Dem-dol Kuromu-chan is the twenty-first episode of the anime series Mairimashita! Iruma-kun.
Summary[]
One of the most popular idols in the Nether world is holding an all-day concert, and Iruma happens to get tickets.
Plot[]
At the Makubari Dome, thousands of fans fill the arena where one of the most famous dem-dolls is preparing to make an appearance. In a private dressing room, Kuromu finishes her preparations and heads out to greet her fans.
At school, Clara and Asmodeus walk into class with a small stack of newspapers. To Iruma's surprise, the cover of the paper shows his photo when he ranked up and a story covers the details of the ranking. With Clara handing copies to everyone, Lied comments how this makes the teen legitimately famous and how his story overshadows the idol Kuromu.
Iruma is uncertain of who Kuromu is which startles the gamer. Asmodeus defends Iruma by claiming his friend has been sheltered most of his life under Sullivan and this explains why he is unaware of the many things the rest of them see as common. Iruma is silently grateful for Asmodeus' theory as it provides the perfect explanation for his lack of knowledge about the Nether world.
Asmodeus then gives a quick but accurate tutorial of how dem-dolls fit into demon society as one of the more popular ways to prevent the Evil Cycle wherein a demon returns to their most basic instincts and become incredibly violent. By having the human equivalence of a concert, the negative thoughts and energy of so many demons turns positive and the dem-dolls are regarded as some of the most respected figures thanks to helping so many demons avoid their Evil Cycle.
Lied shows Iruma a video of Kuromu performing while hailing her as the Nether worlds top idol with a gifted voice and adorable appearance. Jazz adds how tickets for her show sell out almost immediately while some tickets are raffled off with very rare ones providing the opportunity to meet the singer in person. The meets are known as Meet-And-Grate as Kuromu thanks and shakes hands with each fan which allows further negative energy to be changed to positive energy. A following interaction is the Cuticle Interaction where Kuromu curls a hair strand with a finger while playfully threatening the fan to see her again or else be cursed.
Just then, an announcement is made asking for Iruma to make his way to the Broadcast Battler room. With Asmodeus and Clara following after, the rest of the class continue watching Kuromu as she announces her concert will begin shortly. At the arena, the broadcast ends and the young idol is praised for her effort in doing a performance in one of the largest arenas in the Nether world. They ask if she will be alright concerning nerves but are blown away by her adorable excitement and dedication to perform her first dome show.
Returning to her dressing room, Kuromu takes a moment to relax before removing her wig and putting on a pair of glasses to reveal she is Keroli. After noting how she got a little too into her performance during the morning show, Keroli states how she is most comfortable when wearing her everyday school attire and blushes heavily when seeing her costume partially reveals her stomach.
Seeing the video of herself making the heart symbol with her hands, Keroli begins trying new poses to better suit herself but continues to falter when seeing her bare skin. As she fears not being able to continue, she reminds herself that she is a dem-doll and her natural cuteness aids her in her career and spread joy to those who watch her.
In a flashback, Keroli reveals that her siblings surpassed her when it came to magic which earned adoration from their mother. Being of average magic levels and awkward, Keroli didn't receive much praise from her mother and instead was encouraged to work harder. Wanting a way to prove them otherwise, Keroli discovered early on how her cute appearance effortlessly gained attention from those around her who would then shower her with compliments and gifts. It was during these moments that she discovered she could use her cute appearance to her advantage and decided to become a dem-doll as a way to get back at her family for thinking she is not as important.
However, Keroli finds all of her hard work is being pushed aside due to Iruma easily gaining more attention at school and making Kuromu a secondary story. As she recalls how all of Iruma's headlining stories have been prioritized for the school paper, Keroli begins getting so worked up that her ice magic starts forming around her. Debating if she should reveal her identity as a student in order to get attention back on her, Keroli's manager appears and reminds her not to use her powers or else risk being discovered.
Urged to prepare for the next concert, Keroli reminds herself of how she has intentionally kept herself at a low rank so she would not stand out while still in school. She plans to change this once she graduates and hopes to surpass her mother's rank of Zayin (7). As she makes her way to the stage, Keroli encourages herself not to worry about Iruma and instead focus on her own goals.
Unfortunately, her self encouragement only lasts until the end of her first song as she spots Iruma in the crowd.
Hours earlier when Iruma had been called out of class to meet with Baraki. The broadcast president presented the trio with tickets to Kuromu's concert as his family has connections that were able to gain the tickets. Baraki explains that the Broadcast Battler is given the chance to cover the concert after they were discovered to have won the Grand Prize. Feeling they needed to make it up to the Magical Apparatus Battler as they too thought the Apparatus Battler should have won the Grand Prize, Baraki offers the trio the tickets that the broadcasters would have used as gratitude for how things worked out, thus explaining his attendance at the concert.
During a private meet after the show, Keroli is stunned at hearing how Iruma came to be at the performance and that it was pure coincidence. Keeping in her idol persona, Keroli does her best to make it seem like this is her first ever interaction with Iruma but after a series a nearly revealing her secret she is suddenly horrified when he makes a comment of seeing her in class.
Keroli demands to know how he figured out her identity and discovers he is actually very observant when he explains how he thought it was strange that a demon as timid as herself was placed in the Misfit Class and that the unique way she made a fist was eye-catching as well. He only became absolutely certain when seeing her planner, ice powers, and glasses.
Keroli is rendered speechless at hearing Iruma noticed the way she made a fist considering her glasses are the special detection ward glasses that should have made her just unnoticeable enough to others; but fifty one percent of her charm does still make it through. Figuring that no one would notice her hands unless they constantly observed her, Keroli feels certain that Iruma noticed because he's one of her more dedicated fans.
Unfortunately, Iruma proves otherwise when he admits that he is jealous of how she doesn't stand out whereas he continues to accidentally gain more and more attention and popularity from the things he does.
Hearing Iruma admit his popular status has all been against his wishes sends Keroli into a fit of rage and her ice powers flare up instantly. The moment of anger does not last long as Keroli suddenly collapses and Iruma discovers she is running a serious fever.
Characters[]
- Iruma Suzuki
- Asmodeus Alice
- Valac Clara
- Crocell Kerori
- Marbas Mar
- Andro M. Jazz
- Shax Lied
- Ix Elizabetta
- Caim Kamui
- Bathin Baraki
Sukima Segment[]
Clara convinces Asmodeus to learn how to dance with fluorescent sticks to praise Kuromu at her concert.
Trivia[]
- In the manga, Kuromu's first song isn't shown.
References[]
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