Today's akuma was a failure, a rather ignominious one, but Gabriel is pleased. This is the third time that Lila has welcomed his butterfly and accepted the transformation. Her capacity for hatred, already magnificent, has only grown. Better yet, her loathing is already fixed firmly upon Ladybug. No bargaining or misdirection is necessary for her to serve his purposes. This is one to watch and reuse. Hawkmoth lost his most useful pawn when Ladybug gave her a Miraculous and motivated her to reform, but here is her successor. Unlike Chloé, there will be no miraculous redemption for Lila Rossi.