Maou Gakuen no Hangyakusha - Volume 1 - Chapter 2

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Chapter 2 – First Time Magic Class

Part 1

In my first day of transfer, I fainted before entering the school building and after that I received a lewd healing from Lizel-senpai and others in the devil king candidate’s waiting room aka the palace before going home.

If you only looked at the result, I was playing hooky right from the first day of school.

And then at the second day.

Yuu-kun. How is the Ginsei Academy? Do you think you can keep up there

Mom asked me at the breakfast table with a cheerful smile. Guilt welled up inside me.

Y-yeah. Well, somehow....

Dad lifted up his face from his tablet after I answered hesitantly like that.

Is there any problem there

No, it’s nothing like that.

Is that so? Then that’s good but......dad was so worried about you yesterday that I could only win ten consecutive victories in my fighting game.

There’s no problem if you can win that many.

My parents were game lover. They could even be called a gamer. If I had to say more, they were also an otaku. They would always check it where there was new anime, and they were also never absent from the summer and winter comic market.

The two of them were already around forty, but their thinking was relatively youthful when compared to other parents. Perhaps that was why. Furthermore their appearance was younger than their age suggested. They looked like they were around thirty, if you squinted they might even look like they were at their twenty.

According to mom, it was thanks to the rings that they received as reward from the devils. And it certainly seemed like the rings had the effect to make people looked younger than they were.

Did you make some friends

That young looking woman, no, my mom asked me with a slightly worried look.

The face of Lizel-senpai, Miyabi, and Reina immediately came to the surface of my mind.

I was slightly puzzled whether it was okay to call them friends, but lying would be better than the alternative here. I wanted to reassure mom.

Yeah. I think there are three people who I got along with especially well. They were really a great help yesterday.

I see. That’s great~?

Mom smiled in relieve from the bottom of her heart.

Indeed. To think that our kid will end up in Ginsei Academy......the devil king academy.

Dad muttered emotionally. It made me smiled wryly.

You’re going on again about that, dad

The children of nobles, what’s more only the capable one......only super elite like that can enter there. That place was beyond our family.

That meant, Lizel-senpai, Miyabi, and Reina were also ladies from good families. Miyabi didn’t look anything like that from a glance though.

That’s why dad will be satisfied already if you can just spend a fun days in the academy. Certainly it’s a joyful matter that a devil king arcana took a liking to you, but you don’t need to force yourself to become the devil king because of that.

Exactly, Yuu-kun! You absolutely mustn’t do anything dangerous!

The two of them were knowledgeable about the devil’s world, so naturally they also knew about the Devil King War to decide the next devil king. That was why they were worried for me.

I told them that I understood and finished my breakfast. Then I got out of the house to go to the devil king academy.

And then when I turned around the corner, I saw an unfamiliar car was parked there.

It was a very large black car. Could it be a Rolls-Royce? It was rare to see something like it in this area but then the window opened and a black haired beautiful girl’s face leaned out.

Good morning, Yuuto.

Lizel-senpai!

Why is she here? I thought, then

I came to pick you up. I’ll take you until the academy.

No, but I would be a bother, I thought up that kind of words to decline, but while I was doing that, the driver who was dressed like a butler pushed my back to sit on the rear seat. The car then drove silently after the driver got on his seat.

I’m sorry senpai. Did you intentionally come here just to pick me up

Yes. Because there is also the possibility of Yuuto getting attacked on your way to the academy. I was thinking to have a bodyguard accompanying you, but then I thought it would be faster for me to personally bring you to the academy with my car.

Something like that is possible? Me getting attacked....

You have already experienced it haven’t you

Certainly. I recalled how Geld suddenly picked a fight with me yesterday.

Don’t worry. I won’t let anyone do anything to you.

It feels a bit uncool to be protected by a girl like this....

Lizel-senpai shook her head.

It’s only natural because you have only just started learning magic. But you will get strong soon. So strong that you’ll surpass me right away.

......That’s too abrupt for me to believe that.

There is no doubt about it if you can hear the arcana’s voice.

Eh? Hmm, well......the arcana also woke me up this morning so I certainly heard its voice.

Lizel-senpai’s eyes opened wide in shock. This was the first time I saw this person looking shocked, but her largely opened eyes were pretty like blue jewels. My attention was taken by that.

Yuuto, you’re using your arcana as an alarm clock

It’s not like I asked it to do so. It woke me up on its own accord.

This time senpai stiffened with her mouth hanging slightly open. That expression looked especially adorable.

I realized that she was someone who possessed many expressions.

I’m astounded......the arcana really love you.

What, why are you sighing like that? Astounded she said......did she mean she had run out of patience with me?

Err, senpai? Did I do anything that make you disillusioned with me

I meant that I’m impressed with you.

That’s good if that’s the case....

......Should I come to wake him up starting from tomorrow

Senpai was muttering something, but I couldn’t hear it clearly.

The car arrived at the academy while I was observing senpai’s state.

Senpai showed no sign of getting out even after the car stopped, so I was puzzled if something was the matter. But then the driver got down and opened the door. I see, so she wouldn’t open the car’s door by herself. As expected from a noble lady.

Every single movement of her getting out from the car was elegant. I walked side by side with senpai while muttering quietly.

As I thought, senpai is really a lady from a good house.

I wonder about that. Though it’s true that I’m more or less a noble.

I have no doubt that senpai is a noble.

Although, it was my ancestor who was great. I myself haven’t done anything worthy of note.

However the other students were opening a path for us and watching us fearfully. From that I got the feeling that Lizel-senpai was an existence that inspired awe from other students.

When I said what was in my mind frankly, senpai sent me a glance.

Before long Yuuto will be even more feared than me.

Again with the joke.

I lightly laughed while thinking that inside my heart.

We changed shoes at the entrance and headed to the classroom through the corridor, but the reaction of the students was still the same.

Then, this is where we part way.

Senpai stopped walking in front of 1-D classroom.

Thank you very much. I will be fine here by myself.

No, you can’t be alone even here. Someone will accompany you.

Eh? But senpai is a second year student isn’t it

The next bodyguard will take over from here.

......The next bodyguard?

Morniiiing! Yuutoo!

My arm got sandwiched between the breasts that leaped out from the classroom.

What! Mi-MIyabi!

It was the gal who I met in the palace yesterday, Yuugaoze Miyabi.

Today she was also wearing her uniform casually with a lot of exposure. The cleavage of her chest was visible. Those breasts were changing shape elastically from sandwiching my arm.

We’re in the same class starting from today. Take care of this gal, ‘kay!

Then Miyabi, I’ll leave Yuuto in your hand.

Ehehe, sure thing.

......Also, avoid from sticking close meaninglessly like that.

This isn’t meaningless y’know? I’m going to raise our positivity level ‘whoom whoom’ like this so that he’ll take me as his card.

Lizel-senpai massaged her forehead as though she was getting headache.

Don’t take that kind of method, but be in your best endeavor so that you can obtain his trust.

Yeeess?

She gave an affirmative reply, but there wasn’t any sign of her releasing my arm any time soon.

Senpai sighed in resignation and left. She looked like she got a lot on her plate. I felt pity for her.

Ehehee?

As for this girl, she looked like she didn’t have any care in the world seeing that carefree smile of hers.

She pulled my arm into the classroom. The classroom that was filled with chatters until then suddenly fell silent.

......Eh?

It felt like everyone’s gaze was gathered on me?

The gazes that were pouring on me were filled with annoyance, or scorn, or even hostility.

Say, Miyabi.

Hm, what

I lowered my voice.

As I thought......does everyone hate me because I’m a human

Aaa, might be.

I felt a bit hurt that she was confirming it so easily!

However Miyabi consoled me with a smile that contained no gloominess at all.

But there is no need to pay it any attention whatsoever.

Miyabi....

It was mysterious. When I looked at Miyabi’s bright smile, it also brightened my mood. Her innocent expression without any worry in it was a salvation for me right now. I was glad that Miyabi was in the same class with me.

Yuuto just need to show your strength slightly for this kind of time! Do it with a bang, boom, and bam!

I don’t really get it when you’re talking with sound effect like that but......let’s take a slightly more peaceful way.

The classroom’s door was opened at that timing and a woman in suit who seemed to be the teacher entered. She was quite a beautiful woman who was wearing glass and her hair tied up.

Everyone, go back to your seat....

She scowled the moment she met my gaze.

Aa......come to think of it, there is a transfer student here.

It felt like even the teacher wasn’t welcoming me.......

Beside me Miyabi secretly whispered into my ear.

That’s Nagasawa-sensei, our homeroom teacher. She is a really stubborn teacher, so go at her with ‘smack’! Do it with ‘babooom’!!

I’m telling you, I don’t understand what you’re saying. Well, for now let’s do it amicably....

You too Yuugaoze-san! Go back to your seat quickly.

Miyabi answered ?Yeees? and went to her seat while still grinning.

Wait, what about me?

I was standing alone in the middle of the classroom. However Nagasawa-sensei didn’t look like she was paying attention at me at all. I helplessly raised my hand awkwardly.

Excuse me, sensei

Then the teacher lifted her eyebrows and glared at me.

Our Ginsei Academy has proud tradition and standing......generations of devil kings has appeared from our academy that it’s called as the devil king academy. To think that we have to accept a mere human who isn’t even low rank devil....

The inside of the classroom got noisy all at once.

No way......so that rumor is really true

But he is still a devil king candidate right

That’s obviously some kind of mistake.

But, I heard some people saying he beat up Geld yesterday you know

Idiot, obviously it was Lizel-senpai who did it.

Such whispers could be heard from here and there.

I should endure here. Certainly I was obviously a foreign object from their perspective. It was only natural for rejection to occur. I could only take my time to have them understood me.

Err, sensei. Where should I sit

Then the teacher clicked her tongue.

Human can just stand......impertinent brat.

The teacher snapped her fingers.

Then the chalk moved by itself and started writing a magic formula on the blackboard in a row.

Awesome. It was like a magic. Or rather it was an actual magic.

Solve this magic formula. If you can actually do it then I’ll allow you to sit.

What’s this?

The formula was really complicated. I didn’t understand its meaning.

There was also a part of it that was similar with the magic formula that I learned yesterday, but I couldn’t understand the meaning. This seemed to be a very advanced magic formula.

There were chuckles from the surrounding seeing me glaring at the blackboard.

Look, he is confused.

Fufufu, the teacher is also nasty.

To begin with, there is no way a human can understand magic formula even if it’s the easy one.

......From their conversation, apparently this problem was an ill-natured one. This was a hard question to solve.

There was no way a new student like me could solve something like this.

No other way....

I touched the Lovers arcana on my chest.

I’m counting on you. I want to understand the meaning of this formula.

Analyzing......there is possibility that the formula is lacking a part and also mistaken. Starting the process to supplement the formula.

After a moment of time lag, a large amount of information flowed into my head. And then cold sweat trickled down my cheek when I realized the purpose of this magic formula.

This thing......it’s insane.

The teacher made a sadistic smile that was looking down on me.

Insane? What is? You don’t understand this formula? Then ?

Sensei, why are you writing something so dangerous in public like this

The teacher’s expression stiffened.

Certainly this thing is lacking several formula. But, if you add wind element to the second section and apply Nest to the eighth section then looping it with the tenth section before sending it to pass through Ketel and Kesedo ?

W-wait! You understand what this formula is!

Yes. This is a formula to destroy the world.

Wha....

A stir ran through the classroom.

I know that it’s incomplete, and even if it’s completed it will need immense mana to work, so it’s not really practical. This formula seems like an intellectual experiment, even so there is still a possibility it can be misused ?

St-st-stop talking!!

The teacher yelled with a bright red face.

This is an unresolved magic formula you know! Many genius magic scholars have researched it for many years, but there’s still no one who has solved it! If someone is able to solve this formula, then they will receive an award no, a medal for the field of devil world technology. If you’re only speaking randomly....

The teacher’s complexion was quickly paling when she stared at the magic formula.

No......that’s, but certainly, if wind element is added to the second section......no, something like this is just....

The teacher returned to her senses and grabbed the blackboard eraser with her own hand and erased the magic formula.

E-e-everyone! Forget everything you have seen and heard just now! Forget them all!!

I added to reassure the teacher.

It’s alright. There are still 22 more parts that need correction. I believe it’s impossible to solve this formula with only what I mentioned just now. But, it’ll be better if sensei doesn’t show such thing so openly next time.

......-!

The teacher stared at me with a fearful gaze.

By the way......about my seat ?

Everyone, don’t be tricked!

Suddenly a male student stood up.

This guy is just a human! There’s no way he can understand a magic formula! He is only speaking bullshit after seeing that the question he is given is about incomplete magic formula!

No, I just want to sit down....

The male student’s finger sharply pointed toward me.

I’ll bet the name of the baron house of Sanjou to expose your true color! Show me your magic if you’re really a devil king candidate!

Aah damn it, if you didn’t like me then just ignored me. Why were you trying to put me down instead?

......Can I have my seat after I show my magic

The male student snorted condescendingly in respond.

I’ll give you however many seat you want. Don’t worry.

No, I just need one though....

Can’t be helped......well, it was great I had learned magic yesterday.

Sanjou spread out his hands before thrusting them forward showily like a cartoon hero.

First I’ll show you how it’s done! Figa!!

Flame burst out in the spot between me and Sanjou.

Ooo!

The class was stirred.

However, the flame was already vanishing at that time.

....

The flame just now was like the flame in a cooking scene in a video where flame burned up for an instant on a fry pan.

I fell silent. I desperately wracked my brain.

......Was it really okay with just that much?

Sanjou was already looking smug right now. Everyone in the classroom was also looking quite impressed.

That meant, it would be good enough to produce a little fire like that.

Yosh......then, it’s my turn now.

I pointed my palm toward Sanjou.

Yesterday I was healed by Lizel-senpai, so I had enough mana remaining. With this much I wouldn’t have any problem to produce a flame as strong as the one that blew away Geld yesterday. I should make a flame that was half the size of that......no, a fourth......no no, around a tenth of the flame yesterday?

No, wait a second.

Everyone here was noble. They must have been studying magic since a long time ago. Surely they were far stronger than me, no doubt about it.

......Could it be, that Sanjou was purposefully weakening his magic?

If I showed a weak magic thinking that it was fine with just that, perhaps he would say something like ?What kind of weak shit is that! in respond! This might be his trick!

Aah! Now I was feeling really uneasy!!

Even though I just wanted to take my seat, why would it have developed into a big deal like this!

As I thought, I should do the same like yesterday!

I decided that and formed a magic circle on my palm......but, for some reason, wasn’t this bigger than yesterday?

Wha-!

What the hell is that!

Oi oi! It was getting bigger than my body though! This magic circle!!

Eei, to hell with it!

Figa!!

In the next moment, a flame storm raged inside the 1-D classroom.

The floor and the wall and the ceiling were scorched by the flame. All the students caught on fire all over their body without exception.

KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

UWAAAAAA! Sa-SAVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

The classroom was turned into pandemonium.

Right after that, magic circles formed up on the classroom’s wall and ceiling and the flame vanished.

Instead of a sprinkler, safety magic circle that neutralized magic was activated and the magic’s effect was stopped.

There shouldn’t be any student who was seriously injured......however, things like chairs, tables, text books, note books, etc., almost all of them were turned into ash.

Everyone was standing dumbfounded while I was sweating like crazy.

Craapp......this is, real bad....... I’m absolutely going to get scolded.

Ahahahahahahaha! That was real flashy just now! It was going ‘gogogogogo’, and then it suddenly turned ‘whoooshhhhh’ and everything was on fire, that was awesomeeeee!! Ahahahahahahaha!!

Miyabi was the only one cackling loudly without any care in the world.

I’m jealous with how carefree you can be....

My mood couldn’t brighten even when I watched Miyabi’s smiling face that was like sunflower.

There was no doubt that I would be summoned to the staff room because of this......what would I do if I got suspended?

During this time Nagasawa-sensei had been sinking down to the floor and looking up at me with shaking gaze. I was troubled of what to say to her to apologize for a while.

Part 2

Just as expected, I was called. Furthermore it was to the headmaster’s office.

Heyo, nice of you to come.

I entered the headmaster’s office alone feeling super nervous, and yet that person was greeting me casually while standing.

Err......I came here because I was called by the headmaster but......is the headmaster not here

It’s me, it’s me! It’s me you know, me!

Why was he talking like someone doing “It’s me, it’s me” scam?

This was the principal of the devil king academy. If I could speak bluntly he was a middle-aged man who looked out of place to be in this academy.

He was wearing clothes that looked like military uniform that were worn in a completely casual fashion. Even though both of his attire and face actually should look cool, his slovenly air spoiled them all. He had stubble on his face and sleepy looking eyes.

Even though he would look tall if he straightened his back, his back was slouching and his lips were showing a frivolous smile.

To describe him in a few words, he was a slightly off looking man. He seemed to be someone with regrettable personality.

Guess I should introduce myself once more. I’m the headmaster! Of this devil king academy, aka Ginsei Academy!

That’s reversed.

Don’t mind the small things! Just try saying my name instead!

What happen with the self-introduction!

Wahahahahahaha! Sensei got a bit hasty there! I came too quickly!

Dirty joke!

But you don’t need to worry! Sensei still won’t lose to the youngsters! Coming three times without pulling out at all isn’t a big deal for me!!

What are you talking about!

The headmaster laughed ‘wahahaha’ heartily again before he pointed at himself with his thumb.

My name is Gandou.

Gandou (TN: Gandou can mean cupriferous or Buddhist altar light)

The name sounded somewhat unlucky. But the instant I thought that, the headmaster’s eyes glinted.

Don’t mistake it with Gundoh! Sensei’s face isn’t look like that old anime right! Even though I’m looking like this a lot of people have called me handsome you know! After all my face is Kyoani quality! (TN: Gundoh, an old anime. Kyoani=Kyoto Animation)

Don’t suddenly mention a legendary anime like that! Also, please don’t express how good your own visual with animation company! No certainly Kyoani is amazing though! Like their visual work and the like.

Shit! My tsukkomi can’t keep up with this headmaster!

Headmaster Gandou’s gaze glinted. He pointed his finger to me with a snap.

If you speak about Haruhi then Sneaker has to be mentioned! Then what come to mind when speaking about Sneaker Bunko’s anime!

Masou Gakuen HxH!

Comrade!!

Headmaster Gandou held out his right hand. I responded to that and we exchanged a firm handshake.

What was with this headmaster? No, I was also reflexively shaking his hand though!

Fufu......you’re quite something to have watched Gundoh or Haruhi even though you’re this young. But your choice of Masou showed your overflowing youth instead. You have passion and pathos, and also eros!

Setting aside the eros, I know about old anime because my parents are both otaku.

I see, so you were raised with gifted education from your childhood. No wonder the Lovers chose you.

That’s unrelated isn’t it! Wait......Headmaster Gandou, you know that I have the Lovers arcana

Headmaster Gandou sat on his desk after his hand let go of the handshake.

Naturally. I am Gandou Barbatos. The headmaster here and also the current devil king.

....

That’s a lie right?

Headmaster Gandou grinned seeing me dumbfounded.

It looks like Lizel-kun has told you a lot of things, but it seems that you still don’t know many things about this academy and the Devil King War.

Eh......y-yes.

Yooosh! Then this me shall kindly teach you! Sensei is still a teacher even though I look this after all! Hahah!

......Why was he talking like a certain Nezumi Mouse at the end there?

No, forget about that, was this person really the current devil king?

The headmaster ignored my doubt and started explaining proudly.

Why is this Ginsei Academy called as devil king academy......that’s because when the next devil king is chosen, it will be chosen from among this academy’s students.

Eh, but I was going to a normal human academy before this....

Even if they attended other school, there will be exception made if they’re extremely gifted. Although your case is a special one. It’s unheard for a human student to come here!

Could it be a mistake made by the academy

No, it wasn’t us who chose you. It was the arcana who chose you.

Headmaster Gandou stared fixedly at my chest. It was as though he was staring at the Lovers arcana under my shirts there.

The arcana going to the person who they decided as their master......such thing had never happened. You’re an extremely irregular case.

Is that so......but, why did this arcana come to me

We won’t be this troubled if we know why! It was really difficult to deal with it you know! Thanks to that the staff meeting got extended. Even though the society has been calling for work style revolution recently.

Haa......I’m sorry.

No, don’t worry about it! Demand like work style resolution is unneeded in the devil world!!

Then why did you mention it?

Anyway the fact that you were chosen by Lovers arcana is without doubt. That’s why you have the qualification to join the Devil King War.

Devil King War......it’s a battle between the people who possess the Devil King’s Arcana isn’t it

That’s right! 22 people who possess the Devil King’s Arcana will fight and the last one standing will become the next devil king!! So to speak it’s a battle to decide who will stand at the peak of this devil academy!

The headmaster stood on the desk and made a strange pose.

That battle......is it something like, killing each other

I asked fearfully. Headmaster Gandou replied with a bright smile.

Indeed!

That’s not something you should with a smile.......

Hahahaha, you’re a worrywart huh! It’s alright! There are also fun events in it!

Fun, events......

That’s absolutely a lie! I thought that while asking ?What kind of event .

The Devil King’s War is going to be held in a long stretch after all. It will take one year. During that time there will be a lot of events like sport or cultural festival, various kind of tournaments, etc, etc. Your achievement in them will also affect the outcome of the Devil King’s War. There’re also other things like getting item or what not so that you can be in advantage along the way!

What’s that! That sounds fun!

The candidates will kill each other throughout the year while making use of all those! Tactics like what kind of card you can obtain or what kind of card combination you can gather will be essential too! What’s left after that is to kick away your opponent, kick them around, kick them until they stay down!

....

The gap between the fun events and the bloody events was horrible. It was hard for a normal human to understand devil’s sense.

Well, because of that your card is also important. The Devil King’s War isn’t an event only for the devil king’s candidates, but an event where other students can also participate.

I see......that was why Aspite wanted Lizel-senpai. It wasn’t simply because she was a beauty, but he also needed her ability.

Can anyone become card

Yeah! As long as the devil king candidate and the card are bound with contract! But be careful. The students of this academy are the people who will rule the devil world and human world in the future. Everyone is ambitious. Those who obtain arcana will fight to become devil king, but the others will decide which candidate to back up and aim to become a card. Because if the candidate they back up become the devil king, they will become one of the people ruling over the two worlds.

But......not everyone can become a card right? What will happen to the students who can’t become a devil king candidate and also not chosen to become a card

Every student here is a son or daughter of influential devil. They will strive to build a rapport with the devil king candidate that they put their hope on. The coming battle will also use political and financial power.

......That’s, really big.

Hahahaha! After all no matter how it looked like this is the academy where the most capable devils are gathered! On the contrary someone who can’t stand on the top of these people mean that they don’t have the qualification to become the devil king!!

After being told that again, it felt like my body would tremble due to the situation I was put in.

That’s why it’ll be better if you too act quickly to obtain capable cards!

Yes, thank you very much......but, before talking about that, is it alright even if a human like me participate in the devil king’s war......

Let’s talk about anime rather than discussing something like that!!

Why!

It seemed the headmaster didn’t have anyone who he could talk normally about otaku topic with.

In the end I was made to accompany his otaku talk until the morning class ended.

Part 3

Because of that, I was only freed when the chime of the lunch break sounded.

......Come to think of it, I completely forgot the reason I was summoned to the headmaster’s office.

Well, thanks to the nonsensical conversation, I got away without any suspension or expulsion. I also found my seat had been properly prepared when I returned to the classroom. The teacher and the students had also stopped insulting me.

All of them were big hearted people who could forgive someone else’s failure. But it seemed there were still gap between our hearts. They wouldn’t meet my gaze, and they would also avoid me when I try talking to them.

Surely they were just shy. No doubt about it.

They also looked scared, but that must be just my imagination.

Yuuto.

Lizel-senpai was standing at the classroom’s entrance.

How about we have lunch together

Lunch with Lizel-senpai! This was the standard event of a school life. The one where we would eat our boxed lunch together!

With pleasure!

I took out my boxed lunch from my bag and followed behind Lizel-senpai.

We went to the cafeteria instead of the rooftop or the courtyard.

However, the cafeteria of devil king academy was different from the cafeteria that I knew. It was like a high class restaurant. Even the lunch there was course menu.

I opened my boxed lunch in such place.

I couldn’t get even more out of place than this even if I tried.

Lizel-senpai was using knife and fork elegantly in front of me. She was having a steak of Matsusaka beef as her main menu.

Sometimes she would stare fixedly at my lunch. My heart hurt. Surely she was pitying me, thinking something like, What a shabby-looking meal. No doubt about it.

Come to think of it, I heard that you were called to the headmaster’s office. Was there any problem

Haa......well, there wasn’t anything noteworthy that happened....

Or rather, I couldn’t possibly tell her that we were just having heated otaku talk. I didn’t even want to tell her.

That headmaster, is he really the current devil king

Yes, that’s right.

Seriously.... So it was true, seriously.......

Even though I thought he was completely joking. I talked with him really casually but......now that I learned he really was the devil king, I wondered anxiously if I would really be alright?

However, even if I was worrying about it, it wasn’t something that I could take back anyway. For now I would enjoy my lunch with senpai.

I used my chopstick to pick a sausage piece that was cut like an octopus.

Senpai’s eyes were following that sausage.

Senpai, is something the matter

No......this is my first time seeing it in real life.

By that did she mean, this octopus shaped sausage?

Then, do senpai want to try one

Is that alright? But, I have nothing to exchange it with except this steak though.

No, rather that’ll be a great exchange for me.

I never thought that I would be able to trade a sausage with Matsunage beef.

I held out my boxed lunch to senpai. She stabbed one of the sausages with her fork and stared at it happily before bringing it into her mouth.

Ufufu......this is fun. It’s also delicious. Yuuto’s mother is really good at cooking.

Senpai looked satisfied. Her cheerful smile was adorable. She usually looked mature, and yet she was showing cuteness like a girl right now. It was unfair.

While I was being entranced by senpai’s face, she cut a large piece of her sirloin steak and stabbed it with her fork. She then brought it in front of me with her other hand placed below it.

Here, aaan?

I unconsciously looked around.

The students who were paying attention at us until now immediately averted their gaze then.

Fufu. Don’t mind the surrounding’s gazes. Don’t you know how the royalty of France showed their private life to all people openly

No, I’m just a commoner.

One day you will become the king.

Even if I manage to become the devil king, I want to keep my private life private.

Lizel-senpai kept holding up both her hands in half-leaning posture even while we were having that talk. She must be tired to keep still with that posture. So I leaned my head forward to the meat.

But, this was an indirect kiss......wasn’t it?

Thinking such thing made me excessively nervous. I opened my mouth resolutely and bit at the meat. The fork was pulled out from my lips.

I chewed the meat that remained inside my mouth.

......Delicious.

I unconsciously fell into a trance.

Fufufu, that’s good. Do you want more

No no, as expected I’ll feel guilty to eat senpai’s lunch more than this.

Is that so? Then....

Senpai stabbed the remaining piece on the iron plate and brought it toward her mouth. But she stopped still just before the meat entered her mouth.

This is....

It looked like she only noticed the indirect kiss scenario just now. Her eyes widened slightly and her cheeks reddened a bit.

As expected, she disliked it didn’t she? But, perhaps she was hesitating because she thought I would feel hurt if she stopped eating it right in front of me.]

Senpai, don’t force your ?

Senpai narrowed her moist eyes before I could finish my sentence and brought the meat into her mouth.

It was awkward. I had to say something.

T-this meat, it’s really delicious! This is my first time eating something like this!

R-right......the last piece, might be......especially, delicious.

If you said something like that while fidgeting, my heart would pound hard like they would burst.

Yu-yuuto? We should go now. I’ll show you around the academy.

Y-yes.

Both of us stood up as though to run away from the table that was enveloped in an awkward atmosphere.

Part 4

I walked side by side with Lizel-senpai inside the school building. We went around to check the library, science room, art room, and so on one by one. This academy looked like normal school if you didn’t take how extensive the facilities here were into consideration.

The big courtyard was visible from the window. Ahead of the yard was a forest.

That forest is also a part of the devil king academy’s ground.

This place is amazingly big....

The forest had some open spots in it here and there where facilities like baseball ground or soccer field could be seen. There were also buildings like this school building there.

That is the middle school’s building.

Hee......then, Reina is over there

Yes. Most times we can only meet her after school. But, she will come to the palace every day.

We walked away from the window and resumed going through the corridor.

I had been thinking this since the cafeteria but......Lizel-senpai was always gathering the gazes from the students around her. And then there were countless gossips about her.

Look, it’s Lizel-senpai. She is really beautiful....

As expected from the young lady of a house of marquis......her elegance is in different level.

What’s more her magic grades are also top class......she is worthy to receive a Devil King’s Arcana......and yet?

And then next their gazes would move toward me.

Why is that kind of commoner is....

He isn’t even a commoner, I heard he is just a human.

No way-! He shouldn’t even be allowed to get near Lizel-senpai then....

What should I say, I’m sorry. It made me wanted to apologize.

It was strange to say it myself but, I wasn’t suitable at all for Lizel-senpai. It couldn’t be helped that everyone was also thinking like that.

It was then senpai’s fingers entwined around my fingers.

Tsu! Li-Lizel-senpai!

We were holding hand.

Furthermore this was......holding hand for lovers!

Don’t pay them any attention. After all I myself have recognized your worth.

She was acting considerately to me who was feeling down at everyone’s evaluation on me......senpai was really kind.

Thank you very much. But, I understand everyone’s feeling. As expected a devil king’s candidate is an existence that will rouse their attention......or rather, it’s not a matter that isn’t unrelated at all for them.

Of course. After all the candidates are people who might become their king.

Devil king, noble, high class devil, commoner......and then human.

Come to think of it, I didn’t really understand about the relationships between those classifications. I could somehow imagine it from the word’s image, but it was only now that I was thinking of it seriously.

I had also heard it slightly from the headmaster just now but......the headmaster is the devil king mean that person is the king of the devil race isn’t it

Yes. He is the king of all devils. He is ruling the devil world, a world that is different from this world. Naturally, the world over here is also under the control of the devil race, so he is in fact a ruler of two worlds.

In other words, the devil race is above the humans......and even that devil race is still divided into a class system. Senpai said that you’re a noble but....

More or less. My marquis house is a noble in name only.

She said she was from a marquis house. Wasn’t it a rank that was fairly high in noble system?

The class system of the devil race ranked from the top is archduke, duke, marquis, margrave, count, viscount, and baron. There are also other ranks that aren’t counted as being a noble. Those ranks are knight, then below it is high class devil, commoner devil, and then honorary devil.

I had heard about honorary devil before. Dad said it before, it was a title that human could obtain.

By the way, Miyabi is from a margrave house, while Reina is from a viscount house.

Is that so......noble, they must have a large territory and many servants......am I right

Senpai’s fingers that were holding my hand strengthened their grip.

In the human world, there are territories under the direct supervision of the devil king and the territories owned by each noble. The energy that is obtained from there become our energy and supporting the devil world.

Energy from human world

......I don’t want you to misunderstand so I’ll say it right from the start......the devil race is using the movement of human’s heart as their energy.

Heart’s......movement

Yes. Like feeling emotionally moved or happiness, and also every kind of desire, malice, and terror.

A slight fear formed inside my heart.

Senpai seemed to sense that and strongly grasped my hand. It was as though she was clinging on me so that I wouldn’t abandon her.

That’s why there are also a lot of devils who want to collect energy by making humans suffer or making them fall into depravity. The bad image of devil comes from there.

......I see.

So that was why Geld called me a livestock.

But I want you to understand Yuuto. The devil race isn’t made up of only that kind of people who wish to increase their gains so simply like that. There are also nobles who wish to harvest positive energy like pure joy by granting humans art or peace.

Lizel-senpai’s earnest gaze was looking up at me.

Within her gaze I could see sincerity and a wish to be trusted.

Thank you very much. I can trust senpai’s words just now far more compared to if senpai try to cover it up. I believe you senpai.

Yuuto....

Lizel-senpai’s eyes that were beautiful like jewels moistened and glistened even brighter.

It was embarrassing to stare into each other’s eyes like this. I turned my eyes forward.

Now......I have come to feel that perhaps aiming to become a devil king won’t be all that bad. Though it might be contradictory for a human to become a devil king.

I think that Yuuto is suitable to become the next devil king exactly because you are human.

The other devil king candidates are all noble. They are all trying to become devil king for their own glory. But, if it’s Yuuto who is the devil king of love, you’ll be able to rule the two worlds with love. That’s what I believe.

Lizel-senpai....

Although?

Senpai added with a cute wink.

You will need to receive a strict training and grow strong for that.

......I will strongly consider it.

Good grief. Her use of carrot and stick was splendid.

Perhaps in the end I was only being made to dance on the palm of this beautiful devil senpai.

But I also thought that such thing wouldn’t be that bad.

Then, let’s take a look at the gym before returning to the classroom.

After we turned at the corner, there was a passage that connected to the gym ahead.

We walked until in front of the gym and opened the door.

......That’s!

There was a blood-soaked man lying down in the middle of the gym.

He must have been thoroughly beaten up. His uniform was torn up and even the shape of his face had changed. But, I was still barely able to recognize him.

Geld!

The man who was looking down on Geld lifted his face.

He was a large man with a muscular built. His height was more than 190 cm with extremely wide shoulders width. The thickness of his neck was about the same with his face’s width.

In addition he was carrying a sheathed sword in one hand. It seemed to be a western sword with straight double edges.

You’re, Morioka Yuuto aren’t you? It seems that Geld has been in your care yesterday huh.

Geld yesterday you say......you are?

I am a card of the World, the knight, Kilga.

That means you are Geld’s comrade. Just what happened here

The large man raised his right foot and stepped on Geld’s chest. There was a creaking sound and fresh blood spewed from Geld’s mouth.

Stop!! You are his comrade aren’t you! Why are you doing something like that!

This guy got defeated by a mere human. He is a disgrace to the World. He has thrown mud to the face of the glorious Aspite-sama. That’s an unforgivable sin. Therefore I’m here to hand down his judgment. Don’t cut in unnecessarily.

Kilga unsheathed his sword.

The coldly glinting blade showed that it was a real sword.

Stop!!

I immediately rushed forward.

Yuuto!

Senpai’s anxious voice came from behind.

I pointed my right hand forward to fire the Figa magic. However ,

Faster than I could activate the magic, the simple movement of swinging down a sword was overwhelmingly faster.

Damn it!!

I got too close.

If I wanted to attack with magic, I should get farther instead.

It wouldn’t be enough no matter how many lives I had if I only realized something like this in real battle. Something like this wouldn’t happen if I had been trained by senpai.

I stared helplessly at the approaching blade while holding such regret in my chest ,

Sparks scattered before my eyes.

When I realized it, a small body had appeared in front of me.

The person was blocking Kilga’s sword with a katana that was longer than their own body.

Yuuto-san! Yuuto-san, are you injured!

Reina!

Koiwai Reina.

Yesterday, she said she wanted to become my card together with Lizel-senpai and Miyabi. She was Koiwai Reina from the middle school section.

Hah!

Reina pushed back Kilga’s sword. Her silver hair danced in the air.

She immediately slashed at Kilga from her current stance.

Nuh!

Kilga jumped backward and raised his sword vigilantly toward Reina.

Koiwai Reina......I’ve heard about your considerable skill with sword even though you’re still in middle school.

Reina won’t let you, lay a single finger of Yuuto-san, desu desu!

I stared at the small back that was trying to protect me. And then I looked at Geld’s pitiful figure that was lying nearby.

Because of me, everyone ,

Reina, wait.

Yuuto-san

I moved forward. Reina looked up at me with an astonished gaze.

This is a seed that I sowed myself. It would be wrong for me to make everyone fight and protect me because of that.

Lizel-senpai raised her voice in surprise.

W-what are you saying Yuuto! You are still ?

How can I call myself a devil king candidate if I can’t overcome this much danger! I’ll defeat him myself!

Senpai gasped and opened her eyes wide. Reina’s coolness just now had left her to somewhere else. She was sweating and acting all flustered while going ‘hawawa’.

P-please, please stop. Yuuto-san’s safety is important! Someone like Reina, someone like Reina, doesn’t matter at all!

Reina, wait.

Lizel-senpai approached me.

I won’t stop you anymore. But, Yuuto.

Lizel-senpai took my hand and guided it to her breast.

My palm felt a softness and elasticity that was out of this world.

L-Lizel-senpai!

I pulled my hand back in panic, but senpai kept her hold on my hand tightly and didn’t let go. She even pushed her chest further forward so that my fingers sunk into her breast. The elasticity and softness were filled with boundless kindness, affection, and motherhood.

Yuuto, you had used magic today hadn’t you

Ah....

Now that she mentioned it, this morning I was provoked by Sanjou and used Figa.

You won’t be able to win against Kilga unless you used magic with all your strength.

Mana was filling me from senpai’s breast through my fingers.

Also, kindness is taboo. If you hold back because you’re worried for your opponent you’ll die.

......yes.

Then senpai abruptly smiled and separated my hand from her breast.

Win, Yuuto.

Yes-!

I stepped forward and Reina who was holding Kilga in check stepped aside. Kilga stared at me and his expression distorted.

Foolish......you would be able to survive today if only you keep hiding behind girls like that.

I still haven’t exchanged a formal contract with everyone. There’s no way I can make them fight for my sake.

You’re fixated with the strangest thing......even so, I don’t understand why you’re taking offense. Geld is your enemy. What’s more I heard he had insulted you plenty. Why are you getting angry for someone like him

Certainly Geld’s prejudice is unforgivable. But, he was trying to fight for his comrades in his own way yesterday. For him to go through something like this just because he lost, that’s even more unforgivable! You can’t call yourself his comrade or anything like this!!

Kilga pointed his sword at me angrily.

Naïve-! Too naïve!! This has gone beyond being disgusting! You’re just human after all! You shouldn’t be allowed to even dirty the air with your presence!

A magic circle formed at the tip of his sword.

FizardHell Flame!!

The magic circle was even more complex compared to Figa.

It must be a higher magic that was more advanced and destructive.

It was a magic that I still didn’t know.

I might be able to learn it if I asked my arcana. However, even if I learned a new magic, I didn’t know whether I would be able to use it properly or not. That was why ,

Right now I only have Figa!!

I also pointed my right hand forward and spread out my fingers. At the same time a magic circle was formed. Kilga’s face scowled seeing that magic circle.

Using beginner magic like that......what a disappointment.

As expected from a strong fighter. He understood what kind of magic formula it was just from a single glance.

Kilga’s magic circle grew brighter and he howled.

Die!! Morioka Yuuto!!

I myself also roared.

UOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!

I poured the mana I had received just now into the magic circle without holding anything back.

My magic circle brightened even more and it enlarged drastically.

It far surpassed Kilga’s Fizard.

Kilga’s eyes widened in shock.

What......this is a Figa! Unbelievable! This size is imposs ?

Figa!!

Flame explosively burst out from my magic circle.

GUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Kilga also tried to defend with his sword, but that only lasted for an instant. He was swallowed by flame in the blink of eye.

The wall and floor of the gym were burning. And then Kilga’s body crashed on the wall before he fell face first on the floor.

He didn’t die thanks to the defensive formula that was weaved into the uniform. However, even that uniform was already at the limit. It was scorched and smoking.

Amazing! Amazing! Yuuto-san!!

Reina was hopping up and down in happiness.

I turned around toward Lizel-senpai to observe her reaction. There I found her smiling in satisfaction.

That’s full point? Yuuto?

Reina’s excitement still hadn’t cooled down. She was still hopping up and down.

It was really really amazing! It’s Reina first time seeing a Figa that powerful! Is that really just a Figa!

Lizel-senpai answered in the place of the confused me.

That’s the difference between a normal devil and the king.

Hoeeee~?

Reina let out a voice of admiration with her mouth staying open in diamond shape.

Anyway let’s return to the palace. I’ll tell the teacher that we will skip the afternoon class ?

Lizel-senpai’s expression changed.

This is....

What’s wrong, senpa ?

Chill ran through my back and my hair stood on ends.

What, is this?

Even a human like me understood.

Something, an outrageously huge existence was approaching.

A terrifyingly great,

And outrageously dangerous,

This is surprising.

The wall of the gym suddenly had a hole in it.

It wasn’t smashed open. It was like the wall’s material suddenly turned soft like rubber and changed shape to make an entrance.

It was an entrance for that man to enter from.

It was a male student with gray hair and dangerous gaze. His body was emitting mana that was impossible for ordinary person. I had seen him before.

Aspite.

The devil king candidate who possessed the World arcana.

Aspite didn’t even look at me and glanced at Lizel-senpai before walking toward Kilga.

A-Aspite-sama....

Kilga somehow raised his wound covered body and kneeled.

I came here to look because I heard you are going to punish Geld but......this is completely different from what I heard.

Yes......this is?

Lizel.

Aspite moved only his neck to look at Lizel-senpai.

What is the meaning of this? Not only you refused my summon, you even laid your hand on my cards.

Cold sweat trickled down Lizel-senpai’s face.

Was this man called Aspite that strong of a devil?

......It wasn’t me who did this, but Yuuto over there.

What

For the first time Aspite noticed my presence and moved his gaze toward me.

And then he asked Kilga with a dubious face.

Kilga, is that true

......Yes.

The moment Kilga answered so, a spherical magic circle instantly appeared around Aspite.

......Just now, what was that?

It wasn’t just complex. The magic formula gave a terrifyingly ghastly pressure. If I had to make an example, it was like the principle of a world that was beyond the reach of human knowledge was expressed in the form of magic formula.

Kilga, stand up.

Yes!

Kilga stood up even while sweating rivers in pain.

Kilga, do you have the awareness as a knight of the World

I......I’m aware of it, with pride.

I’m a man who is going to become the devil king one day. Whether they are human or devil, all existences has to obey my will. It’s necessary to trample my opponents with absolute power in order to realize that.

......yes?

And yet, you, my knight is in this state. Can you explain it to me

The, the battle is still not over! I swear on this sword that I’ll win without fail!!

Hou. However what worth there is in an oath over such sword that has fallen behind a human? Rather you don’t even need to keep hold of such thing.

With all due respect......this sword is my family’s heirloom....

Aspite lightly raised his leg and casually kicked Kilga’s sword.

The steel sword was broken to pieces just from that.

Wha....

I reflexively let out my voice.

Just now, what was that?

Kilga was also staring at his broken pieces of sword with a disbelieving gaze.

My, my sword......my family’s sword, that should never break no matter what....

Kilga, you have no qualification to be my card. Disappear.

P-please wait! Please give me just one more cha ?

Aspite slowly lifted his hand and pushed Kilga’s chest.

Kilga’s body vanished in the next moment. There was a loud sound roaring like explosion.

What......!

The wall of the gym broke and the schoolyard outside could be seen. There was Kilga’s figure collapsing at the middle of the yard.

*Shiver*, my back turned cold.

Was that Aspite’s power? That blow possessed an outrageous destructive power. A sword was broken and that large body was blown away just from a light touch.

But, was that really the case?

What happened was something that was in different dimension from a mere blow or physical attack that was the impression that I got.

Aspite glared at Lizel-senpai.

Lizel. I’ll tell you one more time. Come to me.

Unfortunately, I have already decided the one who I shall serve.

What did you say....

You are someone who find joy in suppressing others and making them submit with brute force. Your method is incompatible with mine.

Aspite moved only his black eyes to glare at me.

......I am always number one in the world, that is to say I am the ruler. Whether it’s in the past, present, and even in the future, that fact shall never change. All existences other than me are my servant. Even if you’re opposing me now, one day you will become my servant. That’s the future waiting for you. Don’t you understand that

Lizel-senpai answered Aspite with wariness.

I will place my hope in the future that I, that we wish for.

......You’re going to regret it.

Aspite turned his back toward us and walked toward the wall. And then the wall distorted by itself and a hole was opened. It became a path for Aspite.

Again.

The wall returned to normal after Aspite walked out.

So that’s......the owner of World arcana, Aspite....

Yes......he’s a formidable enemy.

Reina was also letting out a long sigh ‘haaah’.

Anyway anyway, Reina is glad that it ends without any accident....

Lizel-senpai, and Reina too......I have troubled the two of you, I’m sor......ry ?

I had somehow kept hold of my consciousness until now because of the tension, but that too had reached the limit. My consciousness was getting further from using too much mana.

My sight became pitch black.

Part 5

......Nn?

Ah, Yuuto-san is awake desu desu.

This place is....

I was lying on a bed with canopy attached. I didn’t even need to ask. This was the palace of the Lovers.

Lizel-senpai was lying close at my right, while Miyabi was on my left, and Rein was lying down on me. She was so light it made me doubting whether she was really lying on top of me or not.

It seemed they were doing Healing Lovers on me while I fainted.......

Everyone......sorry, to trouble you.

Lizel-senpai gently caressed my head.

Why are you apologizing? You won against Kilga with your own strength you know

Desu desu! Yuuto-san was really cool!

Even though they told me that, I couldn’t honestly agree with them. I fainted like an appliance that got its electricity cut off when I ran out of mana.

Everyone, thank you. Even though I did that on my own accord......what’s more I challenged an opponent that was beyond me for an enemy’s sake......that was stupid of me.

Lizel-senpai slightly shook her head while still placing her head on the pillow.

No, I think what Yuuto did was lovely.

That was exactly how the devil king candidate of Lovers arcana......our devil king should be

Senpai told me with a slightly reddening cheeks and passionate gaze. It made me felt funny inside. I turned my gaze to the opposite side to avoid Lizel-senpai’s pretty gaze ,

I thought that you are someone docile, and yet you’re actually more hot-blooded than I thought! Aa, I also want to watch ittt. Yuuto going ‘bam bam bam baammmm’ and then ‘boommmm’ at the end!

Stop that, it was embarrassing.

I took off my gaze from Miyabi and looked toward the ceiling. There,

As expected as expected! Yuuto-san is the devil king’s of love!

The innocent smile of Reina was waiting there.

What’s this? There wasn’t any place to escape at all. There was beautiful girl no matter where I looked.

......Or rather,

Shouldn’t I make my decision already?

Everyone ?

I casually asked.

The burning heart inside my chest was already hiding a firm resolve.

Can I, become a devil king that everyone can be proud of

The three looked at each other and chuckled.

And then they separated from me to sit on the bed. I also sat up.

Yuuto, do you mean that you will form a formal contract with us? That you will add this me, Himekami Lizel as a card of the Lovers

Yeah. Lizel-senpai, lend me your strength so that I can become the devil king.

Lizel-senpai’s face approached.

Wait, to-too close !

A sweet and soft sensation spread through my lips.

My first kiss.

A voice came from the arcana at that time.

Himekami Lizel has become a queen.

Her lips moved away.

Lizel-senpai touched her own lips with her finger. And then she pledged with an intoxicated expression.

I swear. Himekami Lizel shall devote her everything for Yuuto’s sake.

Next was Miyabi.

As expected she seemed to be embarrassed. Her face was red.

Ehehe......I’m a bit nervous.

Yeah. I too !

Miyabi took me by surprise and took away my lips.

......-!

Yuugaoze Miyabi has become a princess.

Miyabi’s face moved away quickly.

A-ahaha......that’s, anyway, best regards! Yuuto!

Yeah. My best regards too.

Last was Reina.

E-e-err, err, Re-re-re-re-Reina is just an inexperienced person but, ple-ple- ?

She was shaking in nervousness.

It felt like her nervousness was almost infecting even me. I took the initiative to be the one bringing my face closer and kissed the small lips of Reina who closed her eyes tightly.

Koiwai Reina has become a knight.

When I moved away, Reina’s face looked like it was boiling up and her body was swaying unsteadily.