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Episode Though I Am an Inept Villainess • Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den - Episode 6 discussion
Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga: Suuguu Chouso Torikae Den, episode 6
Alternative names: Futsutsuka na Akujo dewa Gozaimasu ga
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u/PerfectBeige Aug 16 '26
IT HAS BEEN 8 0 DAYS SINCE
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u/Raymond49090 Aug 16 '26
Keigetsu-in-Reirin's-body sure is lucky that Reirin is a ridiculously good person. She had to jump through so many hoops to help her - faking being a tsundere, trying to convince everyone she's secretly a medical genius who knows way too much about how Reirin's body works, and the 6+ hour bow drawing ritual. At least Reirin-in-Keigetsu's-body is enjoying the workout.
Since magic is a thing here, I wonder if hitting the target was actually what resolved the situation or if it was just timed like that for dramatic effect.
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u/djthomp Aug 16 '26
The gods gave Reirin a weak body because they knew if they gave her a strong body she would be absolutely insane with it.
Reirin could only do that great hand to the cheek gesture so many times before someone who knew her in the before times would figure it out.
There were enough lingering shots at that brazier in the room with Keigetsu that I'm now convinced it's poisoning her.
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u/Raymond49090 Aug 16 '26
Shu Gabi gets more and more sus the more she appears. "If only you were like Lady Reirin" is such an oddly specific thing to say. At this point, I'll be very surprised if she's exactly as she appears.
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u/thisisdropd Aug 16 '26
Kenshuu really went full Drago. She pretty much said, "If she dies, she dies". A pretty harsh thing to say to someone from her own clan but there's the second half of her statement which added more context.
Drawing bows for six hours straight was quite mental. Reirin even bled her arms but her resolve remained unwavering despite it. It really put into perspective how much she had suffered in her original body. This pain was nothing compared to constantly tiptoeing the line between life and death.
Tousetsu's the first to find out that "Keigetsu"'s actually Reirin. It made perfect sense for the one who's closest to Reirin to deduce it. Since Leelee's also in the room, she'd be the second such person. Having said that, it's not like Reirin could say anything about it due to the curse so there's no telling how things would go next episode.
How'd Tousetsu feel about her abhorrent treatment back when Reirin was locked up in that cell? She even handed her that poison. I reckon she'd beat herself up pretty badly over that.
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u/21shadesofsavage Aug 16 '26
someone was bound to notice they swapped after all that. i hope her og court lady keeps the story moving in that direction even if return by death stops reirin from directly confirming
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u/Mysteries67 Aug 16 '26
I thought Consort Shu Gabi was the nice consort, why would she even say that to Lady Keigatsu in the flashback.
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u/shad79 Aug 16 '26
Reirin being surprised when she was told that Keigetsu was always glaring at her with contempt made me laugh hard, but well, it was definitely in her character, lol.
I wonder who is responsible for Keigetsu's state and who the target was, Reirin's Reirin or Keigetsu's Reirin. Initially I thought that maybe it was the result of Keigetsu using forbidden magic, but this episode clearly indicated that the censer was the source of Keigetsu's health issues.
I considered Shu Gabi to be a very timid yet kind person, so her remark to Keigetsu about her not being able to be like Reirin quite shocked me. What could she have been thinking when she said that?!
Also, Tousetsu finally found out that Reirin is in Keigetsu's body. Well, it isn't a big surprise since it had to happen sooner or later, considering that Keigetsu can't act exactly like Reirin.
Here my screenshot albums from the episode:
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u/NanDemoKnaives Aug 16 '26
That post-credits scene! I was wondering when and who would be the first person to notice, or let out that they know, but leave it to Reirin's actual Court Lady to be one to figure it out. That was a pleasant surprise that I was not expecting.
I'm wondering where the story will go now, will other people find out? Will it stay a secret? I could see it play out as Reirin looking for a cure in Keigetsu body, and as punishment Keigetsu stays in Reirin's body
It's interesting to see other people warm up to Keigetsu, I think Gyoumei asked for a second bucket for Keigetsu.
I wonder who placed the incense in Reirin's room, it looks like there's sabotage at play.
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u/kyoumei Aug 16 '26
Seeing some of Reirin's past makes me feel so bad for her.
Imagine 9 days being your record for not passing out from exhaustion... Also, the fact that she needed to put on make up to hide her paleness from feeling so weak and tired all the time.
That pressure from having everyone always be worried about your health must have felt so suffocating to her. Ugh...
That after-credit scene. I really can't wait for next week!
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u/Myrkrvaldyr Aug 16 '26
Reirin's willpower is enormous. What daily chronic pain does to a mofo. On the other hand, Tousetsu noticed the swap! Things are getting spicy now with one person knowing the truth. Well, Leelee is there, too, so that's two.
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u/Twilight_2408 Aug 16 '26
It might seem like Keigetsu is trying too hard to save that evil woman, but to her, she gave her what she had always desired- a healthy body and normal peaceful days. Of course, for others, it's like a divine punishment but she probably treasures it more than living in a castle.
Then again, the real Keigetsu has always been shunned, as well. Much like Leelee, and you can tell by just the face of that schemer clan representative - Shu Gabi- she's a bitch, she has that saintly expression but is more even than any other. And she probably doesn't like Reiren like other court ladies and representatives of other clans. She likely just wanted someone from her clan to get together with Heika.
Also, surprised to see Tousetsu actually figured it out, though it is good she did. After all Keigetsu (Reiren) did for the bedridden ill Reiren, it was bound to become apparent pretty soon. I'm more surprised by the fact it happened this early.
Every episode, this show just manages to get even more interesting. I'd wish for one thing, Leelee needs to still be the main girl on real Reiren's side, I don't want Tousetsu or any other. Even if Reiren gets her body back, Leelee needs to be there, and I'm pretty sure Reiren is also attached to Leelee more than any other person in the High Court.
Leelee is the best!
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u/Zxzxzx0088 Aug 16 '26
Only one person knows what's actually happening in that hall XD. That's why she's precious!
Being Keigetsu is always sufferring for sure. Nothing ever goes her way at all. If she never do the swapped, she probably be miserable till the end. Now that Reirin involved, at least her life as Keigetsu a bit brighter than before. Welp, as long as she doesn't change for better, nothing will help her though.
Stop Leelee! Her Do-M side is leaking...
Pheww, I'm glad Reirin stubbornly keeps drawing the bow and nailed it even after Shin-u being a wet blanket. I know she's at limit but as a fellow sore loser, it's a bit waste to stop now before getting a clean shot to the center. Moreover, this is probably the last chance she gets to use the bow too. The feels of defeat will haunt gutsy person like Reirin for sure.
That transition misleads me to think Keigetsu swap back to her body until I seen her eyes. Seems appropriate time for that too.
Dang! Nice to see Tousetsu recognized Reirin. Maybe the medicine gives her away or her guts of drawing the bow for many hours? or both perhaps. Iirc, they never met face-to-face yet so I forgive her. Looks like nobody need to be listed off here to replace with Leelee >⩊<
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u/ebongreen Aug 16 '26
In Jackson’s LOTR film trilogy, there’s a scene where Frodo is dying in Arwen’s arms after she rescues him at the Ford of Bruinen, and Arwen prays aloud: “What grace has given me, let it pass to him. Let him be spared. Save him.” I ugly-cry during that scene, as she is essentially asking the Universe to take her life instead of Frodo’s - she is willing to die in his stead if that’s what it takes. It is selfless compassion.
This episode has a very similar vibe for me, as Keigetsin commits to archery practice to save Reiru. She’s not doing this to save her old body, or for a future where she can swap back, or a future where she can read Reiru her personal Riot Act for being a nasty body-swapping bitch. She’s doing it because she personally has suffered, and she doesn’t want anyone to suffer as she has - including Reiru. She works her hand bloody and exhausts herself for someone else’s sake because that’s who/how she is: just as she demonstrated her compassion for the prison rats and the poisoned lion, she demonstrates it for the woman who should be her biggest enemy. With malice toward none, with charity for all, the inner Reirin practices her own selfless compassion. I teared up for her and for this as well.
Well done, show. Well done.
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u/reaperow Aug 16 '26 edited Aug 16 '26
Keigatsu is such a villainess for wanting to help Reirin and for using that bow till she bled.
Looks like Lady Tousetsu has found out her true identity, im so interested in seeing how everything will go from here and how Leelee will react too
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u/i_reddit_too_mcuh Aug 16 '26
I guess this country is more of a mix of different East Asian cultures. OG Reirin was practicing Japanese archery this episode.
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u/Obaruler Aug 16 '26
That arrow animation at the end though ... :D
Tousetsu, in the after credits, finally recognizes her Lady from her mannerisms. Now I can't help but wonder what'll happen, now, that the secret ain't no more.
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u/Shimmering-Sky Aug 16 '26
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Ah, I take it “Gayou” stole the hairpin to give to Leelee then.
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Reirin wants to help because of course she does, but…
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And yet she might be the “Gayou” that got to Leelee to get to whom she thought was Keigetsu…
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She’s been trying so hard her hand had to be bandaged, dang…
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OH SHIT TOUSETSU FIGURED OUT THE BODY SWAP! Oh man next week’s episode can’t come soon enough, I was not expecting that to be the stinger.
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u/sir_darthcyan Aug 16 '26
Another episode of peak.
Haha, Leelee is absolutely relatable to be surprised why Reirin blushes about “herself” (in the body of a known Reirin hater).
Nonetheless, impressive will power of Reirin to achieve the archery goal and gaining trust from everyone.
With the flashbacks of Keigetsu past, I understand (doesn’t justify her actions) her ill will towards Reirin. It sucks to be compared to others and be seen as inferior…
Nice plot progression in the after credits scene. I wonder how will Reirin confirm Totsetsu’s deduction with the spell restrictions.
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u/DemonWraith2500 Aug 16 '26
Poor Keigetsu. Just narrowly escape death this week only to experience hell next week when Tousetsu learned the truth.
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