Mairimashita! Iruma-kun - Ch. 368 - Unyielding Convictions

[homerman87]

He's probably the single most privileged figure in the netherworld, no one has better networking done than him.

Except maybe Baal, especially since he's gained the backing of one of the Deities. The difference is just that Baal does so through manipulation and trickery, Iruma achieves this by just being true to himself 🤔

 

[jekjek_me]

I think that woman at the beginning who explains the meaning of barrier blood magic to Azami, could actually be Kiriwo's mother.

That carrot withstood the incineration of the ground much like a phoenix bird rises from its own ashes.

I also think that Azami would be in some way manipulated by Narnia, I think we should call him like Baal would possibly manipulate Kiriwo.

However, he is somehow impressed that Azami resisted a so-called gravity spell that Mephisto used on him.

Uhhh, no. Kiriwo is twisted AF since S1 of the anime. Remember that he loved the look of disgust his friend had when he pulled out his own horn in exchange of an accessory

 

[homerman87]

True. What was the border patrol supposed to do against Mephisto? He would have treated them like a joke (+Az-kun and Iruma are pretty powerful themselves)

I mean, the border patrol technically has two 13 crowns to his one if Narnia and his troops truly spoke for the entirety of the organization (even though Narnia is full of himself,) plus they can at least take out a good chunk of everyone else, there's only so much Mephisto could realistically do on his own with how many people he'd have to defend if things came to that, plus, Iruma, Az and Clara are still all likely a lot weaker than soldiers experienced in fighting all manner of demons and other such threats to the peace 🤔

 

[homerman87]

I think a lot of people are overlooking the internal issue of Demon Border Patrol administration for Henri favoring Iruma, which I don't discard Henri having a soft spot for Iruma having weight, but I think to Henri the fact that Narnia sent the Fang Platoon without consulting with him, with the excuse of Narnia being a 13 Crown now too, could be a challenge of power and an inner competition in the DBP over both the president and vice-president being 13 Crowns, Narnia now acting as an equal in authority to Henri despite within the DBP still being one echelon bellow him within the organization.

Yeah, it's pretty clear that Henri is likely in danger of at least losing his position to Narnia now if Baal spins the story just right, so he's winning the battle, but also hurting his position in the war that's certainly about to come. 🤔

 

[NotSomeone]

Except maybe Baal, especially since he's gained the backing of one of the Deities. The difference is just that Baal does so through manipulation and trickery, Iruma achieves this by just being true to himself 🤔

To be honest I don't think Baal is wrong for gaining support through manipulation and trickery. They are demons after all, you expect the worst from them.
But Hell here doesn't work in the traditional abrahamic way does it? We don't see mentions to the souls of sinners or anything like that, so maybe evil and treachery are not really part of a demon's nature in this setting.

 

[Nekoloss]

Thanks for the chapter
Father-in-law to the rescue, that's what I like to see

 

[Tamerlane]

IRUMA PLEASE MY DAUGHTER'S OVARIES ARE DRYING UP SHE OWNS AT LEAST 3 CATS ONE OF THEM IS NAMED "NEKO AMY" PLEASE IRUMA YOU NEED TO FUCK MY DAUGHTER, CONTINUE THE AZAZEL BLOODLINE

 

[FeryGery]

Is anyone can useDelkira's crest just for symbolising higher authority?

 

[homerman87]

To be honest I don't think Baal is wrong for gaining support through manipulation and trickery. They are demons after all, you expect the worst from them.
But Hell here doesn't work in the traditional abrahamic way does it? We don't see mentions to the souls of sinners or anything like that, so maybe evil and treachery are not really part of a demon's nature in this setting.

It's really hard to say. I definitely agree that Baal isn't wrong to be doing things the way he does (outside of the kidnapping and brainwashing of a fellow 13 crown so he'd become a monster, but that's a different matter,) since, as you noted, it does seem inline with a demon's base nature even in this world and because it's just him acting on his own philosophies. I mostly meant to point out that the two have an interesting contrast in how they build connections.

As for whether it is in the Abrahamic/Biblical way, I'd say the Netherworld in this universe is more a mix of various beliefs regarding demons. Some of the names certainly comes from Solomon's 72 demons from, but some of the magical beasts seem to share similarities with a mix of European and Asian monsters and demons. I imagine it's a situation where the most of the various myths, religions and legends exist because of interactions between the human world and the demon realm, especially since it's stated that demons didn't originally come from the Netherworld, they were granted space to lives their by the deities. Ultimately, I think it's more just that demons are more guided by their carnal desires than even humans are, rather than being inherently evil

 

[Liquidxlax]

Damn, supporting son in law?

I think it has to also do with what those who are connected to Iruma in the upper echelons.

 

[Shyromy]

FATHER INLAW TO THE RESCUE!!!!!!!!!!

 

[draxdeveloper]

Well... To be honest, the ones being protected in the end was Amy and Fenrir.
I mean, they would be picking a fight against 4 thirteen crows, at least

 

[vincent-]

Ahhh Yes POLITICS not the bad kind the story kind. Only a few games and novels ever get me excited about the factions at each other throats my favorite was elder scrolls.

 

[kirantine]

even if henri didn't step in, that kalego's brother (not bothered enough to remember his name sorry) is overstepping his bounds i think— im sure what he did will just sour relationships with many earred race and from what i remember many of the 13 crowns or figureheads want to keep the peace right? (on surface at least)

 

[comedyxtragedy]

Everyone makes father in law joke but we all know Henry is going to harem list 😂😭

 

[fight2live]

uhh... was the fang platoon really gonna go against Mephisto right there?? Mephisto, who was just shown to easily punch a big hole in their commander's barrier??? if anything, i think Kimaris saved them right there.

 

[SifTheFair]

I mean, he's the chief of the Demon Border Patrol, he has to have some kind of authority that enables him to go over the heads of even the three elders under special circumstances. Henri has never been shown to invoke such authority before because he's never even really had to. This is the moment to show that being chief actually means something, given that the situation only happened because Narnia and Henri are the same rank, meaning Narnia needs fewer permissions to act. I imagine there are consequences to this choice of action, however.

Usually in stories for this type of out-of-jail situation, the author set it up by having a similar situation that can make the readers infere on a particular Character's capabilities.
For example during the ball of "13th of betrayal" (chapter 301) we could have had the panic, with some characters assessing the situation, but Henry giving the ultimate order of what to do. Informing that as a 13th crown and head of police his word have weight, even over some other 13th crown for specific situations.
Here it's a bit out of the blue and, to me, hurt the story.
Now we're guessing Henry's power in the society : can he do that all the time ? If it's only sometimes, why for this case ? Etc.

I will admit that for the whole Scala Arc I've been waiting for something to severly impede Iruma, because he's been able - as Narnia says - to accumulate a lot of power fast. And with Kirio out of the picture, Baal being still too much of a challenge ; the story need to present Iruma with opposition, so that he can grow for the next challenge.
Fang Patrol cracking down was perfect for a setback, with the addition of providing a rival, more world building showing that it's a DEMON society and not a human society.
The story hit some of it, but miss the bullseye.

 

[Tinker_OwO]

I CAUGHT UP!! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!! NOOOO I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S NEXT!!

 

[TheTopAdventure]

Thanks for the chapter!

how did you manage to remember that

 

[Collobarus]

So I'm giessing that fenrir's next target os Henry?

And BTW, what's the use of border patrol anyway? Is there another country? Will we eventually get to demon vs angel war arc?

There's been war going on outside, though we don't know what kind of war it is. So it's safe to assume there's outside force.

The only hint we got is how the 3 heroes family are at fronlline and how deroro brothers were at the frontline just a year ago. (Since they skipped years to get hands on experience at war).

When the 13 dinner was held, the crowns baffled by how clueless Iruma is with the current situation of demon world.