Nathair1: Thanks. Yeah, she doesn't like being alone and she's worried about Iruma.
Please enjoy the next chapter.
The students sat their desks in the diabotany class, looking down at their work. Clara looked over at Iruma and slightly frowned at the hardened expression crossing his face, "Iruma-kins?" she reached over and lightly shook him, "Iruma-kins, are you okay?"
"Iruma sir?" Iruma hummed and looked up at his two friends in confusion, "Is everything alright, sir?"
"Yeah...just focusing on this work," Clara frowned as Iruma turned his attention towards the work in front of him, 'Honest Clara, I'm trying to get some good grades without the help of grandpa,' Clara slowly nodded before she turned her attention towards her own work.
Alice looked back and forth between the two and hummed as he mumbled to himself, "What is happening between Master Iruma and Valac?" he shook his head before he continued to focus on his work.
Stolas Suzy walked around the class, setting a pot of soil in front of each of the students and everyone looked down in confusion as Stolas walked back, "Now, to teach you the basic spell of diabotnany, simply hold your hand over your plant and utter the spell Quam-Quam," the students watched as the pot in front of her began glowing before a flower sprouted out of the soil, "Now students, you try," the students turned to their pots and held their hands over them before uttering the spell the teacher instructed them to.
Iruma looked around the classroom and saw the different plants his classmates have summoned and he turned his attention towards his pot and slightly smiled, "I'm sorry I don't have any magic, little plant," he held his right hand over the pot and smiled, "Quam-Quam," he sighed and shook his head, "Just kidding," his ring started glowing a bright blue and his eyes widened before the light grew brighter and the room began shaking before Iruma's phone began ringing.
Answering it, he heard Sullivan said in a cheery voice, "Hello, it's your grandpa! Our very first phone call!"
"G-grandpa? What's going on?"
"I wanted to tell you not to use any magic as I haven't adjusted the output yet, so...try not to use any magic," Iruma groaned as he, his classmates and their teacher sat on the branches of a sakura tree.
"Thanks for telling me," Iruma groaned.
"Excellent work, sir," Alice moaned.
"Pretty flowers, Iruma-kins," Clara smiled as she looked around and kicked her legs back and forth.
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Iruma helped the janitors clean up the broken glass and pedals in the diabotany classroom while Alice and Clara helped on the other side of the room. Iruma looked up at the two and slightly smiled before he continued to clean up, "Iruma-kins!" he looked back as Clara, carrying a lot of trash ran towards him before tripping over Alice.
Alice groaned in annoyance as Clara looked up and smiled, "Hi Azz-Azz, are you helping Iruma-kins too?"
"Of course I'm helping Master Iruma, but all you're doing is getting in the way!" Alice snapped and Clara moaned.
Iruma narrowed his eyes, "Azz, Clara, why don't you two go home? I'll finish up here,"
Clara frowned as Alice looked at Iruma, "What? Did I do something to offend you, sir?"
"Well for starters, you yelled at Clara when she was just trying to help," Alice's eyes widened, "And besides, that's not much left, I can finish this on my own, you guys can head home," he looked at Clara and saw her head down, 'You can head to the mansion, Clara. I'll be home soon, okay?'
'Okay Iruma-kins,' Iruma watched as Clara and Alice turned and walked away before he turned and continued cleaning up.
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Iruma carried the cleaning supplies down the hall with his head slightly down. Turning the corner, he fell back and heard someone else hit the ground as well. He groaned and looked up to see a tall, red haired demoness sitting on the ground in front of him, "I'm so sorry, are you okay?" The demoness looked up as Iruma stood up and offered her his hand.
The demoness jumped up and narrowed her eyes as she cupped her hands on Iruma's face and glared at him before Iruma reached his hands up and the demoness grabbed him by the wrist. Iruma's eyes widened as he quickly bowed, causing the demoness to bow as well and apologized, "I'm sorry!"
The two of them stood, bowing in silence before a book fell out of the demoness bosom, "Oh no," she reached down to pick it up only to see Iruma pick it up, "That's...that's just-"
"No way," Iruma smiled as he flipped through the pages, "It's First Love Memories, I can't believe it. I didn't think I'd see this,"
"What? First Love Memories?"
"The part where they confess under the cherry blossom... and this one-"
"Are you saying you can read it!"
"Of course, why wouldn't I be able to?" his eyes widened as he looked up to see the demoness staying at him before taking him by the arm and began pulling him away.
"Right, come with me this instant," Iruma swallowed hard as he struggled to break free.
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Iruma stood next to a table, manga in hand as the demoness say in a chair in front of him, her arms crossed, "Now...begin," Iruma hummed in confusion, "I...I want you to read it to me," confused, Iruma nodded before he began reading and the demoness smiled with glee as she listened.
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Iruma soon finished reading and the demoness let out a satisfying sigh, "That was delightful,"
Iruma hummed and nodded before he looked out the window and his eyes widened, "It's that late!" he took his phone out and looked down at the missed call log, "Grandpa is looking for me...Clara too...this is bad,"
He got ready to leave when the demoness took his phone and put her number in it, "I've given you my contact information, when I call you, I expect you to show up,"
"Uh...okay...by the way, my name's Iruma and you are?"
"Ameri," she answered and Iruma nodded before he turned and quickly walked away.
Ameri sighed as she walked over to the wall and looked at the manga collection, "Okay, there's no proof he's human and I shouldn't jump to conclusions...at least not until we finish First Love Memories," she sealed the manga away before walking out of the room.
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Iruma walked through the door of the mansion and was greeted by Sullivan and Opera, "Getting in late today, huh grandson,"
"Yeah, sorry about that, grandpa," Iruma rubbed the back of his head, "I lost track of time,"
"Even still, sir, it'll be wise to inform us next time you'll be late," Opera spoke and Iruma nodded, "Now you and your little friend should go wash up, I'll have dinner ready shortly," Iruma looked past them and saw Clara frowning at him before Sullivan and Opera left, leaving the two alone.
Clara walked up to Iruma and moaned as her cheeks puffed out, "Where were you, Iruma-kins? I was getting worried,"
Iruma sighed as he reached over and patted the top of her head, "I ran into a demon named Ameri...she had this thing from the human world called a manga, it's like a comic book, and I ended up reading it to her...I'm sorry Clara,"
Clara moaned as she tightly hugged Iruma, "You're mine, Iruma-kins, no one else's," Iruma slightly smiled as he continued to pay the top of her head.
"Why don't you go get washed up first, Clara," Clara slowly nodded before breaking from the embrace and slowly walked away.
Okay, I added Ameri, followed the episode as closely as I could and...things will start to pick up. enjoy.