# WebtoonLib — Beware the Villainess! #38

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

## Chapter
- number: 38
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
This chapter unfolds as a highly comedic public outing, escalating the central romance into what readers describe as a "bi battle" for Melissa's affection between Yuri and Nine. The two function as the "co-presidents" of the "Melissa Simp club," united in their adoration for her while Crown Prince Ian is relegated to the role of an annoying and irrelevant "fourth wheel." The main comedic set piece involves the trio's reaction to an absurdly ugly stuffed lion at a festival game. Both Yuri and Nine are desperate to win the prize for Melissa, finding it endearing because they believe it strongly resembles her—a comparison that generates significant humor and leaves Melissa bewildered. The chapter's comedy is amplified by Ian's ridiculous behavior, such as paying for games with a check, and the series' signature meta-commentary, with Melissa critiquing the original author's anachronistic inclusion of modern arcade machines. Reader response is overwhelmingly positive, celebrating the laugh-out-loud humor and the endearing dynamic of the central trio, with many comments enthusiastically supporting a polyamorous relationship.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
This chapter unfolds as a highly comedic public outing, escalating the central romance into what readers describe as a "bi battle" for Melissa's affection between Yuri and Nine.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter unfolds as a highly comedic public outing, escalating the central romance into what readers describe as a "bi battle" for Melissa's affection between Yuri and Nine. The two function as the "co-presidents" of the "Melissa Simp club," united in their adoration for her while Crown Prince Ian is relegated to the role of an annoying and irrelevant "fourth wheel." The main comedic set piece involves the trio's reaction to an absurdly ugly stuffed lion at a festival game. Both Yuri and Nine are desperate to win the prize for Melissa, finding it endearing because they believe it strongly resembles her—a comparison that generates significant humor and leaves Melissa bewildered. The chapter's comedy is amplified by Ian's ridiculous behavior, such as paying for games with a check, and the series' signature meta-commentary, with Melissa critiquing the original author's anachronistic inclusion of modern arcade machines. Reader response is overwhelmingly positive, celebrating the laugh-out-loud humor and the endearing dynamic of the central trio, with many comments enthusiastically supporting a polyamorous relationship.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Beware the Villainess! #38](/series/beware-the-villainess-890e18/chapter-38)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/beware-the-villainess-890e18

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