"Mate?" Iruma asked, dumbfounded. "Az-kun is my mate?"
"That's our queue to leave," Ameri announced, pushing everyone out of the room.
"Iruma-sama," Alice began, letting the Alpha free of his embrace. "I know this is too much for you. Only three days ago you were a human and now not only are you a Demi Demon and future Demon King, but you are also an Alpha. This must be confusing times for you"
"The biggest underestimation of my life," Iruma joked, chuckling nervously- he's never felt more awkward in his life.
"You are my mate, Iruma-sama," Alice finally said. "Not only because our instincts tell us so, but because I chose you. I chose to follow you, I chose to serve you and now I choose you as my mate."
"B-but I am a horrible mate!" Iruma squeaked, oblivious at how his words hurt Alice. "You are amazing Az-kun. So cool and strong, not to mention smart and handsome. You deserve someone as good as you!"
Alice blushed at the praises coming from his mate but then realized the Alpha was badmouthing himself. No one was allowed to badmouth his mate, not even the Alpha himself. The Omega never wants to hear him talk bad about himself, after all, Iruma-sama is amazing.
"What are you talking about?!" Alice snapped, surprising Iruma. The Omega had never raised his voice against him before, not since the first day they met each other. "You are amazing Iruma-sama! You've gained the respect of classmates as well as senpais. You've raised your rank three times in less than a year, not to mention all your achievements! You've defeated me twice, the sakura tree, the fireworks, gaining the Royal One for your pack! You've proven yourself worthy of being a demon to respect and my mate... and that was while you were still a human! Now that you are a Demi Demon, no one can even compare to you! So, don't you ever talk bad about yourself again!" Alice snapped at Iruma, a dark aura enveloping him- scaring the Alpha. "Don't you ever dare to think you know what's better for me! I am the only one who can decide that."
"Az-kun..." murmured Iruma, realizing his mistake. He has been so scared of having his dreams coming true that he had tried to push Az-kun away in fear. But as Az-kun said only he can choose what's good for himself. "You are right, sorry. It... it's simply too much. All of it," Iruma excused himself. "But only you can choose for yourself... and if you'll have me I would love to be your mate... Alice." Iruma beamed brightly at the... at his Omega.
"Iruma-sama!" Alice could not contain happiness and jumped the Alpha, sealing the moment with a kiss.
They kept on making out until Clara barged into the room and dragged them to the dinning-room for the banquet Sullivan had prepared for his grandson. They all celebrated Iruma waking up and cheered for the new couple. They partied all night long and stayed over for a night, everyone too tired to get back home. They even allowed Iruma and Alice to sleep in the same room, as long as Clara was there to stop anything from getting far away.
The following day, after breakfast, Kalego-sensei dragged Iruma away for an intensive crash course in Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics. They cannot have them mating from a moment of passion. The mating of an Asmodeus and Lord Sullivan's grandson is a huge event and needs to follow the proper procedure.
"S-sensei?!" Iruma asked nervously, looking at his gloomier-than-usual teacher.
"I can't believe I am giving my student the talk." Kalego sighed out loud, the whole situation finally hitting him. If things work out with Opera, he and Iruma will be family. Devil! "But then again, if I leave it to that stupid headmaster or Opera..." Kalego only shivered at the thought of it. "That's it!" He roared, making Iruma jump on his seat. "Listen to me punk! Pay good attention because I will only say it once!"
"Yes, sir!" Iruma squeaked, straightened up on his seat.
"Good! Now you've been told yesterday the basics of the Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics." Kalego-sensei began. "There was a time in history in which the secondary genders also influenced the position in the Netherworld hierarchy. When Alphas used to rule, Betas followed and Omegas submitted. However, those times are long gone and only remembered in the history books. The headmaster told us that in the human world females used to be the ones who submitted and even now there's still some discrimination, believing them as the weaker gender because of costumes and history." Iruma could only nod, remembering the unfairness of his world. "Here in the Netherworld, we are ruled by strength, as long as someone is strong and proves themselves they will get the respect they deserve. Do you get that? I will not have your human ideals trying to mess up with this world once you are on the throne."
Iruma got nervous under his teacher's glare, not because he would ever discriminate against someone for being an Omega. But because everyone keeps talking as if him being the next Demon King it's written in stone.
"Don't worry sensei, I would never think of Omegas as inferior." Iruma finally replied. "I think that Alice is incredible and so powerful, it doesn't matter if he is an Omega. I would never think of going against you... you are scary..." he murmured the last part, but Kalego-sensei heard him and was pleased by the answer.
"Good. Next topic: mates." Iruma perked up at that. He knew Alice and him were mates but did not really realize what that means. "You can date and marry whoever you want in this world, it doesn't matter which rank you are or what first or the second gender you are. Two males can marry without anyone batting an eye, even if neither of them has the ability to reproduce. The same with two females." Iruma was surprised by the news. This was a world of demons, but they were more advanced and proactive than the humans. Who would have guessed? "However, mates only appear between an Omega and an Alpha. Not even all Alphas and Omegas get a mate. You can even have a mating bond without being mates."
"What does that mean?" Iruma asked, confused.
"Well, you and Asmodeus are mates. That means that you are perfect partners for each other. It means that your magic and biology synchronize with each other perfectly. It also means that your pups will be stronger than if you ever have a child with someone other than Asmodeus." Iruma felt strangely bothered by his teacher's words. "That too. See, that annoyance you just felt is common. Once you met your mate your body will send signals, pheromones, and hormones, to the other side of the bond, who will answer with signals of their own. Once both sides receive the signals and accept the bond, a partial bond will form. Your body will realize that the Omega is your only mate you'll ever have and want, all that there's left to do is seal the bond with sex and a mating bite on the Omega's neck. Anyone else trying to get in between will be an annoyance that you have the right to get rid of. Trying to get between mates is the most horrid crime out there, legal you can kill the one trying to seduce you, or your mate and the Police Department cannot arrest you." Iruma looked at his teacher shocked. "That's how important mates are for our society. Now, what I meant with having a mating bond without being mates is that most Omegas and Alphas don't have mates but they do find a partner. In those cases you can seal the relationship with a mating bite, making them your sole partner for as long as they are alive. The same rules apply here, anyone that gets in between can be killed without breaking any law and they will only see each other as possible partners, but only for as long as they are both alive. If one of them dies, the one that lives on can find another partner. Which when you find your mate cannot happen, if Alice or you die the other will never find a new partner- with or without the mating bite."
"Wow," Iruma exclaimed, finally realizing how important mates truly are.
"You get it now," Kalego-sensei commenting, noticing the change in his student. "Also, the children of true mates will always be stronger than the ones of a normal mated pair. Not to mention, that is you already possess a mate mark before you met your mate... well, that bond will be broken. The attraction to your mate is too strong to be connected to someone else."
"If mates are so important, why are you all trying to stop us from finishing the bond?" Iruma asked, suddenly realizing he was asking why they were stopping him from getting sex. "Ah! W-what... I-I..."
"Ja!" Kalego-sensei could not stop himself from chuckling slightly at the panic form of his student, he never knew someone could get that shade of red. "Look, the consumption of a mating bond is a big deal. There's a process before that, the Alpha should prove themselves worthy of the Omega. They have to show themselves strong and capable of supporting their mate and future pups. Not to mention they need to have a pack or at least be part of a good pack with a good Alpha to follow. That pack needs to have a place, a good pack base. After doing that and getting the Omega's acceptance, they need to go to the head of the Omega's pack and ask for their permission and then give the Omega their mating gift. Once all of that is done, there should be a mating ceremony in which both packs are joined together to watch the union between Omega and Alpha." Iruma blushed brightly once again. "Relax, they only see them vow to be faithful to each other and the Alpha bites the Omega's neck, which will send them both into rut and heat, respectably. The sex part is private."
"Ah," Iruma sighed in relief. "That means I have a lot of work to do."
"Not really," Kalego-sensei replied. "You've gone through most of the courting process without notice. You are the first year with a Daleth rank, at most first years finish with a Gimel rank, not more. Not to mention there's still another half year left, you'll surely end up rising your rank once more. Not to mention you've defeated him twice and gained the respect of the master of the Valley. You've shown that you are strong. You are the heir of Lord Sullivan." Iruma chuckled nervously at how his teacher spat the respectful name of his grandfather. "You have more than enough money to keep Asmodeus on the lifestyle he has lived all these years, not to mention that your den is a huge mansion- one to rival the Asmodeus family. And if we want to talk about your own money, you can always start a company from your Batora. The Magical Tools Research could make quite the penny selling fireworks. There are quite a few offers and you can set it all in the Royal One, there's more than enough room there. You've shown that you're capable of supporting your mate and future pups." Iruma blushed at the mention of pups. "You already have a pack, which for a first-year that quite the achievement."
"Alice mentions something like that yesterday," commented Iruma. "But what do you mean by "pack"?"
"The misfit class might have started as a simple class but you made them a pack. Little by little you seduced them, first with Asmodeus, then with Velac, Sabnock, and later when you joined them together to get the Royal One the rest fell in line. They all flock around you, letting you make the decisions and follow you. Andro and Shax are even waiting for your courting ritual to finish so they can proceed with theirs." Kalego explained to a shocked Iruma. "You are the Alpha of the only pack that the first and second years possess. Honestly, the only other pack that I see staying together well after graduation if not forever, is the Student Council. And even them are mostly made out of third years with Ameri as the only second year and head of the pack. Then again they are an only beta pack, while you, on the other hand, possess two Alphas who have submitted to you and three Omegas that seek your protection, while the rest being Betas. It is a pack of a good size too, with two Delth rank demons, three Gimel's, only one Aleph, and the rest Beth's. All in all, it is a good pack with the famous Royal One as their base. Packless demons tend to follow and obey those who belong to a pack. It means that right now your pack controls every first, second, and third-year demon. You also have the Omega's eager acceptance. All that there's left to do is get his mother's blessing and give him a mating present. Mating presents differ between mates, but as you both come from prominent and rich families so it has to be big."
Iruma looked at his teacher shock, recalling the moment Alice pledged to follow him and have the school under their control... without noticing on before his first year was over Iruma had submitted the first, second, and third-year under his control and placed the base to complete the job on the following years.
Oh, Kami. In what mess did I get myself into this time?! Iruma moaned in his head, while his teacher kept on talking.