"Did you read verse 4?" I'm guessing refers to Matthew 5:4, which reads, "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." (I think he's implying she should take pity on him for dealing with Mimi)
With this arc concluding, I do think it's a bit too bad the whole "head maid" thing wasn't an opportunity for Tia to learn to be just a hair less prideful and more communicative. I do wonder at what point the empress or someone will take advantage of her predictability.
It always cracks me up that in the mangaverse (IRL too? dunno) the Japanese are obsessed with Othello. Like, it's pretty boring? Just like how almost no one actually plays checkers
We have now reached over half of all the chapters (8/15) with the exact same title... Feels like more than one arc though? Maybe the author just ran out of title ideas...