Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

Before the betrayal, Luhier was the most powerful angel under the Sun God.

She fought everywhere for Him and led the Angel Legion several times to invade the Divine Kingdoms of other Divine Spirits.

She even once ventured alone into the Abyss, and after slaying the enemies, was besieged by several Demon Lords but ultimately fought her way through that layer of the Abyss.

Each battle proved her strength.

Each bloody fight also proved her loyalty.

She was very powerful.

And very loyal.

Before the betrayal, no one had ever doubted her.

So, what exactly led her to finally choose to betray the Sun?

No.

This was not the biggest confusion in Herbert's heart.

The true puzzle for Herbert was: After betraying the Sun God, how did Luhier survive?

How did you escape from such a terrifying being?

Faced with these two blunt questions from Herbert, Luhier did not refuse.

After pondering for a moment, she gave a direct answer.

"In fact, I never rebelled against the Divine Spirit."

Hmm?

Herbert's eyes widened slightly, not quite understanding.

If you hadn't betrayed, then why would you become a Fallen Angel?

But he didn't rush to question her and instead waited for her explanation.

He believed there must be secrets that outsiders couldn't easily know.

After another moment of silence, Luhier finally spoke:

"To this day, I still acknowledge His status, considering Him the embodiment of rules, the supreme existence nourishing all things in the world."

"I think He did nothing wrong."

Her voice was filled with genuine reverence, still holding immense respect for the Sun God.

"But..."

Listening to her gradually declining voice, Herbert knew the turning point had arrived!

"But I do not agree with His definition of evil."

"He should not have pursued absolute justice."

The Fallen Angel spread her wings, gazing at the once-spotless but now pitch-black symbol of betrayal, shaking her head slightly.

"The one who betrayed was not me, but... Him."

The Fallen Angel spoke the blasphemous words with calmness, without anger, only a tranquility after everything had settled.

"After departing from Nature, He changed."

"He began to advocate the philosophy of the righteous gods and put it into practice."

"Killing the Evil God, destroying the Evil God's Divine Kingdom... these I could accept, and I was willing to be His blade against the enemy."

"But later... He gradually changed."

In the Sanctuary of the aurora, the Fallen Angel recounted to the mortal boy a history known to few.

"The Sun God lost Himself."

Just hearing this sentence sounded utterly ridiculous.

But Herbert couldn't laugh at all.

Because he knew it was the truth.

"He became increasingly strong, but also gradually forgot His original self."

"But He was too extreme, unable to tolerate even the slightest bit of evil."

"Evil threatens justice, evil people harm the innocent."

"Therefore... they must be eradicated beforehand."

"Followers of the Evil God, evil mortals, even those with evil bloodlines... all life associated with evil should be eliminated, should be purified by the Sun's fury."

"His Church, we angels, faithfully executed His commands, carried out His will."

"But, He forgot that the world cannot be without evil."

At this point, the Fallen Angel's eyes opened briefly, then regretfully closed again.

"During what was called the [Scourge of the Sun] century, the entire world's order descended into chaos."

"Countless people died because of His justice."

"Among those dead, some indeed were evil, but many more were innocent."

"And at that point, His justice... was it really justice?"

Herbert also fell into silence.

Was the Sun God's philosophy wrong?

Probably not.

Evil should indeed be restrained.

But is it entirely correct?

Probably not.

Too much is as bad as too little.

Overly absolute justice not only fails to protect justice but harms the innocent.

Moreover, the real problem was not the Sun God's thoughts, but His methods.

He was too impatient, too reckless, too extreme.

His definition of evil was too broad, including some that weren't originally evil, which were indiscriminately deemed necessary to eliminate.

"It was during that century, amidst the confusion, that I suddenly developed my own thoughts... those thoughts unique to me."

Angels are the machines of the Divine Spirits, not supposed to have such thinking.

But Luhier was different; she forged her own path and came to her own conclusions:

"Where there's light, there's shadow; under the light, shadows must exist."

"And this fact, even the sun that illuminates the world cannot change."

"Not all evil should be thoroughly eradicated."

She said:

"Evil should also have its place."

"Therefore... I chose to betray Him."

"Shortly thereafter, He partially regained His senses through the collective effort of many Divine Spirits, modified some doctrines, and restrained a bit."

After Luhier finished recounting this hidden history, Herbert was left speechless.

He completely understood why Luhier made such a choice.

The Monster Girl before him was more of an extreme Holy Mother than a Fallen Angel.

In her eyes, all life has its own value.

You say she's very fallen, but she's not.

But at the same time, she's definitely not a typical angel.

Her fall is an embrace of everything.

Including evil, which is within her realm to be protected.

This idea is certainly not normal.

At that moment, Herbert suddenly thought of a crucial question and asked, "So, in your opinion, how should He treat evil?"

The Fallen Angel's response was swift, as if she had pondered this question countless times:

"There's no need to do anything."

"Under the intimidation of absolute power, there's no need for active elimination; evil will naturally make its own choices."

"Just wait for them to surface and then purify them, there's no need to proactively seek them out."

Herbert: ?

Right, is that so?

Fine.

The case is solved.

Luhier indeed was an angel created by the Sun God.

The Sun God was abnormal, and she wasn't well either.

Not as extreme as the Sun God, but only by a slight margin.

Typically lax, then strikes with lightning precision at the slightest sign... fishing enforcement?

After this answer, Herbert didn't know what to criticize.

He shook his head and turned to another question.

"Then after your betrayal, how did you survive under Him?"

And to this question, Luhier's answer was:

"He... did not punish me."

Herbert: ?