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ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 2年生編 [Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 2nd Year] (Novel) #9
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 9
「やっぱり一之瀬さんはAクラスに上がること諦めた、ってことなのかな」
修学旅行も終了した12月、2学期最後の特別試験・協力型総合筆記テストが発表される。
内容は1人ずつ交代で試験問題を解き、最終的にクラス全員で全100問のテストを解くというもの。堀北Bクラスは坂柳Aクラスとの対戦となる。
試験準備が始まる中、南雲が次期生徒会長を決めると宣言する。2年生の生徒会メンバーは堀北と一之瀬。立候補を問われるも一之瀬の意思は生徒会自体を辞めるというものだった。
新たな生徒会メンバーの確保という問題の他、鬼龍院を狙った万引き偽装事件も発生し、生徒会周辺も慌ただしくなっていく。
『無理してないから。……私も、綾小路くんに会いたい……』
学園黙示録は新たな混沌へ――。
修学旅行も終了した12月、2学期最後の特別試験・協力型総合筆記テストが発表される。
内容は1人ずつ交代で試験問題を解き、最終的にクラス全員で全100問のテストを解くというもの。堀北Bクラスは坂柳Aクラスとの対戦となる。
試験準備が始まる中、南雲が次期生徒会長を決めると宣言する。2年生の生徒会メンバーは堀北と一之瀬。立候補を問われるも一之瀬の意思は生徒会自体を辞めるというものだった。
新たな生徒会メンバーの確保という問題の他、鬼龍院を狙った万引き偽装事件も発生し、生徒会周辺も慌ただしくなっていく。
『無理してないから。……私も、綾小路くんに会いたい……』
学園黙示録は新たな混沌へ――。
- GenresLight NovelFiction
480 pages, Paperback
First published February 25, 2023
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Syougo Kinugasa
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* Syougo Kinugasa / Shōgo Kinugasa (English)
* 衣笠彰梧 (Japanese)
* Syougo Kinugasa / Shōgo Kinugasa (English)
* 衣笠彰梧 (Japanese)
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September 28, 2025
The drama for this volume was really great. I see how the tension is building up again and I love it. Even though I didn't enjoy the investigation part that much there were still many other things that happened in this volume which were a good surprise to me. Ichinose finally awoke from her deep slumber and I'm anticipating what is going to happen next. It truly felt a bit like something was missing for the past volumes when Ichinose wasn't there anymore, but I'm relieved to see her being back on tracks.
Many major events occurred in this volume which are probably a buildup for the upcoming volume(s). Even though the last time I didn't enjoy the buildup that much and rather the result of it, I truly enjoyed this time around the buildup as well, 'cause there were lots of stuff which surprised me and the whole girl's drama might be annoying on the long run, but at the moment it's still entertaining for me to see.
Unfortunately, this time the special exam was more in the background, which usually isn't the case, but at the same time was the special exam not that special to be that much in the foreground. Luckily, a boring special exam will make room for a higher possibility that the next special exam will be awesome again.
I was also a bit disappointed that the battle Nagumo and Ayanokouji agreed on was cancelled due to unexpected circumstances, but I know that they will have their fight sooner or later as there isn't much time left for Nagumo.
A main reason I see Amasawa as more likeable than some other characters in this book series is due to her actually annoying the characters that annoy me. It's like we have a mutual interest in making these characters feel miserable and I love it. She might be like Ryueen and Housen a bit more violent, but I seriously root for her violence. Especially, as she isn't just violent but also flirty and likes to tease others. She also most of the time looks like she isn't taking that many things serious, but when she is behaving more serious that's also a cool side of her.
Nanase is also back since the last volume and she still gives me golden retriever energy. I know that she isn't as innocent as she looks like, but at the same time I can't bring myself to imagine that she is really a good fit for an environment that is as manipulative like the one of the advanced nurturing highschool. She is one of those characters that I can't really read and I'm sure I will be surprised sooner or later of her in some way.
This volume once more gave me the feeling as if Sakayanagi only is supposed to look smart 'cause it's mentioned so often that obviously Horikita's class is extremely strong as they hold the joker (aka Ayanokouji) and Ryueen for not just his violent but actually strategical moves while Ichinose, now back on track also has her way of using her kindness for her own advantage and in general being more threatening than one suspects at first. But for Sakayanagi? Nothing. Just that they are all smart there but that's it. Maybe Sakayanagi's class and power is downgraded as they are already at the top, but at the same time I feel a bit nervous that the author might actually try to hint that Sakayanagi's class will loose in the end, which I actually don't want since I really like Sakayanagi herself and it would be a bit odd if she isn't smarter than some of these leaders at least. I always thought Ryueen would be the dumbest leader of all classes for thinking that using raw strength would bring him anywhere, but now it seems like the tables are turned, especially since Ichinose also shows growth while Sakayanagi and her class seem to be still the same even after two years at this school which will probably become a disadvantage soon enough.
(+ at the end of this volume she also lost a valuable pawn, which hints even more that Sakayanagi's class will fall pretty soon)
Anyway, I'm looking forward the most for Ichinose's development as she seems to change a lot right now and I want to see if that might even influence the way I see her. As for now, I never really liked her, but also didn't really hate, one could say I was rather neutral to her. Let's see if it stays that way or if my opinion of her will change soon due to her development.
StoryGraph review
Many major events occurred in this volume which are probably a buildup for the upcoming volume(s). Even though the last time I didn't enjoy the buildup that much and rather the result of it, I truly enjoyed this time around the buildup as well, 'cause there were lots of stuff which surprised me and the whole girl's drama might be annoying on the long run, but at the moment it's still entertaining for me to see.
Unfortunately, this time the special exam was more in the background, which usually isn't the case, but at the same time was the special exam not that special to be that much in the foreground. Luckily, a boring special exam will make room for a higher possibility that the next special exam will be awesome again.
I was also a bit disappointed that the battle Nagumo and Ayanokouji agreed on was cancelled due to unexpected circumstances, but I know that they will have their fight sooner or later as there isn't much time left for Nagumo.
A main reason I see Amasawa as more likeable than some other characters in this book series is due to her actually annoying the characters that annoy me. It's like we have a mutual interest in making these characters feel miserable and I love it. She might be like Ryueen and Housen a bit more violent, but I seriously root for her violence. Especially, as she isn't just violent but also flirty and likes to tease others. She also most of the time looks like she isn't taking that many things serious, but when she is behaving more serious that's also a cool side of her.
Nanase is also back since the last volume and she still gives me golden retriever energy. I know that she isn't as innocent as she looks like, but at the same time I can't bring myself to imagine that she is really a good fit for an environment that is as manipulative like the one of the advanced nurturing highschool. She is one of those characters that I can't really read and I'm sure I will be surprised sooner or later of her in some way.
This volume once more gave me the feeling as if Sakayanagi only is supposed to look smart 'cause it's mentioned so often that obviously Horikita's class is extremely strong as they hold the joker (aka Ayanokouji) and Ryueen for not just his violent but actually strategical moves while Ichinose, now back on track also has her way of using her kindness for her own advantage and in general being more threatening than one suspects at first. But for Sakayanagi? Nothing. Just that they are all smart there but that's it. Maybe Sakayanagi's class and power is downgraded as they are already at the top, but at the same time I feel a bit nervous that the author might actually try to hint that Sakayanagi's class will loose in the end, which I actually don't want since I really like Sakayanagi herself and it would be a bit odd if she isn't smarter than some of these leaders at least. I always thought Ryueen would be the dumbest leader of all classes for thinking that using raw strength would bring him anywhere, but now it seems like the tables are turned, especially since Ichinose also shows growth while Sakayanagi and her class seem to be still the same even after two years at this school which will probably become a disadvantage soon enough.
(+ at the end of this volume she also lost a valuable pawn, which hints even more that Sakayanagi's class will fall pretty soon)
Anyway, I'm looking forward the most for Ichinose's development as she seems to change a lot right now and I want to see if that might even influence the way I see her. As for now, I never really liked her, but also didn't really hate, one could say I was rather neutral to her. Let's see if it stays that way or if my opinion of her will change soon due to her development.
StoryGraph review
March 18, 2023
This is totally an Ichinose Honami volume. That's all I've to say.
Ichinose = best girl
Ichinose = best girl
July 8, 2023
Wish to see our GOAT changing the class and see in action .
February 19, 2024
Cheating on girlfriend arc?
November 10, 2024
Things are not looking good for Kei unless she can grow, but not really any sign of that yet. Ichinose's growth may just spell her downfall. Major character development in this one.
July 28, 2025
I feel like this needs to be a lighter novel. I noticed this before, but it's particularly grating now that I have to invest practically a whole day to reading ONE volume of the series: A character will say something, then Ayanokouji will have to immediately have some internal monologue about it, even if the something was something he said himself. (Also, I guess, in the odd times someone else is the first-person speaker, which always confuses me.)
I also have to wonder if this made more sense (or, less nonsense) in the original Japanese, where a very lot of things are grammatically correct when leaving out things like subject/verb that would make less sense translated literally to English:
It also strikes me how irregular the levels of drama are in this series. Sure, it would be weird to have EVERY SINGLE EVENT in the series be as wild as the Uninhabited Island events, but this one feels... kind of lacking, this time around. "100 QUESTIONS, 100 ANSWERS" declares the back cover.
That's it. There's a test with 100 questions, which the entire class will answer as a group, one student at a time, with each student answering a maximum of 5 questions, minimum of 2.* The only other strategy suggested to differentiate this from just normal testing involves that the lower ranking the student who answers a question correctly, the higher the score (handicap, so the lower-ranked classes have a chance to win).
Feels a bit flat, but I guess either the school or the author wanted to give the students a break (or, just couldn't think of anything better). Even Ryuuen calls this test the most "lukewarm" one they've had to date.
Strangely, there's a surprising lack of covering the actual exam, as far as two-thirds of the way into the book. Well, no, I suppose that's not that surprising, since the Mixed Training Camp was fairly straightforward about training the students in specific subjects that would be boring to write AND read. Like, do we really, REALLY need to know what specific maths they studied to be able to answer the 42nd question about the volume of a hexagonal pyramid 5cm tall and 3cm on each side of the base? (Or, you know, whatever.)
Anyway, it feels a bit relationship-heavy, is what I'm saying. Not that that's BAD, but this go around, it feels curiously slow, and since it's been a minute since the prior volume I read, I can't remember if it's just ALWAYS this slow-paced. I'm guessing it is, though, not that I really want to invest in going back to check when my reading list is already VERY LONG and taking up several shelves of disorganised space.
*not sure if 20 students could answer them all to let the extras skip out on answering, that wasn't covered, other than maybe it's an unwritten rule that they have to plan accordingly for ALL students to answer the minimum of 2, else the test will be invalidated and scored as zero
I also have to wonder if this made more sense (or, less nonsense) in the original Japanese, where a very lot of things are grammatically correct when leaving out things like subject/verb that would make less sense translated literally to English:
"I have several candidates in mind, but... I wonder if he's still on campus," mused Horikita.I mean, USUALLY? Girls don't tend to have he/him pronouns. At least, in my experience, people identifying as girls tend to prefer she/her.
Judging from the fact that Horikita had just said "he," it sounded like it was a male first-year student she was after.
It also strikes me how irregular the levels of drama are in this series. Sure, it would be weird to have EVERY SINGLE EVENT in the series be as wild as the Uninhabited Island events, but this one feels... kind of lacking, this time around. "100 QUESTIONS, 100 ANSWERS" declares the back cover.
That's it. There's a test with 100 questions, which the entire class will answer as a group, one student at a time, with each student answering a maximum of 5 questions, minimum of 2.* The only other strategy suggested to differentiate this from just normal testing involves that the lower ranking the student who answers a question correctly, the higher the score (handicap, so the lower-ranked classes have a chance to win).
Feels a bit flat, but I guess either the school or the author wanted to give the students a break (or, just couldn't think of anything better). Even Ryuuen calls this test the most "lukewarm" one they've had to date.
Strangely, there's a surprising lack of covering the actual exam, as far as two-thirds of the way into the book. Well, no, I suppose that's not that surprising, since the Mixed Training Camp was fairly straightforward about training the students in specific subjects that would be boring to write AND read. Like, do we really, REALLY need to know what specific maths they studied to be able to answer the 42nd question about the volume of a hexagonal pyramid 5cm tall and 3cm on each side of the base? (Or, you know, whatever.)
Anyway, it feels a bit relationship-heavy, is what I'm saying. Not that that's BAD, but this go around, it feels curiously slow, and since it's been a minute since the prior volume I read, I can't remember if it's just ALWAYS this slow-paced. I'm guessing it is, though, not that I really want to invest in going back to check when my reading list is already VERY LONG and taking up several shelves of disorganised space.
*not sure if 20 students could answer them all to let the extras skip out on answering, that wasn't covered, other than maybe it's an unwritten rule that they have to plan accordingly for ALL students to answer the minimum of 2, else the test will be invalidated and scored as zero
August 25, 2025
I wasnt able to rate volume 0 as its not here on good reads. I will not delve too much into it but volume 0 is definitely my favorite volume of the series so far. So volume 9 was heavily focused on Ichinose and maybe class D. Honestly I really enjoyed it as I quite like Ichinose and I honestly i immensely enjoy Ichinose and Ayanokoji interacting and everything around Ichinose. I was always so excited when Ayanokoji talked to Ichinose in past volume even in year 1 so i really enjoyed this volume. And we can see Ichinose changing.. or perhaps just showing her true nature? Probably the former but its very interesting. And then end when Ichinose talked with ryuenn and he realized too that ichinose isnt goody silly goose anymore. And them meeting up was very fun and how ayanokoji is dealing with ichinose but i have noticed a pattern in how ayanokoji is dealing with her and that is to add himself to her life with zero pressure. Im not sure if its intentional or if im overthinking but in past volumes and when ichinose was breaking down he was just with her and present being there for her not even saying much and when they met up he didnt impose a location to where they should go but he just said to do whatever she wants to do. It feels like he is just there with her adding himself. idk. Anyway I also felt like at the last illustration when talking to Kei there was just something in her eyes and then her saying "not yet" is crazy. Im super curious about the developements in others and namely Ichinose and ayanokoji
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June 29, 2024
Un nuevo examen especial, prueba escrita cooperativa, algo que hasta ahora no se habia visto, el cual tiene la peculiaridad de que un mismo examén es resuelto entre todos lo integrantes de la clase, lo unico que siento que no se termino de desarrollar fue que entendi que Ayanokouji resolveria las preguntas más dificiles, y teniendo en cuenta que los resultados y quién habia resuelto que pregunta se haria público, no hubo ningún comentario del talento de Ayanokouji, más aun teniendo en cuenta el revuelo de que la clase de Horikita vencio a la Clase A.
Las elecciones del Consejo Estudiantil, Horikita vs Ichinose, en medio del versus entre Ayanokouji y Nagumo, con una apuesta de veinte millones de punto vs la expulsión de Ayanokouji, se vislumbraba un gran enfrentamiento, lo cual quedo en nada por la intervención de Kiriyama, y la renuncia de Ichinose. Al final terminamos con Horikita como la nueva presidenta del Consejo Estudiantil, lo cual no se sintio bien merecido, ya que era la unica que podia asumir.
El primer conflicto de pareja entre Kei y Kiyotaka, dolio la parte en que Kiyotaka le pregunta a Kei si se va a meter en su camino, y aunque la salida de Kiyotaka y Ichinose era algo que me emocionaba, eso no significa que Kei no tenga razón en molestarse, y eso que falta que se entere que Hichinose esta irrebocablemente enamorada de Kiyotaka, ahí afloran todas sus inseguridades, ya que debido a que la popularidad de Ichinose es inmensurable.
Las elecciones del Consejo Estudiantil, Horikita vs Ichinose, en medio del versus entre Ayanokouji y Nagumo, con una apuesta de veinte millones de punto vs la expulsión de Ayanokouji, se vislumbraba un gran enfrentamiento, lo cual quedo en nada por la intervención de Kiriyama, y la renuncia de Ichinose. Al final terminamos con Horikita como la nueva presidenta del Consejo Estudiantil, lo cual no se sintio bien merecido, ya que era la unica que podia asumir.
El primer conflicto de pareja entre Kei y Kiyotaka, dolio la parte en que Kiyotaka le pregunta a Kei si se va a meter en su camino, y aunque la salida de Kiyotaka y Ichinose era algo que me emocionaba, eso no significa que Kei no tenga razón en molestarse, y eso que falta que se entere que Hichinose esta irrebocablemente enamorada de Kiyotaka, ahí afloran todas sus inseguridades, ya que debido a que la popularidad de Ichinose es inmensurable.
October 6, 2024
Definitely a weaker volume, which is surprising given there was a special exam and that it follows the 'filler' volume for the Hokkaido school trip. I don't know how to feel about the main plotline, with the most setup, basically just serving to provide more background on the current state of year 3, with most of the information gained just being ideas that are implied or can be assumed by the reader from previous volumes. Of course, the intention is to push Kiriyama to the front a bit and remind the reader that Kiryuin exists but I don't see how any of it will matter unless Nagumo's current trajectory(towards a final battle vs ayanokoji) is redirected towards internal conflicts in the year, maybe Ayanokoji will take advantage of these somehow. The special exam itself was for sure the worst in the story so far, and the characters acknowledging it's simplicity doesn't really remedy that for me, so that was another weakness. The most interesting development was clearly Ichinose's progress, solidified by the closing dialogue with Ryuen. Though I've never been too intrigued by her character, this new direction seems solid, particularly because it will likely involve more unravelling of ayanokoji's psychology in the end, with Ichinose acting as the catalyst for this.
March 5, 2025
Loved that this book was a set up for the end of the second year. I can appreciate it for what it was. There were a lot of unexpected developments with the new student council members and Ichinose. I really also liked that we learned more about the third years and how Nagumo operated in order to maintain control. Ayan was kind of tame in this volume, hoping to see more action from him in the later volumes. Can't wait to find out how this year is going to end in terms of the second year rankings.
February 4, 2024
Volume carino. L’esame presentato in questo volume non è nulla di eclatante, il vero punto centrale del volume è il consiglio studentesco. Viene deciso il nuovo presidente studentesco ed è un momento scritto veramente bene. Ichinose è senza dubbio la protagonista del volume, e il suo cambiamento è ben realizzato e fa ben sperare per il futuro. Nel complesso un volume carino ma niente di eccezionale.
February 20, 2024
La verdad es que estoy muy interesado en la dirección en la que avanza Ichinose; parece ser que, ahora que ha encontrado una resolución por la que intentar aspirar de nuevo a la clase A, no se detendrá ante nada. Además, también ha sido muy interesante ver como, por primera vez, ha antepuesto sus intereses personales a todo lo demás.
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September 2, 2024
This volume focuses more on Ichinose's class and the new Student Council president, rather than Class 2-B. This is while the second year classes all prepare for a "dull" special exam to close out 2nd semester. Kiyotaka also decides to instigate some relationship strife (for science). This one is more to set the stage for the start of 3rd semester, so some things remain unresolved.
March 23, 2025
I have to admit that when I read these light novels, I was always afraid that I would miss out on the author's original voice, and I'm sure i do miss out on a few things, but I've come to realize that if the writing is strong enough; the voice shines through. I absolutely loved this book, and it could be because I'm so into this author's writing. Lol
November 20, 2024
3.0 - Ao mesmo tempo que muita coisa aconteceu, sinto que nada realmente avançou. Gosto mais das tramas envolvendo o terceiro ano do que ver a Ichinose psicopata
E o exame especial foi uma merda também btw
E o exame especial foi uma merda também btw
April 27, 2025
After this volume I have a rough idea where this is going and damn I hate him, I hate her and poor she who is my favourite character :( anyways looking forward to 9.5 and 10 and begging for the translators to work faaaaaaaster.
August 15, 2023
Ta bien 👍
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October 8, 2024All about Ichinose and class D. End of the fall semester.
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December 22, 2024
Weak entry in the series. Almost no time spent on the actual exam and its strategies, most of it wasted on interpersonal drama. This feels like a filler.
April 14, 2025
Ayanokoji entering his cheater arc and Ichinose entering her villan era? Girls what is going on.
April 26, 2025
WHAT THE FUCK
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