Chapter 13

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**Iruma's Determination** (入間の決意 *Iruma no Ketsui*?, or **Iruma's Decision** in the official English volume) is the thirteenth chapter of Osamu Nishi's *Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun*.

## Summary

Iruma thinks over what his ambition should be and learns of the upcoming Execution Cannonball Tournament.

## Plot

Iruma is stunned by Ameri's question and almost passes out from confusion. After he recovers, he admits he has only ever done what others wanted him to do, so he has never thought of doing something himself. Ameri says he should make one, but when Iruma says he doesn't know where to start, she suggests he raise his rank since it is a student's duty. Iruma starts thinking about it before Clara finally arrives and drags Iruma away. Alice also comes in, apologizing for interrupting. Ameri decides to release Iruma for the day and tells him that she will be waiting for the day he decides to raise his rank.

After returning home, Iruma thinks about what Ameri said. He says there may not be a point since he is human, but he decides to practice making his own goal with her having these expectations. The next day, he tells Alice he wants to raise his rank and asks for help. Alice bursts into tears of joy, believing Iruma was hiding his feelings when he initially thought Iruma wasn't interested in ranks. Alice immediately agrees to help him.

The three of them head down to the lower-level practice grounds. Alice explains to Iruma and Clara that they must do well in a special "Rank Advancement Class for first years to raise their ranks." Since the last one was the flying race, the next one will be "Cannonball Execution."

Cannonball Execution was described as a tournament for territory control, and they used creatures called "Cayman" to fight, as the creature latches on to a target and chews away. Iruma says that is awful, and Alice admits there were many causalities, so they use a simple ball. He says everyone must work together to conquer the territory but to save time and costs, they decide to use a playing field as territory. Alice says they must attack opponents in the infield from the outfield and use curse puppet dolls to aid in the training. As they start playing, Iruma realizes how similar this tournament is to dodgeball.

The other students of the Abnormal Class arrive and join in. Iruma sees them having fun and is surprised such a scene can occur in the Demon World. Just as he wonders if he can dodge, one immediately flies past him and demolishes a stalagmite. He turns around and sees the one who threw it to be Sabro, who says the tournament rules might as well have been made for him. He throws one at Gaap, who cuts it in half with his specialty, "Reverse Sword Technique: Ogre Killer." The two halves fly towards Picero and Kerori, but Picero raises the ground to block the ball while Kerori freezes it in a pillar of ice. Iruma, who watched what happened, retracts his previous statement and says the game isn't fun.

Iruma starts losing faith in raising his rank and needs special training. Alice overhears and asks to confirm before revealing he won't be able to do it himself. Alice instead offers to consult another demon for training, who turns out to be Sullivan.

## Characters by Appearance

* Azazel Ameri
* Iruma Suzuki
* Valac Clara
* Asmodeus Alice
* Gaap Goemon
* Caim Kamui
* Andro M. Jazz
* Shax Lied
* Ix Elizabetta
* Crocell Kerori
* Sabnock Sabro
* Agares Picero
* Lord Sullivan