An Iruazz Story

Chapter One

It was morning. The sun was shining over the dark forest and Iruma's home, more of a castle really, loomed over the path. Asmodeus waited excitedly outside the gate for Iruma. It was the first day of the new term, and they would be second-years! Still, Azz was still more focused on how Iruma was doing. It only took a few minutes for Opera to come out with Iruma and open the gate for him. When Iruma stepped out, smiling, Opera closed the gate behind him and bowed to him before calmly walking back to the doors. Asmodeus couldn't help but smile at the sight of Iruma. Iruma was always one of, if not, the only thing that could make Azz smile like that.

"Iruma-sama! Good morning! Can I carry your bag?"

Iruma smiled. "No, no, it's okay, really!" He gestured with his left hand.

"Please? I'd love to make your walk easier on you," Asmodeus insisted, putting a hand over his heart in passion.

The world "please" echoed in Iruma's mind and he found himself giving the bag to Asmodeus without a second thought. "Of course!"

Asmodeus beamed and eagerly took the bag from Iruma with a big smile. "Thank you, Iruma-sama! Well, shall we go?"

Iruma nodded and they started walking on the narrow path that led to Babyls. Asmodeus chattered to Iruma about how Balam-sensei was teaching him magic and then how he knew Iruma would become a Yodh.

Soon enough, they reached the school gates. Several student council members stood in a line on the right, saying "good morning" to every student that passed by. As they walked through the school, Iruma was thinking about how he didn't want to stand out. See, during End of Terminus, Iruma played a huge role in defeating a magical beast that was destroying Walter Park. And apparently, everyone in school had heard. People were crowding Iruma, their voices overlapping. They also crowded Asmodeus, because he was there too and was pretty popular among students despite not interacting with many. 

"Iruma-sama! To the classroom, quickly!" urged Azzy, and he gently took Iruma's wrist and weaved out of the crowd. They eventually reached the Royal One and walked inside. When everyone was seated, Kalego-sensei, who was in the front, spoke.

"Today is the first day of your new term. A lot happened during your End of Terminus, so get over your lax attitudes from break and prepare for your studies," Kalego-sensei said as he sat on his chair, arms and legs crossed in an almost disdainful way.

"Yes, sir," the class responded in sync.

Kalego-sensei continued. "The new term will bring the Harvest Festival, the Music Festival... There are many events this term. And you will also take the rank advancement exams."

Asmodeus turned to Iruma. "Iruma-sama, it sounds like there will be many opportunities to rise in the ranks!" he said quietly.

"Y-Yeah! Let's do our best!" responded Iruma.

"But..." Kalego-sensei continued. There was a pause, and everyone stared at him. There was a but? He held up a small scroll between his pointer finger and thumb, and he smirked.
"That would be the case if you were normal first years. Listen well, Misfit Class." He put on what looked like some kind of headset. "You are all 'special.'"

"Headphones?" Iruma murmured, mostly to himself.

"No, I believe they are ear protectors," Azzy observed.

Suddenly, the scroll that Kalego-sensei had been holding poofed and it was much bigger, with eyes. It was bent forward as if the top end was a mouth.

"Being in the King's Classroom, the Royal One, also entails taking classes worthy of this classroom," Kalego-sensei said. The eyes on the big scroll suddenly opened.