The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Episode 9: From Healing to the Next Round

I really needed this episode. Much needed stress relief. MUCH NEEDED.

#EmbraceTheYum.

Already off to a great start with our glorious petite vampire goddess showing us why she lives up to the once in a lifetime beauty title though she wasn’t enthusiastic about a beach break at first.

The first powerhouse of the harem graced us with her magnificence as she praised her beloved princess’ swimsuit. We learned that besides being Komari’s editor she’s essentially made to work extra hard as a Crimson Lord to make up for her crimes.

Not to be outdone the bodacious Vill was like “Oh so it’s that easy for a girl to win you over, huh? Why won’t you notice this fine piece of AAA booty throwing herself at you daily? Now come play with me too.”

At first I thought it’d only be the trio’s now established shtick of Komari enjoying Sakuna’s sweetness and Vill calling her out while “innocently” sassing Sakuna, just now with extra yum. Fortunately we’re treated to a special surprise. But first the plot. The real reason our heroines were called to a seaside resort was for a meeting with another warlord. During the Crimson Lord War one of Badass Komari’s explosions caused damage to the foreign region of Gerra-Aruka. The warlord of this region wasn’t associated with the vampires but she invited Komari for a meeting. Our heroine immediately suspected a trap but Empress Ren’s like “Eh. Spring it baby. If things get out of hand just whoop her ass”.

Before heading toward the meeting Vill asked Sakuna to bite her. Remember, Vill can see a bit into the future based on who drinks her blood. This of course was in case the meeting didn’t end well, especially for their princess.

Oh my goodness they pulled a Kampfer. Hooooo mama.

I like to think part of Komari’s like “It feels weird seeing these two not fawn over me for once.” Bonus points for our wonderful heroine unable to look away from a magical moment.

Anyway Vill got the scoop so it’s time for the meeting. According to Vill the warriors of Gerra-Aruka were swordfighters. There were even rumors part of their bodies were made of metal.

At last it’s time to meet the warlord Nelia Cunningham and her seemingly clumsy maid Gertrude. Both slipping during their entrance might be a hint the rumors were true or a way to drop our heroines’ guard. More on that later. Long meeting short Nelia wanted to form an alliance with Komari to conquer the world. When they compared their kill records and Komari boasted about her own it was enough to convince Nelia that this was the right call. However, the harem came to her “defense”. Our heroine feared the worst, aka another Flöte fiasco, but to her surprise Nelia’s just “You dare refuse my offer? Poopie I say!”. Komari tried to explain herself and it looked like Nelia’s willing to listen and explain herself but of course this show’s conflicts were driven by misunderstandings. This time it was Hunky Dog reporting the vampires and Nelia’s army got into a tussle and the vampires won. What triggered Nelia was him calling them “easy”. That and the Hunky Bunch destroying a landmark in search of an item to earn a bikini Komari selfie reward because of course they did. Vill saw all this coming and Komari was annoyed she didn’t tell her.

Later we’re sadly denied a wonderful scene of Empress Ren rubbing healing oil on Komari’s body. Hopefully cultured artists out there will work their magic, eh Kurigamiin? More importantly she called to inform Komari an emissary from the Heavenly Paradise wanted to meet her.

Karla Amatsu. While she also wanted to form an alliance with Komari the reason for it was because her region and Nelia’s had beef with each other. To Komari’s surprise Karla wasn’t looking for a violent solution, partially because she claimed to be strong enough to whoop all dem asses, but believed talking things through was better. Komari’s delighted to have possibly found a kindred spirit but right on cue Creeper messed it all up by delivering a letter from Nelia. Karla went from sus to triggered upon reading the full message. Komari tried to explain she was definitely a pacifist who didn’t want violence but Creeper being around and Vill, as usual, made things worse. Karla was about to call off the alliance because she thought vampires were barbaric brutes when Ren’s like “So you’re gonna axe the deal just because of one mishap? Komari. Waste this bitch”. Both sides tried to stand their ground when for some reason Vill “pushed” Komari into Karla.

Having seen the same trope time and time and time and time and time again in het harems and romcoms it is a breath of fresh air to see this “Get off of me you crass pig who I am obviously in love with but don’t want to show it because it’s embarrassing” accidental tackle trope with lesbians. I can count on one hand how many times we saw this in Yuri. That or my memory is foggy. Anyway Ren convinced Karla to go through with the alliance lest she wanted to look like a hypocrite.

We ended the episode with the reveal that Nelia’s another unwilling pawn of Inverse Moon. Dunno if her father was killed or humiliated but we’ll find out next time. Also earlier Nelia mentioned Komari and her met once before. We’ll see where that goes as the arc marches on.

Pretty good stuff as always.