"Hello everyone, I'm Gabriel White Tenma. My dream is to make everyone happy—please take care of me!"
Wearing a sweet smile and seeming to glow with a sacred light, the shining blonde beauty gave her self-introduction and declared her wish to bring happiness to all, melting smoothly into the class.
The boys all stared wide-eyed at Gabriel, holding the purest goodwill toward her. That was an angel's natural holy aura—able to purify impure thoughts and leave only the simplest, kindest feelings.
Kirisu Mafuyu was clearly pleased to have such a student in her class. When Gabriel finished, Mafuyu told her to pick any open seat.
Gabriel sat directly behind Hayashi Maki.
Maki immediately felt a chill down his back. A demon with an angel right behind him—of course it felt weird.
Once Gabriel, under everyone's gaze, returned to her seat, Mafuyu looked to the other two transfer students. She didn't know why three transfers had landed in her class, but she had to accept the board's arrangement.
The blue-haired demon girl wrote her long name on the board with a gentle smile:
Tsukinose Vignette April.
"Hello everyone, I'm Tsukinose Vignette April. You can call me Vignette or April. From today we're classmates—please take care of me!"
She bowed politely and earned a round of welcoming applause, then—face slightly pink—sat beside Tobe Kakeru.
Next came the pink-haired little airhead demon's turn.
"O-ho-ho-ho…!"
After writing Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell on the board, Satania planted her hands on her hips and let out a brazen laugh.
"Foolish humans! I am the great demon Kurumizawa Satanichia McDowell! Counting yourselves classmates of Satania-sama is your honor—now bow at my feet and become my vassals! O-ho-ho-ho-ho!"
After her signature cackle, the little demon even executed a tactical lean-back, chin up and chest out, wearing a triumphant look.
Hah! On day one she had announced the existence of the great demon Satania to the class—making the humans kneel. Truly the most "evil" behavior of a great demon!
Faced with this introduction, everyone had the same thought:
Is she… an idiot?
Nibutani Shinka wanted to curl her toes through her shoes and claw the floor. This is chunibyo—chunibyo! Was I ever that cringey, making such "unique" speeches in front of classmates? Ugh, don't make me remember!
Even Kirisu Mafuyu was stunned. Satania misread that expression as everyone being cowed by her "aura," and she felt even prouder.
Hand to her forehead, Kirisu sighed and waved. "Alright, Kurumizawa, pick a seat. Class is about to start."
Chin high, the silly little demon strutted past Hayashi Maki, shot a glance at the angelic Gabriel, and took a seat in the back row.
Mafuyu was speechless. Vignette and Gabriel were normal; Satanichia was clearly a problem student—specifically, one who hadn't graduated from her chunibyo phase. Headache incoming.
When the first period ended, Maki turned and smiled at Gabriel. "Yo, Tenma-san—good morning. What a coincidence—turns out we're classmates."
"Mm. Good morning, Hayashi Maki. A happy coincidence indeed. If you ever need help, please ask—nice to meet you!"
The not-yet-fallen Gabriel gave him a sweet smile; her shining blonde hair and holy aura even made Maki zone out for a second. She really was a lot like Mahiru—in gentle, angelic temperament and in looks… and in the blonde hair.
He quickly recovered and nodded calmly. "Likewise, Tenma-san. And if you ever need help, come to me—I'll do what I can."
In any case, leaving a good impression now couldn't hurt. Also—better cherish this version of her. Once she got hooked on online games, she wouldn't shine like this, nor act like a selfless, ever-helpful angel.
The trio adapted quickly and got along well with the class. Of course, Satania merely thought she was getting along with her "vassals"; in reality, everyone pegged her as full-blown chunibyo and avoided talking to her for fear of secondhand embarrassment. On day one, the human classmates had already isolated the little demon.
Vignette, by contrast—kind and talkative—soon won the girls' friendship. Gabriel did too.
And so, Class 1-B had two angels: Shiina Mahiru, and the warm-hearted Gabriel.
Gabriel's helpfulness wasn't just talk—whenever someone needed a hand, she dropped what she was doing to assist. Even when Maki asked her to pick up snacks, she agreed with a smile, without a hint of impatience. He repaid her with two bags of chips. Tasting the chips, Gabriel was delighted: So this is human-world snack food—delicious! Hayashi Maki must be a good person—he even treated her—so she unconsciously handed him a "good person" card in her heart.
As for Vignette and Satania, Maki didn't go out of his way to approach them—the timing wasn't right. Vignette was gentle and kind, a demon with an angel's heart; without a proper reason, it was awkward to engage.
Satania, the little airhead—better not talk to her yet, lest he be lumped in as weird. Besides, once she felt the sting of isolation, he could swoop in and collect the little demon's friendship more easily.
While Maki was planning how to "court" the demon girls, Yukinoshita Yukino had made no progress at all.
On top of that, a popular silver-haired, busty transfer student had arrived—Shiraha Raphael Ainsworth. Mired in her worries, Yukino didn't have time to notice what was special about the transfers.
So… how was the friendless Second Heiress supposed to befriend an angel?
Unnoticed, noon rolled around. From the chatter around her, Yukino learned that the so-called angel Gabriel was in Class 1-B. She froze. Class 1-B? Wasn't that the class of that jerk Hayashi Maki?
What was going on? Would the angel use a quiet moment to punish him? The thought that his demonic identity might be exposed and judged made her heart ache. It seemed she didn't want him to die after all.
Clumsy in matters of the heart and with zero dating experience, Yukino didn't realize she had already stepped into someone's trap, falling step by step into a web someone had woven. When the net was finally drawn closed—that would be when the ice melted.