Well that was satisfying, but not quite the catharsis yet. That has to wait for the kidnapping accusation to be turned on its head.
Heroines, man. She's definitely confirmed a reincarnator now, though. The kind that doesn't care about characters so much as breaking and winning the game. In real world terms, a sociopath.
More importantly...people are all on about how Aileen won against the Heroine in a battle of affections, but I'm more concerned about how close that came.
Like...what was up with those eyes? Were those gears? The fact that we got a broken gear or whatever when Claude snapped out of it makes it feel like she's using some absurd brainwashing magic or geass.