# WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #88

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

## Chapter
- number: 88
- release_date: 2025-03-08

### Summary
This chapter formally introduces the Second Prince, Consten, with a comedic entrance from a bush that immediately endears him to the audience. He is widely perceived as a charming and worthy future emperor, a stark contrast to his disliked brother, Crown Prince Arendo. Readers speculate Consten will become a key ally, potentially forming a romantic bond with Leslie's friend, Selis, rather than becoming a rival love interest. The central tension escalates during a confrontation with Arendo, which is dramatically cut short by the arrival of Sir Conrad. Sporting a new, more mature appearance that has garnered significant praise, Conrad physically intervenes to protect Leslie from the Crown Prince. This pivotal moment prompts Leslie to decide she will finally reveal the secret of her shadow powers to him. However, this decision is met with reader anxiety, as many express concern over her choice of location—the Dowager Empress's garden—as being too public and unsafe for such a revelation, while another reader highlights a potential continuity error, believing Conrad was already aware of her abilities.
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- summary_verification: unverified

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
This chapter formally introduces the Second Prince, Consten, with a comedic entrance from a bush that immediately endears him to the audience.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter formally introduces the Second Prince, Consten, with a comedic entrance from a bush that immediately endears him to the audience. He is widely perceived as a charming and worthy future emperor, a stark contrast to his disliked brother, Crown Prince Arendo. Readers speculate Consten will become a key ally, potentially forming a romantic bond with Leslie's friend, Selis, rather than becoming a rival love interest. The central tension escalates during a confrontation with Arendo, which is dramatically cut short by the arrival of Sir Conrad. Sporting a new, more mature appearance that has garnered significant praise, Conrad physically intervenes to protect Leslie from the Crown Prince. This pivotal moment prompts Leslie to decide she will finally reveal the secret of her shadow powers to him. However, this decision is met with reader anxiety, as many express concern over her choice of location—the Dowager Empress's garden—as being too public and unsafe for such a revelation, while another reader highlights a potential continuity error, believing Conrad was already aware of her abilities.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Monstrous Duke's Adopted Daughter #88](/series/the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902/chapter-88)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-monstrous-dukes-adopted-daughter-cc9902

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