The greatest souls are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
René Descartes, "Discourse on Method"
S... Stop it!
What, you think we'll let you off the hook if you cry enough?
You're such a little coward, Karuizawa.
Always hiding behind some man...
Yeah, it really pisses me off!
What happened to all that fire you had before?
Hey, you listening?!
Th-That hurts!
Wow, that face!
Maybe we should clean her up a little!
Great idea!
Let's do it!
Stop!
C'mon, look this way!
C'mon, Ayanokoji!
Not yet.
What an ugly pig!
Hilarious!
Enough already!
Hey, you three! What are you doing?
What are we doing?
We were just talking, right?
Right?
Yeah.
It's none of your business. Just butt out.
We're going to make you apologize to Rika.
You okay?
Leave me alone.
I was just worried about you!
Shut up!
I didn't ask for your help!
What the hell is her problem?!
Perhaps I'll try it.
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Classroom of
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2nd Season
Special Test Day 3 (Rest Day)
Venus Group's Test Attention, students. The Venus Group's test has concluded. The Venus Group is no longer required to participate in the test. They will now have free time until all groups' tests are complete. Advanced Nurturing High School Special Test Management Center
So the Venus Group's test has concluded, as well.
Which means someone made a VIP accusation.
Class C really is the favorite.
Ryuen is trying to figure out the principle behind VIP selections.
Which means I should add to the pieces under my control while I can.
Sending
Manabe Shiho
Sent
Now, let's see what happens.
What the heck? There's no signal down here.
Why would Hirata-kun call me to a place like this?
H-How did you...
Shall we begin?
The "Karuizawa begs for mercy" photoshoot!
Don't miss any great shots, Yamashita!
Okay!
Leave me alone.
I haven't done anything wrong.
Then why's your voice shaking?
She's scared!
Aw, those knocking knees! Hilarious!
What's the matter, Karuizawa?
Gonna cry? Gonna cry?!
I w-would never...
I get this vibe from you...
You've been bullied, haven't you?
Called it!
She totally was!
You must be a pro at begging for mercy.
So get to it already!
Beg for mercy!
What are you talking about?
Beg for mercy!
I'm not going to—
Let me go!
I said, head on the floor!
Wow, gross.
You take a shot, Rika.
I-I'd rather not...
We're doing this for you!
Not like that.
Like this!
Do that!
This is fun!
As demonstrated by the Milgram experiment,
circumstances can enhance a person's natural cruelty.
Now that's what I like to see!
Well done, Manabe.
Manabe Shiho
All I did was set the scene, and yet...
Manabe Shiho
Subject: Karuizawa
I want revenge on Karuizawa as well. I'll help you.
Please... forgive me...
You could've just begged from the start!
Getting her to rock bottom will save me time.
H-How did you...
Once a bullied child, always a bullied child, it seems.
You were watching all that?
Don't bother calling Hirata.
I know he's not really your boyfriend.
And I know that you've been bullied.
I know it all.
That means I can expose you any time I like.
What?
To save yourself from ever being bullied again,
you chose to hide your past and become a parasite that attaches to others.
But in the end...
Wh-What do you want? My body?
Now that you ask, I just might.
Spread your legs.
I don't accept this.
You're not bullying me.
You're just blackmailing me into doing ridiculous things.
You're not resisting, then?
Do you know what people do
when confronted by a reality they can't do anything about?
They stop resisting.
"Ah, I'm being abused."
That thought fills their mind, sterile and automatic.
They don't scream, cry, or fight back.
They just accept it.
What's the thing that's really hurting you?
Such fear, to the point of even surrendering your body, is abnormal.
I think there's something bigger you're hiding.
S-Stop...
Is this it? Is this your darkness?
Karuizawa... There exist many kinds of despair.
And what you've experienced qualifies, without question.
Those with darkness in their hearts are naturally drawn together.
And the stronger of the two will always engulf the weaker.
Wh-What are you... talking about?
The world contains darkness greater than what you know.
There's one thing I can promise you.
Karuizawa.
I will protect you from now on.
In a far more reliable way than Hirata or Machida could offer.
She totally was!
You must be a pro at begging for mercy.
So get to it already!
The next time they come after you, threaten them.
Beg for mercy!
Tell them you'll release this footage.
Beg for mercy!
Align yourself with me.
There's something I need your help with.
Wh-What are you talking about?
Class D can't ascend in its current form.
But with you in control of the girls,
we can acquire the unity we've been lacking.
Yes. It's a role that Horikita can't perform.
What in the world are you...
I'll act in your interest, and you'll act in mine.
That's the relationship you were after, isn't it?
All right...
But what do you want me to do?
To begin with, I'd like to win this test.
After all, you are...
Sorry for the wait.
How can I help you?
There's something I'd like to buy with points.
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Classroom of the Elite
Classroom of
the Elite
Special Test Day Four
Minutes Before Final Discussion
Beaten here, eh?
Oh, good morning!
Hey, sorry to hog the couch.
It's fine, really.
Would you like to talk a bit before the discussion?
There's something I've been dying to ask you.
Ask me?
Yeah.
You really want to reach Class A, right?
I suppose.
I'll bet you do!
I do, too.
I have a dream to graduate as part of Class A.
But since we're in different classes,
I guess only one of us can make our dream come true, huh?
I suppose.
Though there is one exceptional means...
Saving up 20 million private points, right?
Yes, although apparently, no one's ever done it before.
It's such a tremendous amount.
Ayanokoji-kun.
You did see my points that time, didn't you?
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pry.
That's right.
Exchanging Points
Ichinose Honami
At the time of the end of the first term,
Ichinose had a tremendous number of points.
I'm not accusing you.
But I can't tell you any more than that.
And I won't pry.
Hey, Ayanokoji. You're already here?
All alone with Ichinose-dono?!
Have we intruded upon a secret tryst?!
Oh, no...
Of course not!
Special Test Final Discussion Begins
It's time to get started.
I think Hamaguchi-kun has a proposal to make.
We're aiming for a victory in which we all unite to correctly guess the VIP, right?
Where's this coming from?
Indeed, this is the very motive for our discussions!
We're not going to reach a conclusion in the remaining time that way.
So I think we're going to have to buckle down and try a different method.
A different method?
I think you know exactly what I mean.
We'll show each other our cell phones.
It's impossible to falsify the email from the school telling us
if we're the VIP or not.
We can see at a glance who the VIP is.
Ridiculous.
Then whoever outs the VIP first will get all the points to themselves.
If there's even one traitor, it's over.
I'm well aware of that.
But playing it safe won't get us anywhere, either.
You're talking about making a gamble?
Yes.
Obviously, the VIP themselves and those
trying to protect them will be reticent to show their phones.
What shall we do?
That should let us narrow it down, at least.
You think we're all going to go in on such a high-risk plan?
You seem awfully upset about it, Machida-kun.
What?
If it ends in a deadlock with nobody getting class points,
that's a net positive for Class A.
Conversely, the rest of us have a reason to want to take a risk.
She has a point.
Ichinose is behind this.
She's using Hamaguchi to get her plan out there.
No one has to show their phone who doesn't want to.
But since it was my idea, I'll show mine.
From: Advanced Nurturing High School Regarding the Special Test Attention, students. Regarding the upcoming special test, you have not been chosen as the VIP. What you do with this information is up to your discretion. Advanced Nurturing High School
Hamaguchi-kun!
I'll show mine, too!
I'm not the VIP.
Can this be true?!
Everyone in Class B is showing theirs.
Which means...
Very well.
I'll participate, as well.
Ayanokoji?!
Ayanokoji-kun? You're sure?
Yes.
So you're not the VIP, either...
I'll participate, as well.
Are you nuts?
If we let it end like this, the VIP is the only one that benefits.
Or are you the VIP?
O-Of course not!
I'll show mine, too.
I want points.
Fine! I'll show you!
A wise man once said, "If you can't beat them, join them!"
It's not me, either!
Which means that, other than Class A, it's down to...
Hang on. Don't tell me...
Promise me, everyone.
Promise me you won't out the VIP early.
Yukimura, you're...
I'm sorry I lied to you, Ayanokoji.
Regarding the Special Test Attention, students. Regarding the upcoming special test, you have been chosen as Mars Group VIP. What you do with this information is up to your discretion. Advanced Nurturing High School
I'm the VIP.
I-Incredible!
I can't believe it.
An excellent performance.
Our victory is now assured.
Guys, let's all agree not to expose Yukimura-kun.
Let's complete the test together!
Well... maybe...
Thank you, everyone.
I want to have faith.
No, I choose to have faith!
Sure.
You said it!
We shan't betray your trust!
It's not going to happen.
Someone's going to betray the others to get the points.
And then... they'll fall for the trap.
Yukimura isn't the VIP.
I told him I was the VIP,
and got him to trade cell phones.
I didn't anticipate Ichinose's actions, but this way...
Ichinose Honami
That's actually Ayanokoji-kun's cell phone, isn't it?
W-Well, I...
The number I just called is Ayanokoji-kun's number.
Because I don't know Yukimura-kun's number yet!
Ayanokoji-kun
Which means Ayanokoji-kun is the real VIP!
Ayanokoji-dono is...
...the VIP?
So that's it.
You mean you were lying before?!
Explain yourselves, Class D!
I-I swear, I knew nothing...
The discussion period is now over.
The groups will disperse and return to their rooms.
Damn it!
What a bunch of filthy cheaters Class D are.
I repeat.
The groups will disperse and return to their rooms.
I guess we see what your "faith in us" is worth.
Well, let's hope nobody breaks your trust.
This is the worst possible case!
Guess it all went well, huh?
Yes.
Exactly what we wanted.
After all... you are the VIP, Karuizawa.
How did you know that?
Hirata told me.
Let's use that fact to set a double-layered trap.
First, you and I will trade cell phones.
VIP
I'll pretend to be the VIP,
VIP
and trade cell phones once again with Yukimura.
VIP
I won't tell Yukimura about you, either.
Then we'll steer the discussion
in a way that gets Yukimura to volunteer himself as VIP.
So if someone exposes Yukimura-kun,
or sees through his trade with you,
they'll fall into the trap?
But there's a hole in this plan.
Even if we trade phones, we can't change our phone numbers.
If someone calls one of us, we're outed.
What do we do, then?
We'll exchange SIM cards.
But aren't the SIM cards in the school-provided cell phones locked?
There's nothing that points can't buy you.
That's the fundamental rule of this school.
I expect I can buy the unlock method from Ms. Chabashira.
I feel a little bad for Yukimura-kun, though.
Yeah, same!
Ichinose-san?!
After a lie is exposed, people will perceive any subsequent answer as truth.
Someone's definitely falling right into your trap about now!
Is that why you called my phone?
Was Class B going to try the very same plan?
Got me, huh?
But if you knew our plan, why didn't you point it out?
Isn't it obvious?
Whether the false accusation comes from Class A or Class C,
it's still a net benefit to my class.
And the reason you let the discussion stall was to pull this from the end?
Something like that.
Hey, did Horikita-san come up with this plan, too?
Who else would?
I see, I see...
Hey, is this...
From: Advanced Nurturing High School Subject: Regarding the Special Test Attention, students. These are the special test results. Each class receives the following point changes: Class A: Minus 200 CPt Class B: No change Class C: Plus 100 CPt Class D: Plus 50 CPt The groups received the following results: Mercury Group: The traitor was mistaken (Result 4) Venus Group: The traitor was correct (Result 3) Earth Group: All participants achieved correct answer after testing period conclusion (Result 1) Mars Group: The traitor was mistaken (Result 4) Jupiter Group: The identity of the VIP was protected to the end (Result 2) Saturn Group: The traitor was correct (Result 3) Uranus Group: The identity of the VIP was protected to the end (Result 2) Neptune Group: The traitor was correct (Result 3)
What happened?
Class C won?
And Class A totally whiffed it!
It's what we were after. But...
I like that look on your face...
Suzune.
As you can see, I knew exactly who the VIP was.
But we didn't have a traitor in our group.
If you'd known who it was, you would have betrayed us.
Kushida Kikyo.
Wasn't it?
I realized on the second day
that Kushida was the VIP.
How?
It was all too obvious.
You're awfully transparent.
That expression of yours is so sexy.
You'll be my next target.
I'll tear you apart, body and soul.
Look forward to the second term with great anticipation.
Class D might be in a difficult position soon.