Chapter Summaries

After Chabashira Sae announced that Class D had zero points and that the midterms would affect their Class Points, Kazami tried to make himself the class leader. The class rejected his demand to be served like a king, but Hirata and Kushida helped him win a chance to explain his plan.

• Chabashira Sae left the class to discuss its zero points and the upcoming midterms on its own.
• Yosuke Hirata asked the class for ideas, and Kazami proposed choosing a central leader before nominating himself.
• The class rejected Kazami and suggested Hirata or Kushida instead, while Kazami gained Emotion Points from their reactions.
• Kazami asked the class to hear his plan to save their Class Points, and Hirata and Kikyo Kushida persuaded everyone to listen.
• Kazami argued that Class D had stayed at the bottom because its students were pulling in different directions.

Kazami proposed a series of reckless schemes to help Class D, first suggesting they drag the other classes down to zero points and then planning to have Yamauchi pursue girls for Private Points. The chapter ended with Kazami warning Yamauchi not to take the pursuit as far as following someone into the bathroom.

• Kazami presented his Self-Destruct Tactic, proposing that Class D's Five Great Idiots provoke the other classes into losing points.
• Kushida named Kazami and Ayanokoji as two of the Five Great Idiots, prompting Kazami to protest the ranking.
• Kazami introduced his Extortion Tactic and recruited Yamauchi as his top general, offering him three thousand Private Points to pursue girls from other classes.
• Kazami instructed Yamauchi to stay beside a girl who refused him and demand compensation for emotional comfort.
• Yamauchi asked whether he should follow the girl into the bathroom, and Kazami quickly forbade it as excessive stalking.

Kazami Saku proposed three schemes to earn points, but Class D rejected each one and dragged him from the podium. He left the classroom vowing to stop helping the class, while worrying about the twenty million points Chabashira-sensei had mentioned.

• Kazami Saku defended his plan to have Yamauchi shadow and extort people, but the class voted it down despite the girls acknowledging how terrifying Yamauchi's pursuit would be.
• Kazami proposed that Hirata provide emotional support to girls in exchange for points, prompting Karuizawa to angrily object and Yamauchi to volunteer before Kazami insulted him.
• After the class rejected all three plans, Kazami began pitching one last idea, but his classmates dragged him off the podium as he shouted that they had imprisoned their future king.
• Horikita sighed and Kushida privately enjoyed Kazami's downfall as he left the classroom, deciding to stop looking out for Class D while worrying about the twenty million points.

After Kazami Saku earned a huge haul of Emotion Points from the class meeting, he drew the powerful but embarrassing Undressing War God Trait. He was then unexpectedly summoned to the Teachers' Office alongside Ayanokoji, despite believing he had done nothing wrong.

• Hirata and Kushida organized classroom rules and a study group, while few students agreed to join.
• Hasebe worried Kazami might use his schemes against her, and he teased her before assuring her he was joking.
• Kazami checked his Emotion Points, found he had more than 1,600, and used the System Lottery Wheel to obtain the Undressing War God Trait.
• After school, Ayanokoji was summoned to the Teachers' Office, and Kazami was surprised when the announcement called for him too.

Kazami Saku and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji went to the Teachers' Office after Chabashira-sensei summoned them, but they found Chie Hoshinomiya there instead. Kazami insulted Hoshinomiya until she grew furious and grabbed his shoulder, leaving him in danger of being punished.

• Kazami Saku and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji arrived at the Teachers' Office and found Chabashira-sensei absent.
• Chie Hoshinomiya noticed the students and asked whom they had come to see.
• Kazami blurted out a comment about Hoshinomiya's breasts, then insulted her makeup and made more remarks about her body and age.
• Chie Hoshinomiya warned Kazami sweetly that she did not remember raising such a lawless brat.
• Hoshinomiya grew furious and grabbed Kazami's shoulder as he tried to inch away.

Chabashira intervened when Hoshinomiya harassed Kazami, but Hoshinomiya stayed to pry into Class D’s business until Ichinose arrived. Kazami abruptly confessed to Ichinose, prompting Chabashira to stop him, and she then led Kazami and Ayanokoji to the break room to discuss class matters.

• Hoshinomiya threatened Kazami until Chabashira tapped her on the head and told her to stop harassing her student.
• Hoshinomiya clung to Chabashira and insisted on joining her meeting with Kazami, while Chabashira refused to discuss Class D’s affairs with her.
• Ichinose arrived, and Kazami suddenly confessed to her with a story about placing a curse on her.
• Chabashira knocked Kazami on the head, and Hoshinomiya defended Ichinose before leaving with her.
• Chabashira told Kazami and Ayanokoji to stop chatting and follow her to the break room for a discussion.

Kazami Saku and Ayanokoji waited in Chabashira Sae’s inner room while she explained to Horikita why she had been placed in Class D. After Chabashira called them out, Kazami suspected she was trying to recruit all three students to help her class rise.

• Chabashira ordered Kazami and Ayanokoji to wait in the inner room, but Kazami protested until she flicked his forehead and made him retreat inside.
• Kazami claimed he would have knocked Chabashira’s nose crooked if he had not respected his elders, while Ayanokoji dismissed his excuse.
• Horikita argued that her conduct and grades did not justify Class D and threatened to appeal to the chairman of the school board.
• Chabashira refuted Horikita’s complaints by explaining the school’s evaluations, hidden point deductions, rules, and meritocracy, then urged her to work toward Class A.
• Chabashira called Kazami and Ayanokoji out, but they initially stayed put until she threatened to lock them in; Ayanokoji emerged first, followed by Kazami.
• Kazami concluded that Chabashira wanted to recruit him, Ayanokoji, and Horikita to help the class rise, but doubted he would work hard without gaining anything himself.

Chabashira revealed Ayanokoji’s concealed ability and Kazami’s top quiz score to challenge Horikita’s confidence in her judgment. Horikita left the meeting humiliated and furious, while Chabashira sent the three students away to reconsider their plans.

• Horikita discovered Ayanokoji and Kazami had been listening to her argument, and Kazami taunted her by imitating her words.
• Chabashira showed Ayanokoji’s test papers, which had exactly fifty points in every subject, and noted that he had answered difficult quiz questions correctly.
• Chabashira revealed that Kazami had earned full marks on the quiz and ranked first in the school.
• Chabashira challenged Horikita’s belief that hard work made her one of the strong, and Kazami compared her to a puppy guarding its food.
• Horikita clenched her fists in anger as Chabashira ended the meeting and ordered the three students out.

Horikita recruited Ayanokoji with a threat and chased Kazami for revenge after refusing to take him on as a subordinate. Kazami argued that his popularity and people skills could help Horikita reach Class A, leaving her to consider his usefulness.

• Horikita asked Ayanokoji to cooperate with her plans, and he refused until she threatened him with a metal compass.
• Kazami offered to become Horikita’s subordinate, but she rejected him and listed his past bad strategies as reasons she would not seek his advice.
• Horikita chased Kazami with the compass over his past teasing, while Ayanokoji was caught between them.
• Kazami challenged Horikita to put away the compass and fight barehanded, then backed down when she did so.
• Kazami volunteered to handle errands and class morale, arguing that he was more popular than Horikita and Ayanokoji.
• Horikita acknowledged that Kazami’s social skills could help manage class relationships.

After Horikita recruited Kazami into unpaid work, he went out for dinner and ran into Hoshinomiya, who offered him food in exchange for becoming her informant in Class D. Kazami refused, but when Hoshinomiya got drunk and promised to tell him what Honami liked, he agreed to escort her home.

• Horikita accepted Kazami and Ayanokoji's help, then left to organize her study notes.
• Kazami went out for dinner and met Hoshinomiya, who offered to treat him to a meal.
• Hoshinomiya asked Kazami to become her mole in Class D, but he refused her offer.
• Hoshinomiya drank until she was thoroughly drunk, then persuaded Kazami to walk her home by promising information about Honami.
• Kazami supported Hoshinomiya all the way to the faculty dormitory entrance, exhausted by the journey.

Kazami discovered that Hoshinomiya had tricked him into escorting her without sharing the promised information about Ichinose. During a drawing lesson with Kamuro, he recounted his failed attempt to take control of Class D and learned that she was willing to lend him points, before their teasing turned to a discussion of midterm preparation.

• Hoshinomiya sent Kazami away without telling him anything about Ichinose, and he left the teachers' dorm cursing her.
• Kazami showed Kamuro an erotic drawing of her, and she tore it up and warned him not to reveal that she had taught him to draw.
• Kamuro asked about Class D, and Kazami described his schemes and how his classmates had rejected him and overthrown him as their leader.
• Kamuro offered to lend Kazami points, but his teasing about whether she wanted him made her furious.
• Kazami changed the subject to the midterms, and Kamuro claimed her exam preparation was going well despite seeming unsure.

Kazami brooded over his failed ambition to lead Class D and resolved to lie low under Horikita while waiting for a chance to reclaim power. As midterms approached, Hirata organized tutoring, but many classmates were uncooperative and Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi refused to participate.

• Kazami offered Kamuro free tutoring, and she reluctantly accepted after learning he had earned full marks on a pop quiz.
• Kazami watched Kushida persistently approach Horikita and convinced himself that Kushida was romantically in love with her.
• Kazami blamed his classmates and Chabashira-sensei for rejecting his plans, and vowed to bide his time before challenging Horikita's leadership.
• Hirata organized tutoring for the class ahead of midterms, with Kushida and Yukimura among the first to cooperate seriously.
• Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi repeatedly rejected Hirata's tutoring invitations, while other students participated reluctantly and failed to take the exams seriously.

Kazami agreed to tutor Hasebe and Sakura while Horikita organized Class D’s midterm preparations. Ayanokoji failed to recruit Sudo and Yamauchi, and Horikita’s tutoring group broke apart after she argued with Sudo.

• After Hirata repeatedly asked Kazami to help with tutoring, Kazami agreed to teach Hasebe and Sakura.
• Horikita took charge of Class D’s exam preparations and ordered Ayanokoji and Kazami to bring Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi to tutoring.
• Kazami declined Horikita’s assignment because he had already promised to tutor Hasebe and Sakura, so Ayanokoji went alone and failed to persuade Sudo and Yamauchi.
• At the library, Kazami began tutoring Hasebe and Sakura while Horikita’s study group erupted into an argument between Horikita and Sudo.
• Horikita’s group dispersed on bad terms, and Hasebe told Kazami that Horikita’s overbearing way of speaking had provoked Sudo.

After discussing Horikita’s decision and boasting about his ambitions, Kazami and Ayanokoji stumbled upon Manabu Horikita confronting Suzune Horikita late at night. Ayanokoji fought Manabu while Kazami joined in with a surprise attack, leaving Manabu in a sorry state.

• Kazami told Hasebe that he would help Sudo if Sudo and Horikita fought, shocking Hasebe and Sakura Airi.
• After dinner and several games, Kazami and Ayanokoji discussed Horikita’s decision and Kazami’s ambition to become king.
• Kazami and Ayanokoji heard an argument and found Manabu Horikita pinning Suzune Horikita against a wall.
• Kazami began stripping so he could fight Manabu, then sent Ayanokoji in first while planning an ambush.
• Ayanokoji dodged and countered Manabu’s attacks, gaining the advantage as they fought.
• Kazami attacked Manabu below the belt while he was occupied with Ayanokoji, leaving Manabu struggling to suppress a scream.

Suzune Horikita stopped Kazami and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji’s fight with Manabu Horikita, then asked them to keep the incident secret. After Chie Hoshinomiya photographed Kazami in his underwear, he copied Ayanokoji’s piano and calligraphy abilities and returned to the dorms with him.

• Suzune Horikita stopped the fight, and Manabu Horikita told her to drop out before leaving after Kazami taunted him.
• Suzune asked Kazami and Ayanokoji to keep the night's events secret, then questioned Ayanokoji about his fighting skills.
• Chie Hoshinomiya photographed Kazami and Ayanokoji, mistook the scene for something from a novel, and ran off without deleting the pictures.
• Ayanokoji told Kazami to put his clothes back on, then confirmed he could play piano and practice calligraphy.
• Kazami copied Ayanokoji’s piano and calligraphy abilities after making him call him Big Brain, then went back to the dorms with him.

Kazami embellished the previous night's events while gossiping with Hasebe, then Horikita beat him for his story. He pressured Horikita into agreeing to cook his meals for a month, leaving him pleased with his latest victory.

• Kazami told Hasebe an exaggerated story about Ayanokoji fighting Horikita's brother while carrying a piano, practicing calligraphy, and holding flowers.
• Horikita confronted Kazami and beat him after he continued talking about her brother.
• Kazami complained to Hasebe, then went to Horikita and demanded she treat him to a meal.
• Horikita served Kazami a rice-free salad, and he threatened to post an account of the previous night's events on the school forum.
• Kazami demanded that Horikita cook his meals for a month, and she agreed to keep the story from being revealed.

Kazami woke to find Horikita delivering meals under their agreement, then worried when Kushida noticed their unusual closeness and sought an explanation. Ayanokoji arranged for Kushida to help them at noon the next day, leaving Kazami to invent a cover story that would not expose Horikita’s secret.

• Horikita woke Kazami at six thirty and brought him breakfast and a vegetable-only lunch, explaining that she would add meat if he gave her points.
• After classes, Horikita asked Kazami about dinner, and Kushida overheard their exchange and suspected they were secretly dating.
• Kushida hurried after Kazami to ask about Horikita, but Kazami hesitated because he had promised to keep Horikita’s family dispute secret.
• Ayanokoji promised Kushida an answer if she helped them at noon the next day, and Kushida agreed.
• Kazami panicked that Horikita would punish him if he revealed her secret, so Ayanokoji suggested claiming she had lost a bet and was bringing Kazami meals for a month.

Ayanokoji planned to find past exam papers to help Class D pass the midterms, while Kazami tried to recruit him and got caught insulting Chabashira-sensei. At Horikita's dinner, Kazami ate her homemade pickled radish without asking and learned she would charge him 1,000 points for it.

• Ayanokoji told Kazami he planned to find past exam papers, reasoning that earlier students had not been expelled for failing the first midterms.
• Kazami invited Ayanokoji to join his grand undertaking as Class D's Mighty General, but Ayanokoji said they were both Horikita's lackeys.
• Chabashira-sensei overheard Kazami criticizing her judgment, and Kazami nervously denied having said anything before moving aside.
• Kazami arrived at Horikita's room for dinner and admired her cooking as he ate her vegetarian meal.
• Kazami ate Horikita's homemade pickled radish without permission, and Horikita told him it would cost 1,000 points.

Kazami paid Horikita a thousand points for her homemade pickled radish, then reassured her that her harsh treatment of Sudo, Ike, and Yamauchi was understandable. Horikita regained her resolve to keep advancing the class, and Kazami's first private dinner in her room ended.

• Horikita charged Kazami a thousand points for the pickled radish he had already tasted, then offered to sell him more jars.
• Kazami suggested Horikita sell the radish to Ayanokoji, but Horikita instead offered Kazami a long-term supply and refused to include it with his meal plan.
• Horikita asked Kazami whether she had been too harsh on Sudo and the others, and he said her frustration was understandable but warned that their expulsion could cost the class points.
• Horikita took Kazami's words to heart and resolved not to let others' opinions shake her as she worked to move the class forward.
• Kazami tried to cheer Horikita with a joke and a compliment, and their private dinner ended with him regretting the thousand-point cost.

Kazami asked Chiaki Matsushita to tutor Hasebe and Sakura because his own study plans left him no time to honor his promise to Hirata. Matsushita rejected the request and denied Kazami’s claim that she was capable, leaving him without an agreement.

• Kazami decided to ask Chiaki Matsushita to take his place tutoring Hasebe and Sakura.
• Kazami waited for Matsushita with breakfast Horikita had made, but Matsushita suspected he had an ulterior motive.
• Matsushita joked that she could exorcise ghosts by beating people with a stick, and Kazami asked whether her family worked in exorcism.
• Kazami explained that he had promised Hirata to tutor Hasebe and Sakura and asked Matsushita to fill in.
• Matsushita refused, and when Kazami said she had the ability to teach them, she awkwardly pretended not to understand him.