Constance will have to infiltrate yet another location, and this time, we’re attending an invitations-only, masked ball. It will be a decadent, immoral party full of guests with secrets — secrets that our girl can leverage to pay off her family’s debts. But first, she will need Scarlett’s old mask, because this will encourage people to come up and talk to Constance. I just find the whole thing a bit silly, because Scarlett’s mask is so indistinct. There’s nothing about it that stands out. You’re telling me that there are still people who would recognize such a plain-looking mask, and connect to Scarlett, a woman who died years ago? Sure.

I’m enjoying this show more than I thought I would. I’m also digging the world-building. High society isn’t all dainty women and gallant men. Rather, it’s seedy and grimy, full of sordid affairs and shadowy encounters. This is more of a mystery than your standard villainess anime. Scarlett has Constance running to and fro, gathering evidence and generally sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong. Problem is, it sounds like Scarlett’s former friend had already tried this. Perhaps due to being a shrewd woman, Lily Orlamunde dug too deep and learned too much. Whatever she uncovered eventually drove her to commit suicide. People usually take their own life to prevent themselves from even greater suffering. So assuming Lily wasn’t depressed, what sort of horrendous future was she trying to prevent?