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The chapter closes with a shocking implication about the Empress Beatrice rumor behind Alejandro's hatred of demi-humans.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"In Dawn of Vengeance Chapter 46, Crown Prince Alejandro's disrespect and marriage proposal at the coronation ceremony spark outrage at the palace. While the King accuses Alejandro of hurling threats without offering congratulations, his advisors debate the possibility of war, Grand General Heiberg suggests retaliating if a fight breaks out and explains that the Imperial army can only move for the Emperor. The chapter closes with a shocking implication about the Empress Beatrice rumor behind Alejandro's hatred of demi-humans.","key_events":["Crown Prince's two goals explained: expand to First Great Empire size and expel Lafi and Lycan demi-humans","King recounts asking the Grand General for advice and receiving honest counsel to fight back if attacked","Rumor about Empress Beatrice, her male Lycan servant, and Crown Prince Alejandro's birth is shared","Imperial Army faith explained: army moves only for the Emperor, limiting the regent Crown Prince's mobilization","Court discusses Crown Prince Alejandro's marriage proposal to seize the Three Kingdoms and inevitability of war if rejected","Arrival of a person who volunteered to be a bridesmaid is announced","Court discusses the coronation incident where the King threw champagne at the Imperial Regent"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"WHAT KIND OF...\n...BULLSHIT IS THAT?!\n\nHE SURE IS FULL OF ENERGY\nSit down for now.\nTHIS IS WHY I DIDN'T TELL YOU.\nYOU HAVE AN UNDERLYING CONDITION, SO YOU SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL.\n\nWhat kind of useless consideration is that...?!\n← STILL DWELLING ON IT\nI MEAN, COMING TO THE CORONATION AND NOT EVEN CONGRATULATING YOU!\nARE YOU TELLING ME HE SPOUTED SUCH NONSENSE BEFORE LEAVING?!\n\nEVEN IF HE IS THE REGENT OF THE EMPIRE, HOW DARE HE SPEAK TO THE KING OF A NATION LIKE THAT?!\nTO THINK HE SPEWED SUCH ABSURD REMARKS!!\nYOU'RE THE ONE WHO DISRESPECTS THE KING THE MOST IN THIS KINGDOM, BUT...\nGIVING UP CALMING HIM DOWN\nYET YOU MAKE SUCH A FUSS OVER SOMEONE ELSE'S DISGRACEFUL BEHAVIOR.\n\nWELL... EVEN A TROUBLESOME CHILD IS STILL MY OWN.\nI'M THE ONLY ONE ALLOWED TO CRITICIZE MY OWN, IS THAT IT?\ntouched.\nHow incredibly rude!\nHow could he do such a thing?!\nOoh, he's even breathing fire.\nRIGHT? I WAS SO PISSED OFF THAT I ALMOST HIT HIM.\nI'm still suffering from the aftereffects of that shock...\n\nI ALMOST HIT...\nAH, RIGHT.\nYOU WERE INCREDIBLY... OUT OF LINE DURING THE CORONATION.\nWhat's with the sudden change?\nHEY, HOW WAS I OUT OF LINE?\nI DIDN'T SPIT ON HIM OR SMACK HIM WITH THE THRONE, SO WASN'T THAT QUITE MATURE OF ME?\n\nIF YOU HAD LIFTED THE THRONE...\nTHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A SPECTACLE ON ITS OWN, BUT...\n19TH KING OF PARNASSUS\nRight.\nBUT I THREW CHAMPAGNE IN HIS FACE INSTEAD, AND THAT FELT PRETTY REFRESHING.\n\nOh, you just imagined throwing it?\nNo?! Like this!!\nWHAT DID YOU SAY???\nANYWAY, I THOUGHT ABOUT HIS PROPOSAL.\nCROWN PRINCE ALEJANDRO IS MORE BELLIGERENT THAN HE LOOKS.\n\nI FIGURED REJECTING HIM WOULD MAKE WAR INEVITABLE,\nSO I DISCUSSED IT WITH THE GRAND GENERAL.\nAND WHAT DID THE GRAND GENERAL SAY?\n\nEXCUSE ME, YOUR MAJESTY.\nSOMEONE WHO VOLUNTEERED TO BE A HANDMAIDEN IS CURRENTLY--\nSIR HEIBERG! PERFECT TIMING!\n\nIS IT TRUE THAT CROWN PRINCE ALEJANDRO PROPOSED TO YOUR MAJESTY...\n\nWITH THE INTENT OF TAKING OVER THE THREE KINGDOMS?\nUNIMPRESSED\nIT IS.\nSO, WHAT DID YOU TELL HER MAJESTY?\n\nHUH?\nI HEARD HER MAJESTY ASKED YOU FOR ADVICE.\nABOUT WHAT TO DO IF A WAR BREAKS OUT!\nAH, YES.\nI GAVE HER MY HONEST ADVICE TO FIGHT BACK IF HE PICKS A FIGHT.\n\nTHIS YOUNG MAN WHO WAS ALWAYS UPRIGHT, ALOOF,\nAND ACTED REASONABLY..\n...HAS BEEN TAINTED BY THE KING AND TURNED INTO A CORRUPTED WARMONGER!\nWhy? What?\nI UNDERSTAND THE CHANCELLOR'S CONCERNS, BUT...\nWE CAN TAKE OUR TIME FIGURING OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH THE EMPIRE.\n\nWHY IS THAT?\nARTICLE 1 OF THE IMPERIAL ARMY'S CREED.\n\nUNDER THE GLORY OF THE GREAT EMPEROR!\nTHE IMPERIAL ARMY IS A GROUP THAT MOVES SOLELY FOR THE EMPEROR.\nTHE CROWN PRINCE IS MERELY THE REGENT.\n\nUNLESS THE EMPEROR PASSES AWAY,\nHE CANNOT MOBILIZE THE ARMY ON A LARGE SCALE.\nAH, SO THAT'S WHY HE WENT OUT OF HIS WAY TO THREATEN YOU AT THE CORONATION?\nBECAUSE NOTHING WOULD BE EASIER FOR HIM THAN IF WE SIMPLY BOWED OUR HEADS FIRST.\n\nEVEN SO, WE CAN'T LET OUR GUARD DOWN.\nHE'S THE KIND OF BASTARD WHO WOULD KILL THE EMPEROR AND USURP THE THRONE AT ANY MOMENT.\nEVEN SO, THEY'RE FATHER AND SON.\nFOR BLOOD RELATIVES TO DO SUCH A THING...\n\nALEX IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DOING THAT.\nHE'S A BASTARD WHO EVEN KILLED HIS OWN MOTHER.\n\nI'VE FELT THIS FOR A WHILE, BUT...\nYOUR MAJESTY SEEMS TO KNOW THE CROWN PRINCE QUITE WELL.\nI DESPISE HIM.\nTHEY SAY KNOWING YOUR ENEMY AND YOURSELF IS THE KEY TO VICTORY, NO?\nSO I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH ON HIM.\nTHEN DO YOU ALSO KNOW WHY THE CROWN PRINCE IS SO EAGER TO UNIFY THE CONTINENT?\n\nTHE CROWN PRINCE WANTS ROUGHLY TWO THINGS.\nTHE FIRST IS TO EXPAND HIS TERRITORY TO MATCH THE SIZE OF THE FIRST GREAT EMPIRE,\nAND THE SECOND IS...\n\n...TO DRIVE THE DEMI-HUMANS, NAMELY THE LAFI AND LYCANS, OFF THE CONTINENT.\nWHY DOES THE CROWN PRINCE HATE THEM?\n\nI ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION BEFORE.\n\nYOUR HIGHNESS, WHY DO YOU HATE THE DEMI-HUMANS?\n\nMY ARSINOE.\nTHERE MIGHT BE A REASON TO LIKE SOMETHING,\n\nBUT THERE IS NO REASON TO HATE.\nIT WAS AN ANSWER TRULY BEFITTING A MADMAN.\n\nBUT I THOUGHT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING MORE.\nSOMETHING HE WAS HIDING,\nOR PERHAPS SOMETHING EVEN HE DIDN'T KNOW.\nA MORE FUNDAMENTAL REASON HIDDEN IN HIS SUBCONSCIOUS.\n\nTHIS IS JUST MY GUESS,\nFOR FEAR THAT IT MIGHT REACH THE CROWN PRINCE'S EARS,\nIT WAS A GUESS I HAD NEVER TOLD ANYONE.\n\nALEX'S BIOLOGICAL MOTHER,\nEMPRESS BEATRICE,\n\nWAS A PRINCESS FROM THE FREE CITY OF ALPIREN.\nUNUSUALLY, UNTIL SHE CAME TO THE IMPERIAL PALACE,\nSHE KEPT A LYCAN AS AN ATTENDANT.\nEVEN AFTER BECOMING EMPRESS, WHENEVER SHE VISITED HER MAIDEN HOME,\nSHE KEPT THAT LYCAN CLOSE.\n\nTHE PROBLEM IS...\n...THAT LYCAN WAS A MAN.\n\nAND A STRANGE RUMOR BEGAN TO CIRCULATE IN THE IMPERIAL PALACE.\nBY RUMOR, DO YOU MEAN...?\n\nA RUMOR THAT THE EMPRESS WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR.\nCOINCIDENTALLY, THE EMPRESS, WHO HAD SHOWN NO SIGNS OF PREGNANCY,\n\nANNOUNCED SHE WAS WITH CHILD RIGHT AFTER RETURNING FROM HER MAIDEN HOME.\nAND THE CHILD BORN FROM THAT...\n\n...IS THE CURRENT CROWN PRINCE ALEJANDRO.\n!!!","bubble_count":117,"pages_count":35,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"In Dawn of Vengeance Chapter 46, Crown Prince Alejandro's disrespect and marriage proposal at the coronation ceremony spark outrage at the palace.","spoiler_summary":"In Dawn of Vengeance Chapter 46, Crown Prince Alejandro's disrespect and marriage proposal at the coronation ceremony spark outrage at the palace. While the King accuses Alejandro of hurling threats without offering congratulations, his advisors debate the possibility of war, Grand General Heiberg suggests retaliating if a fight breaks out and explains that the Imperial army can only move for the Emperor. The chapter closes with a shocking implication about the Empress Beatrice rumor behind Alejandro's hatred of demi-humans."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6/chapter-46-y6w5js","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Dawn of Vengeance #46","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-23T09:23:05.251Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/dawn-of-vengeance-b4u1jnn6"}}