At breakfast, Sullivan looked at a somewhat haggard Iruma and said with concern,
"It seems Brother Iruma has been studying very hard, but he shouldn't overdo it. Grandpa will worry."
"Okay, Grandpa," Iruma said weakly.
"Do you want me to tell you the exam questions? Or should I just make Brother Iruma's test easier?"
"Lord Sullivan," Opera interrupted, unable to listen any longer.
"Doing that would harm Lord Iruma. Besides, Lord Iruma is a diligent person; he will surely get excellent grades on the exam," Opera said.
"You're right! Then should we celebrate in advance?" Sullivan suddenly thought of something and said.
Iruma returned to his room, and Ali emerged, kneeling before him.
"Thank you for your care during this time."
"Huh? Mr. Ali, what are you doing?"
"Because if Brother Iruma fails the exam, he'll be demoted... and I'll naturally return to my previous state, sob sob." Mr. Ali produced a handkerchief and began to wipe his tears.
"It's all Brother Iruma's fault for being so slow at studying. I knew I should have gone to that Shesi guy."
"I won't let you make a ruckus here," Shesi pushed the door open and walked in.
"Brother."
"Come on, keep going. At least let you pass, so your rank won't drop," Shesi said.
"Ah, yes!"
Arriving in the classroom, Shesi looked at the others who were diligently studying.
"Hmm, a very serious atmosphere. All idiots," Shesi's words were merciless. Although a few wanted to retort, thinking of Shesi's high grades, they couldn't help but grit their teeth.
"But you guys can actually study?" Asmodeus asked with slight surprise.
"Of course! What do you take us for! And to avoid remedial hell! The end is for depravity!"
"As expected... Then, Lord Iruma, let's go over here."
Lead looked at Jazz next to him.
"Do you know this one?"
"No!"
"What about this one?"
"No!"
"This one then..."
"No!"
..."Then, Lord Iruma, among the five subjects, which one are you good at?" Asmodeus wanted to understand Iruma's situation first.
"I don't know..."
"Ah... I see, that's okay. Then let's take them one by one." Asmodeus was full of enthusiasm, when suddenly a hand clapped him on the shoulder.
"No need, I've already tested him. He doesn't have a single subject that's passable... To put it in an un-illustrative way, he hasn't opened his eyes."
"Uh..." Asmodeus looked at Iruma, saw him nod, and couldn't help but sigh, then cheered Iruma on.
"Here, you should be able to get a high score on this one," Shesi saw a book on the table and handed it to Iruma.
"Huh?"
Iruma paused, then looked at the questions on it.
How many limbs do humans have in total (hands and feet combined)?
What food do cats like?
Is a dog an animal or a plant?
Iruma found that he seemed to be able to answer all of them and immediately filled them in.
100 points!
"Lord Iruma, I didn't expect you to have such a talent!" Asmodeus exclaimed.
The problem children over there also walked over to congratulate him.
"Iruma is amazing."
"100 points, I thought that was just an urban legend."
"Iruma is still very smart."
Hearing everyone's praise, if it were the usual Iruma,
"Thank you for the compliment," he would definitely say, but now Iruma was under Shesi's pressure, and this was the first time he had scored 100 points, so,
"Is... that so... I see, am I a genius? Just not good at those other subjects?"
If Shesi could hear Iruma's thoughts, he would definitely loudly retort,
"Anyone would know these things, right? What are you so proud of?"
"Lord Iruma, let's study the history of the Demon World in detail," Asmodeus said, wanting to strike while the iron was hot.
"History of the Demon World... Mmm!"
The thrill of getting a high score put Iruma into an excited state.
"Good! Alright, let's go to class!" Iruma immediately declared.
The four arrived at the classroom door.
"The teacher is Teacher Daleth," Asmodeus introduced.
"He's that smirking teacher," Clara recalled.
"Teacher Daleth? Then if there's anything I don't understand, I can actively ask questions..." Iruma looked at the door, just about to push it open, when it was opened from the inside. He saw demons running out in terror.
"Run!" The people running out were still screaming in fright.
"Teacher Daleth has taken leave due to an evil cycle. The substitute teacher is Teacher Balam..."
"Balam?" Iruma felt the name sound familiar. Before Shesi could remind him, he remembered. The author of the question set he just scored 100 on seemed to be named Balam Shichiro.
"Hey, hey, I know you got 100 points," Shesi patted Iruma's shoulder and then walked in.
"Wait, Lord Shesi, Teacher Balam, he... is a bit special. I... let's skip this time, too."
"It's fine. Don't you see how interested Iruma is in studying for the first time? Do you want to dampen his enthusiasm?" Shesi replied.
"But... okay." Asmodeus wanted to say something more, but he looked at Iruma next to him and finally sighed.
"It's fine, Asmodeus. Just as you said, I want to study demon history carefully."
The few walked in, and upon entering, they saw that there was no one in the classroom.
"Since there's no one, there's nothing we can do. Lord Iruma, let's go..." Asmodeus was about to speak when he realized Iruma next to him was gone.
"Huh, Lord Iruma?" Asmodeus suddenly saw that not only Iruma but everyone else was trapped by plants hanging from the ceiling.
"I'm very happy to hear such words! A warm welcome to enthusiastic students!" A white-haired demon with bird-like legs hung upside down from the ceiling and spoke to Iruma.
"Wait... I'm already sitting there, I'm also going to be..." Shesi had already started to quickly walk towards the back seats as he entered to avoid it.
"Then, let's begin class."
"In the history of the Demon World, there are many fantasy creatures. Imaginary Biology is a subject purely based on imagination, after all, it's the study of creatures in fantasy... And there are many unexplored places in the Demon World," Balam said, touching Shesi and the others as he spoke.
"That..." Iruma was about to ask a question when Balam directly interrupted him.
"Huh? You want to ask what imaginary creatures eat? We speculate that imaginary creatures eat imaginary creatures, for example, cats eat fish." While Balam was still chattering, the demon next to Iruma had already started introducing Balam to Iruma.
"Teacher Balam has a touching habit. I don't know if it's because he teaches Imaginary Biology, but as soon as he sees a creature, he immediately can't stop touching it... And... it's said that the touching is because that guy is evaluating if it's suitable for experiments. If he likes it, he'll capture it and experiment with it endlessly. There are such rumors... And also..." The demon next to him was about to continue when Balam on the stage turned his head.
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