Asmodeus walked over to Iruma.
"Asmodeus, so this is what it feels like to achieve something through your own efforts? I feel so happy."
Asmodeus smiled upon seeing Iruma so happy.
"Is that so? That's wonderful."
"Hey, Iruma, Kalego-sensei invited us for juice!" Shax Lead called out to them.
"I didn't say that!"
"Come on! Shesi, aren't you guys coming?"
"I didn't say that!"
That evening, Iruma and Shesi returned home.
"We're home!" x 2
"Welcome home, Lord Shesi, Iruma-kun," Opera-san said, taking their school bags.
Sullivan, who was nearby, immediately ran over when he saw them return.
"Welcome home, Shesi, Iruma! How was the exam? Tell me, tell me!"
"It was great," Shesi said.
"It ended up being a one-on-one with Asmodeus, but I managed to advance."
Opera-san looked at Iruma's bandaged hand.
"Managed? You're so severely injured, how can you say 'managed'?" Opera-san immediately pulled his hand over to examine it.
"It seems Asmodeus is quite strong then," Sullivan chimed in.
"But in the end, Asmodeus apologized to me very sincerely..."
Iruma looked at Opera-san and said,
"Ah, thanks to your special training, I was able to block out external distractions and focus on the match. So, thank you, Opera-san."
Sullivan had been nodding continuously while listening to the first part of Iruma's sentence, but he paused when he heard the name.
"Eh? Not Grandpa? It seems he only put a spell on Iruma's hand... mmm, never mind, it's all Grandpa's credit."
"Yes, yes."
... The next day, outside Babirus School, a demon with teal hair arrived.
"This is Babirusu, the place I've always admired."
Inside the consultation room, Shesi was telling Ameri about first love memories. Shesi had thought about teaching Ameri human writing, but Ameri seemed to have some kind of... curse? Ameri simply couldn't learn it, so Shesi had to give up.
Ameri: It's a good thing I can't learn it, otherwise Shesi-kun wouldn't be able to tell me stories anymore~
Ding-dong~
"It seems class is about to start. Although I really want to know what happened to Rin, who decided to confess, and Sho, who was around the corner of the hallway, I'll have to be patient since class is starting."
Inside the classroom:
"Hello everyone, nice to meet you. I'm your new familiar Teacher, my name is Barbatos Robin. Please take care of me."
"A new Teacher, he looks very enthusiastic," Iruma said to Shesi.
"After all, Kalego-sensei probably doesn't want to see you either," Shesi said with a smile.
"Emm, I was so engrossed in preparing for class that I even forgot the start date of the semester. I apologize for being late to class. Being too focused can sometimes cause problems~"
Shesi watched this scene and instantly felt like... it was a very high-level way to show off. He decided he would try it next time.
"But I will teach well. Now, let's all work hard with Teacher, hehe, okay!"
"Dedicated Teacher! Hehe, okay!" Only Clara followed the Teacher's cheer.
"Not 'Dedicated Teacher,' it's 'Focused Teacher'~"
"Oh, I see, Dedicated."
"Then let's begin class. The first class is Familiar Communication."
"Eh... Familiar Communication?" Iruma was a bit embarrassed.
Inside the Teachers' office, Kalego suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
The scene shifted, and everyone was out on the grass.
"Listen up, familiars are partners, companions. Today, you're going to achieve heart-to-heart communication with your familiars every second... First, let's start with... Shesi."
"Alright," Shesi stepped forward and used a summoning circle to summon his familiar. After some intensive training, not only Shesi but even Iruma had learned quite a few spells.
After a magic circle appeared, a meter-tall black dragon emerged from it. Its sharp scales gave off an indestructible aura.
"Eh?! It's a black dragon?! So cool, a familiar just like that one!" Teacher Robin immediately rushed over upon seeing the black dragon, observing it with great excitement.
The black dragon felt a bit scared seeing so many people looking at it and immediately ran behind Shesi.
"Social anxiety..." Shesi hadn't expected his familiar to have social anxiety... That's right, he had only ever summoned him when he was alone before... "Ink, are you okay?" Shesi asked the black dragon. Ink was the name Shesi gave the black dragon, but Ink still hid behind Shesi, not daring to come out.
"Ah~ How cute," Ikus Elizabetta said, watching the scene. She then approached the black dragon, wanting to pet it.
Ink didn't know why, but he felt that this big sister smelled very nice, so he didn't resist and let Ikus Elizabetta pet him.
"Next, Asmodeus."
"Yes."
Asmodeus waved his right hand, a magic circle appeared, and a Gorgon Snake materialized before everyone.
"It's a Gorgon Snake! That's amazing too!"
"Mine is the strongest!" Sabnock, seeing this, immediately summoned his own Water Horse.
"Wow, they're all amazing familiars!" Teacher Robin's eyes began to sparkle.
"Next, Clara."
"Yosh!" Clara waved her hand and summoned her familiar.
"Fafa."
"Eh? How amazing, it's Fafa! How do you tame a magical beast whose language and behavior are completely incomprehensible...?"
Before Teacher Robin could finish, Fafa threw a ball, and Clara ran over to pick it up and hand it back to Fafa.
"So it was already tamed..."
Suddenly, Fafa and Clara looked into each other's eyes.
"Okay."
Soon, Clara returned with a piece of bread.
"Here's the bread you wanted."
"They can communicate without words? That's incredible!"
"Next... Iruma-kun."
"Eh? Ah~ This Teacher doesn't know that Iruma-kun's familiar is a familiar Teacher?" Andro M. Jazz said, seeing the situation.
"Should we go remind him?" Ikus Elizabetta said with a slight worry.
"No need, I think it's quite fun," Shax Lead said.
"...Um... if I summon him... I'll die."
"Iruma-kun, don't be afraid of your familiar! Quick, let me see your familiar, please!"
"O-okay." (Keyword triggered)
Inside the Teachers' office:
"Um... Kalego-sensei, another student protested... saying your grading is too strict," a Teacher said to Kalego.
"Huh?"
"So scary..."
"Could you please be a bit gentler...?"
"I'm just sifting out the trash. No matter the reason, a Teacher's duty is to evaluate strictly."
Before Kalego could finish speaking, blue light suddenly began to emit from his body, and then he vanished.
Kalego appeared next to Iruma in the blink of an eye.
"!!!?"
"Oh~ How cute!" Robin immediately started manhandling Kalego, tormenting him.
Kalego looked at Iruma.