# WebtoonLib — I Was Tricked into this Fake Marriage! #40

## Series
- title: I Was Tricked into this Fake Marriage!
- slug: i-was-tricked-into-this-fake-marriage-3705a1

## Chapter
- number: 40
- release_date: 2025-05-11

### Summary
The romantic bliss of their mutual confession is immediately shattered by a devastating flashback to Delius's past. It is revealed that the current emperor, Ashyer, is not merely frivolous but a sinister manipulator who, as a prince, drugged a five-year-old Delius and used him as a child assassin to murder his own brother, the former emperor Astef. This revelation recasts the "Devil of Colliard" as a tragic victim, whose entire life of suffering has been a desperate search for Leyrin—now confirmed to be the mythical "fragment of star." As their love is cemented, it is simultaneously entangled in a dark history of regicide and divine destiny, proving their moment of peace was tragically brief.
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### Key events
- Flashback reveals Ashyer drugged 5-year-old Delius to force him to murder Emperor Astef.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The romantic bliss of their mutual confession is immediately shattered by a devastating flashback to Delius's past.

### Spoiler summary
The romantic bliss of their mutual confession is immediately shattered by a devastating flashback to Delius's past. It is revealed that the current emperor, Ashyer, is not merely frivolous but a sinister manipulator who, as a prince, drugged a five-year-old Delius and used him as a child assassin to murder his own brother, the former emperor Astef. This revelation recasts the "Devil of Colliard" as a tragic victim, whose entire life of suffering has been a desperate search for Leyrin—now confirmed to be the mythical "fragment of star." As their love is cemented, it is simultaneously entangled in a dark history of regicide and divine destiny, proving their moment of peace was tragically brief.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — I Was Tricked into this Fake Marriage! #40](/series/i-was-tricked-into-this-fake-marriage-3705a1/chapter-40)
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