the children, and Sogo argued that one person could handle the task.
• Sogo said he trusted Hikigaya to handle Rumi Tsurumi's situation, prompting him and Utaha to speculate about Hikigaya and Yuigahama as characters in a school romance.
• Sogo explained that Hiratsuka-sensei had created Hikigaya's Odd Jobs Club using Yukino's Service Club as a reference.
• Utaha realized that Yukino, Hikigaya, and Yuigahama could form a love-triangle setup, then asked Yukino what she thought of Hikigaya.
• Yukino said Hikigaya was all right, and Utaha struggled not to laugh.

Yukino Yukinoshita scolded Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka for resting while they watched the children, but Sogo kept teasing her and insisted they were already doing their job. The three remained at odds as Yukino tried to make them take their responsibility seriously.

• Yukino Yukinoshita complained that Sogo Doma and Utaha Kasumigaoka were lazing around instead of helping with the children.
• Sogo Doma teased Yukino by suggesting she was jealous and inviting her to sit with him and Utaha.
• Utaha Kasumigaoka invoked the peace treaty, but Yukino challenged her to consider whether Hayato and his group would dare provoke Sogo.
• Sogo Doma threatened to stop taking a break, then stood up and declared that he and Utaha would not rest anymore.
• Yukino Yukinoshita argued that this was no time to relax, but Sogo Doma asked how they were failing to watch the children below.

Utaha Kasumigaoka and Sogo Doma teased Yukino Yukinoshita about transferring to Toyogasaki and about Hikigaya’s supposed harem prospects. After Sogo pointed out that Yuigahama liked Hikigaya, Yukino began to consider why Yuigahama might be drawn to him, but the conversation ended with Sogo insulting the girls’ figures.

• Utaha lamented that Yukino had transferred to Toyogasaki, and Sogo explained that the transfer had let them discover something.
• Yukino asked why Sogo trusted Hikigaya, and he called Hikigaya a withdrawn, gloomy male lead who would attract girls in a harem story.
• Sogo reminded Yukino that Yuigahama liked Hikigaya, surprising Yukino, who admitted she had not noticed.
• Utaha suggested Yuigahama stayed with Hikigaya because she liked him, and Yukino wondered if his kindness had attracted her.
• Sogo argued Hikigaya had merely acted reasonably after Yukino apologized for their car accident, then mocked Utaha and Yukino by comparing their figures with Yuigahama’s.
• Utaha took satisfaction in Sogo’s remark, and Yukino yelled at him.

Sogo Doma tried to distract Yukino Yukinoshita from realizing his teasing implied she might have joined Hikigaya's harem, but she figured it out and stayed furious. He coaxed her and Utaha Kasumigaoka into playing cards, where Yukino's beginner's luck and Sogo's terrible luck left him covered in paper strips.

• Sogo Doma teased Yukino Yukinoshita about how she might have reacted to Hikigaya if she had not transferred to Toyogasaki, and Yukino realized the implication behind his and Utaha Kasumigaoka's remarks.
• Yukino rejected Sogo's attempts to change the subject, but he eventually proposed playing cards with friends, and Utaha agreed.
• Sogo challenged Yukino to Fight the Landlord, and Yukino and Utaha repeatedly beat him, covering his face with paper strips.
• Yukino dismissed Sogo as weak and challenged his claim that they should play a game requiring more skill.

Shizuka Hiratsuka enjoyed a beer while supervising the students on their outing, then discovered Sogo Doma and Yukino Yukinoshita playing chess instead of helping with the children. She recognized that Doma had already helped Hikigaya connect with Hayato and wondered whether she should ask him for help with her other concerns.

• Shizuka Hiratsuka drank beer and watched Hayato and the other students care for the children while Hikigaya joined their discussion.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka found Sogo Doma and Yukino Yukinoshita playing chess, with paper strips stuck to their faces.
• Yukino Yukinoshita recalled losing repeatedly to Sogo Doma at chess and grew determined to beat him, while enjoying playing with friends.
• Sogo Doma pointed out that Shizuka Hiratsuka had also been drinking beer and challenged her claim that she had come to supervise them.
• Shizuka Hiratsuka reflected on Doma's success in helping Hikigaya and Yukino, and considered asking him for advice.

Sogo Doma traded barbs with Shizuka Hiratsuka over lunch costs before she learned he had been a Totsuki Elite Ten member. Hiratsuka then tried to make him help prepare lunch, and Doma immediately denied being an Elite Ten member.

• Shizuka Hiratsuka arrived to tell the group lunch was nearly ready, and Sogo Doma accused her of interfering with his chess game against Yukino Yukinoshita.
• Doma argued with Hiratsuka about meal expenses and ingredient prices until Yukino revealed he had studied at Totsuki.
• Doma admitted he had been a Totsuki Elite Ten member, surprising Hiratsuka, and urged her again to move forward with Taihei.
• Hiratsuka said the older students would prepare lunch and suggested Doma should help because of his culinary background.
• Doma abruptly claimed he was not an Elite Ten member.