She just... Killed Reika? Okay I admit was not expecting that... But a three ch mini arc in a monthly manga is torture... :notlikethis:
Also its a little interesting she says she remembers and loves Reika (platonically or...?) since we all thought the bug consumed her feelings but maybe it...
The other queens were against it in the first place. It was Ayumi who agreed to the duel and Towa gace permission. The other queens in fact found it heretical to challenge a queen in the first place.
Do not forget that this is also Towa's faction so the other queens have no real authority in...
It is nice that they made a call back to Xing Lan biting her last time and it also being the only thing we know of a red vampire can't instantly heal from (the Maria being shocked by her strength surprise me too since I thought she would be strong)