# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #2

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

## Chapter
- number: 2
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The story begins with the brutal betrayal of Artezia Rosan, a brilliant strategist who is horrifically mutilated by her half-brother, Laurence, after she masterminded his rise to the imperial throne. This visceral opening, which readers found shocking and cruel, establishes the narrative's dark tone and the deeply dysfunctional family dynamic at its core. In her final moments, Artezia uses forbidden magic to travel back in time to her younger self, armed with memories of the future and a vow of vengeance. She abandons her treacherous family and seeks an alliance with her former adversary, Grand Duke Cedric Ebron, offering her strategic mind to place him on the throne instead. Reader commentary overwhelmingly condemns Laurence as a villain while also acknowledging that Artezia is a "true villainess" who must atone for her past crimes. Her new path is one of redemption, heavily influenced by her profound guilt over the suffering she caused innocent people, particularly the Saintess, Lisia, whose tragic fate she is now determined to prevent. Artezia's journey is a calculated game of political intrigue as she works to dismantle the very power structure she once built.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The story begins with the brutal betrayal of Artezia Rosan, a brilliant strategist who is horrifically mutilated by her half-brother, Laurence, after she masterminded his rise to the imperial throne.

### Spoiler summary
The story begins with the brutal betrayal of Artezia Rosan, a brilliant strategist who is horrifically mutilated by her half-brother, Laurence, after she masterminded his rise to the imperial throne. This visceral opening, which readers found shocking and cruel, establishes the narrative's dark tone and the deeply dysfunctional family dynamic at its core. In her final moments, Artezia uses forbidden magic to travel back in time to her younger self, armed with memories of the future and a vow of vengeance. She abandons her treacherous family and seeks an alliance with her former adversary, Grand Duke Cedric Ebron, offering her strategic mind to place him on the throne instead. Reader commentary overwhelmingly condemns Laurence as a villain while also acknowledging that Artezia is a "true villainess" who must atone for her past crimes. Her new path is one of redemption, heavily influenced by her profound guilt over the suffering she caused innocent people, particularly the Saintess, Lisia, whose tragic fate she is now determined to prevent. Artezia's journey is a calculated game of political intrigue as she works to dismantle the very power structure she once built.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #2](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-2)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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