Fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki has spent his youth enduring grueling labor due to neglectful parents who prioritize personal whims over his survival. Their exploitation reaches an extreme when they sell Iruma to the great demon Lord Sullivan in exchange for worldly wealth. Instead of torment, Sullivan adopts Iruma as his grandson and enrolls him in the prestigious Netherworld demon academy, Babyls. However, the Netherworld holds one fatal rule: demons devour humans on sight, requiring Iruma to hide his mortality at all costs.

Equipped with lifelong evasion reflexes that allow him to dodge any lethal attack, Iruma unintentionally triumphs in a duel against the fiery elite noble Asmodeus Alice on his first day. Soon joined by the unpredictable Valac Clara, Iruma is placed into the Misfit Class under the strict supervision of homeroom tutor Naberius Kalego. Because humans lack intrinsic mana, Iruma relies on the Ring of Gluttony, an ancient relic siphoning Sullivan's immense magical reserve, alongside the eccentric spirit Ali-san. To protect his friends and earn an honest place in demon society, Iruma aims to climb the Netherworld ranking system from Aleph (1) toward Yodh (10), while political underground factions plot to overthrow the Demon King's vacant throne.

What to Expect

The story balances slice-of-life school routines with high-stakes rank advancement exams. Tactical positioning and non-lethal problem-solving replace simple power displays. Notable arcs include the Cannonball Execution tournament, the Royal One challenge, the grueling Harvest Festival survival exam around Chapter 95 to 146, the Music Festival competition starting at Chapter 147, and the high-tension Heartbreaker exam past Chapter 220. The Netherworld power ladder relies on strict demon rank evaluations, bloodline magic restrictions, and the mysterious Wicked Phase that temporarily alters a demon's personality.

Who Will Enjoy This

Readers seeking wholesome found-family dynamics inside a high-stakes supernatural school setting will appreciate the series. If you appreciate academic classroom cohesion, strategic power tests, and comically inverted demon tropes, you will also enjoy Beelzebub for its riotous underworld comedy and babysitting shenanigans, as well as My Hero Academia for its ensemble classroom development and escalating generational villain conspiracies.