The Abnormal Pack was laughing annd bickering as they walked through the corridor towards their next class. They've recently had their familiar contracts renewed and could not be happier. Especially, Kerori, whose sister was the top student of her year. She has not stopped bragging about that, as if it was her achievement. But still, Chima had managed to get a Gimel rank and the Abnormal Pack was very proud of her.
"By the way, Iruma, Chima-chan and Silvia-chan applied for our Battora," Jazz spoke up, his voice cutting through the others conversations.
"Is that even possible? I thought all first-years had to wait," Iruma inquired confused.
"Normally, they do, but they got special permision from the Principal," Jazz chuckled.
"Granpa..." Iruma murmured desolated.
"That's my sister!" Sabro cheered for her.
"Sneaky... I think they've been spending too much time with our pack," Kerori sighed, but everyone could tell how proud she was by her smile.
"Nice-chi!" Clara cheered.
"It was a smart decision, after all the publicity we got I would not be surprised if we get flooded with application," Alice thought out loud. "Espeically, after we moved our battora to the Royal One."
"We need the demonpower, since we are planning to expand our bussiness," Jazz mussed.
"Accept them both, they are family," Iruma gave his answer, making Kerori and Sabro smile at him.
"Are you all right?" Soi slowed his pace to walk side by side with Iruma and Alice, Clara was once again playing one of her favorite games: climb on Sabro Sabnock. "Ever since we met the new teachers you've been acting weird, and it has nothing to do with our next promotional test."
"I know... Ali-san told me that someone messed with my mind," Iruma's words, brought Alice and Soi to a stop. They turned to look at him with horror in their eyes. "It was before... you know what, during the Walter Park incident. I was supposed to know the female teacher, but for some reason I do not. Ali-san found out that my memory of her was taken from my mind."
"A mind controling blood skill?" Alice whispered harshly. "I can't believe this!"
"Grandpa thinks that it involves the prison break of back then and the Six Fingers," Iruma informed them. "Soi I would like your clan to try and find some information about them, about a blood skill that might be able to do something like this."
"Of course, sir," Soi straightened up and replied honorably.
"Thank you," Iruma sighed. "We better get going or the rest will get worried," they resumed their walk. "Both of you take care, I don't believe I was the only whose had their mind messed up with. There must be a reason why none of the Six Fingers was ever able to be recognized by anyone." Alice and Soi grimaced at that, not liking this situation at all. "I will inform the rest of the pack later today at the manor, but for now we are going to keep this quiet. I don't believe they'll be able to face... our teachers without giving away something without proper preparation."
"That's right, we have their class next," Soi pursed his lips.
"What is you plan for the Heartbreaker Promotional Test?" Alice inquired, trying to aliviate the atmosphere around them- it won't work if they give up that something is wrong so soon.
"Nothing, we each have to prove all that we are worthy of what we've achieved," Iruma answered with a smile. "This test was not made for us to win, we are facing our teachers! All of them! Or at least most of them! We will have to hold up the most we can and show off our talents. There's nothing to worry about, after all we've earned our place."
"Do you think that anyone will be demoted or have their rank raised?" Soi asked curiously, as for the most part his alpha's predictions have been on point.
"Alice will join me on rank Vav," Iruma smiled at his blushing and preening omega. "No one will be demoted... as long as they do not go into the test believing they've won. They'll need to play smartly and cleverly, if not cleverly, they must be sly about it. As for another person raising their ranks," Iruma's, eyes flashed red for a second. Alice and Soi then realized that Iruma was having Ali-san analyze the possibilities of their pack's chances on their next test. Ali-san has turned into a super computer, one of those from the pci-fi stories from Iruma's world. "Those in rank Daleth will raise to a He rank, but they'll have to go all out."
"Nice!" Soi smiled pleased by the news.
"Fantastic!" Alice clapped happily.
Their smiles turned to frowns when they stopped before the classroom of the new teachers. If they could call themselves that.
"Here we go," Iruma took a deep breath. "Let's do this."
"Yes, alpha!" Answered his packmates.
They all crossed the door towards their next adventure, together.
- Meanwhile, in the teacher lounge -
"Honestly! What should be do about the Abnormal Pack's Promotional Test?" The question of one of the teachers had the whole room pause, before chaos summerged the room.
"Honestly! They are insane!"
"Were we this bad when we were students!"
"They sure are not normal! We can't have them lumped together with the rest of the students!"
"For sure! From Daleth to Vav rank... they just began their second year! You need a Daleth Rank to graduate from this school and they already possess it!"
"I mean, they are the Walter Park Heroes, they won the Harvest and Music Festival... not to mention Iruma! He is a whole monster on his own!"
"They have the Royal One!"
"I heard a rumor that Kerori has like 60 slaves!"
"Really?!"
"I heard that Alice burned a classroom the other day!"
"Another one?!"
"I heard that Jazz is thinking of expanding their bussiness outside our kingdom!"
"That's a school battora not a bussiness! What in Delkira's name?!"
"They are out of control!"
"They are getting cocky," that brough the rest of the room to another stop.
"You are right," this time it was said in a much calmer tone. The pace of the whole room seem to be slower. "They are constantly posing for every photograph."
"The number of applicants to this school has never been higher," another teacher commented. "Most of them said things like: 'I want to meet the Abnormal Pack'."
"Even the entrance ceremony was lively too."
"This is a problem! Babylis is a place to raise noble demons! Therefore, as teachers, we have a duty to break their horns and guide them down the proper path," the demons smirked viciously. "Let's teach those victory-drunk heroes the taste of crushing defeat. We shall be... the Formidable Rogues!"
One upon a time, it would have been the young students the ones who had to watch their backs and pray for a miracle. This time around, it is the teachers that will be on the receiving end of a shocking surprise.
Kalelgo smirked in the shadows, releasing a creepy laugh as he imagined the faces of his colegues when they discover that defeating the Abnormal Pack will not be as easy as they expect it to be.