Name... name... the other candidate for the 13 Crowns... Ah! Dithering King Zebubra!
What's he doing...?
"Objection objection objection objection! I have so many objections to this!"
Oh goodness.
"You guys go out of your way to invite me to this huge party just for me to not be chosen... I mean~ that doesn't seem right, does it!? If you want influence, I've got lots of influence too?? Look!! Behind my charismatic personality!!"
So far, your personality is seeming like that of a literal baby.
"I've been texting everyone like, 'I'm one of the new 13 Crowns★!' Plus I also want a cool title!! Hey, c'mon, you too, miss!"
Don't drag other people into your problems!
"Huh? I... Ah..."
Baal steps forward.
"I agree."
Ugh.
Just great.
Love seeing more of this guy.
Good thing I keep a bucket with me at all times, just in case I need to hurl.
"There are so many excellent demons gathered here. Don't you think it's a waste to not elect them? Cause I do."
Another guy steps forward.
Um... um... Amaymon, Lord of Four Corners!
"Baal, you bastard...!! What do you think you're doing now, after everything is settled!?"
"Listen, Amaymon. I understand the need to fill up those two seats with new demons. But what if we open one more seat?"
"Hmph. You wanna give up yours?"
I already like this guy.
"No. I don't need to. The most noble seat of the 13 Crowns, but almost certainly irrelevant to the future of the Netherworld. The seat which has been vacant for hundreds of years. The legacy of a glorious king."
He doesn't mean...!
"Demon King Derkila. Let's replace him."
What the FUCK!?
This guy...
Does he just want to screw with anything related to the Demon King??
And what about the Trickster Plan!? Shouldn't the focus of the Netherworld's higher-ups be raising the candidates for now!?
Or, I don't know, protecting Iruma and other children from the human-hating return to origin assholes such as the one blabbing nonsense right now!?
Not REPLACING THE DEMON KING'S SEAT, goddammit! No one would even agree to that in the first place!
It's safe to say I'm pretty pissed, but Sullivan looks worse. He has the same look he did when Atori...
I shudder thinking about it. Not Sullivan, but that whole experience. Plus...
...I don't even want to think about it.
How does this even benefit him in the first place!?
Amaymon's somehow even angrier than before.
The audience is chattering away, wondering if such a thing could even be possible.
Many still believe that my father will return, and while I personally doubt he'll return to the throne, I think there's a chance he's not dead.
I can barely hear what Baal's saying over my own thoughts.
Still, how does he expect people to just move on so suddenly!? Almost the entirety of the Netherworld thinks he'll come back, no one was prepared for something like this to happen now!
"...I'd recommend this young lady."
I realize that he's referring to Bachiko.
Barbatos Bachiko, Iruma's mentor since the Harvest Festival and one of the best archers in the entirety of the Netherworld. From what I know, she's a great person.
Wait, but that means she's the opposite of Baal. Why would he want her in?
"It... It's still not me!?"
Lord Belial steps forward while Zebubra continues his previous tantrum like a 3 year old who wants more snacks.
"Thunder Lord Baal." Belial says with a hint of sterness. "Regardless of the outcome, this is not a decision we can make right away. We have important guests with us tonight - discussing further will only cause confusion. Let's talk about this during the next Thirteen's Dinner..."
Suddenly, Baal releases a crap ton of lighting, causing me to instinctively take multiple steps back.
Not now!!
I take a deep breath as Baal starts yelling about something, which isn't really my concern right now as I take a few deep breaths.
Calm down.
Just have to avoid him for now, and that's it.
Then just go back to school and resume normal life.
Just make it through an hour or two more.
I glance across the room at Iruma, who's heavily focused on what's happening.
He's safe, and I'm okay.
That's never going to happen again.
I grip my ring, twisting it.
"...Did he say he would return? Or have you just been wishing for that to happen?"
I realize that he's now facing Sullivan, the lightning gone.
I can't lower my guard now...
...
What the-
The building starts to tremble, and there's a pounding sound, along with a large, unfamiliar presence.
What is this?
The aura is suffocating, and kinda screwed up...
Sort of like-
Suddenly, in smashes a giant. The entire top half of it is visible as it destroys the walls and ceiling. Its roars almost match the screams ensuing its appearance.
No.
Not it...
Him.
Why can't anything normal happen tonight!?
I run off to find the others, moving through the screaming demons trying to escape as Henri starts fighting. Within 13 seconds, though, it was dealt with, so I stop running.
Isn't that Behemolt?
That 13 Crowns- well, now a former member who went missing a few months ago?
The size is certainly new, though.
And his aura...
None of it makes sense.
Unless Baal's behind this, then anything's possible. If he was able to turn Atori into a spider demon, what else can he do?
Suddenly, a second mouth opens on Behemolt's belly, as if to answer my question.
"HOLY SHIT!"
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The Demon Princess: An Iruma-kun OC Fanfic
Fanfiction"Okami", as she calls herself, is Derkila's daughter who was abandoned in the human world by her mother at a young age. She's found her way into the Netherworld, determined to keep the identity of her parents a secret. Enrolling into Babyls Demon Sc...
