"You guys..."
"No, no, no, we don't know anything, Shura... do you want to go check out the cafeteria?" Lord Shesi asked, looking at Shura Hime's face.
"Mhm, mhm... I just had breakfast, but I don't know why I'm hungry again."
Watching the two of them run away, Balam looked at Kalego.
"Aren't you going to chase after them and ask?"
"Hmph, they can't escape. That 'Idiot' Bancho! I must find him quickly!"
"Huh? And after you find him?" Balam asked curiously.
"I'll hunt down his hairstyle and clothes."
"It really was you, wasn't it? Testing your blade on others? Why don't you just change your own hairstyle?"
"Why should I compromise? That foolish Bancho has made my life restless. I must drag him out!" Kalego said, clenching his fists.
Speaking of quiet, Balam fell silent upon hearing this. When Balam was young, he loved reading, and he was often treated as a weirdo. Coupled with his long hair and mask, he was very eerie and terrifying, and people were afraid and disliked him. The area around him was almost always empty until... *thump* a figure sat down next to Balam.
"Eh, eh, eh?" Balam was a little flustered.
"What's wrong?"
"N-nothing, that, next to me... that."
Upon hearing this, the person explained,
"Because this is the quietest place. Everywhere else is noisy. If you don't want me here, I'll move seats."
"Ah, no, please, feel free." Balam looked at the demon in front of him, with black curly hair, two feet, and clothes that made it impossible to distinguish his gender.
This was how Balam-sensei and Kalego-sensei met.
Meanwhile, in the cafeteria,
"So... was that person talking about Opera?" Shura Hime turned and asked Lord Shesi.
"I guess... yes, so should we expose Opera..." Lord Shesi didn't finish his sentence before two hands clapped down on their shoulders.
"Lord Shesi, Lord Shura, what are you doing?" Opera's voice came from behind them, and both of them jumped.
"Ah, we... came to visit the cafeteria! Yes, to visit the cafeteria," Lord Shesi explained.
"Ah, I was worried you two might get lost, but it seems there's no big problem. However, there are still quite a few pests in this academy, so please don't mind them, my Lords. If any little bugs bother you, please feel free to teach them a lesson. But if possible, try not to kill them, just beat them until they're admitted to the intensive care unit," Opera said seriously.
"Ugh..." Lord Shesi recalled Shura Hime's actions just now.
"Hmm, you still went easy... it seems the Demon World used to be very chaotic."
"Is that so?" Shura Hime was a little confused; she didn't know much about the history of the demon race.
"Alright, my Lords, I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving first." Opera finished speaking and turned to leave.
Shura Hime: "I feel like..."
Lord Shesi: "No need to feel, he's definitely going to beat someone up."
...Meanwhile, the other two had already started investigating. After some questioning and "friendly exchanges" with other students, the two finally learned the general appearance of the Bancho.
"Roughly... like this." Balam showed his drawing, which depicted a black spiky ball.
Kalego:...Then Kalego's hand directly gripped Balam's head.
"How does this thing resemble me at all?!"
Balam looked at Kalego seriously upon hearing this.
"Your eyes."
Kalego: *@￥*-@
"Anyway, it's because all the witnesses are hospitalized."
Shura Hime and Lord Shesi sneezed simultaneously.
"However, Kalego-kun, isn't it enough now? If you just ask that demon," Balam said, looking at Kalego.
"...Ah... no, I don't want to." Kalego uncharacteristically showed a very resistant expression.
"Don't be so childish. You really want to find the Bancho, don't you?"
Kalego thought about his recent encounters.
"Tsk."
...In the parlor.
"In summary, I wonder if you would... be willing to help me find the Bancho, Uncle?"
Kalego asked, looking at the mess on the floor and the demon lying dead on the sofa.
"I'm ~ not ~ very ~ willing ~" A lazy voice replied.
"What's going on ~? You just suddenly ran over, I was sleeping ~"
Upon hearing this, Kalego apologized.
"I am deeply sorry that I only came to greet you today."
Hearing this, the demon lying there turned over.
"It's obvious you've been avoiding ~ avoiding me ~ It really hurts my heart. Relatives are supposed to be the closest people! You dislike me, right! You hate me ~"
Upon hearing this, Kalego seemed to not want to say anything. Seeing this, the demon continued.
"Your silence has answered. But never mind, is it called the Bancho? Ah! It seems you've been picked on. I see, your clothes do look very similar."
Kalego looked up at this.
"It seems you know his true identity, after all, you are Babyls's 'guard dog'."
"Something like that."
"Please tell me."
Upon hearing this, Kalego looked at the demon opposite him, but the demon clearly had no intention of answering immediately. He picked up a cigarette from the table and was about to put it in his mouth when a soda can hit him on the head.
"Hurry up and tell me!"
It was the can Kalego threw.
"Ah... ouch, ouch, ouch. By the way, how much allowance do you get now, little Kalego?"
Kalego upon hearing this: Huh?
Kalego's uncle explained,
"My old home isn't lending me money anymore, and with my salary, I can only last three days. If I had 50,000 Biru..."
Kalego sighed upon hearing this, stood up, and then said,
"I understand. I'll go discuss it with my brother."
Seeing this, his uncle immediately frantically grabbed Kalego's clothes.
"Wait! Stop, I don't want that! Haha, just kidding, just a joke, you actually took it seriously. Naberius is just a joke ~ Woof woof woof."
Seeing this, Kalego grabbed his uncle by the collar.
"Then please tell me quickly! I'll give you a return gift!"
His uncle looked at Kalego's expression and grumbled,
"Your expression doesn't look like someone asking for a favor at all. Also, can I handle your return gift? But fine, I'll tell you. On the rooftop of this building, there's a Bancho having a grand time right now. But if you don't hurry, it might be over." Kalego's uncle finished speaking, and Kalego immediately stood up, bowed, and ran out of the room, pulling Balam, who was reading nearby, and running towards the rooftop.
While running, Kalego grumbled,
"That bastard uncle, he deliberately dragged the conversation until it was almost over before saying anything. That's what I hate about him! And he even made me bring up my brother's name! How annoying!"
Balam next to him:
"But the rooftop... will we make it?"
"Anyway, we can only try to make it! I absolutely must see the Bancho's true identity and then 'purge' his hairstyle!"
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