Chapter Summaries

Ken Kaneki, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, and Koenji secured shop agreements and obtained Sae Chabashira’s approval for their trading platform and microbank. With advanced point-transfer permissions enabled, they planned to launch their scheme just before the next points distribution.

• Koenji reported that a third-floor shop owner and several restaurant managers had agreed to partner with them, while Ayanokoji delivered the finalized microbank contract.
• Ken Kaneki told Ayanokoji and Koenji that Sae Chabashira’s signature was needed to enable advanced transfer permissions, and they agreed to bring the shop owners to meet her.
• Ken Kaneki visited Chabashira and hinted that Class D might lose points, then led her to a business room where the shop owners and his partners were waiting.
• Ken Kaneki presented agreements for the secondhand trading platform, microbank, and shop fund circulation, and Ayanokoji and Koenji defended the arrangements as compliant with school rules.
• Chabashira signed and authenticated all three contracts, enabling advanced transfers, and Ken Kaneki said they would make their move near the end of the month.

Ken Kaneki met Sae Chabashira in her office and proposed a wager tied to Class D's points reaching zero. Chabashira accepted, leaving her anxious about the wager's outcome and what Kaneki would demand if he won.

• Ken Kaneki received Sae Chabashira's message and went to her private office without telling Ayanokoji or Koenji why.
• Ken Kaneki revealed that he knew Chabashira wanted to reach Class A and said he wanted to make a deal with her.
• Ken Kaneki proposed that if Class D's points were not zero on the first of next month, he would help Ayanokoji and Koenji take Class D to Class A; if they were zero, Chabashira would be his.
• Chabashira agreed to the wager, and Ken Kaneki kissed her before leaving the office.
• Chabashira sat alone, worried about whether Class D's points would reach zero and what would happen if they did.

Sae Chabashira revealed the results of Class D’s surprise Social Studies quiz, then warned that students below the cutoff could be expelled for failing exams. As classmates panicked and dismissed a new loan service, Yosuke Hirata suspected that next month’s points might be at risk.

• Ken Kaneki, Rokusuke Koenji, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji tied for perfect scores, while Horikita Suzune scored eighty-nine.
• Sae Chabashira marked the cutoff on the results sheet and warned that students below it would be expelled if they failed an actual exam.
• Class D’s students panicked in their group chat, but Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi soon went back to playing a mobile game instead of studying.
• Haruki Yamauchi and Kanji Ike discussed the new Campus Life marketplace and Micro Bank, which Ken Kaneki and his companions had launched with a team of five upperclassmen.
• Yosuke Hirata read Micro Bank’s loan terms and suspected the service had been created because next month’s student points might be affected.

Class 1-D received zero monthly points after losing all of its initial class points, while Ken Kaneki and his allies prepared to profit from the students’ sudden lack of money. Sae Chabashira confirmed the class’s failure and explained the deductions, leaving the students in uproar.

• Ken Kaneki checked his terminal and confirmed that Class 1-D’s points had remained at zero, then told Ayanokoji and Koenji to watch their shop as their plan began to take shape.
• Students in Class 1-D complained that their monthly allowance had not arrived, while Ken Kaneki, Ayanokoji, and Koenji discussed shop sales and a loan through their group chat.
• Sae Chabashira saw the zero on Class D’s evaluation report and decided she would honor her agreement with Ken Kaneki if he led the class to Class A.
• Sae Chabashira told Class 1-D that its points had already been sent and that the class’s monthly allowance was zero because it had lost all one thousand initial class points through rule violations.
• Class 1-D erupted in disbelief after Sae Chabashira explained that lateness, sleeping, phone use, and talking back had cost the class its points.

Sae Chabashira revealed that Class D had lost all its Class Points because of the students’ misconduct and explained that the points would not be restored. She told them that reaching Class A was necessary to secure the school’s promised benefits, while midterm exams in three weeks threatened further consequences.

• Yosuke Hirata demanded an explanation for Class D’s zero points, and Sae Chabashira listed the class’s violations and confirmed that it had spent all its points.
• Yosuke Hirata protested that the rules had not been explained, but Sae Chabashira dismissed his complaint and said deducted points would not return.
• Sae Chabashira explained that Class D could rise by earning more points than Class C, and her gaze settled on Ken Kaneki.
• Sae Chabashira warned that only Class A graduates received the school’s promised employment and admission benefits, then cautioned the class about the midterms in three weeks.

Class D erupted into arguments over losing all its points, while Hirata tried to unite the students and Horikita rejected the school's judgment. Ken Kaneki, Ayanokoji, and Koenji left to begin their Micro Bank and second-hand trading business as classmates gathered for an unproductive meeting.

• Yukimura blamed Class D's rule-breakers and challenged Hirata, but Kushida calmed him down.
• Horikita condemned the school's point deductions, while Hirata urged students to stop violating rules and work together.
• Sudo rejected Hirata's proposal and left with several classmates, prompting others to blame him for the lost points.
• Ken Kaneki, Ayanokoji, and Koenji left the classroom to start their business, and Horikita watched Ayanokoji go without stopping him.
• Hirata invited Horikita to a class meeting, but she refused; the students who stayed soon turned it into a gathering of snacks and gossip.

With their points nearly gone, Yamauchi and Kanji Ike sold prized belongings at the Campus Life store and borrowed money from Micro Bank. They left relieved by their new balance and headed to a restaurant, despite signing a loan contract with steep penalties.

• Yamauchi and Kanji Ike compared their low point balances and decided to sell possessions through Campus Life.
• Yamauchi sold his nearly new PSVITA for 8,500 points, while Kanji Ike sold his limited-edition sneakers for less than 5,000.
• Yamauchi and Kanji Ike borrowed 10,000 points each from Micro Bank after signing contracts with ten-percent monthly interest and severe overdue penalties.
• Yamauchi and Kanji Ike felt flush with money again and headed to a restaurant for a good meal.

Ken Kaneki arranged a moonlit confession for Shiina Hiyori, and she happily accepted and became his girlfriend. Ayanokoji and Koenji revealed the fireworks and confetti they had prepared, then watched as the couple kissed beneath the night sky.

• Ayanokoji reported that their secondhand platform and Micro Bank had earned and lent out points, and the three celebrated before dinner with Shiina Hiyori.
• Ken Kaneki, Ayanokoji, and Koenji teased Hiyori during dinner, then Ayanokoji and Koenji left to give her and Ken Kaneki time alone.
• Ken Kaneki walked with Hiyori to a secluded spot by the artificial lake, where he knelt with roses and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Hiyori accepted Ken Kaneki's confession, embraced him, and received a sapphire necklace.
• Ayanokoji and Koenji appeared with fireworks and confetti, revealing they had helped arrange the surprise.
• Hiyori kissed Ken Kaneki beneath the fireworks, and he held her close.

After confessing their love, Ken Kaneki and Hiyori left the artificial lake for a hotel, where they spent the night together. They ended the night asleep in each other’s arms.

• Rokusuke Koenji and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji teased Ken Kaneki and Hiyori, then congratulated them and offered to help with future confessions.
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and Rokusuke Koenji left the lake, and Ken Kaneki kissed Hiyori again after they were alone.
• Ken Kaneki and Hiyori walked to the hotel at Keyaki Mall and checked into a luxury suite.
• Ken Kaneki and Hiyori kissed in the suite and became intimate.
• Ken Kaneki and Hiyori embraced on the bed, and Hiyori fell asleep in his arms.

Shiina Hiyori woke up beside Ken Kaneki after their first night together, and they spent the morning in the hotel suite as she tried to care for him. Their intimate moment was interrupted by a concerned message from Sae Chabashira, who asked about their health and offered to visit.

• Shiina Hiyori woke up in the luxury suite and remembered the events of the previous night with Ken Kaneki.
• She checked the time, recalled that they had asked their homeroom teacher for a day off, and tried to get breakfast for Ken Kaneki.
• Ken Kaneki noticed her pain, pulled her back into bed, and told her to rest while he got breakfast.
• Shiina Hiyori responded to Ken Kaneki's morning arousal with intimate attention, though she was still sore from the night before.
• Sae Chabashira messaged to ask about their condition, temperature, and medicine, and whether she should come take care of them.

Horikita Suzune learned from Sae Chabashira that Ken Kaneki, Rokusuke Koenji, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had exceptional entrance results despite being placed in Class D. Meanwhile, Chabashira waited anxiously for Kaneki to claim their wager, but he spent the night with Shiina Hiyori and later told her he was sick.

• Horikita Suzune questioned Sae Chabashira about being placed in Class D, and Chabashira explained that the school evaluated more than academic scores.
• Chabashira showed Horikita the entrance papers of Ken Kaneki, Rokusuke Koenji, and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, revealing perfect scores for the first two and Ayanokoji's deliberate 50s.
• Horikita left the office unsettled after Chabashira pointed out that even more capable students had been assigned to Class D.
• Chabashira returned to her room and waited for Ken Kaneki to contact her about their wager, eventually messaging him when he remained silent.
• Kaneki spent the night with Shiina Hiyori at the Star Hotel, then messaged Chabashira at midnight that he had a cold and needed the next day off.
• Chabashira received no further reply, stayed awake all night, and went back to bed the following morning.

After several days with Hiyori, Ken Kaneki received her sincere offer to accept him having other girls, then returned to Class D as the class struggled with its zero points. Sae Chabashira announced that the midterms offered a chance to earn points, while Ken arranged to meet her that evening.

• Hiyori told Ken Kaneki she would accept him having other girls because she could not keep up with his needs, and he reassured her before they went to sleep.
• Ken Kaneki noticed Sae Chabashira’s reproachful look in class and realized he had neglected their bet and her promise while staying with Hiyori.
• Ken Kaneki messaged Sae Chabashira to meet him at hotel room 1801 at six, and she felt relieved after days of waiting for him to contact her.
• During homeroom, Sae Chabashira announced that strong midterm results could increase Class D’s points, but warned that any student who failed would be expelled.
• The class celebrated the chance to earn points, while Ken Kaneki wondered what Sae Chabashira would wear to their evening meeting.

Yosuke Hirata organized a study group to help Class D prepare for the midterm, but Ken Sudō, Kanji Ike, and Haruki Yamauchi refused to join. Sae Chabashira met Ken Kaneki for their dinner appointment, where he assured her he had a plan and the two acted on their wager.

• After homeroom, Yosuke Hirata invited Class D to attend daily study sessions, but Ken Sudō, Kanji Ike, and Haruki Yamauchi left to pursue their own plans.
• Sae Chabashira watched the students leave and hoped Ken Kaneki would help prevent them from failing the midterm.
• Sae Chabashira arrived at the Star Hotel for her evening appointment with Ken Kaneki, who welcomed her to a candlelit dinner.
• When Sae Chabashira raised concerns about the students, Ken Kaneki told her he had a way to deal with them and urged her to enjoy the evening.
• After drinking wine together, Sae Chabashira and Ken Kaneki embraced and consummated their wager in the suite.

Ken Kaneki challenged Ken Sudō to a one-on-one basketball game and decisively beat him while confronting him about his midterm failure and risk of expulsion. Ken Sudō continued practicing after Ken Kaneki left, but his outlook had begun to change.

• Ken Kaneki went to the gym to confront Ken Sudō and found him practicing basketball alone.
• Ken Kaneki impressed Ken Sudō with five consecutive shots and challenged him to a game to five baskets.
• Ken Kaneki repeatedly scored against Ken Sudō and blocked his shot, while asking why he refused to attend Horikita Suzune's study group.
• Ken Sudō admitted that studying felt impossible and said he feared being mocked for his poor ability.
• Ken Kaneki sank the final shot to win, then left the gym as Ken Sudō watched before returning to practice with a changed expression.

Ken Kaneki learned that basketball tournament players had to pass every midterm subject and planned to use the rule to push Ken Sudō to study. After two upperclassmen warned Sudō that he might not be allowed to play, Sudō was left uneasy in the empty gym.

• Ken Kaneki considered how to persuade Ken Sudō to attend Horikita Suzune’s study group, then learned that Ayanokoji had agreed to tutor students after Horikita trapped him into it.
• Ayanokoji invited Ken Kaneki to watch the upcoming basketball tournament with Koenji, and Ken Kaneki agreed after realizing the tournament might give him leverage over Sudō.
• Ken Kaneki found the school’s announcement requiring tournament players to pass every midterm subject and decided to wait until Sudō’s hopes were at risk before offering him a deal.
• Ken Sudō practiced basketball with growing confidence ahead of tryouts, but two second-year substitutes mocked his grades and warned him that he would not play in matches.
• Ken Sudō held back his anger, then remained troubled by the upperclassmen’s warning and fell after throwing the ball at the backboard.

Ken Kaneki and Shiina Hiyori shared a flirtatious afternoon in the library before he watched Horikita Suzune lead a study session for struggling students. Horikita's rushed explanation frustrated Ken Sudō, who snapped at her.

• Ken Kaneki asked Shiina Hiyori about her exam preparation, kissed her, and teased her about giving her an examination that night.
• Horikita Suzune arrived with Kikyo Kushida, Ayanokoji, Ken Sudō, Kanji Ike, Haruki Yamauchi, and Okitani for a study session aimed at students at risk of failing.
• Horikita set a target of fifty points and directed the group to practice a system of simultaneous equations, while Ike and Yamauchi showed little interest.
• Kikyo Kushida helped Okitani solve the equation, and Ken Kaneki signaled Ayanokoji to stay quiet as they noticed each other across the library.
• After finding the boys' scratch paper nearly blank, Horikita explained the elimination method, but Ken Sudō shouted that her explanation skipped too many steps.

Horikita's harsh tutoring drove Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi to abandon the study session, while Ayanokoji warned that their failure could hurt Class D. After Horikita and Kushida left, Ayanokoji approached Kaneki and asked about his role in the confrontation.

• Kushida tried to calm Sudo and Ike suggested that she tutor the boys, but Horikita blamed their struggles on laziness and weak fundamentals.
• Sudo argued that basketball mattered more than studying, and Horikita mocked his chances of becoming a professional player.
• Sudo grabbed Horikita by the clothes and raised his fist, but stopped himself because he feared expulsion and walked out of the Library.
• Ike and Yamauchi left with Okitani, ending the study session, and Ayanokoji warned Horikita that the students' failure could bring a severe penalty on Class D.
• Kushida offered to help save the boys, but Horikita accused her of pretending to care and Ayanokoji ignored her.
• After Horikita and Kushida left, Ayanokoji approached Kaneki and asked what his performance during the confrontation had been about.

Ayanokoji explained how Horikita’s study session had fallen apart, then joined Ken Kaneki and Hiyori for lunch. Hiyori’s afternoon date with Ken was interrupted by Ryuen’s mandatory class meeting, and Ken went to the rooftop after she left.

• Ayanokoji told Ken Kaneki and Hiyori that Kushida had forced her way into Horikita’s study session and that Horikita and Sudo’s arguments had ended it badly.
• Ken, Hiyori, and Ayanokoji left the Library, ate together in the cafeteria, and discussed Koenji’s recent absence.
• Ayanokoji left after lunch, while Ken and Hiyori rested together and Ken suggested they go on a date that afternoon.
• Hiyori received Ryuen’s order for Class C to meet immediately, so she hugged and kissed Ken goodbye before returning to her classroom.
• Ken reflected on their interrupted plans and went to the rooftop to feel the breeze.

Ken Kaneki stumbled upon Kikyo Kushida secretly raging against Horikita Suzune and caught her trying to frame him for assault. He exposed her with a hidden camera and threatened to reveal the footage, leaving Kushida panicked.

• Ken Kaneki climbed toward the rooftop and heard Kikyo Kushida cursing Horikita Suzune while kicking a security door.
• Kikyo Kushida noticed Ken Kaneki and pressed his hand against her chest, threatening to accuse him of assault if he revealed what he had seen.
• Ken Kaneki showed Kikyo Kushida a hidden camera recording of her outburst and her attempt to frame him.
• Ken Kaneki warned Kikyo Kushida that he could destroy the angelic image she had built by making the footage public.

Ken Kaneki made Kikyo Kushida agree to work for him in exchange for protecting her secret, then gave her 50,000 points. Kushida followed him onto the rooftop, increasingly curious about his wealth and influence.

• Ken Kaneki offered to destroy the recording of Kikyo Kushida's secret in exchange for her help gathering information and steering opinions at school, and she agreed on the condition that he would not force her into anything.
• Ken Kaneki and Kikyo Kushida wrote and signed a private agreement, recorded statements as evidence, and he deleted the recording and its backups.
• Ken Kaneki and Kikyo Kushida went onto the rooftop, where she complained about Class D's lack of points.
• Ken Kaneki asked for Kikyo Kushida's account number and transferred 50,000 points to her.
• Ken Kaneki told Kikyo Kushida to do her jobs properly if she wanted more points, and she nodded eagerly.