After my rebirth, Miss Saint turned evil

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In fact, before writing this volume, when I was organizing the outline, I was always hesitating whether to remove the character of Valianna, or whether to simply change her ending.

But in the end, I kept the original plot.

Because the number of words is too long, in order to avoid wasting money, I will put the detailed analysis in the free chapter of the next chapter.

If you have time, I hope you can take a look at it.

I want to talk to you about the character Valiana.

I'd like to take this opportunity to open a free chapter and talk to you about the character Valianna.

In my outline, Valiana, as a knight of Eltis, has always been loyal (including her later betrayal, which was also due to her loyalty).

Some people might think why she was so stupid as to believe what Lagias said.

In fact, Valianna herself was also very clear about this. She knew that Lagias was using her and that he was probably deceiving her.

But she had no choice, because in this war, the Altis side was at a great disadvantage from the very beginning.

——I see, everything is clear now. All this time, I was just dancing in Lagias's palm.

This was her inner thoughts when she was exposed by Lagias.

Even if I and my troops were to turn against Lagias right here and now, and thrust our fangs into his gut, what effect would that have? It was impossible to predict. However, given such unfavorable circumstances, that would probably be meaningless.

—This is worse than anything else, the worst possible scenario. So, if there's a better option, I must seize it. This isn't for myself; it's all about saving the princess. Within the limited scope of action available to me as a loyal minister, I must pursue that goal, even if it means my hands and feet are worn out.

After being exposed by Lagias and the oppressive feeling he had always given her, at that moment, she no longer thought the princess could win.

Before betraying, Valianna also carefully considered the interests involved.

Lagias said to her.

"Therefore, sometimes I have to choose a path that will get me splattered with mud, but will protect my master."

"As long as you can be active on the front lines, you can save the princess. I promise."

Some people may think that this sentence means that Valianna believed Lagias and thought that as long as she agreed to his request, she could save Eltis, so she chose to betray.

But in fact, it was not the case. Valianna was gambling. She chose to take a gamble after assuming that Eltis's side would lose.

In Valianna's mind, there are only two possible outcomes to this gamble.

1. Lagias wins, and Lagias keeps his promise and lets Eltis go.

The possibility of this is very small. Lagias never said that he would spare the princess's life. He always said words like "protect" and "save", and never explicitly said that he would let the princess live.

Valianna also didn't think that the other party would let the princess go. She knew how worthless the three words "I promise" were to a hero.

So from beginning to end, she never thought that the princess would survive.

But if it was just for that tiny possibility, it was worth her taking the gamble. As long as it could ultimately save the princess's life, she would do it.

2. Lagias wins, but Lagias breaks his promise and kills Eltis.

This is the biggest possibility, and it is based on this that Valianna agreed to the betrayal.

After being exposed by Lagias, her first thought was "It would be great if Finn could be killed."

But it was obvious that this was impossible. She had been spotted by the guards and would die if she moved.

Her second thought was.

If you want this life, I will offer it to you with both hands. But the loyalty of this soul will never change.

——I wouldn’t feel any pity even if this were the last words I said in this life.

In other words, she was prepared to die to prove her loyalty.

But at this time, Lagias' words "I have to choose a path that will be covered in mud but can protect my lord" made her realize it.

I'm going to die anyway, and I can't escape by myself, so why not do something for the princess before I die?

So, she finally chose to "betray".

Because even if Altis ultimately lost, the reason recorded in history books would be "the betrayal of the guard captain, Valiana, led to the failure of the elven princess Altis's reform."

Instead, it was about the failed rebellion of the elven princess Eltis, which killed countless elves.

What history hates most are betrayers, while those who are betrayed will be sympathized with.

This is equivalent to Valianna helping the Elf Princess to take on all the tarnished reputation that might be recorded in history books in the future.

—Yes, they should call me a traitor. Feel free to spit and curse at me. Those who write history in the future will write down the details. It doesn't matter; it's up to you.

—Spit on me as a traitor as much as you like, call me a traitor as loudly as you like. This is the only way I can show my loyalty.

These are Valianna's inner thoughts when it comes to the topic of betrayal.

Of course, all of this is just my arrangement when designing this plot. Maybe you will have your own ideas when watching it. After all, I am just a lousy novel writer and I don’t understand the characters at all.

I also want to say a few words about why Valianna had to die.

Did she deserve to die? In all fairness, no.

I have analyzed so much before just to illustrate Valianna's loyalty. Everything she did before her death was for her princess.

But it was also true that she had betrayed Eltis and caused her losses.

The main problem was that she was frightened by Lagias, which made her believe that the princess could not win, which was the fundamental reason why she chose such an extreme method.

Besides, she actually threatened Murphy's life.

This is completely different from the nature of Helena's incident. Helena's incident was arranged by Old Jed, and the battle with Carnegie was also due to a gamble.

Although the battle was dangerous, it did not threaten Murphy's life at all.

The reason why Murphy let Helena go was because he realized from the beginning that things were not in line with common sense and the development of things was also not right. He realized that it might be Old Jed who was making some arrangements behind the scenes.

But this time it was different for Valianna. It was a life-and-death moment. Valianna hesitated because of Mattia's roar, and Murphy also found the right time to fight back.

Moreover, at that time, Murphy had already pierced Valianna's throat with his palm, which meant that she would not survive at all.

After noticing the determination in her eyes, Murphy gave up the idea of taking a break and chose to end her suffering.

Then, in fact, when writing the last part of "Chapter 19 Temporary Master and Servant", Valianna's ending was actually already determined.

The following is the content of Chapter 19.

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"...Yes, just like the knight in the story. Then, I will also perform the corresponding etiquette."

With a blink of his blue eyes, Altis adjusted his expression, stared at Murphy, and said.

"Everything will be fine from now on, even if the gods or the elves don't understand. But - thank you, my knight Murphy. Without you, I wouldn't be able to move forward. So, here, I express my sincere gratitude to you."

The tone was not as frivolous as before, and one could even sense a certain solemn atmosphere.

Those were the words Eltis spoke as a princess.

At the same time, she stretched out her hand in front of Murphy.

In other words, those were not just pretentious words.

Originally, this was not something you should say to someone like Murphy.

But, that's why.

Unconsciously, his heart was deeply shaken by this action.

Thus, while suppressing his emotions, he imitated the etiquette of a knight.

Murphy, holding Eltis's hand, spoke.

"—at your service, my princess."

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In my personal opinion, a princess should only have one knight.

There can only be one, male or female.

In Chapter 19, Altis chooses Mephi to be his knight, and coupled with Valianna's betrayal, her fate is sealed.

That’s all. Thank you for reading this far. There will be another 4000-word update today, so stay tuned.

Chapter 30 The Existence of Lead

(I'm really stupid. I forgot to check the VIP option after chatting in the last chapter TT)

In front of the gate of Gasalia, in order to prevent the rebels inside Gasalia from escaping, and also to double-team them from the rear when there was a good opportunity.

Therefore, Lagias gathered many times more troops here than usual.

There had never been a clash between armies on this boundary dividing the inner and outer parts of Gasalia.

The blood of elves, or of humans and elves, came together to dye the earth red. Such a thing has never happened before.

But there is no doubt that this place has turned into a battlefield.

Like the street in front of the palace, it became a bloody battlefield.

——Gahhhhhh!

As long as this sound resounded around, the soldiers present would feel as if their courage and souls were being pulled out.

That's simply a demon that can scare small animals to death with its loud noise.

A monster that looks like an ape but can open its huge mouth in its abdomen has become everyone's enemy and stands here.

That posture is really too fierce.

It deviates from its natural posture and seems to have been created with some intention, but it can only be described as a "failed work."

So-called monsters are often born in this form.

A situation like the current one should be impossible.

The elves had never even considered that at this moment, monsters were attacking Gasalia and its gates.

No one had experienced anything like this in hundreds of years, no, not even long before that.

The captain of the sergeants assigned to guard the city gates felt his guts boiling with anger and anxiety.

Why? Why now?

"Shoot! Don't stop shooting! If you hold on, reinforcements will arrive sooner or later!"

As if pushed by these words, the arrow turned into a weapon at an extremely fast speed and fell towards the ape-like monster.

In fact, the sergeant who shouted the slogan knew very well that reinforcements would not come.

Now, in the palace, Altis and Finn Lagias are engaged in a decisive battle.

Therefore, the troops in front of the city gate were originally given the task of waiting for an opportunity to raid the enemy, so as to be the key to determining the outcome of the war.

How's the battle going over there? I don't know.

The only thing we can do is to prevent this monster from breaking in.

Even if you want to request reinforcements, the person you are requesting is facing a more important battle than this one.

So, it is impossible for them to come.

Despite this, there were still enough troops to defend the city gate.

There is no doubt that the elf soldiers have controlled the monster.

The sergeant narrowed his eyes and adjusted his breathing slightly.

There was no way around being fooled around by the monster's every move.

At any rate, every time that strong arm swung, the surrounding trees broke;

Whenever a scream sounded, the momentum would dissipate.

Extraordinarily powerful, that is not an opponent that the elves can truly face.

However, using the city gates as defenses and using flying weapons to curb their momentum is another matter.