Man is a social animal

Chabashira speaks a bit more to the class and ends homeroom, telling the students to attend the opening ceremony in one hour. The students begin speaking among themselves and prepare to leave. One student, Yōsuke Hirata, speaks up to the class and proposes that everyone do introductions, while also introducing himself to the class. Kokoro Inogashira, Haruki Yamauchi, and Kikyō Kushida all introduce themselves to the class. Hirata prompts the next student to introduce himself, and receives some backlash against the idea due to his aggressive nature. This conflict spurns many like-minded students get up and leave the classroom, including Horikita. Despite this, introductions continued and Kanji Ike and Rokusuke Kōenji introduce themselves next, followed shortly after by an awkward introduction by Kiyotaka.

After the opening ceremony concludes, Kiyotaka decides to stop by the convenience store. He runs into Horikita and the two talk for a while about the peculiarity of the school and the rule system. After talking for a bit they notice the red-haired boy from earlier arguing with the sales clerk due to having forgotten his card. Kiyotaka helps him pay for his goods and introduces himself. The three of them talk for a little bit until Sudō and Horikita get into an argument which causes Horikita to lose interest and leave. Kiyotaka and Sudō stay out in front of the store to eat their meals until a group of older students come by to hassle them away from where they are eating. There is a small argument, but the older students leave after taking pity on them after learning that the two of them are students from Class 1-D, much to their confusion.

Kiyotaka returns to the dormitory and receives a handbook regarding the dorm's rules. He quickly goes over the rules and considers how perfect a system the school has made for the students. He recalls what makes the school so enticing for students, but thinks they are trivial as he had joined the school for one reason: the freedom he has gained by entering the school. He then thinks to himself how glad he was for being admitted and is excited to start his new life.