YMMV / Reborn to Master the Blade

• Alternate Character Interpretation:
  • Both Inglis and the narration constantly reinforces the idea that Inglis is protective of Rani due to thinking of her like a 'granddaughter' her previous life never had. However, does Inglis actually feel this way, or is Inglis in denial of potentially having romantic feelings for her? Considering that Inglis feels attracted to women, but she keeps her feelings bottled up, it is certainly possible.
  • On the other side, there is Rafinha's devotion to Inglis. She wants Inglis to marry her older brother, Rafael, so the two of them will become sisters-in-law and be able to stay together forever—but does she really want to become Best Friends-in-Law, or is she also in denial of or cannot yet fathom the idea of her marrying Inglis instead, if that happens to be legal in Chiral?
  • Is Inglis decision to refuse to take up the hero mantle but support others in their endeavors meant for a more practical purpose rather than purely selfish? Did Inglis come to believe that too many people were too reliant on her previous life’s actions and deeds which made them incapable of taking up the mantle when the Hero King died? Does she think that by helping out multiple people become heroes in their own right that could lead to a better long term future rather than if she took the spotlight herself?
• Fanfic Fuel: That one of Inglis and Rani's friends is named "Lieselotte" and the anime aired in the same season as Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte and that both are a Defrosting Ice Queen and Lady of War invites crossovers.
• Fridge Brilliance: Why did the Hero King Inglis' kingdom apparently fall apart after his death? There is a historical precedent for this. Alexander the Great was successful in conquering the known world and creating an Empire that seemed invincible. However, following his death, no one was able to successfully succeed him due to lacking his abilities and charisma. Alexander the Great's Empire was far too reliant on his own existence rather than other capable people. In the first scene of the series, the Hero King's followers were begging him to get better despite the fact that he was on his deathbed. They seemed to realize that they weren't capable of carrying his legacy either.
• Values Dissonance:
  • Western audiences might find everyone being so supportive of Inglis potentially marrying her first cousin, Rafael, to be strange, to say the least. However, Japan does allow marriages between first cousins. And, in the Medieval European Fantasy setting, Kissing Cousins is more the norm than an exception especially among the nobility that both Inglis and Rafael belong to.
  • Some viewers might find the extreme vitriol and discrimination Leone faces because of the action of her brother to be a bit unfair and unjustified to say the least. But, in a noble society like this, your family's reputation and status counts for everything with how other people treat you; the actions of a single individual can damn an entire noble family, and it's not unusual for extreme punishments like execution to extend to the entire clan, as well. Sometimes noble families are lucky to just lose their birthrights in exchange for their lives being spared if one of their own brings shame upon their family.
• The Woobie:
  • While it is somewhat glossed over, it is easy to feel bad for Inglis when she thinks back on how the accomplishments of her previous lifetime were more or less swept under the rug. It is easy to understand her frustration at how the successors of the Hero King failed spectacularly at maintaining Inglis’ legacy, and she has no answers as to why? It makes her decision to try living for herself rather than taking up the Hero role again and stick to being a supporter/frontline warrior understandable. She sacrificed so much of what she loved for the sake of her people and a brighter future, why risk going through that heartache and disappointment again?
  • Leone is forced to live with the shame of her brother’s betrayal, being excluded, discriminated against, and harassed by her fellow Knights and Squires. The most prominent example is how Liselotte was supposed to be her original roommate, but protested to the decision so violently that Inglis and Rafinha decide to take her on as their third roommate, and continue to act as her emotional support and her few friends in the Academy. Even though she had no part in his decisions, she has to pay the price for them.

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