I was sold off by my stupid parents
and became my grandpa's grandson.
So much has happened since then.
Life-or-death situations...
Though they're my grandpa's powers,
I've been able to use magic more,
and I somehow managed to make it this far.
But now... I'm facing my greatest enemy!
And that's...
studying.
Suzuki Iruma, age fourteen, is the only human living in the netherworld.
As he receives continuous praise while going to the demon school Babyls,
he discovers his ambition and goal as a student.
And that is...
to raise his rank.
What could be awaiting him in the future?
Studying in the Netherworld
"Studying in the Netherworld."
A Few Mornings Before
As for why Iruma was working hard on his studies...
Let's rewind a bit.
Iruma-chi, look! There's a kitty! A kitty-cat!
Y-Yeah.
Stop pulling on Iruma-sama, Valac!
More importantly, Iruma-sama, I heard the cafeteria is getting new items!
Yeah... So, hey...
What's up with you two?
Pay no mind.
Pay every mind.
R-Right...
Now, let us proceed to the Misfit Class's new classroom,
which Iruma-sama secured for us!
The Royal One!
The Royal One
Get a room, you guys.
My, how passionate.
They're like sardines.
So who's babysitting who here?
Clara's anxious that I might go through my evil cycle again.
Anxious, eh?
She looks like a kid who just had a nightmare.
What about Azz-kun, then?
As Iruma-sama's attendant, I am keeping my distance so I can observe any changes!
Uh, keeping your distance?
You're clearly latched on to him.
Looks like you're loved, Iruma-kun.
Y-Yeah...
They must have missed you very much.
She just won't let go.
Come now, you strange beast. Hop on.
It's your favorite pastime. Climbing onto Sabro.
We've got some tasty treats for you, too.
See? Look at this delicious macaron cake.
Harumph.
Lookie, Azz-Azz, I have some treats for you.
Er, my bad.
Come on. If you latch on that hard, you're just going to trouble Iruma-kun.
You're just going to trouble Iruma-kun...
Trouble... Trouble...
Sorry...
Yeah, it's no use.
Which means we should all cling, too!
Huh?
Brilliant idea!
Let me squeeze you!
Huh? M-Me, too!
Let's get nice and cozy.
Silence.
What in the world are you all doing? How unsightly.
As your handouts say, your classes will be shortened starting tomorrow.
That doesn't mean you get to slack off.
Because they're shorter, you'll need to concentrate even harder.
Jeez, talk about a bad attitude. He's leaning on his elbow.
That's his own chair.
Wonder if he finally gave up and decided to do whatever.
It's almost the end of the terminus.
Make sure you are all prepared.
The end of the terminus.
End of Terminus
Or as they say in the human world, summer vacation.
It's a long break, right?
Yes. Some leave Babyls and go back home,
and others concentrate more on their Battlers.
Woo! Vacation!
Going back to sleep.
Playtime!
Let's play!
Yeah, yeah!
Though, of course, you have your classroom exams before that.
Vacation! Vacation!
Classroom exams?!
Wait, wait, what?
Our end-of-terminus exams are classroom exams?!
Yes. You've already done your flying and magic exams.
Of course, if you fail, you'll take supplementary classes.
But that's insane!
This was all written on your syllabus. Read those, you fools.
Make sure you get scores worthy of the Royal One.
That teacher's smirking at us!
Fear not!
I will be Demon King one day,
meaning I will drive the Misfit Class's average through the roof!
Ars longa, vita brevis.
I-I'll do my best.
What's a classroom exam?
Y-You don't even know that?
I... have heard of them!
Honestly. Look at all of these fools who weren't prepared, Iruma-sa—
Iruma-sama?!
You're bad at studying?
I wouldn't say that. I'm just not used to it...
I mean... I haven't had the opportunity to properly study before.
Ah, I see.
But you'll be just fine, Iruma-sama!
Y-You think so?
Yup, yup!
Tests are easy as...
...pie...
5, 0, 2, 3, and 6!
I'm so sorry.
Huh? No, no, I'm sorry!
I had no idea our pop quizzes gave you this much trouble.
This is bad. Can you even read, Iruma-chi?
I can...
Valac, you fiend! How dare you be so rude to Iruma-sama?!
But if he can read, this is just devi ba—
Hey!
Right.
Because of Grandpa's magic,
I can read the language here because it gets translated.
But...
Question.
When you're in a battle using verbal magic and a taboo spell other than those assigned is used,
what is the range of those powers?
Just because I can read what it says
doesn't mean I understand a single word of it!
Wow, uggo Iruma-chi.
Hey!
You're so hopeless.
Want Big Sis Clara to give you some lessons?
Huh?
Ta-da! Behold!
12, 10, 15, 18, and 21!
You are dumber than me.
Dumb
I'm at a loss for words.
Go on, call me "Instructor." Instructor Clara!
I wonder if Azz-kun's finally lost all hope for me, too.
Iruma-chi!
Now, let us begin.
Huh? Begin what?
Angy called Smiley dumb.
And then Smiley became Ragey.
He's such a mysterious person.
He's managed to overcome so many hardships, but he's naïve in the ways of the world.
And then ROFLs showed up and LMAOed.
His kindness is truly rare among demons.
But that's also why I've always felt that he is truly gracious.
And the moment he took his place upon the Demon King's throne...
I saw the future.
Azz-kun? Wh-What's the ma—
You'll be able to get a perfect score, Iruma-sama!
Huh?
Let us have study sessions here after school!
I will do everything I can to help you with the parts you do not understand!
Huh? Wait, what?
Azz-kun hasn't lost all hope for me?
And those who score highly on their exams will be able to move up in rank!
You can move up that way, too?
Yes!
He Dalet Gimel Bet
This is your chance to go from Gimel to Dalet!
Gimel to Dalet!
Dalet!
With the three of us fighting together,
we'll be able to knock the socks off those exams, Iruma-chi!
Let's do this, Iruma-sama!
Yeah!
Okay, let's all work together to get perfect scores!
Yeah!
Lo! I have arrived!
Huh?
I will be joining you starting today. Pleased to meet you, comrades!
Huh?
Er, I'm sorry this is so sudden, but it's already been decided.
I see...
Student council work was just too much for Schenell.
Sublime, sublime, truly sublime...
Precious, precious, truly precious!
Desirable, desirable, truly desirable!
But he's too dangerous to let loose,
so I figured we'd put him in a Battler that I can trust and keep an eye on.
And that's why you put him in ours...
Schenell learned how to create magic to change personalities all on his own,
so he has talent.
I proclaim this desk my own!
So, well... please keep an eye on him for a while.
Sure!
Iruma can never say no to a request.
My waifu is here.
So yes, it is a pleasure to be with all of you.
Leave!
What?! But I am older than you! I am your senior!
Y-You guys...
We were having...
...a moment with the three of us!
And so a new member, Eligoth Schenell, joined the Magical Apparatus Battler.
I guess our hands are tied. This was a request from the president.
Oh, I forgot to mention this earlier, Iruma-sama.
About the end-of-terminus exams...
Uh-huh.
If you score too low, you may go down in rank.
Huh?!
And now, back to the present day.
How will the end-of-terminus exams turn out?
You slay me!
It looks like you're studying hard, Iruma-kun.
But don't work too hard.
Right...
You pulled an all-nighter yesterday, didn't you? Hmph, hmph.
Grampy is worried. Hmph, hmph.
Here is your Hell Grey tea.
Thank you very much.
Maybe I should show you some favoritism.
Shall I give you the test questions?
Or I could just make all of your questions easy.
Sir...
That will not help Iruma-sama in the end.
Opera-san...
Not to mention, Iruma-sama is very earnest.
I'm sure he will score very high on his exams.
Hngh?!
Yeah, you're right.
I'll get ready for our celebration, then. Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Y-Yahoo...
I didn't have the heart to ask for seconds...
Thank you for taking such good care of me.
Huh?!
Huh?! Wh-What now?!
Well, I got this body because you went up a rank, Li'l Iru.
Which means...
You fail your tests because you're dumb! You lose a rank!
I cease to be!
All because you're dumb! Because you're so dumb!
Stop already! You're totally enjoying this!
No, I'm quite worried, if we're being completely honest here.
I-It'll be okay.
Oh, really? You'll get a high score?
I-I probably won't fail... at least...
You don't seem very confident.
Yeah, I'm worried.
But he's right.
We don't know what'll happen to Ali-san if I go down a rank.
Okay! I'm going to at least avoid failing!
Oh, my! I have high hopes for you!
Absolutely no failing!!
What in the world is this?
What does it look like?!
Your butt's on fire, but you're trying to hold it in.
No! We're studying!
S-Studying?
You're actually studying?
We are!
We decided that we'd actually try! Yes!
So we can play!
Yeah!
We will not be able to survive supplementary classes!
We decided we'd spend our extended break being degenerates!
Which means...
We're gonna actually try, so we can play!
Oh, I knew it...
I sorta feel at ease now.
You guys aren't gonna be all like, "Raaaawr!" like them?
Haste makes waste.
I'm better at classroom studies than using my skills practically.
I'm actually doing amazing with both my studies and my dem-dol work!
One who is to be Demon King must always train!
They cannot panic and wave around their swords during a battle!
I never thought I'd agree with you.
Let's leave these fools be and study over there.
Do you know the answer to this?
No!
There are five subjects we'll be tested on.
What is your best subject, Iruma-sama?
I-I'm not really sure.
Let's see what subjects you excel at and what needs work with a little quiz, then.
S-Sure!
Sure!
Iruma Team
Question 1.
What great family has belonged to the Thirteen Crowns for eight generations?
Netherworld History
Netherworld history.
What great family has belonged to the Thirteen Crowns for eight generations?
Blah lah lah
I know! Blah lah lah.
I don't know
I don't know...
Belzebuth
The answer is Belzebuth.
Yay, I got it right!
You absolutely did not!
Yes, I did! I did, though!
Iruma-sama! You were so close!
Blammo!! True/False Mud Quiz
Blammo! True or False Mud Quiz!
Magic Basics
Magic basics!
Question.
Verbal Spells
The rule stating that you cannot use verbal and mental spells at the same time
Mental Spells
is called the Ouroboros Rule.
True or false?
Absolutely Correct
Absolutely correct!
Iru... Iruma-sama, you've got this!
Question 3: astrology.
Astrology
If the blood moon was three days ago,
how many days from today will we see the blue star?
If the blood moon was three days ago, how many days from today will we see the blue star?
2 days
4 days
9 days
7 days
I-I'd like to phone a friend.
Hiya! I was waiting for you to call, Iruma-chi!
So hey, Clara, if the blood moon...
Hey, Iruma-chi. I'm green! Yay!
Clara? Cla—
2 days
4 days
7 days
If the blood moon was three days ago, how many days from today will we see the blue star?
9 days
I have no idea.
Is that your devi answer?
It is.
Too bad! The answer is D: 9 days.
Pharmaceutics
And now, pharmaceutics.
Here's the question.
How long would it take a gondola moray to digest a demon weighing 45 kilograms?
Five minutes Go go go go!!
I have no idea...
Five minutes.
Correct!
Yay!
Heh. I'm gonna ask the fifth question.
Uh, what?
Say, Iruma-chi.
What's the torture device the Terrifying General Andras loves using?
I-I have no idea, and you're scaring me.
Wake up and live your damn life!
The answer is the tongue ripper!
Tongue Ripper
Take that and that!
Stop that! Hey, I said stop!
Are they actually studying?
I-I got every answer wrong...
H-Have no fear! Let's just take our time.
S'all good.
You only got two out of five correct yourself!
Yay! I got half of them right!
Two out of five is less than half!
Maybe I'm just not cut out for studyi—
Mythical Zoology Workbook by Balam Shichiro
Mythical Zoology Workbook by Balam Shichiro.
Huh?
Question!
Huh?!
How many wings do humans have?
U-Um... n-none?
What food do cats love the most?
Fish?
Is a dog an animal or a plant?
A-An animal.
What do chickens lay?
Eggs.
Do humans have tails?
They do not!
You got all the questions right! 100 points!
Congratulations!
You've completed chapter one of the basic questions in this book!
A-A hundred! You got a perfect score, Iruma-sama!
Yay, Iruma-chi! Smarty pants!
That was awesome, Iruma-kun!
Well done.
That was perfect.
You are also perfect, milady.
You've gotten stronger, my rival.
Th-That was really easy.
So this is Mythical Zoology in Netherworld History.
I never knew you had such a talent!
Huh?
Wow, 100 points.
I thought that was an urban legend.
Intelligent gentlemen are wonderful.
Damn it, you're standing out with studying, too.
So you are actually smart, Iruma-kun.
Normally, Iruma would be like...
Really? Th-Thanks.
Or the like, but...
Well done, Iruma-sama!
Wow!
You're so smart!
You're a genius!
Because he got a perfect score in his studies, which he's terrible at,
he acted a bit differently.
You... think so?
Studying High
He was experiencing a studying high.
Iruma-sama, why don't we try to strengthen your netherworld history?
Your next elective class should be netherworld history!
N-Netherworld history...
Studying High
The excitement from getting a perfect score made him slightly stupid.
Okay, let's go!
Yeah!
We're here!
So this is the netherworld history class.
The instructor of this class is Dali-sensei.
I'm Dali!
Ah, Delicatessen-sensei!
So if I don't understand something, I don't have to be afraid to ask...
Run away!
Hey, what's the meaning of this?
D-Dali-sensei is out because of his evil cycle.
And B-B-Balam-sensei is subbing for him!
B-Balam?
Blah-lah-lam?
I've heard that name before.
Oh!
Balam Shichiro.
The person who made the workbook I got 100 points in!
Well, Balam-sensei is... rather unique.
M-Maybe we should come back another time.
It's fine! I need to get better at my netherworld history, like you said!
If you insist, Iruma-sama...
No one's here.
I wonder if something happened.
Oh, drat. Well, if there's no one else here...
Let's leave, Iruma-sa—
What? But if we're already here,
I want to take Balam-sensei's cla—
Wha—
Huh?
Well, isn't that nice?
I love enthusiastic students like you.
Iruma-sama!
Spinny, spinny, spinny, wrappy, wrappy!
Now, then...
Oh?
The Study of Imaginary Beasts Instructor Balam Shichiro
Let's begin our lesson.
Quit living your life in the Sukima!
Su
Ki
Ma
Dun du-dun!
I've created a potion to make you smarter!
Om.
Hey! Spit that out this instant!
Gulpies.
Don't worry. It was just a drop.
Thank goodness.
I'm so sorry for worrying both of you,
Huh?!
but apparently, that amount didn't have any effect.
Now, Iruma-kun. Let's not rely on any strange potions, and study properly.
You're not okay at all!
The experiment was a huge success!
Hurry up and do something!
Oh, dear...
She turned back to normal about five minutes later.
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That Balam-sensei who teaches netherworld history sure is scary.
His hair's all gangly. I'm counting on you, L'il Iru.
You need to study and move up a rank.
If you go down a rank, I, Ali-san, am going to disappear... pear... pear...
Next time on Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun,
"Balam's Lesson."
Come on! I just showed up! I don't wanna disappear yet!