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As Deyson belittles Cassion, the couple's entrance is announced.","key_events":["Entrance of Third Prince and Lady of Irenberg is announced to the hall.","Prince takes full responsibility and orders guards to let in invitation-less duke's lady, entering together.","At birthday banquet, count presents gift while prince and mother mock absent prince's illness and clothes.","Prince prepares for first official public event with swept-back bangs showing golden eyes, tense after king's words.","Pair plans to attract king's attention at banquet to get private audience for marriage permission."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...DO I REALLY HAVE TO PUT MY BANGS UP LIKE THIS?\n\nIT LOOKS MUCH BETTER WITH YOUR BANGS BRUSHED BACK.\nAND WE HAVE TO CLEARLY SHOW EVERYONE THAT YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO INHERITED THE ROYAL FAMILY'S SYMBOL, THOSE GOLDEN EYES.\n...STILL, MY EYE COLOR IS THE ONLY THING I HAVEIN COMMON WITH THEM.\n\nIT'S HIS FIRST TIME APPEARING AT AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC EVENT, SO HE MUST BE REALLY NERVOUS.\nESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING \"THOSE WORDS\" FROM HIS MAJ- ESTY KING CARMAN.\nYOUR HIGHNESS, DON'T LOWER YOUR HEAD TODAY. HOLD IT HIGH.\nNO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, YOU ARE MORE THAN NOBLE ENOUGH, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\n...YEAH, THANK YOU.\n\nI RECEIVED AN INVITATION FROM HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE DEYSON. PLEASE LET US IN.\nI APOLOGIZE, BUT YOU CANNOT ENTER, MY LADY.\n\nWHY NOT?\nONLY HIS HIGHNESS PRINCE CASSION'S NAME IS WRITTEN HERE.\nIF YOU DON'T HAVE AN INVITATION OF YOUR OWN, MY LADY, WE CANNOT LET YOU IN.\nIN MY PAST LIFE, I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY COUNT COLCOS.\n\nBACK THEN, I HAD MY GUARDIAN WITH ME, SO ENTERING WASN'T A PROBLEM... I DIDN'T EXPECT TO RUN INTO TROUBLE HERE.\nI WILL VOUCH FOR HER IDENTITY AS THE LADY OF DUCAL FAMILY. ARE YOU STILL GOING TO DENY HER ENTRY?\n...WILL YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS? EVEN SO, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. IT'S AGAINST PROTOCOL.\n\nHOW DARE THIS BASTARD... JUST WHO DOES HE THINK CASSION IS?!\nI SHOULD STEP IN BEFORE...\nTHIS IS AN ORDER. OPEN THE DOORS.\n\nI AM SORRY, BUT MY ORDERS ARE TO NOT LET ANYONE IN WITHOUT AN INVITATION...\nENOUGH. I WILL TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, SO OPEN THE DOORS.\n\nDO YOU DARE DISOBEY THE ORDERS OF A PRINCE?\nTH-THAT IS NOT IT, BUT...\n\nTO DEFY MY WORD AS A PRINCE...\nAM I TO ASSUME YOU'RE DISMISSING THE AUTHORITY GRANTED TO ME BY HIS MAJESTY?\nN-NO, OF COURSE NOT! HOW COULD I...?\nIF NOT, THEN OPEN IT IMMEDIATELY.\n\nHE SAYS THAT, BUT... HE'S INCREDIBLY TENSE.\nU-UNDERSTOOD. PLEASE ENTER.\n\nLET'S GO, DIANA.\n\nYES, YOUR HIGHNESS!\n\nFIRST, WE NEED TO DRAW HIS MAJESTY'S ATTENTION AT THE BANQUET.\nTHEN, WE'LL FIND AN EXCUSE TO HAVE A PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH HIM AND GET HIS PERMISSION FOR OUR MARRIAGE.\n\nPERMISSION FOR OUR MARRIAGE? HOW...?\nYOUR HIGHNESS, WHAT DID HIS MAJESTY, KING CARMAN, SAY IN HIS REPLY TO YOUR LETTER?\nHE TOLD ME TO NOT LIVE SUCH A PATHETIC LIFE...\nNO, AFTER THAT.\n\nHE SAID NOT TO COME BACK UNTIL I CAN STAND ON MY OWN TWO FEET...\nEXACTLY.\n\nKing Carman is widely praised as a wise king.\nOn top of that, he was famous for being a devoted husband who deeply cherished Former Queen Violeta.\n\nHe even changed the law just to provide living expenses for the deposed Queen.\nNot only that, but he was a benevolent king who granted special aid to his impoverished people...\n...so for him to be so cold-hearted only toward Cassion... There can only be one reason.\n\nHIS MAJESTY WANTS TO TEST YOU TO SEE IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE HIS SUCCESSOR.\nTHE WORDS IN THE LETTER WERE BOTH A CHALLENGE AND AN ENCOURAGE- MENT, PUSHING YOU TO PROVE YOUR WORTH YOURSELF.\n...AREN'T YOU INTERPRETING IT A BIT TOO OPTIMISTICALLY?\n\nPERHAPS I AM.\nEVEN IF MY GUESS IS RIGHT,\nSEEING HOW HE LEFT YOUNG CASSION ALL ALONE... I CAN'T SHAKE THE THOUGHT THAT HE'S A HEARTLESS FATHER.\nTO NEGLECT HIM LIKE THAT, YET EXPECT HIM TO COMPETE WITH DEYSON ON EQUAL FOOTING...\nYou'll never catch up to me, you weakling!\nUGH, HE'S THROWİNG A FİT AGAİN.\n\nSO LET'S FIND OUT AT THE BANQUET.\nHIS MAJESTY KING CARMAN'S TRUE INTENTIONS.\n...ALRIGHT. IF YOU INSIST THAT MUCH.\n\nLET'S GIVE IT A TRY.\n\nYOUR HIGHNESS, WE SINCERELY WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!\n\nTHOUGH IT IS A MODEST GIFT, WE OFFER THE LOCAL SPECIALTIES OF OUR TERRITORY AND PURE GOLD IN HONOR OF YOUR BIRTHDAY.\nTHANK YOU, COUNT COLCOS.\nYOU MUST BE VERY PLEASED WITH IT. ISN'T THAT RIGHT?\n\nYES... THANK YOU.\nPLEASED, MY FOOT. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A GIFT THAT MOTHER WOULD LIKE.\nMOTHER, BY THE WAY... IS CASSION NOT COMING?\nYOU TOLD ME TO SEND HIM AN INVITATION, SO I DID, BUT...\n\nWELL, CONSIDERING HE'S BEEN ILL FOR SO LONG, PERHAPS EVEN SHOWING UP MIGHT HAVE BEEN TOO MUCH FOR HIM.\n\nEVEN IF HE DID ATTEND, HE'D ONLY END UP LOOKING PATHETIC AND GIVE THE NOBLES SOMETHING TO GOSSIP ABOUT.\nNOT THAT HE EVEN HAS ANY DECENT CLOTHES FIT FOR A BANQUET IN THE FIRST PLACE.\nHIS HIGHNESS THE THIRD PRINCE CASSION AND LADY IRENBERG ARE ENTERING!","bubble_count":71,"pages_count":28,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"As Prince Cassion prepares for his first official public event, he is nervous; he sweeps back his bangs to reveal the royal symbol, his golden eyes.","spoiler_summary":"As Prince Cassion prepares for his first official public event, he is nervous; he sweeps back his bangs to reveal the royal symbol, his golden eyes. At the entrance, the guards do not let Diana in because she has no invitation. Cassion uses his princely authority to have the doors opened. Inside, they discuss the harsh words in King Carman's letter and plan to draw attention at the banquet and ask for permission to marry. As Deyson belittles Cassion, the couple's entrance is announced."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm/chapter-15-dfby4a","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — I bought the villains with money #15","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T04:00:20.573Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm"}}