# WebtoonLib — The Red Knight Seeks No Reward #81

## Series
- title: The Red Knight Seeks No Reward
- slug: the-red-knight-seeks-no-reward-8d0d4a

## Chapter
- number: 81
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
This chapter expands on the twisted dynamic between the villainous twins, revealing Jeromell as the true mastermind driven by a profound jealousy and superiority complex over being the twin abandoned by the Emperor. A shocking flashback reveals that Jeromell orchestrated the massacre of Calipa's family as a brutal lesson to Prince Edward, punishing him for finding love and seeking a life outside of Jeromell's vengeful ambitions. This act of "state terrorism" was designed to strip Edward of his choices and blackmail him into submission. Reader consensus overwhelmingly condemns Jeromell as a monstrous and manipulative villain, while Edward garners a mix of pity and contempt for being a spineless, weak-willed puppet who refuses to stand up for himself. This new information solidifies the belief that Calipa's "suicide" in the original timeline was actually an assassination ordered by Jeromell after she likely discovered the truth. While the backstory adds depth to the antagonists, it serves only to highlight Jeromell's unhinged cruelty and Edward's tragic complicity, with many readers tracing the ultimate fault for the entire conflict back to the Emperor's original affair.
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### Key events
- Jeromell reveals he orchestrated the massacre of Calipa's family to control Edward.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
This chapter expands on the twisted dynamic between the villainous twins, revealing Jeromell as the true mastermind driven by a profound jealousy and superiority complex over being the twin abandoned by the Emperor.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter expands on the twisted dynamic between the villainous twins, revealing Jeromell as the true mastermind driven by a profound jealousy and superiority complex over being the twin abandoned by the Emperor. A shocking flashback reveals that Jeromell orchestrated the massacre of Calipa's family as a brutal lesson to Prince Edward, punishing him for finding love and seeking a life outside of Jeromell's vengeful ambitions. This act of "state terrorism" was designed to strip Edward of his choices and blackmail him into submission. Reader consensus overwhelmingly condemns Jeromell as a monstrous and manipulative villain, while Edward garners a mix of pity and contempt for being a spineless, weak-willed puppet who refuses to stand up for himself. This new information solidifies the belief that Calipa's "suicide" in the original timeline was actually an assassination ordered by Jeromell after she likely discovered the truth. While the backstory adds depth to the antagonists, it serves only to highlight Jeromell's unhinged cruelty and Edward's tragic complicity, with many readers tracing the ultimate fault for the entire conflict back to the Emperor's original affair.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Red Knight Seeks No Reward #81](/series/the-red-knight-seeks-no-reward-8d0d4a/chapter-81)
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