User blog comment:Newuser2572/Monster Girl Quest – Story Highlights/@comment-25707465-20200222144954

Nothing about San Ilia? It's an interesting chapter.

You get both characters at their worst, most extreme. (naive, faithful, blind Luka vs brutally honest cynical Monster Lord).

The result? A castle in chaos, a library on fire and a Pope king catatonic. Proof that the first to suffers when two extremes meet is their environment.

I also think it's the first chapter where Alice really opens up to Luka after realising how much damages she did by acting like a jerk. She nearly screwed even her own plan just for the sake of spiting anyone who have faith in Ilias.

As a whole, the first part of Natalia region really starts the development of both characters.

There's also an underlying message of effort vs reward. The king was ready to give Luka the Goddess Sword for the hero's proof. You can actually get said item in the game, but it's more a joke sidequest than anything.

Alice tells him he will have to find the Four Spirits, earn their respect, and master their skill to stand a chance, and make it clear that Luka will have to make a lot of effort. Now, imagine if Luka had the sword Alice nonchalantly broke rather than any of the Four Spirit on his adventure... He wouldn't even have made it to the Gold region.

Anyway, my two cents, I just think it's a bit of a shame you don't talk about this chapter.