Empress Cesia Wears Knickerbockers — Chapter 40

Alright, let's chat about **Empress Cesia Wears Knickerbockers**, **Chapter 38**! From the reader comments, it's clear this chapter was a hit, especially thanks to one particular character! 😉

Hands down, the *biggest* takeaway? The sheer, overwhelming love for **Lester**! 🥰 Readers are absolutely obsessed, flooding the comments with calls for more of him, wanting to start a fan club, and even petitioning for him to be the Male Lead! Seriously, the Lester stans are out in full force after this chapter, ready to race to their beds (or refresh buttons) for more content! 🏃‍♀️🛏️

Beyond the Lester fever, the humor landed perfectly. That meme at the end? Readers were dying laughing because it hit *too* close to home! 😂 The classic stair trip trope got a shoutout, and the joke about Yuri pretending to know 'her' schedule when he knows his own was hilarious. It seems Empress Cesia's past as a 'terror' and her present 'cute aggression' moments were also big hits! lol

Shipping is, as always, a hot topic! The **Empress x Yuri** ship is sailing strong for many, though there's a hopeful sadness given the setting and definite concern about how the Queen will react when Yuri's gender is revealed. Some readers are also feeling the **Lester x Yuri** chemistry! ✨ There were also differing opinions on Aenon and wishes for the Queen to find her own romance. Lastly, big ups for the strong feminist vibes in this chapter! 🙌

Overall, Chapter 38 delivered the laughs, boosted the Lester fan club recruitment drive, and kept everyone buzzing about what's next for our beloved characters! ✨