"I've yet to encounter a situation that couldn't be improved by a copious amount of lies and body doubles.”
-Dread Emperor Traitorous
When you think about it, given that she can also communicate via her butterflies, it wouldn't be illogical for her to send some to Cassius' Family in order to...
@jouyato
Well, in this specific instance, it was actually an honest mistake on the TL's part. Not that the source isn't trans-positive, of course. It's just that here, that wasn't the exact issue being discussed.
On another note, here's the original chapter, for anyone curious & wanting a deeper look into Rei's character: https://jingletranslations.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/i-favor-the-villainess-15/
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@Bluehammer12 Actually, the manga/WN is much more progressive than that, given that the author...
Okay, because this has been bugging me, I'm going to try and manufacture a way (most of) this can function biologically, what with the whole Bride and... Vampire, let's go with Vampire situation. Spoilers for all currently-translated chapters.