I'm in Love with the Villainess - Ch. 53 - Omen of a Revolution

[www_Wind]

The scene where the ballon float around Lilly is so good

 

[SpencerSDH]

I mean... has it? Political turmoil and lovey-dovey romance has always been intertwined since the third or fourth volume. Maybe not to the extremity we're currently facing, but it's always been either the subtext supplementing the growth of our characters, or a stepping stone for the main Story™ Rae was trying so hard to avoid. Maybe in comedics its taken over but well... I don't see how our hero(ine)s could laugh at all the shit they've been dealing with for a while now. I wouldn't say it's like, one of the most intricate romance/thriller mangas I've seen - the bits I've read of Yona Of The Dawn and Fushigi Yugi are moderately to majorly better - but it's a well-handled balance all things considered.

It just feels like the romance part of the story has stalled completely.

 

[SrNevik]

It just feels like the romance part of the story has stalled completely.

Yes because the series has always been more than just a romance and currently they're dealing with reasonably difficult issues. In the meantime they are still together and gaining experiences as a duo and Rae's entire purpose is to save the woman she loves. They're not going to go on dates to the movies while things are escalating and the series has always been escalating to this point, right from the first volume.

 

[SrNevik]

I mean... has it? Political turmoil and lovey-dovey romance has always been intertwined since the third or fourth volume. Maybe not to the extremity we're currently facing, but it's always been either the subtext supplementing the growth of our characters, or a stepping stone for the main Story™ Rae was trying so hard to avoid. Maybe in comedics its taken over but well... I don't see how our hero(ine)s could laugh at all the shit they've been dealing with for a while now. I wouldn't say it's like, one of the most intricate romance/thriller mangas I've seen - the bits I've read of Yona Of The Dawn and Fushigi Yugi are moderately to majorly better - but it's a well-handled balance all things considered.

It's a common thing you hear with nearly every yuri series that isn't strictly a romance. The story could have someone on deaths door, or a character going through massive depression and some will wonder, "Why haven't they kissed in the last 3 chapters? Where's the romance?" I've actually had that nearly exact interaction during, "My Sisters Best Friend, My Lover," and "This Monster Wants to Eat Me," among others.

 

[AnnieAturday]

It's a common thing you hear with nearly every yuri series that isn't strictly a romance. The story could have someone on deaths door, or a character going through massive depression and some will wonder, "Why haven't they kissed in the last 3 chapters? Where's the romance?" I've actually had that nearly exact interaction during, "My Sisters Best Friend, My Lover," and "This Monster Wants to Eat Me," among others.

It's kinda one of those things where its the fault of a manga release schedule. Like when you go back and read it through after the fact it won't feel like the romance has stalled or anything, or that things just got off track. This whole arc is ultimately an important part of Claire (and secretly, Rae's) character development in order to make the romance work out in the end.

Like if someone's desperate enough to see rae and claire be romantic they're more than free to pick up the Light Novel, and see how it all plays out for their romance (highly recommended) but if you're someone dead-set on manga-only then you kinda do just have to let them cook and hope it works out in the end, or pause your reading and come back after the volume/series is done.

 

[agonice]

Yuri fans when two main heroines dont kiss and have say gex every single chapter

 

[NinjaGoemon]

It's a common thing you hear with nearly every yuri series that isn't strictly a romance. The story could have someone on deaths door, or a character going through massive depression and some will wonder, "Why haven't they kissed in the last 3 chapters? Where's the romance?" I've actually had that nearly exact interaction during, "My Sisters Best Friend, My Lover," and "This Monster Wants to Eat Me," among others.

This is also a very common complaint for arc 2 since people say there's not enough yuri even though

Spoiler

Rae periodicallytalks about having sex with her wife.

. Unlike some forms of media, we know that the entire relationship between Rae and Claire is romantic. Therefore all of their interactions must be read that way. To see beyond surface levels of kissy kissy yeah yeah yeah.

 

[Grye]

what is this NunTR

 

[galaxia9]

I think I'm supposed to recognise those two at the end but anyone care to refresh my memory?

 

[MelonManic]

Oh two today? Oh well lucky me

Fucking mark specter... Lily specter

I don't know why it makes me happy seeing people be nice to people despite knowing id never willingly do so myself, something I loike seeing in a story