A Righteous Demon Girl and the Angel She’ll Never Meet-Chapter 37 : Chapter 37

Chapter 37 : Do you want to join the Night Watch?
The 【Night Watch】 was an organization established by humans after entering modern society, with its influence spanning the entire world.
Its primary duty was to investigate and conceal the existence of the 『mysterious』, that is, things like magic.
Among humans, two organizations were responsible for this duty—aside from the 【Night Watch】, the other was the 【Holy Church】.
However, due to the rapid development of modern science and technology, the church’s influence had long since waned compared to its former glory.
Even so, the church remained the only organization operating openly in the human world, while the 【Night Watch】, true to its name, silently protected humanity from the shadows of the world, a genuine secret organization.
In terms of relations with other races, angels had a better relationship with the church, as both shared the same faith.
However, their relationship with the Night Watch was somewhat awkward—most Night Watch members today were quite young and had little reverence for the deities angels believed in.
It was said that this had even led to some blunders in the past, though as for what exactly… unfortunately, Iphilia hadn’t managed to find out.
But it probably wasn’t anything pleasant, that much was certain.
Night Watch members had a variety of public identities, though most used “confidential government roles” as a cover.
Identifying them was quite simple—they typically carried an owl-shaped badge made primarily of magical crystals, which supposedly bore special markings indicating their individual identification numbers.
However, Iphilia didn’t know the specifics.
As for the guy claiming to be a delivery man, it was likely because Aimiya had given them the rental apartment’s address when she contacted them initially, and now, with some new development, he had come to find her.
“Hiss… The address is correct…” The man pulled out his phone to double-check the address and door number.
After confirming he was at the right place, he scratched his head awkwardly and put on a friendly demeanor as he asked Iphilia, “Uh, little miss, do you know a girl named Aimiya? I have some business with her.”
“Uh… she…”
Iphilia’s expression stiffened instantly.
Aimiya was still suspended in the living room, and if anyone saw that scene, there’d be no washing away the misunderstanding even if she jumped into the Yellow River…
“What’s wrong, Iphilia-chan!? Ugh, let me down already!”
Just as Iphilia was about to make up an excuse to brush off the Night Watch member, Aimiya, still suspended in the living room, grew impatient.
She began struggling and shouting loudly, naturally drawing the attention of the Night Watch member outside.
“Is Miss Aimiya inside? I… Ha!?”
The Night Watch member, much taller than Iphilia standing at the door, only needed to shift his angle slightly to see Aimiya, tightly bound and suspended in the living room.
He froze on the spot, as if petrified.
“Ahem, sorry for interrupting your… fun. I think I’ll come back later. Have a good time, you two…”
After a brief and awkward silence, the Night Watch member coughed awkwardly and turned to leave.
“Hey, wait! It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!!!”
…
After expending tremendous effort, Iphilia finally managed to “invite” the Night Watch member, who had been ready to flee, back inside. However…
“Big brother, you have to believe me! We really weren’t doing anything weird!”
Iphilia looked like she was on the verge of tears.
In just two days, her relatively decent reputation had taken a devastating hit, and she had a certain shameless, conscienceless angel to thank for that. Truly infuriating.
“Exactly, exactly. If we were really doing
that kind of thing
, I’d be the one on top. How could I be the one tied up?”
“???”
Hold on, sister, is there something wrong with your phrasing? Doesn’t that make it even easier to misunderstand!?
Iphilia shot Aimiya a fierce glare, feeling that this girl was deliberately stirring up trouble, only happy when others misunderstood her, wasn’t she?
No, with Aimiya’s scheming, dead-set lesbian personality, that was probably exactly the case…
“Ahem, no need to explain, you two. It’s the modern world, after all—everyone understands. Life needs a bit of special spice, or it gets bland, right? So, I think we can skip this awkward topic and get to the point. But before that… esteemed Miss Aimiya, if I may be so bold, this adorable girl living with you… is she also an angel?”
Seeing Iphilia about to panic, the Night Watch member quickly changed the subject, turning to confirm Iphilia’s identity.
If Iphilia hadn’t “invited” him back, he would have likely assumed she was an angel like Aimiya, especially since Iphilia’s innocent, girlish appearance did resemble most angels.
But the key issue was that the summoning magic Iphilia used to “invite” him, with those tentacles, didn’t seem like something an angel would summon.
So, per protocol, he needed to verify Iphilia’s identity before discussing business with Aimiya.
“Oh, her? She’s…”
“I’m not an angel.”
Before Aimiya could respond, Iphilia shook her head, preemptively denying the Night Watch member’s assumption.
As a demon, being mistaken for an angel was a grave insult, second only in severity to being mistaken for a succubus…
“I see, then you are…?”
“Just an ordinary mage, and also the tenant of this apartment.”
In this world, aside from the 【Night Watch】 and the 【Holy Church】, there were a few independent magical organizations or lone-wolf mages.
Since magic relied heavily on talent and comprehension, it was possible for someone with exceptional talent to learn magic on their own without guidance, thus coming into contact with the 『mysterious』.
Iphilia claimed to be this type.
As a demon who often operated in the open, it was likely that both the 【Night Watch】 and the 【Holy Church】 had taken notice of her.
However, since they could never catch her, they were powerless against her.
Rashly revealing her demon identity could bring her considerable trouble.
“A mage of the mortal world, huh… That means your talent is quite impressive, little miss. Ever thought about joining our 【Night Watch】? Since you live with Miss Aimiya and know her identity, you must also know what we 【Night Watch】 do, right?”