Episode 9

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**The Black Princess** is the ninth episode of the Record of Grancrest War anime series.

## Synopsis

The Fantasia Union seeks to foster peace, but the Factory Alliance opts for battle. When Starck attempts to secede from the Union, Marrine mercilessly sends her troops to attack. Siluca recommends supporting their neighbor, Starck, but having pledged loyalty to Alexis, Villar is steadfast in his refusal to do so. In fact, he orders Siluca and Theo to leave the castle. Theo takes the heartbroken Siluca with him on a journey across the territory. It is then that he tells her just how much he cares for her.

## Long Summary

Lord Pavel Murado beseeches Count Villar for fighting aide against the invading Waldlind forces. Lord Milza and Siluca believe that Lord Villar should approve of it and yet he still declines. His decision not to help Lord Pavel was so he could save face for severing ties with the Fantasia Union and not gain Lord Alexis disapproval. With that settled, Lord Villar formally declines giving aide to Pavel and suggests he be subjugated by his cousin Marrine. Upset by this, Lord Pavel leaves frustrated by the outcome this his meeting.

Riding horseback outside the Villar compound, Theo and Siluca discuss preparations on the war that's to come. The following day, they pass by a village once ruled by the vampire Dimitrie. While passing through there Theo declares that he's going to head for the Bulltava border. As the two journey through a forest, they take shelter in a tree with a makeshift cave to get out of the pouring rain. The two then talk about Theo's journey as a lone traveler until he met Siluca. This leads to the two confessing each other's feelings for one another and they embrace one another.

In the battle that takes place with the Waldlind forces against the Starck forces, Milza joins the battle against Waldlind. That evening, Marrine and her faction discuss military tactics on how to proceed from there on out. Following Aubest's underhanded, but sound plan. The Waldlind army uses the natural and some artificially created miasma from a location known as the rotten sea to gain an advantage over the enemy. This tactic was used to have the soldiers become severely weakened from the effects of the miasma. That would allow the Waldlind to have an easy victory against them. As Marrine heads back to her tent, she orders Layla and Cammie to get in contact with Prince Milza.

Aubeste with two others sets the miasma plan into motion and it works without fail. Now that the Stark forces are debilitated, Marrine and her forces subjugate the Stark forces and Pavel. Elsewhere, Milza receives Marrine's invitation from Layla and Cammie. He agrees to see her and joins her cause as he now believes Villar lacks the resolve to unify the continent. However, he does impose one thing for him joining in arms with her, and that is partaking in sexual intercourse with her. Not showing an ounce of hesitance, Marrine agrees to it and gives her virginity to him.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Villar Constance
* Siluca Meletes
* Pavel Murado
* Theo Cornaro
* Milza Kuches
* Laura Hardry
* Marrine Kreische
* Aubeste Meletes
* Telius
* Layla
* Cammie

## Trivia

* This episode was released in Japan on February 24, 2018.