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Where am I...?

I’m in a place that looks like a courtroom. Several men are looking my way.

The man in the seat of the chief judge starts speaking.

Welcome to the Devildom, YourName.

...Oh, pardon me. Feeling a bit shocked, are we?

Well, that’s understandable. You’ve only just arrived, after all.

As a human, it will probably take a little while for you to adjust to things here in the Devildom.

Hmm... What a very human thing to say.

Outstanding. I have a feeling you might be just the sort of person we’re looking for.

Yes, exactly, the Devildom. I see that you catch on quickly. Excellent.

I suppose I should start by introducing myself.

My name is Diavolo.

I am the ruler of all demons, and all here know of me.

And someday soon, I will be crowned king of the Devildom.

This is the Royal Academy of Diavolo...

...though we just call it RAD.

You’re standing inside the assembly hall, the very heart of RAD. This is where we officers of the student council hold our meetings and conduct our business.

I’m the president of said council.

I will explain everything to you.

YourName, this is Lucifer. He is a demon and the Avatar of Pride.

He’s also the vice president of the student council and my right-hand man...and not just in title, I assure you.

Beyond that, he’s also my most trusted friend.

Flattery will get you nowhere, Diavolo.

Speaking on behalf of the entire student body at this great and storied school of ours...

...I offer you a most heartfelt welcome, YourName.

...Interesting. This one is quite different from Solomon.

Diavolo believes that we demons should start strengthening our relationship with both the human world and the Celestial Realm.

As a first step toward this goal, we’ve decided to institute an exchange program.

We’ve sent two of our students to the human world and two to the Celestial Realm.

And we’re welcoming four students to our school: two from your world and two from the Celestial Realm.

So, I take it you’ve probably put two and two together at this point, right?

You’ve been chosen from among the people of the human world to participate in this program of ours. You are our newest exchange student.

Your period of stay is one year. You will have to work on the tasks that you will receive from RAD.

After one year, you will write a paper about your exchange here in the Devildom.

You are here as an exchange student. Did you really expect to spend your time here fooling around?

I am not telling you to write a doctoral thesis. You can take it easy.

What do you hope to gain pointing that out to me?

Don’t glare at me like that. It’s not like I will abandon you all by yourself here in the Devildom.

You need someone to look after you, and I think that someone should be my brother Mammon.

He’s the Avatar of Greed and...how should I put it...?

Oh well, you’ll understand soon enough.

Here, take this device. It’s called a D.D.D. It’s a lot like the cell phones of your world.

This will be yours to use for as long as you’re here.

Now, go ahead and try calling Mammon with it.