# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #206

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

## Chapter
- number: 206
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The empire has descended into chaos as the paranoid Emperor Gregor, goaded by his deranged son Laurence, orders the kidnapping of Artezia and Cedric’s infant daughter, Leticia. This desperate gambit to revoke Cedric's status as Crown Prince has ignited the very civil war the Emperor claimed to fear. The attack on the Ebron household is met with fierce resistance, most notably from the formidable Crown Princess Natalia, who proves to be a decisive and "bad-ass" ally. Through a coded discussion about "wallpapers," Natalia solidifies her allegiance, choosing to side with Artezia and personally intervening to protect the child. This irredeemable act of targeting an infant serves as the catalyst to shatter Artezia's trauma-induced emotional isolation. Having previously waged a solitary, self-destructive war that fractured her partnership with Cedric, Artezia is now forced back into the conflict. With powerful new alliances forged in the crucible of this crisis, the stage is set for the estranged couple to reunite in a ruthless campaign of retribution against both Laurence and the Emperor, triggering the final, bloody confrontation for the throne.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The empire has descended into chaos as the paranoid Emperor Gregor, goaded by his deranged son Laurence, orders the kidnapping of Artezia and Cedric’s infant daughter, Leticia.

### Spoiler summary
The empire has descended into chaos as the paranoid Emperor Gregor, goaded by his deranged son Laurence, orders the kidnapping of Artezia and Cedric’s infant daughter, Leticia. This desperate gambit to revoke Cedric's status as Crown Prince has ignited the very civil war the Emperor claimed to fear. The attack on the Ebron household is met with fierce resistance, most notably from the formidable Crown Princess Natalia, who proves to be a decisive and "bad-ass" ally. Through a coded discussion about "wallpapers," Natalia solidifies her allegiance, choosing to side with Artezia and personally intervening to protect the child. This irredeemable act of targeting an infant serves as the catalyst to shatter Artezia's trauma-induced emotional isolation. Having previously waged a solitary, self-destructive war that fractured her partnership with Cedric, Artezia is now forced back into the conflict. With powerful new alliances forged in the crucible of this crisis, the stage is set for the estranged couple to reunite in a ruthless campaign of retribution against both Laurence and the Emperor, triggering the final, bloody confrontation for the throne.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #206](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-206)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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