Shorter Chapter this time. I implore you though, if your one of those readers who've ONLY heard of Welcome to Demon School through this fic and haven't watched the anime, please, PLEASE check out the Valac Family Kiss song. It's something that was anime only, and listening to Clara and her family sing together just really lifts my mood up because of how cute it is, and me and Hazard didn't incorporate it into this chapter. Probably what cemented Clara as my favorite character in the series.
Sabnock had two activities that he did in his down time. The first was read about the Demon King. A lot of it was old text but that just made his speech even cooler sounding, and the stories always amazed him to an immense degree.
The second was muscle building. There was just something calm about the dull pain and subconscious effort that went into making himself stronger. It was honestly more relaxing than that yoga thing his brother was into.
His little sister even joined him, resting on top as she rambled on about her day or stories her friends told her. He even got to join in with his own advice from time to time. Thus, the feeling of Clara climbing the 'Sabro Mountain' while venting her frustrations felt oddly nostalgic to him.
"Darn that Lady Red Hair, she's stealing time away from my Izuku-kins! How am I supposed to play with him when he's focused on her?" She muttered angrily. "He just wants to help because he likes bloodline magic so much. I can do bloodline magic, I can make everything!" She shouted in anger as he worked on his biceps. "Why even bother with anyone else!?"
"Yeah, that's how it is for nerdy guys. Once they get something new they wanna learn about it all they can." He muttered in truth, after all, the moment someone dropped a new fact of the demon king onto him he dropped everything to learn about it. Also a minor interest in heroes, due to Izuku's fanboyism over them. Which made sense, his grandpa was one after all.
"Mmm, I don't want Izuku-kins to hang out with someone else, I want him to hang out with me only. Maybe Azz-Azz too." Clara whined. "Connor, Murf, you two have any ideas?" The slipper's only response was to give a shake of no. Well if that's the case, there's only one solution.
"If you're that intent, then thou should try seducing him." He suggested, causing the girl to freeze in confusion. "Third Chapter of how to be a Demon King. If thou art losing someone they care for to another temptress, then thou should bring them back with allure they can never resist, and make thee thou's for eternity." It was a common thing back in the day, with how much the missing Demon King Derkila seduced many. Man, Woman, Animal, Doors. He's pretty sure the last one is just dramatics but the idea is cool enough. "After all, the first rule of being a demon is to take what is thou's, and if it's not thou's, thy should take it anyway!"
"You're right, I should seduce him! I'll learn everything I can, and when it's done, Izuku-kins will like my body and playtime so much he'll never leave my side! Victory shall be mine Lady Red Hair!" Clara shouted, laughing maniacally. Ah, what it was to be so innocent, she really did remind him of his sister.
Jazz listened to Kalego-sensei finish up, such a boring guy even if he was scary as hell. "Now then, the last thing to do is pick your electives. Don't screw this up, or I'll stab every one of you." He said, dropping papers on the desk before leaving them to their own devices.
Seemed like a bad move, but they were too far away from the main building to blow up anything, a perk of being trapped underground near the garbage dump, absolute freedom when the teacher wasn't here. Lied was already taking advantage of it by taking out his game, not that he ever put it away when Kalego-sensei was around, Kaumi was flirting with Elizabetta while said girl was cutely turning down his advances. "So, is there actually any class worth joining, or are we just picking our poison here?"
"Now, Now, one mustn't take their education lightly! I myself need to freshen up on my Pharmacology!" Schnider responded joyfully. It was actually pretty hard to remember that the lion-like demon was the class nerd, given his appearance.
"I'm signing up for classroom lectures." Picero, in one of the few instances that he was actually awake for a conversation, joined in. "It's the easiest class to fall asleep in without getting in too much trouble." Made sense. Nothing more snooze-inducing than listening to some old guy talk for about an hour. Probably why Picero was never awake when Kalego-sensei was around.
"Torture practice for me, obviously! I need to make sure my enemies know to never cross me!" Sabnock yelled. Jeesh man, calm down. He probably assumed he could be Demon King at the end of the year with all that ego. "What about you, my fierce rival!? What elective shall you dominate with your presence?"
"Oh, I guess I haven't put that much thought into it." The honor student replied. Huh, weird. The little green guy was shaking a whole lot less within the past few days. Guess things have died down a bit with everyone settling in with the new year. "Astrology sounds interesting enough. There's no point in trying to hide in the background by this point, so I might as well join something I might actually like."
"And as much as I'd like to keep a close eye on you, I shall devote this time to familiar training." Asmodeus sat next to him, selecting his elective. "The notes you gave me regarding it's more snake-like qualities were beneficial. There's more potential in strengthening our bond if I capitalize on it now."
Oh right. Izuku had this weird fascination with everyone else's bloodline abilities, always taking notes about them and bringing them to show others how to use them. He had to admit, he never thought about expanding his range until now. Heck, with how Izuku described everything, he could even possibly take anything inside a locked safe if he focused enough. Maybe this was how the honor student planned to sow chaos now. Well, if he got to nab more cool stuff, then sign him up!
"What about you Clara? What do you plan on signing up for?" The honor student asked, and the gremlin froze in an attempt to hide what she was circling down, only for the paper to fly into Izuku's lap. "Uhhhh…" Izuku froze like his friend (still a strange word) did, seemingly stupefied by whatever choice Valac made.
"Oh come on, no need to be dramatic. I'm sure whatever she picked couldn't be anything.." Asmodeus took a gander at the paper as well, and sure enough, he froze, but not before saying what it was that baffled him. "..The Succubi essential course in Seduction?!"
Yikes, that was an image Jazz didn't know whether to laugh at or be afraid of. Judging by the rest of the male student's reactions, it was clear they all shared the same thought:
'That's not right!'
"Oh you poor thing, I thought you were just a bad student, but I didn't know it was this serious." Asmodeus found his voice first and gave Valac a look of pity. "You never learned how to read."
"I can read just fine, Azz Azz! I know what I'm doing!" She jumped on the table and pressed her forehead on his face. "You're just jealous you won't be touching any of this once I'm done!"
"As if I would ever consider a blundering dumbass like you! You're lucky to even share the same air as me!"
"Clara.." Izuku looked pretty pale. Not that Jazz could blame him. The idea of someone so innocent looking (in physical appearance at least, her reputation would speak otherwise) engaging in anything like this probably rubbed him the wrong way for many reasons, reasons that probably even made Kaumi feel uncomfortable. "Why are you signing up for a seduction course?"
"No reason! No reason at all! Just looked like fun!" Clara whistled as she took back the paper and rolled it up. "Just watch me, Izuku-kins! I'll become so sexy you'll fall head over heels!" Gaaah, even hearing her say it out loud sounded so wrong. Where were the earplugs he stole from Picero?
Raim gave a sly smile at the crowd that gathered in her classroom. Such potential this year it seemed, all these little buds of beauty would soon bloom into beautiful flowers of sensuality. Of course, with a little guidance from her. "Welcome girls to our little paradise away from boys. I'm here to teach you all the art of se-duc-tion." She spoke with a sultry sway of her hips as the girls gasped.
"Now then, Seduction isn't just some form of prostitution, it's a way to help demons relieve their stress ever since day one. Can anyone tell me why relieving stress in a demon is important?" She asked the class, noticing the white haired girl's hand go up. "Yes Crocell?"
"If a Demon builds up too much stress their Wicked Phase can occur, causing a massive amount of damage to their surroundings, those around them, and harm to other demons." She stated with a shy blush. They'd have to work on her confidence, the shy girl act only got you so far unless it was intentional.
"Exactly! Sexiness isn't just a label we slap all willy-nilly, it's an art form, a way of life that can be cultivated and blossomed into something beautiful. It'll not only help you all relieve much needed stress, but the stress of any of your admirers, especially those you choose to fancy."
"So by channeling our sexniness, we can potentially meet the one's we'll eventually marry!" One of the taller students, Elizabetta Ix, said with excited glee. Oh, how cute. A bit naïve, but definitely cute.
"Now, now, don't get too carried away! We're just getting started. If you want to grab someone's attention, you have to hook them in first. As a succubus, my kind is able to change our forms at will to fit our prey's preferences, but I'll firmly establish right now that the most important part is making sure your prey falls for you." She spoke with a pose and a wink, causing everyone to blush. Good, they were impressed, now to get into material.
"Mam, she has Art of Seduction II!" Gaako said, pointing at Dosanko the eyestalk gal. A look showed that indeed, she had the book meant for upper years.
"It's from my sister, we should start while we're ahead, right?" Dosanko asked with a sly wink. She would have to town down on that girl's overconfidence, it was never sexy to be a know-it- all.
"Now, now you need to learn the basics before you can get to the advanced stuff, or else you'll end up in a bad situation." She had seen rookies crash and burn when they tried to go straight to second base before even getting the conversation started. Lots of crashes and burns there.
"Objection! Learning denser material now when we're younger can help us boost our skills later!" Shouted someone who wasn't supposed to be in the class. Raim was warned about Kaumi's and his love of women, she just never expected he'd be stupid enough to get in. So with the force of a truck she kicked him out of the window.
"Now then." She spoke, dusting off her shoe. "Let's get a read on you all so I know where to work from here." And thus she activated her bloodline magic, Sexy Scope! "My ability allows me to gauge one's sexiness so I can figure out your strongest and weakest points." She activated it, getting a full view of every girl's level of sexniess represented by percent's.
The highest was Elizabetta Ix, who was at a very generous 89%, just breaching the 'A' category. "Wow, looks like we already have a natural in the class."
"Thank you mam, I look forward to living up to your expectations." Elizabetta replied to the praise.
After that was Eiko and Gaako, at 49% and 69% respectively, both of them being in the B category. Made sense, they were attractive, but more on the cute side of sexiness, and cuteness could only get one so far. "Both of you just need regular work."
"Darn it, how can Izuku get me if I'm a B!" Eiko shouted in self doubt.
"Relax, you're a beginner, I think it's a pretty good start." Gaako replied, adding some powder onto her face.
After that there was Dosanko with- "Sweet baby anti- how the hell is that even possible!?" Raim screamed in utter bafflement. The only response was a wink from the eyestalk, causing her to shiver. Never before has one's rating made her want to shower so much, and it was just a percentage!
She decided to move onto the trio in the back, Haruno, Azuki, and Konatsu. All of them had a 40% rating, marking them at the highest C ranking. "Sorry girls, you're all C's."
They whined, but looked determined. Now THAT was a passion she could get behind! Just needed to touch them up.
She moved over to Kerori, who was 51%. Huh, it was actually a bit higher than she expected. It was almost like there was something keeping the number down. "You're also a B."
"I'm sorry mam, I'll do my best to improve it." She pleaded cutely, that was probably what made it high in the eyes of her scope. She gave the girl a warm smile.
"Don't worry, the lowest I've had to deal with was a 23% tire, there's nothing that could be worse or harder."
"What's my number!?" Oh right, the Clara Valac girl. She gazed on, her sexy scope calculating the numbers … getting lower … and lower … her heart was slowly gaining a feeling of trepidation as it refused to go higher than 30% as it was still being calculated … now it rested at a solid … 2%. "Is it a hundred! A thousand! A million!"
2%. Fucking 2%!? How was that physically possible!? Babies had at last 3% sexiness stored in them. Are you telling me she's more innocent than a baby? "Wha-I-but-how-" She could feel her brain melting from trying to comprehend it, regardless, she had a job and duty as a teacher to help those behind!
She ran to her desk, pulling out books she knew would be easy and at the same time fill her with lots of information. After getting a decent pile she tossed them onto the desk. "Listen now, you're going to read all these special books, okay?" Raim pleaded with her.
The return nod made her heart sink. The girl would have a lot of catching up to do compared to her classmates. "Izuku-kins reads a lot, so if he can do it, then so can I! He'll be so hooked on me that you'll need extensive surgery to separate us!" She could admire the passion, if it didn't come off as more childish.
Soi Purson didn't talk to a lot of people, it was fine. He didn't need to, being in the background was fine, it was his job. He would observe everything, like the Clara girl's many attempts at trying to 'seduce' Izuku. It was a bit amusing he could admit, but it wasn't like it was anything new in class. Everyone else already assumed they were a thing, so why bother correcting them?
He could feel himself laugh a bit at the patty cake handshake attempt, but quickly suppressed it. He wasn't allowed to express emotion openly, it was fine. Soi had to admit the only one he didn't find enjoyable was when the girl doused herself in perfume to the point she created a smell horrible enough to kill half of their class. Izuku himself ended up throwing up out the window and had to sit in the nurse's office for a few hours. It was fine, though.
The make-up attempt was a bit much even for a person like her. He got that she was essentially an overgrown child, but why she thought looking like a clown would help her case was a mystery not even the smartest minds in Bablys could ever solve. Izuku didn't seem to mind at all, still talking to her like normal, so he guessed it was fine.
He had no idea what she was thinking when she dressed herself like a giant pom pom. Yeah, it grabbed Izuku's attention, but he just assumed it was just one of her 'on a whim games', so there was nothing accomplished there. It was fine, though.
He moved down the halls as he was lost in thought, before noticing Clara try another attempt. This time it seemed she held everything from before in hand. He quickly deduced the logic she was going by, 'if I use everything something's bound to combine in her work'. It was stupid in all honesty, but he couldn't bring himself to walk up and tell her. It was fine.
She quickly began rushing at him, the slippers somehow growing tiny feet as she became a living locomotive, posing with perfume, pom pom dress, and make up, trying to tackle him with a kiss. Izuku's only response was to duck, saying "you won't tag me today", as she instead hit Kalego-sensei in the stomach hard enough to send him flying. Izuku paled in horror as the teacher cracked his neck and stared at them with malicious intent. It was fine.
He continued his stroll, walking up to the top of the school, trumpet in hand. The only place on the planet he could relieve his tension, show emotion, play music he liked, have any sort of freedom, any sort of notice, before going back to that cold lonely existence … It was fine.
"Dang It. I even reread all those books and I still haven't gotten anywhere. Am I really that unsexy?" She moaned, leaving the succubus class with a mopey walk. The teacher was nice enough with all the help she guessed, but trying to offer her a love potion to just grab his attention felt like the ultimate cheat. It wasn't fun in a game when someone cheated, if she couldn't do it on her own then she was the real loser in the end.
"Now Lady Red Hair is going to have Izuku-kins all to herself...I guess it was nice having a friend while it lasted." She groaned, sitting outside on the grass with her head hidden between her legs. At least Izuku was still nice to her, so she still had that.
"Hey, Clara!" She could hear him now, such fond memories. "Clara!" Very fond, almost as if she could hear him now. "Clara?" Why must her imagination torment her now? It's like he's yelling right in her ear. "Clara! Can you hear me!?"
"Wha...Izuku-kins! You're here! And not in my imagination!" Thank goodness. She thought she would have to imagine him by her side from now on. "So...what are you doing here? Aren't you going to see Lady Red Hair?"
"Ameri-san, you mean?" He tilted his head. "Ah, yeah, we don't talk everyday, just when she makes the time. It's actually pretty random when she calls me."
"So you just go whenever she says so … you really do like her don't you?" She asked him, feeling down, waiting for the inevitable answer.
"Like her?" He asked with that cute confused look. Izuku-kins could be so smart yet so dense at times, an idiot nerd. Hehe, she'd have to tell that to Azz-Azz next time she saw him.
"She seduced you right?" At that he blushed fiercely. "She got her hooks into you, and now you're in love with her and plan to marry her and play with her all the time and forget all about me!" He stopped blushing with steam, now looking at her concerned.
"Clara, the truth is … women scare me." Clara blinked at that. What? Who would be so afraid of something like that, especially someone who greeted danger with a smile? "I didn't really talk to girls all that much where I'm from. Any time I did manage to, I got super nervous, tripped on my words, and just froze up. Ameri-san's nice and all, but she's super imposing and I feel like if I don't do what she says, I'll die and she'll eat my remains."
"Really? You don't do that to me. Much." Izuku-kins shook a lot when they first met, but it happened less and less.
"W-well, y-you're the first one that's ever been my friend." Izuku laughed a bit hollowly. "Actually, to be fully honest, you're probably the first friend I've ever had. Being around you has made living here a lot more comfortable. I get to be myself when I'm around you, and I don't feel scared or nervous, I just feel happy." He gave her a bright smile full of teeth as she could feel herself flush.
Of course, he wasn't the idiot, she was the idiot! She was trying to seduce someone she already seduced, how silly of her! Nice try Lady Red Hair, it doesn't matter how big your boobs are, she'll always have play time with Izuku-kins! She celebrated her happiness with the tightest hug she could muster. "I see, I see how it is! You're already hooked on me!"
"Uh, Clara, I don't think that's how you should put it.."
"Just wait Izuku-kins, I'll make sure to protect you from all those scary harpies!" She could see it now, him and her together living in a playhouse forever. She then let go and did one of the poses she saw in the books. "And someday, I'll make you fall head over heels for me!"
Izuku-kins froze for a minute, before placing his hand over his chest. "Wait, did my heart just skip a beat?"
"Now then, let's play racing! Whoever makes it to the front of the school first wins!" Clara shouted, laughing happily as she began to run.
"I won't lose this time!" She could hear him shout. All was right in the world for Clara.