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Morfonia: *enters the castle* -WHAT THE HAKABAKA?!?!

Rita: *carrying a sleeping Baby Himeno* *quietly* Shh! She just fell asleep.

Sebas: Himeno-sama became fussy when anyone else carries her. She wouldn't sleep if Rita-sama was not holding her. (So cute...!)

Morfonia: ...I have so many questions and not enough hot chocolate for this...!

Himeno: *thinking* Shugods, this is freaking embarrasing...! A BABY?!?!

It's entirely the wording.

I don't have a problem with having one domestic-driven woman in an ensemble cast like kingoh's. The problem is when it was Suzume, someone who was so far written as cunning, ambitious and endurant, the transition needs a strong base. Right now, it looks like Suzume is just going with what the men in her life wanted, as we could only interpret she made the choice to stay behind the camera.

I believe Suzume's confession should've been motivated by her sense of home and country. She should've expanded on what a "woman of Toufu" means. Instead of complying to "her brother"'s will, it should've been as a citizen of Toufu, her king trusted her, and she'll gladly take up the mantle even if it means sacrificing her personal happiness.

Her choice to stay by Racules could've come from "home before country". She has found her temple - wants to build her own temple - prove herself in a personal domain before becoming responsible for all families in Toufu. Then it could even tie into Gira's "everyone's a small king" philosophy.

Or she could've rejected the throne because of her ambition. She has wanted the throne for herself, but she knew there's a reason Iroki chose Kaguragi instead of her. She wanted power, but she also wanted her lover. She knew she had to choose between her country or a traitor for a husband, and after years of deception, she doesn't want to lie to the people that she did all this for in the first place. Or that it's her redemption for letting Dugded loose during the six months of the kings' absence, as Queen of a puppet Shugoddom.

But I do love how it it implies that while Rita and Morf grew up together, they weren't exactly childhood friends but still sorta fitting into that trope in terms of knowing each other since childhood and trusting each other enough for Rita to make Morf their Retainer and for Morfonia to be Rita's most trusted partner and getting all the work done.

Also the implication that Rita, too, was born and raised in Gokkan whether their parents were just castle employees or criminals which allows them to frequently see their parents even with their busy schedule.