# WebtoonLib — My Cute Beast #88

## Series
- title: My Cute Beast
- slug: my-cute-beast-8cb1cf

## Chapter
- number: 88
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The prolonged harassment campaign by antagonists Hera and Tae-bum has reached a boiling point, causing severe reader fatigue and frustration. The audience overwhelmingly describes the current arc as "draggy," "annoying," and a disappointing departure from the manga's original romantic-comedy tone, with many admitting to skipping chapters or dropping the series while awaiting the villains' downfall. The focus of reader discontent has shifted to On-gyum's character, with a vocal segment of the fanbase criticizing him as "spineless" and "pathetic" for his perceived passivity in defending Da-im, feeling he is too constrained by a professional contract. However, other readers defend him, pointing to the realistic financial repercussions of breaking his contract and viewing his firm verbal rejection of Hera as a significant step in his character development. Despite this confrontation, the plot remains stagnant, leaving the audience to hope an ally will secretly record and expose Hera's behavior to finally end the exhausting conflict and return the focus to the central romance.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The prolonged harassment campaign by antagonists Hera and Tae-bum has reached a boiling point, causing severe reader fatigue and frustration.

### Spoiler summary
The prolonged harassment campaign by antagonists Hera and Tae-bum has reached a boiling point, causing severe reader fatigue and frustration. The audience overwhelmingly describes the current arc as "draggy," "annoying," and a disappointing departure from the manga's original romantic-comedy tone, with many admitting to skipping chapters or dropping the series while awaiting the villains' downfall. The focus of reader discontent has shifted to On-gyum's character, with a vocal segment of the fanbase criticizing him as "spineless" and "pathetic" for his perceived passivity in defending Da-im, feeling he is too constrained by a professional contract. However, other readers defend him, pointing to the realistic financial repercussions of breaking his contract and viewing his firm verbal rejection of Hera as a significant step in his character development. Despite this confrontation, the plot remains stagnant, leaving the audience to hope an ally will secretly record and expose Hera's behavior to finally end the exhausting conflict and return the focus to the central romance.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — My Cute Beast #88](/series/my-cute-beast-8cb1cf/chapter-88)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/my-cute-beast-8cb1cf

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