How to Save Humanity After Transmigrating into a Villainess Princess? Chapter 324 : Same and Different

"Mm... alright, mom did get a bit off topic."

"Anyway... you need to work with Empress Elashia to solve the Holy Kingdom's problems, uniting as much force as you can."

"Don't be embarrassed about borrowing Elasia's resources. The Holy Kingdom will need massive resources for both war and reconstruction afterward, and our Holy Kingdom certainly can't produce so many resources at once..."

"If you feel sorry toward Empress Elashia... repay her with all possible ans you have afterward."

"Mm... mom won't say much else. I can already hear Northern Fire soldiers' voices."

"Finally... mom wants to emphasize once more—when we et again, I hope you won't be soft-hearted..."

With that final sentence that had beco sowhat hurried, the letter's content ended there.

"Mom..."

Having finished reading the letter, Ileina's pupils trembled as she remained unable to calm down for a long ti...

So this was what mom's heart was like...

She had known everything early on... but still did what she did.

In Ileina's mory, her mom Seraya was a very responsible, very loving person...

Especially that benevolence toward the people that a queen should have—Seraya absolutely couldn't lack that...

Ileina rembered very, very, very clearly that when she was little, mom Seraya would often proudly tell her about those glorious deeds from her ti in Elasia...

That legend of how she had killed the tyrant with her own hands for the peace of Elasia, the Iron Empire's people, and the elves had always been sothing Ileina could never forget...

In the past, Ileina had never been able to understand—how could such a Seraya possibly serve the Holy Court that had beco a traitorous organization...

And now... through this letter, though she could understand her mom's heart a little bit, she still found it hard to accept...

Seraya, who had fearlessly risked her own safety to kill the tyrant... had actually willingly stood against the Holy Kingdom's people with her own will...

"Ileina..."

Looking at Ileina with trembling pupils, Elashia's expression was equally unpleasant.

As Elasia's leader, Elashia understood Seraya even more than Ileina did.

Back then, Seraya had also risen from an ordinary knight all the way to the position of Elasian Knight Commander.

The reason she could rise so smoothly wasn't just because of her powerful personal strength and military talent.

Ability inspires fear, while virtue inspires admiration.

Seraya's generosity toward her subordinate soldiers, protection of citizens, and practice of knightly virtues were all reasons why her subordinates would die for her...

Even when making the decision to execute the tyrant, she never thought of involving her subordinate knights and soldiers, but took the risk alone and shouldered the responsibility alone...

In past Elasia, people's opinions of her were clearly polarized.

In history books, she was the ruthless regicide minister, but among the people she was a female hero who resisted tyranny.

Including Elashia, no Elasian would doubt the determination in Seraya's heart when she executed the tyrant...

However, such a person—like Dorothy, caring for the people and resisting tyranny, a hero of the common people—had beco the second-in-command of the Holy Court organization that oppressed the Holy Kingdom's people while being absolutely clear-minded...

Elashia understood the reason all too well...

For Seraya, righteousness was certainly extrely important, even more important than her own life... but compared to her beloved, everything in her world would pale in comparison...

"Ileina... don't feel bad... I know..."

Elashia gently grasped Ileina's small hand, wanting to soothe her emotions.

However, this ti Ileina did sothing unexpected.

"No!"

Ileina forcefully shook off Elashia's hand.

"Ileina?"

Startled by Ileina's sudden reaction, Elashia turned her gaze to Ileina's eyes.

Her azure eyes were now filled with tears, looking as clear and moving as a lake with gentle ripples...

"Elashia... I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Realizing she had just shaken off Elashia's delicate hand that was trying to comfort her with such force, Ileina's tears fell like a bursting dam...

"I... I..."

She wanted to reach out and touch Elashia, but ultimately suspended her hands in mid-air like a child who had done sothing wrong, not knowing what to do next...

"Ileina, it's okay... I know why you're like this..."

Seeing Ileina's helpless appearance, Elashia embraced her gently but firmly.

"You know... you are you, you're not Aunt Seraya, and you don't need to beco Aunt Seraya..."

"I'm not Aunt Evelyn, and I could never beco Aunt Evelyn..."

How could Elashia not know what Ileina was thinking?

When Ileina left Radiant Emperor City, she had known—for Ileina, "Elashia" could certainly be important, important enough that she could sacrifice herself for "Elashia."

This was the sa as how for Seraya, as a [Justice Knight], she could sacrifice herself for the "righteousness" she upheld.

Seraya, who had the courage to execute a nation's monarch, must have been prepared to sacrifice herself for her "justice" at that ti...

However, Seraya, who valued "justice" more than life itself, ultimately chose to abandon the "justice" she had originally valued more than life for Evelyn...

For Ileina, wasn't it the sa?

Only Ileina's choice was exactly opposite to Seraya's...

Seraya chose to abandon the "justice" and "responsibility" she had persisted in with her life for so many years for her beloved Evelyn.

While Ileina chose to leave the Elashia she had once sworn to protect with her life for the responsibility she was born with...

In so ways, they were the sa kind of people.

Both were people who could place other more noble and important things above their own lives.

But fundantally, they were completely different people.

Ileina abandoned the person she swore to protect for life for her country, while Seraya stood against the Holy Kingdom's people for her beloved.

Seeing Seraya make such a choice for Evelyn, then seeing Elashia beside her, how could Ileina's heart not overthink...

Elashia understood all too well...

The fact that Ileina had left her in the past was an indelible reality that Elashia couldn't make Ileina forget.

But this didn't an she could only watch helplessly as Ileina sank into such emotions...