IKōdo Ikusei Senior High School, isikole esihlonishwayo esihamba phambili esinezikhungo zobuchwepheshe lapho cishe abafundi abayi-100% baya eyunivesithi noma bathole umsebenzi. Abafundi bakhona banenkululeko yokugqoka noma isiphi isitayela sezinwele futhi balethe noma imiphi imiphumela yomuntu abayifunayo. IKōdo Ikusei yisikole esifana nepharadesi, kepha iqiniso ukuthi abafundi abaphezulu kakhulu kuphela abathola impatho enhle. I-protagonist uKiyotaka Ayanokōji ungumfundi we-D-class, okuyilapho isikole silahla khona abafundi baso “abaphansi” ukuze sibagcone. Ngesizathu esithile, uKiyotaka wayenganaki ekuhlolweni kwakhe kokungena, futhi wafakwa ku-D-class. Ngemuva kokuhlangana noSuzune Horikita noKikyō Kushida, abanye abafundi ababili ekilasini lakhe, isimo sikaKiyotaka siqala ukushintsha. Kususelwa ochungechungeni oluthandwayo lwenoveli elinegama elifanayo!
