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, the scaly cat. Sure, he’s more dog-like in the way he listens to what Yumiella says, but him chewing on someone else’s head as a form of greeting makes me scream “cat.” Or maybe my kitten Lucinda is just a murderer with no manners. Huh. Something to think about.
Anyway, that funny thing going on aside, I love it every time we learn something important this week. Unlike other isekai villain/otome stories, the game’s plot is alive in this story and it forces Alicia’s hand. Given that she doesn’t know she’s the heroine of a game, that’s sad, because as she notes, she has no intention of leaving her home and grandmother to go to the academy; in fact, she refused when she realized she was signing a registration agreement. And that’s just the beginning—as she tells Yumiella, there have been plenty of moments since then where she’s essentially been a passenger in her own body. That’s what happened last week when she disappeared from school: her empty eyes showed she had no control over her actions. Of course, there are some problems with this exposition, because the other examples she gives Yumiella of this happening to her don’t involve the same deadpan expression, but you can consider it the questionable production values of this series or the need to more clearly show what’s happening. I think both explanations work.
More importantly, all of the examples Alicia gives are moments that Yumiella has noted as in-game events. Alicia approaches the prince and his friends, invites Edwin out to a party, and does anything else related to the actual plot of the game. That means Alicia’s fear of Yumiella may also be more a product of her “programming” than anything else—as we see this week, once she starts talk to the other girl, she’ll be fine with her. Yes, she looked scary in Alicia’s eyes, but once the shock wore off, Alicia’s prejudices were easily conquered. In her defense, Yumiella’s lack of common sense makes it difficult for people to deal with her without misunderstandings. Patrick seems to be the only one who can; Eleonora lives in her own little world and her interactions with Yumiella are completely related to it.
But Alicia’s willingness to be at least temporarily friends with Yumiella allows Yumiella to eventually take Alicia into the dark-elemental dungeon of her dreams – and Alicia’s nightmares. Yumiella is having the time of her life forcing Alicia to go over the edge again and again, and she as usual has no idea that the other girl is definitely not having a good time. It worked because Yumiella wouldn’t let anything happen to the person she wanted to destroy, the Demon Lord, and married into the royal family so she wouldn’t have to. And it largely works, because not only does Alicia reach level fifty (according to Yumiella’s estimates), but she also lights a real fire in the guys, who don’t want to be left behind. , power-wise. All that, and a new wind attribute spear to give Patrick as a souvenir of Yumiella’s trip!
With the number of episodes decreasing, Alicia desperately needs this power. The Demon Lord is lurking in the background, waiting to be defeated, and if Yumiella doesn’t want to do it herself, she needs the heroes to be ready. Of course, she could always ask Ryu to give the demon lord a nice blow to the head. Again, something to think about.
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Level 99 Villain is now streaming on Crunchyroll.
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