Irene Decided to Die Chapter 44 Discussion

I really enjoy the story because of the FL's will and the actions she takes through out the story. She doesn't have a drastic change of suddenly becoming assertive nor aggressive. The build up of her finding confidence is a good pace and more realistic than a 180 change in personalities. She understands the power of her new status as the saint and she takes the advantage of it well. As those who betrayed her crawl to her to make a deal, she's unbending to make a deal that benefits them more than it benefits her. FL knows she doesn't owe anyone anything and won't give anyone the satisfaction to play fair. She's honest on how she feels about people and doesn't play the long game of putting on a show, she gets to the point to which I enjoy reading this fresh pace of not having to read chapters of a long play and the her dialogues of how she feels about revenge.

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The king of North had asked to make a deal that will be fair for the both of them after she agrees with his plans, but she shoots him down, telling him that her being alive is more than enough for it be a fair deal and she will never make a fair deal with him. The other kings have tried to make some sort of deal with her too, but she will retort of what they put her through instead of a proper answer. She constantly reminds all the kings that she doesn't trust any of them.

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The other characters in my opinion don't stand out as much. The north of duke is pretty much the only decent character in the story who tries his best to take care of the FL. There's not much info on the other saint at this moment (currently on ch 44), expect that she's depressed she didn't get chosen. The Goddess herself hasn't made a great impression so far. I hope there will be more expansions on the characters and their goals that correlate to the saint status or even outside of it too. Appearance spoiler:

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A lot of people around the FL critic her appearance up until her ceremony as she shares the same outward traits as a demon, thus leading to her cruel treatment by everyone. The goddess explains to the FL that she is beautiful although she shares the same characteristics as the demons, as they once used to be her children too. The goddess wants to correct the bad image of black hair and red eyes as all colors are beautiful.

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I understand that the plot overall is cliché, especially the origin story of the FL and the treatment she goes through. In terms of how she carries herself and the pace of vengeance, the read is still worth a try in my opinion. The chapters are short and it's still in the beginning stages. I hope in the future that there will be more to come to the story.