"Yis, yis. I had some first-years join our Battler again this year!" Said Suzie as she happily walked down the school corridors. "I would'nt get too happy." Said the golden-brown haired teacher with his arms folded. "What's that supposed to mean?" Asked Suzie. "The first-years who joined my Battler are far superior." Claimed the male teacher. "Shall we have a competition, then?" Challenged Suzie. "Very well." Replied the taller demon, "But how do you propose to do that?" After a minute of intense glaring, they smiled and said in sync: "" And there went a different teacher throwing glitter in the air.

What Ryūko, Iruma, Asmodeus, Lavande and Clara were witnessing was a large TV inside the cafeteria in the First-years' Tower, displaying a show that introduces the Battler Party to first-year students. So, what exactly is the

About The Battler Party

It's a chance for first-years who just joined Battlers do a presentation. The event is split into three days: Party Eve, Party Day, and Closing Spectacular. All students from all grades are allowed to participate. However, the upperclassmen will be busy with their workshops, so this festival is mostly for the lower three years. It will be held in the front garden and the central plaza.

But is there something for the second-years and third-years as well? In fact, there is! The best three Battlers will receive fantastic prizes!

The Battler, who wins the "You Did Your Best Award", will get a luxurious Battler Room. The Battler, who wins the "Wow Award", will have not only their budget increased, but a prize of their choice. Finally, the Battler, who receives the "Grand Prize", will have the Battler President climb up two ranks, while the other Battler members go up one rank.

Upon hearing about the prizes, all the first-year students were pumped up for this special event. "We cannot stay seated so hopelessly!" Beamed Lavande afrer she stood up. "Let's go!" Suggested Asmodeus who also stood with her. "Let's go! Let's go!" Said Clara. "Indeed we shall be off!" Declared Ryūko monotoneously.

At The Front Garden

Many Battlers are preparing for the biggest event of the year tomorrow. There was even this one Battler that has intense passion uprising from a distance. Ryūko and Iruma could feel them being fired up from their side. "I can feel their passion all the way from here." Said Iruma. "Agreeable, but we should be the ones to stand out amongst all rivalling Battler!" Motivated Ryūko while adjusting her Magical Apparatus Battler robe. "My lady, my lord." Called Lavande. "The preliminary preparations for the firework launchpad are finished." Said Asmodeus. "Sorry we couldn't help out in the end." Apologised Iruma. "Fret not, Sir Iruma." Reassured the knight, "Handling of flames is a specialty of Sir Asmodeus, you and Lady Ryūko have been dedicating yourselves very hard with all other necessities." "Really?" Questioned Ryūko, "Thank you, Lavande-san." "" Sounded Clara, who finished making two dolls, "Now we just need to make it all devi devi and sparkly!" Before she could even do a thing, Asmodeus's Gorgon Snake dragged her away. Thank goodness for that, which left Lavande and Iruma nervously laughing.

"We almost didn't make it. But now-" Iruma was wanting to continue until a male and female student came by. "What's that supposed to be? A chimmey?" Asked the female student. "They're probably going to burn some garbage." Insulted the male student, "I mean, they're a grabage Battler." "You're probably ri-" To their misfortune, a dark and menacing aura filled Ryūko as she immediately tied them up with her silk and gave an evil glare (including her Arachne eyes) while the others gave a mocking glare. "" Threatened Ryūko with a menacing voice, "" She really gained the wanted attention by others watching the scene, now that everyone was going "" or even laughing at the two who insulted the Magical Apparatus Battler.

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"H-Hey, y-you c-can't just go and-" "" Snarled Ryūko, "" Once the kuudere untied them, they became white of fear and ran away while the crowd just laughed at their reactions and applauded as Ryūko mentally smirked with inner pride. "I can just imagine their shocked faces." Said Asmodeus. "It'll be all kablooey!" Said Clara. "They shall soon regret throwing dirt upon our very Battler." Smirked Lavande. "Yeah! Let's be sure to suprise them!" Said Iruma, "Onē-chan, that was really hardcore, but super cool that you can still be able to scare others even without your next form fully developed." "What could I say for an Arachne-in-development?" Sassed Ryūko with her normal look and arms crossed, "Speaking of suprises, where is Amy-senpai?" "Oh... He said he had to personally get ready for something and went off somewhere." Said Asmodeus.

Kiriwo was walking down a long, empty hallway until he came to a halt in front of a brick wall. He pushed his fingers on a certain brick and it revealled a secret doorway behind the wall. Inside the room, he sat on a bed that was found behind a burned curtain. "There we go." Said Kiriwo to himself as he remembered what Baal told him during the call last night.

That's out target

Kiriwo stood up and pulled down a blanket that covered his magic inhancement apparatus. He gently touched his apparatus and said: "I look forward to workin' with you tomorrow, Gabuko-san." He continued his self-talk while he connected some wires, "It felt so long, yet so short... At first, I was worried if I'd be able to do this. But with Bro's advice and the help of my cute littles juniors who are none the wiser, I think I'll be able to make it work. It must truely be fate that I met Ryūko-chan and Iruma-kun. I'm sure it'll be one hell of a party. Oh, whoopsie. I should be movin' my hands. I need to hurry up and get ready." He noticed that he was missing some parts and started to look for them. But as he did, the door suddenly opened and revealled Ryūko and Iruma there. "Senpai? What are you doing here?" Asked both bluenettes. Kiriwo was left shocked and turned his head.

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Kiriwo quickly composed himself and smiled. "Ah, it's just you. Upsy-daisy." Said Kiriwo as he stood up before walking to them, "You gave me such a scare that I couldn't even talk." At that minute, he spat out blood and made Ryūko inwardly flinch. "My, how rude of us. We apologise for abruptly coming in." Apologised Ryūko. "How did you get in?" Asked Kiriwo.

"Oh... We wanted to speak with you in regards of tomorrow, so searching for you we did and..."

Ryūko and Iruma were walking down a hallway as they searched for Kiriwo. "I wonder where Senpai went." Said Iruma. "We have to speak with him of tomorrow." Added Ryūko. Right on the queue, her platinum ring glowed, followed by Iruma's golden ring and they started to drag through the building they were in. But Ryūko was able to run while her ring controls where she's going, so she didn't have any problem with manuverability as Iruma's ring just dragged him unconciously.

Iruma went in front of Ryūko and even crashed through a window, straight to another building. The Arachne girl wrapped her hand around her right wrist and yelled at the ring to stop at this point (though, it doesn't seem to listen) as she web-slinged her way to the next building. She also apologised for the ruckus she and Iruma cause by accident before they reached a brick wall. Their hands made contact with a specific brick on the wall that revealled the secret door.

"And that was what occured." Finished Ryūko, "In conclusion, our rings brought us here. Way to drag my brother through a freaking window, Gluttoness Feeder Ring." (She said that last sentence with sarcasm.) "Ah, that's right. That's happened before." Said Kiriwo, "I remember. It was when we first met." "I guess they still react, despite being so far away." Said Iruma, 'So, what is this place?" "It's my secret base." Said Kiriwo before he went behind a tattered curtain. "Secret base?" Wondered Iruma aloud. "Such a nice place to have some alone time, I suppose." Said Ryūko, "Or perhaps I could finally practice my instruments without being bothered at all when I'm in school." "Ryūko-chan, Iruma-kun." Beckoned Kiriwo for them to follow him, "Come here." Iruma followed in, but Ryūko felt a tug of hesitation in her veins and was wondering if she should follow him. She was about to move, but Kiriwo noticed how hesitant she felt and took her hand. "You don't have to be shy, Ryūko-chan." Reassured Kiriwo, "There's nothin' to hesitate about behind this curtain." The Arachne human-half felt that strange new feelings come back to her when Kiriwo's hand is with her own, her face warmed up from his reassurance and she felt her heart beating fast. "There's that feeling again. I don't know how to describe it at all." Thought Ryūko, "What is this unknown feeling? I liked him as a friend from the beginning, but at that same time, there was something from my core that felt so blissed. Amy-senpai... maybe... Just perhaps... I was tied to this string of my heart's pounding the whole time... But... I think... I have fallen for you..." She finally composed herself and Kiriwo gently pulled her behind the curtain.

"Welcome to the MagiApp's graveyard." Welcomed Kiriwo, "My Senpai told me about this place." "Your Senpai?" Asked Iruma, "The one who called you the other day?" "Yup. Apparently, this Battler used to make a bunch of weird things that would get them in trouble if they were ever caught, so they were secretly workin' on things in here." Explained Kiriwo, "But all that's left now is junk." "What were you preparing for in such a place?" Asked Ryūko.

"You wanna know? Once you know about it, there ain't no turnin' back." Warned Kiriwo, "Ready? Here you go." He pulled on a cord, that drew a curtain. That which hid a large window. " We're so high up!" Said Iruma while Ryūko was in a state of awe. "Suprised ya, didn't I? Take a look just below that tower right before the central plaza." Said Kiriwo pointing at a bell tower, "That's the . The bell rings to mark the end of the Party Eve, and then the Party Day begins." "What a wonderful view of the front garden below." Said Ryūko. "Oh, there's Kalego-sensei." Said Iruma, who spotted Kalego, "And isn't that..." "That's Robin-sensei." Completed Ryūko. "" Called Robin, "I've been looking all over for you, Acting Chair-Demon!" "" Hissed Kalego. "Oh, that's right." Realised Robin, "I'll call you , then!" "" Warned Kalego. "I combined the first part of (Acting) Chair-Demon with the "ego" from Kalego." Said Robin, "Put them together and you get ! " "" Warned the taller teacher. "Come on, I know you like it!" Teased the Familiars teacher, ""

And that was the last straw, Kalego proceeded to punish Robin for such a stupid nickname. Ryūko sweatdropped and facepalmed at the scene while Iruma looked terrified. "Why does Robin-sensei behave like this towards Kalego-sensei?" Groaned Ryūko in Robin's stupidity. "He seems to be argueing with Robin-sensei." Said Iruma, "He seems more intense than usual." "Perhaps Grandfather placed him incharge of his absence." Said Ryūko. To the twins' suprise, Kiriwo took a deep breath and shouted: "" Ryūko was silent for a few miliseconds before she was unable to hold back her cute laughter. "Senpai! What's gotten into you?!" Asked Iruma while his sister still laughed. "Oh, don't worry about it." Laughed the upperclassman, "This is special glass, so he can't hear me. They can't see us from the other side either." Proven correct; neither Kalego, Robin nor the other students heard anything from down there. Once Ryūko was able to catch her breath, Iruma told her: "I haven't heard you laugh like that in a long time, Onē-chan. Your laugh sounded really cute." Ryūko realised how she sounded like when laughing and immediately got embarrassed. "I swear, I'll tie you up if you talked about this to anyone beside us." Threatened Ryūko monotoneously.

"Ryūko-chan. Iruma-kun. Do you remember what I told you before?" Asked Kiriwo with his hand on the window, "I want to create magical apparatuses that even weaker demons can use and make a world where this power gap doesn't exist. From up here, you can't tell at all who's got a high rank or low rank. Everyone's the same. Ain't no difference at all. I'm sure it'd be beautiful." "For you to have an ambition that will change the social system of the Netherworld and have everyone to be equal, regardless of their power capacity." Thought Ryūko in pure admiration and true love in her heart, "And that's exactly why, it was the very first reason... That I fell in love with you. If only there was a time, where I can tell you the truth about my feelings and whether you will cast aside our differences in species. Because... I am a half-demon and a half-human. If I am to tell you this, then you need to keep my secret." He then turned to he twins and sported a very happy expression. "There are times I want to see it so badly." Said the upperclassman. "We've never seen Senpai so excited." Thought Iruma. But Kiriwo excited himself so much that he coughed out blood again. "Oh, no. I've excited myself too much." Said Kiriwo. "T-Then, let us relax for a minute or however long you you need." Stammered Ryūko before going into her thoughts of the window's view, "Indeed, such a view from up here is hard to identify who has the higher or lower rank. But this place is really well kept secret, and if the sun is setting over the horizon of the very school, that will be... a truly romantic view if I came here with Amy-senpai alone. Wait, "

After a Kiriwo calmed down for a bit, he decided to continue speaking. "I jusy felt so happy. You're the only ones I can talk about this, Ryūko-chan and Iruma-kun." Said Kiriwo, "There's somethin' mysterious about ya. You're not like the other students at all. I'm so grateful I got to meet ya." "Senpai... We, too, are grateful and honored that we encountered." Said Ryūko, "And you saying such things to a cold and scary female Arachne underclassman who you know about her kinder side? Oh, how charming of you." She didn't intend to say that, but those words slipped out of her mouth, Ryūko heated up and covered her mouth with her fingertips in embarrassment, " But..." Iruma then shared the same thoughts as Ryūko: "I have a feeling we can tell Senpai the truth, and he'll just smile at us." They were lost in their thoughts for a second, but they snapped out of them when Kiriwo called their names. "Anyway, let's just make the foreworks are a success." Said Iruma, "It's the first step to the world without a power gap that you wish for!" "Yup." Agreed Kiriwo before he stood up, "I basically came here to mentally prepare." Ryūko stared at the upperclassmen and felt something from his words that moved her heart closer to him, in other words, to encourage him.

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He turned his head around to face the femme fatale and found his hand in between Ryūko's two hands. Her significant irises made clear contact with Kiriwo's turquoise gems as she asked: "Shall we aim for the Grand Prize at the Battler Party?" "Grand... What?" Asked Kiriwo looking a little flabbergasted. Since Ryūko was an ambitious person, she sounded honest and was usually dead set on it. But his time, because she might have asked him about aiming for something too ambitious, Ryūko was taken aback and took a step away after letting go of his hand. "Perhaps that is at no optimal for us..." Said Ryūko slightly saddened from what she said, "But, we have to belive wholeheartedly that we can accomplish it..." "Well... The Grand Prize is usually won by a top-class Battler with lots of powerful demons in it." Explained Kiriwo, "That's basically just a faraway dream for weaklings like me and Iruma, though I'm not sure about you." Hearing that wasn't going to stop the cold female from accomplishing whatever the blue rose represents in achievements: the unattainable or impossible. "" Exclaimed Ryūko with a serious tone and determined spark in her eyes, ""

"That's..."