The silence in the room was deafening almost. The tea cup in Balam-sensei's hand hit the ground as soon as Izuku realized what he admitted.

'What the hell did I just say!?' He was just so frustrated with everything at the moment. Dealing with the fallout of Deku, getting used to his friend's new possessive clinginess, and dealing with the fact that he no longer had the title of being a nerd going for himself, the one thing he had in the human world. Balam seemed like a nice person with a scary look, and he just felt like being honest to him. Now that thinking was probably going to kill him!

Balam responded the way he expected anyone to. Screaming and running to a corner. "You said it! You said you were human, didn't you?!"

"Ah, no-"

"Don't try to lie about it now! I know you told the truth!"

Well that got his mind off of the situation "Wait, you can tell if I'm lying?"

"Yes, my bloodline ability is buzzer, essentially I can tell whenever someone is trying to be deceitful..Don't derail the topic! What about the wings?! Why did those teacher's say you were using wings earlier? And what about the Wicked Phase?!"

Now he knew what it was like for people to be freaked out by his muttering. He would've tried to ask for more details on his bloodline, but he was likely about to get skinned alive in a few minutes. "Those wings you saw earlier were fake. The 'Wicked Phase' everyone saw was me getting exposed to a ton of magic all at once."

Balam shook in place, curled up in a ball, lifting a shivering finger towards him. "B-But what ab-about your tail?"

"Humans don't have tails...at least the baseline structure doesn't. There's a lot that needs to be updated in those books to be honest." Izuku explained uneasily, picking up a single finger and pointing it towards Balam's. "Sensei…"

Balam backed away even more in fright. "Don't come any closer! If you do, I may not be able to hold myself back!"

Of course, the man was kind. He was probably restraining himself from biting Izuku's neck at that very moment. "Well then, I guess I'll leave you to that then, I'll just go-"

"Are you safe?" The question caught him off guard. "Are you being fed well? Do you have shelter?"

"Y-yeah, I guess I am. Better than I would be in any other situation." Izuku was more than willing to answer the man's questions, seeing as how he was doing all he could to not fall into his basic, feral instincts. "Grandpa feeds me and mom more than enough, netherworld food is surprisingly more delicious than food on earth.."

"There's another human living here!? You're too honest!" Balam pointed at him accusedly. "Where is she?! Is she safe right now!? Is she just as defenseless as you!?"

Okay, being called defenseless was a twist in the gut, but he would ignore it. "Ah, no, she's not like me, sorta. We look alike, but she has a quirk, which are basically bloodline abilities for humans."

"Quirk? That recent myth that says humans got superpowers is true? Is it due to a possible mutation or a regressive evolutionary-not the time!" Balam-sensei slapped himself. "You're too trusting. You know humans are considered food right? You're just lucky I don't wish to do that!"

"I'm sorry, but there's literally like only one other person I can talk to about this at school, and we're essentially avoiding it like awkward silence." Oh boy, he hasn't even gone to Ameri after all this time. He could only hope he didn't do anything too embarrassing as Deku to her. "Besides, I'm in danger no matter what world I live in because I'm quirkless."

"Well then you just need to be smarter! You need to blend in and comprehend the world easily, make sure nothing could act as an identifier …" Balam froze again. "Quirkless?"

"Y-yeah. I'm one of the few humans that evolution left behind." Izuku sighed in his palms. "It's an identifier made by an extra toe joint. If you were to go to earth now, you couldn't tell the difference between a demon or human. I'm probably the last 'normal' human anyone will come across."

"An endangered species …" Balam-sensei spoke in a way that sent a foreboding feeling down his spine. "I can't help myself!" Izuku shielded himself as the man jumped … and petted him. "So normal, and fluffy! You really don't have horns."

"I think I regret letting my guard down." This was met with wild shaking. "And I regret having a big fat mouth!"

"Listen you, just be aware I'm the only one at this school who'd ever react to a human like this! Tell this to any other demon and they'll devour you on the spot! Are you taking extra precaution!? What about your scent!? Are you wearing Perfume to mask it!?"

"Yeah, my grandpa gave it to me."

"Oh, and who's that." Wow, someone who didn't know about his reputation, impressive.

"Um, the Chair Demon, Lord Sullivan?"

"The Chair Demon's grandson? You're the danger-junkie that gives Naberius a headache on a daily basis?" Well, it was bliss while it lasted.

"I don't try to cause trouble, I just try to survive. I'm guessing Deku tried to help by giving-wait? You're on a first name basis with Kalego-sensei?"

"Well yeah, we were classmates. In fact he was the only one who'd sit with me. The man's a nice guy when you get to know him." Guess Kalego-sensei had a nice side after all. "Anyways, I suppose there's little we can do about it now aside from helping you blend in more. I assume you need to study extra hard because of the culture shock, correct?"

"Yeah! I mean, I love studying, but it's hard to commit to the advanced lessons when I'm still trying to figure out what's normal around here." If there was even such a thing that existed in the netherworld.

"Don't worry, give me till tomorrow and I'll bring something to help out you and your class." Wait, the class?

"Didn't we just leave an entire class unsupervised-" A sudden burst was made through the door, and the Calamity Cult charged through without remorse. "Never mind."

"I fell asleep, but I'll save you now Izu!" Eiko shouted, holding a very hobbled together looking piece of equipment. "Lightning blaster six thousand!"

Clara rode a giant missile on wheels, and he prayed to Devi that she didn't figure out how to make it nuclear. With Clara, it was hard to know what she committed to memory. "Don't worry, Izuku-kins! Big Brother is ready to blast off!" That didn't send any comfort whatsoever.

"I'm just here to make sure we don't die." Azz said, leaning against the wall and staying far away from the mess the other two were causing.

"And I'm here to see the madness make everyone's brain melt." Gaako leaned right next to them. "Oh, and to make sure you aren't dead."

Balam-sensei took a good long look at them, and then at Izuku. "This happens all the time with you?"

"You have no idea." Izuku sighed.


"And they've been like this for the last two hours?" Izuku Midoriya asked of him, Schnieder Allcoer. Being the inquisitive fellow he was, it was only natural that the honor student sought wisdom from the most intelligent of their classroom. It was truly a shame the green haired lad suffered the way he did, knowing so little about the world. Truly, the Chair Demon was an affront to educators everywhere.

"Yes, they haven't made any noise other than the occasional shout, and plenty of screaming." Schieder said as they looked at the group of headband wearing students, rushing through questions at blazing speed.

"Study hard! Play hard!" Shouted Lied Shax, the rest chanting as they tried to memorize and cram every note they could. It was moronic in all honesty, it was better to just lie down and accept their inevitable defeat.

"Play hard! Study never!" Clara Valac tried to enter into the chant, doing it wrong like the mentally ill child she was. He really did pity the walking pile of insanity, lost in her own thoughts.

"Come on, come one!" Jazz M. Andros looked like he was about to rip the book in half, like the fiend he was. "Why can't I just take the answers from the book and place them in my head!?" He could do that, as could everyone else. It was called studying.

"I mean magic can do anything right, isn't there a way to do that?" Izuku Midoirya asked.

"Mental Magic is a delicate process. You could melt your brain with one misstep." He told the boy, who paled.

"Also it's impossible to cheat at Bablys." Alice Asmodeus nodded. "No one's been able to get away with it and not get caught. Anyone who does will be stuck in remedial hell for the month."

"How could anyone tell who's lying and who's-wait no, I think I have a small idea on that one." The fellow scholar muttered, quite intriguing.

"Color me surprised to see the fair lady Ix struggles on this journey as well." Goemon Garp approached the succubus maiden.

"Yes, I'm not the brightest student, I'm terribly sorry." Elizabetta Ix spoke out.

"You're still beautiful regardless of your intelligence!" Kamui Caim tried to reassure the women like a moron. If they weren't smart there was nothing interesting, after all. Didn't know why the boy was so obsessed with the object known as a 'boob', it's a strange mystery lost to time, he guesses. "Although the mysterious intelligence can be alluring to." The boy swooned over to Kerori Crocell, who shyly turned away.

"Yeah, no thanks." The little ice girl growled out. "At least I have nothing to worry about. I do fine all on my own." The girl was hiding something, thinking her little smirk was hidden from their view. It was already clear she was one of the top students. Why bother shielding it with faux humility?

"Honestly, I am ashamed. We did so well on the path towards this deviy classroom, and you all have fallen this far on the road to knowledge? For shame." Sabro Sabnock spoke, multitasking, lifting weights, reading a textbook, and letting Clara Valac climb their back. Truly a man on the road to kinghood.

"Over half the class has failing grades, and I'm one of them." Izuku Midoriya facepalmed. Quite the burden to bear. "Have you ever thought about getting a tutor or anything like that to help you out?"

"A tutor? Who has the time to find one, or to deal with morons like us?" Jazz M. Andros spoke honestly.

"Why not Azz?" Izuku Midoirya turned to the pink haired boy.

"I already have to try and save you and Clara, the rest can drown for all I care, not doing that much work."

"What about Sabro?"

"Of course, the best way to study is by breaking thou's body! That way the only thing thou can focus on is one's own mind!"

"Okay, that leaves Schiender and Kerori." Izuku Midoriya made one solitary glance at the girl, and immediately turned to himself. "Well, she won't be available to help, so that just leaves you."

"Let's start with the basics. Who here knows what quantum theory is?" Schneider Allocer asked the group. He was willing to help but they had to know something that simple at the very least.

"... I'm truly sorry, everyone." The hell did he mean by that!? He was taking it easy. "Maybe the study guide Eiko made could help, but I wonder-hey, he's here." The honor student pointed to a corner, and for once Schneider Allocer and the rest of the Misfit Class felt an aura that was more foreboding then Kalego-Sensei's. "Balam-sensei!"

The weaker students began huddling together, Goemon Garp grabbing onto his handle tightly. Sabro Sabnock gave a savage grin. Picero continued to take a nap. "Isn't that the teacher that's known to kidnap his students?" Jazz M. Andros inquired.

"Don't worry guys, he's perfectly harmless." Izuku Midoriya corrected the resident thief of the classroom.

"You were just kidnapped yesterday!" Alice Asmodeus shouted at the boy.

"..yeah, but I'm fine now." Maybe they should double down on the school therapist. This class clearly had a lot to unpack. He didn't have time to think about this for long as Kalego-sensei made their way to the menacing creature. Truly a battle, a test of wills was about to commence. The Royal One may not be able to stand after today.

"Shichirou, I've seen your hair grow out." Or their teacher will act the calmest and most nostalgic they've ever seen him before.

"Yeah, I've been distracted lately, haven't had the time to cut it." Maybe there was more in this world to study after all. Nothing could have prepared them for this.

Or for Izuku Midoriya's casual acceptance of the reality in front of them, as seen by the completely unphased demeanor on his face. "Wow, Balam-sensei wasn't kidding. He does have a nice side." The boy muttered.

"Wait, Kalego-sensei has friends!" Jazz M. Andros shouted, causing the man to twitch.

"That's impossible, who could ever like the man?" Lied Shax questioned, oblivious to the gaze of the teacher.

"Wow Aggy-teach, I always thought you were super scary and imposing, but you're just like me and Izuku-kins!" Clara Valac announced so loudly the entirety of Bablys most certainly heard her voice.

"Well, as they seem to think I own a 'nice side', I'll let you choose how much of a headstart I should give them."

They looked at Balam hopefully, who shrugged. "They're your students, not my call to make. I just came because Midoriya asked for some help, and I'm offering some study tools."

"So what you're saying is none then. Good." He grabbed the heads of Clara Valac and Jazz M. Andros, and started heading towards the nearest window. "You'll all get your turn, don't you worry. I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise for any of you." Well, that confirmed his theory. Kalego-sensei had no nice side. There were just demons he hated less than others. Truly an important lesson to remember.


"It's hopeless." Lied muttered, covered in a pile of books. "We've been at this for five hours now, and we're still not any closer to getting anything close to a passing grade! All our terminus is going to be made up of make-up classes!"

Jazz had to agree with his betting buddy. None of them were getting better at studying, and none of them were getting their hopes up either. "I want to pass, but I don't want to study this much. Ugh, the price for having a little fun around here."

"All of the lovely time we could have spent, wasted due to lack of brain space." Elizabetta spoke from her spot, doodling a drawing of her in a dress.

"Don't worry, I'll be here to comfort you." Kaumi never knew when to quit, and judging by his smile from Elizabetta's smack to the face, he wasn't going to learn anytime soon.

"Please, it's not like you fools have anything better to do, especially after the terminus." Asmodeus butted in like the buzzkill he was.

"Of course we do!" Jazz shouted. "There's plenty of things we can do when the End of Terminus rolls around! We can head to the city and party with song and style!"

"We can relax and play all we want, imagine the games from all the festivals and amusement parks!" Lied shouted, the life briefly returning from his study-dead brain.

"Water Parks, rides, rock concerts, the bloody pool!" Goemon shouted excitedly, for once dumping his old-timey speech. "So many endeavours to partake in!"

"And so many shops and dresses to explore." Elizabetta joined in on their daydreaming, because anything else was better than the hopelessness they currently faced.

"Due to the heat all the ladies wear skimpy clothing!" Kamui shouted in, and for once he could agree, it was a nice sight at the very least. Showed off their valuable necklaces and rings much better.

"And the best of all has got to be Walter Park." Lied grinned.

"Like Walt Disney?" Izuku tilted his head, confused.

"Wait, you've never heard of Walter Park before? One of the most popular amusement parks in the netherworld?" Kerori asked the danger-junkie, equally as confused. "Wicked Phases, demdol concerts, and now Walter Park? How sheltered are you?"

"I mean I know what an amusement park is, I just … before my mom kind of had a low paying job and we never got to go to places like that. The only time I have had any recreation of something like that is from when I was three."

Man, he almost wanted to cry from hearing that. Judging by the class expressions, they felt the same. "Well, you still did fun stuff with other people, right?" Jazz tried to bring the mood back up. "I mean, you did things with your other demons before, right?"

"Azz and Clara are the first people to like me other than family." Okay fuck THAT! He's not gonna let someone like Izuku go without positive experiences.

"Yeah, no. I'm not letting this asshole and crazy here be the first real positive experience you've gotten in your life!" He shouted, ignoring the looks of the two demons in question. "We're going to take you to Walter Park as soon as the End of Terminus rolls around!"

"Don't worry Izuku, we're going to make sure you have so much fun that you'll never enter your Wicked Phase again!" Lied brought his arm around Izuku. "Games, prizes, foods that'll taste good but will make you throw up in the morning! We'll fill your head with eleven years of good memories!"

"I'll get you to find a girlfriend!" Kamui shouted, which was then kicked by Clara for a change. Seriously the kid was dense if he didn't see it.

"Geez, no wonder you're so focused on getting everyone to smile." Kerori muttered. "Just how bad of a grandpa is the Chair Demon?"

"He's not THAT bad." Izuku tried to say.

"No, the man is the worst. Even Izuku's mother is oblivious to the world." Asmodeus spoke out with a bit of flame in his tone.

"We went through his dungeon and almost went bye-bye three times!" Clara cheered.

"Wow, we were wrong this entire time. Izuku isn't a danger-junkie." Lied concluded. "He's just lived such a sheltered and dangerous life that he thinks it's normal! We should call somebody, like border control.."

"NOPE!" The boy shouted. "Absolutely NOBODY gets the border control. Like you said, we can just go to Walter Park during the End of Terminus." Sullivan probably brainwashed him into not trusting authorities either. Normally he'd agree, but not in this case.

"That is, if you manage to pass." Kalego-sensei had a knack for ruining the mood. "Don't go planning your celebration now, you still have plenty of studying to do." The man sank evilly in his chair like some dark overload. "I'm supervising your tests personally, just so you know."

"The man is spite incarnate." Jazz muttered, nobody disagreeing with him. "You sure you're going to be alright Izuku? You're in the same boat as most of us."

"It's fine. Balam's teaching aides are very helpful, if a bit simplistic." Izuku pulled out some sort of picture book. "I'll be caught up eventually. Right now, it's time to cram. We somehow got the whole school to give us Royal One, a test compared to that should be nothing. Let's go beyond."

"Plus Ultra!" The students of the Misfit Class shouted loud and proud.


Rising up, back on the street

Did my time, took my chances

"He's the best way to work out numbers, just replace them with something you're good at."

"Literature is all about observing beauty, personal thoughts."

Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet

Just a man and his will to survive

"These picture books are really good!"

"I'm still in tears about this poor torturer!"

"I never knew mutilation had so much historical and artistic relevance."

So many times it happens too fast

You change your passion for glory

"You see Clara, if you imagine the four hundred trying to eat the seventy, you'll end up with three hundred thirty."

"I see it now! Why didn't they make it clearer?"

"Armageddon is nearing people. Valac just learned how to do math."

Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past

You must fight just to keep them alive

"Wait, so this entire video game is a retailing of a real life war?"

"Duh? How else would they be able to make the story good?"

"With Creative Writing?"

"Hhaha … oh you're serious."

It's the eye of the tiger

It's the thrill of the fight

Rising up to the challenge of our rival

"Harder boys, the more you associate pain with memory, the more you'll memorize the work!"

"Sir yes sir!"

And the last known survivor

Stalks his prey in the night

And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

"Wow, you organized what I need to remember so well!"

"Of course, I keep my schedule set every day."

"For what?"

"Practice-FOR MY BATTLER!"

Face to face, out in the heat

Hanging tough, staying hungry

"Can we get more of these books, Balam-sensei? Everyone loves them!"

"They do? I've never had anyone actually like what I wrote, or even read it. They're always running off."

"Well, my friends are desperate for anything, and they're also not the smartest knives in the drawers. That and luck alone make it possible for me to attend here."

They stack the odds 'til we take to the street

For the kill with the skill to survive

"Sing a song, it helps. Like how mr glaban beat mr kachow in the elaki wars!"

"I think those nicknames are why you keep failing Clara."

"But nicknames rule!"

It's the eye of the tiger

It's the thrill of the fight

Rising up to the challenge of our rival

"Thanks for the study guide Eiko. Can't imagine how much you studied just to help me study."

"Anything for you Izu. Sleep is no problem you can't overcome with force of will."

"That is absolutely a problem Eiko, get help."

"Aren't you calling the kettle black, mr. stay-the-night-at-babylis-for-a-overly-complecated-scheme?"

"That was when I was in my wicked phase, Gaako."

And the last known survivor

Stalks his prey in the night

And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

"And you see, if you simply use the women's shirt as a trajectory using a wind factor of ten miles an hour, you can get a right angle at approximately four seconds in."

"You know, didn't think your perversion could get worse, but the fact you somehow mastered geometry using it is both impressive and disgusting."

"A gentleman does his best to provide."

Rising up straight to the top

Had the guts, got the glory

Went the distance, now I'm not going to stop

"Just write down everything Schiender tries to say, we'll learn it eventually."

"Yep, memorization is key at the moment."

Just a man and his will to survive

It's the eye of the tiger

It's the thrill of the fight

Rising up to the challenge of our rival

"Sabnock, exactly how does running up these stairs prepare us for the test?"

"It doesn't. I'm just making sure we don't strain our heads trying to study. What better way to do that than getting fresh air?"

"You are more insightful than you look."

"I keep getting that, don't know why."

And the last known survivor

Stalks his prey in the night

They created a massive table, connecting it all to try and make a large collection of knowledge. They would do this, they would survive! They will pass this exam!

And he's watching us all with the eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger

"Where's that music coming from? It's been playing all day."

"I think it's another one of those Meta things we talked about over the phone."

"Wait, so do we just spontaneously remember and unremember events like that, making us nothing more than puppets at the whims of two powerful deities who could end us with a push of a button?"

"This isn't the kind of fic to get existential in, especially when we're about to forget right...about...now."

The eye of the tiger

The eye of the tiger

Kalego watched them all dance to songs in their head as they screamed out questions and answers. "You see, this is where I expected them to lose it."


Clara tapped her feet together. The question thingy- the test, she had to remember names, would be handed out soon. If she failed, she wouldn't be able to play with Izuku-kins, and if he failed, Shadow-kun would go to the shadow farm to play with the other shadows! No fair, she wanted to play with shadows too! Maybe she should fail to play with them? But then she wouldn't play with Izuku-kins!

Izuku-kins was right next to her, going over one of Baley-teach's books again. She knew they had a lot in common! Books just weren't fun if they didn't have pictures. "You're doing alright, Izuku-kins? Are you smart again with all those books stuffing facts in your brain?"

"Yeah, I don't think I'm going to get a new rank, but staying where I am and passing will be good too." He smiled. "You think you'll rank up this time? You and Azz can finally be Dalet(4) buddies together."

"Boo, I'd rather be Gimel(3) buddies with Izuku-kins. Being Dalet(4) buddies with Azz-Azz would get tiring after the first day, and super lonely."

"You do realize that the moment Izuku ranks up you'll be the only Gimel(3) in the gang." Azz-Azz pointed out. She didn't think of that!

"Izuku-kins! Don't ever rank up without me! Never, ever rank up without me! As best friends, we need to make sure we stay the same rank!" She shook him. "I'll just rank down if I get ahead of you!"

"How about let's all agree to reach Dalet(4) before the end of the year, how's that?" Izuku-kins smiled so cutely! He's had so much fun playing those studying games and reading picture books with her! There were upsides to both of them being dumb-dumbs together.

"Already aiming for the average adult rank in your first year? You really don't know how to slow down, do you?" Jazz-hands smiled behind them. "There's no rush to rank up that quickly. Take your time, there's a reason we planned to go to Walter Park, you know."

"Wait, average Adults are Dalet(4)? What kind of dedication and power does it take to reach Tet(9)?" Izuku-kins asked with a very surprised look. "That's Grandpa's rank the last time I checked."

"Those guys are usually capable of controlling countries through any means possible." Keroriline-chan stated. "Manipulation, overwhelming magic, as long as you can do it somehow."

"Yikes, I'm nowhere near that level at Gimel(3). I really need to get Grandpa to tell me more about my magic." Izuku waved his ring in front of her and Azz-Azz. Yeah, make Shadow-kun super strong and fun like Grampidoriya! Though make sure to not be as scary. Izuku-kins bunny smile needed to be seen by all!

"For reference, I'm a Khet(8)." Aggy-sensei spoke as he walked through the door, everyone looking at him super nervously, or mostly at the pile of papers in his hand. "Now then, this test will count for a major portion of your grade. And if you fall below passing, you will lose a rank. Vice versa for those that do well." A paper landed on her desk. The questions looked hard …

"Don't worry Clara." Izuku-kins patted her shoulder. "I told you before, you're probably the strongest student in the misfit class. Your magic is nearly as endless as your energy, and it takes more brain power than people assume to make what you create with your bloodline. You got this." Izuku-kins had such high hopes for her. She couldn't let him down!

"Silence." Aggy-sensei spoke, everyone sweating. "Let the First Year End of Terminous tests … begin."