# WebtoonLib — Beware the Villainess! #122

## Series
- title: Beware the Villainess!
- slug: beware-the-villainess-890e18

## Chapter
- number: 122
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
The narrative continues its focus on the side story of swordmaster Kartena, pivoting from the previous chapter's romance to a disturbing confrontation. Readers are introduced to a new antagonist, Adrian, whose backstory elicits widespread shock and disgust. It is revealed that Adrian murdered Kartena's mother, Mariana, and in the process, developed a perverse and twisted obsession with her. This deranged fixation has since been transferred to Kartena, whom he sought out with a warped desire for what readers interpret as a form of atonement through her retribution. The fan reaction is overwhelmingly negative, with comments labeling Adrian a "psycho," "freak," and "disgusting piece of shit," with many considering his particular brand of crazy to be even more unsettling than that of previous antagonists like Peacock and Ian. While Kartena faces this deeply personal threat, readers express hope for her partner Robbie to intervene, whose own dark humor and protective threats now seem like "child's play" in comparison to Adrian's profound derangement.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Adrian confronts Kartena, revealing he murdered her mother and attempting to force Kartena to kill him as a twisted atonement.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative continues its focus on the side story of swordmaster Kartena, pivoting from the previous chapter's romance to a disturbing confrontation.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative continues its focus on the side story of swordmaster Kartena, pivoting from the previous chapter's romance to a disturbing confrontation. Readers are introduced to a new antagonist, Adrian, whose backstory elicits widespread shock and disgust. It is revealed that Adrian murdered Kartena's mother, Mariana, and in the process, developed a perverse and twisted obsession with her. This deranged fixation has since been transferred to Kartena, whom he sought out with a warped desire for what readers interpret as a form of atonement through her retribution. The fan reaction is overwhelmingly negative, with comments labeling Adrian a "psycho," "freak," and "disgusting piece of shit," with many considering his particular brand of crazy to be even more unsettling than that of previous antagonists like Peacock and Ian. While Kartena faces this deeply personal threat, readers express hope for her partner Robbie to intervene, whose own dark humor and protective threats now seem like "child's play" in comparison to Adrian's profound derangement.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Beware the Villainess! #122](/series/beware-the-villainess-890e18/chapter-122)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/beware-the-villainess-890e18

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