Light Novel Volume 5/Summary

Below is the long summary of volume 5 of the You-Zitsu light novel series.

Prologue
Ken Sudō gives a monologue about how he does not consider himself a proper human being due to his parents and upbringing. As a child, he wanted to become strong and independent after his mother, who worked in entertainment, abandoned him. He was also disgusted by his father's small presence and his job as a janitor. In the end, he gave up on his studies and focused all his attention on sports, trying various sports until he settled on basketball. His skill at basketball increased to the point of earning a recommendation to a high school that has one of the best teams in the country, but because of his bad temper and the consequent tendency to get himself involved in violent scuffles, his application was rejected. After that, he resigned himself to the belief that he is scum born from bad parents, and for this reason, he decided to enter Advanced Nurturing High School instead, a place that would purportedly guarantee a future even for someone like him.

Chapter 1
Gathered in the Pallet cafe at the end of their summer vacation, Kiyotaka Ayanokōji, Kei Karuizawa, Yōsuke Hirata, and Suzune Horikita talk about the results of the zodiac special exam that took place on the cruise ship. Hirata also brings up the subject of how they can further unify their class going forward.

Later that afternoon during their two-hour-long homeroom, Sae Chabashira announces that the first month of the second semester beginning in September will include an increase of physical education classes in order to prepare for the upcoming Sports Festival. She then goes over the setup and rules for this event:


 * 1) Classes of all school years will be divided into two teams:
 * 2) * The Red Team will consist of Class A and Class D
 * 3) * The White Team will consist of Class B and Class C
 * 4) Allocation of Points for All Participants in Individual Competitions:
 * 5) * 1st Place = 15 Points
 * 6) * 2nd Place = 12 Points
 * 7) * 3rd Place = 10 Points
 * 8) * 4th Place = 8 Points
 * 9) * 1 point each will be deducted for placing lower than 5th
 * 10) Allocation of Points for All Participants in Team Competitions:
 * 11) * The winning team will receive 500 points
 * 12) Allocation of Points for All Participants in Recommended Competitions:
 * 13) * 1st Place = 50 Points
 * 14) * 2nd Place = 30 Points
 * 15) * 3rd Place = 15 Points
 * 16) * 4th Place = 10 Points
 * 17) * 2 points each will be deducted for placing lower than 5th
 * 18) * The relay, which will be final competition, will award 3 times the points
 * 19) Allocation of Points for the Outcome of Red Team vs. White Team:
 * 20) * Scores will be calculated by pooling the totals of all students in all school years on each team
 * 21) * Winning Team = No Change
 * 22) * Losing Team = -100 Class Points from every class in every school year
 * 23) Allocation of Points for Each Class in Each School Year:
 * 24) * 1st Place = 50 Class Points
 * 25) * 2nd Place = No Change
 * 26) * 3rd Place = -50 Class Points
 * 27) * 4th Place = -100 Class Points
 * 28) Individual Competition Awards:
 * 29) * 1st Place = 5000 Private Points OR Equivalent of 3 Marks in a Written Exam
 * 30) * 2nd Place = 3000 Private Points OR Equivalent of 2 Marks in a Written Exam
 * 31) * 3rd Place = 1000 Private Points OR Equivalent of 1 Mark in a Written Exam
 * 32) ** Marks cannot be transferred between students
 * 33) * Last Place = -1000 Private Points
 * 34) ** If the student has less than 1000 Private Points, they will lose 1 mark in a written exam instead
 * 35) Best Performing Student Award:
 * 36) * For the student who receives the highest score across all competitions, 100,000 Private Points will be awarded
 * 37) Best Performing Student Award For Individual Classes:
 * 38) * For the 3 students of each school year who receive the highest scores across all competitions, 10,000 Private Points each will be awarded
 * 39) Other Penalties:
 * 40) * After completion of all competitions, the total points earned by each student will be calculated, and the bottom 10 individuals in each school year will be penalized
 * 41) * For 1st years, the penalty imposed will be a score deduction of 10 marks on each student's next written exam
 * 42) List of Competitions:
 * 43) * Individual:
 * 44) ** 100-Metre Dash
 * 45) ** Hurdle Race
 * 46) ** Capture the Flag (Boys Only)
 * 47) ** Tamaire (Girls Only)
 * 48) ** Tug of War (Divided By Gender)
 * 49) ** Obstacle Course Race
 * 50) ** Three-Legged Race
 * 51) ** Cavalry Battle
 * 52) ** 200-Metre Dash
 * 53) * Team:
 * 54) ** Scavenger Hunt
 * 55) ** Four-Way Tug of War
 * 56) ** Three-Legged Race (Mixed Gender)
 * 57) ** 1200-Metre Relay Race (Includes All Three School Years)
 * 58) Students of each class are in charge of deciding which competition each of them will be competing in, and in which order. This will be written down on a participation table, which will then be given to their homeroom teacher for submission anytime within a week before the sports festival. Changes can be made only up until the deadline (5pm on the day before the festival).
 * 59) Substitutions during the festival are allowed for the Recommended competitions, but participants must pay 100,000 Private Points per competition.

With 20 minutes remaining, Chabashira leaves, and the class breaks into groups to discuss the sports festival. Sudō in particular is insistent about participating in every Recommended competition.

The second homeroom period is moved to the gymnasium where students of all classes and years can meet. Fujimaki, a third-year from Class A, declares that he will be taking charge of the Red Team before offering the first-years some advice about the sports festival.

Following this, the students begin dividing themselves up by year and class to discuss their strategies. Kōhei Katsuragi and Hirata agree that their respective classes should cooperate, but Kakeru Ryūen outright refuses Honami Ichinose's offer to work together and walks away with his class in tow. After seeing this, Katsuragi warns Suzune about underestimating Ryūen.

Attention then turns to Arisu Sakayanagi of Class A, who is the only one sitting in a chair due to her disability. She apologizes for not being of much use in the upcoming sports festival since she can't participate in any competitions. The other students assure her that it's fine. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka observes the clear divide between the Katsuragi Faction and the Sakayanagi Faction in Class A, as well as noting the growth of Sakayanagi's power base.

The meeting ends with Class A and Class D agreeing to cooperate by not interfering with each other's plans. On the side, Kiyotaka and Suzune discuss the difference between this sports festival and previous special exams.

After class is over for the day, Kiyotaka remains behind to listen to an audio file he received on his phone. Once he's finished, he decides to head back to the dorms but bumps into Chabashira on his way out. The two of them talk about Kiyotaka's preparations for the sports festival, and Chabashira reminds him that he needs to produce results to raise Class D's ranking or she would stop protecting him.