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On their way out, Prince Deyson invites Diana for tea; Cassion jealously intervenes.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The King dismisses the Minister of Finance over the falsified ledgers. Diana and 11-year-old Prince Cassion appear before him and confess to yesterday's banquet trick. Cassion asks for permission to marry 13-year-old Diana. The King finds them too young and demands trust and assurance. When Diana promises to present proof, the King gives her a chance. 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SHALL I PROCEED WITH THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CULPRIT AS WELL?\nTHAT... I SHALL CONSIDER FURTHER.\nYOU MAY LEAVE FOR TODAY.\n\nYES, YOUR MAJESTY.\n\nLADY DIANA IRENBERG AND THE THIRD PRINCE, CASSION, HAVE ARRIVED.\n\nYOU'RE HERE. MAKE YOURSELVES COMFORTABLE.\nI QUITE ENJOYED THAT ADORABLE LITTLE PERFORMANCE YOU TWO PUT ON YESTERDAY.\n\nWAS THE BANQUET SO UNCOMFORTABLE THAT YOU FELT THE NEED TO STAGE A PLAY JUST TO ESCAPE?\nAND THAT, DESPITE IT BEING A PLACE YOU WERE OBLIGATED TO ATTEND AS A PRINCE.\n\nI KNEW HE WOULDN'T FALL FOR IT THAT EASILY, BUT I DIDN'T THINK HE'D SEE RIGHT THROUGH IT.\nAND YET, HE LET US GO WITHOUT A WORD?\nI APOLOGIZE FOR DARING TO DECEIVE YOUR MAJESTY.\nI CERTAINLY HOPE YOUR REASONS WERE NOT TRIVIAL.\n\nREGARDLESS, THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S MEETING WASN'T TO SCOLD YOU.\nI CALLED YOU HERE TO GIVE YOU A GIFT, SO SPEAK, CASSION.\nTHE GIFT I WISH TO RECEIVE FROM YOUR MAJESTY IS...\n\n...YOUR PERMISSION TO MARRY DIANA.\nCASSION, HOW OLD ARE YOU THIS YEAR?\n\nI AM ELEVEN. DIANA IS THIRTEEN.\nYOU SEEM A BIT YOUNG TO BE GETTING MARRIED. WHAT IS THE REASON YOU WISH TO WED?\nBECAUSE I LOVE DIANA.\n\nY-YOUR HIGHN- ESS! WE AGREED TO USE LOGICAL PERSUASION!\nCASSION, YOU ARE STILL FAR TOO YOUNG TO BE SPEAKING OF LOVE.\n\nIF YOU KNEW I WAS THAT YOUNG, THEN WHY DID YOU LEAVE ME SO NEGLECTED?\n\n...CASSION.\nI DON'T RESENT YOU, FATHER.\nIT'S JUST THAT THOSE TIMES SPENT ALONE WERE SO LONELY, I SIMPLY DECIDED TO MARRY DIANA, THE ONE WHO FILLED THAT VOID IN MY HEART.\nHOW FOOLISH, CASSION. PEOPLE ARE BOUND TO CHANGE.\n\nNOT JUST THE PERSON BESIDE YOU, BUT EVEN YOU, THE ONE FEELING THAT LONELINESS.\nYOU SHOULD HAVE ASKED FOR SOMETHING UNCHANGING INSTEAD.\nPOWER, AUTHORITY, RICHES- I COULD HAVE GIVEN YOU ANYTHING.\nDO YOU TRULY BELIEVE MARRIAGE IS THE BEST CHOICE?\nACTUALLY, THIS MARRIAGE WAS DECIDED UPON AFTER CONSIDERING THE VERY CONCERNS YOUR MAJESTY HAS.\n\nYOU KNOW OUR IRENBERG DUCAL FAMILY WELL, DO YOU NOT?\nIF THIS MARRIAGE IS FINALIZED, OUR FAMILY WILL BE THE WINGS THAT ALLOW HIS HIGHNESS CASSION TO SOAR.\n...THAT DOES HAVE SOME MERIT,\nBUT ME KNOWING THE IRENBERGS IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM KNOWING WHAT KIND OF PERSON YOU ARE, LADY IRENBERGS.\n\nI LOOKED INTO HOW YOU TWO MET,\nBUT YOUR NAME WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND ON CASSION'S PALACE VISITOR RECORDS.\nHOW CAN I TRUST SOMEONE WHO IGNORES PROTOCOL AND SNEAKS IN AND OUT OF THE ROYAL PALACE?\nFURTHERMORE, UNLIKE THE LATE DUKE, I DO NOT KNOW YOU YET, LADY IRENBERGS.\n\nI CANNOT SIMPLY WELCOME SOMEONE INTO THE ROYAL FAMILY WITHOUT TRUST OR A GUARANTEE.\nTHEN, IF YOU WERE TO TRUST ME,\n...AND IF I COULD PROVIDE THAT GUARANTEE...\n\nWOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GRANT PERMISSION FOR OUR MARRIAGE?\n\nTHAT CONFIDENCE IS QUITE CHILDLIKE. I LIKE IT.\nCASSION, IS THERE NOTHING ELSE YOU WISH TO ASK OF ME BESIDES MARRIAGE TO LADY IRENBERGS?\nTHERE IS NOT, YOUR MAJESTY.\nNO MATTER WHAT YOU GIVE ME, I HAVE NO POWER TO PROTECT IT.\n\nTHEREFORE, I HAVE NO NEED FOR LAND OR TREASURES.\nWHAT I DESIRE FROM YOUR MAJESTY IS POWER.\nAND TO OBTAIN THAT POWER, I NEED IRENBERG.\n\n...VERY WELL. YOU MAY LEAVE FOR TODAY.\nYOUR MAJESTY...!\nDID WE FAIL TO CONVINCE HIM...?\nLADY DIANA.\n\nTHAT PROOF YOU SPOKE OF...\nI'LL BE WAITING FOR IT.\nTHAT MEANS...\n\nHE'S GIVING ME A CHANCE!\nTHANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY! YOU WON'T REGRET THIS!\n\nGETTING A CHANCE IS GREAT AND ALL, BUT...\n\nMY PLAN TO GET MARRIED RIGHT AWAY HAS GONE UP IN SMOKE.\nTHERE'S NOT MUCH TIME LEFT BEFORE A GUARDIAN MUST BE APPOINTED.\nIF I WAIT LONGER, UNCLE COLCOS WILL BECOME MY GUARDIAN BEFORE I CAN DO ANYTHING.\nI HAVE TO CONVINCE THE KING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.\n...LOOKS LIKE A QUIET END TO THE DAY IS OUT OF THE QUESTION, DIANA.\n\nWHAT DID YOU GET?\n\nHIS HABIT OF GETTING STRAIGHT TO THE POINT HASN'T CHANGED A BIT!\nSeriously!\nGLORY TO PETRORA, PRINCE DEYSON.\nHE DIDN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE CASSION. WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING ETIQUETTE TUTORS?\nTHE KING REALLY NEEDS TO SEE THIS BRATTY SIDE OF HIM!\nAH, RIGHT. HELLO THERE, CASSION. LADY DIANA.\n\nANYWAY, CASSION, YOU'RE JUST COMING BACK FROM SEEING FATHER, RIGHT?\nDID YOU GET WHAT YOU ASKED FOR?\nNO, I DIDN'T.\n\nHAH, I THOUGHT SO. YOU PROBABLY GOT GREEDY AND ASKED FOR SOMETHING WAY OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE.\n...AH, MORE IMPORTANTLY, LADY DIANA.\nI RECENTLY IMPORTED SOME FINE TEA FROM ABROAD.\n\nIF YOU HAVE THE TIME, WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN ME FOR A CUP?\nHE'S REALLY TRYING SUCH A CLICHÉ MOVE?\n\nBROTHER, DIANA IS BUSY.\nCASSION, I WAS ASKING LADY DIANA.\nI'M JUST STANDING HERE, SO WHY ARE YOU TWO MAKING SUCH A SCENE?\n\nI APPRECIATE THE OFFER, BUT I HAVE THINGS TO ATTEND TO TODAY, YOUR HIGHNESS.\nHOWEVER, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE TEA WITH...\n\nSHALL I INTRODUCE YOU TO SOMEONE?","bubble_count":92,"pages_count":34,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The King dismisses the Minister of Finance over the falsified ledgers.","spoiler_summary":"The King dismisses the Minister of Finance over the falsified ledgers. Diana and 11-year-old Prince Cassion appear before him and confess to yesterday's banquet trick. Cassion asks for permission to marry 13-year-old Diana. The King finds them too young and demands trust and assurance. When Diana promises to present proof, the King gives her a chance. On their way out, Prince Deyson invites Diana for tea; Cassion jealously intervenes."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm/chapter-18-8ttghr","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — I bought the villains with money #18","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-16T23:45:28.595Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/i-bought-the-villains-with-money-8vputcbm"}}