Genkai OL-san wa Akuyaku Reijou-sama ni Tsukaetai - Ch. 24

[MangaDex]

 

[Primo_Itoko]

Serve her in bed

 

[Andigo]

Diana suddenly went from the person closest to a breakdown to the most stable one of the three. It makes sense, she's a knight at heart, I'm just surprised. It also seemed like she felt she can't win as long as Lapis is playing but she can't give up on either her friend or her crush. Typical hero.

Is Natori even aware the two younger girls are talking about romancing her? It's not like the situations recently allow much alternative readings, and the words are loaded. It matters a great deal to the themes whether Natori is carrying the idiotball or if she completely recognizes the horror and self-denial Lapis is facing.

 

[cheesecakegood]

This plot officially makes zero sense, I think I'm done.

 

[UdenEmpati]

Diana suddenly went from the person closest to a breakdown to the most stable one of the three. It makes sense, she's a knight at heart, I'm just surprised. It also seemed like she felt she can't win as long as Lapis is playing but she can't give up on either her friend or her crush. Typical hero.

Is Natori even aware the two younger girls are talking about romancing her? It's not like the situations recently allow much alternative readings, and the words are loaded. It matters a great deal to the themes whether Natori is carrying the idiotball or if she completely recognizes the horror and self-denial Lapis is facing.

I keep going back and forth on whether Natori knows that Lapis has actual feelings for her (of the kind that go beyond "close confidant/servant"). I'd have to go back and re-read everything, but I feel like I remember it being made somewhat clear that Lapis actually Liked her when they were at the mining town/facility.

My problem (and it's not necessarily her fault, especially if she's actually unaware of Lapis' feelings), is that Natori seems oblivious to what Diana feels for her. And the fact that she's so effortlessly close and touchy with Diana is clearly eating away at Lapis, to the point that this failed bet was made on the match without Natori's knowledge.
I'd like to think that, if Natori did know that Lapis had actual feelings for her, she'd not be a moron who still got all touchy-feely with Diana right in front of her. Hence my suspicion that she's in the dark about it. (Which, would suit Lapis fine, since she's resigned to her death upon completing her goals concerning the Noble/Commoner rift, and she'd not want to get close to Natori only to lose her, or however she herself phrased it a couple chapters ago.)

But I guess I'm operating under the assumption that Natori is "carrying the idiotball" as you stated, because her behavior around them both would make ZERO sense otherwise, unless she's secretly a conniving heartless bitch (all evidence being to the contrary).

I'm pretty sure she's aware of what lays in Lapis' future though, since she played the game and thus should know the ending for her employer. The fact that she doesn't seem to be making moves at present to push back against that is strange to me, unless she's just trying to be nice and change Lapis' mindset toward commoners bit by bit without outright thwarting her.
Which, seems like a bad idea, but....maybe we need more plot/events to take place.

The prince's right hand person remains a problem in general, though, since I feel like his goals run counter even to Lapis', even if he's ostensibly aiding her on some things. He's a shifty motherfucker, so I hope whatever's going on with him gets revealed and addressed before too long.

 

[Gustbk]

Nice to see Diana finally maturing even if it was a bit abrupt.

Now we can finally focus on the intrigue with Lapis' plan, that seemed to have taken a backseat since Diana entered the picture so I think that made Lapis feel abandoned again. Hope they can mend that gap...she deserves happiness and not just angsty scheming.

 

[Okuu]

 

[Madologist]

Lapis looks like a wounded stray cat here.
Well, she most likely does bear a lot of untackled trauma just waiting to burst out, when the right helping hand reaches her. Now that it has arrived, will she accept it?

 

[Gothic_Catalyst]

Thank you for the chapter.

 

[TGLurker]

I still think Diana is the best one for Natori. Sadly, that is not the direction it is headed, and Diana knows that.

 

[cranscape]

Lapis looks like a wounded stray cat here.
Well, she most likely does bear a lot of untackled trauma just waiting to burst out, when the right helping hand reaches her. Now that it has arrived, will she accept it?

She did go back to the abandoned room (which might have been her own before she took over for her sister or whatever plot stuff was hinted about that earlier) after being told to sort out her feelings. The her that’s connected to the room is dealing with things differently than the one that’s in public/plotting bts.

 

[Rinno7]

That's how you know Diana really loves Natori, she wants to see her happy, even if it's not with her, Diana MVP for real. Also, Lapis looking like a sad wet cat, she needs a hug bro, i Hope her and Natori can have a happy ending.

 

[SleepyWyrldReader]

Name a more iconic duo than “GL secondary love interest” and “I am better for her but I’m not what she wants, so you have to treat her better”

 

[CrimsonSix]

Clearly, the best solution is for them all to get together.

 

[Sunzo]

Time flies so fast 3 years ago, I read this manga and it felt new for some reason

 

[lightfly]

Not gonna lie, I'm rooting for Diana. Or all three. I bet Diana and Lapis' personal dynamic if all three got together would be absolutely dynamite.

 

[Luke_chase]

She said it! She said the title of the manga!

 

[shemper]

Lapis
Diana being the wingwoman wasn't expected
Thank you for your work!

 

[WhimsiCat]

Lapis looks like a wounded stray cat here.
Well, she most likely does bear a lot of untackled trauma just waiting to burst out, when the right helping hand reaches her. Now that it has arrived, will she accept it?

I mean...
latest RAW spoiler...

Spoiler

To paraphrase the orphanage director where Lapis's sister, Aurora, was adopted from:
The two were so much alike, both having platinum blond hair and being only 1 year apart.
That the only real difference between the two was their eyes.
Lapis with her jet black eyes like the night sky, and Aurora with the color of rainbow in clear sky after the rain....

 

[Mafeb]

Nice move Diana, let's hope Natori can make the most of your assist and score