I don't know if Suirei understands exactly how many powerful and capable people she's bringing down on herself by kidnapping Maomao, but she's about to find out, lol (and it's more than usual with Luomen in the palace). Not sure if it's related or just a simultaneous scheme, but Lakan's taunting of Shishou was great - it's clear he's testing some theories (like with the juice) and setting up some bait to see if he'll take it (I don't believe for a second that the interrogation was botched).

Meanwhile, I've been suspicious for a while that Shisui has some connection with Loulan (they look too similar), but now we've got a more direct hint. My guess currently is that she's Loulan's alter ego she uses to run around the palace freely, but she may instead be her sister or some other relative or a backup/body-double or something.

I don't know if Suirei understands exactly how many powerful and capable people she's bringing down on herself by kidnapping Maomao, but she's about to find out, lol (and it's more than usual with Luomen in the palace). Not sure if it's related or just a simultaneous scheme, but Lakan's taunting of Shishou was great - it's clear he's testing some theories (like with the juice) and setting up some bait to see if he'll take it (I don't believe for a second that the interrogation was botched).

Meanwhile, I've been suspicious for a while that Shisui has some connection with Loulan (they look too similar), but now we've got a more direct hint. My guess currently is that she's Loulan's alter ego she uses to run around the palace freely, but she may instead be her sister or some other relative or a backup/body-double or something.

I hope Himari sticks around in Mia's half of the story for a while. I think she could use an ally and a character to play off of (and maybe a girlfriend? They did have a meet-cute, after all). Meanwhile Philia is getting more used to people being nice to her, and it's very cute to see.

I suspect that the thing Osvalt was alluding to is that the first prince may have been in love with, or even engaged to, the previous saint who recently died. At least, that's what I'm guessing from the shot of him staring at the vase of flowers.

No joke. This is orders of magnitude more sincere and touching than any of the generic isekai slop its title is parodying. I'm eager to see more of our best boy Boxxo.

Squirrel-senpai saying "I think I can see why you were chosen" is such a refreshing reaction to OP main character powers. Like, he isn't complimenting the blessing, but her as a person and how she's been using it. Unrelated, but the boy sure loves his nut-based desserts, lol.

I've been having fun trying to work out everyone's powers, and this week was especially easy because their names were mostly just regular words, lol.

Trying to decide how awkward I think Jinshi is going to end up being around Luomen once he learns that's Maomao's father (if he doesn't know already). Will he turn on the charm and be offputtingly sparkly? Or will he crumble to dust and be unable to function? We shall see, lol. I'm sure Luomen will recognize Jinshi instantly, considering their history, but he'll also probably clock his crush on Maomao too, so it'll be interesting to see them interact.

Trying to decide how awkward I think Jinshi is going to end up being around Luomen once he learns that's Maomao's father (if he doesn't know already). Will he turn on the charm and be offputtingly sparkly? Or will he crumble to dust and be unable to function? We shall see, lol. I'm sure Luomen will recognize Jinshi instantly, considering their history, but he'll also probably clock his crush on Maomao too, so it'll be interesting to see them interact.

I was hoping for something a little more substantial than this, but I guess it's the best we're gonna get until the next season....

I like how they're portraying Yu's main flaw: that something preserved cannot wither, but also can't grow. Meanwhile, Himari needs to do some maturing and realize she'll never get what she wants if she never actually asks for it, and she can't expect Yu to read her mind.

I thought this last time too, but Shinji is a really fun character. He clearly knows the girls very well and is having fun stirring the pot.

One "listen to me when I'm trying to tell you my backstory" please

While I generally agree, I think it's always worth keeping in mind that sexualizing every female character all of the time can make women and fem-presenting people feel unwelcome in our communities. It's especially important to remember that when there's a decent-sized group of cis/het men who consider that part of the point of fanservice - just look at the gamergate crowd.

I've seen a lot of talk about how this move changes the admins the community will be under, but very little about how this will change the randos that pass through. The mods keep saying this won't change anything, that the moderation will stay the same, etc, but the reason this community is the way it is is that there are a lot of locals that find it. When the new community shows up on l.w's local page, it will bring in a far different crowd. Their posts, comments, and up/down votes will change the community, and there's no amount of moderation that will fix that.

Mods, this is why people are mad you made this change without asking anyone. Many of us do not want an influx of .world users into this space because we know what kind of politics and biases they'll bring with them and that, even if you moderate the bigots, the normies will still likely overpower the queer voices this community is known for.