There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her

Thunder Bolt!

I just need to take these cockatrice feathers back,

and the quest is complete.

Kramen said this would take at least a week,

but this was an easy day trip.

Shiek! It's me!

Huh?

Captain?!

Hey. You seem well.

Wow, Captain, it's you!

I thought you were an adventurer out hunting demons!

Captain?!

You're alive.

Happiness, Duke.

Good to see you're okay, too.

Captain!

Yes?!

Where have you been all this time?!

Miner—

You just up and vanished on us, and the Demon King was defeated!

We've been so worried!

I had a reason for—

And you look like a human now!

Where are your horn and wings?!

I'll tell you, okay?! Just calm down!

Duke's been super worried since you disappeared.

You didn't need to tell him that!

Captain, explain.

Oh...

Your captain, Yoki,

confessed his love to the priestess of the hero's party...

and got rejected.

So now I'm living as a human adventurer.

A demon...

...captain...

...as a human?

I live as Yoki the human now.

You guys should live as you please, too. Okay?

Nope.

Huh?

No.

I don't want that, either.

We're sticking with you.

We want to meet the human you fell for, anyway.

That'll never work. This is the human world, remember?

You'd have to hide your true forms.

If you can do it, so can we.

It'll be fine!

Easy.

Well, if you insist...

I hope you three are prepared for what's to come!

You are absolute scum.

How could you do such a thing to a girl?

Even if it's to give her a human disguise,

taking a harpy's wings away is awful!

You're absolutely right! I was stupid!

Think about what you've done!

She's nice.

You've said that you are Yoki's former subordinates,

but you don't look like demons.

Wait up!

It's true. I'm a dullahan,

Happiness is a harpy, and Shiek is a pixie.

I'd take off my head and show you,

but my armor and helmet are fused together.

Really?

Duke! You've being too chatty for a dullahan!

You barely spoke at all before!

That's because of you, Captain.

Huh?

I actually hated the captain at first.

Why is that?

He was famous for being a shut-in.

Even when his superior officer, Zaekill,

ordered him to go out and kill humans...

You'd best leave this room...

before I lose myself!

Zaekill said that talking to Yoki was exhausting,

so he just left him to his own devices after that.

But that's unacceptable for a demon,

so I tried to correct the captain by force.

But he turned the tables on me, gave me all of these ideas...

and that made me who I am today.

You seem to care deeply for him now.

I don't deny that.

Happiness and Shiek, too... Huh?

Where'd they go?

I hope they didn't head for the mansion...

Those fools! Don't they know they'll be in trouble if anyone other than Cecilia

finds out what they are?!

Happiness! Shiek!

Where did you go?

Shiek...

Oh, do you know this boy, Yoki?

He's, uh... my friend.

I see.

I'm sorry. He didn't cause any trouble, did he?

Not at all. I love children.

He was running around in the garden earlier, so I joined him,

but he wore himself out and fell asleep.

Mother, did you see a girl with Shiek?

Oh, yes, I did.

Sophia took her to the house.

Huh?!

Hmm... You have a knack for this.

Remember that angle.

Understood.

Sophia!

Milady and Master Yoki.

This is our new maid, Happiness.

Please treat her well.

Pleasure.

Happiness! Why are you a maid?!

Sophia, this girl is Yoki's friend!

You are?

Truth.

I am very sorry.

I assumed she was a new hire who started today.

No, I'm sorry for the confusion.

Happiness, go on and get changed.

No.

Huh?

I want to work.

You want to be a maid?!

You haven't been shown to the servants' quarters yet, have you?

Well, do your best, Happiness.

You're so lucky! You get to live in this big mansion!

Hard work.

Come visit us again anytime!

Yay! I want some more of Sophia's sweet tea!

Yoki.

Yes?

In addition to her work as a priestess,

I am so glad you liked it.

she is involved with some very important people,

being in the hero's party,

and hasn't had much rest of late.

I'm going to make sure she has the day off tomorrow.

I'd like you to take her out to have some fun.

Huh?!

This is basically a parent-approved date, isn't it?

Yoki! I'm sorry I kept you waiting.

She's wearing different clothes than usual!

They look great!

Yoki?

Oh, er... those glasses... look nice on you.

It's a disguise.

If I'm recognized as a member of the hero's party, things will get hectic.

I get it.

It's tough being famous, huh?

I'm sorry you had to go along with this.

Not at all!

I'll work with you to make today a nice day off!

Well, I'll get my hopes up, then!

They have a new cake, Yoki!

Look at that!

There are so many cute cakes!

Let's stop here for tea later!

Sure.

They're beautiful!

You're the beautiful one!

Meow!

Isn't it cute?

Yes! Super cute!

Yoki?

What do you think?

Amazing!

Thanks to you, I feel like my day-to-day exhaustion is melting away!

Really?

Yes!

Hell yeah!

Accessories, huh?

Want to go in?

I do!

Isn't that... Cecilia?

Hey! Ceci—

Yuga, you idiot! If you yell out her name, everyone will know who she is!

Hero! Mikana!

Sorry about that!

So, what brings you here?

We took a day off for the first time in ages to go out and have fun.

Why don't you join us, Cecilia?

Uh, hello? What, he can't even see me?

I'm sorry, but I'm with a friend today, so...

A friend?

Have we met somewhere before?

M-Maybe it's just your imagination?

Well, whatever. He can come with us!

You were about to go in this store, right? So let's go!

Um...

Hey!

For crying out loud... My first date with Yuga in ages, and this had to happen?

And you, the civilian with the dull face.

What?!

I hope things work out for you and the priestess.

Huh?!

You were on a date, too, right?

Well, that's how I saw it, at least.

Best of luck to you.

If it works out between you two, maybe Yuga will give up on her.