I’m in Love With the Villainess Episode 9: Battles of Body and Heart

After an eventful few episodes it was time to wrap up this arc.

Facing the Chimera head on was out of the question. Fortunately Rae had a plan and asked her beloved to trust her. The buildup to the finisher was pretty cool.

As was Claire’s Tri Attack Beam. Since the Chimera had three elements Rae shared her energy with Claire to unleash a triple whammy of awesomeness.

Lene watched on worried for Claire’s safety but when it became clear she wasn’t alone she breathed a sigh of relief before the siblings were taken into custody.

Their celebration was cut short however by the masked mastermind who tried to stab Claire. Suddenly Frosty Balls, who tried to channel his inner Randy Orton tried to pull an RKO out of nowhere but alas he wasn’t quick enough and got poisoned by the knife wound. Meanie Mask’s plan was to wreak havoc by killing as many nobles as possible but one of the three princes’ dead corpses was far better. Fortunately Rae remembered this event from the game and knew how to neutralize the poison. The medics took care of the rest. As a bonus they identified Meanie Mask’s potential origin thanks to the poison. Another hope for a new season, besides more Yuri greatness, is to meet the Queen or Empress of the enemy empire. Looks like quite the vixen from behind.

I hope we get a joke about “Mommy being Ralaire’s favorite and someone asks which one?”

I apologize to my cultured lady readers for not warning them of the awesome power of Dashing Rae last episode. I hope you’re recovering from the surprise yum-yum. I was well fed by purple dress Claire myself.

Back to the plot. Our heroines’ worst fears came true. Despite being manipulated the siblings were still accomplices of a terrorist attack. Some even blamed them for instigating it. On the bright side the king asked for an audience with the dynamic duo who saved the school to reward them. Claire was about to object when Rae whispered another clever idea.

The idea was for Claire to use her authority in hopes of convincing the king to spare the siblings and their family as the reward. However, it was her word against the chancellor/advisor/whatever his position was. Didn’t matter. I think she felt a bit frustrated that her position wasn’t strong enough to make a difference. Fortunately Frosty Prince, who I think had a maturity haircut before the invasion (Currently not important), pleaded in favor of the family in order to set a fair example among the people. Again I’m not to here to discuss politics. Point was he asked the king which of the two options do you think viewers will prefer:

A: Magical Revolution.

B: Vampire Princess.

He went with Option A because it’s more popular. I agree because the context behind Option B are drastically different. I think some out there get what I’m saying.

Hurray for victory dance!

I think part of Claire was relieved her authority was strong enough to convince the guard to allow Lene have some time to say goodbye before being exiled. The family were spared but due to the siblings being accomplices and the “other reason” they’re disowned. Lene was sad to part ways with her mistress but was relieved Claire had someone as or possibly even more dependable than she was by her side. It took some motivation from Rae but Claire was able to share her message with Lene. “You will always be my maid. This is not goodbye. We WILL meet again someday”.

Rae offered a hug and waited for Claire to turn around, knowing she would refuse, to jump from behind. Better to let it all out while no one is looking. As she did so Rae said the world wasn’t fair for denying certain people the right to love who they chose to. We know what she meant but for the sake of balance let’s focus on her talking about their own relationship.

Nice conclusion to this arc. Next time a very interesting episode with potentially huge implications.

As always mum’s the word for source readers, even “ZOMG I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS” comments.

This time I got a double #ClaireIsLove for you all. First was Claire not so subtly admitting Dashing Rae would have been hotter if she acted the part. Second is the victory dance with a double meaning. First was Claire enjoying their LycoReco tribute. Second was me thinking Claire’s like “You think you have the cute smiley face Commoner. Let me show you what TRUE cuteness is” before she smiled a huge smile.