Higeki no Genkyou to Naru Saikyou Gedou Last Boss Joou wa Tami no Tame ni Tsukushimasu. - To the Savior - Vol. 1 Ch. 4

[Dwarfy2k]

So the entire time FMC doesn't tell her Val is fine, authors in japan just so you know fireworks and anything else doesn't stop you from REPEATING or explaining something to someone/s.

 

[Kaldrak]

The original princess is comically and unnecessarily cruel. Our isekai takeover princess wants to avoid being that no problem I love it. After all It's not a high bar to NOT be "comically and unnecessarily cruel" such as NOT getting Stayle's mom killed for no reason just to torment a 5yo. And sure enough now everyone loves her. The criticism lies with her behavior now is just another typical "good princess" you find in any other story, her whole backstory of being a cruel princess prior to takeover is hardly relevant. This manga could've just started with Pryde being righteous from the get go and we're along for the ride to see the future kingdom in good hands.

I'm saying If you're going to utilize the isekai takeover plot device the main guy has to be much more genre aware than everyone else, and behave almost as if they're reader of the manga. "Look kids, you're looking at the future queen of this kingdom, your friend Val answers to me now, like the two standing behind me. I know they look strong af, and they are! So we're getting out of here now that we found you, we're going to have to regroup with Val and rest assured as your queen, human trafficking in my kingdom will be dealt with if not by me personally.

How you got this far in the story without understanding that OG Pride has given the MC a complex about everything is beyond me. It's an overcorrection, to be sure, but it is very much in line with her attempting to do things as differently from the original as possible. Her memories of the game and what OG Pride has done are a central part of her character. It's made her humble and far more empathetic than she might have been otherwise. Arrogant swagger and pride are never going to be something that she willingly accepts or does. Also kind of a dumb thing to announce in a prison cell.

I feel like you are wanting her to be something she fundamentally is not and will not be.