Room 36

This is the overall thirty-seventh chapter of You-Zitsu manga series.

Summary
As they were playing cards, the speaker announced the end of another meeting for the Rabbit group. Honami says goodbye and tries to take her leave. As she was leaving, Tetsuya Hamaguchi, one of her classmates, asks her where she is going. She declares that she is going to talk to Katsuragi because she can't let Class A continue to not participate in the meetings.

Walking down the hall, Honami asks Kiyotaka if he decided to tag along because he was also interested in Katsuragi. He denies her and informs her that the reason he is tagging along is because Suzune is also in the Dragon group. When they arrive at the Dragon group's designated room, the two observe that the discussions were still ongoing even though their meeting period is over. As they wondered what the Dragon group was doing, Katsuragi walks out the door. Honami turns to him and asks for a moment to talk; she knows that he had asked the Class A students not to participate in their respective groups' discussions and asks him to reconsider his decision. Katsuragi denies her and explains that this was part of a strategy he had devised for his class to win. Honami believes that this exam is based on the dialogue between members of a group to find out who was the target; however, his strategy made this unfeasible. He corrects her by saying that this exam is about thinking, and considering that, he decided to put aside the discussions. She hints that his strategy seems to reject the exam, but Katsuragi asks her not to misunderstand him and says that he only wants to maintain Class A's position in this exam and the ones that are to come. Having heard enough, he states that she won't be able to change his mind and ends the talk. While leaving, Katsuragi remarks that if she were in his position, she would have done the same.

Honami and Kiyotaka decide to wait together for their partners. A while later, Hirata and Kushida come out of the room and greet them both. Kushida comments that seeing them together is a strange combination, and Honami asks if Kanzaki and Suzune are still inside. Kushida replies that they were still discussing something with Ryūen and invites them to have alook inside. Although Honami had planned to wait for them to finish, Kushida's insistence won her over. Once inside, Ryūen greets her and asks her if she came to reconnaissance. She admits that she is interested in knowing what they have been talking about. He explains to her that he knows that she should have been part of the Dragon group, with the rest of the outstanding students. Honami points out that it was the school that decides how the groups were formed, but Ryūen interrupts her by saying that the teachers were the ones who decide the formations of the groups. He adds that there should be a reason why she, despite being the leader of Class B, was not included in the Dragon group. She doesn't find this information all that surprising, but thanks him for giving it to her anyway. Ryūen briefly mocks Kiyotaka for always hiding behind a woman: first Suzune and now Honami.

Ryūen then proposes Honami to have a tri-class alliance against Class A for this exam. He explains that they would share the list of the targets from their respective classes and launch an attack against Class A. He adds that if they don't trust him they could sign a contract. To this, Horikita denies forthright and says that if anyone betrays them, they would even know who it was due to the nature of the exam. Ryūen tells Horikita that he understands that she cannot accept the deal since she didn't have the means to. He adds that Class A was divided into two factions and Class D lacked teamwork, so this strategy was only viable in Class B and C. He assures Honami that her plan can work even if only two classes cooperate and ask her if she is willing to accept it.

Characters
In order of appearance:


 * Honami Ichinose
 * Tetsuya Hamaguchi
 * Hideo Sotomura
 * Ryōta Beppu
 * Kiyotaka Ayanokōji
 * Kōhei Katsuragi
 * Kikyō Kushida
 * Yōsuke Hirata
 * Kakeru Ryūen
 * Suzune Horikita