In her dubious defense, she might have a somewhat more admirable intention than the one that she's explicitly stated. If she recognizes that Shun just blurted out her confession due to the stress of the situation, it's possible that she believes that keeping up that pressure will push Shun and...
Kennyo: Where does this road lead to?
Nobunaga: Who knows? That is for --
Kennyo: No, no, I'm not being poetic here. Literally, where does the road lead?
Nobunaga: Oh. Um ... could someone get me a map, please?
Well, this chapter would probably lead one to conclude that Syd's dad is not Zero Craft ...
... if one didn't know to believe half of what they see and none of what they're told.
I think he's made it pretty clear -- he wants to kill the Byouki and make Yurako his concubine. If he can do these things and save Mao's life, great! If not, too bad. Regardless, Mao cannot in any way trust him.
This was okay. Like any sane person, I would have preferred to see Dr. Ver getting kicked to death or drowning in a pool of his own blood, but him being tied up and humiliated worked too.
Narrator: "Will Sakura ever reach the top? Find out on the nex--"
Me: <grabs mike> "Okay, narrator, sorry to interrupt, but I'm gonna give everybody who's wondering this a hint about the right answer to that question. That hint is 'nooooooooooo'. Glad we got that settled." <drops mike>
Eh. I think it's a reasonable conclusion for them to think that the Princess, having destroyed those who offended her, would not care what happens to the survivors. It requires them to assume that she's as callous as themselves, but imperialists tend to make that sort of assumption. The thing...