Chapter 1

When a person faces a life-threatening crisis, it seems that they really do see their life flash before their eyes.

At the brink of death, I relived my life, but for some reason, there were unknown memories mixed in.

I was surprised.

It seems that in my past life, I was a Japanese high school girl.

In the middle of a journey to defeat the Demon King.

While moving through the forest, it suddenly happened.

It was a betrayal by my comrades.

I was attacked from behind and lost my left arm, which made me remember that I was a reincarnated soul. This must be the will of heaven. Surely, even in such a critical situation, God didn't abandon me.

I hoped that I might gain some special ability to escape this dire situation. But that hope was short-lived, as nothing happened.

I didn't awaken any special power, nor did I receive any divine message from a goddess.

I remained the same.

The only change was that the memories of another person flowed into me, slightly altering my way of thinking.

It's a bit unfair that, even though I realized I was a reincarnated soul, I didn't get any special benefits. Since I was in a life-threatening situation, something good should have happened without any punishment.

After all, the hero and the novice holy maiden, who were supposed to be my comrades, suddenly decided I was a traitor and attacked me. They cut off my arm, clearly intending to kill me.

I had no memory of betraying them, and I couldn't understand why they saw me as an enemy. But I'm not just any girl. Even without any special abilities, I'm not that easy to defeat.

I am a holy maiden.

Healing wounds in battle is my specialty.

Using the same method as always, I regenerated my severed left arm with a super recovery spell. Only a few holy maidens in the kingdom can regenerate missing limbs as quickly as I can.

But my opponents were more skilled. As my arm regrew, my stance was compromised.

I saw my legs being severed by the traitor and felt the intense pain almost simultaneously.

"No matter how skilled you are as the current holy maiden, you can't regenerate both an arm and both legs at once."

The novice holy maiden, who had betrayed me, sent a contemptuous glance my way, mocking me without any concern for my screams.

The novice holy maiden cut off my right arm with a wind magic scythe. Ah, blood spurted out. How happy I would be if this were just a dream.

What did I do? I supported the country from a young age as a holy maiden and protected my comrades on the journey to defeat the Demon King. Yet, I was betrayed and killed by my comrades at the end.

The hero looked down at me with disdain. He was the second prince of the Gardenia Kingdom, my childhood friend, and my fiancé.

The gentle eyes that once smiled at me as my fiancé were no longer there. Why, why did this happen? I wish he would say something, anything, and help me.

But as if to deny my wish, the novice holy maiden stepped on my head.

"You deserve this, but the real show is just beginning, Iris."

As my name was called, something wrapped around my newly regenerated left arm.

It was a vine.

A thick plant vine dragged me forcefully.

"This is fitting for you, who deceived the hero and the kingdom. If you're eaten by it, you won't even leave a bone behind."

At the end of the vine, a flower monster waited.

It looked like a giant carnivorous plant.

Its ominous, large mouth opened, trying to pull me into its body. If I'm eaten by it, I might not survive.

"Rest assured, from today on, I will take care of the hero. Last night, he was so amazing when I slept with him."

So, not only was I betrayed, but my fiancé was also stolen by my childhood friend. This is just too much. It's a mess.

"Please, help me..."

I tried to resist the vine by reaching out, but my right arm only flailed in the air. The arm that should have been at the end of my shoulder had been cut off by the novice.

I was dragged.

My last wish was denied as I was eaten by the flower monster.

Inside its narrow body, a slimy liquid enveloped me. My clothes dissolved, and my skin burned.

This must be digestive fluid.

It's good that I'm not being chewed, but I don't want to be dissolved.

I used all my remaining magic to cast healing spells continuously.

To escape, I tried to regenerate my right arm with a super recovery spell, but it didn't work. I couldn't move it.

Continuing to heal inside the digestive fluid would only deplete my magic. Eventually, I would be completely dissolved and become the monster's nutrients.

In the end, even though I realized I was a reincarnated soul from Japan, nothing happened.

There were no divine gifts or special abilities. I wanted to curse the reason I remembered my past life.

If I have a past life, it means I have died once before.

Dying is scary. I don't want to die, not yet.

I want to live, to survive and have a peaceful life this time.

I don't want to be betrayed by my comrades or die young as a student. I want a peaceful life...

...I can't give up yet!

With my last strength, I cast a healing spell. I could feel my cells dividing like never before, reconstructing my body. I felt something unknown mix into my body, but when I realized it, the pain was gone. I couldn't even open my eyes. My arms and legs, everything, wouldn't move. I couldn't hear or smell anything.

I could only feel myself curled up, wrapped in something thin and gentle.

How much time had passed?

It happened suddenly.

Without any sensation in my legs, my body rose naturally.

The something that had enveloped me opened up.

I woke up.

Deep green trees came into view.

Right, I was attacked by those two in the forest.

Despite such severe injuries, I didn't die.

I'm still alive! I'm the best holy maiden in the kingdom!

But, I can't relax. It's good that I survived, but I need to escape quickly. Wait, something's wrong. I can't walk. My legs aren't responding at all.

I looked down and saw my chest.

I'm naked.

My clothes were dissolved by the digestive fluid, so it can't be helped, but it's embarrassing.

However, there was a strange and mysterious sight.

I was standing inside a flower large enough to easily envelop a person.

More specifically, I was growing inside a large flower crown.

From the waist up, I was a human woman, and from the waist down, I was a giant flower.

It was like the plant-type monster, Alraune, from the monster encyclopedia.

Hmm... Could this be...?

I touched the red flower crown.

Not only did I feel the sensation of touching the flower, but I also felt the sensation of the flower petals being touched by my hand.

I understood.

I didn't want to know, but I couldn't help but realize.

This flower has already become a part of my body.

So, it really is like that.

Despite being betrayed by my comrades, losing my arms, remembering my past life, losing both legs, losing my arms again, having my fiancé stolen by my childhood friend, and being swallowed whole by a flower monster, my life, which was the worst it could be, has come to an end.

It seems that I have given up being human and become a plant monster.

I've started a serialized story. I plan to update daily.

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