# WebtoonLib — Garden of May #22: Chapter 21 ## Series - title: Garden of May - slug: garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Chapter - number: 22 - chapter_key: 22-4bzeqy - title: Chapter 21 - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary In Garden of May Chapter 21, Vanessa is shaken by having to go on the Essex family's hunt with the Earl of Roden. When she admits she doesn't even know how to hold a gun, the naval officer gives her stance and aiming training, talking about the equalizing power of weapons. The next day, on the road to Kingston, she recalls her parents' death and is seized with fear, while in the background a suspicious change in the inheritance documents comes to light. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Vanessa announces she will join a week-long hunt organized by the Essex family with the Earl of Roden for pre-marriage experience. - Next day Vanessa travels in her uncle's treasured old painted car and feels ill from motion sickness. - Reaching Kingston Street before Essex, Vanessa panics remembering her parents died in a carriage overturn there. - Report reveals heir was suddenly changed to current Earl of Somerset about a month before previous Earl and Countess died. - A naval officer trains Vanessa in rifle stance, telling her to brace it to shoulder, spread legs, keep back straight. - Instructor explains guns as the great equalizer where even the weakest can kill, warning about seeing people as animals. - Vanessa admits she has never been hunting and does not know how to hold a gun. - Report notes disturbing inheritance details including missing notary lawyer, promising further investigation. - Final scene implies there is someone Vanessa must point her gun at. - Vanessa decides to push River Ross further away to avoid staining his army future if he truly loves her. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Garden of May Chapter 21, Vanessa is shaken by having to go on the Essex family's hunt with the Earl of Roden. ### Spoiler summary In Garden of May Chapter 21, Vanessa is shaken by having to go on the Essex family's hunt with the Earl of Roden. When she admits she doesn't even know how to hold a gun, the naval officer gives her stance and aiming training, talking about the equalizing power of weapons. The next day, on the road to Kingston, she recalls her parents' death and is seized with fear, while in the background a suspicious change in the inheritance documents comes to light. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 75 ### Content I'M GOING AWAY FOR A WEEK TOMORROW. WHY? THE ESSEX FAMILY IS HOSTING A HUNT. I'M GOING WITH EARL RODEN. I TRIED TO MAKE THE EXCUSE THAT I WASN'T A DEBUTANTE YET, BUT HE SAID I SHOULD GET SOME EXPERIENCE BEFORE WE MARRY. APPARENTLY, HE'S VERY FOND OF HUNTING. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN HUNTING BEFORE? ME? HUNTING? I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO HOLD A GUN. ...? HUH? TAKE IT. PRESS IT TIGHTER AGAINST YOUR SHOULDER. L-LIKE THIS? YOU'LL WRECK YOUR SHOULDER IN THAT POSITION. A REAL GUN WILL BE HEAVIER THAN THIS. WIDEN YOUR STANCE AND KEEP YOUR BACK STRAIGHT. A LITTLE HIGHER. THE SERVANTS WILL TAKE CARE OF LOADING IT, SO YOU JUST FOCUS ON HOLDING IT STRAIGHT. O-OKAY... BACK STRAIGHT. Y-YOU REALLY ARE A NAVAL OFFICER! YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO CLEARLY— VANESSA. Y-YES?! INSTEAD OF TEETH AND CLAWS, PEOPLE AIM GUNS. EVEN THE WEAKEST CAN KILL THEIR OPPONENTS — IT'S THE GREAT EQUALIZER. ONCE YOU GET USED TO IT, YOU MIGHT EVEN MISTAKE A PERSON FOR AN ANIMAL AND PULL THE TRIGGER. BANG~ IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN... IF RIVER ROSS NGH... REALLY HAS FALLEN IN LOVE WITH ME... THEN I HAVE TO PUSH HIM AWAY EVEN MORE. I CAN'T LEAVE A FATAL STAIN LIKE MYSELF ON HIS BRIGHT FUTURE IN THE MILITARY. IF THIS REALLY IS LOVE, I WANTED TO TREASURE IT DEARLY. NOT BECOME HIS WEAKNESS. THE NEXT DAY MY LADY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU DON'T LOOK WELL AT ALL. OH... I'M JUST... A LITTLE CARSICK, I THINK. IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF THIS OLD CLUNKER. HIS LORDSHIP HAS SO MANY CARS. WHY DID HE HAVE TO GIVE US THIS ONE?! BUT UNCLE STILL CHERISHES THIS THING. He Painted It Himself And Even Imported The Engine... THIS IS KINGSTON STREET. ONCE WE CROSS, WE'LL BE IN ESSEX. KINGSTON... THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN KINGSTON. THE CARRIAGE OVERTURNED, AND BOTH OF THEM... IT'S ALL RIGHT. NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN. NOTHING AT ALL... ! WE'VE RECEIVED THE INFORMATION YOU ASKED FOR ON VANESSA SERIN SOMERSET. THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY EXCEPT FOR SOME STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCES REGARDING HER INHERITANCE. ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE PREVIOUS EARL AND COUNTESS OF SOMERSET — THE YOUNG LADY'S PARENTS — PASSED AWAY, THE HEIR WAS ABRUPTLY CHANGED TO THE CURRENT EARL OF SOMERSET. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MANY UNSETTLING THINGS ABOUT THE INHERITANCE DOCUMENTS. THE WHEREABOUTS OF THE LAWYER WHO SIGNED AS THE NOTARY ARE UNKNOWN. THERE ARE MANY OTHER UNCLEAR DETAILS, SO I'LL INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND REACH OUT AGAIN. HAH... VANESSA. IT SEEMS THERE IS SOMEONE YOU SHOULD BE AIMING YOUR GUN AT. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Garden of May #22: Chapter 21](/series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4/chapter-22-4bzeqy) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/garden-of-may-siz3a4k4 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.