04x17 - The Great Heroes Gather

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When you are of high status,
you need a high-status heart, as well.

Heir to the Sullivan family,
Iruma-sama...

Here is an invitation to the
Dinner of the Thirteen Crowns.

Dinner of the Thirteen Crowns

The sole human to live in the
netherworld filled with demons...

Suzuki Iruma, age fifteen.

As Iruma enjoys school life at Babyls,
he establishes his ambition—

in other words, his goal.

And that is... to raise his rank.

What lies ahead on the path he walks?

"The Great Heroes Gather."

Located somewhere in
the netherworld... Babel.

On its 665th floor,
a grand banquet where

the highest elites of the
netherworld gather is held...

The Dinner of the Thirteen Crowns.

As usual, several of us are absent.

Leave it.

More importantly, we must
introduce our guest demon.

From the Barbatos family...

The Winged Devourer of Despair,
"Undead Archer" Barbatos Bachiko.

I have humbly arrived
upon your invitation.

Thank you for allowing me to join you.

Da hell?

I thought I smelled
somethin' mighty nauseatin'.

What's this unrefined ant doin' here?

Wha? Look who's talkin'.

Do you go around boilin' and drinkin'
the weeds from the forest?

You fake princess.

You just keep stuffin'
yer face with sweets.

You tryin' to switch jobs
to breedin' cavities?!

Look who's talkin'!

You sure you didn't drink so much tea

that your brain's gotten
tea-stained, huh?!

Huh?!

Quit yer yappin', you idjit!

Did you just call me stupid?!

Those who call others stupid
are stupid, stupid!

Shut yer trap!

Numskull!

Idjit!

Moron!

Welp, I see those two
still don't get along...

or maybe they do?

I don't know what Paimon is saying half
the time, but I guess Barbatos does.

Paimon! She is a guest demon!

Exactly!

We finally have all these girls here!

Let's all enjoy some tea together.

- L-Lady of Seduction...

- I'm so happy to be surrounded
by so many cute little girls!

- I-I can't breathe...

Come, now. Squeezy, squeezy, squeeze.

My, how elegant.

I-Indeed...

Shouldn't we stop them?

Be my guest.

Uh...

Today, we'll be discussing those
missing from the Thirteen Crowns.

The increasing disappearances of
powerful demons in the netherworld.

Though I'm not certain
if these are related...

One of the Thirteen Crowns, Behemolt
the Glutton Lord, has gone missing...

and Astaroh the All-Seer is
helping out with the search.

The Thirteen Crowns are the
nucleus of the netherworld.

With this many of us absent, there will
be chaos in any state of emergency.

That's why I asked Barbatos
to come here today

- as a candidate for a new member
of the Thirteen Crowns.

- Hold it.

Then shouldn't the one to be invited

be the old man president
who's the greatest archer?

Why's this little girl here
instead of their leader?

You've got some nerve when you're
nothing but a whelp yourself.

The president will not act
unless there's a w*r.

Besides...

We chose her.

We decided she has the skills
to be one of the Thirteen Crowns.

The Three Greats! You came downstairs?

Has there been some kind of blunder?!

Well, I discussed this
with Levi and Beli-yan...

We should decide on the Demon King soon.

Whoa!

Th-The Demon King?!

At last?

Oh, my!

Finally...

I'm certain that it was quite the
ordeal to decide who will take on

the great role of supporting the
current netherworld and guiding us all!

But oh, how we've been waiting...

Now! Who will it be?!

Please hurry! Quickly govern us all!

Yeesh, you're hurrying us so much.

Just so you know, Levi, Beli-yan,
and I aren't candidates.

Huh?

The current netherworld
is indeed unstable.

So what we need to focus on is...

the future of the netherworld.

What we need is a young demon
who will carve the path to the future.

So we will now choose three demons
as candidates to be the next Demon King!

Wh-What?!

Three...

...candidates for the next Demon King?!

What da hell?!

Yes.

Blood of my blood, brimming with talent.

I nominate my grandson...

...Leidzi.

...Razberry.

Heya! Nice to meet ya!

I'm Razberry! It's a pleasure.

You...

Huh?

Why do you look so disheveled?

Our invitation clearly said
to be in formal wear.

Aw, but our school lets us be free.

Believe it or not, this is all
high-end brand stuff.

It was super expensive! Lookie here!

The Dinner of the Thirteen Crowns
is a distinguished event.

I never imagined a monkey
like you would be invited.

What? Of course I'd be invited.

I'm the next Demon King, after all.

Don't be ridiculous.
I'm the next Demon King.

Excuse me...

Who's there? A waiter?

Only those invited are allowed in.

Huh?

Hey, this is perfect.

- Let's ask them who seems
more Demon-King-like!

- What?

Hey, you! Come on in!

Of course, I'm nominating
someone, as well.

He's surprising and entertaining.
The demon I personally invited...

Don't tell me...

I'm very curious to see
the netherworld he'd create.

Um... What exactly should I do?

You be the judge! Who seems
more Demon-King-like?!

Huh?!

The 333rd floor of Babel.
The Meeting of the Three Grandsons.

- First

- Okay, we will now begin the meeting.

Sure thing! I look forward to it!

The topic at hand: who is more worthy
to become the Demon King?

Who wants to start?

I am the one who should
be the Demon King.

Hey, wait! Okay, first up...

Um, what's your name?

My school...

Levialon Netherwater Academy.

An underwater naval academy
where Lady Levi is the principal.

They value discipline and prioritize
raising students of good character.

It was at the entrance ceremony
for the distinguished Levialon

where the grandson of the principal
did something unprecedented.

Leviathan Leidzi, who was
supposed to speak on behalf

of the new students,
was two hours late due to oversleeping!

And then...

On this sunny and pleasant wavy day,

- just as the brilliant light shines
through the water's surface,

- Huh?!

- we, the new students,
have gathered here at Levialon.

- He began his greeting
like nothing happened.

- He just started it?!

- If I had to compare this
distinguished school to something,

- Huh? What's going on?

- it'd be the vast ocean.

- He's definitely something else...

- He's insane...

- Here, we will be able to
oppose any tidal currents...

- What a grand speech!

That astounding stage presence!
Ah, my grandson is just beaming!

You there! You're not going to
apologize for being late?!

Why were you late?!

Of course, the teachers
were quite upset.

But...

I live by my own rules!

And according to my rules,

my sleep is more precious than
a bunch of students I don't know.

Huh?!

And after that...

Randomly Appointed Himself a Gunner

he randomly appointed
himself a gunner...

- took out the gatekeeper...

- Took Out the Gatekeeper

and became a guerrilla sculptor.

His rudeness and the way
he followed his own rules

garnered him countless nicknames.

And currently...

Attention to the Commander-in-Chief!

Aye aye, sir!

The Student Captain of Levialon,
Commander-in-Chief Leviathan Leidzi.

Everyone calls him "Commander-in-Chief."

Commander! What are our duties today?!

I'm not into this. I'm going home.

A-Aye-aye, sir!

Meaning I won't listen to anyone.

I've decided that I should decide the
rules for the netherworld from now on.

Wow! We've got ourselves
a little tyrant boy!

Silence, sea slug.

Sea slug...

So your name is Leidzi-kun.

Being called Commander-in-Chief
is amazing.

It sorta suits you.

Of course it does.

Okay, it's my turn next!

Sure. Second candidate, go ahead.

Well, my school...

In the western part of the
netherworld, underground.

A 66-floor building surrounded
by rivers of magma:

Jackapo Subtyrannic Institute.

One of the Three Greats,
Belial, is the principal,

and each floor features
fighting, academics,

debates, and other battles
occurring every day.

New students are first sent
to the lowest level,

and only those who have
won battles can move up

to the next floor,
no matter their grade.

It is a truly lawless battle tower.

Only those who reach the
highest floors, 60 through 66,

are given the privilege to be called...

the Master Pool,
the six top-rated demons.

Hey!

Hello! I've come to greet you all!

Man, the entrance ceremony
was boring, so I ditched it.

They told me to do a speech
on behalf of the new students,

but I only have something to say
to you guys, so I'll tell you directly.

Ahem...

After I start here, I'll crush you all
and use these floors myself!

Representing the new students,
Belial Berry Razberry!

PS: make sure you're ready to move out.

The end!

Okay, I'm probably gonna
get yelled at, so I'm out.

Bye now!

Come back here!

Wow! You're really angry!

On the day of the entrance ceremony,

he managed to enrage
everyone in the Master Pool,

or rather, extremely enrage
everyone in the Master Pool...

and went on to commit evil deeds,
violence, and problematic acts.

But he is currently the youngest
ever to reach the Master Pool

in Jackapo history,
reigning over floors 60 to 62.

Belial Berry Razberry.

He is a gangster with


My senpai are super scary,
but I only have four more floors left!

I'mma do my best!

So you're the boss of a
huge organization! How cool!

Pretty much!

You're like a man created
by stewing barbarism,

crudeness, and vulgarity all together.

Aw, you flatter me so much.

You dung beetle.

You can't even carry on a conversation?

Dung beetle?

So yeah. We're done showing off
why we should be Demon King.

Now hurry up and tell us

which one of us should be
Demon King, little assistant.

Very well.

Er... In that case...

Me!

I have won the eating competition
at Demon School Babyls six times!

I currently hold the record for
the number of fully cleaned plates

and times won in a row
in the school's history!

Seconds, please!

Another new record!

That's devi awesome!

Frankly, I think I can
improve even more!

No, that's not what we're talking about.

At the entrance ceremony,
I said a taboo spell and got in trouble.

And then I suplexed
Azz-ku—the head demon.

Wait.

Then I won the Tricky Award
at the Battler Party...

I got 100% in imaginary creatures class,
and then, at the Makuhari Dome...

Oh, I'm not supposed to mention that.

Hey! I told you to wait!

Why did you start
participating, as well?!

Huh? Well, you two finished,

so I thought it was my turn...

But that makes no sense.

Oh, I get it! You're really weird, huh?

We can't have you getting
the wrong idea.

This is a conversation solely
between Demon King candidates.

Huh?

Pardon me.

Oh, Opera-san.

Iruma-sama, I asked you
to wait in front of the room.

Sorry!

But it sounded like they were
fighting inside, so I got curious...

Iruma?

He...

is another demon invited to tonight's

Dinner of the Thirteen Crowns,
just like you two were.

He is the heir to one of the
Three Greats, Sullivan-sama.

- Iruma

- I'm Iruma. It's nice to meet you.

So the Three Greats' grandsons
are candidates for Demon King, eh?

I object.

I don't agree to this at all.

Baal, you b*stard!

How dare you speak to
Sullivan-sama like that?!

Of course I'm going to object.

Having three brats who are
ranked below us show up,

and suddenly being told one of
them is gonna be our new boss?

Of course no one's gonna
agree to that, right?

Now, now, calm down, Thunder Lord.

We're not forcing you
all to listen to us.

Right, Sacchan?

Yup.

We just need to explore
our options more.

You're all brilliant demons.
You're the Thirteen Crowns.

Usually, it'd be expected to choose
the next Demon King from among you.

But because you're so brilliant,

it'd be a shame to have you all
try to bring each other down.

The current netherworld is unstable,

meaning we need a Demon King
like none before.

Derkila-sama was a Demon King
who overpowered every other demon.

And since we basked in and
were burned by his glory,

none of us could take his place.

So, rather than choose from
among the Thirteen Crowns,

why not have the Thirteen Crowns
nurture the next Demon King?

We call this nurturing,
but it'll bring hope to our future.

We figured you all might get
a bit bored with having

the same old menu at this dinner,
so we're adding a little spice.

Do you think you'll all enjoy it?

I see.

The Thirteen Crowns will directly
select the Demon King candidate...

...and nurture them.

So, essentially,
special education for the gifted.

Nice. That's actually interesting!

In that case, let me choose
a Demon King candidate, too.

What?!

Sure!

Sullivan-sama?!

The Thirteen Crowns will raise them,
so we need to consider your wishes, too.

We'd be more than happy
to broaden the possibilities.

If any of you have suggestions,
please do nominate them.

Demon King candidates...

We get to nominate some, too?

Oh, my!

In that case...

My subordinates are bloodthirsty,
but I've got some lively ones.

I've got plenty of young 'un
demons under me.

Hmm... Exactly how young are we talking?

Talented...

...and young...

Which means...

Ameri is the next Demon King?!

Alice-chan is the next Demon King?!

No, but...

Wait, wait, she's probably
rather suited for this...

Wait, wait, but...

I might be making her take
on a tremendous burden?!

My child might not be
suited for it, though...

He'll probably say, "Make Iruma-sama
the Greater Demon King."

Well, this is getting exciting.

I also have a demon in mind who I think
would make an interesting Demon King...

Actually, maybe two.

I'm excited to have them all compete.

Yes, I'm expecting great
things from you all.

All right, then.
Let's have a little taste.

Well, they're here, aren't they?

The spice that's supposed
to liven up the dinner.

Then we'll need to have
a proper taste...

through an interview
by the Thirteen Crowns.

- It's Su-Ki-Ma! Yeah!

- Su

- Ki

- Ma

What are we supposed to do with this?

Hmm...

Use it as a frisbee?

Be a DJ?

Be a plate spinner?

What should I do?! I haven't
practiced any of those!

That won't happen!

You really are weird!

You're getting the
two-for-one treat today!

Yes.

- And then...

- Su

- It's Su-Ki-Ma! Again!

- Ki

- Ma

Hey! I wanna try that taboo
spell you mentioned earlier!

What?!

Chicken!

If you fail, your limbs
will be blown off?!

I think it was Aberu—

Leidzi-kun?!

D-Does this mean... you've stopped it?

Huh? No.

I just wanted to break it.

What?!

That looks fun! I wanna try, too!

They were able to avert the crisis,

but it was the first time
in a while that Iruma felt

how dangerous the netherworld could be.

I wonder what it'd be like if
Alice-chan became the Demon King.

"But if I'm the Demon King,
Iruma-sama is the Greater Demon King!

Now, build statues of Iruma-sama
all over the netherworld!

Offer everything to Iruma-sama!"
is probably what he'd say.

I guess Alice-chan might not be
suited to be the Demon King.

Next time on Welcome to
Demon School! Iruma-kun,

"Give the Youth All the
Nutrients They Need"

and "Crossing the Sunbeams
Shining Through the Trees."

Oh, my. You eat so much, Iruma-kun!

You can eat even more!