# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #114

## Series
- title: The Villainess Lives Again
- slug: the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

## Chapter
- number: 114
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The current narrative focuses on the intense political fallout from Miraila Rosan's arrest for attempted human sacrifice. Artezia is masterfully manipulating the crisis, turning her mother's downfall into a strategic victory that corners her half-brother, Laurence, and ironically earns her the admiration of the Emperor. Readers highlight the profound hypocrisy in the Emperor's wish for a daughter like Artezia, given his history of filicide, which is met by Artezia's cold declaration that she will take away everything he loves. While some readers initially believed Artezia orchestrated the entire scheme, the consensus now suggests she is capitalizing on an unforeseen event with ruthless calculation, turning the situation to her and Cedric's advantage. Laurence is increasingly viewed as incompetent and isolated, with readers anticipating a desperate, self-destructive act that will remove him from the succession race. Despite strong appreciation for the complex, "Game of Thrones"-style political intrigue and the chapter's art design, reader sentiment is overwhelmingly dominated by the prolonged absence of Grand Duke Cedric. The comments are saturated with calls for his return, with many feeling deprived of the central romance and anxious for updates on his activities and other unresolved plot points like Artezia's pregnancy.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The current narrative focuses on the intense political fallout from Miraila Rosan's arrest for attempted human sacrifice.

### Spoiler summary
The current narrative focuses on the intense political fallout from Miraila Rosan's arrest for attempted human sacrifice. Artezia is masterfully manipulating the crisis, turning her mother's downfall into a strategic victory that corners her half-brother, Laurence, and ironically earns her the admiration of the Emperor. Readers highlight the profound hypocrisy in the Emperor's wish for a daughter like Artezia, given his history of filicide, which is met by Artezia's cold declaration that she will take away everything he loves. While some readers initially believed Artezia orchestrated the entire scheme, the consensus now suggests she is capitalizing on an unforeseen event with ruthless calculation, turning the situation to her and Cedric's advantage. Laurence is increasingly viewed as incompetent and isolated, with readers anticipating a desperate, self-destructive act that will remove him from the succession race. Despite strong appreciation for the complex, "Game of Thrones"-style political intrigue and the chapter's art design, reader sentiment is overwhelmingly dominated by the prolonged absence of Grand Duke Cedric. The comments are saturated with calls for his return, with many feeling deprived of the central romance and anxious for updates on his activities and other unresolved plot points like Artezia's pregnancy.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #114](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-114)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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