# WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #27

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

## Chapter
- number: 27
- release_date: 2025-03-12

### Summary
The current chapter shifts focus to the novel's original female lead, Deloah, whose interaction with Joe (Geumja) has polarized the readership. Deloah quickly proves her intelligence by discerning Joe's true gender, a feat the male characters have failed to accomplish. This encounter sees Joe becoming immediately infatuated with Deloah, a reaction many readers criticize as dangerously naive and a betrayal of her mission to protect Kyle. The central plot development occurs when Deloah offers to teach the illiterate Joe how to read, a gesture that fuels intense debate among fans. A significant portion of the audience views Deloah with extreme suspicion, believing her kindness is a manipulative act to use Joe as a pawn against Prince Kyle, citing her established role as a schemer in the original novel. These readers express frustration with Joe's gullibility and lack of self-preservation in a dangerous palace environment. Conversely, another vocal group is captivated by Deloah, sympathizing with her backstory of being usurped by a male heir. They hope for a genuine friendship or even a "yuri" romance to blossom between the two, wishing for a complex female ally rather than a one-dimensional villainess. The chapter successfully establishes an ambiguous and tense dynamic, leaving readers to speculate whether Deloah will be Joe's greatest ally or most cunning adversary.
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### Key events
- Deloah discovers Geumja is a woman and later catches her in a lie regarding her background.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The current chapter shifts focus to the novel's original female lead, Deloah, whose interaction with Joe (Geumja) has polarized the readership.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter shifts focus to the novel's original female lead, Deloah, whose interaction with Joe (Geumja) has polarized the readership. Deloah quickly proves her intelligence by discerning Joe's true gender, a feat the male characters have failed to accomplish. This encounter sees Joe becoming immediately infatuated with Deloah, a reaction many readers criticize as dangerously naive and a betrayal of her mission to protect Kyle. The central plot development occurs when Deloah offers to teach the illiterate Joe how to read, a gesture that fuels intense debate among fans. A significant portion of the audience views Deloah with extreme suspicion, believing her kindness is a manipulative act to use Joe as a pawn against Prince Kyle, citing her established role as a schemer in the original novel. These readers express frustration with Joe's gullibility and lack of self-preservation in a dangerous palace environment. Conversely, another vocal group is captivated by Deloah, sympathizing with her backstory of being usurped by a male heir. They hope for a genuine friendship or even a "yuri" romance to blossom between the two, wishing for a complex female ally rather than a one-dimensional villainess. The chapter successfully establishes an ambiguous and tense dynamic, leaving readers to speculate whether Deloah will be Joe's greatest ally or most cunning adversary.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Side Characters Deserve Love Too #27](/series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da/chapter-27)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/side-characters-deserve-love-too-d020da

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