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@Firemorfox
You are partially correct. I haven't read the source LN, but I have read a lot of villainess manga. One of the common tropes is that the villainess's father is either embezzling money or doing something else crooked. Not only does this create a distance that helps to explain the villainess's bad behavior, it also ensures that when the reverse-harem game ends, the villainess is not just abandoned, but destroyed utterly.
Because Rei has played the game a thousand times, she knows what's coming up and why it happens, so she says the keywords to the father that he'd know about, but Claire wouldn't. Once Claire and the maid were out of the room, Rei probably told the father that despite knowing what was going on, she was completely fine with it, and wanted to defend Claire no matter what, and to be her shield in the event of some major crisis. From the father's perspective, best case scenario, Rei is being completely honest and he gains both a loyal confidant and a protector for his daughter. Worst case scenario, by bringing her onto the staff he ensures that he can keep an eye on her and ensure that she continues keeping the secret. Either way, he wins, and there are worse outcomes than his noble daughter putting up with an overzealous maid for a few years.
You are partially correct. I haven't read the source LN, but I have read a lot of villainess manga. One of the common tropes is that the villainess's father is either embezzling money or doing something else crooked. Not only does this create a distance that helps to explain the villainess's bad behavior, it also ensures that when the reverse-harem game ends, the villainess is not just abandoned, but destroyed utterly.
Because Rei has played the game a thousand times, she knows what's coming up and why it happens, so she says the keywords to the father that he'd know about, but Claire wouldn't. Once Claire and the maid were out of the room, Rei probably told the father that despite knowing what was going on, she was completely fine with it, and wanted to defend Claire no matter what, and to be her shield in the event of some major crisis. From the father's perspective, best case scenario, Rei is being completely honest and he gains both a loyal confidant and a protector for his daughter. Worst case scenario, by bringing her onto the staff he ensures that he can keep an eye on her and ensure that she continues keeping the secret. Either way, he wins, and there are worse outcomes than his noble daughter putting up with an overzealous maid for a few years.
