I'm in Love with the Villainess - Vol. 6 Ch. 30 - Sending

[Toastility]

Woah! What an interesting twist! Turning himself undead

 

[LilithRaven]

Maybe he was hoping that even if he was to die his mother would still get the money for the medicine?

Rei mainly relies on her knowledge from the game and probably didn't inherit the memories of the original Rei. So for her there was no emotional attachment to him as a person, just the knowledge that he's supposed to be the MC's childhood friend. She has a clear agenda - keeping Claire save - and is willing to use her knowledge from the game to manipulate the story, treating the characters that she isn't already close with as chess pieces.

Claire on the other hand is a sheltered young lady raised as a part of the ruling class. Her "villainess" status came from her ignorance towards the situation of the lower class and being too stubborn to change her views, not from being a cruel asshole. Right now is the first time she's being confronted with the reality of poverty, so everything is still fresh and raw for her. Both Rei and Misha on the other hand are aware of tragedies like this happening all over the place so they are probably somewhat desensitized and prioritize the immediate danger

it not called “desensitized” is called being god damn REALISTIC ! how I’m supposed to feel bad about an poor porsen when you already slaughter HUMANS to save 1 person! and he is ready to kill Claire and Rei and Mashi to fufill his extreamly selfish desire!

 

[Dwarfy2k]

Maybe he was hoping that even if he was to die his mother would still get the money for the medicine?

Rei mainly relies on her knowledge from the game and probably didn't inherit the memories of the original Rei. So for her there was no emotional attachment to him as a person, just the knowledge that he's supposed to be the MC's childhood friend. She has a clear agenda - keeping Claire save - and is willing to use her knowledge from the game to manipulate the story, treating the characters that she isn't already close with as chess pieces.

Claire on the other hand is a sheltered young lady raised as a part of the ruling class. Her "villainess" status came from her ignorance towards the situation of the lower class and being too stubborn to change her views, not from being a cruel asshole. Right now is the first time she's being confronted with the reality of poverty, so everything is still fresh and raw for her. Both Rei and Misha on the other hand are aware of tragedies like this happening all over the place so they are probably somewhat desensitized and prioritize the immediate danger

Do we even know when she took over the body though?

 

[fidelitas]

Do we even know when she took over the body though?

I'd assume at the beginning of school/when she woke up at the beginning of volume one

 

[Ironclad]

He got in the way of the yuri so he was doomed.

 

[Beinmote9z]

What the fuck even is this story anymore lol

same question I've been asking myself, it's just all over the place

 

[enkiros]

lol rip bozo!

 

[hotaruhi]

hmmm there shall be much nicer way~ but he choose the worst one...... at least Claire is help to cure his

mother and his mother's savior now.

 

[randalthor20001]

Claire:
"Evil comes about to due to poverty and it's the lawmakers who are neglecting that poverty. In other words, the problem lies in this country's structure..."

What about personal responsibility? Poverty is a factor in people committing crime, but it's not the only one. Everyone has a choice on the actions they do. It's fine to have a discussion about what contributed to people committing crimes, but I really don't care for the way the author, through Claire, is trying to make it seem like it's entirely the fault of the country's structure. I'm noticing a pattern of murderers and attempted murders getting massive sympathy from the author. Every one of them has a tragic backstory to justify their actions. The author keeps trying to oversimplify complex issues into this black and white framework.

Also, Claires statement ignores the nobility and rich merchants doing evil. Those groups fall outside of what she thinks causes evil. Rei sort of starts to make this point, but because she only cares about Claire, and nothing else, we don't get an actual conversation about the topic. So instead, the author introduces a complex issue, uses Claire as her mouthpiece to promote her political beliefs. Then doesn't have anyone give more than token resistance to it. A really good author would have characters present convincing and logical counterarguments against their own beliefs. And then defeat those beliefs later. If the author wants complex issues, give them the space and respect to work through them. Otherwise, keep the manga more lighthearted. You can't have both.