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

Remember to keep a clear head in difficult times.

Horace, "Odes (Carmina)"

Advanced Nurturing High School

Reporting in.

ANHS - Student Council Room

I have the results of the first-years'

Class 3-A Student Council Secretary Tachibana Akane

special test on the isolated island.

The winner was—

Class D.

Y-Yes...

Class 3-A Student Council President Horikita Manabu

How will you clear your next challenge,

Ayanokoji?

Class 1-D Ayanokoji Kiyotaka

That man, your father, said this.

"Someday, Kiyotaka will choose expulsion of his own accord."

"All human behavior is goal-oriented," indeed...

2nd Season

Classroom of the Elite

Classroom of

the Elite

Now this feels like summer break!

Class 1-D Ike Kanji

Class 1-D Yamauchi Haruki

You said it!

Class 1-D Sakura Airi

Class 1-D Koenji Rokusuke

Knock it off, Koenji!

Class 1-D Sudo Ken

Damn it! Quit laughin'!

Class 1-D Horikita Suzune

Horikita-san!

What are you up to?

Class 1-D Kushida Kikyo

Isn't it obvious?

Reading, huh?

It's not a romance novel, is it?!

No.

A lively day.

Ayanokoji-kun.

Would you like to join me for lunch?

Class 1-D Hirata Yosuke

I'm meeting up with Karuizawa-san and a few others...

No, thank you.

What about just you and me, then?

No, I'd rather not get on Karuizawa's bad side.

Hirata-kun!

I made it!

Ready to go?

Class 1-D Karuizawa Kei

Karuizawa-san.

Actually...

Do you mind if Ayanokoji-kun joins us?

Aww...

Forget that!

I found the awesomest teppanyaki place!

All students. Your attention, please.

The special test will begin shortly.

All students will receive an email from the school.

Please check your phones and follow the instructions found there.

"Regarding the special test.

Advanced Nurturing High School

Regarding the Special Test

All students, Please come to the indicated room at the indicated time. Those who are more than ten minutes late may receive a penalty. Come to room 507 by 5:30 PM today.

Advanced Nurturing High School Special Test Management Center

Please come to the indicated room at the indicated time."

All students, Please come to the indicated room at the indicated time. Those who are more than ten minutes late may receive a penalty. Come to room 504 by 6:00 PM today.

Advanced Nurturing High School Special Test Management Center

"Those who are more than ten minutes late may receive a penalty.

Come to room 504 by 6:00 PM today."

Enter.

Yukimura and the Professor?

So it is revealed!

Class 1-D Sotomura Hideo

One of the two final seats was that of Ayanokoji-dono!

This is quite strange, isn't it?

Class 1-D Yukimura Teruhiko

Yes.

One more person is due to arrive.

Class 1-A Instructor Majima Tomoya

Please wait quietly until they do.

'Scuse me.

What the heck?

What are you guys doing here?

You're late. Take your seat at once.

Fine...

She seems vaguely upset.

I will now explain the special test.

Special Test

The test will be administered among eight discrete groups,

each named after a planet of the solar system.

Each group will include a sampling of students from each class.

Fourteen in total.

Class C is in here, too!

Three from Class A, and Class B, too!

A-Aren't they our enemies?!

We'll be acting not as members of Class D, but as part of the "Mars" group.

And our test result will be assigned to the group as a whole.

The testing period is three days long.

There will be one day of rest in between.

At 8:00 AM, the school will send an email

declaring one member of the group "the VIP."

VIP

Twice each day, a discussion will be held within the group,

in which we will attempt to discern the VIP's identity.

Thirty minutes after the sixth discussion concludes,

we will mail our answer to the school.

Each person can send only one answer.

However, the VIP themselves is not allowed to answer.

VIP

Um, "Case 1"...

If everyone—aside from the VIP and the VIP's classmates—

VIP

Same Class

Same Class

Same Class

gets the correct answer,

all members of the group will be gifted 500,000 private points.

500,000 PPt

And the VIP will receive an additional 500,000.

500,000 PPt

500,000 PPt

VIP

F-Five hundred thousand?!

Then the VIP gets twice that? A million?!

"Case 2."

If at least one person—aside from the VIP and the VIP's classmates—

VIP

Same Class

Same Class

Same Class

Same Class

fails to answer or guesses wrong,

the VIP will receive 500,000 private points.

VIP

500,000 PPt

500,000 PPt

Case 2 represents a scenario in which the VIP keeps their identity hidden.

VIP

In this case, only the VIP receives 500,000 points.

500,000 PPt

500,000 PPt

But attempting to expose the VIP before the test has concluded

will lead to a Case 3 or 4 result.

In these two situations, answers will be accepted

at any time of the day during the testing period.

Answers will also be accepted in the thirty minutes after the test period concludes,

but in either case, wrong answers will result in a penalty.

"Case 3."

If someone other than the VIP emails the school before the testing period is over,

VIP

VIP

and gives the correct answer,

that student's class will receive fifty class points,

and the one who gave the correct answer will receive 500,000 private points.

500,000 PPt

500,000 PPt

At this point, that group's test will conclude.

If the correct answer comes from someone in the VIP's own class,

VIP

Same Class

Same Class

their answer will be declared invalid,

and the test will continue.

Test Continues

"Case 4."

If someone other than the VIP emails the school before the testing period is over,

VIP

VIP

and gives an incorrect answer,

that student's class will lose fifty class points,

and the VIP will receive 500,000 private points,

VIP

500,000 PPt

500,000 PPt

VIP

while the VIP's class receives 50 class points.

Same Class

Same Class

And the moment the incorrect answer is received, the group's test will conclude.

Additionally, if the incorrect answer comes from someone in the VIP's own class,

their answer will be declared invalid and will not be accepted.

I see.

You can email in your answer...

I'm not sure I followed all that...

I, too, feel rather bewildered...

I'll explain later.

Don't bother the teacher about it.

For this test, the school will preserve your anonymity.

After the test concludes, only your group's result

and class-wide point changes will be announced.

What about the VIP's identity?

It will not be announced.

Neither will response status.

It seems really hard!

There are four clear test results.

Yeah!

The whole group shares the VIP answer and wins.

Class 1-B Ichinose Honami