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Days later, she runs into the same boy again at the library and tries to get closer by sharing a book with him.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Chapter 17 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love focuses on the childhood memory of 13-year-old Irene Muber in the empire before the plague. With her older brother, she meets a mysterious injured and bandaged boy at a wooden sword shop and gives him the candy she bought at the market. 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WATCH YOUR MOUTH!\nBROTHER, CALM DOWN.\n\nWHAT A STRANGE KID.\nTHOUGH DRESSED IN SHABBY CLOTHES, THE FABRIC LOOKS PRECIOUS,\nBUT HIS ENTIRE BODY IS COVERED IN NOTHING BUT BANDAGES AND WOUNDS.\n\nLOOK AT THE STATE OF THESE TRASH SWORDS BEING SOLD LIKE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE...\nHE LOOKS YOUNGER THAN ME...\nWHY IS HE HURT LIKE THIS?\nWHAT?\n\nWHAT, ARE YOU TRYING TO DEMAND AN APOLOGY OR...\n\n...WHAT'S THIS?\nIT'S CANDY I BOUGHT AT THE MARKET EARLIER.\n\nYOU HAVE SO MANY INJURIES... IT'S GOOD TO EAT WITH BITTER MEDICINE.\n...A-ARE YOU CRAZY?\n\nDO YOU KNOW WHO I AM TO GIVE ME SOMETHING LIKE...\nIRENE, LET'S GO!\nAH, OKAY!\nWELL, I'M HEADING OFF THEN. MAKE SURE TO TRY THE CANDY.\n\nIRENE, DON'T TALK WITH A WEIRD KID LIKE THAT.\nHE'S NOT A BAD KID, BROTHER.\n\nYOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY.\nAROUND THE SAME TIME, INSIDE THE IMPERIAL PALACE\n\nTHE STRANGE DISEASE CIRCULATING OUTSIDE THE BORDER IS NO MINOR MATTER.\nMY FAMILY'S SECRET REMEDY IS THE ONLY KEY!\nPLEASE AUTHORIZE THIS PRESCRIPTION FOR THE SAKE OF THE EMPIRE'S PEOPLE!\nHOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU, PHYSICIAN CRESCENT?\nANY SECRET REMEDY OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE APPROVED BY THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD IS A SIN.\n\nKUGH...!\nIF YOU LEAK THE EXISTENCE OF THE PLAGUE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD,\n\nTHAT WILL IMMEDIATELY BE TREASON DEFAMING THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD.\nKEEP IN MIND THAT A SINGLE WORD CAN BRING COMPLETE ANNIHILATION UPON YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY.\n\nFATHER! WHY ARE THERE WOUNDS ON YOUR FACE...?\nI'M FINE, DON'T PAY IT ANY MIND.\n...\"ADRIAN.\"\n\nFOR GENERATIONS, OUR FAMILY HAS SERVED THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD WITH OUR MEDICAL ARTS.\nBUT... TODAY, I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.\nFATHER...?\n\nHER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXA ENTERS--!\n\nEVERYONE, SHOW YOUR PROPER RESPECTS!\n\nA FEW DAYS LATER, A LIBRARY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY\nOOF...\n\n...UH?\n\nYOU'RE THAT BOY FROM BACK THEN...\nUM... DO YOU NEED THIS BOOK?\nMY TUTOR TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE TO BORROW IT THIS TIME, TOO...\n\n...HE JUST LEFT RIGHT AWAY.\nWAS HE SCARED OF ME BECAUSE OF LAST TIME?\n\n...SHOULD I BORROW THE BOOK FROM JOSHUA LATER?\n\n...WHAT IS IT? YOU SAID YOU NEEDED IT.\nOH, NO... I THOUGHT I COULD GET IT SOMEWHERE ELSE INSTEAD.\nI NEED IT FOR AN ASSIGNMENT... WHAT ABOUT YOU?\nAN EXAM.\n\nAN EXAM...?\nWHAT KIND OF EXAM IS HE TAKING?\nMORE THAN THAT... HIS HANDWRITING IS SO NEAT.\nWHAT KIND OF KID IS HE...?\n...HEY, YOU.\n\nWHY DO YOU KEEP STEALING GLANCES AT ME?\nSTOP BEING ANNOYING AND GO HOME ALREADY!\n\nWH-WHAT!\n\nI TOLD YOU TO GO...\nSINCE IT TURNED OUT LIKE THIS, LET ME SHARE THE BOOK WITH YOU.\nWELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK?\n\n...DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.\nLOOKING AT HIM LIKE THIS, HE'S MUCH EASIER TO READ THAN I THOUGHT.\nLET'S TRY GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER.\nMAYBE...\n\nWE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BECOME PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS.","bubble_count":97,"pages_count":36,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Chapter 17 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love focuses on the childhood memory of 13-year-old Irene Muber in the empire before the plague.","spoiler_summary":"Chapter 17 of I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love focuses on the childhood memory of 13-year-old Irene Muber in the empire before the plague. With her older brother, she meets a mysterious injured and bandaged boy at a wooden sword shop and gives him the candy she bought at the market. 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