A prestigious private high school has students who rank academically at the top of the nation. The school's student council president is Miyuki Shirogane and their student council vice-president is Kaguya Shinomiya. They are attracted to each other, but do not confess their feelings for each other due to their stubborn pride. About a half a year has passed since they have kept their feelings private. Now, Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya think the person who confesses first will be the loser. They both think of ways to make the other person confess first.
Episode 1
Accustomed to lunches made by top chefs, Kaguya devises a plan to taste test Shirogane's common homemade bento without actually saying she wants some.
Episode 2
Fujiwara proposes a word game to determine who will run the student council's errands; Shirogane purposely tries to lose so he can go with his crush.
Episode 3
Fujiwara convinces the student council members to take a personality test about their love habits, but Kaguya has rigged the test. Or so she thinks...
Episode 4
After receiving some cake, Shirogane and Kaguya get into a polite yet heated argument as they each try to force the other to take the final piece.
Episode 5
Excited for Shirogane's birthday, Kaguya puts herself on trial after pouring so much love into his birthday cake that she makes a wedding cake instead.
