"Ryūko and Iruma, could you carry these for me?" Asked Ryūko and Iruma's father refering to a mountain of cartons. "Sure!" Replied young Ryūko and Iruma. "Can you clean the toilet, too?" Asked their mother. "Just leave it us!" Replied Ryūko. Their father stroked their hair and said: "You're such good children, Ryūko and Iruma." "So... " Asked their parents. Sullivan appeared menacingly behind them. Usually, they would shout: "" But this time...

"Do what you want... I don't mind.../Sure..." Mumbled Ryūko and Iruma in their sleep. Yes, it was just a dream. The same dream the Suzuki twins had from the first time they descended into the Netherworld. Their hellraiser clocks chimed with and noises, but the Suzuki twins woke up peacefully, in spite of that. They walked up to their rooms' windows, looking over the scenery of the Netherworld. Unlike the human world, the scenery was definately... more . "What a peaceful morning." Said Iruma. "Good morning, Netherworld." Said Ryūko as she touched her black cherry blossom earcuff before doing a voice warm-up. They got so used to the Netherworld that it felt like a peaceful morning to them. Her singing voice was much of a professional sound, as if she was a fantasy princess. Thus, a few demon birds flew to her open window. "Oh. Hello, little ones." Greeted Ryūko with one of the birds resting on her finger. She gently stroked the roosting bird with her other finger before she noticed a ribbon and roll of paper tied to its leg. "What is this?" Asked the singer to herself. She untied the ribbon and unrolled the paper: it was a message from her beloved soulmate, Amy Kiriwo.

"I'm still here in prison, missin' you as I work up. But I hope you have a great day at school, even though I ain't around. My prison term here is two years prior. Remember to keep in touch with me, Ryūko-chan. I hope to see you again.

Love with all my heart,

Amy Kiriwo"

Ryūko's heart warmed up from receiving a message from him and took the bird inside her room with her before writing something on a black piece of paper with silver-coloured ink on her quill. "No matter how long it takes, no matter how much you changed, maybe not even a bit, I await for your return, always. Your beloved, Ryūko-chan." Mumbled Ryūko as she wrote her last sentences before tying it to the bird's leg, "Be sure to send it to him. Thank you." She let the bird off to send her message before she went to prepare for school. "I have a feeling today's going to be/gonna be another great day!" Said both twins.

After preparations, Ryūko and Iruma greeted each other a good morning before heading off the the dining room, where their adoptive grandfather, Sullivan and his servant, Opera, were awaiting them. "Good morning, Grandfather/Grandpa." Greeted the twins. "Good morning, Ryūko-chan and Iruma-kun!" Greeted Sullivan. "Good morning. Here is your Hell Gray tea." Said Opera, serving them a steaming cup of tea. "Thank you, Opera." Said Ryūko kindly, earning his cat ears happily twitching. As the twins ate their meals, Sullivan told them that they could make plenty more food, if that wasn't enough and to not hold back on it. Unlike her younger twin, Ryūko doesn't usually eat as much as Iruma, just only a necessary amount for her is fine. But as a half Arachne demon, her meals are usually rich in protein to maintain her silk production. Yes, she is somehow half-human and half-demon. Her demon bloodline magic is a mystery, not even she herself knows what it is. Possiblities for her being a half-demon are that she was either cursed, or her human father was not her biological father at all and was rather a demon that was her real father.

The twins heard their demon friends, Asmodeus Alice, Valac Clara and Félin Lavande outside the mansion to pick them up. "It's already time to go? Asked Iruma to himself. "Ryūko-chan, Iruma-kun. Do you want to use Grandpa's special carriage? Asked Sullivan flying around, "It's been a while. Come on, let's use it!" Ryūko was clearing up her side of the table with Opera as Iruma was finishing up. "Th- Th- That's okay..." Said Iruma before going off, "Off I go!" "Iruma! Get your a** back here, you little blueberry!" Joked Ryūko after cleaning up and grabbing her cape as she ran, "Perhaps another time, Grandfather! We have to go, see you later! Crap! My cape went down in the wrong look! Not now, evil cycle me!" "Sadness..." Sighed Sullivan. "Have a good day." Said Opera.

And so, Ryūko and her group walked to school as she sang the school anthem along with the other demons who were flying to the demon school Babyls. "I will strengthen my legs with you, Ryūko and Iruma-sama!" Said Asmodeus. "As will I." Smiled Lavande with her left hand on her sword's pommel. "Let's race! A demonathon!" Suggested Clara, "Let's see who can get to school first!" Asmodeus immediately objected: "Why in the world would we do that so early in the morning, you fool?!" "I get it... You're just afraid to lose to me, Azz-Azz!" Exclaimed Clara. "Ouch. I pity you, Asmodeus-san." Mutter Ryūko with sarcasm in her voice. "Oh my. When has Lady Valac become this straightforward?" Asked Lavande. "" Exclaimed Asmodeus, "" "Isn't running against the school rules, though?" Asked Iruma to his sister. "Honestly, what dumba**es." Muttered Ryūko. And there went Asmodeus and Clara sprinting to school. Lavande transformed into her small cat form and tried to keep up with Asmodeus, though she wasn't running. "" Shouted Ryūko, still walking with Iruma, ""

The two runners greeted the Student Council members at the entrance, who shouted to them that they shouldn't run in the school. Dosanko, the alien-looking demon girl, was acting bashful when the wind blew past her. "Oh, you mean little breeze. You're making my heart flutter..." Said Dosanko. Now, it looked as if the wind was carrying her slightly upwards. She suddenly saw Asmodeus running towards her. She hoped for an accidental kiss from a hot guy, but the male top freshman grabbed her hand and elegantly twirled her around before gently putting back on her feet. "Pardon me." Said Asmodeus before he went off to compete with Clara, "" After he left the scene, Dosanko's friends couldn't help but gush over him. "Asmodeus-sama!" Mentioned Azuki, the dark blue haired girl. "He's so full of devi spirit so early in the morning." Said Konatsu, the blond demon who unintentionally offended Ryūko once. "He's so devi charming." Said Haruno, the pink haired girl, "Please set my heart ablaze!" "Today's our very own anniversary of exhilaration." Smiled Dosanko. "He is worthy of an ally." Said Lavande as she jumped and stopped next to the female group. "Oh! Félin-sama, that's your cat form?" Asked Konatsu. "Indeed, 'tis I." Nodded the lavander cat. "Wow. You're so pretty and cute!" Complimented Azuki. Haruno was stroking the cat's fur, not to mention her fluffy mane. "Her fur's so soft and fluffy!" Said Haruno, "She must have taken great care of herself!" "But of course, a knight must never forget his or her hygenine or appearance needed to be tending of." Said Lavande before transforming back, "Now, if you would pardon me, my ladies. I must be off. Farewell." And with that, she went on her way to class.

In the classroom, Naberius Kalego, homeroom teacher of the Misfit Class and Iruma's familiar, began homeroom with an announcement, regarding an absent teacher. "Instructor Morax will be out for a week due to back pain, so Momonoki-sensei will be in charge of first period basic magic. That is all." Announced Kalego before he forcefully closed his class book, "That concludes homeroom. Go to your first period class now. Don't cause a ruckus! Don't trouble the other students or teachers! You may be demons, but... ." Thing is, unlike most of the Misfit Class's students, Ryūko is the only known student amongst them who sees Kalego as her favorite teacher and their personas are quite sinilar in a way. Kalego also sees Ryūko as a favorable student of his, as she's aimming to achieve the best as a student, meaning that she is also strictly diginfied at most times. This relationship between student and teacher is the complete opposite of Iruma's relationship with Kalego, in which he treats Iruma coldly and can be seen holding a grudge against him, whereas he treats Ryūko as a favorite student and sometimes she even assists him when situations call for it, with or without instructions.

Anyways, the class went to their first period class, , which Kalego said earlier, was taught by Morax Momonoki, a teacher who has feelings for Kalego. Ryūko and Lavande didn't have enough space to sit with the rest of the group, because they took the first row seat. So they ended up sitting with Keroli and X Elizabetta. "We will be continuing our basic magic course today, starting with page 66." Said Momonoki, "Please open your textbooks. Alright. Please read the next part, Valac-san." As Clara was reading, Lead was watching Kuromu's performance on his portable gaming console. "Yeah, Kuromu-chan's the best." Said Lead. "Her new song was number one on the Demonicon Chart." Said Jazz. "Seriously? That's devi cool!" Said Lead. "I bought 66 copies." Said Goemon, "Would you like a snack?"

"Momonoki-sensei. We have some students doing something irrelavent in class." Said Ryūko, with her hand up, much to their dismay. "Thank you, Ryūko-san." Said Momonoki, "You three, be quiet!" She transformed the three boys into frogs with her wand and realised what did she do, "O-Oh, dear... I just couldn't hold back." "My, what a cute little frog." Said Elizabetta holding the little blue Goemon frong on her palm. "I concur, X-san." Agreed Ryūko, who was holding the little orange Lead frog (no pronouciation puns intended) on her palm, "Such a cute little frog." Then, all of the sudden, Lead, Jazz and Goemon transformed back into their normal selves. The samurai and gamer demons were flustered, because Elizabetta and Ryūko were holding them in a bridal-hold. "" Apologised the blushing boys. Ryūko was laughing softly at this hilarious scene. Camui was of them. "" Cried Camui, "" "Everyone, what you all saw just now was an example of basic magic: Transformation Magic." Said Ryūko to everyone, "As you might have saw from Momonoki-sensei's display, the spell does not last for a long time on someone who resists it." "Well said, Ryūko-san." Praised Momonoki, "I can see why you're the female honor student." "If you will all pardon me." Ryūko jumped from her seat and did an dynamic flip to the seat behind her and set Lead on his seat before she landed on the desk and went back to her own. The whole class applauded at her specatular peformance and she does the same for Goemon.

Once Ryūko sat back down, she and Iruma whispered to Keroli: "Congratulations/Congrats on making number one on the Demonicon Chart." Keroli smiled at their words and gasped for a second before quietly saying: "Please don't talk about that in school! Thanks, though." "Hey, Ryūko-chan. Sorry about that frog incident." Apologised Lead. Ryūko was listening and wrote something on a sticky not before she passed it to him. "It's fine. Thanks for showing me your humiliated face, though. That made my day." The note said. Lead was blushing furiously at the embarrassing thing Ryūko said. "Apparently, I like to see humiliation on others' faces." Thought Ryūko inwardly smiling, "But I'm not into despair, like Amy-senpai. This perverse thought of mine is quite similar to that, though." She softly giggled at the thought as she touched her earcuff again.

The day continued with every student of Babyls attending their classes until it was dismissal. Some students remained to participate in their Battler activites. Eiko and Gaako were about to leave the school grounds. "I didn't get to see Iruma-san or President Ameri today." Said Eiko. "Eiko, I'm going ahead." Said Gaako. "I'll definately fin them tomorrow." Said Eiko to herself. But just as she said that, Ryūko, Iruma and Lavande ran passed her. The twins and the knight went to the Meeting Room to proceed with their regular manga reading sessions with Ameri. In today's session, the scene is quite a cliffhanger or something tragic.

Italic

"" - Hoshino Rin

"I... I can't tell anyone. I can't tell you, either!" - Aozora Kakeru

"" - Hoshino Rin

"" - Sayo

"" - Hoshino Rin

"" - Sayo.

As Ryūko translates that line, she lifted her hand and brushed the left side of her bangs and forelocks against it, just like the real character, before they got stuck to the side of her head. In this... she looks like... Did she resemble someone? Does she... look like someone familiar?

"Sorry!" - Aozora Kakeru

"" - Hoshino Rin.

Suzuki Ryūko & Iruma: "To be continued in the next volume."

Iruma looked at his sister's hair, stuck to the side of her head and exclaimed: "Eh?! Onē-chan, your bangs are stuck to your head!" "What?" Asked Ryūko. She looked through her bag and found her circular mirror and noticed that she made those parts of her hair stuck on her head. "I thought they would have fallen off after I re-enacted Sayo's actions, but they ended up stuck to my head like this?" Thought Ryūko, "Hey. This hairstyle... It looks like other side. I remember back then... Ah! I got to fix that!" With her thoughts out of her head, she recomposed herself and fluffed her hair by shaking her head. Her bangs and forelock went back to their original state. "You know, Onē-chan. Now that I think of it, you sort of... look like Kiriwo-senpai." Said Iruma, which made Ryūko blush. "H-Hey. I-I was just getting into Sayo's character, okay?" Stammered Ryūko, "I-I-It's not like that, I swear!" "Um... Okay. If you say so, Onē-chan." Sweatdropped Iruma. Ameri happily sighed from hearing the translated panels and said: "The way Kakeru must feel as he yearns to tell her the truth, but he can't... It's so painful!" As she gets a little excited from that, her horn-like hair tufts moved back an forth from excitement, "And her rival Sayo's line was also excellent! ...Everyone has secrets?" She then remembered the two mysterious dem-dols, Akuryū and Irumi, she saw back inside Makubari Dome during Kuromu's concert. "The dem-dols named Akuryū and Irumi truly looked like Ryūko and Iruma. Could they be their relatives? No, if Ryūko is a half-human living with her pure human brother Iruma back in the human world, they wouldn't have any relatives in the Netherworld." Thought Ameri, "Do they just look alike? Ryūko and Iruma themselves couldn't possibly have... been in those frilly... fluffy dresses?!"

"I beg your pardon, President Azazel?" Addressed Ryūko. She managed to get Ameri to snap out of her thoughts before she stammered: "R-Ryūko... and I-Iruma... Do you happen to have... a secret... I mean, is anything bothering you? Are you feeling stressed?" "Is anyhting bothering me?" Repeated Iruma before he though of it for a second, "I can't think of anything. What about you, Onē-chan?" "That... I am somehow able to focus on my studies, while I could think of my beloved soulmate." Said Ryūko, "But then... At some points, my focus seems to lessen. But I'm still able to keep up with everyone in class. I still do miss him; a lot, to be precised. This morning, a bird sent me a message from him, it was tied to its leg. I wrote back to him this message.

That's what I could remember." "Ryūko... You stay true to your feelings..." Said Ameri, shocked from her message, "I've never seen a demon like that before..." "Onē-chan really misses Kiriwo-senpai a lot, I get how does she feel about it." Said Iruma. "Aside from that, nothing stressing us about." Added Ryūko. "I-I see... Alright, then..." Ameri stood up from her armchair and walked up to the twins, "If anything ever happens, feel free to talk to me at anytime. I'm sure you'll feel the same, Félin." "But of course, Your Grace." Bowed Lavande, "I will do what I must for their sake." "Thank you very much, both of you." Smiled Ryūko and Iruma. "Are they different people, after all?" Asked Ameri to herself about the dem-dols again. "Ameri-san, mind if I have a snack?" Asked Iruma. "Oh, have as much as you'd like." Said Ameri before she place a donut wrapped in a wrapper on Iruma's palms. Her fingertips were lightly brushing against Iruma's warm and soft skin, which rendered her into a blushing mess. Iruma enjoyed his snack, unaware of Ameri's blushing face. Ryūko and Lavande were the only ones aware of this. "" Asked Ameri inwardly, ""

After that, it was time to head home. Asmodeus and Clara racing again on the way. "" Sounded Clara as she ran. "I cannot lose, for Ryūko and Iruma-sama's sake, as well as my own!" Exclaimed Asmodeus while running as well, leaving Ryūko, Iruma and Lavande walking behind them. "Hey, you might fall if you're not careful!" Said Iruma, "And jeez, you're so fast!" Lavande sighed at the situation. "Lavande-san, it's fine if you don't feel like walking with us through a situation like this." Suggested Ryūko. "Oh. N-No bother at all, my lady." Said Lavande, "It is only of the thought of them resembling siblings." "That's true; Asmodeus-san does seem like the elder sibling, whereas Valac-san is the youngster." Commented Ryūko. After the twins had a relaxing bath and ate a delightful dinner, they went to bed. They flopped down onto the soft mattresses of their beds and thought aloud: "Today was very leisurable/so much fun! And my bed's so warm and fluffy..." At that second, they suddenly sported a shocked expression, "" Ryūko and Iruma finally realised... Yes. You fit right in now, Ryūko-chan and Iruma-kun!