Being a Maid Is Better Than Being a Princess - Vol. 1 Ch. 21

[MangaDex]

 

[Hitansy]

I guess something broke inside cianna a long time ago, it's good that it's getting explored instead of written off like the rest of other female mcs in similiar situation.

 

[jhs_reika]

That princess is tough.
Especially since she's still a kid.
She have the traits of a future empress.

 

[Omled]

I guess something broke inside cianna a long time ago, it's good that it's getting explored instead of written off like the rest of other female mcs in similiar situation.

Facts. It's a nice touch that it's being tapped little by little instead of brushed off to the side or brandished out in the open excessively.

 

[Madologist]

I guess something broke inside cianna a long time ago, it's good that it's getting explored instead of written off like the rest of other female mcs in similiar situation.

Facts. It's a nice touch that it's being tapped little by little instead of brushed off to the side or brandished out in the open excessively.

But how did she break is an interesting question?
Is she crooked or twisted as shown or a bomb waiting for a trigger?
Guess we'll eventually know.

 

[talas]

Okay, I don't like this anymore. See ya.

 

[Baxkill]

 

[toapat]

I guess something broke inside cianna a long time ago, it's good that it's getting explored instead of written off like the rest of other female mcs in similiar situation.

lets hope its the respect for authority and this is Step 2 on "Cianna's Guide to Anarcho-Regicide" featuring special guest Bloody Alice the Crownbreaker

 

[WhimsiCat]

But how did she break is an interesting question?
Is she crooked or twisted as shown or a bomb waiting for a trigger?
Guess we'll eventually know.

Ch 1 showed 'how'
She was a normal child until 10 years old.
Then the abusive stepmom start abusive stepmom shit.
The scene when her father chose to side with the stepmom was probably the breaking point.

From then on her only goal was to survive and get away from that shitty family.
And thanks to Rashid, her wish has been granted.
At this point she's essentially 'done' with her revenge and just focus on enjoying her life.

 

[himi-cat]

Ch 1 showed 'how'
She was a normal child until 10 years old.
Then the abusive stepmom start abusive stepmom shit.
The scene when her father chose to side with the stepmom was probably the breaking point.

From then on her only goal was to survive and get away from that shitty family.
And thanks to Rashid, her wish has been granted.
At this point she's essentially 'done' with her revenge and just focus on enjoying her life.

I think the "how" that Madologist was asking about wasn't "how did she end up this way", but rather "how does her brain work now that she's broken?" - rephrasing it a little more clearly: what kind of broken person is she?

Valid question, given she's spent most of the time so far being far too nice - it felt jarring when she suddenly proposed revenge on everyone, though not in a way that was implausible, to be honest; this chapter puts more flesh on those bones, and makes it easier to believe that these developments are plausible.

 

[moblinsecret]

This is getting really interesting, I didn't expect Cianna to be a dark protagonist

 

[WhimsiCat]

rephrasing it a little more clearly: what kind of broken person is she?

Valid question, given she's spent most of the time so far being far too nice - it felt jarring when she suddenly proposed revenge on everyone, though not in a way that was implausible, to be honest; this chapter puts more flesh on those bones, and makes it easier to believe that these developments are plausible.

My take is:
She's someone who's gotten over it for the most part (as she said, Rashid took care of the trash family already)

Then she saw a bit of herself in Alice and decide since she is in the position to do something about it, she'll try and give this child the life she(Cianna) never had.

 

[himi-cat]

My take is:
She's someone who's gotten over it for the most part (as she said, Rashid took care of the trash family already)

Then she saw a bit of herself in Alice and decide since she is in the position to do something about it, she'll try and give this child the life she(Cianna) never had.

Yeah, plus probably a bit of vicarious revenge on exactly the same kind of people who abused her, and who are doing exactly the same kind of thing to Alice.

What I find interesting is that we're now seeing Cianna's willingness to make use of Rashid - I'm not sure if I just missed it, but I don't think that grab of the shirt we saw this chapter wasn't shown previously, and that changes the complexion of their interactions quite a lot. Obviously she's willing to use him for Alice right now, but that opens the possibility that she'll be willing to use him for other purposes in the future.

Of course, that also raises the question of whether she realises that Rashid has been helping out with Alice at least half because it gives him an excuse to interact with her - sure, he has lingering affection for Alice, and I suspect the more he deals with her when she's not just an abused victim the more that will turn into a real caring relationship, but his shiny new toy is being so interesting! If (when?) she realises that it'll be interesting to see how she reacts . . .