A surprisingly Wholesome chapter.

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I am about 90% sure that everything that took place in this chapter after it started raining (in a concrete prison cell?) is Su's stress-induced nightmare.

I don't really remember because it's been a while, have we seen Takahiko's sister before?

No, first time, I believe.

Isn't she one of Tsubaki's regulars?

Working-class yuri is the best subgenre, even if page 35 was a big oof for me.

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Elsa and Yvonne have mastered the secret technique of Open And Clear Clear Couple Communication, so not even a powerful princess can threaten their relationship at this point.

How many times have you time traveled, girl?

Yvonne [with her best Miles Miller thousand-yards stare on]: "123".

A surprisingly grounded tragic backstory for a series that has been quite over the top at times.

The circumstances of Celaria's death greatly recontextualize the events of chapter 5, when Clarice basically threw herself between the monsters and the victims. I have trouble believing that she didn't trigger Frost's trauma something fierce at that moment. While we don't see obvious flashbacks in that chapter, it ends on a frame of two chess pieces, which appear to be associated with Celaria in Frost's memories. I'd have to reread the series with an eye out for chess motifs like these...

Tsukushi is literally the only person in the whole world who can look at the expressions Hinoka is making in this chapter and not think "This girl loves me more than I can possibly imagine".

Welp, what Kase is saying to Yamada is correct and valid in isolation. But at the same time, she is probably the last person to be morally justified for complaining about her girlfriend neglecting their relationship to please a third party, given her, uh, track record with that.

except neglecting their relationship isn't the main thing Kase is complaining about. Like, of course she's upset that Yamada misses the race but what she really gets on her case about how she's running herself ragged for a part-time job and neglecting her health.

She says "Don't bother coming" but what she means is "It's hot here, you're exhausted, go rest instead."

Very true—it can mean that at a literal level. But in a relationship, “Don’t bother” is kind of a rhetorical hammer, as compared to “You don’t need to” or “I’m worried you’ll be too hot,” etc.

That is how I have read her "Don't bother", too: IMO Kase is primarily upset about Yamada not being there to cheer her on, but masks it under an equally real, but less selfish concern for her health. It's just that the way Kase behaves in this chapter reminds me much more of a person in emotional pain who lashes out angrily (if in a subdued manner), rather than of concerned caretaker.

Welp, what Kase is saying to Yamada is correct and valid in isolation. But at the same time, she is probably the last person to be morally justified for complaining about her girlfriend neglecting their relationship to please a third party, given her, uh, track record with that.

Hot damn, what's with that massive top energy all of a sudden, Little Empress?

However, the two of them were so horny, they've forgotten to burn the Emperor's confession, and we all know what that means for the plot...

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Hime has a very anxious attachment style with Yoru (and probably with other people), while Yoru seems more on the avoidant side, though clearly not as bad as Hime. That's not a very promising combo in RL relationships, but great fuel for fictional drama...

Heian Hime-chan is cute

Painful emotions
Nothing but sadness
Legendary haiku

Did BD just pull Yuetao into the mirror to swap places with her?

Dynasty gonna have to add a new tag
babies conceived through pure dramatic potential

Or maybe it was unprotected hand-holding?

A bold reading, but there is strong textual evidence for it

I rest my case, Your Honor!

Guessing the big twist will be that the kid is actually Itsuki's. She got Fuyu pregnant right before she left for China, and then when she got there, faced with the social stigma of being an unwed mother, had to rush a marriage to a man to cover it up. Now she's back and wants to be with Itsuki but doesn't know how to get out of the situation she's in.

Please let this be the case!

Dynasty gonna have to add a new tag
babies conceived through pure dramatic potential

Or maybe it was unprotected hand-holding?

Why am I suddenly getting Madoka vibes?..

I am confused, does Gill have two identical bodies now? One found by Su and another that is at the same time being inspected by Dr. Glasses?

Hmm, combine goldfish tails with loads of seafood that Lulu brought from her home planet, does that mean her species is (or was) essentially aquatic?

I love power scaling where the more sexual things get the stronger nana’s magic is. They’re gonna be fucking in the demon lord’s castle eventually at this rate

Somewhere, certain Malory and Velverosa are giving this idea a big thumbs-up.

Saved by the holy hornyness.

All as it should be.

Hmmm, I wonder what kind of job she has discovered... /s

The SWEATY ATHLETIC FLIRTING!!!!

Ah, I see you are a person of culture, as well. (︶‿︶)

Damnnn not our lil cutiee pie rizzzing at the young age.

And once again, the rizz runs in the family. :-)

IMO Allie is already working on seducing Diana, even if it looks to the outside world and to Diana herself as her wingwomanning for her and Natori.

Was that a Marimite reference, though?

Frost's real superpower: being able to face-plant into a half-eaten dish, hair and all, and still look drop-dead gorgeous afterwards.

It's not a "girlfriend act". She's just your girlfriend now. Sorry if no one told you.

Right! their dating but she just doesn't know it yet ;)

Isn't that, like, the textbook definition of Idiot couple?