After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

This made him open his eyes.

"……Well?"

The moment his vision went from dark to bright, he found Villian pressing on him.

He also pressed his palms against his chest, emitting light, as if he was doing something.

The feeling of wandering should come from this.

"...Val? What are you doing?"

"do not move."

The witch had her eyes closed, her expression serious and highly focused.

Therefore, after responding to Aize's question with a cold and brief reply, he said nothing more.

His lips were just moving and he was mumbling something, but I couldn't hear what he was saying clearly.

It's a little difficult to move when being pressed down like this, and Miss Witch won't do anything so seriously for no reason. It's better to wait and not disturb her.

So, the two of them just looked at each other in silence, somewhat strangely.

"..."

"..."

"..."

"……Well?"

Several minutes passed and the situation did not change, which made Aize more and more confused. He began to move his neck slightly and look down.

Only then did he notice that Villian was covered in dust and dirt, with some wear and tear on her trouser legs, and many unraveling and damaged parts of her clothes.

This is extremely uncommon in Vivian, who is always exquisite and neat.

There was even a red mark on the side of his face, which looked like some kind of abrasion.

Without thinking much about it, he subconsciously reached out his hand towards the suspected wound area, wanting to touch it to see what was going on.

"……very good."

Just when Aize's fingertips touched the other person's slightly cold skin, the witch seemed to have completed her work, then nodded and opened her eyes.

Their eyes met and they fell silent almost at the same time.

"Uh……"

Feeling the soft touch of his fingertips, Aize blinked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Instead, it was Villian who reacted first.

After taking a few glances at Aize and quickly realizing what had happened, Miss Witch smiled her signature smile:

"Hehe, the brave Lord Aize actually took advantage of a girl's concentration to secretly attack her. You're quite brave, aren't you? Not bad, not bad, you've improved compared to before~ Or is it that this is just your nature? Whether you act serious or timid, it's all just an act?"

"No, no, no, it sounds like..."

"It's okay. If you're still shy at this point, it will seem weird. Come on, come on~"

After saying that, he grabbed the back of Aize's hand and without hesitation pressed his cheek against it, smiling and even rubbing it vigorously a few times with some enjoyment:

"How about it? If you want to touch it, this is better, right? If you like, not just the face, but other places are welcome, too. Maybe it will be softer~"

"That would be softer... Pah—what am I talking about? I saw you had a wound on your face and wanted to check on you!?"

"hurt?"

Miss Witch blinked, stood up from Aize, and walked to the mirror in the room.

Then he sighed softly:

"Here, I was so busy treating the patient that I forgot to wipe off the blood."

After saying that, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gently wiped away the red spot.

But this did not make Aize feel relieved. Instead, what he just said made him more concerned.

"Treatment? Blood? You're injured! What happened? Why were you injured inside Tafia? Is there an enemy? An assassin? Or something else?!"

The more he spoke, the more anxious he became, and he even jumped up from his seat and came to the other person's side.

In my mind, dozens of different possibilities and hundreds of response plans were thought about and verified in an instant, and I even thought about how to retaliate.

Then, he looked at Villian and waved his hand:

"No, no, it's not that serious. I just had an accident while doing an experiment and got hurt."

"Experiment? Accident? What experiment?!"

Villian looked into Aize's eyes and didn't answer immediately, as if she was thinking about something.

Then he laughed and replied:

"Nothing, I just wanted to test the holy sword you left me, and it seemed to have triggered its inherent attack function, and it exploded with a bang."

As he spoke, he pressed his shoulders and moved his neck:

"The whole person was blown against the wall. It was really scary. The armory was a mess."

"...Holy Sword? Why are you researching that?"

"Didn't you ask me to try to crack the technique for enchanting weapons? I haven't made any progress, so I thought I'd look at the structure of the holy sword and see if I could find some inspiration."

"So, did you find anything?"

"..."

For a moment, Villian's expression darkened.

But he quickly returned to normal, then shook his head and said with a smile:

"No, the holy sword's technology is a complete black box. It will take a long time to crack it. I plan to study it after I crack the enchanted weapon."

Aize knew nothing about the technical details, and explosions and fires were indeed common phenomena when the witches conducted experiments.

Therefore, he did not doubt Villian's statement.

He just held his forehead with a helpless look on his face:

"Be careful, research results are secondary. Make sure you're safe first. Otherwise, what will you do if something goes wrong?"

"I know, I know. I've been in Tafia for a long time, and this is the only time it exploded. Don't worry, there won't be any more problems. But—"

Villian covered her mouth, narrowed her eyes, and pretended to lean back, mumbling softly as if she had heard something extraordinary:

"Can I understand your words as saying that Aize can't do without me? Tsk tsk, so I'm so important? That's not okay, brave man, saying such things to a former demon leader~"

"Tsk——"

This guy reacts like this when I say something nice to him. It really makes me feel uncomfortable when I see it so many times.

He was known for his rationality, and he was not good at dealing with this kind of fighting style in the past. He was always manipulated as the opponent wished, and even got embarrassed.

But people always grow.

I won’t let you succeed every time.

So, Aize narrowed his eyes, sneered, put his hands on his hips, and approached with a menacing look:

"Yeah, that's what I mean. Why? No?"

"……well?"

Obviously not expecting such a reaction, the witch lady froze there for a moment, rarely seen, her movements stiff and unresponsive like a broken puppet.

Even his gray face turned slightly red.

This guy, could he actually behave like this?

Quite fresh and good.

Aize thought so with some pride.

Unexpectedly, Villian suddenly reached out, grabbed Aize's collar, and pulled him towards her with all her strength.

In order to ensure success, he even used magic to strengthen his strength at the moment of attack.

Aize was caught off guard and immediately lost his balance. His entire body almost fell on Villian, preventing him from falling directly to the ground.

Then, in this somewhat awkward situation, the other person leaned close to my ear.

"Have you really become more capable? Well, after all, you're the famous Lord Aize. It wouldn't be good to be passive all the time, right?"

"Uh……"

"But, just words aren't enough. When will you try to attack me seriously? Of course, I mean, the way you want~"

"..."

This time, Aize's face was really burning.

Not knowing how to respond at all, her brain was completely confused and she fell into a state of complete confusion. Villian let go of Aize's collar.

Then he took a few steps back, regained his usual ease, and said with a smile:

"Well, I'm the winner this time, right? Strategically aside, the brave hero is still a long way from winning against the evil witch in this regard."

"Tsk..."

Aize covered his face.

"That's it, I'm going to take a shower first."

It's really embarrassing to keep your clothes like this, and it's not convenient to be intimate with them.

So, Villian didn't stay for long. After putting the debuff on Aze, she turned and left.

The door closed—and then opened again almost immediately.

As if she was still not satisfied, the witch covered her mouth with her hands and smiled evilly before poking her head in again:

"Oh right, I wasn't kidding just now. You're welcome to sneak up on me while I'm taking a shower. Bye~"

Then, I finally left.

With his mind in a mess, Aize rubbed his face which was so hot that he could fry an egg on it and fell directly onto the bed.

How should I put it? I am indeed weak in this aspect.

If you have the chance, learn from Wade.

...I feel like I will be severely laughed at by that green-haired playboy. The thought of it makes me unhappy.

"Ugh……"

Aize turned over and let out a long sigh.

"I'm still far from that."

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Outside the door, in the corridor, Villian left Aize's room and leaned against the wall after taking only two steps, burying her face in her hands with almost all her strength.

"This guy, actually...actually..."

Although he had been teasing Aize for several months, Aize, who had always been worried, never gave Villian a positive response.

Villian herself didn't really care, because she really just enjoyed spending time with Aize, and nothing else mattered.

As a result, today, this guy actually fought back for the first time.

The means were low-level, and the damage was nothing serious.

But, how to say it.

Feeling good.

He almost couldn't hold it in on the spot, so he ran away in a hurry.

Villian thought about it and breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he shook his head violently.

Because now is not the time to think about this.

Just now, regarding the issue of the Holy Sword, she lied to Aize for the first time in several months.