# WebtoonLib — Oshi No Ko #85

## Series
- title: Oshi No Ko
- slug: oshi-no-ko-e5257b

## Chapter
- number: 85
- release_date: 2025-05-29

### Summary
Ruby's determined search for the truth leads her to a direct confrontation with Ichigo Saitou, the long-absent former president of Strawberry Productions. Their tense meeting unearths a crucial piece of the past: a recording of Ai Hoshino herself, articulating her core belief that "lies are weapons." This chilling revelation, a direct callback to the series' opening theme, forces Ruby to see the calculated, professional side of the mother she idolized. As Ruby begins to internalize her mother's dark philosophy for her own quest, the profound communication gap between her and Aqua widens, setting the twins on parallel, lonely paths toward a shared, but unknown, vengeance.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Ruby learns Ai's philosophy that 'lies are weapons' from Ichigo, triggering her dark transformation.

### Characters involved
- Ai Hoshino — Main
- Ichigo Saitou — Supporting
- Ruby Hoshino — Main

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Ruby's determined search for the truth leads her to a direct confrontation with Ichigo Saitou, the long-absent former president of Strawberry Productions.

### Spoiler summary
Ruby's determined search for the truth leads her to a direct confrontation with Ichigo Saitou, the long-absent former president of Strawberry Productions. Their tense meeting unearths a crucial piece of the past: a recording of Ai Hoshino herself, articulating her core belief that "lies are weapons." This chilling revelation, a direct callback to the series' opening theme, forces Ruby to see the calculated, professional side of the mother she idolized. As Ruby begins to internalize her mother's dark philosophy for her own quest, the profound communication gap between her and Aqua widens, setting the twins on parallel, lonely paths toward a shared, but unknown, vengeance.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Oshi No Ko #85](/series/oshi-no-ko-e5257b/chapter-85)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/oshi-no-ko-e5257b

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