Part 4

Next day, after school.

"..."

Buchou is angry. She's lifting her eyebrow and she didn't say a single word.

I'm standing in front of her and my face is pale.

Yesterday, I was playing Dragon Ball with my client and finished the night with it.

Oh yeah, Kiba said something like this with a bitter smile earlier.

"This kind of case has never happened before."

"...Ise."

The tone of her voice is deep and scary.

"Yes!"

"You talked with the client about manga, and what happened after that? What about the contract?"

She came straight to the point. I have sweats coming out of me.

"T-The contract became invalid... We battled-played a certain manga till morning!"

"Battle-play?"

"Y-Yes! You act as a character from that a specific manga and then start an imagination fight!"

Why am I explaining something like this so seriously?

Explaining this to her is making me want to cry.

"I-I know that as a high school boy I should be embarrassed— no, as a professional Devil, I should be also embarrassed! I-I'm regretting it! I'm very sorry!"

I bow down my head while apologising.

Seriously, what on earth was I doing till morning?

"...After the contract, we ask the client to fill in the questionnaire on the leaflet we gave them. We ask the client, "How was your contract with a Devil?". The questionnaire which is filled appears in this leaflet, but..."

Buchou shows the paper with the feedback for the questionnaire to me.

So there's a thing like that, huh. Devils job are more complex than I thought.

"...[It was fun. It was my first time having a good time like this. I would like to meet with Ise-kun again. I hope I can make a good contract with him next time]... This is the questionnaire filled by the client."

—!

My chest became hot.

Morisawa-san... I wasn't able to do anything, but you...

"This is the first time I received a feedback like this. I wasn't sure what to do first. That's why I put on a weird expression because I didn't know how to react to this."

Buchou isn't mad?

But it's true that I didn't make a contract...

"To Devils, what's important is that we actually make a contract with humans who summoned us. We then receive the price from them. That's how Devils have lived for a long time ago. ...I didn't know how to react because this is the first time I encountered an incident like this. You might have failed as a Devil but the client was happy with you..."

Buchou has a puzzled expression, but she then smiles.

"But it's interesting. That is certain. There wasn't any Devil like you, but you really are an interesting boy. You might become the number 1 Devil for unexpected things. But remember to do the basics. You make contracts with the clients, you grant their wish, and then you receive the price. Okay?"

"Yes! I'll do my best!"

Buchou forgives my actions.

That alone makes me so happy that I feel like dancing.

Buchou, next time I'll definitely do it!