Hiroto Shinohara is a new transfer student at Academy Island, a place where games determine student rankings. The more games a student wins, the more stars they earn, with the highest rank being Seven Star. On his first day, Hiroto accidentally antagonizes Sarasa Saionji, known as the Empress of Academy Island and the granddaughter of the island's head director. Forced into a game driven by misunderstandings, which he somehow manages to win, he is caught in a major bluff: he must lie about his ranking or face expulsion from the school and the island. Fortunately, Hiroto is not alone in maintaining this deception, thanks to the help of the mysterious Company led by Shirayuki Himeji. The Company will do everything in its power to help him cheat his way through the game challenges issued by students eager to defeat him. Although he is only a One Star student, he must act as if he is a Seven Star, overcoming insurmountable odds in his quest to find a missing girl from his past.