“Betrayed empress Maria, exiled and broken, seeks revenge and new life with mysterious Gunther's revelations.”
Maria: The Deposed Empress
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Betrayed empress Maria, exiled and broken, seeks revenge and new life with mysterious Gunther's revelations.
"Wait, from now on, I will inflict divine punishment." Maria, who had lived her best as the empress of the empire, as the emperor's wife. However, all that returned to her was the cruel betrayal of her husband and friend, and in the end, she only watched the deaths of her beloved ones. Maria, who was so thoroughly used by others, eventually gains the title of deposed empress and is dragged to another country. However, the red-haired man named Gunther whom she met there brought back truths different from the memories of the past that Maria knew, and Maria, at the edge of despair, wants to live once again. And her heart races at the thought of living and taking revenge. (Source: Naver Corporation, translated)
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Running avg · Jul 2025 → Mar 2026
- 1 “this might be the worst piece of fiction I've ever heard. First, the ml saves her, pledges to have her forever THEN SENDS HER TO A LABOUR CAMP WHERE SHE IS BEATEN???, ties her to a tree while she's...”
- 1 “What a ride that was. Never read a manhwa bad in every possible aspect before, well until now. It starts bad and doesn't get any better. Plot feels like different ideas put together with just a...”
- 1 “EDIT: I stand by my first review. This is a horrible story. However, if you stop taking it seriously, it becomes the funniest thing you've ever read. Every romantasy trope in the book. Stupid as...”
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A Manhwa Publication
- Published Feb 2025 – ongoing
- Source Manhwa media type
- Ref. BS-M81537 catalog