# WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #86

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

## Chapter
- number: 86
- release_date: 2025-03-13

### Summary
The narrative shifts its focus to the capital, depicting the escalating decadence of the imperial court in Artezia’s absence. A royal ball becomes the stage for a shocking display of hedonism, as Emperor Gregor and Artezia’s mother, Millaira Rosan, engage in a lewd, semi-public tryst with a maid behind a specially installed curtain, disgusting and surprising many. This chapter delves into Millaira's psyche; she is consumed by paranoia over her fading beauty and loneliness, yet her reflections are entirely self-serving, lamenting her loss of Artezia as a useful tool while still favoring her son, Laurence. Millaira is also seen manipulating Laurence, who appears to be falling under her influence, further cementing the family's toxic dynamic. While some readers feel the plot has slowed, this focus on the court's depravity is interpreted as a direct consequence of Artezia's schemes, with the nobility's increasingly brazen behavior signaling their underlying unease and desperation as their power structures are threatened.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The narrative shifts its focus to the capital, depicting the escalating decadence of the imperial court in Artezia’s absence.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative shifts its focus to the capital, depicting the escalating decadence of the imperial court in Artezia’s absence. A royal ball becomes the stage for a shocking display of hedonism, as Emperor Gregor and Artezia’s mother, Millaira Rosan, engage in a lewd, semi-public tryst with a maid behind a specially installed curtain, disgusting and surprising many. This chapter delves into Millaira's psyche; she is consumed by paranoia over her fading beauty and loneliness, yet her reflections are entirely self-serving, lamenting her loss of Artezia as a useful tool while still favoring her son, Laurence. Millaira is also seen manipulating Laurence, who appears to be falling under her influence, further cementing the family's toxic dynamic. While some readers feel the plot has slowed, this focus on the court's depravity is interpreted as a direct consequence of Artezia's schemes, with the nobility's increasingly brazen behavior signaling their underlying unease and desperation as their power structures are threatened.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Villainess Lives Again #86](/series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55/chapter-86)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-villainess-lives-again-ba0a55

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