Classroom of the Elite Season 2 Episode 1 Summary and Ending Explained

In the first episodes of ‘Classroom of the Elite’ season 2, titled ‘Remember to Keep a Clear Head in Difficult Times’, the students of different classes are grouped into eight teams named after the planets in the solar system. They must resolve the complex array of possibilities that arise when they are tasked with working together with the ever-present chance of betraying each other. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji hears about his father’s prediction that one day he will leave school. Here’s everything you need to know about the ending of ‘Classroom of the Elite’ Season 2 Episode 1. SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

Classroom of the Elite Season 2 Episode 1 Recap

After finishing the survival challenge on the isolated island, Akane Tachibana reports to Student Council President Manabu Horikita. However, she is surprised to learn that he already knows the results. He seems rather dissatisfied with Kiyotaka’s success so far and wonders how he will fare in the next challenge. Meanwhile, Kiyotaka is still on the cruise ship with the rest of the students and can’t handle the shocking revelations about his father.

Kiyotaka wonders why his father could have said that one day he would choose eviction of his own accord. It seems that he is aware of something that his son still does not understand. Meanwhile, the rest of the students on the cruise ship are having the time of their lives. When Kiyotaka steps out of his room, he is greeted by Yosuke, who wants him to have lunch with him and Karuizawa.

However, Kiyotaka is not comfortable with the idea and uses Karuizawa’s arrival as an opportunity to leave. However, an announcement is made to the students that the special exam will start shortly, and they have been given instructions about this via email. According to the instructions, Kiyotaka goes to room 504, where Yukimura and Hayase are already waiting. Soon they are joined by Karuizawa.

There they learn that all students are divided into eight groups named after the planets in the solar system. Kiyotaka’s team is called Mars. The participants in each group must find the VIP among them and send an email to the school about it. After the initial instructions are given, the students are given plenty of time to come up with a strategy that will help them save their own interests.

Classroom of the Elite Season 2 Episode 1 End: What are the rules of the special exam?

In the special exam, 3-4 students from grades A to D are randomly selected to form teams of 14, which are named after the planets in the solar system. One student among them is selected as the VIP, whose identity remains a mystery. Each team gets the chance to hold multiple meetings to convince each other of the best course forward. In such a scenario, four possibilities arise.

(1) The students in the group agree that the VIP’s identity should be made known to everyone so that they can simultaneously email the school before time runs out. In such a case, all students will receive 500,000 private points, while the VIP will receive 1,000,000 private points. While it appears to be a win-win situation, the problem with this case is that the entire team must remain loyal and not sabotage the entire plan by reporting the VIP’s name first to earn private points for themselves.

(2) In the event that a student from the group gives a wrong answer or does not answer at all on the last day, only the VIP will receive 500,000 private points.

(3) If a student correctly identifies the VIP and sends an email to the school without waiting for the last day or consulting the rest of the students, that person will get 500,000 private points, while his classmates will get 50 class points . Meanwhile, the students from the VIP class lose 50 lesson points. But there is a twist. The VIP student’s classmates cannot reveal their identities, and even if they do, they cannot earn points from it.

(4) If a student does not wait for the last day but gives the wrong answer, his class will be penalized with 50 class points, while the VIP will be awarded 500,000 points. While the former seems like the ideal scenario, things are complicated by the internal politics of classes A to D, all of whom try to put themselves first and beat students from other classes.

Does Team Mars agree on revealing the VIP’s identity so they can have a win-win situation?

After the students have become acquainted with the rules of the game, they realize that cooperation and trust are very important for the game. Since students from different sections are rivals, it is safe to say that the fate of the students is ultimately in their own hands as all the participants leave no chance to outsmart each other. When Team Mars finally attends their first official meeting, Ichinose decides to take matters into his own hands.

She tries to give confidence and confidence to the students and states that the best course of action is to know the identity of the VIP so that everyone will win in the end. Unfortunately, class A students do not agree. They argue that the decision can be suicidal if even one person in the room betrays the team, which can be catastrophic. While the rest of the students agree with Ichinose, the team finds itself in a stalemate over the disagreement with Class A, who continues to distrust the team, which is understandable given the school’s internal politics.

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