It was nearly the end of the Battler Party Day as night dropped in. Everyone was intently listening to Dali-sensei, who was at the Broadcast Battler's station and going to announce the Battler results. "Now, we have an important announcement from HQ. The results of the Battler Party voting are in." Said Dali, "The Battler Party's... " There stood a minute of silence, until he continued, "Look forward to that announcement during the " He really is the type of teacher, who would mess wih the students for his own amusement.

In The Auditorium

The final event of the Battler Party, the . Here, excellent Battlers are acknowledged and given fantastic prizes. "They're finally announcing it." Said Asmodeus and Clara added: "We're gonna take the grand prize!" "The Demon King Battler will be taking the Grand Prize!" Stated Sabnock, much to Asmodeus's annoyance. Because members of the Battler that's awarded the Grand Prize get to go a rank up, every Battler wants to win it.

The blond Student Council member lightly knocked on the microphone to check if it works and to gain everyone's attention before beginning the ceremony. "Before we begin the Excellent Battler Award Cermony, let us enjoy a special performance by a special student." Said the Student Council member. Curiousity spreaded from student to student, as well as adult to adult in hearing this and wondering who is performing. "This student is a freshman, who is truly devoted to her ambition from the beginning of the semester to achieve the best as a student here. She has shown us her new form of transformation and has the glowing ruby and sapphire stare that intimidates you to the bone. Everyone, give a round of applause to this very student, performing on the guitar." Continued the blond demon, with that said, Ryūko stood up and walked to the stage, "The female honor student, !"

"What? Ryūko-chan plays the guitar?!"

"No way! She must be good at it!"

"I bet she'll give it her greatest!"

"If she sings, I am devi hyped!"

How did this all occur? Let's rewind to the time Ryūko interfered with the Demon Border Control's intents to take Kiriwo.

IX Story I

"So in return for your sacrifices, I expect to meet you at the house if the Chair-Demon." Said Ryūko, hiding her identity as an Arachne, to Kiriwo. "Excuse me, Ms. Arachne. But who are you?" Asked Sullivan. Ryūko leaned closer to Sullivan and only lifted one part of her hood to show him three pairs of familiar blue and red eyes. "Please do not disclose of my identity at this time." Said Ryūko, "It'll be our little secret." She then turned over to the Demon Border Control Chief and said: "Bring him to the destination as expected. I will not accept any exemptions, otherwise there will be consequences." "But how will we ensure the safety of others like that?" Asked Henri. "Only detain him for the while being." Instructed Ryūko, "When the time comes, I expect him at that night." Henri nodded at her idea, knowing that it was the best way to ensure the safety of others. Ryūko's attention went back to Sullivan. "Oh. And a word from your granddaughter, Chair-Demon." Said the spider demon, "She wishes to perform two songs on the guitar at the Closing Spectacular." "That can be arranged." Nodded Sullivan before Ryūko took her hiding in the shadowy ceiling

Ryūko made her move onto the stage and bowed to the Student Council member in thanks before taking the microphone. "Thank you for this. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, adults and students alike. I am the freshman female honor student, granddaughter of the Chair-Demon of Babyls, Suzuki Ryūko." Introduced the goth girl, "In this year's Battler Party, I have seen that every single one of the Battlers have truly put full devotion into this party. And for that, I want to treat each and every one of you a two song performance before we can see who had the fantastic prizes. Hear me now as I bloom on the water as a ()." A demon blob gave her the gothic guitar that she owns, already tuned. The audience cheered as the lights turned down with a spotlight fading from dim to bright on the honor student.

Ryūko's Guitar

紅蓮華/Gurenge by LiSA

Guitar Cover by 八宮隼彌

"Tsuyoku nareru riyū o shi ta boku o tsure te susume

Doro darake no souma tō ni you kowabaru kokoro

Furueru te wa tsukami tai mono ga aru sore dake sa

Yoru no nioi ni

I spent all 30 nights

Sora niran de mo

Staring into the sky

Kawa te ikeru no wa jibun jishin dake sore dake sa

Tsuyoku nareru riyū o shi ta boku o tsure te susume

Dō shi tatte!

Kese nai yume mo tomare nai ima mo

Dare ka no tame ni tsuyoku nareru nara

Arigatō kanashimiyo

Sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta

Guren no hanayo sakihokore! Unmei wo terashite.

Inabikari no zatsuon ga mimi wo sasu tomadō kokoro

Yasashī dake ja mamorenai mono ga aru? Wakatterukedo

suimenka de karamaru zenaku sukete mieru gizen ni tenbatsu

Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why, tell me

I don't need you ~

Itsuzai no hana yori idomitsuzuke saita ichirin ga utsukushī

Ranbō ni shikitsumerareta togedarake no michi mo

Honki no boku dake ni arawarerukara norikoete miseruyo

Kantan ni katazukerareta mamorenakatta yume mo

Guren no shinzō ni ne wo hayashi kono chi ni yadotteru

Hitoshirezu hakanai chiriyuku ketsumatsu

Mujō ni yabureta himei no kaze fuku

Dareka no warau kage dareka no nakigoe

Dare mo ga shiawase wo negatteru

Dō shi tatte!

Kese nai yume mo tomare nai ima mo

Dare ka no tame ni tsuyoku nareru nara

Arigatō kanashimiyo

Sekai ni uchinomesarete makeru imi wo shitta

Guren no hanayo sakihokore! Unmei wo terashite.

Unmei wo terashite"

The audience stood silent for a few seconds, until loud screams and cheers of excitement spreaded around the auditorium. "That was the first of the two songs. Now the last one... the one I want to dedicate to someone I love romantically." Said Ryūko, with her beloved Kiriwo in mind, "Hear my voice, ." The auditorium once again cheered as she began the intro guitar solo.

LOUDER by Roselia

Guitar Cover by Gyato Guitarist

"Uragiri wa kurai mama fall down

Kuzure yuku sekai wa

Kokoro hiki hagashite netsu wo ushinatta

Imada ni yowasa nijimu on mind

Mijukusa wo kakaete

Utau shikaku nante nai to se wo mukete

Iroaseta hitomi hi wo tsuketa

Anata no kotoba

Louder...!

You're my everything

Kagayaki afure yuku anata no oto wa

Watashi no oto de try to... tsutaetai no

I'm movin' on with you

(Moving on to the future with you)

Todoketai yo subete

Anata ga ita kara watashi ga ita ndayo

No more need to cry kitto

(There's no more need to despair, for we will go forward as one)

Morosa wa kudakeba ī so long

Setsuna ni osanasa wo tsurete

Kanaete miseru kara

I don't look back

(We've come so far and we won't turn back to the past)

Erabu no wa hitsuzen de all time

Hiritsuita suhada mo misete?

Hajiru koto wa nai no

Itsumademo

Ā... mayoi nante nai wa

Okusanai yo

Kotoba no hitotsu mo

To listen...

I will never die

(If I listen to your voice, I will never die)

Umareochita basho de unmei wo togeru made

Kono mama zutto keep on running

Nothing's gonna change my world

(With you, nothing's gonna change my world)

Seijaku ni wa so good-bye

Motto hageshiku yurase, okose namikaze

Hajimete no koe de

Only one... uta wo hodokeba

Anogoro no watashi ga ite

Anogoro no anata ga warau yo

I renew one's hopes tada

(I'll renew your hopes for that ambition)

Tsuyoku

Atsuku

Todoke

Sing for...

Louder...!

You're my everything!

Kagayaki afure yuku anata no oto wa

Watashi no oto de try to... tsutaetai no

I'm movin' on with you

(Moving on to the future with you)

Todoketai yo subete

Anata ga ita kara watashi ga ita ndayo

No more need to cry kitto

(There's no more need to despair, for we will go as one)

Feel alive..."

The whole auditorium was filled with more cheers, way LOUDER than before. Ryūko thanked everyone for their support and bowed before taking her steps down from the stage. She stood back with her group and eveyone there was amazed. "That was super amazing, Onē-chan!" Praised Iruma, "You were so cool!" "Ryūko-chi was super-duper cool with the guitar!" Added Clara. "As expected of Ryūko-sama! Having the true talent of music manipulated in her hands!" Cried Asmodeus in admiration. "Ah. You play such instrument as well." Said Lavande. "What do you mean?" Asked Ryūko and Iruma. "Félin-sama has played every instrument in the Netherworld, and has peformed in many competitions with victory." Said Asmodeus. "We should probably get on with the awards." Suggested Ryūko before evrything in the conversation is about music.

The blond Student Council member took the microphone and said: "Thank you for that specatular solo, honor student Ryūko-chan. We will now begin the Excellent Battler Award Ceremony." Two winged demon blobs opened the curtains of the stage, revealling three flat-screens with the following prize names: , , and the . "And now, our presenter... Our beloved president, " Continued the blond demon. Ameri looked... . She dressed rather stylish with a hint of elegance.

"You all did well. I'm very happy that this year ended up being another grand and joyous affair. And now, let us move on to the awards." Announced Ameri, "In third place... The ... The During the Party Eve and Party Day, they used their elegance to keep the event lively, which got them the votes. As their prize, they will be receiving a luxurious club room." "Aw, we didn't get it." Pouted Clara. "This is still third place." Said Asmodeus. "When are they announcing the Grand Prize?" Wondered Sabnock, who was reassured by Lead. "Next up, we have second place. Second place is the ! The !" Announced Ameri. "We didn't get it again." Said Clara. "We shall be taking the Grand Prize!" Declared Sabnock, much to Asmodeus's annoyance. "Give it a rest!" Said Asmodeus having enough with his shenanigans. Ameri then continued on: "The New Magic Battler had a magic experience corner and expanded on the development of magic via interactions with the student body. Their new magic was a sight to behold. As a prize, they receive a year's supply of black holy water to use in further magical development." It was finally time for the Grand Prize. The lights went out as a spotlight went on Ameri, asking everyone if they're ready for it. "Here it comes!" Said Clara. "The Grand Prize will be mine!" Declared Sabnock. "Lady Ryūko, Sir Iruma. I hope your hearts and souls are on guard." Said Lavande. "S-Sure." Clearly, Iruma was nervous. Ryūko stood true and still, in hopes of winning the Grand Prize, but she would be lying if she said she wasn't at all nervous.

"Over the two days of the Battler Party, this Battler garnered the most praise, putting them in the number one spot. The Battler that wins the Grand Prize will be able to rank up." Said the Student Council President, "Let us all give them praise together! The winners of the esteemed Grand Prize... is the " "" Exclaimed Clara. "Well, this is rather unexpected." Said Asmodeus and Lavande. "Are you saying the Broadcast Battler is worthy of becoming the Demon King?!" Questioned Sabnock. Iruma laughed at his comment, but one look at his sister indicated something, causing him to fall silent. She looked down at her hands and felt a pain in her heart, as if she wasn't able to keep a promise. "We... we failed to obtain the Grand Prize..." Whispered Ryūko in a small sense of despair before a few tear trickled down from her eyes and her hands cover them, "I'm... I'm so sorry, Senpai. We didn't get the Grand Prize as desired. Because you, our Battler President, caused the incident, it would be an unfair assessment. I'm sorry, I hope you can forgive us for being unable to-" "Onē-chan." Ryūko looked down to see her reassuring brother, "I know you felt as if it was a promise, but we can still go for another one." Lavande used her handkerchief to clear away Ryūko's tears as Iruma and Clata applauded for the Broadcast Battler and Ameri went on. "They continued broadcasting with a level head through every unexpected situation. " Said Ameri, "Their preservarance to continue broadcasting nonstop for days is worthy of praise!" The Broadcast Batler members went up a rank, even the Battler President went up . They were so happy, they shed tears of joy.

"And I was sure we'd take the Grand Prize!" Said Sabnock. "Now, now, they all did a great job." Reassured the Demon King Battler President. "" Swore Sabnock, still irked that his Battler didn't win. "Wow, he's pumped." Said Lead, who was patting Sabnock's back. "But I totally thought that one Battler would've gotten first." Said the blonde of the three girls (Konatsu). "Me, too!" Agreed the dark bluenette (Azuki), followed by the pink haired one (Haruno). "The fireworks, right?" Asked the alien-looking demon (Dosanko), "They brought me to tears." Indeed, they were speaking of the , Ryūko and Iruma's Battler! After all, the fireworks were truly a sparkling sight to sear into one's eyes. The heterochromiatic girl recalled Kiriwo's speech about wanting to create magical apparatuses, that will help weaker demons to compete with stronger demons, making the power gap disappear. "Well, in regards to the incident that occured, and you: our Battler President, were the one responsible of it, there wasn't enough for us to do or achieve..." Thought Ryūko deep in her heart, "Still, I wish we could have taken the Grand Prize, in spite of our defeat. Let me keep this as what I meant by "I'm moving on with you" in that second song, Senpai." She must've said that aloud, because Iruma, Asmodeus, Lavande and Clara were giving her a compassionate look and warm smiles directed at her.

"Okay, everyone. We're going to throw a celebratory party after this, so I hope you'll all come by." Said the blond Student Council member. Suddenly, Kalego took the microphone away from the young demon. " This is where we'd usually end the ceremony, but I have one thing to report. This year's Battler Party was filled with a lot more trouble than the previous years. Among all the trouble, one Battler showed off and put themselves in danger without telling the faculty." Said Kalego, "This would usually call for diciplinary action, but ignoring all of the overwhelming attention they received would go against what the Battler Party is all about. Therefore, we will be adding another award this year." At that second, a blackboard with the words "Tricky Award) written on it appeared behind him, ". This award will raise one to two representatives a single rank. Let us all laugh at the ones who receive this award. Hurry up and get up here, " Ryūko and Iruma couldn't believe it! Their Battler won...? That was really a twist and a joyous one. Ryūko's hands were over her mouth in a sheer suprise before she softly smiled and placed her right hand on her left epaulette while whispering: "We didn't receive the Grand Prize, but I hope we have done you proud, Amy-senpai, my beloved upperclassman." "Ah, my rivalling friends!" Praised Sabnock from behind. "We did it, Ryūko and Iruma-sama/Lady Ryūko and Sir Iruma!" Exclaimed Asmodeus and Lavande with joy.