"Now, do you still think this is a bad thing?"
Meredith's expression showed that she was actually very shaken inside.
But she still gritted her teeth and said nothing—so as not to lose the bet.
"Tsk, your desire to protect is really terrifying."
Serena shook her head and picked up the document Eve had just brought.
"Then I'd better take a look at the real name you accidentally revealed, and see what secrets are hidden."
That's right, the report that Serena asked Eve to find was about Meredith's real name that she accidentally discovered a few days ago when she was tossing her into talking nonsense in Meredith.
As long as she finds out Meredith's true identity, she will naturally be able to peek into Meredith's heart better and complete her thorough strategy.
...just pretend it's true.
In fact, after getting her real name, Serena could completely control Meredith with magic means, but that was too simple and rude, not in line with Serena's aesthetics, so she rejected it.
Compared to that, she would rather peel off Meredith's inner protection little by little, and take a small bite of this delicious nut.
"Mona Radisson, the last heir of the Principality of Radisson, the 'Princess of the Shield'."
Just looking at this basic information, Serena let out a little exclamation.
"Wow, that's amazing, so I've been bullying a real princess? It's a sin."
In response to Serena's exaggerated reaction, Meredith just turned her face away - she wouldn't think that this half-succubus could feel a little bit guilty about her various evil deeds .
"At the age of 16, Princess Mona escaped from the capital that was captured by the Abyss Legion. She led the remaining knights to organize the people of the Principality, and fought fiercely with the demons."
"Three years later, Princess Mona has grown into one of the mainland's most famous heroes fighting against the evil tide. She is especially good at defending, so she was named the Princess of the Shield."
Serena looked at Meredith, who was pretending to be dead, and continued to marvel in an exaggerated tone:
"Oh, it turns out that you are one of the human heroes of the darkest age, sorry for your disrespect."
"According to records, St. Gillian was originally rescued by Princess Mona with a group of refugees, and then joined the Resistance Army. Wow, you are still St. Gillian's benefactor? It's amazing!"
"But after another two years, you died in battle? Or the kind where you can't even find the bones... Is it so miserable?"
Serena flipped through the files again, then threw the files aside in disappointment.
"So what happened later? The worthwhile parts of these things only last here. Then, Princess Mona, please tell me how you became what you are now, and satisfy my curiosity, okay?"
【-/
Meredith responded dryly.
"Princess Mona is indeed dead, and I'm not Princess Mona, I'm just a monster transformed from her corpse."
Serena touched her chin and said in a positive tone:
"This is a matter of definition. After all, your memory is consistent and continuous, and your self-perception has not been distorted, is it?"
"From this point of view, you are still you."
Meredith turned her face away and looked at Serena.
"It's not like that. You, you won't understand..."
Her expression was extremely sad.
Chapter 44 Meredith's Past
"Tell me about it. If you don't tell me, I must not understand."
Serena persuaded with a gentle and sweet voice.
Truth be told, she didn't care much about the old stuff, but she didn't mind taking the time if listening to the story would help break down Meredith's stubborn defenses.
Seeing Meredith like this, this kind of thing almost a thousand years ago is still affecting her cognition, Serena is really curious, what did this guy go through in the past to develop such a strong persecution paranoia .
Wasn't she acting obvious enough?
She really doesn't want to destroy the world, and she really wants to enjoy all the good things in the world!
"That's not a good story."
Meredith said so—but Serena knew she really wanted to talk now.
"Let's start the story with Princess Mona's death in battle."
It seemed that Meredith really didn't feel that she was Princess Mona anymore, she was talking in someone else's tone.
And what happened is actually quite old-fashioned in Serena's opinion.
The demon lord wiped out the Radisson army who were rearing up for the refugees, and then transformed the dead into an army of undead in the spirit of waste utilization and humiliation of the enemy army.
The corpse of Princess Mona was transformed into a vampire by the lord because of her outstanding aptitude.
The transformation itself was a huge success, and Meredith was born.
Then, under the control of the demon lord, Meredith, who has the shape of Princess Mona, started a series of killings and destruction.
I don't know how many citizens that Princess Mona swore to protect, died under the hands of Meredith.
Many of Princess Mona's old minions attempted to awaken Princess Mona's consciousness, but they ended up almost without exception becoming Meredith's Executioner.
It didn't take long for Meredith to become one of the most powerful forces under the demon lord, along with several other elite vampires.
Human beings are afraid of her, and few people are even willing to mention her name, and no one is willing to mention the relationship between Princess Mona and Meredith.
Days like this lasted for several years.
Until Meredith met Saint Gillian again.
"At that time, Ji Lian had already ignited the divine fire and became one of the new pillar gods. I was sent to fight her, and I was almost defeated without any power to fight back."
On Meredith's face, there was finally less self-pity and more peace on Meredith's face.
"I thought I would be killed on the spot and turned into ashes. But she just sealed me."
There is no doubt that Saint Gillian still remembers the old benefactor and insists that Princess Mona can be saved.
After Meredith was sealed, St. Gillian led the human legion to start a counterattack, and successfully killed the demon lord who made Meredith in a battle.
The bondage on Meredith disappeared.
When she was unsealed again and stood in front of Saint Gillian, she could already decide her own future with her own will.
"Saint Gillian taught me that although I killed many people, it was the result of manipulation and could be forgiven."
But Meredith doesn't want to forgive herself, she just wants to die to end her sinful life.
From Meredith's point of view at that time, her existence was a complete mistake, and her existence would only create more tragedies.
As for the forgiveness St. Gillian said, it was just wishful thinking.
Not to mention that she doesn't think she is Princess Mona, even if she really is Princess Mona, the number of people she killed has already surpassed the number of people Princess Mona saved.
Such an existence can still not be eliminated, it is too unfair.
"Then...then Gillian held out her hand to me, she pulled me up and asked me..."
"If you feel guilty for killing more than you save, why not try to save more?"
"You are destined to live for a long time. If you can save one person every month in your long life, then with the passage of time, you will eventually redeem your sins, right?"
"Even if it is to help me fulfill a wish, Meredith, please live, and work hard to help and save others."
Having said that, Meredith's eyes are completely different.
Obviously, that was the beginning of a new life for her.
Serena interrupted with a smile and asked:
"Then have you redeemed yourself for your sins?"
Meredith subconsciously replied:
"I don't know. In fact, even a vampire can't remember such a long time ago. I just keep working hard, hoping that one day I can fulfill Gillian's wish and make her smile at me again..."
Serena smacked her mouth.
She finally understood why Meredith's heart was so difficult to enter.
Co-authoring, she is simply robbing her own goddess!
Well, that's not quite accurate, after all, Saint Gillian and Meredith are not in that kind of relationship.
And Meredith's efforts, in the final analysis, are nothing more than wishful thinking and self-satisfaction-maybe that's what St. Gillian hopes to see, but that's all.
Serena can only say that a goddess is a goddess, and she actually influenced Meredith like this, making this vampire mother struggle for a thousand years-this kind of staff is amazing, if possible, Serena hopes to have a dozen of them.
Of course, Meredith hasn't really been working on it for 1000 years.
According to her own account, in the early stage of her ghost life, because she was not good at the self-sealing technique, many times she had to sleep for a long time to restrain the bloodthirsty desire in her heart.
And after she really perfected this technology and other skills that would allow her to stay in human society normally, Saint Gillian had already fallen into a deep sleep.
This is also the biggest reason why Meredith has never been able to see St. Gillian's smile again.
And will Saint Gillian wake up again?
Meredith didn't know either.
Therefore, she just kept repeating roughly the same life along the previous track, until Serena broke the cycle.
"...You see, this is not a wonderful story, and I am just a sinner. The reason why I have been trying to hinder you is mostly because I don't want you to become like me until everything is irreparable That’s when I realized what I really wanted.”
"That's the end of my story. If you think it's funny, go ahead and laugh."
"It's not funny."
Serena came over and gently hugged Meredith's shoulder.
"No matter who you are or what crimes you have committed, the people you have helped and saved over the years will definitely thank you."
"Although I am not Saint Gillian, I can still be regarded as Saint Gillian's spokesperson in the world. I want to say, if I were a goddess, I would tell you like this..."
"Meredith, you're doing great!"
After an unknown amount of time, Serena let go of Meredith who had fallen asleep.
In the corner of Meredith's eyes, Serena unexpectedly saw crystal tears.
"Well, is this considered a success?"
Chapter 45 The Sacred Inheritance
"Well, Teacher Ingrid, I'll be shy if you stare at me like that."
Although she knew that the disciple in front of her probably didn't have the feeling of shyness, Ingrid was stunned for a moment when she heard such words suddenly, showing a slightly apologetic smile.
At this time, it was already the last dark hour before dawn.
And when the first ray of morning light appeared on the horizon, the succession ceremony was about to begin.
The inheritance ceremony of the chief saint is naturally a major event of the church.
Many people, including Aurora, have been busy with this matter for several months.
Only Serena, the client, was busy with other things all day long, as if she wasn't the one who was going to take over.
As for why Ingrid would instinctively apologize, in her own words, that is:
"I'm too tired and don't want to shoulder such a heavy responsibility anymore. Please forgive my selfishness. Now, this important task will be handed over to you."
For this statement, Serena just listened to it.
Although she didn't dig out all of Ingrid's secrets, she could guess that Ingrid had actually been troubled by the past.
The position of chief saint may be honor and power to others, but to Ingrid, it is just a bondage.
And Aurora also said that according to her observation, the Pope himself has always felt indebted to Ingrid in this matter.
According to Serena's reasoning, maybe Ingrid didn't want to be the chief saint from the very beginning, but only because of the request of Hercule III, she took this position and persisted until now.
There may be some kind of sad story behind it, but for Serena, there is only one thing worth caring about.
That is, she soon【*-
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