# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #198

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

## Chapter
- number: 198
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The current chapter delivers a devastating emotional blow with the confirmed death of the knight Alphonse, an event that has left readers heartbroken and enraged. Alphonse was killed during Laurence Rosan's psychotic rampage in the West, where he and other knights died attempting to protect Lisia. In the aftermath, Lisia is missing and widely presumed to have been kidnapped by Laurence, whose violent actions are fueled by a deranged obsession with reclaiming her. The reader response is overwhelmingly one of grief for the fan-favorite knight, with many calling his death the most tragic moment of the series. This fury is directed squarely at Laurence, solidifying his role as an irredeemable villain and leading to calls for his brutal demise. The tragedy also prompts scrutiny of Artezia's strategy, with some readers questioning why she allowed her dangerously unstable brother to live, viewing Alphonse's death as a direct and foreseeable consequence of her past decisions.
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- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Sir Alphonse is killed by Laurence's forces while trying to protect Lisia.

## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The current chapter delivers a devastating emotional blow with the confirmed death of the knight Alphonse, an event that has left readers heartbroken and enraged.

### Spoiler summary
The current chapter delivers a devastating emotional blow with the confirmed death of the knight Alphonse, an event that has left readers heartbroken and enraged. Alphonse was killed during Laurence Rosan's psychotic rampage in the West, where he and other knights died attempting to protect Lisia. In the aftermath, Lisia is missing and widely presumed to have been kidnapped by Laurence, whose violent actions are fueled by a deranged obsession with reclaiming her. The reader response is overwhelmingly one of grief for the fan-favorite knight, with many calling his death the most tragic moment of the series. This fury is directed squarely at Laurence, solidifying his role as an irredeemable villain and leading to calls for his brutal demise. The tragedy also prompts scrutiny of Artezia's strategy, with some readers questioning why she allowed her dangerously unstable brother to live, viewing Alphonse's death as a direct and foreseeable consequence of her past decisions.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #198](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-198)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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