# WebtoonLib — I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love #17 ## Series - title: I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love - slug: i-had-an-arranged-marriage-with-my-unrequited-love-qmpwgz2c ## Chapter - number: 17 - chapter_key: 17-6qbfy8 - release_date: 2026-11-04 ### 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. 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_verification: verified ### Key events - Irene offers market candy to injured boy to take with bitter medicine, then leaves. - Before plague, imperial family indulged in luxury unaware of people's hunger and coming ruin. - Days later Irene meets injured boy again in outskirts library and offers to share book. - Crescent's son asks about facial wounds; Crescent doubts generations of dynasty service. - Physician Crescent pleads for secret medicine approval; Emperor threatens treason and family annihilation. - 13-year-old Irene with brother meets injured bandaged boy who criticizes brother's sword grip. ## 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. Days later, she runs into the same boy again at the library and tries to get closer by sharing a book with him. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 97 ### Content BEFORE THE PLAGUE SWEPT OVER THE EMPIRE. THE IMPERIAL FAMILY WAS DRUNK ON LUXURY AND PLEASURE. CHEERS-! THIS BANQUET IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT AS WELL, DUKE ZAVERON. AH, AND WITH GOOD REASON. THE BUDGET FOR THIS BANQUET ALONE COULD BUY A FEW RURAL FIEFS WITH ROOM TO SPARE. TRAPPED IN THEIR OWN GLAMOROUS WORLD, THE IMPERIALS WERE COM- PLETELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE PEOPLE'S STARVATION AND SILENT SUFFERING, AND UNAWARE OF THE IMPENDING RUIN. HERE. EAT SOME WARM FOOD AND WARM YOURSELF UP FIRST. IRENE MUBER, AGE 13 IRENE! IRENE! THERE YOU ARE, HURRY UP! THE WOODEN SWORD SHOP IS ABOUT TO CLOSE. OKAY, BROTHER. WHOA~! THIS IS AMAZING, LOOK AT THIS! THE WOOD GRAIN IS SUPER SOLID! IF I PRACTICE WITH THIS, MY SWORDSMANSHIP WILL IMPROVE IN NO TIME, RIGHT? YEAH, IT REALLY SUITS YOU, BROTHER. WE COULDN'T AFFORD LESSONS BEFORE BECAUSE OF OUR FAMILY'S TIGHT FINANCIAL SITUATION. I'M GLAD FATHER GAVE PERMISSION FOR BROTHER TO LEARN SWORDSMANSHIP. ARE YOU CRAZY AND LOOKING TO GET YOUR KNUCKLES BROKEN? WHERE IN THE WORLD IS AN IDIOT WHO HOLDS A SWORD LIKE THAT? WITH YOUR SKILL LEVEL, THAT SWORD IS WAY TOO HEAVY FOR YOU. DON'T GET GREEDY, WHY DON'T YOU HOLD SOMETHING LIGHTER INSTEAD? WH-WHAT?! WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE SOMEONE ELSE'S SWORDSMANSHIP AS YOU PLEASE? WATCH YOUR MOUTH! BROTHER, CALM DOWN. WHAT A STRANGE KID. THOUGH DRESSED IN SHABBY CLOTHES, THE FABRIC LOOKS PRECIOUS, BUT HIS ENTIRE BODY IS COVERED IN NOTHING BUT BANDAGES AND WOUNDS. LOOK AT THE STATE OF THESE TRASH SWORDS BEING SOLD LIKE THEY'RE EXPENSIVE... HE LOOKS YOUNGER THAN ME... WHY IS HE HURT LIKE THIS? WHAT? WHAT, ARE YOU TRYING TO DEMAND AN APOLOGY OR... ...WHAT'S THIS? IT'S CANDY I BOUGHT AT THE MARKET EARLIER. YOU HAVE SO MANY INJURIES... IT'S GOOD TO EAT WITH BITTER MEDICINE. ...A-ARE YOU CRAZY? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM TO GIVE ME SOMETHING LIKE... IRENE, LET'S GO! AH, OKAY! WELL, I'M HEADING OFF THEN. MAKE SURE TO TRY THE CANDY. IRENE, DON'T TALK WITH A WEIRD KID LIKE THAT. HE'S NOT A BAD KID, BROTHER. YOUR IMPERIAL MAJESTY. AROUND THE SAME TIME, INSIDE THE IMPERIAL PALACE THE STRANGE DISEASE CIRCULATING OUTSIDE THE BORDER IS NO MINOR MATTER. MY FAMILY'S SECRET REMEDY IS THE ONLY KEY! PLEASE AUTHORIZE THIS PRESCRIPTION FOR THE SAKE OF THE EMPIRE'S PEOPLE! HOW MANY TIMES MUST I TELL YOU, PHYSICIAN CRESCENT? ANY SECRET REMEDY OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE APPROVED BY THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD IS A SIN. KUGH...! IF YOU LEAK THE EXISTENCE OF THE PLAGUE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD, THAT WILL IMMEDIATELY BE TREASON DEFAMING THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD. KEEP IN MIND THAT A SINGLE WORD CAN BRING COMPLETE ANNIHILATION UPON YOUR ENTIRE FAMILY. FATHER! WHY ARE THERE WOUNDS ON YOUR FACE...? I'M FINE, DON'T PAY IT ANY MIND. ..."ADRIAN." FOR GENERATIONS, OUR FAMILY HAS SERVED THE IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD WITH OUR MEDICAL ARTS. BUT... TODAY, I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYMORE. FATHER...? HER IMPERIAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXA ENTERS--! EVERYONE, SHOW YOUR PROPER RESPECTS! A FEW DAYS LATER, A LIBRARY ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY OOF... ...UH? YOU'RE THAT BOY FROM BACK THEN... UM... DO YOU NEED THIS BOOK? MY TUTOR TOLD ME TO MAKE SURE TO BORROW IT THIS TIME, TOO... ...HE JUST LEFT RIGHT AWAY. WAS HE SCARED OF ME BECAUSE OF LAST TIME? ...SHOULD I BORROW THE BOOK FROM JOSHUA LATER? ...WHAT IS IT? YOU SAID YOU NEEDED IT. OH, NO... I THOUGHT I COULD GET IT SOMEWHERE ELSE INSTEAD. I NEED IT FOR AN ASSIGNMENT... WHAT ABOUT YOU? AN EXAM. AN EXAM...? WHAT KIND OF EXAM IS HE TAKING? MORE THAN THAT... HIS HANDWRITING IS SO NEAT. WHAT KIND OF KID IS HE...? ...HEY, YOU. WHY DO YOU KEEP STEALING GLANCES AT ME? STOP BEING ANNOYING AND GO HOME ALREADY! WH-WHAT! I TOLD YOU TO GO... SINCE IT TURNED OUT LIKE THIS, LET ME SHARE THE BOOK WITH YOU. WELL? WHAT DO YOU THINK? ...DO WHATEVER YOU WANT. LOOKING AT HIM LIKE THIS, HE'S MUCH EASIER TO READ THAN I THOUGHT. LET'S TRY GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER. MAYBE... WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO BECOME PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — I Had an Arranged Marriage With My Unrequited Love #17](/series/i-had-an-arranged-marriage-with-my-unrequited-love-qmpwgz2c/chapter-17-6qbfy8) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/i-had-an-arranged-marriage-with-my-unrequited-love-qmpwgz2c ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.