# WebtoonLib — Flower and the Beast #98

## Series
- title: Flower and the Beast
- slug: flower-and-the-beast-1c04d4

## Chapter
- number: 98
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
This chapter serves as a dramatic transition from the historical narrative to a new, modern-day arc. It opens with a significant time skip, emotionally depicting the end of Hwayeon and Muyeong's life together. Fulfilling a long-held promise, Muyeong outlives Hwayeon, who passes away at the age of 74 after a long and happy life with him. Muyeong, who remained emperor into his old age, dies shortly after her, seemingly from grief. The narrative then abruptly shifts to a modern setting, revealing that this is not an ending but a reincarnation story. Muyeong is reborn in the present day, retaining his arrogant personality, and readers anticipate seeing the couple fall in love again. A key detail noted is that the two are not blood-relatives in this new timeline, clearing the way for their romance. While readers were deeply moved by the couple's death, the surprise continuation has generated excitement for the new arc, which is described as a lengthy side story. However, some expressed disappointment that the fates of side characters from the original timeline, such as Hwayeon's father and brother, were left unresolved before the transition.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Hwayeon passes away at age 74, followed shortly by Muyeong, concluding their historical lives.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
This chapter serves as a dramatic transition from the historical narrative to a new, modern-day arc.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter serves as a dramatic transition from the historical narrative to a new, modern-day arc. It opens with a significant time skip, emotionally depicting the end of Hwayeon and Muyeong's life together. Fulfilling a long-held promise, Muyeong outlives Hwayeon, who passes away at the age of 74 after a long and happy life with him. Muyeong, who remained emperor into his old age, dies shortly after her, seemingly from grief. The narrative then abruptly shifts to a modern setting, revealing that this is not an ending but a reincarnation story. Muyeong is reborn in the present day, retaining his arrogant personality, and readers anticipate seeing the couple fall in love again. A key detail noted is that the two are not blood-relatives in this new timeline, clearing the way for their romance. While readers were deeply moved by the couple's death, the surprise continuation has generated excitement for the new arc, which is described as a lengthy side story. However, some expressed disappointment that the fates of side characters from the original timeline, such as Hwayeon's father and brother, were left unresolved before the transition.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Flower and the Beast #98](/series/flower-and-the-beast-1c04d4/chapter-98)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/flower-and-the-beast-1c04d4

## Usage
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