Iruma's first lesson after joining the Misfit Class
was a flying race.
But Sabnock chose the more dangerous course and...
So this is...
the guardian of Cutthroat Valley!
At this rate... Before I even become the Demon King...
I may die.
Suzuki Iruma, age fourteen.
One day, he became the grandson of a demon called Sullivan.
Sold
Sullivan loves to spoil Iruma to bits and is even sending him to school.
But there is just one problem...
The school Iruma is attending is the demon school Babyls.
I need to make sure they don't find out I'm human...
Or I might get eaten!
The One Who Wants to Be Demon King
"The One Who Wants to Be Demon King."
Whoa!
You're so fast!
By the way,
the giant bird that's giving Iruma a ride right now
is a demon bird that went through some things
and ended up having Iruma heal its wound.
It seems to have grown attached to Iruma.
I wonder if it's just going to take me straight to the goal.
Danger!
Huh?
Th-This way is probably a bad idea!
Stay away!
Seriously, stop!
No, wait! Let's not... Hey!
Hey!
I was too careless!
At this rate...
I'm going to... die...
The Guardian of Cutthroat Valley...
Just as its name suggests, it is a formidable foe!
Weapon Creation
Sabnock's bloodline ability:
Weapon Creation.
He can create weapons made of the same material he is currently biting.
I cannot lose here!
I...
I must become the Demon King!
The Demon King Prophecy Scroll?
"He shall make one and all his servants..."
Listen well, Sabro.
You are destined to become the Demon King.
Make our family's wish come true.
Yes, sir!
Destiny?
Farewell, Sabro.
We will one day fight for the Demon King's throne.
Big brother!
Fate?
Big brother,
please become the Demon King...
No matter what...
A promise?
None of that actually happened!
My older brother is a pacifist,
and my younger sister is just fine!
The reason I want to become the Demon King...
is just because that's the coolest thing you can be!
Because I was born a demon,
the coolest thing I can do is stand at the top!
Why, you...
I will not...
I will not become a lame demon like him
who never strives to be anything better!
I have no regrets...
My ambition has brought me this far!
I have seen my will through to the end!
Sabnock-kun!
Iruma!
What art thou doing?!
What art thou doing here?
What am I doing here?
I saw you, so I just...
Could that be...
the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley's child?
Guardian?
This is the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley?
The Guardian's child?
This is my chance to attack!
Guardian!
Your baby's foot is okay now!
You must've been upset because your child was injured!
Oh, we won't do anything.
Right?
Huh?!
What art thou saying?
This is our chance to—
Right?
Put it down.
But...
Quickly.
The Guardian is... bowing...
Oh, no!
You're too kind!
Really, it was no problem!
I'm really happy for you!
So this is the honor student Iruma...
What an unbelievable demon!
Hey!
You shouldn't fly around too much yet!
Someone should have reached the goal by now...
Iruma-sama!
Where is Iruma-sama?
I guess you're first.
Yay!
We made it to the goal!
Goal!
And... she's second?
You need to go back to the start line and fly here yourself!
By the way, Clara spent most of the race on Asmodeus's back.
Huh?
I don't see Iruma-chi.
I figured he'd have reached the goal already.
Those two sure are late.
Iruma-chi!
Did you get lost?
There's no point in waiting.
Shax Lead Andro M. Jazz Asmodeus Alice Iruma Garp Goemon Valac Clara
Hey, Iruma-chi!
Shax Lead Andro M. Jazz Asmodeus Alice Garp Goemon Valac Clara
Silence!
The lesson is now over.
I will now announce the ranks.
Hold it!
Iruma-sama isn't here yet!
Those who do not return will be abandoned.
Something's coming!
That's...
the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley!
That's the Guardian?
What is it doing here?
Why would it leave the valley?
Stay back, all of you!
Hey, guys!
It's Iruma-chi and Goldie!
I-Iruma-sama!
Shax Lead Andro M. Jazz Asmodeus Alice Garp Goemon Valac Clara
Shax Lead Andro M. Jazz Asmodeus Alice Iruma Sabnock Sabro Garp Goemon Valac Clara
Thanks! Take care!
Reflecting
I won't break my promise again
Last
I will now announce your ranks.
This is a Rank Owl.
Rank Owl
He was watching and examining your every move.
We're sure seen a lot of birds today.
It's birdy bird day.
There's that one other bird, too...
Moving on.
If you put your hand into the pocket on his belly,
he'll give you your ranking badge, like this.
You filth who came in last will be last to get ranked, as well.
You suck.
That should teach you a lesson.
Enjoy having everyone laugh and throw rocks at you.
Heh.
Just how spiteful are you?!
All right, line up in single file.
Yes, sir.
Such humiliation...
Well, I mean...
At least we didn't get expelled since we came back with the Guardian.
Hmph.
The looks on their faces were quite a sight.
Yup, yup.
Iruma,
this is something I could not have accomplished on my own.
Allow me to show thee my gratitude.
I am no match for thee, Iruma.
Huh?
I apologize for my rudeness toward thee.
Thou art absolutely amazing!
And, starting today, I dub thee my rival!
R-Rival?!
Let us compete for the Demon King's throne!
Huh?
The Demon King's throne?
But I'm not—
Hey, you pieces of trash!
Get to the back of the line!
Yes, sir.
Right.
Because it's cool!
Dalet (4)
Whoa, he got Dalet!
No wonder he's the head of the class.
First-years are usually Alef or Bet at best.
He Dalet Gimel Bet Alef
Weak
Demons are ranked between 1 and 10.
Waw He Dalet Gimel Bet Alef
Zayin Waw He Dalet Gimel Bet
Het Zayin Waw He Dalet Gimel
Strong
The lower the number, the weaker they are.
Tet Het Zayin Waw He Dalet Gimel
Yodh Tet Het Zayin Waw He Dalet
The higher the number, the more powerful they are.
I guess I have no arguments with that.
But the others aren't doing so badly, either.
Gimel (3)
Bet (2)
Gimel (3)
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Why in the world are you a Gimel?
That can't be right!
Bow down!
I'm ranked higher than you, you fool!
She did place second in the race.
I guess luck is also a valid skill.
I cannot accept this!
Bet (2)
Sabnock got Bet?
I thought he would've placed higher.
Yeah, considering how much he tried to fight teachers.
But he did place last in the race.
Bet, eh?
Very well.
I came very close to dying just moments ago.
This is not enough to set me back.
I will simply climb the ranks and aim to become the Demon King.
You're the last one. Get going!
Yes, sir!
Hey, it's finally Iruma-kun's turn.
I wonder what he's going to pull.
Maybe he'll get He. That'd be amazing.
And you're even more amazing!
Sabnock-kun's amazing...
He actually has a dream for the future.
I wonder what's going to happen to me here in the netherworld.
Maybe he'll pull out something weird again.
Like his familiar teacher?
Silence!
Hmph.
The Rank Owl is solemn and true.
Nothing can sway it.
Not to mention,
this Rank Owl hasn't even made a peep in centur—
And now it has!
H-Huh? H-Hey, wait!
But I didn't get my badge... yet...
Iruma-sama...
Iruma-chi, what's that?
Huh?
Th-That's...
The Demon King Prophecy Scroll?
Listen well, Sabro.
The Demon King's throne is currently vacant,
but this scroll predicts who will be the next Demon King.
What kind of demon is it?
I'll read it from the start.
Okay.
"He shall make one and all his servants.
He shall form blood pacts and heal all demonkind.
He shall descend from a foreign realm
and wear the golden Ring of Solomon on his right hand."
D-Don't tell me that's the golden sign of the Demon King...
The Ring of Solomon!
Huh?
It won't... come off?!
Um, I...
Hello?
Well, I mean...
H-H-H-Help me!
Please calm down, Iruma-sama.
What is this?!
Nope, nope, nope!
No, I must be overthinking things.
I've never heard of the Ring of Solomon producing black flames.
Wait, no! What is this?! I don't want it!
I don't want it! I don't want it! Get it off of me, Sensei!
Stop waving that thing around!
What the hell?
It's like a dying scream!
Ow!
What is that?
There's an awful voice screaming outside.
A-Are you all okay?
You're somehow okay, Iruma-kun?
Uh, I think so...
If you're okay, then make that thing stop screaming already!
Right! Uh, to make it stop screaming...
D-Do I go like this?
There, there, it'll be okay...
I just meant you should cover its mouth!
A lullaby!
Sleepy, sleepy, sleepy times.
Once you rolly roll into bed, you'll never wake up again.
Now there's even more unwanted noise!
Someone shut her up, too!
But wait, it's liking it. It's getting down.
Bye-bye, baby. Beddy bye-bye.
I'll give it some candy.
I'm gonna take a picture.
Quit enjoying this, you fools!
All right! Leave this to me!
Wait, it might be dangerous to get too close.
Fear not, my rival.
I'll easily pull this black smoke out—
Sabnock-kun!
Why?!
Iruma-sama, leave this to me.
Déjà vu?!
A-Are you all right?!
I'm perfectly fine, Iruma-sama.
Th-Though it appears to have sucked away some of my powers...
Fear not! I barely even felt a thin—
I think the damage is substantial, Azz-kun!
Hey, Iruma. Let me get a closer look—
Sensei.
Sensei? Are you okay?
An illusion?
No...
It's threatening me.
I see.
This...
must be dealt with immediately!
Hey, now. That's not allowed.
Grandpa!
Chair-Demon!
Hi hi, your grandpa is here!
Bad Kalego-kun!
You were about to try to blow Iruma-kun's arm off, weren't you?
Huh?!
Iruma-sama's... That's awful!
Grr!
I thought the other students might be in danger.
Bad! Haste makes waste!
Sheesh! I was startled by the noise, so I came out to check, and...
Look out!
There we go.
Eat up.
I-It went back in?
You see, Iruma-kun,
your ring is called the Gluttonous Feeder Ring.
The Gluttonous Feeder Ring?
Gluttonous Feeder Ring
It's a magical item that stores the wearer's magical powers,
but as it becomes empty, it'll try to eat anyone's powers.
It eats magical powers?
But it's perfectly harmless as long as you feed it enough.
You poor thing.
You must've been crying because you were so hungry.
He still has so much magical power after letting that thing eat so much?
Chair-Demon Sullivan is frightening!
But now we won't be able to rank him!
Oh, by the way, once you put that ring on, it won't come off.
What?!
Our little Rank Owl has some strange things in his pocket sometimes.
Rare things tend to happen when you live a millennium.
You're going to brush it off that easily?!
Well, you're human. That's quite rare here.
Is something the matter, Iruma-sama?
Does your hand hurt?
Huh? Uh, no, I'm fine! Really!
So after this and that...
Say "devi"!
Devi!
Iruma and the other students' first lesson finally ended.
And since Iruma's rank was not measurable,
1 Iruma
he ended with up the lowest rank, Alef.
I think I finally got a fair assessment.
Just because he didn't get a badge doesn't mean he should be an Alef!
We're talking about Iruma-sama! He's obviously a Yodh!
Huh? U-Uh, Azz-kun... You're making a scene.
Iruma-chi, Iruma-chi, bow down!
You're being rude to Iruma-sama!
How many times must I repeat myself?!
A lot happened, but if I'm at the very bottom, I won't stand out.
Uh, I dunno.
Mind your manners around Iruma-sama!
Or so he thought...
Manners?
Did you see the paper?
Totally.
He let out an ungodly scream and attacked his classmates.
Everything that happened made him stand out even more.
How cruel!
I heard the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley is his pet.
His notoriety was spreading, and he didn't even know it yet.
That scream yesterday was him, too.
Wait up, Iruma-chi!
Iruma-sama, the morning assembly is next!
Let us go to the auditorium together.
Sure.
The three of us are going to go, go, let's go!
Of course, he had no idea this article had been posted about him.
Look! There's Asmodeus-sama!
There's a hot guy on the ground.
He's still gorgeous even when he's passed out.
That's our Asmodeus-sama!
Iruma-san is so amazing...
Let us now sing our school song.
Thank goodness I ended up an Alef.
Now maybe I can enjoy my school life without standing out too much.
Humans only exist to be our food
Suck them dry, soul, blood, flesh, and all
But this school song is still terrifying!
Iruma once again swore to himself that he would never let them find out he was human.
Tremble at the sound of black wings...
Su-ki-ma!
Su
Ki
Ma
Well, we should head toward the goal now.
But my wings...
Oh!
Huh?
What? You'll take us?
You're so fluffy!
I didn't think its feathers would be this soft.
But I wonder what I should grab on to.
It'll probably hurt if I pull its fur.
Here we go!
Now thou art secure.
Yup...
I feel like I'm stuck between a rock and some cotton candy.
Let us go!
It's barely even shaking.
Wh-What a nice, smooth flight this is.
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I was blown away yet again!
I can't believe you tamed the Guardian of Cutthroat Valley!
I'm sure Kalego was shaking in his boots.
How can I accurately express to Iruma-sama just how much he's blown me away?
Next time on Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun,
"Ameri's Theory."
The second-year student Azazel Ameri,
the student council president, has her eye on Iruma-sama!
What fate awaits my Iruma-sama?!
End