The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing

"— You're saying that guy... Dick isn't actually courting her, but declaring war? He's actually a candidate for the Demon King's army's executive position!?"

Kazuma Sato shouted in disbelief.

Everyone was gathered in the mansion in the suburbs... except for Aqua. That girl was probably having a great time chatting with Dick, and went to another bar for a second round of drinks. She probably won't be back tonight.

And Yunyun, after connecting Dick's statement that he hates undead and demons the most, along with the feeling of familiarity from before, finally remembered who this guy was.

"No wonder, I felt like something was off."

Kazuma Sato slammed his palm.

Darkness seemed a little unable to accept it, she said loudly: "W-wait a minute! Don't you two jump to conclusions like that. Maybe things aren't like that, and he really wants to court and confess his love or something!??"

"No, no, no, you heard it just now, right? Dick said he hates undead and demons the most."

"Ugh."

These words were clearly heard by the three people eavesdropping nearby.

If Dick didn't know Wiz was a lich, it could be considered a misunderstanding, but in the previous conversation, he clearly stated that he knew Wiz was a lich, and also the Ice Witch.

"T-to accept the race you hate for love, overcome difficulties together, and break all doubts. It's a common trope in fairy tales..."

"Do you think there's a possibility of that?"

Darkness, who was still thinking of using the excuse of 'ignoring everything for love, willing to be an enemy of the world' to argue, also fell silent.

If there was an extremely deep emotional foundation, it would be fine, but Dick and Wiz had never even met before, so how could there be any emotional bond?

Kazuma Sato also seemed to suddenly understand.

"No wonder. Thinking about it carefully, Dick said something like this before: Alright, that's enough, right! Ice Witch, let's have a showdown! You ask why? Isn't it obvious? It's to show you my power and make you quit your current job!"

"Isn't that a declaration to bring Wiz into the family, to make her give up being the owner of the magic item shop!?"

"Under normal circumstances, that's true, but have you forgotten that Wiz has another identity?"

"You mean an executive of the Demon King's army?"

Darkness... or rather, their party, were all in the know. Wiz, besides being the ordinary owner of a magic item shop in Axel, is also an executive of the Demon King's army who maintains the barrier of the Demon King's castle.

"So Dick said in the end: I'll take over your job... right?"

This is a complete misunderstanding!

Thinking back, Dick never said anything about liking her, it was completely Wiz who assumed so.

"Then doesn't that mean Miss Wiz is in danger now!??"

Yunyun exclaimed in surprise.

Among the party members, she was the one who stayed at Wiz's magic item shop the most often, because Wiz was not only a powerful archmage, but also very gentle and kind, so they had a good relationship.

"This is bad! We have to tell Wiz about this quickly!"

Early the next morning.

While Aqua, who hadn't returned all night, hadn't come back, the group rushed to the magic item shop, intending to inform Wiz about this matter.

"— Welcome!"

The person who opened the door to greet them was Vanir.

He spread his arms and said: "You brats have finally discovered the truth. Even if you want to change things, it's already too late. Just honestly accept the situation!"

"You knew all along, didn't you? That's right, with your clairvoyance, how could you not see it?"

After Vanir confirmed it, Darkness and the others finally gave up.

It seems it really wasn't a romantic fantasy.

Kazuma Sato said somewhat unhappily: "Hey, you, since you knew, why didn't you tell Wiz? Could it be that you deliberately didn't say it in order to savor the emotions?"

"We don't deny that we had such thoughts, but more than that, it's that it's already impossible to change."

Vanir shrugged and pointed to the backyard.

"Go and see for yourselves, that infatuated useless boss is talking to the flowers in the backyard of this shop. Honestly, it's quite disgusting to watch for too long, so go and put an end to it quickly, and let us enjoy it."

Soon, Darkness brought Wiz back from the backyard.

"— Oh, Kazuma-san and Yunyun, welcome."

Her face showed a strange expression that was somewhat worried, yet a little gleeful.

"Since then, I've been thinking about it for a long time. Should I respond to Dick-san's feelings, or should I stay here and work hard to run this shop for the sake of fulfilling Vanir-san's wish..."

"We've said it many times, you'd be better off getting married so that this shop can be run smoothly."

Wiz, ignoring Vanir's words, had tears in the corners of her eyes, and sighed with exaggerated body language like a tragic heroine.

"Ah, I originally just wanted to live a peaceful life and make this shop's business flourish, but things suddenly turned out like this. What should I do? Vanir-san really needs me, but..."

"What we need is your magic, not your management skills. Rather, that ability is a burden."

Wiz, once again ignoring Vanir's words, looked at the scenery outside the window, her eyes filled with melancholy and sighs, her palm completely pressed against the window glass.

"But! On the other hand, Dick-san, he not only needs me, but also said that it has to be me. He even said that he wouldn't consider anyone else besides me. Since he's already said it to this extent..."

"He didn't, he didn't, don't talk nonsense."

"Since he's already said it like this! What should I do? Which path should I choose..."

Wiz didn't even bother with the retorts.

— This is bad!

The lich girl has completely fallen into madness now, her whole person has completely turned into a love-struck brain. Could this be the so-called self-capture?

"Wiz, there's something I need to tell you beforehand, actually we found out..."

"Hey! Shut up!"

Kazuma Sato grabbed Darkness's mouth, who wanted to tell her the truth, and stopped her from saying anything at this time.

Everyone also understood why it was said to be too late.

Yunyun looked at Vanir.

"Don't look at us with that kind of gaze. We're quite worried about the boss's current miserable state. We've been giving the boss decent things to eat lately..."

Vanir spread his hands helplessly.

"As a result, for some reason, it made that sick boss start having strange misunderstandings, saying that we're being more considerate than before in order to keep Wiz in this shop."

"I see, so you just left her alone, and she became like this, huh."

"That's how it is."

No wonder even Vanir was at a loss.

Wiz's current state is that she's infatuated to the extreme. No matter who is nice to her, she'll misunderstand that they have feelings for her. This will only worsen her condition.

That's really hard on Vanir.

"Now the boss is like this from morning till night, infatuated to the point that her head has turned into a garden. At least she won't bring in any strange products anymore, and it won't hinder business... But for us demons, mental attacks are more effective than clumsy magic..."

Even though he was a demon, he sighed heavily like a human. Wiz herself looked like she wanted Vanir to pay attention to her, and kept glancing over here.

"Infatuated boss, didn't you receive an invitation letter? Hurry up and resolve this matter and come back, then return to your usual self and fulfill the contract you made with us!"

"Hey!"

Kazuma Sato tugged at his clothes.

With an expression of 'you don't really want Wiz to go on the date, do you?', after all, this time she's not going to accept a confession, but to fight.

Even if you're really tormented badly, you shouldn't do that, right?

"Rest assured."

Vanir waved his hand and said: "We've already seen it, this time it will go very smoothly, the useless boss will defeat the opponent."

Hearing him say that.

Wiz said: "Does Vanir-san mean that he wants me, someone who only creates losses, to continue being the boss?"

"You wouldn't agree if we said we wanted to replace you, would you?"

Vanir twitched his lips. Although his words were filled with dissatisfaction, it was the first time he had expressed his opinion, he hoped that Wiz would maintain the status quo and continue being the boss.

"Vanir-san is such a tsundere."

"Why are you talking about some kind of tsundere to a genderless demon? Stop saying such disgusting things, hurry up and go and come back! After work, we will definitely rush to the scene to make up for the recent mental losses."

Yunyun could be 100% sure.

This damned demon is definitely not a tsundere, he's looking forward to Wiz being greatly impacted next, and then savoring her humiliated emotions. But they have no way to change the situation!

"Yes! I'm going!"

Because at this time, Wiz showed a fearless smile.

Just as she was about to set off—

"Wiz, Wiz! Are you there!"

Aqua, who hadn't returned all night, rushed over. She barged into the magic item shop and pointed directly at Wiz.

"Aqua-sama?"

"Don't be nervous, actually I'm here to deliver a message! Dick said he's waiting for you, no matter when you go, he'll keep waiting! That guy is surprisingly persistent!"

Wow—

An unparalleled confession scene!

Honestly, if you didn't know that Dick's real purpose was to duel, no matter how you think about it, it's a good man who's prepared to confess his love.

Just look at Wiz and you'll know.

She was so moved that she couldn't control herself.

But the more it was like this, the more ashamed everyone felt. What would happen when things were exposed?

And Aqua seemed to have remembered something.

"That's right! Listen to me, Wiz, Dick is a good man, I approve of him!"

"Aqua-sama thinks so too?"

Wiz was somewhat happy.

As if she had gained approval, she was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly—

"Ah! Dick is ridiculously strong, I fought him all night last night, I didn't expect him to be so amazing! This morning, I couldn't even get out of bed!"

"Hmm???"

The lich girl's expression froze.

Although she knew that Aqua's all-nighter was just drinking with Dick, if this could make Wiz misunderstand, it would be great to slightly lower her expectations.

Thank you for your contribution, Aqua!