AMBot | 01/04/2024 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
"Classroom of the Elite" Season 3 Episode 1 titled "Protecting Traditions" introduces a new special exam.

The starting point of the episode is the students' preparation for a mixed-gender training camp in the mountains aimed at fostering intellectual development. The students are divided by grade level and gender. On the final day of the camp, they must take four different exams. The groups that perform the best earn points for their class and themselves, but the leader and one person chosen by the leader of the worst-performing group will be expelled from the school. Hirata volunteers to coordinate the boys, while Suzune and Kushida take charge of the girls.

Class D, now Class C, faces the challenge of performing well in the exam to potentially rise to Class B. Kiyotaka, one of the main characters, admits that due to the group formations, it will be difficult to protect every member of the class.

During the preparations, Manabu, the former student council president, is challenged by the current president, Nagumo Miyabi. Nagumo proposes a competition to see who can collect the most points, which Manabu accepts under certain conditions.

Kiyotaka finds himself in a group that includes Yukimura and Koenji, two former allies of Ryuuen, as well as Hashimoto, the right-hand man of Arisu Sakayanagi. He points out potential difficulties that could arise from the group's composition.

Suzune sees potential in Kushida for Class C, but Kushida is suspicious of Suzune, knowing that she is being closely watched by her.

The episode also explores the relationship between Kiyotaka and Honami, hinting at a possible dark side to both characters. Sakayanagi suspects that Class B is using Honami's personal account as a collective point bank.

Kiyotaka meets with Kei to discuss monitoring certain individuals. He is then summoned by Manabu, who asks for Kiyotaka's help in the fight against Nagumo and intends to place Suzune in his position. Manabu introduces Kiyotaka to Kiriyama Ikuto, the current vice president and Manabu's informant, who, like Manabu, wants to defend the school's traditions against what he perceives as a threat from Nagumo.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.

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