"Friends and Best Friends! It's a relationship explanation session! First, friends!" Asmodeus said.
"Spending time together, sharing joys and sorrows, and being willing to bet one's life for that Lord—a Blood Pact (Asmodeus's interpretation)."
Jazz broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.
"Didn't Iruma already explain it earlier?...But 'Best Friend' is really an unfamiliar term."
"Hmph hmph, I learned from Lord Shesi that a Best Friend is a Soul Pact, an eternal pact that transcends the future's eternity, where even in death, one must first bow and devote oneself completely to that Lord until one's last breath."
Shesi: Meow meow meow? Did I say that?
Everyone felt that this concept seemed a bit too heavy.
"Hmph hmph, I also asked Iruma-kun, and everyone is Lord Shesi's Best Friend! Feel fortunate!" Asmodeus said proudly. Just then, Lord Shesi and Iruma-kun walked in.
"Ah, Brother, is this really okay? Inviting Eiko-chan to the amusement park and all..."
"Don't worry, Brother has been through this before," Lord Shesi patted Iruma-kun's shoulder.
Suddenly, everyone gathered around Iruma-kun.
"Iruma-kun! Are we really Iruma-kun's Best Friends?"
"Eh? Ah, well... Although it's a bit embarrassing to say, I suppose so."
Everyone looked at the slightly shy Iruma-kun in shock.
"This child said something incredible with a shy expression..."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately gathered around.
"Indeed, the thought process of a [5] demon is quite peculiar."
Everyone nodded in agreement, then looked up at Lord Shesi, Iruma-kun, and Asmodeus before lowering their heads again to whisper.
Seeing this, Lord Shesi knew immediately that Asmodeus's explanation must have misled this group.
"Alright, alright, let Teacher Iruma explain what this 'Best Friend' thing is," Lord Shesi clapped his hands, put Iruma-kun on the podium, and then had everyone return to their seats.
..."Then haven't we been Best Friends for a long time?" Soi asked midway.
"That's right, we've been Best Friends for a very long time," Lead also said.
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately realized and then surrounded Lord Shesi and Iruma-kun.
"We've already gone from friends to Best Friends!"
Lord Shesi also nodded upon hearing this.
"Indeed, everyone has long surpassed being just friends," Lord Shesi said, looking at everyone.
Iruma-kun also nodded happily. Asmodeus, who was about to say that there could only be a few Best Friends, was choked up. Oh no, he was no longer special (.
"However, Lord Shesi and Iruma-kun's knowledge is also strange; friends can exist regardless of rank," Jazz remarked.
"Yes, rank relationships are absolute everywhere in the Demon World," Schneider also said.
Upon hearing this, Lord Shesi spoke.
"Because in our two understandings, rank does not represent everything, and rank can also be improved. Therefore, the existence of friends, who can motivate you, is more important than rank," Lord Shesi explained. Everyone lowered their heads in thought, pondering his words.
A seed of change for the Demon World was planted in the hearts of everyone in the Misfit Class... Ameri, patrolling the hallway, watched other demon students pass by.
"Your tie is crooked!"
"Yes."
"And you are not allowed to fly in the hallway."
"Understood!"
The other students knew it was Student Council President Ameri when they heard such commotion.
"Ah, it's Student Council President Ameri."
"Good morning, President ~"
"Good morning."
Ameri's phone rang. Ameri took it out, glanced at it, and her mood became very beautiful.
After Ameri left,
"Hey, do you guys feel like Student Council President Ameri has changed a bit since she moved up to second year? If she used to be 'cold-blooded and arrogant,' now she seems to have a more gentle feeling... No, that's not right, it's more of a divine feeling... Anyway, she's just different," a demon student said to a friend next to him.
"Mm, I know, I know. I feel the same way. Student Council President Ameri is a demon elite and not from our world, so it's normal for us not to understand."
Inside the Student Council office,
"Ah! Finally! It's finally this time. Lord Shesi has been busy with the music festival, and I've been busy with the Student Council's year-end work. Now that it's all done, we can finally read 'first love memories' together. Although I can understand some of it now, I still want to hear Lord Shesi read it to me," Ameri thought, burying her head in her schedule, her ears occasionally flapping.
Just then, a crow outside the window tapped on the glass with its beak. Ameri, like a startled bird, immediately hid her schedule behind her and turned to look. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it was a messenger crow. She opened the window, threw a magic bean to the crow as payment, and then took the item from its leg.
A black letter.
Ameri turned it over, and it was something she and her father had once talked about... At this moment, Ameri's phone rang. Ameri saw it was her father calling.
"Ameri, I finally got permission for the trip. I remember you said you really wanted to go, right?"
Ameri replied happily upon hearing this,
"Mm, thank you, Father!"
"Mm, I'll accompany you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow..." Ameri's smile faded upon hearing this.
"Is something wrong?" Anri asked with a hint of confusion.
"I have plans... tomorrow..."
Anri's tone became slightly heavier upon hearing this.
"Ameri... This noble gathering is a [Grand Noble Gathering], not a general exchange between nobles, but an important occasion only open to high-ranking demons. This is a very important opportunity for you, who will assist my work in the future... And your ambition shouldn't be swayed by other reasons, should it?"
Ameri replied,
"No, I will go."
Anri responded with relief and hung up, returning to work, while Ameri took out her phone.
"Sorry... Lord Shesi, I have something very important tomorrow."
"Mm? Oh, okay."
...The next day, in the grand noble ballroom.
"Oh, this must be the esteemed young lady, correct? I believe her name is Miss Ameri?" A demon approached with several attendants.
Ameri quickly bowed. The demon before her was of extremely noble status, the director of the Border Control: Furfur, Lord Rozvel.
"I have long admired your reputation. My father is indebted to your care. It is an honor that you remember someone like me."
"Haha, to be [6] at such a young age, truly promising."
"You flatter me."
"Do you plan to work at the Border Control in the future?" Furfur, Lord Rozvel asked.
"Yes, I wish to assist my father's work."
"Is that so? That's quite good then," Furfur, Lord Rozvel said with a smile, looking at Anri's daughter, secretly appraising her.
After some pleasantries, Ameri finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the group off.
"Indeed, they are all people of high status... My nerves are a bit tense... But I must not be careless with greetings," Ameri encouraged herself.
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