Light Novel 2nd Year Volume 1

This is the first volume of the 2nd Year arc and the fifteenth volume of the You-Zitsu light novel series.

Synopsis
The curtain rises and the second year arc of this extremely popular series is here!

The second spring at the Advanced Nurturing High School is welcoming Ayanokōji and Class D. The special exams aren't the only things awaiting them, but the introduction of new and unique freshmen as well.

Just to name a few students, Kazuomi Hōsen had shared a particularly bad reputation with Ryūen during Ryūen's middle school days. Takuya Yagami, who proclaims to come from the same middle school as Kushida, slowly approaches her. Lastly, with the introduction of the capricious Ichika Amasawa who is seen pulling Ayanokōji left and right.

For the first special exam of the year, the first years will be paired with the second years for a written test. If the pair gets a score below the average, the second year will be expelled as a consequence.

Furthermore, Nagumo is distributing a new app that will display each student's abilities. This being revealed to the whole student body causes the students with high abilities to become more popular. Class 2-D is seen falling into yet another predicament. Not only does Ayanokōji need to find a partner to pair up with, but he also needs to find out who among the first years was sent from the White Room. If not, he gets expelled immediately—!?

English (Seven Seas version)
New Kids On The Block

As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?

List of Chapters

 * Prologue: "Operating Behind the Scenes" (暗躍)
 * Chapter 1: "True Ability" (実力とは)
 * Chapter 2: "A New Stage" (新たなるステージ)
 * Chapter 3: "These New First-Years are Nothing But Troublemakers" (曲者揃いの１年生たち)
 * Chapter 4: "Ichika's Test" (一夏の試験)
 * Chapter 5: "Class D and Class D" (DクラスとDクラス)
 * Chapter 6: "Expulsion Approaches" (退学の足音)
 * Epilogue: "A Deepening Mystery" (深まる謎)

List of Short Stories

 * What is Reflected in Nanase's Eyes
 * A Time for Them Alone
 * What's the Fuss About My Hair
 * Voice of the Heart
 * Auction ✕ Seat Change

Promotional Materials

 * 2nd Year Starter Book
 * Akihabara PostersMF文庫J『ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ２年生編』──始動.