Diary of the Improper Monster Girl Transformation.

Chapter 153 Goodbye, My Former Friend

Unexpectedly, it was still the thief Cao... Oh, it was Prime Minister Cao!
He had met Filia's mother, Lady Astrid, before. She was indeed a beautiful woman with a lingering charm.

But, isn't there something wrong with this?

Herbert looked at Filia and hesitated for a long time.

"I know what you want to ask."

Filia said calmly with a blank expression:
"He was the first one to meet my mother. He had been pursuing my mother when Archmage Finn was still an apprentice wizard. In terms of the order of precedence... my father was the latecomer."

"...Oh! Then, then he is quite loyal, uh, no, quite dedicated? Uh, that doesn't seem right."

Herbert looked at Filia's increasingly cold expression, raised his hand helplessly, and asked, "Does Your Majesty know about this?"

Does Reinhardt know that he has such a powerful rival in love?

“You should know…right?”

Filia was also a little unsure about this, and she didn't really want to get involved in her parents' private affairs.

The two fell into silence again.

After a moment, Filia took the initiative to speak: "Is your revenge enough?"

"In less than a month, you weakened the power of the royal family, caused the death of many nobles, and allowed the Divine Church to interfere in the kingdom's affairs, almost causing the kingdom to fall into chaos."

“Is this revenge enough?”

Herbert thought about it, winked at her, and smiled: "Hmm... maybe there is only one last point?"

"I?"

Filia seemed to understand something, frowned and said: "I have killed my brother with my own hands."

He also helps you spread false information to the outside world in his name. Isn’t that enough?

"What a coincidence, me too."

Herbert recalled the feeling of the sword blade slicing across Cordy's neck and shook his head, "I really don't want to do this. I wish he hadn't done that in the first place."

Unfortunately, no if.

After a moment of silence, Filia shook her head and said, "I still don't think there was anything wrong with what I did back then. That was the best solution I could think of in the most rational situation."

At this time, Herbert also put away his smile, sighed softly, and said slowly:
"Filia, do you know?"

"I understand your difficulties. I never thought that you would turn against them regardless of the consequences. I never wanted you to be in danger because of this."

"But, at that time, rather than you helping me with a gesture of charity from a strong person and not telling me anything, I actually hoped that you could trust me and tell me the truth."

All he craves is the respect of his friends.

"But you didn't."

The explanations that Filia gave to Valentina seemed to make her seem innocent and to clear herself, but in fact... it was all just her wishful thinking.

The truth is, if Herbert had not awakened his past life memories, he would have been bewitched by the God of Harmony to take risks and violate taboos, and would not have survived to this day.

What she thought was her "protection" of Herbert actually did not play any substantial role.

To Herbert at that time, Filia was certainly not a bad person, but she was definitely not a good person either.

"I……"

He raised his hand to stop Filia from speaking, and said softly:

"Filia, people have mouths, and they can say what they want to say."

"You could have written to tell me, asked someone to tell me, or used any other method to inform me - instead of using excuses like 'this is all for your own good' to cover up your arrogance."

"You tacitly agreed to them using your name to frame me. If you don't come forward to explain, it is a kind of tacit consent in itself."

"Filia, this is an act of harm to me - you are an accomplice."

Valentina could accept Filia's explanation because she was not involved and felt that the reason seemed quite reasonable.

But Herbert was different.

He was the person involved and knew best how suffocating the kind of "help" that could be described as arrogant was.

Filia was silent, then narrowed her eyes and asked, "...So what do you want? In your opinion, how can I atone for my sins?"

Herbert smiled, and it was a very significant smile.

"You really want to know?"

Filia nodded.

"I want to know how exactly you want me to... Ahem!?"

laugh.

Without any warning, the cold blade pierced into Filia's chest.

It happened so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react, let alone transform her body into elements.

"you!?"

She raised her head and looked at Herbert, who was holding the hilt of the sword, in confusion.

"What I want to do is...like this."

The sword blade was slowly pushed forward again, completely piercing through the flesh, and the red blade came out directly from behind.

laugh!
"cough!"

why?
As for the doubt in her eyes, Herbert just smiled and shook his head, saying softly:

"Don't be nervous, I'm helping you."

"I don't know what happened to you. I don't know what the blood of the Snow Witch has brought to you."

"But I know one thing, your current state is not right, your heart is too cold..."

After returning to the royal city and seeing his former friend again, Herbert could always feel a strong sense of disharmony.

He felt like he was facing an exquisite puppet, and all the emotions he expressed were the result of careful thinking and acting.

Although they were standing opposite each other, there was a pathetically thick barrier between them.

Her condition was definitely not right, she was too deeply affected by the Snow Witch's bloodline.

This might give her more power, but she would eventually lose herself and eventually turn into an ice cube without any emotions.

And just as Filia had hoped that Herbert would be safe, he also hoped that she could return to normal and could not watch her go to destruction.

Herbert looked into the princess' eyes, thought about what he was going to do next, and said softly with a little regret:
"I want to...help you regain some of your humanity in my own way."

As a former friend.

I'm going to... tear your sanity apart.

To achieve this goal, Herbert made a lot of efforts.

During this period of communication, he had been trying to mobilize her emotions and try to make her return to normal.

But all those efforts failed.

Although there were some fluctuations on the surface, everything eventually calmed down.

She is too ill.

For serious illnesses, only strong medicine can be used.

So Herbert took action.

Making her a tool for revenge on others, killing the eldest prince with her own hands, and letting her experience the long-lost fear and pain... This is also one of the parts.

It works, but still not much.

And the last and most important part is now.

He took matters into his own hands.

"Don't worry, you won't die."

"Although this level of injury is serious, it will not endanger your life, and you will gain considerable benefits after this."

He gently supported Filia's body and let her lean against the small pavilion in the garden and sit down steadily. "This sword once carried the will of the saint. Now this last weak remnant is handed over to you."

"This will be a life-changing experience for you...after your wounds are fully healed."

The remaining will of the archbishop was enough to completely destroy that coldness, and then he could take the opportunity to inject a lasting emotion.

And of all emotions, none is more lasting than hatred.

"Haha, believe me, just like you said before, the gain will be far greater than the damage you suffer now."

"So, you will definitely forgive me, right? You won't continue to be angry, right?"

Herbert chuckled and winked at her.

"When the time comes, I hope you will understand one thing - scars and rewards are not the same thing."

After the joke, Herbert shook his head with deep emotion.

"I sincerely hope that you can regain the part of your lost humanity...even if it's only hatred."

"If this allows you to maintain your humanity, then it is enough."

"Then resent me."

how to say?

Just think of it as being for your own good…haha!
Herbert thought about this and shook his head. He pulled out the sword, blood gushed out of his chest, and he poured the prepared high-concentration holy water on the wound.

Chi Chi Chi.

The holy water made a harsh sound when it came into contact with the blood, and then froze at an astonishing speed.

The rising ice and snow quickly climbed up from under Filia's feet, and soon wrapped up her entire body.

The Snow Witch's bloodline was completely activated, triggering the race's own self-protection mechanism, freezing her entire body.

"Herbert, you..." Filia wanted to say something, but in the end she slowly closed her eyes and turned into a beautiful ice sculpture.

Looking at the gradually unconscious Ice Princess quietly, Herbert lowered his eyes and said softly:
"Goodbye, Filia."

Goodbye, my arrogant and unsympathetic friend.

I hope you can get that part of your humanity back.

As for the rest, just let it be.

Hate me if you want.

after this……

Just like we said when we met again.

I will forget you.

And you will never be able to forget me.

Even if all you remember is anger.

……

"Herbert."

"Ok?"

[“Will you blame me for helping you stab it a second time?”]

Nenasha's voice was soft and a little uneasy.

He just used force.

It was true that Herbert had stabbed Filia with the first blow, but the second one pierced Filia directly, but it was Nenasha who helped him.

Even if she was regarded as an evil god who did not understand human nature, one could understand how suffocating the arrogance she imposed on others was.

Herbert looked down at the blood on his hands and shook his head.

"Do not……"

"To be honest, the second time was really nice."

I still like stabbing people...

I have poked and I have helped.

It's time for this thought to become clear.

From now on, be it gratitude or resentment, neither of us owes the other anything.

Herbert brought the blood on his palm to his lips, licked it gently, and laughed.

"Look, your blood isn't actually that cold."

Feeling the energy in Filia's snow witch blood, he laughed softly.

“Although the whole process was not quite right, at least the material was obtained.”

[Blood of the Snow Witch] Got it!
The day after the failed assassination attempt on the princess.

Herbert left Sister Kaplan and the paladins behind and left Frost Crystal City alone on the giant dragon Feiji.

But Herbert and Valentina did not go directly back to the Misty Monastery, but rushed to the core of the Misty Mountains.

Although he had not yet received the official certificate from the king handing over the Misty Mountains to him, Herbert couldn't wait to go and inspect it himself.

After all, if nothing unexpected happens...

This is the key link in whether Herbert can establish his own power in the future.

If you want to establish a church of God, you need venue, personnel, and financial resources...these three are indispensable.

And now, the venue has been found!
As for the personnel...is there any need to ask?
Monster girl! Monster girl! It’s a monster girl!

"Yes, what's the point of being a tyrant in the Frost Crystal Kingdom?"

"I want to build my own kingdom—"

Herbert stood on the back of the giant dragon Feiji, waving his fists, gesturing here and there, imagining his vision for the future.

"I'm going to name this great idea - the "Monster Kingdom" plan!"

"Well, maybe the "Monster Girl Lost Paradise" project?"

"Or, since it's in the Misty Mountains, why not call it 'Monster Girl Mountain Range'? Wait... No, that name sounds a bit dangerous."

　I will update one chapter in advance and give a brief explanation. (Kowtow)

　　Let me start with the conclusion: (The ex-girlfriend setting will only attract the Great Western King, but it is inconvenient to kill her directly, so it is better to kill her directly as a pure evil...)
　　The character of Filia is designed to be positioned similarly to an ex-girlfriend, arrogant and indifferent, but not that bad, and there is no way she has been whitewashed. At most, there is just a misunderstanding that has not been explained clearly.

　　In essence, she is a loser, a tool to stimulate the hungry dragon's emotional outburst, and a tool for the development of the plot of the Witch Society.

　　But I overlooked one point, the reader's perspective is different from the author's perspective.

　　I pushed too hard.

　　No one knew her characteristics and could only guess how to treat her, whether to launder her and take her into the harem or something like that, which led to some problems.

　　The problem has been discovered, but it is difficult to make major changes.

　　The final decision is that now that we are aware of the problem, we should stop being self-congratulatory and making things worse.

　　Explain it clearly as soon as possible, then put it aside and completely marginalize it. Just treat it as a pit you have stepped into and try not to touch it again.

　　I tried my best, shortened a lot of unnecessary plots, sped up the pace of the royal city, and then played with the monster girls honestly...

　　I have been writing books for more than three years, and this is the first time I have encountered such a problem. I am really upset and deeply aware of my shortcomings...

　　I'm already honest, please let me go.

　　The second issue is the amount of updates. If this chapter had been released yesterday, perhaps it would have made everyone less confused.

　　All I can say is that every failure is a learning experience, and I won't make the same mistake again.

　　In addition, as an apology, I will change the update volume in the last week of this month to 12,000. This is both an apology and a final request for votes for next month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)