Classroom of the Elite (2017) s03e01 Episode Script

1
[HASEBE] You hungry, Airi?
Want a snack?
[SAKURA]
Oh, yeah, thanks, Haruka!
Seems we're going pretty
deep into the mountains.
Prob'ly to the middle
of nowhere,
just like the island.
Hey, says the communal bath
uses natural hot springs.
Whoa, for real?
Is it like, mixed
bathing and stuff?
Easy, now, let's not
get ahead of ourselves.
Would you lower
your voice, Sudo?
There are other people
on this bus, you know.
You're right, Suzune,
sorry about that.
Honestly, having
the upperclassmen here
makes me kind of nervous.
I hear that.
It's 'cause we don't
interact with them much.
[KUSHIDA] Sounds like they're
having fun up there, huh?
[CHABASHIRA] Apologies
for interrupting the playtime,
but quiet down
and pay attention.
Now, then. Please listen
carefully, students of Class D.
[chuckles]
Pardon me.
You're Class C now, aren't you?
Then, listen well,
my newly advanced darlings.
As I explain
the upcoming special exam.
This one is called,
"mixed training camp."
[horn honking]
[indistinct chatter]
-Jeez, it's cold!
-[sighs]
[SUDO]
Whoa, check it out!
-Whoa! -Man, they put us
up here for a whole week?
You're really telling me
we're gonna have to live
and work with some other class?
I don't like it, man.
[-CHABASHIRA] The purpose
of this special exam
is to utilize a training camp
for mental expansion
and inspiration.
You'll form groups with people
you don't normally
interact with,
and then you'll live
and work together.
[AYANOKOJI]
"Mixed training camp."
As the name suggests,
we're split up
according to class year
and gender,
then put into small groups
of mixed class years
where we'll have to cooperate
with each other.
We'll be graded as a group.
Whether or not we pass
is determined by four tests
conducted on the last day.
High-scoring groups will get
two kinds of points
private, or individual points,
as well as points
for their respective classes.
Right, but that's not
the most important aspect here.
Yeah.
It seems like the thing
we really want to avoid
is falling under what's called
the "borderline."
The groups that fall short
of the borderline
will have
their leader expelled,
along with one other
member of the group,
who will be determined
by the leader.
So, someone has to go down
with them?
That sucks!
That sounds
like trouble for you, Sudo.
With your attitude and all.
Ha, ha!
Hey, I've been making an effort
to address that lately, okay?
[HIRATA]
I've got your backs.
No one from our class
will get expelled.
If you're having problems,
find me and we'll fix them.
Yeah, but how are we
supposed to do that?
Dinner is the only time
boys and girls are together.
Yeah, and plus, all our phones
are getting confiscated.
Right.
I'll consult the boys,
but the girls should pick
someone to go to for help, too.
I know who I think
would be good.
[HIRATA]
Horikita.
Okay.
That's nice, but as much
as I hate to say this out loud.
I'm not sure I have the kind
of altruism one might need
to adequately be
of service that way.
[AYANOKOJI] Yeah, how about
you keep the quiet part quiet.
-So, Kushida.
-[gasps]
[HORIKITA] How would you
like to serve as my sub-leader?
Um. I'm not really
sure how much help
I would be, to be honest.
So modest, but you'll be
an immense help
everyone in class
trusts you, after all.
Well, then. Sure!
If you think
I'd be good, then great!
I'll do my very best!
[chuckles]
-Middle of nowhere for sure.
-[indistinct chatter]
-[indistinct chatter]
-I wanna go home.
[indistinct chatter]
[MALE GUIDE 301A]
Keep it moving!
-Let's go!
-[brakes screeching]
[AYANOKOJI]
Seems like Class A
is already concocting
some scheme.
[CHABASHIRA] Right, Class C,
time to surrender your phones.
Hand them over
in an orderly fashion,
then sign your names
on the check sheet.
[indistinct chatter]
[AYANOKOJI]
For this exam
it won't be possible for me to
protect everyone in the class.
-Not by myself.
-[whistle blowing]
I'm nervous about being
separated from everyone.
[AYANOKOJI]
I'll have to narrow it down,
decide where
to focus my energy.
[FEMALE STUDENT 301C]
We'll do exactly
what you told us to, Nagumo!
Thanks,
'cause I'm countin' on ya!
[FEMALE STUDENT 301D] You
better work hard, too, Nagumo!
All right, everyone,
we're going to take our luggage
into the building now.
From there, you'll be divided
along gender lines,
then you'll split into groups.
[MASHIMA] As for your groups,
we'll leave it to you
to form those among yourselves.
[echoing]
The school will take
no part in it.
So, they're leaving
the whole thing up to us then.
[MASHIMA]
subject to immediate
I sure don't want to be
in a group with that guy.
[indistinct chatter]
[AYANOKOJI]
Kakeru Ryuen.
When he lost to me,
the tyrant of the class
formerly known as C voluntarily
relinquished his throne.
And ever since then,
he's been a pariah
to all of class D,
or to the entire grade, really.
That guy's screwed.
[MASHIMA]
Now start with the first-years.
Let's get that luggage
moving, people.
You mean we gotta climb
a mountain with all our stuff?
C'mon, girls, you're not
getting outta this one.
[NAGUMO]
Hey, Horikita.
Once the groups
have been decided,
how about a little
friendly competition?
[all gasp]
That's a bit
presumptuous of you.
Why would a third-year
compete with you?
You're just
a measly second-year.
I'm not after anything
except a little battle
between the current and former
student council presidents,
or is that too much
to ask, somehow?
You'll be graduating
and moving on soon,
and I just want to find out
once and for all
if I've surpassed you
before I lose my chance.
And just what did you have
in mind for this competition?
Horikita, why?
Whosever group gets
the highest average score
at the end of the test
is the winner,
and it's as simple as that.
[MANABU]
I see.
I'd be happy
to take you up on that.
One thing, leave
the other students out of it.
A good, old-fashioned
gentleman's agreement, eh?
Well, then, it's a promise.
There'll be no punishment
for losing, either.
The only thing at stake here
is our pride, nothing more.
I like that.
I can't believe my brother
would deign to accept
such a challenge.
[AYANOKOJI] The current
student council president,
Miyabi Nagumo.
He seems to be
rather confident.
[ISHIZAKI]
You gotta be kidding me!
[YUKIMURA]
It's a pretty small room.
You mean we have to sleep
in here with nine other people?
Well, we're about
to get real cozy.
I call dibs on the end mat,
so go cry, suckers.
Come on, man, no fair!
That's not how this works
and you know it.
Yeah, we have to talk
about things like that.
Huh?
What was that, Yukimura?
Don't think
you can order me around
just 'cause you got
picked for group lea
[gasps]
[AYANOKOJI] Looks like somebody
got cowed by that whole thing.
[Koenji chuckles]
[KOENJI]
Sounds good!
If you want the end so badly,
I'll gladly take center.
For real?
[laughs]
He said we had
to talk it out, Koenji!
Yes, and I am saying
this is my preferred position.
[KOENJI] You should all express
your preferences, too.
That's not at all what
"talking about it" means.
[sighs]
Seems like we've got
choppy seas ahead.
Something you want
to say, Yahiko?
I think it goes
without saying, Hashimoto.
We might both be in Class A,
but I don't trust you at all.
No surprise.
But since we're currently
in the same group,
you might have
to get over that.
[scoffs]
[YAHIKO]
We'll see about that.
[indistinct chatter]
[AYANOKOJI] The other groups
seems to be a lot more
even-keeled.
But this one is just
a band of misfits.
There'll be no
bonds formed here.
[sighs]
[indistinct chatter]
-[indistinct chatter]
-[sighs]
[AYANOKOJI] I don't think
I've ever seen you
so tired, Ichinose.
Oh, Ayanokoji, hey.
What's up?
Sorry, I'm beat.
Divvying up the groups
was freaking exhausting.
I discovered that girls
are not at all shy
about saying
who they don't like!
Don't take on too much.
[chuckles]
You forget who I am?
If there's one thing I've got
in spades, it's endurance!
Oh, also
[ICHINOSE] This whole,
only-letting-girls-and-boys-mix
at-dinner thing,
brilliant move.
You can still feel the school's
hand in things, can't you?
-Their hand?
-Yeah.
It feels like they designed it
this way to make sure
we'd use this time
to strategize
and share information,
you know?
I suppose it does.
[SHIRANAMI]
Honami!
I could use some
good advice over here!
Okay, you got it,
I'll be right there!
[AYANOKOJI]
The most powerful students here
are the ones with the best
communication skills,
and the ones people trust
the most.
I know, it was just a thought.
[FEMALE STUDENT 301E]
Hey, there, Kushida!
Want to come eat with us?
Can't, sorry.
I wish I could, but Horikita
and I are talking shop,
so we're in the middle
of something.
Oh, that's understandable.
Well, some other time, then!
So, are you going to tell me
why you forced me
into your group, then?
Was it to keep an eye
on me, maybe?
Or could it be because
you want me
to acknowledge you as an ally?
Or both.
Not my entire motive, but
I won't deny it's partly that.
Then I guess it won't be easy
to convince you
that your little scheme
is utterly futile.
I only want you to trust me.
I appreciate your honesty.
Hate to break it to ya,
but that is never
going to happen.
I promise you, I won't ever
tell anyone about your past.
What would I even
have to gain from that?
You make a good point there.
'Cause if I were to retaliate
and, you know, destroy
the class the way I did
back in middle school,
it'd make it
really hard for you
to reach Class A, now,
wouldn't it?
-[HORIKITA] Then why won't--
-[KUSHIDA] All the same.
The current situation
just feels so stifling to me.
If someone put a knife
to your throat and said,
"I won't hurt you, as long
as you help me out,"
that wouldn't really inspire
trust in you, would it?
You're an intelligent girl,
so I think you could be
an asset to the class.
We need someone like you.
And I'm sure the others
would be grateful
You see, you're oblivious
to how patronizing you sound
when you talk to me like that.
-It pisses me off.
-I What?!
[KUSHIDA] I'll be a good girl
and play your little game
for a while.
But that's only until
one of us leaves this school.
You and I are never going
to see eye to eye,
let alone be allies.
I knew it, I'm powerless.
How can I be
more like my brother?
[wind whooshing]
[groans]
The hell?
Seriously?
[groans]
Of course, they're waking us up
at the crack of dawn
with this crap.
Hey, Koenji's missing,
where'd he run off to?
If we're missing anyone
at morning roll call,
it'll mean a major
point deduction!
Hey, good morning, kids!
Nothing wakes you up
like a nice morning workout,
am I right?
You just worked out?
If you have to go off
on your own, at least tell us.
You think the rules don't apply
to you, and it's getting old.
Rather than chastising me,
don't you think you should
be heading over to roll call?
You're a parody
of a delinquent.
Hey, if you want a fight,
you got it!
Come on, not now,
we're gonna be late!
Shut up! If anyone's
making us late, it's him!
Are you really that dumb?
Now I can see why you
got demoted to class D.
-What was that?
-[smack]
Why don't we all
just take a breath?
If anything gets broken,
we'll have to account for that.
Same goes for a black eye
or a busted lip.
[HASHIMOTO]
Am I wrong?
Now, you, with the glasses.
What was your name?
-I'm Yukimura.
-Okay.
Yukimura's right, we don't
have much time right now.
Let's go eat breakfast.
If you're still pissed after,
you can hash it out then.
Whaddaya say?
Consider this a stay
of execution, Koenji.
Oh, thank goodness!
After all,
I am something of a pacifist.
[HASHIMOTO]
C'mon, let's get to roll call.
-[KOENJI] Of course.
-[YAHIKO] So much drama.
[AYANOKOJI]
No wonder this guy is known
as Sakayanagi's right hand.
He's an outstanding
natural leader.
[AYANOKOJI]
We start the day
-with a deep cleaning
of the facility. -[sighs]
[AYANOKOJI]
And not just the interior.
We have to clean
the grounds, as well.
[sighs]
[AYANOKOJI]
Next up.
Meditation,
to "foster spiritual growth".
It's a short session,
but our posture and etiquette
are tightly monitored.
To put it mildly.
Unfamiliar group activities.
Unfamiliar special classes.
It's only natural that it would
exhaust some students.
[panting]
Huh?
[panting]
[NISHINO]
I'm dying!
[breathing heavily]
Mei-yu Wang, right?
[MEI]
Uh, yes?
You You're Shiina?
Don't be nervous.
It's just going
to tire you out faster.
[HIYORI] You're already having
to be surrounded by people
you never really
interacted with before.
Oh, maybe, but I don't
mind that at all, really!
Even if we're all getting
along like they told us to,
it's still bound to be
a little disorienting.
I think Shiina's right
on the money there!
It's like racing
a monkey up a wall.
You're gonna have to train.
[chuckles]
Not the best analogy,
but it is funny!
Anyway, if we work at it, our
paces will match in no time.
I have no doubt!
Thank you so much.
Miss Ichinose!
Oh, you can drop
the formalities, for starters!
Yeah, good idea,
so how would you feel about
calling me Mii-chan, then?
That's what everybody else
calls me.
Sure. Let's be friends,
then, Mii-chan.
I agree!
[smiles]
[crow cawing]
[indistinct chatter]
-[IKE] Jeez, I'm hungry!
-[YAMAUCHI] Same.
-Seriously, I'm
-And we finally
-get to see the girls.
-starving!
[chuckles]
-[gasps]
-[thudding]
Oh, that's my bad, sorry.
You okay?
[SAKAYANAGI]
Yes.
Please don't worry about it.
Um, okay.
Guess I'll see you around.
Right, don't concern
yourself with me.
[YAMAUCHI]
Man, Sakayanagi's pretty cute,
but she's a total klutz, huh.
[IKE] Dude, you're the one
who tripped her, remember?
[AYANOKOJI]
Are you all right?
That's nothing
you need to worry about.
I'll talk to Yamauchi
about it later.
It's not like he did it
intentionally or something.
He only tripped me
one time, no big deal.
Also, I haven't forgotten
that I told you I'd bury you,
but that's going
to have to wait.
I've decided it'd be prudent
to bury Class B first.
Class B is a group
with powerful bonds.
I believe that's the work
of Honami Ichinose,
and the trust she inspires
in her classmates
just by being who she is.
[SAKAYANAGI] I also have
my theories as to the reason
she holds a large number
of private points.
My favorite hypothesis is that
the class is treating her
as a bank vault of sorts.
And yet, are they right
to be trusting her
with their points like that?
From what I know of her,
I don't think Ichinose
would use their points.
Of course,
I'm sure you're right.
But everyone
has an inherent duality.
A light side
but a dark side, as well.
In any case, I look forward
to when you and I
can go head-to-head.
[wind whooshing]
[KARUIZAWA] What the heck
were you thinking?
Why would you just drop this
note in front of me like that?
What if somebody else
had picked it up?
You would never allow
that to happen, I'm sure.
Well, yeah, duh!
Of course I wouldn't.
So, what did you want?
Are you in need of help and I'm
the only one who can deliver?
Something like that.
I'm about to give you
some names of people
that I want you to watch.
It might be tough,
but I'll give it a try.
Still, with this upcoming exam,
things might get kinda rocky.
[water burbling]
[indistinct chatter]
[light snore]
[AYANOKOJI]
In previous special exams,
I was always able
to find some loophole
in the rules and exploit it
to my advantage.
On the island, I took Horikita
out of the game
and took over her role
as leader.
On the cruise ship, I pulled
some sleight-of-hand
with the phones.
At the sports festival,
I intentionally stood out
to get attention.
In the Paper Shuffle,
I arranged things
to cancel out Kushida.
But this time
Gotta say, I was surprised
to see you reaching out to me.
Do you know
why I reached out to you?
Nagumo, I assume.
Correct.
As it stands now,
he has the second-years
in the palm of his hand.
What do you want
me to do about it?
[MANABU] As I recall,
you still owe me a favor.
And you can pay that favor back
by taking down Nagumo.
Get Suzune
on the student council.
That would be a start.
Then continue directing her
behind the scenes.
[AYANOKOJI]
That's a rather outrageous ask,
don't you think?
[MANABU]
Indeed, it is.
I don't expect you to do
everything I want
just because you owe me
a favor, obviously.
Well, I don't have
much information
on the upperclassmen.
That would be
quite an obstacle.
Let me introduce you
to an informant.
Student council vice president,
and member of Class 2-B.
Ikuto Kiriyama.
[scoffs]
His cover story is that
he works for Nagumo,
but he really serves me.
Let me be frank, Ayanokoji.
I have serious doubts about
your ability to pull this off.
But, still,
I'm prepared to do exactly
as Horikita orders.
I know it's a hassle.
Apologies.
Not at all.
I will protect the traditions
you passed on to me.
[KIRIYAMA]
I'm happy to.
Nagumo's abusing his power.
He's trying to obliterate
the foundations of this school.
So, next year, I expect
we'll see a lot of expulsions.
An unprecedented number,
perhaps.
Interesting.
By the way, what about your
competition with Nagumo?
Oh, that will work itself out.
And how likely is it that
Nagumo will honor his promise?
To refrain from involving
any third parties.
Nagumo is unprincipled
in his methods, but still,
I don't believe he'd be one
to break a promise.
His word's good.
Manabu Horikita,
you might lose this one.