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 Advanced Nurturing High School. To the student, 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 they do a certain feeling called "hatred" leaks out of their heart. They remember the time they 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 the 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. The student wasn't a worshiper like the other student's in the 5th generation but they 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 as the success of the White Room the student would be considered a failure with nowhere to go despite all their efforts. The student finishes up 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, Teruhiko Yukimura is impatiently waiting for Kiyotaka to return. Haruka Hasebe tries to calm him down but to no avail. When their discussion shifts to the last question in the special exam, Teruhiko 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' 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, talking about how Kiyotaka might be a hidden genius. Teruhiko 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 Ken Sudou 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, Yousuke 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 Teruhiko, who bombards him with eager questions. Kiyotaka shoots a glance at Suzune, which she picks up and comes to his aid. Teruhiko rejected Suzune trying to explain things, but she pushed on calmly. When Teruhiko 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. Teruhiko 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. Teruhiko 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, Teruhiko 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 Teruhiko points out Kiyotaka hiding the full truth, Yousuke 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 Yousuke'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 strategizing. 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 Ayanokouji Group, save for Akito. Teruhiko 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 Teruhiko's efforts in his study sessions, Teruhiko 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 Ayanokouji Group. Haruka spoke in concern regarding that last point, Teruhiko says that he already wanted to leave the group before Suzune explained everything, but his thoughts conflicted with each other. Teruhiko 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 Teruhiko's pessimistic reaction. Haruka takes hold of both Kiyotaka's and Teruhiko's hands and forced a handshake. Embarrassed, Teruhiko 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. Teruhiko 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 Ayanokouji 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 sympathize with Teruhiko, 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 Ayanokoji 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 Ayanokoji 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, and when he tried to make an excuse that he was out of ingredients, she showed him 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 if he didn't let her in, she “might” expose their relationship. After letting her in, she asked 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 the wound on his hand was because of her and 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 Ayanokoji 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

Chhabashira 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 Ayanokoji 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 Ayanokoji met Ishizaki, Albert and Hiyori they forcibly take him to Albert's room. After reaching to his room, Ishizaki asks Ayanokoji 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. Ayanokoji tells them he will think about it and inform them later. The next day Ayanokoji 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 Yosuke and Horikita were in trouble because of Ike and Shinohara, Yosuke and Ayanokoji checked on Shinohara because she was going to keyaki mall to meet with Kyogou Komiya. on their way to Ayanokoji tells Yosuke 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 leave. after meeting with Yosuke he talked with Ishizaki regarding Komiya but a girl approached Ishizaki from behind she asks that he is rather close with 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, he is a good guy or not. Ishizaki tells that he is a good guy. Ishizaki asks Ayanokoji if he likes Shinohara he replies that its Ike from their class. 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 Ayanokoji were talking about what should they do they 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 Yosuke .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 themselve 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 were understanding the rules of the Advance Nurturing High School and were forming groups but cannot proceed because of class 1D led by Kazuomi Hōsen, so they held a meeting for discussion Takuya Yagami arrived first because he was the one who arranged the meeting soon after Riku Utomiya from class 1C arrived they wonder if Hosen would show up or not. Soon after Takahashi Osamu from class 1A shows up, they were anxious about the current situation because class D was second in terms of physical ability. they were discussing but Hosen shows up Takahashi was about to start the discussion but Hosen pushed him causing him to fall. It displeased Riku seeing that, so he asks Hosen to not get violent but he refuses .Riku asks him if he was the one who got his classmate expelled he replies he remembers nothing. Takahashi ask them to calm down and discuss the special exam .Yagami proposes that they should work together or they would become the food for upperclassmen. Riku disagree with him and says the benefits for cooperating is less. Takahashi says that since groups can merge during the exam, they should form more team for the official exam. Yagami replies that if they do this, they have to balance every group that's why they should focus on the strongest group of four and take the first place. Yagami asks Hosen to cooperate with them. Hosen agrees to help them but demands two seats reserved for his class D everyone agrees to his demands but this displeased Riku .they all agree to take first place first place in the exam. In the Cafe at keyaki mall Hosen was having a conversation with Amasawa regarding the special exam he asks her to team up with him and Nanase. she asks him what about he said there is no need for that because they will be the one to win. she asks what will be the reward for her to teaming up with him. Nanase tells that they will be on equal footing. she 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. she demands all the points for expelling Ayanokoji because if she teams up with them she will be more isolate in her class and there is no one they can trust. Hosen agrees with her demands after Amasawa leaves Nanase asks Hosen if they should trust her or not he replies he doesn't trust either of them and as long as he receives the points of expelling Ayanokoji he don't care. Ayanokoji was leaving the class but Kushida approaches him and tells him that there a first year who wants to meet him .both of them go towards the keyaki mall where Takuya yagami approaches them Kushida says that he is the one who wants to talk to him. they sit at the malls cafe Ayanokoji asks him what is it that he wants to talk .Yagami tells him he received a notification but he was not interested in getting paid so didn't participate. Ayanokoji 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 its beyond his expectations. 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 1A, he fromm class B, Riku Utomiya from class C and Tsubasa Nanase and Kazuomi Hosen from class D. they were given the special exam of expelling class 2D student Ayanokoji Kiyotaka and the deadline is beginning of second semester. Kushida was surprised hearing that .he says that they were offered twenty million points by president Nagumo. Kushida asks him are there any other student besides him to which he answers that Nagumo had said that the student was selected at random for 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 fight him sooner or later. After Yagami left Kushida says to Ayanokoji that he knows about her past and she will get rid of him. After Kushida left Ayanokoji was approached by Tsubaki Sakurako and says she wants to talk to him about something .after Utomiya arrived he says that he wants to talk to him about Hosen. Utomiya asks him to help him in expelling Hosen in the island exam Ayanokoji asks him for the reason .he says that a boy named Hatano was expelled from the school and he thinks that Hosen was responsible for that. Ayanokoji asks him if don't he thinks that he might be Hosen's comrade. Tsubaki questions him that the reason he got the injury is Hosen and they were also aiming for twenty million bounty. Utomiya says that they have given up on the bounty because if word got out that they are the ones who expelled him then they are going to make an enemy of class 2D and they don't want that. Ayanokoji asks him the same could happen to Hosen's case. Utomiya replies that it won't happen because many students in class 1D are afraid of him and they want him expelled. he asks Ayanokoji to think about this. Ayanokoji has gone to keyaki mall because vice president Kiriyama has invited him to talk. he tells Ayanokoji that for a long time he didn't battle Nagumo one on one and wants to face him in the next special exam so its better if he stay out of his way .Ayanokoji replies that he won't do anything. Kiriyama says that there is no point in graduating from any other class than class A and he will never going to sink with class B which is full of incompetent people. as they were talking a voice called out to them it was a girl from class 3-B Fūka Kiryūin .Kiriyama asks her what is it that she wants she replies that he is with an interesting underclassmen so she decided to say hello. Kiriyama tells Ayanokoji that he don't need to listen to her she is just a good student she is like Koenji of his class and he is wasting his time. she tells Kiriyama that he is in her way .after Kiriyama leaves she asks Ayanokoji to sit down he asks what is it that she want to talk to him she says anything as long as she figure out what kind of person he is. he asks her she doesn't contribute to her class means she is not interested in her class. she replies that being interested and cooperating is two different things and she is not interested in the system of this school because she can achieve anything with her abilities. she asks him to tell her something about him because her instincts tell her that he is not a normal person. she asks him if he is aiming for first place in the Uninhabited Island exam .he asks her if she is aiming for first place she replies that she is aiming for top place because then 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 and this exam will determine the top of the school. she tells Ayanokoji that whether her interest in him disappear or not will depends on what he will do in the Uninhabited Island exam. Ayanokoji replies that he hopes that her interest in him disappear and he takes his leave. after Ayanokoji leave Kiryuin was approached by Nagumo, she asks what is it that he needs from her. he asks if Ayanokoji is worth keeping an eye .she tells him she have a face to face talk with him but she wasn't able to grasp anything from him and he is more interesting than him .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 she isn't underestimating him she don't have leadership skills like him or Manabu Horikita but they are talking about other elements then its different. Nagumo tells that if they look at the results then he failed. he then stood up and tells Kiryuin to enjoy her remainder at this school. before Nagumo leaves she tells him that even though she put his evaluation at hold Ayanokoji is an interesting student. she asks him to test him in the next island exam to which he replies that he that's what he is thinking. he says that in order to get conrol of whole podium he need more groups and he can give her this role and if she wants he can help her finding comrades. she asks him if he needs her help .he asks if she is interested or not not she replies that the top 50% is enough for her. before Nagumo leaves she tells him to look whats in front of him and if he pays too much attention to those who are behind him he will get badly hurt.

Chapter 5
Ayanokoji was heading towards the keyaki mall because Ryueen has called him. on his way he met Kanzaki from class asks 2C he asks him if he hasn't formed a group yet. Ayanokoji tells him he doesn't have many friends. He asks Ayanokoji that if they can trust him or not. Ayanokoji answers if he would trust him or not, which he replies he will consider at least. He asks Ayanokoji to tell Ichinose the way she is now she isn't good enough. He refuses and says one must take care of their own problems .Ayanokoji arrived at keyaki mall and sees that Ryeen along with Kōhei Katsuragi were having a tea Katsuragi praises him for his perfect score in mathematics. he asks Ryueen what is it he up to. Ryueen asks what is it class A is aiming for. Katsuragi refuse to tell him Ryueen says that the next special exam is a best chance expel Sakayanagi but Katsuragi thinks it will be impossible. Ryueen explains that the important thing in this special exam is not to lose any point from the first and third years and for that he should form an alliance with him Ayanokoji. Katsuragi refuses and says that he doesn't want to be with him and asks why he choose Ayanokoji because it will reduce the reward. Ryueen asks Ayanokoji's thoughts for his strategy to which he replies he don't know. Katsuragi was about to leave but Ryueen says that listen to him till the end. Ryueen says that because of his contract with him last year on the uninhabited island exam class A is diligently transferring points to him which was having a negative impact to class A. hearing this Katsuragi was getting furious and asks what is it he needs Ryueen asks him to come to class B and he will pay for the points he don't have. Katsuragi asks him why would he come to class B. Ryueen tells him he will soon defeat class A so remaining there will be meaningless, he asks Katsuragi for his points. 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. after some thought Katsuragi signs the contract to transfer to class B. after signing the contract he asks Ryueen what is it he needs from Ayanokoji. he answers he needs the Trail Card he received. he offers him 500,000 for the Trail card. Ayanokoji tells in order for that he has to exchange a Half of card from one of the student who has a free ride card in his class. Ryueen accepts his conditions and Katsuragi gives him his Half off card. on the last day of group forming Ayanokoji receives a call from Ishizaki and tells that in his everyone expect Mio Ibuki hasn't formed a group .Ayanokoji tells him he has an idea and would call him later. he then meets Horikita in the dorms lobby and asks what is she going to do about her group .she replies that she is not going to group up with anybody because its not a bad idea to go alone. he tells that it will be risky for her health so she should form a group .she asks if there are any girls left .he suggests her that Ibuki from class B still hasn't formed and since they both are girls they should team up. during lunch break Horikita and Ayanokoji go to meet Ibuki and Ishizaki, Ayanokoji asks Ibuki to team up with her but she refuses and says that she already hate Ayanokoji but her hatred for Horikita is higher than him and she will never going to team up with her. Horikita tells her that she isn't here to team up with her she is alone because she wanted to fight alone and she is alone because nobody wanted to team up with her. after hearing that she is alone Ibuki challenges her. Horikita says she is going alone but when the special exam starts she will merge with a group. she says to Ibuki that try not to lose when she will merge with a group. after they left Ayanokoji asks her that if she knew Ibuki wouldn't accept to team up with her, she replies that she wanted to provoke her into doing something reckless in order to disqualify her.

Epilogue
The exam worried Keisei and says to Ayanokoji that he will do everything he can to help. After that, Chabashira entered the classroom and commands them to gather at the court. As they were about to leave Koenji calls out to Horikta. she asks what's his aim. He asks her to give him full freedom if he gets an excellent result in the Uninhabited Island exam, she will grant him full freedom and she will do everything to remove any obstacle in his way. She tells him she can't do that but if he takes first place on his own in the exam she will consider it but if he don't get first place he has to help the class in the future if he accepts it then she will accept his proposal. Koenji agrees to Horikita's conditions and leaves the classroom. Ayanokoji says to Horikita he doesn't know how serious Koenji will get. Horikita says if they could come first and if Koenji comes second, then they will reach class B in one swoop, but she couldn't expect what Koenji will do. In his office Tsukishiro was talking to first year he ask the first year to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. Tsukishiro explains he is unreasonable for this special exam and he has silenced the school authorities for the strict rules. He says that his role here is ending soon, so he wants the first year to expel Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. the first year turns out to be Nanase Tsubasa.

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