# WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #23 ## Series - title: I Only Need the Duke's Child - slug: i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Chapter - number: 23 - chapter_key: 23-wpr3qm - release_date: 2026-11-09 ### Summary I Only Need the Duke's Child Chapter 23 opens with a conversation between His Highness, who is undergoing treatment for memory loss, and Her Highness, who deeply trusts him, and the chapter's turning point is a secret meeting at the theater. First, a report on the mana stone mine in the northwest is seen, followed by a discussion of the late Empress's place in happy memories and the memory loss after the accident at age 11. Afterwards, in the theater that serves as a front for nobles' private meetings, the mansion sale with Aciel, Argenta, and the identity documents are discussed. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Secret theater meeting completes mansion purchase and delivers requested identity documents. - Delivery of wine called Clania's Last Chalice, payment to be sent to guild tomorrow. - Revealed His Highness was badly injured at age 11, lost memory, told loved one tried to kill him. - Healer explains memory treatment starts with happy memories, painful ones not forced. - Late Empress appears often in happy memories, reason His Highness avoids recovering memories. - Report presented that northwest mana stone mine mining is progressing smoothly and reserves discussed. - Post-divorce business plan discussed, capital not yet secured and help requested. - Theater stages Heroic Tale play about last divine beast Helios and human knight Arwen. - Theater revealed as cover for nobles' private meetings, loud battle scenes mask box sounds. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser I Only Need the Duke's Child Chapter 23 opens with a conversation between His Highness, who is undergoing treatment for memory loss, and Her Highness, who deeply trusts him, and the chapter's turning point is a secret meeting at the theater. ### Spoiler summary I Only Need the Duke's Child Chapter 23 opens with a conversation between His Highness, who is undergoing treatment for memory loss, and Her Highness, who deeply trusts him, and the chapter's turning point is a secret meeting at the theater. First, a report on the mana stone mine in the northwest is seen, followed by a discussion of the late Empress's place in happy memories and the memory loss after the accident at age 11. Afterwards, in the theater that serves as a front for nobles' private meetings, the mansion sale with Aciel, Argenta, and the identity documents are discussed. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 87 ### Content THIS IS A REPORT ON THE MANA STONE MINE RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN THE NORTHWEST. MINING APPEARS TO BE GOING SMOOTHLY. THE ESTIMATED MANA STONE RESERVES ARE... RATHER THAN FORCE OUT PAINFUL MEMORIES RIGHT AWAY, I AM STARTING WITH THE HAPPY ONES. HER LATE MAJESTY, THE EMPRESS, APPEARS VERY OFTEN IN HER GRACE'S HAPPY MEMORIES. THAT MUST BE WHY HER GRACE HAS AVOIDED TRYING TO RECOVER THEM. SHE TRUSTED AND DEPENDED ON HER MAJESTY SO DEEPLY... THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOMEONE SO DEAR TO HER MAY HAVE TRIED TO KILL HER IS WHAT FRIGHTENS HER. EVEN IF THAT DEAR PERSON MAY HAVE BEEN FALSELY ACCUSED? HER GRACE WAS BADLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. WHEN SHE CAME TO, SHE COULD NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING, AND EVERYONE AROUND HER WAS SAYING THAT PERSON HAD TRIED TO KILL HER... GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, SHE MUST HAVE NATURALLY ASSUMED IT. THAT PERSON TRIED TO KILL ME, AND PERHAPS I LOST MY MEMORIES FROM THE SHOCK. AND IF HER OWN MOTHER SAID THE SAME, SHE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT EVEN MORE. SHE WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED TO BELIEVE HER LIVING MOTHER WAS A LIAR. OF COURSE, SHE WOULD NOT HAVE WANTED TO DIG INTO THE POSSIBILITY THAT HER LATE MAJESTY, THE EMPRESS, HAD TRIED TO HARM HER EITHER. HOW SELFISH. YOUR GRACE, HER GRACE WAS ONLY 11 YEARS OLD THEN. AT THAT AGE, JUST TAKING CARE OF ONESELF IS HARD ENOUGH. AND... YOU APPEAR OFTEN IN THOSE HAPPY MEMORIES TOO, YOUR GRACE. I DO? IT MEANS SHE TRUSTS, RELIES ON, AND LOVES YOU THAT MUCH, YOUR GRACE. SO PERHAPS IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU TO SPEAK WITH HER GRACE ABOUT THOSE DAYS YOURSELF SOMETIMES. I SHOULD BRING IT UP MYSELF...? SO... YOUR GRACE, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN LISTENING TO A WORD I SAID, HAVE YOU? DO YOU KNOW WHAT PLAY THAT THEATER IS STAGING THESE DAYS? AH, HEROIC TALE. I HEARD IT IS SET IN ANCIENT TIMES, WHEN DIVINE BEASTS STILL EXISTED. BUT REALLY, THE PLAY IS JUST A FRONT. ON THE SURFACE, IT IS A THEATER, BUT IN PRACTICE, IT IS A WELL-KNOWN PLACE FOR NOBLE LORDS TO HAVE "PRIVATE RENDEZVOUS." ...PRIVATE RENDEZVOUS? YES. DID YOU NOT KNOW? ACIEL... YOU'VE COME. I HOPE THE JOURNEY WAS NOT TOO DIFFICULT. ...THANKS TO YOU, IT WAS FINE. THOUGH IT TOOK SOME EFFORT TO CONVINCE THE KNIGHTS THAT I WANTED TO COME QUIETLY. THANK YOU. THIS WINE... THEN IS THE PURCHASE OF THE ESTATE IN THE KINGDOM COMPLETE NOW? GOODNESS, YOU DO NOT EVEN GIVE ME A MOMENT TO BREATHE. I AM A LITTLE HURT. TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT, THE ESTATE PURCHASE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. ONCE YOU GO TO ARGENTA AND FIND THE PLACE WRITTEN ON THE COIN, THEY WILL GIVE YOU THE ESTATE SALE DOCUMENTS. THIS IS CLANIAN... "CLANIA'S LAST GLASS"...? IS IT A METAPHOR FOR SOMETHING? AND THESE ARE THE IDENTIFICATION PAPERS YOU REQUESTED. YOU'VE DONE WELL. I WILL SEND YOUR FEE TO THE GUILD THROUGH MY MAID TOMORROW. I AM GLAD I COULD HELP. WHERE ARE MY GLASSES... IT SEEMS THE PLAY IS ABOUT TO START. IN THE DISTANT PAST, SACRED ANIMALS PROTECTED THIS WORLD. PEOPLE CALLED THEM DIVINE BEASTS. THEY CAME FROM ANOTHER WORLD AND POSSESSED POWER FAR GREATER THAN HUMANS OR DEMONS. THIS IS THE TALE OF HELIOS, THE LAST DIVINE BEAST, AND HIS BELOVED, THE HUMAN KNIGHT ARWEN. IT IS QUITE AN INTERESTING PLAY. YET THEY NEITHER COVETED GREATER POWER NOR RULED OVER THE WEAK, INSTEAD DEVOTED THEMSELVES TO THIS WORLD'S BALANCE AND PEACE. A STORY WHERE HELIOS, WHO WAS HOSTILE TO HUMANS, SLOWLY OPENS HIS HEART AND GROWS CLOSER TO ARWEN. "ARWEN"... I THOUGHT I HEARD A WOMAN CRYING. ...WAIT. COULD THAT SOUND BE... THIS IS WHAT THE THEATER IS LIKE. A PLACE WHERE SECRET LOVERS MEET AND MAKE LOVE... IT SUITS THE DETAILS OF YOUR REQUEST, YOUR GRACE. THAT IS WHY THE PLAY FEATURES SO MANY BATTLE SCENES. THE STAGE NEEDS TO BE NOISY ENOUGH TO DROWN OUT THE SOUNDS COMING FROM THE LOUNGE. "GOODNESS, HOW COULD ANYONE DO SOMETHING SO INDECENT..." THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR FACE SAYS. TO THINK SOMEONE SHOCKED BY SOMETHING SO MINOR IS PLANNING TO CAUSE SCANDALS WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE. DO YOU HAVE OTHER PLANS AFTER YOUR DIVORCE? WELL, FOR NOW... LOOK AT ME, NOT OVER THERE. FROM NOW ON, FOCUS ONLY ON OUR CONVERSATION. ...FOR NOW, I AM THINKING OF STARTING A BUSINESS. I AM STILL DECIDING WHAT KIND OF BUSINESS IT WILL BE. ON YOUR OWN... YOU MEAN? HAVE YOU SECURED THE CAPITAL? I PLAN TO SECURE IT SOON. I NEED YOUR HELP TO SECURE THE CAPITAL. IN THAT CASE, WHAT I LEARNED WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH VARIOUS COUNTRIES SHOULD BE USEFUL. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — I Only Need the Duke's Child #23](/series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5/chapter-23-wpr3qm) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/i-only-need-the-duke-s-child-t7h7gek5 ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.