Synopsis

The chapter opens with the protagonist being confronted by individuals from the 'Special Education Brigade', a military school that is scheduled for a mock exercise with his school. He is initially threatened, but the protagonist quickly deduces their identities through observing their military language and revealing he had already been aware of their plan. He even identifies one of them by name, implying prior knowledge. The chapter ends with the protagonist about to face another fight with a student from the other military school, and then the revelation that a major event has occurred, and that news of the protagonist is circulating.