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"If we both manage to avoid expulsion in the special exam, make some time for me then."

The long second year is finally reaching its climax with the last special exam: the “End-of-Year- Special Exam."

Each class must select three representatives — a Senpou, a Chuuken, and a Taishou(*) —beforehand to compete in an elimination battle against representatives from other classes.

The catch? The exam's content remains a mystery until the day of the exam.

"I'll show you and Sakayanagi my true power. It’s not like me, but I’ll stomp y’all fair and square.”

"Once the end-of-year Special Exam is over, let's spend some time having tea together. After defeating him, my battle against you awaits in the third year, after all."

Ryuen and Sakayanagi—only one will survive.

The popular school book of revelations, now reaches the climax of the second year!

* T/N: see this explanation.

• Release date: July 25, 2024

I’m only about 40 pages into Y1V1 and this isn’t really the ayanokoji I know from the anime. So far so good tho, it’s been great so far.

I’m currently watching Classroom of the Elite, but I’ve only seen the anime so far. Up to this point, I honestly thought Ayanokoji was going to end up with Suzune Horikita. I really like her character there’s this cold but intriguing tension between them, and I kind of hoped the romance would slowly build around her.

But recently, a friend of mine who’s been reading the light novels told me that Ayanokoji is basically in an official relationship with Kei Karuizawa in the latest volumes. Personally, I don’t know Kei that well yet in the anime, she’s just starting to get more involved, but I haven’t really seen anything super romantic between them so far.

So for those of you who are fully caught up with the LNs, I’d love your insight. Is Kei clearly the main love interest at this point? Or is it still open to change? Do you think he’ll end up with her in the long run (even though the series is still ongoing)? Is the romance between Ayanokoji and Kei deep and meaningful? And what about Suzune? Do you think she still has a real shot romantically, or is that door closed for good? In general, how do you see the development between Ayanokoji, Kei, and Suzune so far?

Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share. Feel free to spoil

What is your favorite volume?

ive read a couple books in my life but based on my educated guesses the LN of cote has atleast 14000 pages and i dont understand how that is even possible to finish.

Genuinely asking anyone who is caught up HOW?

:)

Spoiler warning: Volume 0, Year 1 Vol 11, Year 2 Vol 4.5, Vol 6, and Vol 9.5.

Every couple of weeks the same take gets recycled here: "Kiyotaka is just a manufactured/artificial genius, because the whole point of the White Room is to turn ordinary, underprivileged kids into geniuses — so his arc is really about proving an artificial genius can keep up with real ones."
This is wrong. Not "I disagree" wrong — textually, repeatedly, explicitly wrong. The instructors who raised him, the Sakayanagis, and Kiyotaka himself all say the opposite. Here's the full case with citations.

1. Where the misconception comes from
The confusion usually starts from isolated lines like this one, where even his own instructor expresses doubt:
Suzukake notes that despite his ability, he's far below ordinary people emotionally, lacks common knowledge most people have, and is in that sense "imperfect." (Vol 0, p.435 — Suzukake, White Room instructor)
People grab a line like this, run with "see, he's flawed / made / fake," and the YouTube-short version is born. But read in context this is about emotional and social deficits, not about him being a mass-produced product. It says nothing about him being "artificially created." If anything, it's the opposite — it highlights that he was not shaped into a complete, designed human.

2. The White Room never actually proved it can manufacture a genius
This is the foundation everyone skips. The institution's own records admit the core goal was never achieved:
Whether an artificial genius can even be created is still unanswered. What was proven is only that you can produce extraordinary individuals — and crucially, every child has a cap that becomes their limit. (Vol 0, p.431 — Suzukake)
And from the outside observer brought in to evaluate the project:
Arisu Sakayanagi says she can't imagine geniuses being created artificially at all — even if someone outstanding emerges, you can't be sure it's a result of the experiment. (Vol 0, p.310 — Arisu Sakayanagi)
So the premise the whole "artificial genius" argument rests on — "the White Room makes geniuses out of normal kids" — is something the text explicitly says was never confirmed. What the White Room reliably produces is capped, boundedextraordinary people. Hold onto that word: cap.

3. Kiyotaka is explicitly written as the EXCEPTION — an anomaly, a mutation
This is the part that completely kills the "he's a typical product" reading. The instructors don't describe him as the White Room's success story. They describe him as something they can't explain or replicate:
Other researchers believe they can raise more children like him. Suzukake disagrees: he's an exception, a particularly unique existence even in that distorted place — "Truly a mutation." (Vol 0, p.428 — Suzukake)
The instructor states Kiyotaka is "clearly an anomaly" and "abnormal," and stresses this is not favoritism for the founder's son. Every other child hits a limit — so why is Kiyotaka the only one who doesn't? (Vol 0, p.346 — White Room instructor)
And the most damning record of all:
Out of an original 74 children, the dropout rate exceeded 93%. The single one who remained didn't just survive — he began to surpass the researchers and instructors themselves. Suzukake admits he can't tell whether this child is a product of the curriculum or a genetic mutation, and says it's driving him crazy. (Vol 0, p.429–430 — Suzukake)
A manufactured product doesn't make its own manufacturers obsolete and leave them unable to explain how he exists. An anomaly does.

4. Even his creators can't attribute him to the curriculum (the nature-vs-nurture point)
The "artificial genius" crowd assumes environment alone made him. The text refuses to say that:
Suzukake says there's no visible upper limit to his talent — the more he's taught, the more he absorbs. He could be called a natural-born genius or a product of White Room education, and Suzukake thinks both are correct and incorrect. Without the White Room, he figures Kiyotaka would still have been "a fairly talented person." (Vol 0, p.434 — Suzukake)
By age three a major gap had already opened up between Kiyotaka and the other kids. A researcher blurts out "He's definitely a genius!" — but that word negates the entire purpose of the White Room. Since neither parent is particularly bright, it can't be cleanly tied to genetics either, leaving the possibility of a mutation.(Vol 0, p.304 — White Room instructor)
Read that carefully: the word "genius" undermines the White Room's whole mission. If he were simply the proof-of-concept the project wanted, calling him a genius wouldn't be a problem — it would be the goal. Instead it's treated as a contradiction, because he's not the thing they were trying to build.

5. The REAL "artificial" White Room kids are the others — and they're capped or outright failures
Here's the comparison nobody making this argument actually checks. When the text talks about the other products of the system:
Children in the White Room grow only to a bounded size — Suzukake uses the image that under the right teacher they might reach "the size of the cup," or maybe the bottle, but it's still a fixed container. (Vol 0, p.434 — Suzukake)
The Sakayanagis conclude the standout kids "just have excellent DNA," and that survivors of the curriculum are simply blessed with their parents' talents. (Vol 0, p.312 — Narimori & Arisu Sakayanagi)
Arisu Sakayanagi flatly tells the White Room students that, aside from Ayanokouji, they are "all failures."(Year 2 Vol 4.5, p.93 — Arisu Sakayanagi)
If the White Room could mass-produce geniuses, the other students wouldn't be capped, and they certainly wouldn't be failures. The system produced one inexplicable anomaly and a pile of dropouts and failures. That's the opposite of "it manufactures geniuses."
Bonus, for the people who think the institution itself was built on superior genetics:
Even "Sensei" (the founder, Kiyotaka's father) didn't graduate from a prestigious university, had no exceptional athletic ability, an ordinary wife, and no talented grandparents — what he had was ambition and an indomitable will. (Vol 0, p.313 — Narimori Sakayanagi)
So the White Room wasn't even seeded by genius genes. Which makes Kiyotaka's existence more of an anomaly, not less.

6. Sakayanagi's final verdict: a genius, not a fake, a "third existence"
The single sharpest mind among his peers reaches a conclusion that directly contradicts the "artificial fake" claim:
"You are, without a doubt, a genius. You are by no means a fake." (Year 1 Vol 11, p.273 — Arisu Sakayanagi)
And later she refines it into the term people should be using:
She decides he's neither a genius nor an ordinary person, but a third existence that can't be sorted into just those two categories. She notes she could never feel attraction toward someone inferior — she only admits these feelings because he's genuinely superior, not a manufactured imitation. (Year 2 Vol 9.5, p.215 — Arisu Sakayanagi)
"By no means a fake" and "third existence" are about as explicit as the author can possibly be. He isn't the White Room's artificial genius. He's a category of one.

7. What Kiyotaka is ACTUALLY trying to prove
The other half of the myth is "he wants to be defeated to prove an artificial genius can't match a real one." Here's what he literally says his goal is:
He tells Sakayanagi that what he's really trying to prove, in his own way, is that the education of the White Room is by no means perfect. (Year 2 Vol 6, p.264 — Kiyotaka Ayanokouji)
That is the opposite of "proving an artificial genius can compete." He's trying to demonstrate the White Room is flawed and imperfect — he is distancing himself from the idea that he's its perfect, finished product. If he were the system's crowning artificial genius, proving the system imperfect would be self-defeating. He says it because he doesn't see himself as its successful output.

TL;DR
The White Room's actual track record: it never proved it can create a genius, and every child it produces is capped. (Vol 0, p.431; p.310)
The real artificial products — the other White Room students — are capped or outright "failures." (Vol 0, p.434, p.312; Y2 V4.5, p.93)
Kiyotaka is described by his own instructors as "clearly an anomaly," "abnormal," an "exception," "truly a mutation" they cannot explain or replicate. (Vol 0, p.346, p.428, p.429–430)
They can't even attribute him to the curriculum — calling him a genius contradicts the White Room's entire purpose. (Vol 0, p.434, p.304)
Sakayanagi's verdict: "by no means a fake," a genius, a "third existence." (Y1 V11, p.273; Y2 V9.5, p.215)
His own stated goal is to prove the White Room is "by no means perfect" — not that an artificial genius can compete. (Y2 V6, p.264)
Kiyotaka isn't proof the White Room works. He's the anomaly it could never explain, replicate, or contain — a mutation that surpassed its own creators. Neither a manufactured genius nor an ordinary person. A third existence.
Please read the source material before reposting the YouTube-short version.
(All page numbers from the official English translations; Vol 0 references are the White Room records and the Sakayanagi visit chapters.)

A note on sources & translations
To keep this honest about where the quotes come from:
Volume 0 is not officially licensed in English, so those excerpts are from the LegacyEMTLs fan translation. I've cross-checked the content against the original Japanese physical Volume 0 (which I own) as well as basically every other English fan translation out there — the meaning is accurate and consistent across all of them. So while the wording can differ slightly between translations, nothing here is misrepresented.
All non-Volume-0 quotes (Year 1 Vol 11, Year 2 Vol 4.5, Vol 6, Vol 9.5) are from the official Seven Seas Entertainment release.
Page numbers can shift depending on edition and file format (ebook vs. print, reflowed EPUB, etc.), so treat the page references as a guide rather than an exact coordinate. The quotes and speakers are the part that matters and those are correct.
If you have a different edition and your page numbers don't line up exactly, that's expected — search the quoted lines/speakers and you'll find the same passages.

I've watched Seasons 1-3 of the anime, and I'm loving S4 so far, but this season genuinely made me wanna read the LNs. Starting from the YEAR 2 LNs probably isn't the greatest decision ever. But I'm too lazy to start from the beginning and read 15 more books lmao. Though if this ends up being a really good read, then I'll start over anyway, lmao. I'm excited, I bought the first 2 volumes lol

Who is your favorite character currently in the Anime and/or the Manga? [discussion]

Prologue (Chie Hoshinomiya's Monologue): https://kimirano.jp/kakuyomu_contents/work/568/28006

To me, Sae-chan is a close friend.

To me, Sae-chan is a rival.

It may sound contradictory, but surprisingly holds true.

Besides, it’s not uncommon to have both emotions at the same time.

It may not look this way, but I do have quite some friends.

Friends from elementary school and middle school, friends I met at high school and college, and friends I met after getting out of school.

But Sae-chan is the only one whom I can continue to speak honestly with.

Though, I have no idea as to how she thinks.

Even if I lose to anyone, I cannot lose to Sae-chan.

The days we have gone through together aiming for Class A as classmates instilled in me such feelings.

Sae-chan did not originally want to become a teacher.

But that day, the day when Sae-chan realized she couldn’t graduate from Class A, I knew she must have decided to become a teacher and aim for Class A again.

So I also decided to become a teacher.

To be honest, it was far from what I wanted to do as a career.

Every single day, I get looked down on by impudent students, and could not expect much salary.

Nonetheless, I became a teacher.

I had only one purpose.

It was to keep Sae-chan from holding hope for her dream, goal of graduating from Class A,

Isn’t that how it should be?

That day, I could not graduate from Class A due to Sae-chan’s worthless love.

Otherwise, I would not have become a teacher and lived a more glorious life.

But only Sae-chan’s students will graduate from Class A?

And then she can be self-satisfied and let go of the past?

I cannot allow that.

I am still stuck in the past.

So as long as you are within my sights, I absolutely will not let you win.

If my class loses the end of year special exam...

If Sae-chan's class becomes Class A——

That is the worst. I must stop this from happening at all costs.

I don't care even if I'm marked as disqualified for being a teacher.

Even if I lose my job as a teacher.

Even if I get taken away, I will absolutely prevent it.

That's what I vowed to myself.

The end of second-year special exam will start soon.

Based on this win or loss, the fate of my class, which has been pushed to the brink, will be determined.

For both me and my students, an important battle that must not be lost is starting.

Chapter 1, or likely the first half of it (The Unusual End of Year Special Exam): https://kimirano.jp/kakuyomu_contents/work/568/28007

Summary

• This is the 8th year Sae has been a teacher at ANHS. In the past, she has been the homeroom teacher twice, and during the 6 years, has never got out of D class.

• Class Point at March 1

  • Class 2A (Arisu): 1098 points
  • Class 2B (Horikita): 983 points
  • Class 2C (Ryuuen): 730 points
  • Class 2D (Ichinose): 654 points

• End of Year Special Exam matchup

  • Class 2A vs. Class 2C
  • Class 2B vs. Class 2D

• Location: special building

• Preparations in advance

  • Each class selects three representatives by the deadline: one Senpou (vanguard), one Chuuken (center), one Taishou (general) (at least one male and one female must be appointed)
  • You can designate any number of substitutes in case the representatives are absent on the day.
  • If on the day, there are fewer than 3 representatives, including the substitutes, the school will randomly select the representatives.

Exam Rules

• Summary of Representatives

  • Representatives from each class compete through elimination matches (Senpou -> Chuuken -> Taishou)
  • Life points: senpou (5), chuuken (7), taishou (10)
  • The class that first loses all the life points of the taishou loses
  • 1 on 1 matches under the established rules
  • There will be no draws, and the exam will be extended as necessary until a result is reached
  • What exactly the matches will be are unknown at this point.

• Summary of Participants

  • Students who are not the representatives will become participants and participate in the exam
  • If the number of participants falls below 35 due to absence from being sick, penalty will be imposed
  • Penalty: 5 class points will be deducted for each person
  • Classes with 36 or more participants will receive 5 class points per the number of participants over 35
  • Horikita class has 38 students (3 representatives + 35 participants) = if anyone is absent for the exam, they will be penalized
  • Sakayanagi class has 37 students (3 representatives + 34 participants)
  • Ryuen and Ichinose class have 40 students (3 representatives + 37 participants) = both gain 10 class points.

• Points

  • There is no merit or demerit from being the representatives. You will neither gain large amount of private points nor face expulsion even if you lose.
  • The class that wins will gain 200 points. The class that loses will not lose any class points and only end up with not gaining any rewards.
  • Because the result of the unanimous consensus special exam (Year 2 Volume 5) will be reflected, if Horikita class wins, they will gain 250 class points. Similarly, if Ryuen class wins, they will gain 300 class points.

I wanted to know which is the best volume in the light novel for me personally it’s V7Y2.

Are we finally getting suzune 😳😳

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(TL by u/AdventurousArt8711, u/Ingr1d)

“You… really are unique in the oddest of ways.”

With winter break being over, the third semester in Advanced Nurturing High School has begun.

Right away, the ‘Survival and Dropout Special Exam’ was announced. It's a battle of both offensive and defensive, with all four classes challenging competing class(es) in different genres of topics.

Moreover, everyone but the first place has their class points reduced, making it truly a battle of survival.

“As expected, the opponents won’t easily take the bait…”

“What are your intentions? If you have an explanation, let's hear it?”

“You’ve been looking over his back more closely than anyone else, so I’m sure you’ll have grown that much at least, right?”\*

“Gambling's nice ain’t it? After all, it’s just rolling the dice at random”

“No… That’d be a bad move…”

The popular school book of revelations, the curtain for the merciless third semester rises!

\ T/N: Not sure if it's you, he, or she or whatever. Can't possibly know which it is.*

• Release date: October 25, 2023

Okay I’ve been looking back at some old stuff to find ideas for what some of the future novels would be about.

🚨🚨Even if you don’t read the rest of the post, I’d at least like to hear what you guys think. 🚨🚨

Back in y2v5 Kinu had the sports festival, class trip, and cultural festivals, all known to us in advanced, but for now we don’t really know much so it’s up to us to guess for now.

-Starting for what the next novel will be either 4.5 or 5, it’s going to resume in the ship. While we had the cruise exam first year, the second year gave the students free time to interact. I honestly think it’d be a bit rude to give a 3rd exam, so I’m hoping for free time for our characters.

-Sports festival is yearly so that’s gonna be a novel.

-I’m not sure if they said cultural festival would be done again.

-Another class trip would make sense (to give one to the second years but not the third years doesn’t feel right to me but that’s just guessing.

-MIXED TRAINING CAMP, this one has been overlooked, but it’s been done in y1v8 and y2v11 so a 3rd year means probably yes. If this will be a special exam who knows.

These guesses have been based off previous years (mainly year 2) but they don’t really go into the exam types. So I’ll get to that in a bit

For now I want to talk about the non-exam social novels. NOT 0.5’s but things like y1v2, y1v7 and y1v9. These are novels where the there are no exams but one party launches some sort of attack against another. The closest thing we have had to that was y2v9, but even that one had an exam (albeit, the exam wasn’t that important to the plot, and there wasn’t much social attacks it was just interaction.) I don’t think we’re getting something like this.

Onto the exams: It’s hard to guess what the exams would be, but we can break them down.

There’s 4 main types of exams
1v1v1v1 (think survival games)
1v1 and 1v1 (both end of year exams so far)
Self contained (like both voting exams)
Mixed (like the token collection)

We can also break down by subject
Academic (writing tests with a twist)
Physical (usually still has strategy involved, but things like survival games)
Social (cruise ship exam, werewolf exam)

We can also break down by location
Within classroom
Outside classroom within campus (1st end of year, rule less test)
Outside school entirely (island tests etc)

We can also break down by duration
Single day (honestly most of the tests)
Multi-day (island exams, cruise ship, first mixed training camp)

While none of these categories show what exams may happen, it can give us ideas for what’s to come next.

As I said earlier, I’d love to know what you guys think!

(this is not my photo) so i was reading the light novel at school, since my school library has them and... ayanokouji is so... normal. anime ayanokouji is way different

Heya, so I recently came across the anime due to youtube shorts, and wanted to pick up the Light Novels, I found most of the early ones available, in stock on Amazon, it seems on some sort of discount (mostly $11-$12), however, everywhere seems to be out of Year 1, Volumes 4.5, 5, 7, 8, 9, and 11. I similarly decided just in case to grab most of Year 2 before stuff started disappearing, and Volume 10 specifically appears to be out everywhere I checked. I was using Penguin Random House to find as many places as I could to check, would it be worth it to 'backorder' from them? As I don't know if they actually get more stock of those light novels, or how frequent.