Maru also said to Kerori,
"That's truly amazing, to be able to achieve something like that. I can still recall the expression on that young man Shesi's face after he changed clothes. Anyone who didn't know better would think he'd entered his evil cycle, hehe." Maru, pleased that the performance hadn't been ruined, started to tease Shesi with Kerori.
"evil cycle? The first thing…" Kerori murmured, then a smile suddenly appeared on her lips as if she'd thought of something happy, and she ran towards the dressing room.
"How long are you going to cause a ruckus on my stage?" Suddenly, a cool breeze blew, and everyone looked towards the source of the voice. Kuromu had appeared!
"The warm-up ends here! Thank you for waiting~"
The cheers were so loud they seemed capable of lifting the roof off the Makuhari Messe Dome.
"Phew~ It's finally done," Shesi said with a sigh of relief. Shesi's words were met with a collective eye-roll from the other three. Clearly, Iruma and Asmodeus were the ones performing, although it seemed more people liked Shesi and Iruma. In fact, Shesi was a bit confused; it seemed the demons of the Demon World preferred the cool and aloof type. It seemed this time his own fans were more numerous than Asmodeus's and Iruma's combined. As for Clara? Negligible.
Kuromu walked onto the stage and looked at Shesi and the others.
"Thank you all, I'm truly grateful."
"Then we should go, I definitely should go!" Shesi immediately started to walk off the stage, but Kuromu grabbed him.
"Uh… they don't have to leave, but I…"
"Stay… with me."
"Huh?" Shesi seemed to have misheard and looked at Kuromu, finding her looking at him steadfastly, though her gaze seemed a bit evasive.
"But…"
"There's no rule about leaving the stage midway… Stay with me."
"If I'm recognized, I'm dead," Shesi finally agreed. Now, Shesi even wondered if he had been infected by Iruma's inability to refuse people. Why did he feel like he couldn't refuse others either?
A few days later, Lead looked at Shesi.
"Can I borrow your game console?"
"No."
It was then that Shesi realized he could only refuse pretty girls.
After the concert,
At the staff celebration party, the four of them were naturally there.
"Lord Iruma, this is also delicious," Asmodeus said to Iruma, who was eating heartily.
"Really? It is indeed!" A staff member nearby found the four of them.
"You all are very cute too. Are you interested in becoming an Idol?"
Asmodeus, Shesi: No.
Clara: Yes.
Iruma: Oh my, oh my… (gobbling food).
At this moment, Maru also walked towards Kuromu.
"You worked hard, Kuromu."
"It was really troublesome today," Kerori bowed and apologized to Maru.
"It's okay, this," Maru handed a piece of paper to Kerori.
"Eh?"
"They left after curing you."
Kerori opened the paper, which only had a few words and a smiley face written on it.
"Take care of yourself."
"They said they're watching."
"I see… I see~"
At this moment, a staff member also ran over to call Kuromu.
"Kuromu-chan, it's time for the commemorative photo."
At this moment, Shesi walked over.
"The side effects of family abilities are truly troublesome."
"Indeed, but actually, when they were leaving, I asked if they wouldn't say a few words to Kuromu, and they said,"
"I think our daughter is also nervous, and… if we watched the concert directly, we'd be so excited we'd faint. We still want to cheer for her in front of the TV, just like before."
"What a troublesome family."
"Indeed," Shesi looked at Kuromu, who was taking photos, and also smiled.
Kuromu, returning, looked at Shesi, who was chatting and laughing with her manager, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis for some reason.
And just like that! The concert concluded with great success!
The next day at school,
When the four arrived in the classroom, they saw everyone else looking at newspapers and singing Kuromu's song together.
Shesi didn't want to go and greet Kerori but instead directly pulled Iruma to sit in a nearby seat. It was better not to draw attention. However, what Shesi didn't expect was that Kerori actually walked over and placed a box of cookies in front of Shesi.
"This is my thank you gift… yours, all of yours!" Kerori suddenly realized she had said something wrong and then looked at Iruma.
"I won't lose to your 'attention-seeking'… Although you helped me at the concert, if my identity is exposed, I won't forgive you! That's all, goodbye." With that, she walked away flustered.
"Tsundere, cute!" Shesi praised.
"Ah, yesterday's report~" Lead looked at today's newspaper.
Clara's mouth was about to speak, but Asmodeus anticipated it and covered it.
"Shut up! If everyone finds out, it will cause a commotion! And! As a demon of the Asmodeus family, if… no, if that woman finds out…" Asmodeus couldn't even imagine what would happen if his mother found out he performed on stage.
"The mysterious four-demon group that appeared at Kuromu's concert, amazing! I like the cool and aloof one at the back, I feel like my heart has been frozen by her~"
Shesi, who was eating cookies, suddenly choked.
"Water!"
"I think this fiery beauty is also good."
Asmodeus:!!!
…Time finally returned to peace.
"So what are those two doing?" Shesi asked Iruma, who was beside him.
"I don't know, it seems they were arguing about whose food was more delicious, then they started quarreling, and finally began a competition…" Iruma said.
"Oh? Alright, in that case, I'm going to the Student Council. Ameri is calling me," Shesi said to Iruma before walking out.
"Mm."
In the parlor, Shesi was explaining "first love memories," occasionally giving Ameri a crash course in human world vocabulary, including terms like "love." Ameri also understood why her father had been so angry back then, though she didn't explain it to her father.
"Ah, this plot is so agonizing. The truth is right in front of them, but they miss it, and she can't be told…"
"Don't worry, she will be told later. After this, this manga will bear my mark."
Iruma's side,
"So, even I, with my extensive knowledge of the Demon World, have never heard of a dish with your steps," Asmodeus said, looking at Clara's recipe.
It read:
1. Chop the Hufu finely.
2. Slowly become friends with soft things.
3. Meet and discuss with the paste.
"Eh? Asmodeus doesn't even know this? Then it seems I'm sure to win~" Clara, seeing that Asmodeus didn't even know this dish, mocked him.
"Who would understand that?!"
"Um… although I didn't understand much before, the third step should be deep-frying, right?" Iruma walked over and said, looking at the recipe.
"Iruma knows more, compared to a certain demon who claims to have extensive knowledge of the Demon World~ Hmph hmph~"
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