For fucks sake they can't catching a break... also I'm inclined to believe she indeed reincarnated as a demon and when they find out a bunch of horned dudes will try to get her.
@beazacha there seems to be a good reason why people with memories of previous life are considered to be witches. She is very much witch by the standards of the world, if even demons recognize her as someone of high status just based on her knowledge