lets gooo!! blue short haired childhood friend!!! surely this time will be the one. i believe! (not really, but i want to). going up against an at-first icy long black hair. i dont want to say its a foregone conclusion but maybe the true harem are the friends we made along the way. also maybe its a really common name but i think we had a genki himari last season too. its even the same VA, i love it but its so over

im thinking shes actually not joking about being in an arranged marriage for political purposes. she might just be playing it off and not wanting to put the pressure on mc to feel obligated thinking he has to save her or something

The episode makes it seem like Mia wasnt paying attention in saintess school when they were covering the whole “summon pillars, set up barrier to weaken monsters” thing, when Philia’s departure led to the number of magical beasts go unchecked.

Unrelated ramblings: I like that the second prince is aware of the problematic nature of the whole buying a saintess thing. Judging by how her former kingdom treated her, I initially thought saintesses were in a living force field battery kinda scenario. Also does the Second Prince have the Dead Mom Hairstyle? Mia gives me early Lacus Clyne vibes for some reason.