# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #10

## Series
- title: Side Characters Deserve Love Too
- slug: side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

## Chapter
- number: 10
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The current chapter depicts Geumja, now under the male alias "Joe," being assigned the task of mucking out horse stalls, which elicits a strong negative reaction from her. This scene has become a major point of contention among readers, with a significant portion, many claiming real-world farm experience, arguing that her extreme disgust is unrealistic. They contend that horse manure's smell is relatively mild and that the visual depiction of both the manure and the "gangster-like" horses is inaccurate. However, the most dominant reader sentiment is the overwhelming intensification of "second male lead syndrome" for the character Benji. Fans express profound distress over his perceived tragic fate, passionately arguing that making him a heartbroken second lead would betray the manga's own title, "Side Characters Deserve Love Too." This has led to numerous pleas for the author to grant Benji a happy ending, with some readers even wishing to be transported into the story to save him. Amidst the debate, Geumja's male disguise continues to be praised as attractive, and her new name has spawned a recurring "Joe Mama" joke throughout the comments.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The current chapter depicts Geumja, now under the male alias "Joe," being assigned the task of mucking out horse stalls, which elicits a strong negative reaction from her.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter depicts Geumja, now under the male alias "Joe," being assigned the task of mucking out horse stalls, which elicits a strong negative reaction from her. This scene has become a major point of contention among readers, with a significant portion, many claiming real-world farm experience, arguing that her extreme disgust is unrealistic. They contend that horse manure's smell is relatively mild and that the visual depiction of both the manure and the "gangster-like" horses is inaccurate. However, the most dominant reader sentiment is the overwhelming intensification of "second male lead syndrome" for the character Benji. Fans express profound distress over his perceived tragic fate, passionately arguing that making him a heartbroken second lead would betray the manga's own title, "Side Characters Deserve Love Too." This has led to numerous pleas for the author to grant Benji a happy ending, with some readers even wishing to be transported into the story to save him. Amidst the debate, Geumja's male disguise continues to be praised as attractive, and her new name has spawned a recurring "Joe Mama" joke throughout the comments.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #10](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-10)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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