1. The middle school division
of Shuchiin AcademyCopy !req
2. is five minutes away
from the high school division.Copy !req
3. Because of short distance,Copy !req
4. quite a few younger students visit
their elders in the high school division.Copy !req
5. In fact, that day, one girl...Copy !req
6. Yes?Copy !req
7. Excuse me.Copy !req
8. Oh, a cute visitor.Copy !req
9. What am I thinking?Copy !req
10. It's probably rude to call someone cute
the first time you meet.Copy !req
11. But for some reason, I can't take
my eyes off of her. Why's that?Copy !req
12. I'm Kei Shirogane, the treasurer
of the middle school student council.Copy !req
13. Kei Shirogane... Kei Shirogane...Copy !req
14. KEI SHIROGANECopy !req
15. Shirogane...Copy !req
16. This girl...Copy !req
17. She's the president's little sister!Copy !req
18. I see it! She has the same scary eyes!Copy !req
19. Well, please come in.Copy !req
20. Okay, thank you.Copy !req
21. KAGUYA WANTS HER TO SAY ITCopy !req
22. If you're looking for the president,
he's at a club budget meeting.Copy !req
23. I think he won't be back for a while.Copy !req
24. A club budget meeting?
I heard a long time ago...Copy !req
25. that a student council president
who transferred to the schoolCopy !req
26. PRESIDENT OF THE ASTRONOMY CLUB
CAPTAIN OF THE JUDO CLUB
PRESIDENT OF THE OCCULT RESEARCH CLUB
CAPTAIN OF THE KENDO CLUB
PRESIDENT OF THE VOLUNTEER CLUB
PRESIDENT OF THE SAHA CLUBCopy !req
27. made an insulting remark
during one meetingCopy !req
28. and found it difficult
to live in Japan afterwards.Copy !req
29. RUMBLE RUMBLECopy !req
30. That rumor has been embellished
quite a bit.Copy !req
31. Then, it's not true?Copy !req
32. Of course not.Copy !req
33. The student's father was just relocated
to a remote country.Copy !req
34. He was deliberately sent away?Copy !req
35. I wonder if he's gotten used
to the thin air there.Copy !req
36. Will he be okay?Copy !req
37. His little sister is worried about him.Copy !req
38. It'll be fine.Copy !req
39. I swear by the name of ShinomiyaCopy !req
40. that if anything happens,
I'll protect the president.Copy !req
41. Shinomiya-senpai...Copy !req
42. It'll be all right.Copy !req
43. Leave it to me.Copy !req
44. To shoot the leader, shoot his horse first.Copy !req
45. ACQUAINTANCE
SIBLING
FRIEND
PARENTS
BENEFACTORCopy !req
46. TARGETCopy !req
47. To force a man to surrender, one should
first ensnare the people around him.Copy !req
48. ACQUAINTANCE
SIBLING
PARENTS
BENEFACTORCopy !req
49. ACQUAINTANCE
SIBLING
BENEFACTORCopy !req
50. SIBLING
BENEFACTORCopy !req
51. SIBLINGCopy !req
52. Making friends with his relatives
leads to a relationship with the family.Copy !req
53. A situation encouraging
interactions with him...Copy !req
54. Kaguya, you're like a big sister!Copy !req
55. Yes! Yes, that's it!Copy !req
56. I'll have this girl call me her big sister!Copy !req
57. HEH HEHCopy !req
58. GRIN GRINCopy !req
59. So, what can I do for you today?Copy !req
60. Um,Copy !req
61. I was going to ask my brother to check
these student council documents.Copy !req
62. In that case, I can give you a hand.Copy !req
63. Despite my looks, I'm pretty competent.Copy !req
64. The competent woman appeal!Copy !req
65. Um, here they are.Copy !req
66. Giving the impression of someone
who is capable to inspire feelings of respect.Copy !req
67. Let's see.Copy !req
68. The calculations are correct,
but you've got commas in the wrong places.Copy !req
69. And the layout isn't very reader-friendly.Copy !req
70. He was here?Copy !req
71. I see.Copy !req
72. Then, I should stretch this out
to fill in the blank space?Copy !req
73. And while you're at it,
I'd set up a macro for here and here.Copy !req
74. That makes sense.Copy !req
75. Group these. It would be clear
where you're supposed to look,Copy !req
76. W-Well, it'd be difficult to get closer
to her as a competent woman.Copy !req
77. so I wouldn't display any of this.Copy !req
78. That would only increase
the sense of distance between us.Copy !req
79. I want all of this part looked at, so...Copy !req
80. We should be equals!Copy !req
81. The goal should be a relationship
in which we hang out as friends!Copy !req
82. And then...Copy !req
83. Big Sister Kaguya!Copy !req
84. You should come over
to my house for dinner!Copy !req
85. Oh, would that be okay?Copy !req
86. You two are so close.Copy !req
87. It's like you're real sisters.Copy !req
88. We are real sisters, right?Copy !req
89. That's because you're
like my own daughter, Kaguya.Copy !req
90. Why don't you move in here?Copy !req
91. Wonderful!Copy !req
92. Kaguya was starving for familial love.Copy !req
93. Then...Copy !req
94. Say, Shirogane...Copy !req
95. We're all Shirogane here.Copy !req
96. You've got to use first names.Copy !req
97. Then,Copy !req
98. Miyuki.Copy !req
99. Kaguya.Copy !req
100. Amazing! How far could this go?Copy !req
101. You should probably choose your range
and then use a table.Copy !req
102. That's it! The feeling of friendship!Copy !req
103. A strong friendship would be best!Copy !req
104. The formatted table form from Home...Copy !req
105. Miss Shirogane,
would you like something to drink?Copy !req
106. Sure.Copy !req
107. Hello.Copy !req
108. Kei!Copy !req
109. Hello, way of the sword!Copy !req
110. Hello, way of the sword back!Copy !req
111. What's up?
Are you just here to hang out?Copy !req
112. Yep, yep. I'm just here for work today.Copy !req
113. Huh?Copy !req
114. You two know each other?Copy !req
115. That's right!Copy !req
116. Kei and Moeha are the same year!Copy !req
117. I'm Moeha, the third daughter!Copy !req
118. Sometimes Kei sleeps over at our house,Copy !req
119. and even though we're three years apart,Copy !req
120. we're such good friends
that you wouldn't know it!Copy !req
121. - Right?
- Right?Copy !req
122. The other day, we played
a video game together, right?Copy !req
123. Right!Copy !req
124. Remember that dance you made up?
Wanna do it here?Copy !req
125. I'm too embarrassed!Copy !req
126. So, you've been carrying on like this
behind my back, huh?Copy !req
127. Let's do it! You did it for me
when we went to karaoke, right?Copy !req
128. Is that right? Understood. I get it.Copy !req
129. Which karaoke place was that again?Copy !req
130. I think I still have the video.Copy !req
131. But Miss Fujiwara's position is that of a friend!
Nothing more and nothing less!Copy !req
132. Cut it out! Don't look for that!Copy !req
133. It won't take me long to pull it up!Copy !req
134. I'll take the status of "big sister"!Copy !req
135. Hey, Sis...Copy !req
136. Sis?Copy !req
137. Moeha and I are going shopping
for clothes in Harajuku soon.Copy !req
138. Why don't you come with us, Sis?Copy !req
139. Sure, I'd love to go!Copy !req
140. Sis?Copy !req
141. I love window shopping in Harajuku!Copy !req
142. This is how Miss Fujiwara
steals everything I want.Copy !req
143. Greed.Copy !req
144. Okay, as soon as summer vacation starts,Copy !req
145. It's people like this that ruin the planet.Copy !req
146. we'll do the full course,
from morning until night!Copy !req
147. A cancer on Earth. How repulsive.Copy !req
148. Yay!Copy !req
149. Why don't you go with us, too,
Miss Kaguya?Copy !req
150. Sure!Copy !req
151. Jeez.Copy !req
152. Miss Fujiwara is a good girl!
This is what I love about her!Copy !req
153. We'll always be friends!Copy !req
154. How was your meeting today?Copy !req
155. Well, I got through it.Copy !req
156. By the way, Kei, I heard
you stopped by our student council.Copy !req
157. How was it?Copy !req
158. How was what?Copy !req
159. Well, as your big brother,
I'm naturally curious about what you do.Copy !req
160. You're as nosy as a stalker.Copy !req
161. But Chika was the same as always.Copy !req
162. Your treasurer was pretty gloomy,
but nice to me.Copy !req
163. And as for the vice president, Shinomiya,Copy !req
164. I was so nervous around her
that I couldn't carry on a conversation.Copy !req
165. - What?
- Shut up! Drop dead!Copy !req
166. Results of today's match...Copy !req
167. KEI SHIROGANE LOSESCopy !req
168. Kei Shirogane loses.Copy !req
169. MOEHA
CHIKA
TOYOMICopy !req
170. Finals are coming soon.Copy !req
171. MIYUKI SHIROGANE CAN'T LOSECopy !req
172. Have you all been studying?Copy !req
173. Miss Fujiwara, that's not whistling.Copy !req
174. - There's no need to study for exams.
- Oh?Copy !req
175. They should be no problem
if you're studying right along.Copy !req
176. Last-minute cramming is absurd.Copy !req
177. You'll just wreck your health.Copy !req
178. He's lying.Copy !req
179. I strongly advise you all
to avoid last-minute cramming, as well.Copy !req
180. WHHHCopy !req
181. This young man has even taken
a leave of absence from his part-time jobCopy !req
182. so he could stay up studying
in the ten nights before the test.Copy !req
183. Final exams!Copy !req
184. At Shuchiin Academy, literature and science
exams are given five times a year.Copy !req
185. Shirogane has achieved the highest score
three times in a row,Copy !req
186. solidifying his position
as the school's academic leader.Copy !req
187. Shirogane began at the academy
from high school.Copy !req
188. His grades are his biggest lifeline.Copy !req
189. To maintain his number one status,Copy !req
190. he wouldn't hesitate to strategize or even lie!Copy !req
191. Good point.Copy !req
192. Tests are a reflection
of your own abilities.Copy !req
193. Even if you push yourself hard
and get a decent score,Copy !req
194. that doesn't predict the future.Copy !req
195. She is lying.Copy !req
196. The best thing to do
is take it in a relaxed manner.Copy !req
197. It's unusual for her,Copy !req
198. RUMBLE RUMBLECopy !req
199. but this young lady is taking the finals
extremely seriously.Copy !req
200. Normally, being defeated
isn't necessarily humiliating to her.Copy !req
201. She knows that the occasional defeat
is part of the secret of success in life.Copy !req
202. But when it comes to studying,
that's a different story.Copy !req
203. Shinomiya is a genius,
but pulling out all the stops,Copy !req
204. she hasn't yet beaten Shirogane
in that field!Copy !req
205. Being a creature of pride, that kind
of defeat is an unforgivable disgrace to her!Copy !req
206. Ishigami...Copy !req
207. If you don't push yourself to the limit
this time, you'll be in trouble.Copy !req
208. If you fail again...Copy !req
209. It'll be fine.Copy !req
210. I'm studying hard for finals
this time around.Copy !req
211. Well, I'm going home to study.Copy !req
212. He's lying.Copy !req
213. This young man only wants to continue
playing the video game he bought recently.Copy !req
214. He has the nerve to buy a game
right before exams.Copy !req
215. He lives fast and recklessly
as if he's sensed his own time of death.Copy !req
216. And getting failing grades
is the norm for him.Copy !req
217. This is the way of Yu Ishigami.Copy !req
218. I'm hopeless at Japanese,
and I know slang from other languages.Copy !req
219. RUMBLE RUMBLECopy !req
220. None of that's on the test,
so I don't do well.Copy !req
221. The way you study foreign languages
is kind of unique,Copy !req
222. so, maybe studying the normal way
wouldn't be efficient for you.Copy !req
223. And the amount you study won't
necessarily translate into higher scores.Copy !req
224. ROARCopy !req
225. Not studying at all
is indeed a viable choice.Copy !req
226. She's lying.Copy !req
227. That's right.Copy !req
228. Instead of studying, in the days
before a test, I just sit cross-leggedCopy !req
229. and focus on the subject.Copy !req
230. He's lying!Copy !req
231. I see.Copy !req
232. Understood!Copy !req
233. I won't study!Copy !req
234. HEHCopy !req
235. She's serious.Copy !req
236. This young woman has gotten tangled up
in Shirogane and Kaguya's sabotage.Copy !req
237. As a result, her class rank
has steadily dropped.Copy !req
238. AVERAGECopy !req
239. Although her grades are average,
she has a desire to learn.Copy !req
240. Despite her personality,
Fujiwara is a fine student.Copy !req
241. She has no reason to be suspicious
of the words of Shuchiin's top two students.Copy !req
242. She doesn't realize
that they're playing dirty.Copy !req
243. The exam is a battle that begins
before the pen is even picked up!Copy !req
244. DUN DUNCopy !req
245. Not only relying on brains,Copy !req
246. but using information, personal connections
and assets are all reasonable choices.Copy !req
247. A virtual war in which these talented students
use every bit of ingenuity they possess...Copy !req
248. That is what the final exams are!Copy !req
249. FINAL EXAMSCopy !req
250. 197TH OUT OF 199 STUDENTS
(FIRST-YEAR)Copy !req
251. EXAM DAYCopy !req
252. I'm nervous!Copy !req
253. If my grades drop again,
so will the amount of my allowance!Copy !req
254. Calm down. Panicking now
won't have any effect on your scores.Copy !req
255. You're not nervous, President?Copy !req
256. Of course not.Copy !req
257. I have faith in my own ability.Copy !req
258. I just have to regurgitate
what I've accumulated so far.Copy !req
259. He's lying.Copy !req
260. This young man is so nervous
that he feels like he may vomit.Copy !req
261. He's quivering so badly
that he can't even hold his pen steady!Copy !req
262. I will absolutely not lose.Copy !req
263. No one but he could know...Copy !req
264. 1ST: MIYUKI SHIROGANE
2ND: KAGUYA SHINOMIYACopy !req
265. that the pressure a king experiencesCopy !req
266. is infinitely greater
than that of challengers to his throne.Copy !req
267. Only he knows the heavy burden
of the eternal quest for perfection.Copy !req
268. He knows what it's like
to compete with a genius.Copy !req
269. And he knows how much
he needs to sacrifice.Copy !req
270. Studying is his one and only weapon.Copy !req
271. If he couldn't at least get better grades
than the girl who could do anything,Copy !req
272. she would then be far away,
someone he could only look up at.Copy !req
273. He had to win...Copy !req
274. Begin!Copy !req
275. I just can't lose!Copy !req
276. to be her equal!Copy !req
277. I can't lose to Shinomiya!Copy !req
278. 1ST: MIYUKI SHIROGANE
2ND: KAGUYA SHINOMIYACopy !req
279. Nice job, Shinomiya.Copy !req
280. This could just be a matter of chance.Copy !req
281. Next time, who knows?Copy !req
282. No, I'm aware of how hard
you worked, President.Copy !req
283. Luck had nothing to do with it.Copy !req
284. I still have a ways to go.Copy !req
285. But I accept these results.Copy !req
286. She's lying.Copy !req
287. This young woman...Copy !req
288. is so frustrated that it would be no surprise
if blood shot out of her eyes.Copy !req
289. If this weren't a public place,Copy !req
290. she would stomp her feet
and roll around,Copy !req
291. STOMP STOMPCopy !req
292. ROLL ROLLCopy !req
293. but instead, she bit her lip
to keep the scream locked up inside.Copy !req
294. You must be pleased, President.Copy !req
295. This makes four years in a row,
doesn't it?Copy !req
296. No, actually, there was
just too much pressure.Copy !req
297. To be honest, I only feel relief.Copy !req
298. I don't have it in me
to feel pleased anymore.Copy !req
299. Is that what it's like?Copy !req
300. He's lying.Copy !req
301. Oh yeah!Copy !req
302. This young man is so pleased that he's begun
shadowboxing for no reason.Copy !req
303. Did you see that, Shinomiya?Copy !req
304. And so, the final exams
of lies and deception come to an end.Copy !req
305. Okay, okay. It's okay.Copy !req
306. Results of today's match...Copy !req
307. SHIROGANE WINSCopy !req
308. Shirogane wins.Copy !req
309. FIRST SEMESTER RESULTS
MIYUKI SHIROGANE 1ST —> 1ST
KAGUYA SHINOMIYA 2ND —> 2ND
NAGISA KASHIWAGI 4TH —> 7TH
CHIKA FUJIWARA 91ST —> 101ST
AI HAYASAKA 114TH —> 114TH
KASHIWAGI'S BOYFRIEND 139TH —> 84TH
YU ISHIGAMI 197TH —> 177THCopy !req
310. Let's back up a bit.Copy !req
311. ONE WEEK BEFORE THE TESTCopy !req
312. FACULTY ROOMCopy !req
313. Ishigami, do you understand your situation?Copy !req
314. If you fail any major tests, you'll be
in danger of being held back next year.Copy !req
315. Yeah.Copy !req
316. You managed to get into high school.Copy !req
317. Are you willing
to let that chance go to waste?Copy !req
318. Anyway, just be sure
you don't fail the finals coming up.Copy !req
319. Got it?Copy !req
320. Yeah.Copy !req
321. Fail!Copy !req
322. At Shuchiin Academy, a grade of less
than half the average is considered failing.Copy !req
323. There are no remedial measures,
such as supplementary lessons.Copy !req
324. Two test failures in a subject
results in a failing grade.Copy !req
325. If a required course is failed,
the year is repeated.Copy !req
326. Ishigami has already received
three yellow cards.Copy !req
327. No, really, I haven't even been sleeping.Copy !req
328. If he fails another exam,
he'll be held back!Copy !req
329. This time around, I'm serious.Copy !req
330. Well,Copy !req
331. as usual, you've got me thinking
that maybe I should buy a video game.Copy !req
332. Even though he's in hot water,
it's as if he doesn't sense the danger.Copy !req
333. It's been a while.Copy !req
334. YU ISHIGAMI
CLOSES HIS EYESCopy !req
335. This is unbecoming of a member
of the student council.Copy !req
336. If you do get held back, you won't be
the only one who's inconvenienced.Copy !req
337. so I can play for five hours or so.Copy !req
338. Ishigami...Copy !req
339. Could you come with me for a minute?Copy !req
340. What is it?Copy !req
341. We can't talk here?Copy !req
342. No. It has to be a place with no one else.Copy !req
343. Just you and me.Copy !req
344. Forget it!Copy !req
345. No way! I'm scared!Copy !req
346. No!Copy !req
347. What's your problem?
Just come with me!Copy !req
348. Are you gonna do
something terrible to me?Copy !req
349. SUPPLY ROOMCopy !req
350. This is because you tried to get away.Copy !req
351. If you hadn't resisted, I wouldn't have been
forced to resort to such drastic measures.Copy !req
352. You're gonna do something terrible!Copy !req
353. Wh-What are you going to do?Copy !req
354. You know what kind of situation
you're in, don't you?Copy !req
355. Therefore...Copy !req
356. CRITICAL SITUATION!
LIFE-THREATENING!Copy !req
357. You're gonna torture and then kill me?Copy !req
358. Or, no, maybe she'll just do nasty things
to me until my mind snaps!Copy !req
359. For starters...Copy !req
360. Just don't touch my video games!Copy !req
361. I'm confiscating your phone
and blip-blopping device.Copy !req
362. I really did incur
her displeasure!Copy !req
363. She's going to take her time
destroying my spirit.Copy !req
364. Stop it!Copy !req
365. Please, anything but making me
eat small fish or forcing me to study!Copy !req
366. Okay, next...Copy !req
367. please eat all of these dried sardinesCopy !req
368. and then do all of these drills.Copy !req
369. Here, open wide.Copy !req
370. They're full of docosahexaenoic acid.Copy !req
371. Acid? She's gonna melt
my internal organs?Copy !req
372. HOURS LATERCopy !req
373. What kind of torture is this?Copy !req
374. This is awful.Copy !req
375. But on all of the important points,
I can catch glimpses of intelligence.Copy !req
376. What did I do to deserve this?Copy !req
377. It seems you have promise.Copy !req
378. We're going to study tomorrow
at the same time.Copy !req
379. In the name of Shinomiya, I swear
I won't let you fail the finals, Ishigami.Copy !req
380. Be grateful.Copy !req
381. What's the point
of trying to make me smarter?Copy !req
382. TO PREVENT HIM
FROM FAILINGCopy !req
383. And so, the days
of intensive training continued.Copy !req
384. Ishigami made
several more escape attempts,Copy !req
385. but Kaguya caught him every time,Copy !req
386. and eventually
he lost the willpower to resist her.Copy !req
387. LIBRARYCopy !req
388. This reference book should make it easier.Copy !req
389. Take your time
so you understand it thoroughly.Copy !req
390. Really, what's your game here?Copy !req
391. What are you talking about?Copy !req
392. I heard that if you fail another big test,Copy !req
393. there's a good chance
you'll have to repeat the year.Copy !req
394. I'm making sure
you're studying so that doesn't happen.Copy !req
395. That's all?Copy !req
396. That's all.Copy !req
397. No way.Copy !req
398. Shinomiya-senpai, you're that caring?Copy !req
399. I don't usually do this kind of thing.Copy !req
400. If you want the truth, I'd rather
be focusing on my own studying.Copy !req
401. Then why...Copy !req
402. That's Ishigami, isn't it?Copy !req
403. For real? Kaguya and Ishigami together?Copy !req
404. Why?Copy !req
405. Why do you think?Copy !req
406. Gross!Copy !req
407. That's enough.Copy !req
408. I don't really care if I get held back.Copy !req
409. Besides, I'm sure you've heard
about how I messed up in middle school,Copy !req
410. which is why you heard
everyone treats me like I'm a time bomb.Copy !req
411. I used to be a problem child
who refused to go to school.Copy !req
412. When other people see us studying together
and they start weird rumors,Copy !req
413. it'll be your name
that gets dragged through the mud.Copy !req
414. True, all the noise in here
makes it hard to study.Copy !req
415. You girls...Copy !req
416. The library is supposed to be a quiet place.Copy !req
417. Or is there something
you want to say to me?Copy !req
418. Well, you shouldn't really
get mixed up with Ishigami.Copy !req
419. We're just worried about you, Kaguya.Copy !req
420. Thank you for the warning.Copy !req
421. However,Copy !req
422. I don't judge someone
based on what other people say.Copy !req
423. I've already judged Ishigami
to be worthy of a relationship with me.Copy !req
424. Do you have doubts about my judgment?Copy !req
425. I appreciate you standing up for me,
but people are gonna get the wrong idea.Copy !req
426. That doesn't matter.Copy !req
427. Right now, the most important thing
is making sure you don't fail.Copy !req
428. No matter who gets the wrong idea or what
they imagine, it's not going to sway me.Copy !req
429. But...Copy !req
430. I told you.Copy !req
431. In the name of Shinomiya,
I vowed I won't let you fail the finals.Copy !req
432. So, I won't abandon you,
no matter what.Copy !req
433. Besides, without you,
the president would be troubled.Copy !req
434. So, if you understand, start writing.Copy !req
435. Okay.Copy !req
436. It looks like...Copy !req
437. there's nothing I can do here.Copy !req
438. STUDENT COUNCIL ROOMCopy !req
439. Days later...Copy !req
440. We got through finals, everyone!Copy !req
441. Shinomiya-senpai, I managed not to fail.Copy !req
442. I guess I kind of had
the wrong idea about you.Copy !req
443. Ishigami...Copy !req
444. CRUMPLECopy !req
445. What is this score?Copy !req
446. You just barely passed.Copy !req
447. After all that time
I spent helping you study!Copy !req
448. I studied pretty hard.Copy !req
449. How dare you make me lose face like this?Copy !req
450. Oh no! She's terrifying after all!Copy !req
451. That's what Shinomiya is like.Copy !req
452. She doesn't lie to herself.Copy !req
453. If she makes a vow, count on it.Copy !req
454. She has a nobility about her.
She'll keep her word, come what may.Copy !req
455. At first, I thought
she was cold-hearted, too.Copy !req
456. But when I realized the truth...Copy !req
457. When you realized the truth, what?Copy !req
458. Nothing. Forget it.Copy !req
459. It's an old story.Copy !req
460. Results of today's match...Copy !req
461. SHIROGANE LOSESCopy !req
462. Shirogane loses.Copy !req
463. ISHIGAMI IN THE PASTCopy !req