1st Year Arc

Collection of all the events happened during the 1st Year of Kiyotaka Ayanokōji in Advanced Nurturing High School in the Light novel Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ)

School Enrollment — First Semester's Midterm Exam
show / hide  Most of The Class D Students used up all the private points they received at the time of admission in April. At the start of May, it was informed that the private points they receive every month is based on their lifestyle in the class and their grades. Due to several instances of rules being broken, Class D has ended with 0 class points. The more academic capable students Hirata and Suzune hold a study session for the mid-terms in order to raise their class points from next month. After various problems, when the study session got off to the good start, it was revealed that their homeroom teacher had failed to tell them about the change in syllabus for the exam. Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, in order to acquire past questions, contacted a 3rd Year Class D student together with Kushida and obtained the previous questions with help of private points he had saved. The day before the exam, He asked Kushida to share those papers to help save the students from expulsion. Despite their efforts, Ken Sudō who couldn't remember the past paper failed in the English paper by only one point. He was asked to drop out by their teacher. However Horikita and Kiyotaka negotiated to purchase a point to save Sudō from expulsion using 100,000 private points.

Case of Assault Incident
show / hide  Three Class C students appealed to school of being beaten by Ken Sudō. Kiyotaka and the others in Class D proceed to save Sudō, who claims to have been framed by Class C. Suzune, however was reluctant to save Sudō due to his attitude, but after been persuaded by Kiyotaka and Kushida agreed to help. Suzune revealed that their classmate, Airi Sakura, was the witness to the assault that they have been searching for. Airi, initially avoided them refusing to help, but with the help of Kushida, they managed to get her to help. Airi testifies that she had witnessed the assault, but her being a Class D student led to her testimony being not considered conclusive evidence of Sudō's innocence, and the deliberations led up to the theory that Airi had colluded with Class D to appear as a fake witness. Kazuma Sakagami, the class C teacher, proposes suspension of both sides in view of the assault history of Daichi Ishizaki, one of the boys who had complained, but Suzune insisted that Sudō was not guilty leading to deliberations being halted for the day. Under the guidance of Suzune, Kiyotaka cooperating with Class B's Ichinose Honami, installed a fake surveillance camera at the scene of the incident. When Ishizaki and his colleagues arrived at the scene, they were forced to believe the false fact that the school had known the truth of the case from the beginning, Ishizaki and others, afraid of dropping out had to withdraw their complaint, and the case came to an end.

Deserted Island Special Test
show / hide  From the moment they boarded the luxury liner, the students were enthusiastic at the chance of spending a vacation on a deserted island, but what awaited them was a special examination with the theme of freedom. Divided into classes, the students begin their week of survival on the island, but there are many challenges ahead; including arguments between boys and girls over spending the points and Rokusuke Kouenji's selfish retirement. Although they fall far behind the other classes at the beginning of the test, Hirata is able to get the group back on track with the help of Kanji Ike, who has extensive camping experience. However, an event involving the theft of Kei Karuizawa's underwear occurs, and Class D, which was on the verge of uniting, is once again divided. To make matters worse, a fire breaks out, and Ibuki Mio, who had infiltrated D class, escapes. Suzune pursues her alone, but due to her deteriorating health since before the start of the exam, she falls to the ground and loses consciousness. Ibuki provides information on Class D's leader to Kakeru Ryuuen of Class C and Kohei Katsuragi of Class A, causing Class D to get cornered. However, Kiyotaka's ingenious schemes protect Class D from Ryuuen's plot and lead the class to an overwhelming victory.

Cruise Ship Special Test
show / hide  When the students received an e-mail from the school while on their way home on a luxury cruise ship, a special exam with the theme of "Thinking" began, a complete change from the previous exam. All classes were divided into mixed groups, but Kei's unruly behavior and the presence of Class A students who did not participate in the discussion created a hostile environment in Kiyotaka's group. Meanwhile, the girls in Class C, who have a past with Kei, start hurling insults at her. Kiyotaka then learns about Kei's relationship with Hirata and her past bullying experiences through Hirata. Later, Kei is once again bullied by Class C girls, and when Kiyotaka rescues Kei from the Class C girls and promises to break the spell of her past, Kei agrees to help him. While the other classes were struggling to deal with Class A's strategy, Kiyotaka, who had been working behind the scenes, and the cunning Ichinose were successful in luring Class A into a trap. However, Ryuuen's deception, which had allowed him to learned how the VIPs were chosen, allowed Class C to win by a landslide. After his victory, Ryuuen appeared in front of Kiyotaka and the others and proclaimed war on Suzune before leaving.

Late Summer Vacation
show / hide  The special exams are over, and the students can finally enjoy their long-awaited summer vacation. When Kiyotaka visits the Keyaki Mall to visit a fortune teller, he encounters Ibuki, who just like him, was seeking to meet the fortune teller. Ibuki informed him that she was troubled by the fact that she couldn't communicate with people despite her best attempts, and that she was there to seek the fortune teller's advice but couldn't go there alone. Kiyotaka agrees to accompany her, and the two of them get their fortunes read the next day. On the other hand, Class A's Katsuragi was having problems of his own. While Katsuragi wished to send his family some gifts, he was unable to do so because of the school's rules that prohibit him from communicating with the outside world. As a result, Katsuragi approaches the student council for help, but is again turned down. Then, with the help of Kiyotaka and Sudō, he was able to get around the school rules and succeeds in delivering the gifts. Kiyotaka continued to enjoy the rest of his summer vacation despite being dragged into Horikita's accident and Yamauchi Haruki's confession. However, on the last day of summer vacation, when Sudō and his friends force him to join them at the swimming pool, Kiyotaka learns of their plan to film the girls' locker room ahead of time and informs Kei about it. He then instructs her the way to prevent the plan from happening and gains Kei's trust in turn.

Sports Festival
show / hide  With the beginning of the second semester, Class D's next challenge was to compete in the Sports Festival. Class D had to partner with Class A. After numerous twists and turns, Class D settles on a strategy, and Sudō, one of Class D's most physically gifted students, eventually becomes the leader of Class D for the sports festival. Class D gets off to a strong start at the sports festival. However, as a result of Kouenji's refusal to join in the tournament and Class C's unrelenting tactics, Sudō becomes increasingly frustrated and ends up raising his hand on Hirata, making him earn the ire of Class D. He then abandons Class D in the middle of sports festival and heads to the dorms. In an attempt to resolve the current situation, Kiyotaka urges Suzune to find and persuade Sudō. Suzune tries desperately to persuade Sudō, and finally succeeds in bringing him back. Sudō, who had finally regained his temper, apologizes to Hirata and Class D, saving the class from being completely shattered. At the last event of the sports festival, the relay race, Kiyotaka competes against Horikita Manabu, the student council president, and shows off some of his skills in front of the entire student body. Meanwhile, it turns out that the reason for Class C's inexplicable progress in the sports festival so far was due to the betrayal of Kushida Kikyou, who then informs Suzune that she would expel her from the school. At the same time, after the sports festival, Arisu Sakayanagi of Class A calls Kiyotaka at the special building and tells him that she knows about his past and the White Room and declares war on him.

Class Points

 * Class Point difference from the start of 1st Year Arc to the end.(From Vol. 1 to Vol. 11.5)