# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #38

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

## Chapter
- number: 38
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
Following her politically motivated wedding to Cedric, Artezia’s strategic mindset is affirmed in a conversation with an ally, Preil, who bluntly compliments her as a frighteningly capable person who can ruin her enemies—an assessment she seems to appreciate. However, the master manipulator who has meticulously planned every detail of Cedric's rise to power is abruptly confronted with a critical and deeply personal oversight. As her enthusiastic maids, Alice and Sophie, prepare her for the evening, Artezia has a shocking moment of realization: in all her grand schemes, she completely forgot to account for the wedding night itself. The brilliant strategist, who once calmly spoke of bearing heirs, is thrown into a state of genuine panic and dread. This comedic yet revealing moment underscores her profound inexperience with genuine intimacy and positive emotional outcomes, highlighting a critical flaw in her otherwise flawless calculations as she faces the one event she failed to plan for.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
Following her politically motivated wedding to Cedric, Artezia’s strategic mindset is affirmed in a conversation with an ally, Preil, who bluntly compliments her as a frighteningly capable person who can ruin her enemies—an assessment she seems to appreciate.

### Spoiler summary
Following her politically motivated wedding to Cedric, Artezia’s strategic mindset is affirmed in a conversation with an ally, Preil, who bluntly compliments her as a frighteningly capable person who can ruin her enemies—an assessment she seems to appreciate. However, the master manipulator who has meticulously planned every detail of Cedric's rise to power is abruptly confronted with a critical and deeply personal oversight. As her enthusiastic maids, Alice and Sophie, prepare her for the evening, Artezia has a shocking moment of realization: in all her grand schemes, she completely forgot to account for the wedding night itself. The brilliant strategist, who once calmly spoke of bearing heirs, is thrown into a state of genuine panic and dread. This comedic yet revealing moment underscores her profound inexperience with genuine intimacy and positive emotional outcomes, highlighting a critical flaw in her otherwise flawless calculations as she faces the one event she failed to plan for.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #38](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-38)
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