# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #144

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

## Chapter
- number: 144
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
Following the recent coup, the chapter focuses on a tense yet comedic confrontation between Geumja (as "Joe") and the defeated antagonist, Deloah. The meeting is mediated by a concerned Isak, who demands Joe surrender her weapons, only for her to comically produce carrots, underscoring her reputation as a fighter who is herself a weapon. Despite fan sentiment that Deloah is undeserving of mercy and that Joe is being too lenient, Joe proceeds to give Deloah a gift, possibly a necklace, while also verbally asserting her dominance. The narrative juxtaposes this tense interaction with the perspective of the newly crowned Emperor Kyle. He is shown to be easily flustered and blushing in Joe's presence, lost in a vivid daydream—a "whole fanfic"—of their future married life together. This fantasy amuses readers, who note his possessiveness and how Joe, still maintaining her popular male disguise with a new hairstyle, remains oblivious to his inner thoughts. The chapter balances the fallout of the previous arc with character-driven humor and romance, leaving readers debating Joe's actions and eagerly anticipating her eventual gender reveal.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following the recent coup, the chapter focuses on a tense yet comedic confrontation between Geumja (as "Joe") and the defeated antagonist, Deloah.

### Spoiler summary
Following the recent coup, the chapter focuses on a tense yet comedic confrontation between Geumja (as "Joe") and the defeated antagonist, Deloah. The meeting is mediated by a concerned Isak, who demands Joe surrender her weapons, only for her to comically produce carrots, underscoring her reputation as a fighter who is herself a weapon. Despite fan sentiment that Deloah is undeserving of mercy and that Joe is being too lenient, Joe proceeds to give Deloah a gift, possibly a necklace, while also verbally asserting her dominance. The narrative juxtaposes this tense interaction with the perspective of the newly crowned Emperor Kyle. He is shown to be easily flustered and blushing in Joe's presence, lost in a vivid daydream—a "whole fanfic"—of their future married life together. This fantasy amuses readers, who note his possessiveness and how Joe, still maintaining her popular male disguise with a new hairstyle, remains oblivious to his inner thoughts. The chapter balances the fallout of the previous arc with character-driven humor and romance, leaving readers debating Joe's actions and eagerly anticipating her eventual gender reveal.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #144](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-144)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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