Classroom Of The Elite

After completing their examination on the deserted island, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and the other members of Class 1-D are enjoying their summer holiday on a luxury cruise ship. However, their holiday is short-lived as they face a new special exam. Ayanokoji is summoned to the same room as Kei Karuizawa and the others and receives an explanation.

The first day of the "Thinking" exam is over. In order to break the stalemate situation, Ayanokoji is having a discussion with Hirata and the others. At that time, they receive an email from an anonymous source. Horikita is frustrated by the content of the message. Ayanokoji, on the other hand, feels uncomfortable with Karuizawa's action and asks Horikita for information about her...

Karuizawa is distraught when she is confronted by Manabe and her gang from Class C. Ayanokoji tries to calmly observe the situation, but Yukimura, who can no longer stand it, jumps out in front of Karuizawa and the others. Ayanokoji sees Karuizawa, who is unusually frightened, and seems to have come up with something...

With the start of the second semester, the preparation period for the sports festival begins. The students cannot hide their excitement, as the results of the competition, good or bad, will affect their next written examination. The students are also under a lot of pressure from the unique division of teams and the selection of participants, which is left to the students...

Ayanokoji is suspicious of Kushida. He brings Horikita and Kushida together under the guise of reconnaissance for other classes. There, Horikita shows unexpected behaviour. On the day of the sports festival, the red team gets off to a good start thanks to the efforts of Horikita and Sudo, but Ayanokoji is rather cold toward the results.

Sudo clashes with the students of Class D and leaves the sports festival in anger. Horikita then goes after Sudo and stops him in for a discussion. Despite the backlash from Sudo, she patiently tries to confront him.

After the handover ceremony of the student council president, Ayanokoji receives a sudden call from Sato. Meanwhile, the results of the mid-term exam are announced, and Class D achieves zero dropouts. However, according to Ms. Chabashira, the real test lies in the special exam to be held as the year-end exam, known as the "Paper Shuffle".

A study group is held to prepare for the Paper Shuffle, and Ayanokoji has decided to join the study group with Yukimura as the center. The Hasebe and Miyake pair in the group has exactly the same strengths and weaknesses in the same subjects, and depending on the questions, they could easily fall together.

Behind the scene of the Paper Shuffle, a wager match between Horikita and Kushida for expulsion from the school commences. On the other hand, Ryuen appears in front of Ayanokoji, who is participating in a study group. He is asked about an email sent by him...

The students are excited about Christmas, and Karuizawa is one of them, enjoying the Christmas atmosphere in town. However, while spending time after school with Sato, she realizes that she is being followed by a student from Class C. Furthermore, Ayanokoji is also being watched by someone during a study group session...

Karuizawa, whose cooperative relationship with Ayanokoji has been abruptly terminated, cannot hide her confusion at the fact that she is about to completely lose contact with him. While Class D students are discussing their future plans, Ryuen and the other Class C students barge in Class D in a coercive manner.

Karuizawa is detained and cornered by Ryuen, who is trying to uncover the identity of the mastermind. He flashes back her memories of being bullied. To add insult to the injury, Karuizawa is confronted with the fact that the mastermind has been using Karuizawa. But Karuizawa still tries to conceal the fact that Ayanokoji is the mastermind.

After the earlier incident, Karuizawa has begun to realize that there has been a major change in her feelings. Then, Sato asks Karuizawa about a date with Ayanokoji for Christmas. Karuizawa has mixed feelings about it, but tries to respond seriously to Sato's advice...