Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! is having a busy season in the Fall 2022 anime season, developing its main cast of characters in exciting and sometimes unexpected ways. Most students of the abnormal class have already gone Plus Ultra to reach rank four in the Harvest Festival trial, and that includes matters of the heart, too.

Elizabetta X is a lover, not a fighter, and she uses her natural good looks and sometimes her bloodline trait to seduce boys into doing her bidding. Elizabetta isn't a monstrous succubus about it, though -- she might toy with people, but her intentions are pure and her love is genuine and strong. Best of all, she can make the blond Lead fall for her with her natural charms alone, and that could lead to a fascinating romantic subplot.

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Elizabetta X's Wholesome Philosophy On True Love

Elizabetta surrounded by all the boys

Recent Iruma-kun! episodes explored Elizabetta X's backstory and motivations in greater detail than ever before. Previous seasons made it clear that Elizabetta is a romantic who believes in true love, and she is quick to ship people in her mind. All this stems from Elizabetta's vague insecurities concerning her bloodline trait, Full Love Gauge. Since her girlhood, Elizabetta has longed for a real, honest romance with a boy, and not from the usage of her bloodline trait. In Elizabetta's eyes, using that trait is borderline cheating, and seducing a boy with it would lead to an unsatisfying, even pointless relationship. Elizabetta once vowed to find a real romantic partner on her own, and now, she's giving it her best shot.

Elizabetta may be a benignly manipulative trickster with her refined seduction skills, such as when she seduced Lead into giving her a small bag of ingredients, but she's no villain. Elizabetta's principles mark her as an anime hero -- someone who wishes to not just accomplish something but achieve that goal with honest hard work. She wants to play fair and prove her worth as a demon maiden who doesn't need bloodline traits to find true love. In most works of fiction, villains acquire their power through dishonest shortcuts such as stealing a weapon or making pacts with dark forces, but heroes like Izuku Midoriya, Roronoa Zoro, Saitama and now Elizabetta X know that patience, honesty and grit are the key to gaining real power, no matter how long it takes. Elizabetta wants to earn the romance that she will eventually get, and now is a good time to start practicing.

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What This Means for Elizabetta X & the Abnormal Class

Elizabetta X is chuckling with lead

Elizabetta X's wholesome approach to true love reflects not just on her as a person but also on her relationship with all her classmates. So far, Elizabetta hasn't found her one true love, but she's actively searching, and her attitude about it marks her as a classic anime deredere. Elizabetta even told Lead that she loved him, but soon added that she loves all her classmates fairly, meaning she has an open heart. That's a key deredere trait, with a deredere having generous love for everyone and not jealously clinging to a single partner. This selfless nature makes Elizabetta X more likable, and it also keeps her options open, which is her intention.

Elizabetta views every boy around her as a prince and potential romance option, so in the abnormal class, her life is more like an otome game with many routes to take. The only stable constant is Elizabetta's own heart, as she now knows that genuine love is the true key to seduction. Elizabetta must love herself and put genuine love into every seduction act she performs, or it's all a meaningless gesture. Seduction isn't just about the body or clothing -- it's about the connection of one heart to another, and one day, that may pay off.

For now, Elizabetta is keeping her options completely open, but notably, the blond Lead has a keen interest in her. None of the other boys have shown any particular interest, but Lead is already hoping that Elizabetta will fall for him, so he's already in the lead. There's a small chance of a wholesome Elizabetta/Lead pairing in the future to compete with the Iruma/Ameri ship, and even if Lead fails to become Elizabetta's exclusive boyfriend, it's still progress. These romantic shenanigans reflect well on both of them, and it boosts their likability and sympathy a great deal. Anyone can understand Lead's position and root for him, and Elizabetta X has impressed Iruma-kun! fans with her honest, pure and noble intentions about love. This just might bring out the best in Lead, even if he makes a love-struck fool of himself in the process, and that should be fascinating to watch.