Classroom of the Elite (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ)

There are more first-year groups after me than I expected.

I should try to avoid conflict,

even if it means ignoring designated areas.

If Ayanokoji-senpai has to keep taking detours to avoid the first-years,

we can win without ever making contact.

He's changed course.

Groups in C4, move north.

Yes, ma'am.

I thought so.

What is it, Tsubaki-san?

The groups in C4 should be moving north, but they aren't.

The same for the groups in B5.

What's the matter?

What's happened?

Will someone answer me?

Classroom of the Elite 4th Season 2nd Year 1st Term

Classroom of the Elite 4th Season 2nd Year 1st Term

#15 Power and Will

The five first-year groups I sent aren't moving.

There's a second-year group sticking close to each of them.

It certainly looks like the second-years are blocking them, but...

And it's an even distribution of students from all classes.

You think someone's coordinating them, like you are for our groups?

It appears our forces have reached their standby locations.

Shall we begin?

If you'd like.

But how did you know we'd run into the first-year groups in the same areas?

Over the past twelve days,

the uninhabited island's terrain has seen subtle but very real changes.

Do you know what those changes are?

Changes in the terrain?

Signs of travel, you mean?

Yes.

Students and teachers pass through every day.

If you know where someone's going,

it's not hard to determine what route they'll take to get there.

So you can guess their path even if you're not actually watching them?

Now, with designated areas and challenges currently active,

who can we see standing still?

Yagami Takuya-kun, Utomiya Riku-kun, Tsubaki Sakurako-san...

Which of you is going head-to-head with me, pray tell?

Or is it all three of you?

Good evening, Ayanokoji-kun.

How can I help you?

I have something to ask of you.

By all means, proceed.

I must repay you for helping my classmate.

It regards the White Room.

I'm sure this will be quite a fascinating discussion.

I see.

So you'd like me to crush Amasawa Ichika-san, then?

No. It's about the first-year groups.

I want you to handle them.

But it would be hard enough for a White Room student.

I can't imagine anyone lesser pinning you down.

The first-years will likely resort to force,

blocking my approach to challenges and designated areas.

I understand.

You'll help me, then?

But this is beyond what I owe you for helping Takemoto-kun.

You'll come out of this owing me a debt.

I don't love it, but if you get the job done, I accept that I'll owe you.

You have a deal.

Now, we've stopped those five suspicious groups.

Let's see if we can track down the mastermind behind it all.

Kito-kun?

Um, Tsubaki-san...

Is it that hard to direct the five groups to get away from the second-years?

I'll explain when it's all over,

but it's actually the opposite.

They haven't pinned down my groups. I've pinned down theirs.

You mean...

Even if our five groups managed to corner Ayanokoji-senpai,

his superior physicality would likely allow him to shake them off.

But if we can't beat Ayanokoji-senpai, there's no point to this plan.

There is a point. A far more important one.

I've flushed out the groups protecting him.

I don't know who's coordinating them,

but I'll teach them that what they can see isn't the only thing that matters.

No one's left to get in your way.

You can take this wherever you want to,

Hosen-kun.

I found you, Ayanokoji-senpai!

It's Hosen.

He didn't want our fight interrupted,

so he told Nanase the day of the attack so we'd have time to prepare.

This is the moment I've been waiting for!

I'm afraid I can't let you have that, Hosen.

Get going, Ayanokoji.

You're in the way.

The hell are you doing here, Ryuen?

I could ask you the same, Hosen.

I can't imagine what business you'd have here.

Eh? So you know what we're after?

But it's none of your damn business what I do.

Unfortunately, it is.

I've been running low on funds lately, you see.

I'm taking on mercenary work.

So it's all about cash, huh?

But that means...

you actually think you can stop me?

Does that mean...

you think I can't?!

You've still got a head like a rock.

You didn't even last ten seconds, man.

What a shitty joke!

Yeah, I knew it. You're garbage at this.

I doubt there's anyone out there you'd find satisfactory.

Oh, but there is.

Ayanokoji, the guy who went strolling past you.

Ah, all right. So you know that, too?

I've never met anyone who could block my punches that easily.

And I don't think I'll ever see anyone else who could take a knife

and look so composed!

Sounds like you've been having some fun behind my back.

So you're down bad for Ayanokoji, too, huh?!

Yeah, I knew it, Ryuen!

That's all you've got!

Is that little whiffed punch all you were after?

I'll kill you, damn it!

The body can't hide it, right?

Just accept that you're screwed already.

Later, Ryuen.

You were never worth my time.

Hold it.

What makes you think you've won?

This sure as hell ain't over.

Are you kidding me?

It's taking all you've got just to stay on your feet.

What's the point of hanging in there?

What the hell are you—

Screw this!

Three-on-one was your plan, huh?!

Quit your howling, gorilla man.

You think you're pretty hot, huh?

You can't even take me one-on-one, chicken shit!

What a joke.

What kind of moron would go one-on-one with a gorilla?!

You—

It's like hitting a rock.

I'm hurting my own hands here.

You haven't won, Ryuen!

Doesn't matter to me how I get there.

The last man standing is the winner.

Next time we meet, you're dead...

I'm not down for a rematch,

but if you try to beat my ass and get yourself expelled...

That'll make you the loser.

Shut the hell—

That was a hell of a brawl.

Man, that guy's something else.

He looked like a real monster for a sec there.

Good work, you two.

You'd better get going before the teachers show up.

What about you?

I'll be dropping out with Hosen.

You sure about that?

I've given Katsuragi everything he needs.

Though we'll be unlikely to make it to the top three like this.

That's too bad.

Nah. I wouldn't say that.

Thank you for the report.