Chapter 4

> "*There are still lots of things that I don't know about Babyls. The future's full of surprises and uncertainty. But... I think that as long as I'm with these two, I'll be able to enjoy it.*"
> ― Iruma Suzuki
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**Demon Friends** (悪魔のお友達 *Akuma no o Tomodachi*?) is the fourth chapter of Osamu Nishi's *Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun*.

## Summary

With Asmodeus and Clara at his side, Iruma introduces the concept of friendship to those around him.

## Plot

Clara and Alice visit Iruma's house to walk with him to school. As Lord Sullivan comments on how early he has made two friends, Iruma tells him they only hang out and talk a lot. Sullivan asks him if that isn't what the friends do. Due to this, Iruma begins to wonder if it is okay for humans and demons to be friends.

Iruma continues to stress the philosophy of friendship over lunch, where Alice explains about the menu board. Students can order food for free, and the quality of the food you can order depends on your rank. There is also a shop with better-quality food and items for sale in the cafeteria. On ordering the food, Iruma sees how bad it looks. Alice offers to share his food with Iruma if he doesn't want to eat it. Iruma thinks he is sharing his food as friends do. Suddenly, a large amount of food is put on their table. Alice realizes that someone is attempting to play a mean prank on them by ordering enough food for 50 people and sending it to Iruma's table. Alice becomes furious and turns to tell Iruma to return the food, only to realize that Iruma has eaten all the food. In addition, he asks for more, and a waiter exclaims that the chef has fainted, presumably under the stress of making so much food.

A commotion occurs because the shop owner, Camu Camu, has caught Clara. He explains that he is focused on preventing shoplifting and considers Clara's ability "shoplifting," as she can replicate anything she sees inside. He repeatedly tells her she is banned from the shop, but Clara believes they are playing. Camu Camu warns that anyone who shoplifts from his store will be pierced by his spear.

Suddenly, Kalego enters the cafeteria, back from his vacation. He demands to know who started this commotion before spotting Iruma. Iruma asks him if he is feeling better, to which Kalego exclaims that he is the last demon he would want worrying about him. He then growls and warns Iruma that he'll never be his familiar and that if Iruma thinks he can chain him up, he'll cut his fingers. He suddenly spots Clara standing next to Alice and Iruma and notes with fear that their numbers have increased. Clara introduces herself, rambling about her friends and attempting to give him chocolate. Kalego panics, realizing she is carefree, wild, and loud—the type of demon he is bad at dealing with—and attempts to flee. Clara grabs onto him and asks him if he is Iruma's familiar. She then pulls on Kalego's dress and tells him she wants to see him get summoned. She instructs Iruma to put a nearby seal on his hand and raise it. Kalego tries to stop him, but still, he turns into his familiar form. As Clara attempts to catch him, Kalego scolds Iruma and tells him to listen to what he says. Kalego then orders him to clap his hands. As he tries to clap, Camu Camu begins to attack all of them. This causes Iruma, Clara, and Alice to flee, leaving Kalego in his familiar form. Camu Camu captures Kalego and demands that he pay for the seal.

After running outside, they fall to the ground in relief. While Alice thinks it is good that somebody else was captured, Iruma thinks it is good to leave him alone. Clara pulls out the ice cream, which she claims was lying on the ground, and gives it to them. Clara cheers on, hoping to be in the same class as Iruma, while Alice claims the same. Iruma thinks about all their fun times and agrees with them, thinking he will surely have fun with them. Suddenly, he asks them if it is okay to call him his friend. Greeted by their confusion, Iruma realizes that "friends" is a foreign concept in the demon world. Iruma explains the meaning of friends to them, and Alice and Clara begin to bicker over who will be "Friend No. 1".

While in the school's faculty room, Sullivan puts all three of them into the Misfit Class.

## Characters by Appearance

* Valac Clara
* Iruma Suzuki
* Asmodeus Alice
* Lord Sullivan
* Camu Camu *(debut)*
* Naberius Kalego

## Chapter Notes

* It is shown that there is no concept of friends in the demon world, and Iruma is the first to explain it.
* The school cafeteria system is based on ranks, the first mention of the Demon Ranking System.
* The school's shop owner, Camu Camu, is introduced.
* The school's faculty puts Iruma, Alice, and Clara into the Misfit Class.