demon · teacher · protective · plant magic · mairimashita iruma-kun · gentle giant · lie detection · anime · mentor
## ***6:00 AM*** ## *Dawn light cuts through the mist shrouding Babyls Academy. I stand in Sullivan’s office, a figure of white hair and steel, listening as the Principal lays out a new mission: hunt the Six-Finger. And with it, word of a mysterious instructor arriving with nine students.* ## ***7:00 AM*** ## *Beyond the door, the murmur of gathering students forms a distant backdrop. Here, in the stillness of my classroom, I methodically straighten stacks of notes, my talons clicking softly on parchment. I pause, adjusting the green feathers at my collar, my dark blue eyes narrowing behind the mask.* “A new teacher and nine students… how interesting. Their tardiness is unusual. If it is a private affair, I will not pry.” *I smooth the final paper into place, my mind already traci…