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HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"The Forest of Glass","slug":"glass-forest-8gnnw4qw","original_title":"유리의 숲, A Forest of Glass, A Forest of Shattered Glass, Forest of Glass, The Glass Forest, The Shattered Glass Forest, Glass Forest"},"chapter":{"number":4,"chapter_key":"4-5n8veg","release_date":"2026-10-27","last_updated":"2026-10-27T17:19:49.305Z","summary":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. The narrator stays by his side until the very end, and although Deanne is blind, he feels around with his hands and writes his will. One year later the war ends, the narrator is declared a hero, and Deanne's adoption will is revealed. This is followed by a marriage meeting with a blind young lady and a secret nighttime meeting in Luson with a sense of danger.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. The narrator stays by his side until the very end, and although Deanne is blind, he feels around with his hands and writes his will. One year later the war ends, the narrator is declared a hero, and Deanne's adoption will is revealed. This is followed by a marriage meeting with a blind young lady and a secret nighttime meeting in Luson with a sense of danger.","key_events":["Suitor learns the Marquis's daughter is blind and sees marriage as opportunity to enter Virgin Shell freely unseen.","Suitor formally asks Marquis for permission to visit young lady and propose, claiming desire for peaceful marriage.","One year after supply lines restored, war ended and narrator was hailed as hero who led battles to victory.","Before dying, blind Deanne wrote a proper will by touch, asking the narrator to adopt a daughter and take his place.","Ten years ago Deanne Armel Estrichen chose to go to war, lost sight and legs to artillery and died waiting for a doctor.","At night in Luson, young woman who can see in darkness eavesdrops at hospital on Ersen, railway rights, uprising plan."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"TEN YEARS AGO.\nDESPITE BEING THE ELDEST SON OF THE GRAND DUKE, YOUNG DUKE DEANNE ARMEL ESTRICHEN,\nCHOSE TO GO TO WAR.\nHE WAS A VALIANT SOLDIER,\nAND A MAN WHO TRULY LOVED PEACE.\n\nHE WAS FAR TOO RIGHTEOUS FOR A HIGH NOBLE,\nAND A GENTLEMAN WHO KNEW HOW TO TREAT EVERYONE AS AN EQUAL.\n\nHOWEVER, DURING THE WAR,\nDEANNE LOST HIS SIGHT AND HIS LEGS TO ENEMY SHELLING,\nAND MET HIS DEATH WHILE WAITING FOR A DOCTOR.\nI STAYED BY DEANNE'S SIDE UNTIL THE VERY END.\n\nTHE ONLY PERSON I COULD TRUST WITH MY LIFE\nUSED THE LAST OF HIS STRENGTH TO WRITE A WILL JUST BEFORE HE DIED.\nEVEN THOUGH HE COULD NOT SEE,\nDEANNE GROPED WITH HIS HANDS AND WROTE HIS WILL NEATLY TO THE END.\n\nIT WAS A TENACITY SO GREAT IT WAS ADMIRABLE.\n\n...DEANNE?\n\nOH, NO...\nTHIS CAN'T BE...\nIT CAN'T END LIKE THIS...!\nDEANNE...!\n\nDEANNE!!!\nONE YEAR LATER,\nTHE WAR ENDED WITH THE SUCCESSFUL RESTORATION OF THE SUPPLY LINES.\nIN THE PROCESS OF HONORING WAR CONTRIBUTIONS, MY NAME WAS FREQUENTLY MENTIONED,\n\nAND I WAS ULTIMATELY HAILED AS A HERO WHO LED EVERY BATTLE TO VICTORY.\nA PERSON KILLED PEOPLE, AND YET THEY CALL ME A HERO.\n\nDEANNE ASKED ME TO ADOPT YOU.\nHE LEFT WORD THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TAKE HIS PLACE.\n\nBECAUSE OF DEANNE, I REALIZED THAT THE BLOOD OF NOBLES IS THE SAME AS MINE.\nTHAT THEY, TOO, HAVE FRAGILE SKIN,\n\nAND JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, WITH NO ONE EXEMPT FROM DEATH.\nTHAT ONLY MADE ME ANGRIER.\nAT THE BEHAVIOR OF POWER, WHERE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CLASSES THEY CREATED,\nSOME ARE DESPISED WHILE OTHERS ARE PRAISED.\n\nIS IT BOLDNESS OR A COMPETITIVE SPIRIT THAT MADE HIM\nSPEAK OF HIS DAUGHTER'S DISABILITY WITHOUT HIDING IT?\n...THERE'S NO NEED TO THINK DEEPLY ABOUT IT.\n\nNO MATTER WHAT KIND OF PERSON HE IS, I HAVE A GOAL TO ACHIEVE.\nAND FOR THAT PURPOSE,\n\nI AM WILLING TO TAKE A WOMAN WITH A DISABILITY AS MY WIFE.\n\nWOULD YOU LIKE TO GET SOME FRESH AIR FOR A MOMENT, MARQUIS?\n\n....... THIS IS A NEW CIGARETTE ABOUT TO BE RELEASED. WOULD YOU LIKE A TASTE?\n\nAH, THANK YOU.\n\nIS THIS... A MINT SCENT?\nI ADDED A FILTER AND INFUSED THE TOBACCO LEAVES WITH FRAGRANCE.\nMY WIFE ASKED ME TO MAKE A CIGARETTE THAT WOMEN COULD SMOKE IN SALONS.\nI SEE....\n\nWHAT IS IT YOU WANT TO SAY?\nFORGIVE MY BOLDNESS...\nBUT I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHAT KIND OF DISABILITY YOUR DAUGHTER HAS.\nSINCE WE ARE DISCUSSING A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.\n\nSHE CANNOT SEE. MY DAUGHTER IS BLIND.\nHOWEVER...\n\nSHE'S MORE LOVABLE THAN ANYONE ELSE.\nBLIND.\nNOT LIMPING OR BEING UNABLE TO SPEAK,\n\nBUT BLIND....\nIT MUST BE A SAD AND PAINFUL THING FOR HER,\nBUT THE FACT THAT SHE CANNOT SEE MEANS\nSHE WON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.\n\nIF WE MARRY, I'LL BE ABLE TO ENTER AND LEAVE VIRGIN SHELL MORE FREELY THAN NOW.\nTHIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY.\n\nI... HAVE WANDERED THE BATTLEFIELDS FOR A LONG TIME.\nSO I AM NOT UNFAMILIAR WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISABILITIES.\nTHEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO BREATHE AND LIVE.\nHAVING FOUGHT A LONG WAR, I DESIRE PEACE.\nIF I CAN LIVE OUT THE REST OF MY LIFE QUIETLY WITH A BELOVED WIFE, I COULD ASK FOR NOTHING MORE.\n\nTHEREFORE, I WILL VISIT THE YOUNG LADY AND PROPOSE.\nOF COURSE,\nPROVIDED THAT YOU GIVE YOUR PERMISSION, MARQUIS.\n\nVARGEN EMPIRE CAPITAL, \"LUSON\"\n\nPLEASE BE CAREFUL. I'LL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND WAIT FOR YOU AGAIN TONIGHT.\n\nMHM.\nSIR PERSBRANDT SAID HE WOULD BE WALKING FROM 7TH STREET.\nYES, I UNDERSTAND.\n\nI'LL TAKE THE SHORTCUT BACK, SO YOU GO ON AHEAD.\nIF THE CARRIAGE ISN'T THERE, FATHER WILL FIND OUT.\nMY LADY... YOU REALLY MUST BE CAREFUL!\nDON'T WORRY.\n\nIN THE DARKNESS, I CAN SEE BETTER THAN YOU CAN, CAN'T I?\n\nI FEEL AS IF THE HEAVY WEIGHT IN MY CHEST HAS BEEN LIFTED.\n\nTHOUGH IT'S A WORLD DISTINGUISHED ONLY BY WHITE, BLACK, AND GRAY,\nEVEN THAT IS ENOUGH.\nBECAUSE I CAN OPEN MY EYES IN THE DARK.\n\nTHIS IS A BLESSING AND A MIRACLE GIVEN BY THE DARKNESS.\nI'M ALREADY HERE.\n\nSINCE THIS IS THE LARGEST HOSPITAL IN LUSON, AND IT'S AT THE END OF 7TH STREET....\n\nTHEY HELD HALF OF THE ERSEN REGION AND EVEN THE RAILROAD BUSINESS RIGHTS.\nYOU MUST PERSUADE THEM AT ALL COSTS.\nWHAT... WHAT IS THAT SOUND?\nYOU MUST KNOW.\n\nIT COULD EVEN MOVE UP THE DATE OF THE UPRISING.\nSTILL, I... FEEL IT'S A BIT DANGEROUS.\n-!\n...I DON'T THINK I SHOULD LISTEN ANY FURTHER.\nI NEED TO LEAVE THIS SPOT FOR NOW...\n\n?!\n\nWHO'S THERE?","bubble_count":99,"pages_count":39,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying.","spoiler_summary":"Glass Forest Chapter Draft 4 tells the breaking moment that opens with young Duke Deanne Armel Estrichen losing his sight and legs in battle and dying. The narrator stays by his side until the very end, and although Deanne is blind, he feels around with his hands and writes his will. One year later the war ends, the narrator is declared a hero, and Deanne's adoption will is revealed. This is followed by a marriage meeting with a blind young lady and a secret nighttime meeting in Luson with a sense of danger."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw/chapter-4-5n8veg","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Forest of Glass #4","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-29T01:16:18.183Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/glass-forest-8gnnw4qw"}}