# WebtoonLib — Roxana #40 ## Series - title: Roxana - slug: roxana-ex5i39wf ## Chapter - number: 40 - chapter_key: 40-53ni98 - release_date: 2026-10-15 ### Summary Roxana Chapter Draft 41 opens with a dark confrontation with Deon, deepening the conflict of trust and revenge through Achille's death and the plan to have the mother killed. Roxana then incapacitates a servant with her poisonous body, has the staff locked in the annex building, and learns that her father Lante has asked for soldiers in exchange for the Golden Vertium. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Roxana notes her body became fully poisonous and mocks her father for hiring staff with no poison resistance. - A letter from Lante Agrece asking Lord Vertium for soldiers in return for a past favor is discovered. - Roxana intercepts a fleeing employee, poisons her by touch and tells her all will be over when she wakes. - Jeremy reports locking all staff in the annex and carries away the poisoned man on orders. - Two siblings confront each other over Achille's death, desire for revenge on mother, and survival purpose. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Roxana Chapter Draft 41 opens with a dark confrontation with Deon, deepening the conflict of trust and revenge through Achille's death and the plan to have the mother killed. ### Spoiler summary Roxana Chapter Draft 41 opens with a dark confrontation with Deon, deepening the conflict of trust and revenge through Achille's death and the plan to have the mother killed. Roxana then incapacitates a servant with her poisonous body, has the staff locked in the annex building, and learns that her father Lante has asked for soldiers in exchange for the Golden Vertium. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 77 ### Content I WONDER HOW DEVASTATED YOU'D BE IF YOU WITNESSED ACHILLE'S DEATH FOR REAL. I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT ABOUT THAT. SOMETIMES I REGRET KILLING HIM BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER SEE YOUR REACTION. I ALREADY KNOW HOW I'D REACT, BUT I'LL NEVER ADMIT IT. BUT REGRET IS POINTLESS. ACHILLE IS LONG GONE. SO INSTEAD, I WANTED TO KILL YOUR MOTHER IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES. BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT. EVERYTHING HE SAYS... THAT'S WHY YOU ASKED MY MOTHER TO PROTECT HER. ...IS TRUE. TONIGHT IS A MEANINGFUL NIGHT... ...THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN EVER AGAIN. THAT NIGHT, YOU SAID THAT YOU KNEW WHAT I WANTED. ISN'T IT FUNNY? HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T? MAYBE... PERHAPS THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS TALK. ...YOU AND I HAVE A LOT IN COMMON. ALTHOUGH IT MAY SOUND LIKE A LIE, YOU KNOW, DEON... I ALWAYS THAT I STRUGGLED TO SURVIVE IN THIS HELL FOR NOTHING. I DID NOT... I WANTED TO AVOID THE FATE THAT ACHILLE MET. SURVIVAL WAS MY ONE AND ONLY PURPOSE IN LIFE. ...THINK THIS WOULD EVER HAPPEN. BUT LOOKING BACK, I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MY ULTIMATE GOAL. WE ARE HIDING OUR THORNS... ...ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE RISEN TO FATHER'S THRONE. I WANTED TO SURVIVE BECAUSE I HAD A DREAM. WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING LIKE THIS IF OUR FATHER HAD NOT MET HIS DOWNFALL. DO YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT? I DO. I SEE... TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M STILL NOT SURE. HE AND I... CAN YOU GIVE ME WHAT I WANT... ...IF I MAKE YOUR DREAM COME TRUE? ...BOTH KNOW... ...THAT WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER... ...BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD. OKAY... I SHOULD GO AND FINISH THE JOB. WHERE ARE YOU GOING? YOU SEEM TO BE IN A HURRY. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THAT'S NOT WHERE THE EMPLOYEES ARE GATHERED. L-LADY ROXANA... I-I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL, SO... REALLY? Y-Y... YES... THEN YOU SHOULD GO GET SOME REST. DON'T WORRY, JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES. EVERYTHING WILL BE OVER BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UP. OH, FATHER... YOU SILLY MAN! I KNOW THAT YOUR FAITHFUL SERVANTS ARE ALL DEAD, BUT IF EVEN IF YOU WERE DESPERATE FOR A NEW ONE, YOU SHOULD'VE PICKED SOMEONE WITH POISON TOLERANCE. I TOLD YOU COUNTLESS TIMES THAT MY ENTIRE BODY HAD BECOME POISONOUS, BUT YOU NEVER LISTENED. THE GOLD VERTIUM... Dear Lord Vertium, I'm asking you to send me troops as soon as possible in return for what I did last time. - Lante Agrece XANA. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH A COLD. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR COAT? IT LOOKS LIKE HE WAS POISONED. I LOCKED UP ALL OUR EMPLOYEES IN THE ANNEX. GOOD JOB, JEREMY. BUT... WHY DID SHE ASK ME TO DO THAT? CAN YOU TAKE THIS MAN TO JOIN HIS COWORKERS? OKAY. TO BE HONEST, I DON'T CARE WHAT SHE DOES. I ONLY FOLLOW ORDERS. SEE YOU LATER, XANA. HMM... COME TO THINK OF IT, WHAT DID FATHER DO FOR THE GOLD VERTIUM? DID IT HAPPEN AT THE ASSEMBLY? NO, THAT CAN'T BE... FATHER WAS SUSPICIOUS OF THE VERTIUMS AT THE ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH CASSIS. OR MAYBE HE DIDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I TOLD HIM... ANYWAY, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE VERTIUM FAMILY HAS A FAVOR TO RETURN... WHATEVER... I DON'T CARE ANYMORE. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Roxana #40](/series/roxana-ex5i39wf/chapter-40-53ni98) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/roxana-ex5i39wf ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.