Balam: Kalego, why has Cerberus attacked the members of the student council?

Kalego, not looking up from grading: Was the student council president with them?

Balam: Yes...?

Kalego: There you go.

Lied: Ok, has anyone made any progress in getting close to Iruma?

Asmodeus: Valac and I get noticed in a heartbeat when we try to approach him.

Purson: He's had his Cerberus sniff me out once he realized I was using my ability.

Elizabetta: He won't budge no matter how much I use my bloodline ability!

Kerori: He just follows Iruma when I take him out to do a job....

Jazz: He's put tracking spells on Lied, Caim, Gaap, and I.

Agares: I'm watched like a hawk whenever I approach.

Allocer: I'm not allowed to discuss anything outside of studying with Iruma.

Sabnock: He has Master Balam keep an eye on me if I go train with my rival.

Lied: Ok, so all of us are screwed. Good to know.

Iruma, not thinking: Father?

Kalego, grading in the Royal One: What, brat?

Iruma, still not thinking: Where's papa?

Kalego, not looking up: Shichiro is in his office.

Iruma: Ok.

A few minutes later...

Iruma, realizing: Oh devi... I called Kalego-sensei "father"!

Iruma, horrified: I called Balam-sensei "papa"!

Meanwhile...

Kalego: That brat called me "father"...

Kalego: And Shichiro is "papa"...

Kalego: Shichiro is going to love it once he gets over the shock.

Cerberus, appearing next to Iruma:

Narnia, watching: Ok... Kalego's Cerberus is there... He's surely going to find out and—

Cerberus, picking Iruma up with the center head and carrying Iruma off with no aggression:

Narnia: ...

Narnia: What the...?

Cerberus, throwing paws at the other faculty members:

Robin: Why is Cerberus so aggressive at the moment???

Orias: Probably because it believes we are far too close to Iruma.

Raim, looking at Kalego: Can't you call Cerberus off?

Kalego, raising an eyebrow: Oh, so this is my problem? I'm not interested in calling Cerberus off. I like watching you all get smacked around.

Marbas: Yeesh...

Balam, patting Iruma on the head while Cerberus is chilling:

The other teachers: ... Cerberus is biased...

Kalego: Iruma, repeat after me.

Iruma: Do I have to...?

Kalego, narrowing his eyes:

Iruma, sighing:

Kalego: I will not...

Iruma: I will not...

Kalego: Go running off without a guardian...

Iruma: Go running off without a guardian...

Kalego: Because...

Iruma: Because...

Kalego: The Misfits are idiots.

Iruma, sighing: The Misfits are idiots...

Kalego: Alright, good talk. Don't die and don't go making out with those idiots.

Kirio, showing up at Babyls: Gonna go find Iruma-kun and expose his secrets... That should drive him into despair ❤️...

Kirio, finding him: There he is... Hang on...

Cerberus, lurking around Iruma and patrolling around him:

Kirio: ...

Kirio: On second thought, this ain't gonna be as easy as I had hoped...

Henri: I'm going to need to interrogate Iruma about—

Kalego, who is plotting manslaughter: Try it.

Henri, looking at Balam: ???

Balam, shrugging helplessly:

Balam: Father, I want to introduce you to my son.

Banhachi: Shichiro, you're with a man—

Balam, holding up Iruma: Kalego adopted him as his pup.

Iruma, who is very nervous about this: Hm...?

Banhachi, staring at Iruma:

Banhachi, looking at Balam: Shichiro, keep a very close eye on your son or your mother might steal him. And so might I.

Balam, nodding: Will do.

Iruma, confused: Wha...?

Iruma: I'm curious. I've met papa's family, but not yours. Why not—

Kalego: Iruma, the day I let you within five inches of my family is the day my brain stops functioning.

Iruma, raising an eyebrow: Are they that bad...?

Kalego: To me? No. To you? Yes.

Iruma: Understood...

Kalego, in his evil cycle, texting Balam: Bring Iruma.

Balam, showing up with Iruma: Kalego, why did you want Iruma?

Kalego, picking Iruma up and walking back to his room:

Iruma, confused: ???

Balam, following curiously:

Kalego, getting in bed with Iruma and wrapping the blanket around them both:

Balam, dying because of the cuteness:

Iruma, who doesn't know what's happening but is hugging Kalego since it's warm under the blanket:

Kalego, calmer, pulling the blanket over them further:

Balam, taking all the pictures:

Iruma is an open book.

You were just his happy crush.

You know, the kind that makes him take the longer hallway just to get a glimpse of you.

The kind that makes his heart beat so fast when he sees you around the corner, talking with a friend.

A simple hi from you will make up his whole day

These doesn't go unnoticed by you, of course

And what is there left to do when you know that your crush likes you, too?

You confessed

It's nothing over-the-top, a casual "This is why I like you" with a laugh when you were helping him sweep Balam Sensei's classroom.

Oh boy was he stammering

"Wha-- what do u mea-- oh of course we-- we all like our friends"

You chuckled again "Ahh, but I don't mean it as a friend"

The baby looked at you for a good minute before passing out.

Iruma is tender

He ALWAYS ask for permission first before holding your hands

"Are you comfortable if your friends see me holding your hand"

You always reassures him, and sometimes you do it first!

Don't forget to remind him to breathe from time to time please.

He loves touching your hands. Playing with your fingers, tracing your palms, sliding within your knuckles.

He loves it more when you do it first, an indication that the feelings are mutual

That it's not just him that feels something for you.

Your digits would roam his scalp, would linger on his face, and then pinch his cheeks

He's so soft, you thought

"Heyy don't do that" and then he sandwich your face between his palms

An act of revenge in the most gentle way, as if he's scared to break you.

Iruma is happy

Whenever you're visiting the principal's mansion, or when you've got free time to spend with him, Asmodeus, and Clarin, or when you're stopping by the Royal One--

Iruma's smile is always ear to ear.

Well, it is his personality to be always smiling.

But his friends know that this is a bit different kind of smile

A little bit brighter, a little bit more alive

When Lied do something funny, or Clarin and AzzAzz have one of those playful fights, he would look at you to see if you're laughing as well.

He really likes seeing you happy

Iruma is Jealous

No one can tell me otherwise

But he's the silent type. The kind that doesn't tell you anything because he knows it's ridiculous.

Doesn't stop him from being a bit threatened whenever you're talking to Asmodeus, tho.

Please don't get him wrong, he trusts you, and he trusts his best friend

It's just that, when he looks at you, all he see is someone he didn't deserve

"What if y/n realizes that i'm not good enough?", "What if y/n thinks that they can do better"

Yet you always pull him out of it.

You don't get to hear what he thinks about, nor does he ever say

But the way you cup his face in private, the way you pepper his face of kisses when no one's looking---

At some point, it is enough to remind Iruma that it is him that you like, and not anyone else.

But Iruma is not a Demon

The thought of Clarin and Asmodeus hating him when they find out that he is a human already terrifies the hell out of him

But if the same goes for you?

Oh... Oh what would he do?

And so he starts to drift away

His hands no longer linger around yours, his voice no longer playful

Iruma thought that it would do you better if he removes himself out of your perspective

Admiring you from afar is better than you hating him

He could live with it, is what he thought, what he wants to believe, what he forces himself to believe

But when you came storming down the Royal One one day, demanding to see the blueberry, all his resolve crashes down.

It won't hurt to be a little bit greedy

"Why are you avoiding me? If I have done something wrong, you could've just tol--"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry y/n... I didn't mean to... I have-- I need-- I don't know"

his head falls onto his palms, talking to you between sobs

You brought him into an embrace, your fingers though his soft locks

"I have a secret... but I can't-- not yet... Will you be angry if I wait a bit longer before... Before I can tell you?"