Chapter Summaries

Tatsuya Sakuya and Horikita Suzune completed a questionnaire that Chabashira Sae used to assess students, and Chabashira told Horikita that the school placed her in Class 1-D because her arrogance and poor cooperation made her a defective student. Hoshinomiya Chie then praised Tatsuya’s looks, invited him to transfer to Class 1-B, and suggested he date Honami before someone else entered the office.

• Tatsuya Sakuya quickly finished the questionnaire, and Horikita Suzune completed it after taking more time to consider her answers.
• Horikita Suzune demanded to know why the school had assigned her to Class 1-D, and Chabashira Sae said her grades could not make up for her arrogance and inability to cooperate.
• Horikita Suzune vowed to aim for Class 1-A, while Chabashira Sae pointed out Tatsuya Sakuya’s uniform entrance exam scores and first-place swimming result.
• Hoshinomiya Chie entered the office, praised Tatsuya Sakuya’s appearance, and revealed that first-year girls had ranked him first among the boys for looks and charm.
• Hoshinomiya Chie offered Tatsuya Sakuya a place in Class 1-B for Twenty Million Personal Points and suggested that he date Honami.
• Someone gently opened the office door as Tatsuya Sakuya was about to reply.

Tatsuya Sakuya left the teachers’ office after Hoshinomiya Chie teased Ichinose Honami about dating him, then returned to his room, where Kamuro Masumi confronted him about a video. The chapter ended as Sakuya dropped his teasing act and prepared to discuss the matter seriously.

• Hoshinomiya Chie suggested that Ichinose Honami and Tatsuya Sakuya should date, flustering Ichinose before Chabashira Sae sent them back to class.
• Horikita Suzune questioned Sakuya about his perfect scores and asked why he wanted to reach Class 1-A; she kept her own reason private.
• After school, Sakuya found Kamuro Masumi waiting outside his room with a bag of groceries.
• Kamuro demanded to know whether Sakuya had deleted the video, and he invited her inside to talk.
• Kamuro tried to take Sakuya’s phone, stumbled into him, and quickly pulled away after he caught her.
• Sakuya stopped teasing Kamuro and asked to get down to business.

Tatsuya Sakuya reassured Kamuro Masumi that he had deleted the video, then cooked tomato beef with her after learning Sakayanagi Arisu had sent her to visit him. When they went downstairs to take out the trash, Karuizawa Kei caught them together and demanded a meal of her own.

• Kamuro Masumi checked that Tatsuya Sakuya had deleted the video, then struck him in the sides to get revenge for his earlier teasing.
• Tatsuya Sakuya guessed Sakayanagi Arisu had sent Kamuro Masumi to visit him weekly, and Kamuro admitted it.
• Tatsuya Sakuya taught Kamuro Masumi to cook tomato beef, and they ate the dish together.
• Tatsuya Sakuya and Kamuro Masumi went downstairs with the trash and ran into Karuizawa Kei outside the dormitory.
• Karuizawa Kei questioned Tatsuya Sakuya about eating with Kamuro, then asked him to cook her two meals next time.

Tatsuya Sakuya befriended Ayanokouji Kiyotaka after confronting him about his suspiciously controlled scores. Later, he witnessed Horikita Manabu berating his sister Horikita Suzune in the woods, and stepped in as Manabu threatened her.

• Tatsuya Sakuya bought iced coffee and approached Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, telling him he had heard about his identical entrance exam scores.
• Tatsuya Sakuya asked Ayanokouji whether he had deliberately lost the fitness test, but Ayanokouji brushed off the questions as luck.
• Tatsuya Sakuya asked Ayanokouji to be his friend, and Ayanokouji accepted, establishing an information channel between them.
• Tatsuya Sakuya invited Ayanokouji to walk with him, but Ayanokouji declined and returned to the dormitory.
• Tatsuya Sakuya saw Horikita Manabu belittle Horikita Suzune and threaten to make her suffer.
• Horikita Suzune closed her eyes as Horikita Manabu's threat loomed, and Tatsuya Sakuya shouted for him to stop.

Tatsuya Sakuya intervened when Horikita Manabu confronted Horikita Suzune, and he fought Manabu to a standstill before the brothers and sisters parted. Back in his room, Tatsuya reflected on the siblings’ relationship and fell asleep.

• Horikita Manabu attacked Tatsuya Sakuya, who dodged and fought back until they ended in a stalemate.
• Horikita Manabu recognized Tatsuya as the student who had scored exactly forty points in every entrance exam subject and left after urging Suzune to keep struggling for Class 1-A.
• Horikita Suzune questioned Tatsuya about his fighting skills, but he dodged her questions and promised not to tell anyone what happened that night.
• Tatsuya and Horikita Suzune returned, and Tatsuya later reflected on how her attachment to her brother could help him influence her.
• Tatsuya washed up in Room 217 and fell asleep.

On April 30, Tatsuya Sakuya spoke with Kushida Kikyou about the coming monthly Private Points distribution while Class 1-D students looked forward to receiving points. Chabashira Sae then announced that any student who failed to meet the school’s minimum score in even one subject would be expelled.

• Tatsuya Sakuya met Kushida Kikyou in the elevator, complimented her uniform, and asked how many Private Points she had left.
• Class 1-D students excitedly discussed receiving one hundred thousand points on May 1, while Hirata Yousuke tried to quiet them.
• Horikita Suzune greeted Tatsuya Sakuya and said she would verify what he had told her the night before.
• Chabashira Sae canceled the class’s remaining break time because Class 1-D was behind the required teaching schedule.
• Chabashira Sae warned that students who fell short of the minimum in any exam subject would be forcibly expelled, shocking the class.

Chabashira Sae gave Class 1-D an unexpected mock exam to prepare them for the midterms, leaving many students panicked by its difficulty. After Hirata Yousuke tried to rally the class, someone asked Tatsuya Sakuya to explain a problem.

• Chabashira Sae warned Class 1-D that students who failed to meet the school's requirements could be expelled, then handed out a mock exam.
• Tatsuya Sakuya recognized the basic questions as easy and solved the difficult bonus proof, while keeping his expected score around seventy points.
• Sudo Ken, Ike Kanji, and other students struggled through the forty-five-minute exam, and Chabashira Sae collected the papers and said the results would come the next day.
• Chabashira Sae told the class to enjoy its last moments of peace, plunging Class 1-D into gloom.
• Hirata Yousuke urged the students to identify their weaknesses and study for the midterms, and an unnamed student asked Tatsuya Sakuya to teach them a problem.

Karuizawa Kei asked Tatsuya Sakuya to help her with nearly the entire math mock exam, then rested at a cafe after struggling to understand his explanations. While she slept, Tatsuya Sakuya considered patting her head but pulled his hand back when she moved.

• Karuizawa Kei brought her math mock exam to Tatsuya Sakuya and asked him to go over the questions with her.
• Tatsuya Sakuya arranged to meet Karuizawa Kei at Palette Cafe after school when their lesson was interrupted by class.
• At the cafe, Karuizawa Kei gave Tatsuya Sakuya an iced Americano and claimed it was discounted and payment for tutoring.
• Tatsuya Sakuya explained most of the math questions, but Karuizawa Kei admitted she had understood very little and asked to rest.
• Tatsuya Sakuya woke Karuizawa Kei after ten minutes, saw that she was still asleep, and cautiously reached toward her head before she shifted and made him withdraw his hand.

Tatsuya Sakuya comforted Karuizawa Kei with a head pat while she slept, then took her to buy ingredients and began making her dinner. At Dormitory 217, Karuizawa tried to study while he cooked, though she remained overwhelmed by the math problems.

• Tatsuya Sakuya patted Karuizawa Kei's head as she slept, but she woke and accused him of taking advantage of her.
• Tatsuya Sakuya told Karuizawa Kei she had slept past the agreed ten minutes and asked what she wanted for dinner; she chose omurice.
• Tatsuya Sakuya and Karuizawa Kei went to the supermarket at Keyaki Mall and bought ingredients for omurice.
• At Dormitory 217, Tatsuya Sakuya started cooking while Karuizawa Kei returned to her test paper.
• Karuizawa Kei admitted she was hopeless at math, but Tatsuya Sakuya told her to keep looking over the problems.

Tatsuya Sakuya cooked omurice for Karuizawa Kei, reassured her about math, and tutored her for several hours before escorting her to her dorm room. Maya Sato spotted them together and teased Karuizawa about dating Sakuya, leaving her to face Maya’s excited questions.

• Tatsuya Sakuya served Karuizawa Kei omurice and promised to help her avoid expulsion by improving her math.
• Karuizawa Kei complained about the tutoring but worked through math problems with Tatsuya Sakuya until late in the evening.
• Tatsuya Sakuya ended the lesson and escorted Karuizawa Kei to her dorm room.
• Maya Sato came out of a nearby room, saw them together, and asked if they were dating.
• Tatsuya Sakuya left to avoid trouble with the dorm supervisor, while Maya Sato pressed Karuizawa Kei for details.

On May 1, Class 1-D discovered that its monthly points had fallen to zero because the class had lost all its Class Points through misconduct. With strict midterms and possible expulsions looming, Tatsuya Sakuya saw the crisis as his chance to take control of the class.

• Class 1-D students panicked when their expected monthly points did not arrive, and Horikita Suzune asked Tatsuya Sakuya whether he knew why.
• Chabashira Sae told the class that its points had been distributed correctly and that Class 1-D had earned zero Class Points.
• Chabashira Sae revealed records of the class’s tardiness, absences, and other violations, explaining that these had deducted all its Class Points.
• Chabashira Sae showed the mock test results and warned that strict midterms could leave at least five students facing expulsion.
• As the class descended into panic and blame, Tatsuya Sakuya decided the crisis was an opportunity to establish authority and seize control.

After Class 1-D lost all its points, Hirata tried to calm the class and rally everyone to study for the midterm, but Tatsuya Sakuya left to assess the class standings. He spoke with Ichinose Honami, who reassured him and cleared up Hoshinomiya Chie's earlier joke about them dating.

• Yamauchi Haruki, Ike Kanji, and other Class 1-D students blamed one another after their points fell to zero, while Hirata Yousuke urged them to unite and study for the midterm.
• Tatsuya Sakuya left the classroom and checked the bulletin board, where Class 1-D was listed at zero points while Class 1-A had 990, Class 1-B had 800, and Class 1-C had 700.
• Ichinose Honami sympathized with Tatsuya and offered to help if he had trouble getting by, while he praised her leadership of Class 1-B.
• Ichinose explained that Hoshinomiya Chie's comment about her dating Tatsuya had only been a joke, and Tatsuya teased her before agreeing to take it that way.
• Ichinose and Tatsuya wished each other luck on the midterm, with Ichinose saying she did not want him to be expelled.

Tatsuya met Karuizawa Kei at Palette Cafe, tutored her, and asked her to work for him after she could not afford to renew their rental boyfriend agreement. Kei agreed to help with his plan for Class 1-D’s midterms, provided he kept his promise not to let her be expelled.

• Tatsuya met Karuizawa Kei at Palette Cafe and gave her chocolate and milk tea before tutoring her in indefinite integrals.
• Kei completed three difficult problems and felt encouraged when Tatsuya praised her aptitude.
• Tatsuya asked Kei whether she would renew his rental boyfriend service for May, but she admitted she had almost no Private Points left.
• Kei offered to repay him later, but Tatsuya proposed that she work in exchange for compensation instead.
• Tatsuya said he needed her help with Class 1-D’s midterms, and Kei agreed as long as he kept his promise to protect her from expulsion.

Tatsuya Sakuya treated Karuizawa Kei to dinner and explained his plan to avert the class’s midterm expulsion crisis by buying old exam papers. He recruited her to pose as his unreasonable girlfriend during negotiations with a desperate Class 2-D couple.

• Tatsuya Sakuya took Karuizawa Kei to the cafeteria and paid for their dinner after she admitted she had no points left.
• Tatsuya Sakuya told Karuizawa Kei that failing any midterm subject would mean immediate expulsion and proposed obtaining old exam papers to help the struggling students pass.
• Tatsuya Sakuya pointed out a Class 2-D couple eating free meals and said they likely had old papers they could sell for money.
• Tatsuya Sakuya asked Karuizawa Kei to act as his spoiled, reluctant girlfriend so they could pressure the couple into accepting a lower price.
• Karuizawa Kei agreed to play the role, saying that acting like a gyaru would come naturally to her.

Tatsuya Sakuya and Karuizawa Kei bargained with two hungry Class 2-D students for last year's midterm exam papers, using their pretend-couple act to reduce the price to 10,000 Private Points. After leaving the cafeteria, Tatsuya suggested he might need Karuizawa's help again the next day.

• Tatsuya Sakuya and Karuizawa Kei approached a Class 2-D couple to ask about last year's midterm exam papers.
• The second-year boy demanded 100,000 Private Points, and Karuizawa Kei loudly mocked the price and pretended to pull Tatsuya away.
• Tatsuya offered 10,000 points, and Karuizawa Kei claimed another seller charged only 5,000.
• The second-year boy accepted 10,000 points and sent Tatsuya and Karuizawa the exam papers and answer keys.
• Tatsuya praised Karuizawa's acting, and she admitted that pretending to be a couple with him felt nice before he hinted he might need her help again tomorrow.

Tatsuya Sakuya sold Class 1-A’s past midterm papers to Sakayanagi Arisu, using the threat of Class 1-B obtaining them and a staged call with Karuizawa Kei to raise the price. Sakayanagi paid 100,000 Private Points, and Tatsuya left after sending her the papers.

• Tatsuya Sakuya messaged Kamuro Masumi and arranged a meeting with Sakayanagi Arisu at Palette Cafe.
• Tatsuya told Sakayanagi that he had last year’s midterm papers and claimed Class 1-B had already obtained copies.
• Sakayanagi offered Tatsuya 50,000 points for the papers.
• Karuizawa Kei called Tatsuya on speakerphone and revealed that the Katsuragi Faction had offered 100,000 points.
• Sakayanagi transferred 100,000 points to Tatsuya, who sent her the papers and left.

Tatsuya Sakuya paid Karuizawa Kei her share of the points and had her study before asking her to invite Kushida Kikyou to his room. He revealed last year's midterm exam papers and solutions, claiming they could save Class 1-D from expulsion warnings and help everyone score well.

• Karuizawa Kei collected 30,000 points from Tatsuya Sakuya for her help with Sakayanagi Arisu.
• Tatsuya Sakuya made Karuizawa Kei review differential equations for the upcoming midterms.
• Tatsuya Sakuya asked Karuizawa Kei to invite Kushida Kikyou, who agreed to visit his room.
• Tatsuya Sakuya showed Kushida Kikyou last year's midterm papers and detailed solutions, calling them the only thing that could save Class 1-D.

Tatsuya Sakuya offered Kushida Kikyou thirty thousand Private Points to sell Class 1-A’s actual exam questions to Ichinose Honami and rally support for his class representative campaign. Later, he challenged Horikita Suzune over Class 1-D’s chances of reaching Class 1-A and caught her wrist when she tried to strike him.

• Tatsuya Sakuya told Kushida Kikyou he had obtained Class 1-A’s actual exam questions and asked her to sell them to Ichinose Honami for thirty thousand Private Points.
• Tatsuya Sakuya promised Kushida Kikyou all the points in exchange for her support in the class representative election, and she agreed to handle Class 1-B that day.
• At dinner, Tatsuya Sakuya confronted Horikita Suzune about Class 1-D’s zero Class Points and the 990-point gap behind Class 1-A.
• Horikita Suzune insisted the class could close the gap through future exams, while Tatsuya Sakuya warned that students could be expelled and their prospects were poor.
• Horikita Suzune swung at Tatsuya Sakuya, who caught her wrist and asked if lashing out was all she could do.

After Horikita Suzune fled their confrontation, Tatsuya Sakuya sought support for the class committee election and met Airi Sakura by the lake, where he revealed her beauty as the popular idol Shizuku. Airi agreed to vote for him, and they returned to the dorms together.

• Horikita Suzune left the cafeteria shaken after Tatsuya Sakuya challenged her pride and repeated her brother's judgment that she was not suited for Class 1-A.
• Tatsuya Sakuya reflected that his plan to recruit Horikita Suzune's vote had failed, but he remained confident because he had the actual midterm questions.
• By the lake, Tatsuya Sakuya helped Airi Sakura take a night photograph and removed her glasses, revealing her identity as the popular idol Shizuku.
• Tatsuya Sakuya took a selfie with Airi Sakura and asked her to vote for him in the class committee election; she agreed to help him.
• Tatsuya Sakuya and Airi Sakura headed back to the dorms together.

Class 1-D held an election for a class secretary, and Tatsuya Sakuya challenged Hirata Yousuke’s leadership pitch by presenting past midterm papers with official answers. The class voted, but Chabashira Sae had not yet announced the results.

• Chabashira Sae introduced Hirata Yousuke’s proposal to elect a class leadership team headed by a secretary.
• Hirata Yousuke called for the class to unite and recover its points through strong exam results.
• After several students gave speeches, Tatsuya Sakuya criticized their lack of concrete plans and warned that someone could be expelled if the class failed its midterms.
• Tatsuya Sakuya handed out last year’s actual midterm papers, official answers, and explanations as a study resource.
• Karuizawa Kei, Maya Sato, Matsushita Chiaki, and Kushida Kikyou voiced support for Tatsuya Sakuya.
• Chabashira Sae held an anonymous vote, then began counting the ballots without announcing the result.