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Diana comforts him, then receives Twilight Mansion as her dowry with the Phoenix Bank's bill of sale.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Cassion, who pretends to faint at the banquet, seizes a chance for a private meeting thanks to the doctor's diagnosis of exhaustion. He explains that the plan is to meet alone with His Majesty Carman for permission to marry. After his successful acting, he worries about looking weak, says he realizes his father did not abandon him and wants to be recognized as the heir. Diana comforts him, then receives Twilight Mansion as her dowry with the Phoenix Bank's bill of sale.","key_events":["Diana receives Phoenix Bank bill of sale and gains Twilight Mansion as dowry","Cassion realizes his father did not abandon him and vows to be recognized as heir","Diana notices Cassion's gaze has become more determined than ever","Cassion fakes fainting from exhaustion at banquet to secure private meeting for marriage approval","Phoenix Bank reputation collapses and management rights seized using false identity"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"IT SEEMS EXHAUSTION FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.\nHE SHOULD BE FINE AFTER GETTING PLENTY OF REST.\n\nTHANK YOU. YOU MAY LEAVE NOW.\n\nCAN I GET UP NOW?\nYES, HE'S GONE.\n\nHOW WAS MY ACTING?\nYOU WERE ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!\n\nGETTING PERMISSION TO MARRY IN FRONT OF EVERYONE MIGHT BE DIFFICULT.\n\nBESIDES, HIS MAJESTY CARMAN WON'T GRANT IT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT ME.\nSO, IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO MAKE A REQUEST DURING THE BANQUET, PRETEND TO COLLAPSE FROM POOR HEALTH.\nWE CAN USE THAT AS AN EXCUSE TO SECURE A PRIVATE AUDIENCE WITH HIS MAJESTY.\n\nTHAT'S WHEN WE'LL GET HIM TO APPROVE OUR MARRIAGE.\nI THINK EVERYONE WAS COMPLETELY FOOLED.\nYOUR HIGHNESS'S PERFORMANCE REALLY WAS PERFECT.\n\nI'M WORRIED I LOOKED LIKE TOO MUCH OF A WEAKLING, THOUGH.\nWE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL, SO WHAT IS THERE TO WORRY ABOUT?\nDON'T DWELL ON SUCH TRIVIAL THINGS.\nIT'S NOT TRIVIAL. THESE ARE THE PEOPLE I'LL RULE OVER ONE DAY, RIGHT?\n\nI DIDN'T WANT THEM TO SEE ME AS WEAK.\nYOUR HIGHNESS...\nTHE LOOK IN CASSION'S EYES HAS CHANGED SINCE I FIRST MET HIM.\n...I ONLY REALIZED IT AFTER ATTENDING THE BANQUET. YOU WERE RIGHT, DIANA.\n\nMY FATHER DIDN'T ABANDON ME.\nI spent my whole life believing my father had cast me aside.\n\nBecause of that, I thought no matter how much I struggled, I could never compete with Deyson or the Queen.\nBUT WHAT IF IT WAS ALL A MISUNDERSTANDING...?\nWHAT IF I ACTUALLY HAD AN EQUAL CLAIM TO THE THRONE...?\n\nI WANT TO MAKE UP FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.\nAND... I WANT TO BE RECOGNIZED AS THE SUCCESSOR.\n\nI'LL MAKE SURE NO ONE CAN LOOK DOWN ON ME-NOT DEYSON, NOT QUEEN JULIA, NOT ANYONE.\nI'VE ONLY EVER SEEN CASSION LOOKING SO HELPLESS...\nTHIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HIM SO DETERMINED.\nMAYBE THIS IS WHAT CASSION IS REALLY LIKE?\nTHAT'S A GOOD MINDSET, BUT YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ONE THING, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nWHY DO YOU CARE WHAT THOSE PEOPLE THINK?\nTHEY'RE NOTHING BUT GARBAGE WHO ARE ALREADY IN LEAGUE WITH JULIA.\nHmph!\nI-IS THAT SO...?\nQUEEN JULIA MUST BE THE ONE WHO INTERCEPTED CASSION'S PRIVATE FUNDS AND GIFTS.\n\nTHE MINISTER OF FINANCE WAS AT THE BANQUET TOO. IF HE'S ONE OF THE QUEEN'S MEN, IT ALL MAKES SENSE.\nYOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE OPINIONS OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT.\nONCE YOU TAKE THE THRONE, YOU WON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM ANYWAY.\n\nRIGHT...\nI MUST HAVE OVERDONE IT TODAY. I'M FEELING A BIT TIRED...\nTHE EFFECTS OF THE REBERT'S DRUG ARE STARTING TO WEAR OFF.\nPLEASE REST FOR TODAY, YOUR HIGHNESS.\nOKAY...\n\nBUT DIANA...\nWHAT ON EARTH IS MY FATHER... HIS MAJESTY... THINKING?\n...I DON'T KNOW. I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THAT MYSELF.\n\nHIS MAJESTY CARMAN... WHAT EXACTLY IS HE PLANNING?\n\nHERE, THE BILL OF SALE FOR PHOENIX BANK.\nYOU DID IT, AUNT!\n\nI DIDN'T DO IT ALONE.\nTHIS YOUNG LADY YOU SENT ME WAS A HUGE HELP.\nOH, NO. I DIDN’T REALLY DO MUCH.\nTHE RATS DID ALL THE WORK.\n\nThe commotion at Phoenix Bank made the headlines the very next day.\nThe tips I leaked played big part.\nThe president of Phoenix Bank tried everything to fix the situation,\n\nBut their credit had hit rock bottom and was impossible to recover.\nEventually, the bank’s reserves ran dry, bringing them to the brink of bankruptcy.\nJANICE’S RATS WERE A GREAT HELP IN TRACKING PUBLIC OPINION.\nIN JUST A FEW DAYS, THEIR REPUTATION PLUMMETED AMONG THE NOBLES AND COMMONERS ALIKE.\n\nI APPROACHED THEM USING A FAKE IDENTITY AND OFFERED A HUGE SUM,\nAND THEY JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO HAND OVER MANAGEMENT RIGHTS.\nSO, NOW...\n\nYES, THE TWILIGHT MANSION IS YOURS NOW, DIANA.\nTHANK YOU, AUNT CHO. I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT.\nAND JANICE, THANK YOU FOR COOPERATING WITH MY AUNT.\n\nNOT AT ALL! I'M JUST GLAD THIS ABILITY I THOUGHT WAS A CURSE COULD BE USEFUL.\nIF YOU EVER NEED MY HELP, MY LADY, I'LL DO ANYTHING!\nA CURSE? NONSENSE. IF YOU EVER GET TIRED OF WORKING AT THE MANSION, YOU SHOULD COME TO CHORNI.\n\nCH-CHORNI IS A BIT...!\nI like staying with My Lady!\nWELL THEN, NOW THAT THE DOWRY IS READY...\n\nSHALL I WAIT FOR THE REQUEST FOR A FORMAL MEETING BETWEEN THE FAMILIES?","bubble_count":77,"pages_count":27,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Cassion, who pretends to faint at the banquet, seizes a chance for a private meeting thanks to the doctor's diagnosis of exhaustion.","spoiler_summary":"Cassion, who pretends to faint at the banquet, seizes a chance for a private meeting thanks to the doctor's diagnosis of exhaustion. He explains that the plan is to meet alone with His Majesty Carman for permission to marry. After his successful acting, he worries about looking weak, says he realizes his father did not abandon him and wants to be recognized as the heir. 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