author gave us clues along the way such as this chapter where Henri relented after picturing his wife while looking at Iruma and Ameri
Nishi-sensei is such a great mangaka! Not only is her art SO VERY GREAT, her storytelling is equally complex and nuanced (ditto with Madan No Ichi). In this arc, she really showed what a great mastermind antagonist Baal is! Everything about this arc is orchestrated so flawlessly by him. He anticipated what Iruma will do (since he's not typical of demon and basing on how he tries to save everyone in the past) and used that to his advantage.
From here on, Baal has full control of the chessboard...except...
the mangaka instead put Iruma, the protagonist, not so much in defense (that would be Sullivan and company), but as chaotic element in this plan. Unpredictability worthy of Clara.
That's great storytelling.
A big one is Mephisto who is the King Maker...
Also, there's another deity (or genies) that was mentioned in the Deviculum: Thoth who likes Iruma. He's not an upper deity but he is the most knowledgeable so I wonder if he'll play a role in this arc.
I'm also curious to see how Babyls will react to the news that Iruma is human. How will the faculty, staff, and students take it?
Of course, there's Balam-sensei and Kalego as well as the Misfits (most likely will be led by Azz and Clara).
So many probabilities, so exciting!!
Also, and more towards the future...the other character that hasn't made a full appearance yet but is hinted as part of Baal's movement is Purson's brother who disappeared years ago... I have a feeling he'll be one of the future antagonist in future arcs.
So glad that Azz's thought process reinforced his love and loyalty to Iruma.
At least we know that his besties are firmly supportive of him. I have no doubt that with Azz and Clara, the rest of the Misfits will, too. And the sons of the three greats will probably not shun Iruma as well seeing how their elders are behind Sullivan.
Lovely chapter. Feels so short.
Hate Baal but gotta say, brilliant move!
He got what he wanted, Sullivan in jail, Iruma deported...
Worse, he'll change everything so that all Delkira's progress is rolled back...reminds me too much of what's going on IRL, sigh
But the story is getting more and more exciting!
as when Byul was a toddler...hilarious.
And the baby is cute! I want more of her onscreen!