They both KNOW now they want to confess which is more progress than half the romantic comedy manga out there by a large margin. They just want to be emotionally prepared for actually dating I suppose?
Overall first time I have seen this twist to it, so neat.
this is very similar to how pseudo harem handled it and i like it, both of them are aware of their feelings but they want to give time to each other to properly convey them, a very mature and cute thing to do
If any of the female ogre/oni mangas I've read have taught me anything it's that they are now stalling to make sure she's got all her public liability insurance and contraception in place before they official date cause bitch gonna fuck him into a wheelchair and take a few innocent bystanders with them.