We wouldn't even BE in this stupid arc if they communicated properly, on several levels.
- If she was honest for just one second before "agreeing" to marry Julius we'd have skipped the whole reason for the fight.
- If MC wasn't so goddamn cryptic 200 years ago Julius wouldn't have fought him.
- If Julius had accepted sooner that MC was his master from that long ago instead of pointlessly going "nuh huh no way you're him despite knowing an awful lot only the two of us would know" the fight could've been cut short.
But hey, contrivances are easy so whatever, right.