Chapter 11: End of the First Day, Start of Another

Belial went over classroom procedures and what each demon should expect during the sessions for the next 5 years. Belial would basically be their caretaker for the next 5 years who would also provide them with much confidential knowledge that lower-ranked demons and dark races would be able to get into contact to easily.

When everyone was dismissed from class, they began making their ways outside the study room and toward the exit of the castle while the princesses began returning to their rooms.

But before anyone could walk more than a few steps, they were intercepted by imperial guards. They were told that their parents were currently busy and the palace was on lockdown so no one could go home. The young demons were advised to return to the study room.

Mordred looked the guards up and down and noticed that they did not seem worried. They actually seemed very relaxed.

'This smells like one of my aunt's schemes. She probably wants to force us to hang out without a teacher around.'

Mordred did not share his thoughts with the others but instead returned to the room without a fuss. Seeing Mordred take the lead, the others followed him back into the room before taking the seat they were in earlier.

No one spoke for a few moments. They all just stared at each other. As children of Demon Lords, they did not mingle with other children, for the most part, the exceptions being Mordred and Kali, except during banquets.

Most of them spent their early days studying or training under their parents.

The person to make the first move was Bast, the friendly little vampire.

"Well, we are going to have to work together in the future. We should use this chance to get to know each other better."

The others nodded at her words without speaking. They knew she was speaking the truth but they were still awkward.

What Bast was speaking about was not only when they became Demon Lords in the future but also their official academy days. They would all be placed into the same class due to their ranks and most likely be on the same team as well.

Seeing no one speak up, Bast had an awkward look on her face. Persephone, feeling sorry for the vampire, decided to speak up to try and help.

"Let's play a game to get to know each other better."

When Shiva came to check on them 2 hours later, she saw a very harmonious atmosphere for the most part.

'It seems like both Kali and Satana still have their silent war while Mordred also seemed to get his own rival. Besides that, everyone seems to get along quite well.

Haha. And they said that my idea was stupid. All they think about is fighting and politics. That's why it took all of them several hundred years to get married.'

Mordred was the first to notice his aunt enter and shot her a dirty look. The succubus just smiled innocently like she had no idea why Mordred was giving her the luck.

The little Oni rolled his eyes when he saw her act like that. Over the past 8 years that he had known his aunt, she would always act almost as childish as her daughter in his eyes.

"I'm glad all of you seem to be having a good time but you all can head home now if you want. The next lesson will be next week, the same day, same time."

Hearing that it was okay to leave the castle, everyone began making their way out the castle. When they walked out, all 7 carriages were lined up with the servants standing by the side. Each of the little demons hopped onto their carriage before returning to their districts.

When Mordred arrived back home, he was only greeted by El. He showed a small amount of confusion in his eyes which the experienced servant immediately picked up on.

"Your aunt kept all the Demon Lords outside the city so that she could enact her plan. Your mother used that as a chance to go battle the dragon of the east and won't return for at least a week. Your father had something to do in Terra so will not return for a few months."

Mordred nodded before walking inside the castle by El's side.

'I guess this means I get the library to myself for the next week then. Oh, also no more combat training.'

Almost as if she could read his thought, El immediately shot him down.

"I am in charge of ensuring that your training continues uninterrupted. The morning exercises will continue as well as the ratmen slaves will still be your combat partners."

Mordred immediately slumped his shoulders before running into the house to comfort himself with the books in the library.

Seeing his childish response, El let out a small laugh before following him inside and began ordering the cooks to start preparing dinner.

--Five Years Later--

Over the next five years, Mordred and the other SS rank children were tutored and trained together. They were taught much of the world and how it worked. From the various ranks of beasts and the differences, they made to the various theories of magic manipulation.

They were also given combat training to get the chance to learn the basics of their preferred weapons so that the children always had something to fall back on or use in case their class did not provide them with powerful combat methods.

They were taken on various field trips where they would witness powerful demons hunt down beasts as well as demons manipulating dungeons and dungeon cores. While the former was something any demon or dark race child could do, the latter was confidential information that no one was allowed to learn outside of the academy, and even then, only in the high-rank classes.

The group had also grown much closer over the years. The girls were the first to start bonding under the lead of Bast. She had even gotten the pair of princesses to stop their cold war within a single year.

Soon afterward, she got all of the boys to get along as well. Within a year and a half, all of the 9 had become close comrades. A few had also begun developing crushes on each other but that is a story for another time.

Over the 5 years, Mordred had grown even more into his Blue Oni race. He had physically grown huge, almost reach 6 and a half feet in height and also muscular. All of the 9 had actually grown significantly. The ones who looked the youngest looked as if they were in their mid-teens while the oldest looking ones looked as if they were about to become adults.

All 9 of the children were gathered along with their parents inside of a large temple. Once per month, the ceremony where children who had reached the age of 12 would gain their class. The 'ceremony' was something that happened automatically but many superstitious demons preferred to have it in a lucky place in order to try and get a better class.

It was time for the youngest 2, Persephone and Mordred, to gain their classes. All of the others had gained theirs in the previous 5 months. All of the others had gained Tier 7 and Tier 8 classes and had been going on hunts and training with each other.

They had actually teased the others who did not have their class at the moment by showing off their abilities and magic in front of the others. This caused both Persephone and Mordred to silently burn with jealously and desire to gain Tier 9 classes just to beat the others.