History Literature / TheMostHereticalLastBossQueenFromVillainessToSavior

* GenreDeconstruction: The story can be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made [[Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom Catarina Claes]]' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCantFightFate is forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

** [[ThingsGetReal The ambush]] that resulted in the deaths of several recruit Knights and Commander Roderick that Game Pride foresaw happening but did nothing to prevent. The current Pride learnt of what was about to happen and had Stale teleport in spare supplies to the pinned down Knights [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething before departing for the battlefield herself to wipe out the remaining terrorists and save them from the avalanche]].

* ReleasingFromThePromise: The first thing Pride does after reincarnating upon meeting Stale for the first time is to steal the key from the magical handcuffs from her father, and to set him free before the contract with her so he can meet his mother again. However, Stale refuses because that would put his mother in danger, and even if it wasn't, another child would be chosen instead.

** Current Pride's sudden turn from RoyalBrat to kindhearted and selfless princess on the morning she regains her past life's memories ends up saving her father's life from the carriage accident he was originally supposed to die from in the game's backstory, making him a more active figure in the current timeline. The act of doing so also spares her mother from her own death as well. A few days later, her personal servants Lotte, Marie, and Jacque go from being fearful of Pride due to her bratty and selfish tantrums to being more genuinely faithful and loyal to her due to her newfound benevolence towards them.
** In the game, ''To a Beam of Light With You'', Stale hated Pride and was a cold individual in general because Pride forced him to murder his own mother under her orders. Because current Pride didn't do that, and instead, showered him with kindness as well as allowed him contact with his birth mother despite centuries of tradition forbidding it, he becomes her most devoted follower who swears to always protect her.

** The original Pride's callousness over Arthur's father's death causes Arthur in the game to become a knight commander like Rodrick so he can take revenge against Pride for letting him die for her own amusement. In the story proper, the current Pride saving his father and the trainees through her actions and quick wit as well as her showing faith in Arthur's abilities causes Arthur to vow to become a loyal knight for ''her'' sake instead.

* DifferentlyPoweredIndividual: In the world this series is set in, certain individuals possess special powers which vary per person. Pride and the Queen [[spoiler:and later, Tiara,]] both possess precognitive abilities. Stale can teleport, Rodrick is invulnerable against sword attacks, and his son, Arthur, can invigorate plants [[spoiler: (though it's later revealed that his actual ability is to heal diseases)]], just to name a few.

''The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior'' (''悲劇の元凶となる最強外道ラスボス女王は民の為に尽くします。'', ''Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu''), is a LightNovel written by Tenichi on April 19, 2018. It was first released in the Shosetsuka ni Narou website and was later acquired by Ichijinsha and illustrated by Suzunosuke starting on June 4, 2019 with 6 volumes published as of November 2, 2022. A first manga adaptation by Bunko Matsuura was released by Ichijinsha's shoujo magazine Zero-Sum Online from October 24, 2020 until its cancellation (due to the poor health of the artist) on January 31, 2022. However, a new manga serialization, illustated by Akiko Kawano, started on June 28, 2023 on Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum. An anime adaptation by OLM started airing in July 7, 2023, and can be watched internationally on Creator/SentaiFilmworks through its HIDIVE platform.

* FlashSideways: Multiple variations of this occur that show what is normally set to occur [[spoiler:before Pride became a [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong different person]] from her [[PastLifeMemories previous life's memories]] internally warning her of the outcome that is set to occur if she didn't take active steps to prevent it]], showing various character swear vengeance on the [[EvilRedhead evil Princess Pride]] for the hell she put them in via her heinous actions.

''The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Willainess to Savior'' (''悲劇の元凶となる最強外道ラスボス女王は民の為に尽くします。'', ''Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu''), is a LightNovel written by Tenichi on April 19, 2018. It was first released in the Shosetsuka ni Narou website and was later acquired by Ichijinsha and illustrated by Suzunosuke starting on June 4, 2019 with 6 volumes published as of November 2, 2022. A first manga adaptation by Bunko Matsuura was released by Ichijinsha's shoujo magazine Zero-Sum Online from October 24, 2020 until its cancellation (due to the poor health of the artist) on January 31, 2022. However, a new manga serialization, illustated by Akiko Kawano, started on June 28, 2023 on Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum. An anime adaptation by OLM started airing in July 7, 2023, and can be watched internationally on Creator/SentaiFilmworks through its HIDIVE platform.

** Stale and Arthur become best friends in the new timeline as a result of both finding the other as a kindred spirit when it comes to their desire to protect Pride from any and all harm that comes her way. In the original timeline, their relationship was cold and were both distrustful of each other.

** Current Pride's sudden turn from RoyalBrat to kindhearted and selfless princess on the morning she regains her past life's memories ends up saving her father's life from the carriage accident he was originally supposed to die from in the game's backstory, making him a more active figure in the current timeline. The act doing so also spares her mother from her own death as well. A few days later, her personal servants Lotte, Marie, and Jacque go from being fearful of Pride due to her bratty and selfish tantrums to being more genuinely faithful and loyal to her due to her newfound benevolence towards them.

* GodSaveUsFromOurQueen: The society in the game is reigned by a Queen, and the first daughter from the Royal Family that develops magic is automatically chosen as the Crown Princess. So this gave the original Pride more ways to torment people and to get away scot-free with anything until the ending of the game.

* EvilMatriarch: The society in the game is reigned by a Queen, and the first daughter from the Royal Family that develops magic is automatically chosen as the Crown Princess. So this gave the original Pride more ways to torment people and to get away scot-free with anything until the ending of the game.

** Both Stale and Arthur hated Pride and can fall in love with Tiara depending on the route chosen in ''To a Beam of Light With You''. Due to change of events caused by current Pride's actions, they both fall for ''her'' instead.

* MercyKillArrangement: Pride makes Stale and Arthur promise that, if she becomes an evil queen, that he must kill her.

* DifferentlyPoweredIndividual: In the world this series is set in, certain individuals possess special powers which vary per person. Pride and the Queen [[spoiler:and later, Tiara,]] both possess precognitive abilities. Steyr can teleport, Rodrick is invulnerable against sword attacks, and his son, Arthur, can invigorate plants [[spoiler: (though it's later revealed that his actual ability is to heal diseases)]], just to name a few.

* MercyKillArrangement: Pride makes Steyr and Arthur promise that, if she becomes an evil queen, that he must kill her.

* ReleasingFromThePromise: The first thing Pride does after reincarnating upon meeting Steyr for the first time is to steal the key from the magical handcuffs from her father, and to set him free before the contract with her so he can meet his mother again. However, Steyr refuses because that would put his mother in danger, and even if it wasn't, another child would be chosen instead.

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* MercyKillArrangement: Pride makes Steyr promise that, if she becomes an evil queen, that he must kill her.

* GenreDeconstruction: The story can be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made [[Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom Caterina Claes]]' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCantFightFate is forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* DifferentlyPoweredIndividual: In the world this series is set in, certain individuals possess special powers which vary per person. Pride and the Queen [[spoiler:and later, Tiara,]] both possess precognitive abilities. Steyr can teleport, Rodrick is invulnerable against sword attacks, and his son, Arthur can invigorate plants [[spoiler: Though it's later revealed that his actual ability is to heal diseases]], just to name a few.

* GenreDeconstruction: The story can be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made Caterina Claes' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCantFightFate is forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* GenreDeconstruction: The storycan be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made Caterina Claes' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCantFightFate is forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* GenreDeconstruction: The storycan be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made Caterina Claes' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCan'tFightFate is forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* GenreDeconstruction: The storycan be seen as a GenreDeconstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made Caterina Claes' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCan'tFightFateis forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* GenreDecomstruction: The storycan be seen as a GenreDecomstruction to RebornAsVillainessStory genre. The story takes a DarkerAndEdgier route to depict the villainess, Pride Royal Ivy, as a serious FinalBoss in the Otome game she is originated from. Unlike many other villainess in other similar works, the original Pride Royal Ivy is depicted as a truly horrid, formidable and irredeemable sadist who loves to torment, manipulate and enslave the protagonists for enjoyment, something which made Caterina Claes' villainy like a child's play. It causes her reincarnated version (the protagonist) to fill with more guilt and distress, so much that she tries to take the matters on her own hands. Nonetheless, despite her own efforts and success, Pride still has nightmares of becoming her evit self and assumes that the world [[YouCan'tFightFateis forcing her to her game counterpart's bad ending]], causing more risks in her way to fight fate. As a result, fearing that she will inadvertently fall into the same tyrant in the game, Pride purposefully improves the abilities her family and friends via averting their future downside, so that they will [[MercyKillArrangement kill her more easily if she became evil]] and live on in a true happy ending.

* HateSink: The original Pride from the game was clearly designed to be like this, using all of her political power to make the lives of everyone around her miserable, [[ForTheEvulz just because!]]