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Then, in a cold audience with His Majesty, William accepts congratulations on his victory but says he would not take the throne even if it were handed to him.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 7 opens with William Blackwood purchasing the antique music box bearing the fir crest at the auction, and tension rises with throne rumors. As the auctioneer says the box points to the Blackwood crest, the crowd whispers that the old Duke hid proof of royal succession in antiques and that William aims for the throne by getting engaged to Princess Evrillian. Then, in a cold audience with His Majesty, William accepts congratulations on his victory but says he would not take the throne even if it were handed to him.","key_events":["Gossip links William's engagement to Princess Evrillian to aiming for throne","Antique music box with fir tree relief sold to Lord William Blackwood at auction","William has tense formal audience with His Majesty about victory and favor","William verbally spars with rival who came at his father's word","Rumor spreads old Duke hid proof of royal succession inside an antique","Crowd gossips William constantly searches auctions for his legacy","Onlookers speculate Blackwoods as founders may have legitimate throne claim","William openly declares he would not take the throne even if handed to him","Auctioneer confirms fir tree is Blackwood ducal crest, item found true owner"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THEN THIS LOT AS WELL—\nSOLD TO LORD WILLIAM BLACKWOOD!\n\nHONESTLY...\nACTING SO REFINED WHEN THEY ONLY CAME TO BUY PRETTY TRASH.\nI DON'T THINK YOU'RE IN ANY POSITION TO TALK, YOUNG MASTER.\nHAHA!\nSHUT IT.\n\nAh, Young Duke!\nThank you so much for attending today's auction!\n\nWITH THE WAR JUST ENDING, YOU MUST BE SWAMPED WITH PLACES DEMANDING YOUR PRESENCE.\nIT'S NOT LIKE SOLDIERS SLAVING AWAY IS ANYTHING NEW...\nWHERE'S THE ITEM?\nAH, RIGHT AWAY, MY LORD!\n\nHERE IS YOUR PURCHASE.\nAN EXQUISITE, MASTERFULLY CRAFTED ANTIQUE MUSIC BOX,\nFEATURING A WONDERFULLY ELEGANT FIR TREE EMBOSSED ON THE OUTSIDE.\n\nAND ISN'T THE FIR TREE THE CREST OF THE BLACKWOOD DUCAL FAMILY?\nIT SEEMS THE PIECE HAS FOUND ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.\n\nINDEED.\nIT'S CLEARLY MINE ANY WAY YOU LOOK AT IT,\nYET I SAW SOME INSOLENT FOOLS EYEING IT EARLIER.\nHAHA...\nDON'T BOTHER WRAPPING IT.\n\nSEND THE BILL TO THE BLACKWOOD DUCAL RESIDENCE.\nWOW...\n\nSO THAT'S THE FAMOUS YOUNG DUKE, WILLIAM BLACKWOOD?\nIS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME SEEING HIM?\nHE FREQUENTS THIS PLACE CONSTANTLY. SEARCHING FOR HIS INHERITANCE.\nINHERITANCE?\nYOU KNOW THAT RUMOR, DON'T YOU?\n\nABOUT HOW THE FORMER DUKE BLACKWOOD...\n...HID A PROOF OF ROYAL SUCCESSION INSIDE AN ANTIQUE.\n\nTHE THRONE?? GOOD HEAVENS...\nSINCE THE BLACKWOOD FAMILY ARE FOUNDING CONTRIBUTORS, COULD THEY HAVE A LEGITIMATE CLAIM?\nSTILL, IT MIGHT JUST BE A BASELESS RUMOR.\nHE COULD SIMPLY BE COLLECTING THEM AS A HOBBY...\nCOME ON! ISN'T IT OBVIOUS JUST LOOKING AT HIM?\nDO YOU THINK HE GOT ENGAGED TO PRINCESS EVRILLIAN FOR NOTHING?\n\nTHE YOUNG DUKE IS DEFINITELY—\n\n—AIMING FOR THE THRONE!\n\nWILLIAM BLACKWOOD?\n\nBELATED AS IT MAY BE, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR VICTORY.\nTHANK YOU, YOUR MAJESTY.\n\nYOU WOULDN'T CREDIT MY GRACE EVEN AS AN EMPTY COURTESY, WOULD YOU?\nAFTER ALL, IT WAS THE SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT TOOTH AND NAIL ON THE BATTLEFIELD.\nOF COURSE, YOUR MAJESTY.\n\nWE SECURED THIS VICTORY UNDER YOUR MAJESTY'S GUIDANCE.\nTHIS VICTORY WILL ONLY MAKE OUR KINGDOM STRONGER, AND...\nENOUGH.\nIT'S LIKE I HAD TO FORCE YOU TO FLATTER ME.\nANYWAY, I'VE BEEN HEARING SOME RATHER SCANDALOUS RUMORS.\n\nSINCE IT WAS A CELEBRATION,\nI'LL ASSUME A VIGOROUS YOUNG MAN LIKE YOU SIMPLY GOT CARRIED AWAY WITH EXCITEMENT.\nMY APOLOGIES.\n\nTHE RUMORS HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE PALACE.\nI HAVE THOSE LOOSE-LIPPED FOOLS TO THANK FOR THAT.\nYOU SHOULD BE APOLOGIZING TO IVRILLIAN, NOT ME.\nTAKE A STROLL WITH HER ON YOUR WAY OUT OF THE PALACE AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT.\n\nTO PREVENT ANY MORE UNPLEASANT RUMORS,\nPERHAPS IT'S TIME YOU TWO SET A WEDDING DATE.\n\nDAMN IT.\nHE NEVER MISSES A CHANCE TO DOTE ON THAT PRINCESS OF HIS.\n\nEVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS\n\nWHAT A COMPLETE DEMON\nHIS YOUNGEST DAUGHTER REALLY IS.\nGOOD AFTERNOON, WILLIAM.\n\nTO THINK YOU CAME SO QUICKLY. I'M GLAD I SPOKE TO HIS MAJESTY.\nAREN'T YOU A BIT OLD TO STILL BE BEGGING YOUR FATHER FOR FAVORS?\nSINCE MY FATHER'S WORD BROUGHT YOU HERE TO SEE ME,\n\nI'D SAY ACTING LIKE A CHILD WAS WORTH IT, WOULDN'T YOU?\nHIS MAJESTY IS RATHER FOND OF YOU, MY LORD.\n\nTHAT AT TIMES YOU SEEM MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN BROTHER LEON.\nIS THAT HOW I APPEAR TO HIM?\nHE SAYS YOU ARE SO BLUNT AND UNPRETENTIOUS\nTHAT AT TIMES YOU SEEM MORE TRUSTWORTHY THAN BROTHER LEON.\nWHAT A SHAME... IF ONLY I COULD SHOW YOU WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE MY HEAD.\n...AS I'VE OFFERED BEFORE,\n\nTHEN ALLOW ME TO REPEAT MY ANSWER.\nI CAN HELP YOU RISE TO AN EVEN HIGHER POSITION.\nIF YOU SAT BESIDE ME AND I COULD EVEN PLACE A CROWN ON YOUR HEAD.\n\nTHAT THRONE OF YOURS?\nI WOULDN'T TAKE IT EVEN IF YOU HANDED IT TO ME.","bubble_count":82,"pages_count":28,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 7 opens with William Blackwood purchasing the antique music box bearing the fir crest at the auction, and tension rises with throne rumors.","spoiler_summary":"Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death Chapter 7 opens with William Blackwood purchasing the antique music box bearing the fir crest at the auction, and tension rises with throne rumors. As the auctioneer says the box points to the Blackwood crest, the crowd whispers that the old Duke hid proof of royal succession in antiques and that William aims for the throne by getting engaged to Princess Evrillian. Then, in a cold audience with His Majesty, William accepts congratulations on his victory but says he would not take the throne even if it were handed to him."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/lord-blackwood-promised-me-death-e9i2u5f5/chapter-7-95kin7","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Lord Blackwood Promised Me Death #7","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-24T11:26:15.049Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/lord-blackwood-promised-me-death-e9i2u5f5"}}