The Devil Incarnate

The New Students

Chapter 3 

The New Students

[DS Headquarters] 

"Welcome, Demon slayers. Thank you for coming." The old man smiled warmly offering a seat to the three young teens. He added, "it's such a pleasure to have the famous Nakano warriors in my quarters." He laughed. The three demon slayers took a seat in front of the old man who's named Akihito. His white-beared reached the center of his chest and his long hair covering his face. 

One of the demon slayers, a boy, intently closed his eyes. "Gratitude is unnecessary. We are only here to heed our clan elder's request." His name is Nakano Yuto. His eyes are as red as scarlet and his blue hair is dabbed with pale highlights. 

"What's your mission for us, old man?" The other boy asked enthusiastically. His name is Nakano Ren. He has long, scarlet red hair styled in a topknot, and his almond eyes were bluer than the sky. 

 Akihito cleared his throat. "Devil number 3 has incarnated." He announced followed by the three's gasps and wide eyes. 

"Devil number 3? One of the 3 great demon generals?" The girl asked. Her name is Nakano Eris. Her green eyes are upturned yet screams fiery and dominance and her pale yellow hair that reaches up to her shoulders show elegance and maturity. 

Akihito nodded and placed a wallet-sized photo on the table. "His name is Mazoku Hideki, Devil number 3's host." 

"What's the level of danger?" Yuto asks while his eyebrows were furrowed. 

"Right now, I believe the host has reached phase 2, probably around 62 percent." 

Ren, had his eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Phase 2? What's that?" 

Yuto heaved a deep sigh. "This is why I told you to listen carefully during our meetings." He reprimanded while Ren could only pout. 

Eris answered, "There are 3 phases for a devil's incarnation." She raised her pointer finger. "The third phase with danger levels of 0 to 40 percent, is when the devil can control or send voices to his host." 

She raised her thumb. "The second phase with danger levels rising from 50 to 70 percent, is when the devil has successfully incarnated the host's body. However, the host's memories and soul are still intact. Meaning, the devil's and the host's souls are sharing in one body." 

Akihito nodded. "Which means, the devil and the host may switch souls anytime. The first time we may see Mazoku Hideki, he may be himself, but the second time we see him, he may be Devil Number 3." 

Eris raised her middle finger. "Lastly, the third phase with a danger level of 80 to 100 percent, is when the devil has finally taken over his host's body and the host's soul has completely dissolved." 

Ren nodded in a serious manner with his hands holding his chin. "I see. I completely understand now." 

Eris sighed. "Next time, you better listen during the lectures instead of sleeping." She reprimanded before facing Akihito. "So? guessing from what you just said, does our mission includes slaying Mazoku Hideki before Devil number 3 completely incarnates?"

Akihito grinned. "As expected from the best demon slayer of the Nakano clan. You are absolutely right. Slay Mazoku Hideki while he is still himself before he would completely succumb to Devil Number 3's spirit." 

"Give us his location and we will slay him immediately," Yuto determinately stated. 

Akihito chuckled silently. "My, my, don't be hasty, Yuto. The existence of demon slayers has to be kept in secret. Besides, this is not the old era. We live in modern times. We have to move swiftly." He grinned. 

"And just how do we do that?" Ren asked. 

Akihito smiled mysteriously and the slayers winced as they knew how wicked would Akihito's plan be. 

[Next morning] 

On a Tuesday morning at Tokyo Metropolitan High school, the class adviser of class 2-A, Tanaka, enters the loud and energetic classroom with students in their own little world with their friends. 

“Silence, class.” He ordered as his eyes roam around noticing that Hide had not attended school. 

Brushing off the thought, Tanaka cleared his throat. “Anyways, starting from today, we will have a new student. Kindly give her a warm welcome.” He announced followed by the students’ enthusiastic remarks. 

“Asa! I hope she’s pretty.” 

“It’s better if she’s a foreigner, don’t you think?” 

“I bet she’s hot.” 

Tanaka breathed heavily and signaled someone from outside the door to enter. When the door opened, it revealed an averaged size girl with long, wavy blonde hair reaching above her shoulders. Her green, appealing eyes scream fiery yet elegance, and the way she elegantly walks with her back straight, evidence that she is from a notable family. 

Her naturally blonde hair, which is rare for a Japanese, caused an uproar. 

“Is she a foreigner?”

“She’s so pretty!” 

“Kindly introduce yourself,” Tanaka ordered politely. 

The girl slightly bowed. “Nice to meet you. My name is Nakano Eris. You can call me Eris.” She stood straight and brushed off her hair with her fingers. 

“You can sit at the empty desk at the back,” Tanaka suggests with his hands pointing at the back. 

Eris nodded and finds two empty desks. One with a dirty table filled with vandals and strange dolls, while the other one is spotlessly clean. 

“Oh. You can seat at the clean desk, Eris.” Tanaka, who saw Eris’s confusion, said. 

She silently nodded and sat beside the dirtied desk. When she felt her phone vibrate a little, she consciously looked around before looking at her phone. 

[from: Nakano Yuto 

Meeting place at the Arcade near the school.]

She breathed heavily. She didn't know what goes on in Akihito's mind when he suggests that they transfer to another school. Akihito didn't tell them if Mazoku Hideki goes to this school which could be frustrating. They left the hidden demon slayers academy just to enter this high school where there is a high possibility that Hideki doesn't go to this school. 

From what Eris remembers, his brothers are in the same class. She doesn't understand why she is the only one who needs to be separated. 

Eris once again looked at her phone. It was a picture of Hideki that Akihito gave them. From what Eris can tell, Mazoku Hideki has disheveled long black hair which covers his face up to his eyes. He slouches when he stands and walks and dresses in loose dirty sweaters. 

"Just how do I find him? He seems to be the type of guy who never comes out of his room." She thought to herself. 

As Eris continues to stare at Hideki's picture, she got distracted when the noisy class went silent as soon as the door opened.

"Is he a new student as well?"

"He looks handsome!" 

Eris looked up front and sees a tall, well-built man in messy, short black hair that matches well with his protruding gray eyes and a white hoodie. 

With his familiar look, Eris unconsciously looked at the picture on her phone only to find quite similarities between the two. "Eh?" She shockingly thought. 

The man didn't seem to be a new student because he deliberately went straight on the dirtied desk filled with strange dolls. She heard the teacher, Tanaka, heaved a deep sigh. "You're late, Mazoku Hideki." 

Slowly, Eris's eyes widen as she tries to sink in the shocking revelation. "MAZOKU HIDEKI?!" She shouts, facing Hideki.

She, a demon slayer, is in the same class as the devil she is supposed to slay!