"Teacher Balam, will he... want to eat me...?" Iruma was still testing the limits of his recklessness. In Shesi's eyes, Iruma's status kept dropping: first a somewhat intelligent younger brother, then a brainless younger brother, and now a foolish younger brother. Oh, my foolish little brother, even if you feel Teacher Balam is very gentle, your actions are nothing short of... offering yourself up!
"I am a little interested, but! You are a rare protected species. Actually... if I could, I'd like to touch you," Balam said, conflicted.
Hearing this, Iruma immediately went up to Balam and touched him with his hand.
Balam was so startled that he fell backward.
Balam, recovering, looked at Iruma.
"You need to be more self-aware! You are a precious and fragile human. It would be terrible if your identity were exposed! You idiot, as a creature, you are too naive. Don't you agree, Shesi...? Wait... he's human, so what about you?"
Shesi didn't say a word and immediately transformed into his demon form, revealing his wings and tail.
"I'm not," Shesi stubbornly insisted, even though it was useless. Iruma was later scolded by Teacher Balam for half an hour, while Shesi escaped punishment.
In a blink of an eye, a day passed.
Morning.
Inside the Royal Classroom.
Shesi and Iruma's group of four looked at the few people with ashen faces.
"Is this... a surrender?"
"We can't do it!"
"Although we barely held on until the end..."
"It seems you only started studying yesterday," Shesi couldn't help but retort.
"Think of some efficient methods, such as asking high-achieving demons for help."
"Eh? High-achieving? Then, all you idiots, come here!" Jazz said, raising his hand.
Idiots: Iruma, Jazz, Lead, Clara, Goemon, Piquero, Camui, Elisabetta.
Smart ones: Asmodeus, Kerori, Schneider, Sabnock, Shesi.
"Alright, dismissed!" Asmodeus said directly upon seeing the situation.
"Ah! We've been abandoned!" Lead complained.
"How can I teach so many people...? I need to accompany Iruma-sama!" Asmodeus said.
"There's no fixed way to learn."
"You shall learn by watching my back!"
"I'm also... not good at teaching..."
Shesi looked at this scene, stroking his chin.
"I can teach, but with so many people, I definitely can't handle it alone."
"By the way, was Big Sister also bad at academics?" Shesi asked, looking at Big Sister.
"Ah... I am indeed not very good at it..."
"Ah... if this continues, Apocalypse Day will be taken over by remedial classes..." Lead said, scratching his head.
"By the way, what is everyone planning to do on Apocalypse Day?" Iruma asked with a bit of confusion.
"Good question!" x3
"Of course, we're going to Walter Park!"
"Blood Pool!"
"Scream Party!"
"Go shopping at the Vampire Mansion!"
"As soon as we talk about fun, you all perk right up. Honestly... you're too optimistic, aren't you, Iruma...?" Asmodeus complained, looking at the now energetic group. He turned around and saw Iruma's excited gaze.
Just then, a voice came.
"The prerequisite is that you pass the exam."
It was Kalego. Teacher Kalego's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads.
"By the way, I'm supervising the remedial classes," Kalego added, twisting the knife. Didn't that mean if they failed the exam and had to go to remedial classes... they would have to spend the entire Apocalypse Day with Teacher Kalego?
Teacher Momonoqi: Is there such a good thing?
"Ah... even though I have no motivation, I still have to study hard, because cheating is impossible anyway," Jazz sighed.
"Eh? Why?"
"I don't know, but no matter what, cheating will always be discovered." At this moment, everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to a figure: it was Teacher Balam, who had rushed to the doorway to peek at Iruma and Shesi.
"...That person, could it be... Teacher Balam of Fantasy Biology? What is he doing here? Catching people? Are the rumors true?"
"Eh? Is that the Teacher Balam who catches students for research?" The others also looked nervously at Teacher Balam, who was hiding behind the door.
Seeing that everyone had noticed him, Balam also walked in. Kalego, seeing this, walked up.
Just as the students thought the two were about to clash... they did clash. Their fists met.
"You're quite energetic, Shichiro (Balam Shichiro)."
"Yo, Kalego."
"Have you grown taller again?"
"Indeed, I feel like I've grown a bit taller again. My growth spurt might be a bit long," Teacher Balam said.
"Eh?" Iruma asked, looking at the two.
"Excuse me? What is your relationship?"
"Us? We're classmates from the same year. We were both students at Babirus School."
"We're like best friends, I guess," Kalego said.
"But don't just suddenly show up like that."
"Indeed, everyone was scared."
"Friends? They're actually friends?" Asmodeus and Clara both looked at Balam and Kalego in surprise. Well, perhaps the entire class was in shock, but some people's shock wasn't due to someone's arrival, but because... Teacher Kalego actually... had a good demon friend?
Kalego seemed to see through their thoughts and directly pressed down on each of their heads with one hand.
"Ah! My head's going to split open!"
"Teacher Balam, you still haven't cut your hair," Shesi asked, walking forward.
"Ah, I plan to get a haircut at the end of this week," Balam said, touching his hair.
"I wonder what it will look like... I'm a little anxious," Balam said. Although he didn't care about his appearance, if he looked good, he would probably be very popular (referring to making students no longer afraid of him and animals no longer afraid of him).
"In that case, Clara, get the scissors. Let me style your hair for you. I really like your white hair," Shesi said. Shesi indeed didn't want Balam to end up with the buzz cut from the original story, but his long hair did look a bit scary.
"Oh? Can you? Then I'll give it a try. Thank you, Shesi-kun," Balam said, sitting directly on the chair, waiting for Shesi.
"Okay! Here are the scissors and..." As Clara spoke, she pulled out a standard set of hairdressing tools from her bag.
..."That's right," Shesi was about to feel confused, but then he held it back. After all, there are barbershops in the demon world.
Shesi draped the barber's cape over Balam and then began to work.
The commotion here attracted the attention of Kalego, who was scolding Jazz and Lead, as well as everyone else.
Seeing Shesi's serious expression, everyone couldn't help but lean closer to Iruma and ask,
"Iruma, your brother's hairdressing skills?"
"Hmm, my brother is very good at cutting hair. Many people want him to cut their hair, but I don't know why my brother stopped after cutting hair a few times."
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