A walk to Wiz's store.

"Not that I am against paying Wiz a visit Kazuma, but why are we going to her store this time?" Darkness asked Kazuma as they headed down the street, a humming Ria floating along behind them.

"I think Vanir was talking about her store earlier, so I'm pretty sure they knew each other well, even discounting the fact that they were both generals of the Devil King," Kazuma replied. "And if I recall correctly, a devil was the one who taught Wiz how to become a lich in the first place, and while I don't remember if Wiz told us the name of said devil, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Vanir. We should tell her what happened."

"Oh, makes sense. And he was a nice enough guy, despite being our enemy... Shame he was hell bent on going after Aqua..." Darkness sighed.

"Yeah, wonder what that was about?" Kazuma wondered. "Ria, you're a goddess right? Do you know what Vanir's beef with your kind is?"

"... you're kidding right? How many stories have you heard about gods and devils and/or demons getting along?" Ria deadpanned. "To put it simply, most gods fancy themselves as beings of order, and devils are beings that cause chaos, to put it simply. Thus, they tend to be like oil and water. Devils are walking, talking middle fingers to what gods call "the natural order," so gods hate them. And the feeling is very much mutual. This, the god and devil rivalry is a tale older than dirt, and is unlikely to ever end. Frankly, if it is possible to endure past the end of time, I would bet that this enmity is gonna be one of the things that does so. Of course, there are exceptions to the rules, but they're a minority."

"...and what about you?" Kazuma asked. "You don't seem like the orderly type..."

"Correct!" Ria sniggered. "I do so love causing chaos wherever I can! Hell, despite being a subtype of god, we Erokami tend to get along better with devils and demons than our own kind among gods... Especially succubi... I've met few of THOSE I didn't like, let me tell you. I view many gods as stuck up pricks at best... And genocide happy assholes at worst. Like I said though, there ARE some outliers of both types of beings... Fellow gods I don't mind the company of, and devils and demons I hate the guts of. And THAT, boys and girls, is why you can't paint every group with the same brush. Individuals are just that, individuals. I try to be neutral towards people until they give me reasons to swing one way or the other."

"And you screw with everyone regardless," Kazuma snorted.

"Hardly. I only screw with people I like," Ria smirked. "If I didn't like someone, I wouldn't talk with them at all. Or I would royally screw them over if I could. Harmless screwing, is reserved for people most readily available to be victims of, which are people like you, who I willingly hang out with."

"Lucky me," Kazuma grumbled, even as Darkness giggled when they reached the store.