Light Novel 2nd Year Volume 2/Summary

Below is the long summary for volume 2 of 2nd Year of the You-Zitsu light novel series.

Prologue
The prologue begins with the White Room student's impression of the Advanced Nurturing High School. To the eyes of an average student even for a prestigious school, the level of the classes being taught was extremely low level and a waste of time. During this time, the student thinks about Kiyotaka, and when he does that a certain feeling called "hatred" leaks out of his heart. He remembers the time he first heard about Kiyotaka in the White Room and how his name was known by every student as the best White Room student. No matter how hard a White Room student worked or how impressive their grades were, the instructors never approved of their abilities and simply kept repeating that Kiyotaka's grades were much better the year before. Some other students in the 5th generation saw Kiyotaka as a God and refused to take his place which caused them all to drop out later on after realizing it was next to impossible to catch up to him. This particular student wasn't a worshiper like the other student's in the 5th generation but he or she did not believe that Kiyotaka really existed until the instructors showed them Kiyotaka's training from another room. The student was in awe after seeing Kiyotaka's results for themselves but strongly refused to consider him as a God and considered him as an enemy. If Kiyotaka were to be chosen and deemed the success of the White Room, that would mean all the other students would be considered failures with nowhere to go despite all their efforts. The student finishes up his soliloquy by saying that they have to be the success no matter what methods have to be used even if it means killing Kiyotaka.

Chapter 1
Inside the tense atmosphere of Class 2-D, Keisei is impatiently waiting for Kiyotaka to return. Haruka tries to calm him down but to no avail. When their discussion shifts to the last question in the special exam, Keisei gets fired up about it being too complex for mere high school students to solve, yet Kiyotaka was able to perfectly solve it. He claims that he has observed the whole class's academic situation, and concluded that nobody could have possibly solved such a question. He points his evidence to the OAA app and says that no other person from the whole 2nd year got a perfect mark on the exam. Kei then intervenes, reflecting on how Kiyotaka might be a hidden genius. Keisei argues that if that were so, then Kiyotaka's past scores should've been flawless as well. They continue to bicker until Minami Setsuya appears, stating her opinion that Kiyotaka might have cheated. As the discussion heats up, more students added to the conversation, until Sudō finally speaks up, stating that they shouldn't be assuming things when the person in question isn't present. Following a short bout regarding Ken and Kiyotaka's growth, Kei's comment about how Kiyotaka may be holding back shifts the discussion yet again. The class then starts to blame Kiyotaka, thinking about the class points they could've saved if he'd not held back. At the climax of the debate, Yōsuke Hirata steps in and calms things down, mentioning that Ken has club activities, which prompts the rest of the classmates who had club activities to start leaving. Before exiting the class, Ken glanced at Horikita, who didn't contribute to the discussion.

Switching to Kiyotaka, who is leaving the Director's office, had an internal monologue regarding his life at school. Then, he spots Sae Chabashira waiting for him, which made him a bit disappointed by her sloppy act. He thinks that Sae waiting for him right outside the Director's office will plant suspicion in the Acting Director, which they are up against. To dispel that as much as possible, Kiyotaka swiftly walked away, which Sae followed suit. Sae seems happy about Kiyotaka finally using his full abilities to help the class and provokes Kiyotaka regarding the attention he has drawn. After Sae left, Kiyotaka notes that she will be hindering his operations, and will not focus on her as much. Turning to the situation at hand, Kiyotaka tries to text and call Suzune, but she did not reply both times. Admitting defeat, Kiyotaka has no choice but to face his class head-on. As Kiyotaka enters the class, he is immediately approached by Keisei, who bombards him with eager questions. Kiyotaka shoots a glance at Suzune, which she picks up and comes to his aid. Keisei rejected Suzune trying to explain things, but she pushed on calmly. When Keisei says he thought Kiyotaka cheated, Suzune becomes a bit gloomy but states that it isn't a reasonless argument. However, Suzune contradicts it by going back to their 1st year at the school, claiming that she found out Kiyotaka was actually very smart, even better than her. A lot of doubts came up, but Suzune counters by saying that she planned to hide Kiyotaka's true ability. Keisei then complains that, had Kiyotaka not hid his abilities and used his full strength, the class would've risen moderately. Suzune counters again by stating that if Kiyotaka did not hold back from the start, then he may have been targeted by strong students from other classes, such as Arisu, Honami and Kakeru. Keisei argues that it isn't very probable, but Suzune uses the Class Poll as an example, stating that Arisu might've targeted Kiyotaka instead of Haruki Yamauchi. Then, Keisei inquires why he had to reveal his ability now of all times, saying that there wouldn't be a difference to the attention he draws if he went all out from the start. However, Suzune argues that, unlike last year, they have grown a lot, and are better at making decisions. By using Ken's growth as an example, Suzune claims that they are more prone to helping and protecting him now that they have familiarized themselves with their classmates, and the same goes for Kiyotaka. When Keisei points out Kiyotaka hiding the full truth, Yōsuke Hirata came to Suzune's rescue when she was unable to answer in time. He says that, by hiding information from even their own classmates, they are guaranteed to keep information from leaking. Suzune rode along with Yōsuke's flow, saying it's better for their own future if their trump cards stay mostly unknown, adding that even right now, there might be students from other classes eavesdropping on their conversation. Kei joined in, complimenting Suzune on her intuitive strategies. Suzune adds one last comment, stating having insurance at such a competitive place is their best bet. With the help of the class leaders, she was able to dispel the doubt surrounding Kiyotaka's math score.

As Kiyotaka exited his class and into the corridor, he gets confronted by Haruka, alongside the rest of the Ayanokōji Group, save for Akito. Keisei is furious that Kiyotaka hid this information from them - his friends - and asks if he even trusts them. Kiyotaka replies, saying that he does trust them, but he decided it would be better to keep the plan as hidden as possible. He claims that it wasn't easy to keep himself from revealing it to them. Kiyotaka also apologizes for wasting Keisei's efforts in his study sessions, Keisei advises that Kiyotaka should've said he didn't need his help from the beginning, and even claims that he has intentions of leaving the Ayanokōji Group. Haruka spoke in concern regarding that last point, Keisei says that he already wanted to leave the group before Suzune explained everything, but his thoughts conflicted with each other. Keisei says that it's okay for Kiyotaka to hide his abilities, but as a compromise, he'll have to be the one teaching the group. Kiyotaka complies, and Airi suggests that they do a reconciliation handshake. Haruka is very attached to that idea, as opposed to Keisei's pessimistic reaction. Haruka takes hold of both Kiyotaka's and Keisei's hands and forced a handshake. Embarrassed, Keisei yielded and shook hands with Kiyotaka. Then, at Haruka mentioning that Kiyotaka is sort of popular now, she remembers a thought from way back and stood frozen. Airi called to her after noticing Haruka spacing out, and she quickly dismissed it. Keisei then compares Kiyotaka's score to Arisu's, which is the second-highest at 91, and states that a perfect score seems overkill. He acknowledges Arisu's intelligence from that. Finally, Haruka proposed to celebrate their reconciliation at Keyaki Mall, which no one opposed.

While waiting in front of Keyaki Mall, Kiyotaka receives a message from his group chat. As he reads the message, two figures approach him, which are Honami Ichinose and Ryuuji Kanzaki. After a short greeting, Honami mentions Kiyotaka's perfect score in math, and Kanzaki, in turn, expresses his distrust towards him hiding his ability. Honami tries to prevent him from saying such rude things, but Kanzaki has his mind made up and promptly dissolves the alliance between Class 2-D and 2-C. Then, Kanzaki pushes Kiyotaka to reveal more of his abilities, and Honami intervened by saying that he can't score higher than 100 marks. Concluding from that, Class 2-C still has a higher total score than Class 2-D. After being confronted, Kanzaki chose to leave, and Honami apologized in his place. Slowly, doubts of her own ability formed, but Kiyotaka dispels them from recalling what he said to her before. He states that some students like Kanzaki will be moving by themselves and that the Class 1-B that Honami protects is no more. He wants Honami to continue fighting. Honami agrees, claiming that she'll be the first to go if anyone from her class is forced to drop out. Kiyotaka is dissatisfied with her sacrificial mindset, stating he will never allow her to drop out. He plants a will that will move Honami forward. Honami, now flustered, compliments Kiyotaka, but he dismisses it and claims that Honami is a weapon herself. After Honami left, the other four members of the Ayanokōji Group already arrived and were witnessing their conversation. Haruka asked suspiciously about it, and Kiyotaka covers it up by saying that they were talking about his math score.

After Golden Week passes, Kiyotaka runs into Ken at school. Naturally, they talk about Kiyotaka's math score, but Ken then inquires Kiyotaka about his relationship with Suzune, with the plan that she came up with as the link. Kiyotaka brushes it off, saying it's nothing special. Moving on, Kiyotaka expressed his gratitude to Ken for covering up for him during the discussion in class about the authenticity of his math score, but Ken humbly dismisses it. Then, Ken continues to talk about Kiyotaka's hidden abilities, pointing out that he's not only good at math but fighting as well, evident from the fight with Kazuomi Housen. Kiyotaka wants to dismiss that, but Ken is eager, saying that it's the first time he felt fear when facing such an opponent, yet Kiyotaka was able to outmanoeuvre him. Ken then grabs Kiyotaka's arm, feeling his muscles. He says he'd had a hunch since last year, when he saw how muscular Kiyotaka's body was back when they were at the pool, and that such a body isn't possible without training. Ken then mentions the grip test back in the Sports Festival and wants to know what Kiyotaka's actual grip strength is, but Kiyotaka himself doesn't know as the physical tests in the White Room, which would be the only source of his actual strength, are kept from the students. Ken withdrew after seeing Kiyotaka having a hard time answering. Kiyotaka asks if Ken is frustrated that he hid his strength, and Ken said he felt something similar and could sympathise with Keisei, but he understands why Kiyotaka had to do what he did. He then jests about being superior at basketball, and Kiyotaka agrees in his mind, stating that he stands no chance against someone who practises the sport a lot. Ken asks his last question regarding Housen, about how Kiyotaka never suspected Ken would tell anyone else about the incident. Kiyotaka replies that, if it was the Ken from back then, then he would have asked Suzune to keep him quiet, but now he's grown a lot and is better than before. Ken is surprised that Kiyotaka thinks highly of him, and is flattered. Lastly, he asked about Kiyotaka's and Suzune's relationship, which Kiyotaka promptly replies they're not dating. Ken says that Suzune is fine to date anyone, but if she perchance dates Kiyotaka and he chooses to hide it from Ken, then he won't forgive Kiyotaka for it. Before going ahead, Ken says that he's glad Kiyotaka wasn't the one that got expelled in the Class Poll, since he's the key to Class-A, in Ken's opinion. Kiyotaka mulled over that for a while, thinking that Ken himself is also a key to their mutual goal.

Chapter 2
Horikita and Ayanokōji met near a stairway, and on arrival, Suzune asked whether Kazuomi Hōsen and Tsubasa Nanase had contacted him or not, which he denies. They reach the student council room, where Miyabi Nagumo asks about their intention in coming there. Suzune bluntly asks if she could join the student council, to which he asks why she wanted to join it. She says that she wanted to take the road of her brother and become the student council president. Nagumo tells her that Honami Ichinose had been working for the student council for a year already and that Suzune might not compete with her for the position. She answers it was a distance that could be covered. After that, Nagumo welcomed Suzune to the student council, and asked if Ayanokōji also wanted to join the student council, but he denies it. He invited Kei to his room for an “indoor date”, they started talking about various topics but soon the atmosphere in the room changed, they were about to kiss but interrupted by the doorbell. Kiyotaka opened the door and saw that it was Ichika Amasawa from 1st Year Class-A. He tried to send her back, but she asked him to cook for her since he was alone. When he tried to excuse himself by saying that he was out of ingredients, she showed him that she had already brought the ingredients with her. She told him she knew he wasn't alone in the room, and when asked how, she replied she had been following Kei the whole time. She threatened him that if he didn't let her in, she “might” expose their relationship to the school. After inviting her inside, she asked the couple if they were doing lewd things, and put something from her bag on the table - a contraceptive device, and told Kiyotaka to take it as an apology gift. He replied she didn't owe him any apology, but she confessed that she had some part in causing the wound on his hand but making it clear that she was not his enemy. It surprised Kei when she was told about the 20 million private points bounty for expelling Kiyotaka, and after Ichika left Karuizawa asked him about everything.

Chapter 3
The next day Ayanokōji met Nanase and asked her about the special exam. She replied the exam was still going on and the deadline was the start of the second semester. She told him that there was a student from class C who had gotten expelled. When he asked her about Hosen, she replied he had been behaving well and is focusing on the class. She advised him to not regret anything in his school life. Later, during homeroom, Chabashira informs the class that a special examination was going to happen, but before that, she explained about the vacation on the cruise. From August 4 to 11 students could enjoy themselves on a cruise for seven days and eight nights to their hearts’ content and there wouldn't be any cruise ship test like before, but for that they would have to complete the next Uninhabited Island special exam.

SCHEDULE OF THE SPECIAL EXAM


 * July 19: Assemble at the sports field, take the bus to the port, and board the cruiser.
 * July 20: Special exam starts; the exam will be explained, and supplies will be given.


 * August 3: Special exam ends; rankings will be announced on the ship, and rewards will be paid out accordingly.

* Private points for August will be awarded after the uninhabited island survival exam.


 * August 4: Vacation on the cruise, students are free to do anything on the cruise.


 * August 11: Arrive at the port, return to the school and be dismissed.

RULES OF THE SPECIAL EXAM


 * Groups are to be of 3-6 students’ big.
 * The ratio for forming a mix group is 2:1 with two girls and one boy.
 * Only students from the same year can form a group.
 * Groups cannot be changed after forming.


 * After the special exam starts, 2 groups of 3 people or 3 groups of 2 people or six single student groups can merge and form a big group.
 * Students with any injury or fever will be disqualified.


 * If a group placed in the top three is composed of all four classes, the reward will be shared equally.
 * Students from the bottom six groups will be expelled.
 * Students can override the expulsion by paying one million points.
 * Class point rewards for the top three groups will be taken from the bottom three groups.

REWARDS


 * Group placed first: 300 class points, one million private points, 1 protection point
 * Group placed second: 200 class points, 500,000 private points
 * Group placed third: 100 private points, 250,000 private points
 * Groups placed in the top 50% (including groups placed 1st to 3rd) 50,000 private points
 * Groups placed in the top 70% (including groups placed 1st to 3rd) 10,000 private points

Chabashira showed the students the cards that could influence the special exam.

BASIC CARD OVERVIEW


 * 1) Head start card: At the start of the exam, the points you can use will be multiplied by 1.5.
 * 2) Bonus card: The owner of the card gets twice as many private points from the reward.
 * 3) Half off card: In the event of a penalty, reduces the amount of private points to be paid by half. Only valid for the user.
 * 4) Free ride card: Designate a group at the start of exam and receive half of private points won by that designated group.
 * 5) Insurance card: In case the owner of the card is to be eliminated because of ill health, gives that student one grace day to recover. Not valid if the elimination is because of cheating.

SPECIAL CARD OVERVIEW


 * 1) More people: The owner of the card can join a group as the seventh person. This card can be used once the exam starts, and the required ratio of boys and girls will not apply.
 * 2) Nullify: In the event of a penalty, reduces the amount of private points to be paid to zero. Only valid to the cardholder.
 * 3) Trial: Receives the right to get 1.5 times as many class points from the reward of the special exam, however the group will be penalized if it cannot enter the top 30% ranks. The school will provide the additional class points for the reward.

CARDS OVERVIEW AND RULES


 * 1) Both basic and special cards can be traded within the same year.
 * 2) Students cannot trade within their class and once a card has changed owners, it cannot be traded further.
 * 3) The effects do not stack when a student uses the same card.

After Chabashira left the classroom Koenji asks her what would happen if a person taking the special exam alone falls sick, then what would happen she tells that they will penalized and have to pay six million private points. after noticing Ayanokōji he asks him if he is going to team up with him or not he replies that since he is going to quit from the start of the exam, he can't let him join.

At the dorm lobby Ayanokōji met Ishizaki, Albert and Hiyori they forcibly take him to Albert's room. After reaching to his room, Ishizaki asks Ayanokōji to team up with either of them. He says that it's hard to decide right now because we don't know the full details of the exam. he asks them the reason of inviting him, Ishizaki tell him it was his own decision he asks what is in it for him Ishizkaki tells him they are going to give him twenty million points to after they become class A to transfer to their class he explains them that Ryueen would never allow for that. Ayanokōji tells them he will think about it and inform them later. The next day Ayanokōji checks his phone and sees that he has received the trail card.

In the dorm's lobby he listens Shinohara and Ike talking over the group formation Ike was trying to persuade Shinohara to form a group with him. In the classroom Hirata and Horikita were in trouble because of Ike and Shinohara, Hirata and Ayanokōji checked on Shinohara because she was going to Keyaki mall to meet with Kyogou Komiya. On their way Ayanokōji tells Hirata to go first after that Chiaki Matsushita who was following him showed up and asks him to team up with her and she will follow his every order for the special exam but he tells her he will not team up with anyone at least this month, hearing that she gave him her contact information and left.After meeting with Hirata,he talked with Ishizaki regarding Komiya but a girl approached Ishizaki from behind she asks that Ishizaki is rather close with Ayanokoji.To which Ishizaki replies that it's because of the mixed training camp and he wanted to talk to him regarding the matter of Komiya. He tells he wants to talk about Shinohara and Komiya forming their group and he wants to confirm whether or not, Komiya is a good guy or not. Ishizaki tells that he is a good guy. Ishizaki asks Ayanokōji if he likes Shinohara he replies that its Ike from their class who likes her. Ishizaki calls Komiya and confirms that he has feelings for Shinohara and he was going to confess her during the special exam.

In the cafe Horikita and Ayanokōji were talking about what should they do next regarding Ike and Shinohara.They check the OAA app and found that Shinohara and Komiya have already formed a group they discussed it with Hirata.

In his room he was having his date with Kei,she asks him if he could take the first place by himself.He answers that there is a 50/50 chance. She is anxious about the special exam and wants him to team up with her he replies that there is still a way to save herself by paying points he asks her how much she got she tells him she currently has 240,000 points. he tells Kei that she don't need to worry he will arrange the points for her.

In the cafe both Honami Ichinose and Sakayanagi were having a meeting regarding the special exam Sakayanagi proposes to form an alliance between their classes .She tells Ichinose that class D is gaining momentum and last year they have accumulated more points than any other class and if its keep going her class will end dead last. after some thought Ichinose asks her for the details she tells that because of the rules they can only form group within the same year so they have to make a winning group for themselves even if she isn't going to win but she can reach to Ryueen and can widens the gap between class D .Sakayanagi explains that even though she can't move to island freely but she can participate in semi retire position and give instructions to others. Ichinose tells Sakayanagi that she actually fears that it would be problem for her if all three classes decide to team up to force class then it will be problematic for her and she don't want that to happen. Sakayanagi was surprised by Ichinose's counterattack she offers her three million points for penalty for those who are at a risk of expulsion Ichinose asks for five people worth Sakayanagi accepts her demands and they form the alliance by Ichinose giving Sakayanagi the more people card.

Chapter 4
The first years were familiarising themselves with the rules of the Advance Nurturing High School and were forming groups but could not proceed due to Class 1-D led by Kazuomi Hōsen. They then held a meeting for discussion. Takuya Yagami arrived first as he was the one who arranged the meeting. Soon after Riku Utomiya from Class 1-C arrived. They then wondered if Hosen would show up or not. Soon after Takahashi Osamu from Class 1-A shows up, they were anxious about the current situation because Class 1-D was second in terms of physical ability. In the midst of discussion, Hosen suddenly shows up. Takahashi was about to start the discussion but Hosen pushed him causing him to fall. Seeing that displeased Riku, so he asks Hosen to not get violent but he refuses to comply. Riku asks him if he was the one who got his classmate expelled with his reply being that he remembers nothing. Takahashi ask them to calm down so that they could discuss the special exam. Yagami proposes that they should work together or they would become the food for the upperclassmen. Riku disagrees with him and says the benefits for cooperating is less. Takahashi says that since groups can merge during the exam, they should form more teams for the official exam. Yagami replies that if they do this, they would have to balance every group. Therefore, as an alternative, he suggested that they should focus on the strongest group of four so that they could take first place. Yagami asks Hosen to cooperate with them. Hosen agrees to help them but demands two seats reserved for his Class D. Everyone present agrees to his demands but this displeased Riku. They all agree to take first place in the exam.

In the Cafe at Keyaki mall, Hosen was having a conversation with Amasawa regarding the special exam where he requested her to team up with him and Nanase. Nanase then tells her that they will be on equal footing. She then asks Hosen what about the powerful team of four, he replies it will not be a problem as long as he sends people with strong academic and physical abilities. Afterward, she then asked them what they would give as a reward for her cooperation. After seeing that they are willing to compromise, she then demands all the points to go to her for expelling Ayanokōji. The reason being that if she teams up with them, she will be more isolated in her class and there is no one they can trust. Hosen agrees with her demands to which Amasawa promptly leaves. Nanase asks Hosen whether they can really trust her to which he rebukes that he doesn't trust either of them and as long as he achieves his goal of expelling Ayanokōji he doesn't care.

Ayanokōji was leaving the class but Kushida approaches him and tells him that there was a first-year who wants to meet him. Both of them go towards the Keyaki mall before Takuya Yagami started approaching them. Kushida reveals that he is the one who wants to talk to him. They sit at the mall's cafe as Ayanokōji begins by asking him what is it that he wants to talk about. Yagami tells him he received a notification but he was not interested in getting paid so didn't participate. Ayanokōji asks why is he telling him right now, He answers that he had heard that recently Hosen had failed and his right hand is injured and it's beyond his expectations. Yagami thought for the sake of protecting first-years he will be just a bystander and if he didn't do anything about it then Kushida and his class will likely suffer because of it. Kushida has no idea what they were talking. Yagami explains that shortly after entering the school they were summoned by president Nagumo in the student council room and the students were Takahashi Osamu and Ishigami Kyoko from Class 1-A, he from Class B, Riku Riku from Class C, and Tsubasa Nanase and Kazuomi Hosen from Class D. they were given the special exam of expelling class 2D student Ayanokōji Kiyotaka and the deadline is beginning of the second semester. Kushida was surprised to hear that .he says that they were offered twenty million points by president Nagumo. Kushida asks him are there are any other students besides him to which he answers that Nagumo had said that the student was selected at random for the second year. Kushida asks how can Nagumo has arranged this much money on his own. Yagami answers that he has confirmed that Nagumo has twenty million points. She asks Yagami how can they participate in an exam that hasn't been recognized by the school. He replies that when the student council announced the exam the acting director was also present. Kushida asks him if he will be safe or not if this conversation leaks out. He replies that he is ready to be hated by the first years because they have to fight him sooner or later. After Yagami left Kushida says to Ayanokōji that Yagami knows about her past and she will get rid of him.

After Kushida left, Ayanokōji was approached by Sakurako Tsubaki who told him that she wants to talk to him about something. Soon after, Riku arrives and says that he wants to talk to him about Hosen. Riku then requests his help in his endeavour to expel Hosen from the island exam which caused Ayanokōji to ask for his rationale. He explains that a boy named Hatano was expelled from the school and he thinks that Hosen was the one responsible for it. Ayanokōji inquired if he might be Hosen's comrade. Tsubaki questions how he got the injury is due to Hosen and they were also aiming for his twenty million bounty. Riku says that for him and his group, they have given up on the bounty as if word got out that they are the ones who expelled him, they would then make an enemy of Class 2-D and they don't want that. Ayanokōji pressed him further by saying that the same could also happen in Hosen's case. Riku replies that it won't happen because many students in Class 1-D are afraid of him and they also want him expelled. He asks Ayanokōji to consider his proposal before leaving.

Ayanokōji has gone to Keyaki mall because Vice president Kiriyama has invited him to talk. He tells Ayanokōji that for a long time he hadn’t battled Nagumo one on one and so, he now wants to face him in the next special exam so he advised Ayanokōji to stays out of his way. Ayanokōji replies that he won't do anything. Kiriyama then shares his belief that there is no point in graduating from any other class other than Class A and declare that he will never going to sink to Class B which is full of incompetent people. As they were talking a voice called out to them and it was a girl from Class 3-B named Fūka Kiryūin. Kiriyama asks her what is it that she wants with her simply replying that he was with an interesting underclassmen so she decided to say hello. Kiriyama tells Ayanokōji that he doesn't need to listen to her. She is assessed to be a good student, someone akin to Koenji from his class although he was just wasting his time. She then tells Kiriyama that he is in her way. After Kiriyama leaves, she asks Ayanokōji to sit down to talk for a moment. She says she is fine with any topic of conversation as long as she is able to figure out what kind of person he is. He questions her on why she doesn't contribute to her class and whether the reason was because she was not interested in her class. She replies that being interested and cooperating is two different things before explaining that she is not interested in the system of this school as she can already achieve anything she wants with her abilities. She pressed him to introduce himself more as her instincts were telling her that he is more than meets the eye. She asks him if he is considering to aim for first place in the Uninhabited Island exam. He reflected the question back to her with her reply being that she is aiming for a relatively high position so that she will get private points to spend. She tells him that Nagumo and Kiriyama were going to aim for first place and there are some competent underclassmen before saying that this exam will determine who will rule at the top of the school. She tells Ayanokōji that whether her interest in him disappears or not will depend on what he will do in the Uninhabited Island exam. Ayanokōji replies that he hopes that her interest in him disappears as he takes his leave.

After Ayanokōji left, Kiryuin was then approached by Nagumo. She then asks him why he has appeared before her. He started off by asking her if she thinks Ayanokōji was a person worth keeping an eye on. She then tells him that she had a face-to-face talk with him but wasn't able to grasp anything from him and he is more interesting than even the student council president. He tells her if she thinks she is better than him then he is going to show her his place. He challenges her in the Uninhabited Island exam. She replies that he has misunderstood her intention before clarifying that she isn't underestimating him as she admits that she doesn't have leadership capabilities like him or Manabu Horikita, but if they are talking about other factors, then the results would be different. He then stood up and tells Kiryuin to enjoy her remaining time at this school. Before Nagumo leaves, she tells him that even though she has put his evaluation on hold, Ayanokōji is indeed an interesting student. She asks him to test him in the next island exam to which he replies that that's what he is thinking. He says that in order to get control of the whole podium, he needs more groups to which he can give her this role if she wanted it and that he can help her find comrades. She asks him whether he really needs her help. He dodge the question by asking if she is interested or not. she replied that the top 50% is enough for her. Before Nagumo leaves, she gives him an eerie warning to look at what's in front of him and if he pays too much attention to those who are behind him, he will get suffer immensely.

Chapter 5
Ayanokōji was heading towards the Keyaki mall because Ryūen has called him. On his way, he met Kanzaki from Class 2-C who asks him why he hasn't formed a group yet. Ayanokōji answer was that that he doesn't have many friends. He then asks Ayanokōji whether they can trust him. Ayanokōji retaliates by asking if Ishizaki would even trust him if he said yes. To which he replies that he will at the very least consider the reply. Ending their back and forth, he went straight to the point and implored Ayanokōji to warn Ichinose that the way she is now, she isn't good enough to lead them to Class A. He refuses and says that one must take care of their own problems and outsiders like him has no part to play.

Afterward, Ayanokōji arrived at Keyaki mall and sees that Ryūen along with Kōhei Katsuragi was having tea. Katsuragi praises him for his perfect score in mathematics. He then asks Ryūen what he is up to for creating this unnatural meeting. Ryūen replies by asking what Class A is aiming for. Katsuragi obstinately refuses to tell him due to their different class standings. Moving on, Ryūen says that the next special exam is the best chance to expel Sakayanagi but Katsuragi thinks that it will be impossible to accomplish such a feat. Ryūen explains that the important thing in this special exam is to not lose any point to the first and third years and for that, he suggest forming an alliance with him and Ayanokōji. Katsuragi refuses and says that he doesn't want to be with him and asks why he chose someone like Ayanokōji who has not shown an accomplishments, as well as reducing their reward. Ryūen asks for Ayanokōji's thoughts regarding his strategy to which he replies he doesn't know. Katsuragi was about to leave but Ryūen ask for him listen till the end. Ryūen says that because of his contract with him last year on the uninhabited island exam, Class A is required to transfer points to him monthly which have been having a negative impact on Class A. Hearing this caused Katsuragi to get furious and angrily ask what he wants from him. Ryūen simply ask for him to come his Class B and he will personally pay for the required points for the transfer. Katsuragi asks what he would stand to gain from joining Class B. Ryūen tells him that he will soon defeat Class A so remaining there would be virtually meaningless, he then asks Katsuragi how much private points he has currently. After that he took out the contract with Class A and tells Katsuragi that after negotiations he will sell the contract to Sakayanagi for five million points. After some strong deliberation, Katsuragi reluctantly signs the contract to transfer to Class B. After signing the contract he asks Ryūen for the reason he invited Ayanokōji here. He answers that he needs the Trail Card that he possesses. He offers him 500,000 points for the Trail card. Ayanokōji tells him that in order for them to go through with this trade, Ryūen has to exchange a Half off card from one of the students who have a free ride card in his class. Ryūen accepts his conditions and Katsuragi gives him his Half off card.

On the last day for group forming, Ayanokōji receives a call from Ishizaki and tells him that in his class, everyone except Ibuki has formed a group of two. Ayanokōji tells him he has an idea and would call him later. He then meets Horikita in the dorm's lobby and asks what is she going to do regarding grouping up with others. She replies that she is not going to group up with anybody as it's not a bad idea to go alone. He advised that it will be risky for her health and suggest that she should form a group. She then asks if there are any girls left. He suggests to her that Ibuki from Class B still hasn't formed one and since they both are girls they should pair up. During lunch break Horikita and Ayanokōji went to meet Ibuki and Ishizaki. Ayanokōji asks Ibuki to team up with her but she flat out refuses and says that she already hates Ayanokōji but her hatred for Horikita is much greater than him and she will never go to team up with her. Horikita tells her that she isn't here to team up with her either and declared that the reason she is alone is because she wants to fight alone while for Ibuki's case, she is alone because nobody wants to team up with her. After hearing that, Ibuki angrily challenges her. Horikita says that she is starting out alone but when the special exam offically begins, she intends to merge with a group. She told Ibuki to try not to lose after she merge with a group. After they left, Ayanokōji asks her whether she knew Ibuki wouldn't accept to pair up with her. She replies saying that she wanted to provoke her into doing something reckless to create an impetus for her to disqualify her.

Epilogue
The exam worries Keisei immensely and he confides in Ayanokōji by saying that he will do everything he can to help. After that, Chabashira entered the classroom and told them to gather at the court. As they were about to leave Koenji calls out to Horikita. She asks what's his aim. He asks her to give him the full freedom he desires if he gets an excellent result in the Uninhabited Island exam. She accepts his terms and told him that she will grant him full autonomy. Moreover, she will personally do everything she can to remove any obstacle in his way. She tells him that she can do that but only if he takes first place on his own in the exam. After that, she will consider it but if he don't get first place, he has to unconditionally help the class in the future. She then asked if he will accepts it her proposal. Koenji agrees to Horikita's conditions and leaves the classroom. Ayanokōji says to Horikita that even he doesn't know how serious Koenji will get. Horikita says that if they could come in first and if Koenji comes second, they will then be able to reach Class B in one fell swoop, but she doesn’t know what Koenji will do. In his office, Tsukishiro was talking to a first year of the school. He then ask the first year to expel Ayanokōji Kiyotaka. Tsukishiro explains the entire premise of this special exam he concocted is undeniably unreasonable, but for now, he has silenced the school authorities and implemented strict rules in placed for his goal. He says that his role in this school is ending soon, but he wants to see his goal fulfilled by having the first year expel Ayanokōji Kiyotaka. This first year is revealed to be Tsubasa Nanase.

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