"Alright, today we'll think about humans. If a human appeared before you, what would you do?"
"Eat them!"
The students below answered with surprising unanimity.
Shesi: I'd protect them… I feel that humans should be enshrined in the royal palace.
Iruma: I think my brother is right.
"Hmm… indeed. Humans are said to be the crystallization of desire, an ideal meal for demons," Balam said as he lowered a doll from above.
"What would Teacher do?"
"Hmm… Me? I actually want to ask them how they survived… Imaginary creatures are very ancient. If they can survive in this form until now, it means their living environment is very gentle. However, the ecosystem of the Demon World is very harsh, so we demons evolved tails and wings. In the struggle for survival, wings are extremely important. Even without horns, as long as you have wings, you can escape… Hmm! Hmm? Hmm!?"
Someone who likes horns, is from Orion, and has a bright light flashing on his chest looked over: So, it means almost all of you have horns? (Eyes shining, literally)
Balam looked at Iruma in shock, then immediately picked him up and ran out.
"You all study on your own; I'm going out for a bit."
In the Teacher's office, Balam rushed in.
"Someone, it's terrible…"
Robin and Teacher Momonoqi walked out.
"What's wrong, Teacher Balam?"
"It's terrible, this child has no wings!" Balam told the two.
"He must have retracted them into his body, right?" Teacher Momonoqi said.
Iruma was startled by this; he was human, how could he have wings?
'Huh? Really?' Robin stepped forward and lifted Iruma's shirt.
Upon lifting it, it wasn't that he had no wings, but that one wing was smaller and hadn't been felt. But did Iruma really have wings? What Robin, Teacher Momonoqi, and Teacher Balam saw was just Mr. Ali's disguise because the situation was urgent.
"Ah, he does have them, doesn't he? It's just that they weren't noticed."
"Is it Teacher Balam's fantasy habit?"
"Hurry back to class." The two were thrown out.
On the way back, Balam looked at Iruma's back, while Iruma breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had finally bluffed his way through.
"Well, class time is over. I'll be going now. Goodbye, Teacher." Iruma just wanted to leave this Teacher now, but Balam pulled him back.
"Indeed, it's no good… Imaginary Biology is a speculative subject. Touching your back makes me wonder if you have some illness, or if you're some special creature… That's a characteristic that cannot go unconfirmed. Please don't resent me… Will this make us even?" Balam said, taking off his mask (respirator? mask? Let's call it a mask?). Then Iruma saw the large laceration on the left side of Balam's mouth, exposing his teeth.
"My fangs are very sharp. Although this is not uncommon in the Demon World, I had an accident before, and all my fangs were exposed. I love creatures, but my fangs scare them away, so whenever I find a loophole, I go and touch them, and it became a habit. To prevent everyone from being scared, I've always worn this mask."
"Then… why show it to me…?" Iruma asked, puzzled.
''Because your wings are so small and we saw them, you must feel very uncomfortable, right? My reaction was too intense and scared you, I'm sorry. I thought about it, and I think this is better. I made you so uncomfortable, but I only apologized… That's not fair, is it?"
"My younger brother's wings are very big, you know," a voice suddenly interrupted the two.
"Huh? Brother? Asmodeus and the others?" Iruma turned to see Shesi walking over.
"Asmodeus and the others have gone to the cafeteria to wait for you," Shesi said, then looked at Teacher Balam.
"Teacher Balam, if you tied your hair back, I think it would be much better. The way you look now is like an ogre appearing in the forest," Shesi said mercilessly.
"Brother… how can you say that…" Iruma tried to remind Shesi, but then he noticed Teacher Balam was seriously contemplating.
"Really?"
"Yes, I think if you cut it shorter and tied it back, it would look very good. That way, everyone probably wouldn't find you scary, and small animals might even be more affectionate," Shesi said, stroking his chin.
"Then I must try it when the time comes. Oh, right, who are you?" Balam nodded, then remembered he hadn't asked this person's name, though he could recall that this person was with the young man in front of him… Huh? This young man seems to call that person 'Brother'?
"You can call me Shesi. This is my younger brother, Iruma. Please take care of him."
"Oh, oh, class just ended. Come with me."
Inside the room.
"Where is this?"
"The Demon Calendar preparation room."
"Wait a moment, I'll pour you some demon tea."
Soon, the demon tea was handed to the two. Shesi didn't drink it but sniffed it carefully.
"Hmm, it's indeed relaxing tea, isn't it? No wonder," Shesi looked at Iruma, who had already drunk the demon tea, with an expression that said, 'So you're not an idiot after all.' Iruma suddenly felt a sense of displeasure. Shesi thought, how could anyone directly tell a demon they just met that they were human?
"Teacher, I'm actually human."
"This tea should be very delicious, I found it in the cabinet… Huh? What did you say? Human? You can't joke about something like that."
Iruma also reacted and quickly covered his mouth.
Balam fell backward in shock.
"Teacher Balam? Are you alright?" Iruma asked, concerned, seeing the situation.
"Tsk…" Alright, Shesi retracted his statement about his younger brother not being an idiot… The best way to handle this now would be to say he was joking.
"No… not good."
Balam looked at Iruma.
"Then your wings?"
"Fake…"
"Tail?"
"None…"
"Um…" Iruma tried to approach Balam, wanting him to calm down, but Balam immediately dodged and hid behind a nearby box.
"Wait! Don't come any closer, or I won't be able to control myself…"
Balam's words startled Iruma. Can't control himself? Appetite?
"I'm so nervous!" Balam said.
"Huh?" Iruma was stunned.
"A human! This is a real, genuine human! A creature that has existed in imagination for ages, its physical form is right before me!" Balam said excitedly, but Shesi's face darkened upon hearing this. He had known before that the high-ranking demons in the Demon World all knew that humans truly existed… But Teacher Balam's rank was 8! Is rank 8 not considered a high-ranking demon? No… Or rather, the so-called high-ranking demon doesn't refer to rank… What does it refer to then?
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