Enchanting Potential (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)

What Are You Truly Feeling, Hayami?

"Don't even try it." He created his fire sword construct as Clara charged in with a battle cry. "Open sesame!" Asmodeus cut it up in a swift motion that she didn't even realize until it fell apart. 

"That's enough." He took off his shades with a smirk and his head turned, causing her to turn and growl. 

"If you don't have any ambitions, create one for yourself." She told him. 

"But...." He started to recall what Hayami said. 

"Iruma-kun. If anything does happen, I will protect you and will always be there for you. We meet for a reason after all. Do you understand?"

Smiling at Ameri, he turned his head back to her again. "Well, thinking about it, I do have one." He let out a cute laugh that made Hayami's eyes glittered and she felt the sensation again. 

'I want to get Yami-chan to be dependent on others especially on me. I don't always want her to do things all by herself.'

Lubb-dupp

Ameri notice this and she looked puzzled and a bit concerned before shrugging it off. "Then you can also try for another goal too by climbing the ranks. A student's main duty is to climb the ranks. For now, why not try to become a Bet?"

"My rank?"

Soon a wrecking ball broke down the door. "Huh?!"

Ameri stepped back. "Wh-Who goes there?!" 

"Kuro-chan, Azz-kun. Clara!"

"I'm terribly sorry, Iruma-sama and Hayami-sama. We were trying not to disturb you, but the moment we blinked..." 

"She got away," Kuro replied with a click of her tongue. 

Clara emerged from the smoke with a pout. "Gimme back Iruma-chi and Haya-ki!" 

Ameri quickly hid the book behind her back. 

She grabbed Iruma's and Hayami's shoulders tightly while dragging them back. "Give them back!" With Iruma yelping in pain, multiple times and Hayami told her to take it easy on them. Asmodeus began yelling at her, asking what she was doing to them.

Ameri was relieved none of the three had heard their conversation. 

"What a failure! how could I blinked?!" His inner self floated up with a tear too. "And I never got to hear what they were talking about..."

"Utter failure."

"It's that bad?" Iruma asked. 

"What do you perhaps talking about?" Hayami inquired.

Clara was clinging onto the two from behind. "Iruma-chi, Haya-ki! Let's go home!" She whined. 

Ameri turned to hide the book so her back faced them. "You may take your leave for today." 

"Hiss!"

"Iruma." 

"Yes?"

"If you're at all serious about climbing the ranks, I'll wait for you to stand by my side, Iruma. This also implies to you too, Hayami." 

"Mmm?"

He stared at her in awe and she stared with a blank face but a curt small smile was there. Asmodeus was holding her back from doing any more of her weird nonsense. 

***

At nighttime at Clara's home, she groaned. "Ugh, Lady Redhair is going to steal Iruma-chi and Haya-ki from me! What should I do?" She fell asleep. Since Clara spends most of her day moving around, she actually stays quite still in bed.