The academy once again echoed with the music of The Six Fingers, but this time, The Six Fingers seemed to have more companions.
In the hallway:
"I never would have thought, though, that Soi was one of The Six Fingers! Even in the Misfit Class, I didn't notice him at all before the Harvest Festival."
"Yeah, he's in the Misfit Class, such a noticeable class, but if it weren't for that dark horse score, he wouldn't have been noticed at all."
"Huh? So, does that mean there are now 14 people in the Misfit Class?"
"Haha, it's like the Demon King and the 13 Crowns."
"Huh? Then who do you think is like the Demon King?"
"Shesi, probably? He's so steady, and I remember he has a Demon King's familiar, right?"
"While that's true, Shesi's younger brother, Iruma, is also good. He feels like he brings joy."
"Prince-sama is also good!"
After the Music Festival, the Misfit Class once again became the focus of public opinion. First-year students reaching rank 5 had never happened before, let alone three people appearing in this class.
In the hallway:
"Honestly, even if it's a banquet, some people are getting too carried away," Asmodeus grumbled.
A few minutes ago:
Inside the Royal Classroom:
"Hey, Iruma, hurry up and show us your bow!"
Lead's words piqued everyone's interest.
"After all, it's the archery taught by Barbatos."
"A bow from a rank 5 demon, it should be really amazing~"
Iruma stood up when he heard that.
"Then I'll go to the Magic Tool Research Division for the feathers…" Iruma was interrupted by Asmodeus just as he finished speaking.
"I'll go, I can go. If you go, you'll be stolen by a certain hamster," Asmodeus said.
At this moment, Eiko, at the Class C dinner, was looking sadly at the photos and messages Iruma had sent on her phone.
"Ah, I can't eat with Iruma-kun anymore… Achoo."
…"Ah… Finally! Our ranks are the same again!" Asmodeus cheered up.
Asmodeus walked to the entrance of the Magic Tool Research Division and suddenly heard a sound inside.
"Someone? Schneider-senpai?"
Asmodeus immediately pushed the door open and entered.
"Schneider-senpai! What are you messing with again?!" But when Asmodeus pushed the door open, he didn't see Schneider, but Kiriwo, who had been missing for a long time.
"Yo, Asmodeus, long time no see."
"Ami… Kirio-senpai?"
At this moment, Asmodeus suddenly remembered what Shesi had told him before he came.
"Asmodeus, do you still remember Kiriwo-senpai?"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"The eyes are the windows to the soul. Remember to protect Iruma… or perhaps you don't even need to protect him, he'll dodge on his own, puhaha." Shesi started laughing halfway through, not knowing what he was thinking of.
Although Asmodeus didn't understand at first, he understood when he saw Kiriwo's eyes.
"Oh dear, are you not welcoming me?" Kiriwo said, looking at the flame blade blocked by a barrier in front of him.
"I've seen demons at Balam-sensei's place who were trapped in an evil cycle and couldn't escape. You have eyes exactly like theirs. What is your intention in coming here, ancestral demon?" Asmodeus questioned Kiriwo.
"Hmm~ If I had to say my purpose, it would be to see Iruma~ After all, Iruma is my natural enemy~" Kiriwo's deranged expression appeared in Asmodeus's eyes, and a warning bell immediately rang in Asmodeus's heart.
"You bastard! I will never let you have a chance to harm Iruma-sama!"
Meanwhile, on the other side:
"Hmm… Honestly, how annoying. Girls are sensitive to these things, you know," Andro M. Jazz said, sending Ueytto crashing into the ceiling with one hand.
"It's all your fault, you know, getting in the way when I was happily humming a song and taking a walk. Your mountain technique is too poor, even though I like a bit of force, I hate persistent people, so… what were you called again? The Six Dirty Fingers?"
"Cough cough, The Six Fingers, oh. I'm truly sorry for pestering you like this indoors. I just wanted to talk to you. I wonder if you might be interested in the revival of Delkira-sama…"
Before Ueytto could finish speaking, Andro M. Jazz pulled him down from the ceiling and immediately threw him aside again, followed by a swift eight-throw combo.
Hulk: Hmm… If 6 is a perfect score, I'd give it 3.
Andro M. Jazz stepped on Ueytto.
"Alright, you dare to utter the word 'revival', speaking as if Delkira-sama is no longer in the Demon World… This is the greatest disrespect to that supreme, awe-inspiring existence, to the current Demon King. As the voice of that great one… encountering such a disloyal heartbeat will immediately suffocate it, you know! Little one… and your voice is also a mess, quite disgusting."
Ueytto found that his throat, pointed at by the baton, couldn't make a sound at all, so he used his hand to scatter smoke in the air, forming words.
"I am most foolish, please forgive me…"
Before Ueytto could finish speaking, a voice came from the nearby hallway.
"Oh dear, if I hadn't spent so much time with Soi, and had a locator, I might not have been able to get in with everything around here blocked off."
Both of them turned their heads to look, and saw Shesi holding a compass, speaking. It also showed a red and green dot.
"Hmm? So you knew he was coming back, kid?" Andro M. Jazz took out a coin and said, looking at Shesi.
"Hmm, I am the omniscient strategist, you know," Shesi boasted.
"Honestly, to say that Delkira-sama is no longer here, how audacious, isn't that right, Poro-chan-sama?"
Ueytto also looked at Shesi strangely. How did he know I was back? I clearly didn't send out any information.
"Enough talk, since you're here, what's your purpose?" Andro M. Jazz said.
"To negotiate," Shesi said, waving his hand.
"Negotiate?" Andro M. Jazz asked, puzzled.
"Or rather, a trade… no… not appropriate, after all, the bargaining chip is that great one." Shesi wanted to say bargaining chip, but given Andro M. Jazz's demeanor just now, Shesi didn't dare to say such words.
Andro M. Jazz frowned. Clearly, this seemed to be… a recruitment, and… they had found his weakness.
"First, let's hear how much Baal's group over there can offer?" Shesi snapped his fingers, and three chairs and a table appeared in front of the two, and he made a gesture to invite them.
Ueytto first gave Shesi a meaningful look, then shook his head.
"We are not here to recruit, but merely to revive that great one…"
"Don't say such meaningless things. Where do you think this is? On the negotiating table, striving for the maximum benefit is what should be done," Shesi interrupted Ueytto.
"Uh… we have a revival array and also knowledge…" Ueytto then said.
"Tsk, not showing your hand, huh? I thought you'd openly talk about how you kidnapped and modified the Food King," Shesi said, feeling a bit bored. Clearly, Ueytto didn't want to expose too much, and Ueytto's pupils contracted when he heard that.
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