# WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #106

## Series
- title: The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter
- slug: the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902

## Chapter
- number: 106
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
The current chapter depicts a tense confrontation within a temple, where the murder of a kind priest by two hostile guards has provoked Leslie to unleash her shadow magic. While readers cheer for her to retaliate, there is a strong consensus that this is a calculated trap orchestrated by Empress Dowager Medea. The prevailing theory is that the two guards are actually disguised children, manipulated to force a public display of Leslie's power. Speculation is rampant that Medea’s goal is to either frame Leslie for the ensuing chaos or that Leslie’s use of her abilities is the intended trigger for releasing the deadly "ephialtes" plague. This event is seen as the direct prelude to the prophesied showdown, positioning Leslie’s unique magic—believed to be the only counter to the formless disease—as the central element in the impending conflict against Medea's scheme to destabilize the empire.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The current chapter depicts a tense confrontation within a temple, where the murder of a kind priest by two hostile guards has provoked Leslie to unleash her shadow magic.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter depicts a tense confrontation within a temple, where the murder of a kind priest by two hostile guards has provoked Leslie to unleash her shadow magic. While readers cheer for her to retaliate, there is a strong consensus that this is a calculated trap orchestrated by Empress Dowager Medea. The prevailing theory is that the two guards are actually disguised children, manipulated to force a public display of Leslie's power. Speculation is rampant that Medea’s goal is to either frame Leslie for the ensuing chaos or that Leslie’s use of her abilities is the intended trigger for releasing the deadly "ephialtes" plague. This event is seen as the direct prelude to the prophesied showdown, positioning Leslie’s unique magic—believed to be the only counter to the formless disease—as the central element in the impending conflict against Medea's scheme to destabilize the empire.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #106](/series/the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902/chapter-106)
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