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Cárcel thinks he has become impotent because of the curse of the words spoken in the dream; upon seeing Inés he tries to pull himself together but acts strangely, and in the end, as he takes her to the Escalante mansion, he feels as if he is being tortured.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 7 depicts Lord Cárcel's shock at being unable to be with another woman and his tense meeting with his fiancée Inés Valeztena. Cárcel thinks he has become impotent because of the curse of the words spoken in the dream; upon seeing Inés he tries to pull himself together but acts strangely, and in the end, as he takes her to the Escalante mansion, he feels as if he is being tortured.","key_events":["Carcel acts shaken and grumpy over Ines touching his cheek and her polite public demeanor","Carcel realizes the dysfunction began after thinking of Ines Valeztena and fears having no option after wedding","Ines Valeztena arrives late to an event, argues with Carcel, then takes him by carriage to Escalante Mansion","Carcel fails to perform sexually with another woman and interprets it as a curse tied to words from a dream","The other woman becomes angry at Carcel's withdrawal and insists he must spend the night with her"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...YOU HAVE A RATHER LONG VACATION THIS TIME, CAPTAIN.\nDOES THAT BOTHER YOU?\nOF COURSE NOT... I'M THRILLED TO KNOW I'LL BE ABLE TO WATCH YOU ALL SUMMER.\nGOSH, HOW DID GOD MAKE YOU SO PERFECT?\nYOU HAVE THAT HANDSOME FACE AND SUCH A STRONG, PERFECT BODY...\nI'M SO ENVIOUS OF YOUR FIANCÉE.\nYOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN TURN ME ON LIKE THIS.\n\n...MY LADY, PLEASE...\n...BACK AWAY FROM ME.\nI DON'T BELIEVE THIS. HOW CAN YOU DO THIS TO ME?\nYOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MINE FOR THE NIGHT!\n...I APOLOGIZE.\n\nLORD CÁRCEL?\nCAPTAIN ESCALANTE!\nTHIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. WEREN'T THOSE WORDS...\n...JUST SOME NONSENSE I BLURTED OUT IN A DREAM?\nNO, THAT SILLY DREAM WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MEANINGLESS.\nARE YOU TRYING TO AROUSE ME EVEN MORE?!\nTHINGS SAID IN A DREAM SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY POWER OVER ME.\n\nSO WHY...\n...IS THIS HAPPENING?!\nyou really are perfect!\nWHY CAN'T I GET IT UP?!\n\ni'll wait for you right here!\nAFTER THE WEDDING, I WON'T HAVE ANY OPTION ASIDE FROM INÉS VALEZTENA.\n\nSO...\n...I CAN'T BE UNABLE TO PERFORM.\nTHIS HAS TO BE A CURSE.\nOR MAYBE IT'S JUST BROKEN TEMPORARILY.\nYES, THAT HAS TO BE IT. THERE IS NO WAY THAT I...\n...AT THIS AGE...\n...CAN BE IMPOTENT!\n\nNO, JUST CALM DOWN. THERE IS NO WAY.\nBUT EVER SINCE THAT NIGHT, WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT INÉS...\nOF COURSE... I'M NOT IMPOTENT AT ALL. IT'S JUST BROKEN. VERY BADLY BROKEN...\nCONVINCED\n\nIT'S ALRIGHT. INÉS ISN'T COMING TODAY ANYWAY,\nSO I CAN JUST...\nI'M SORRY I'M LATE.\nI HAD PLANNED TO GET HERE ON TIME, BUT LUCIANO...\n\n...WHY...\n...ARE YOU HERE?\nYOU HARDLY EVER COME TO THESE EVENTS DESPITE BEING INVITED.\nBUT I KNEW YOU WOULD BE COMING.\nLORD CÁRCEL, PLEASE AVOID MAKING THAT UNDIGNIFIED FACIAL EXPRESSION IN PUBLIC.\nSHE TOUCHED MY CHEEK WITH HER BARE HAND...\nAND WHOSE FAULT IS IT THAT I LOOK LIKE...\n...NEVER MIND.\n\nI'M SORRY ABOUT BEFORE.\n\nI'M NOT SURE THE REASON, BUT YOU SEEMED A BIT RATTLED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED...\nIS THAT WHY YOU CAME TODAY? YOU COULD HAVE SEEN ME ANY OTHER TIME.\nI DIDN'T REALLY THINK IT NECESSARY TO CREATE A SEPARATE OCCASION JUST FOR US TO MEET.\n...AH, YOU MEAN, BECAUSE WE AREN'T CLOSE ENOUGH TO WARRANT THAT?\nHAVE I PERHAPS UPSET YOU AGAIN?\nSTOP BEING SO POLITE. I FIND IT BOTH UNCOMFORTABLE AND DISTURBING.\nYOU MAKE IT SEEM LIKE I'M THE IMPOLITE ONE HERE ALL ON MY OWN.\n\n...WHY ARE YOU...\n...SO TESTY TODAY?\n\nEVER SINCE EARLIER...\n\n...YOUR BEHAVIOR HAS BEEN AWFULLY STRANGE.\nOH...\nBY THE TIME HE'D COME TO HIS SENSES, HE WAS ALREADY INSIDE THE CARRIAGE.\n...IT'S NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL.\n(IS IT ME OR IS THIS MAN CRAZY?)\n\nWHY AM I ACTING LIKE THIS? IT'S NOT LIKE I'M SOME HORMONAL TEENAGER OR A PERVERT...\nHE IS.\nWELL, IF YOU'RE AWAKE NOW, HOW ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE CARRIAGE?\nWHY ARE YOU DOING THIS, CÁRCEL? HAVE YOU FINALLY LOST YOUR MIND?\nHUH? WE'RE ALREADY HERE...?\nWAIT, THIS IS...\nYOU'LL NEED TO ESCORT ME IN, OF COURSE.\n\n...MY HOME.\nWHAT IS THE MATTER? I TOLD YOU THAT WE WERE HEADED TOWARD THE ESCALANTE RESIDENCE.\nWEREN'T YOU LISTENING?\nAH! RIGHT.\nHE CAN'T REMEMBER.\nI REALIZE THAT HAVING TO SEE ME ISN'T EXACTLY PLEASANT FOR YOU,\nBUT IF YOU KEEP ACTING THIS WAY, IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR ME AS WELL.\n\nINÉS, YOU KNOW VERY WELL THAT I DON'T FIND YOU BOTHERSOME.\nAT ANY RATE, LET'S GET OUT.\n\nTHIS...\n...IS TORTURE.\nSUCH PAINFUL TORTURE.\n\nDAMN YOU,\nINÉS VALEZTENA...","bubble_count":85,"pages_count":19,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 7 depicts Lord Cárcel's shock at being unable to be with another woman and his tense meeting with his fiancée Inés Valeztena.","spoiler_summary":"The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Chapter 7 depicts Lord Cárcel's shock at being unable to be with another woman and his tense meeting with his fiancée Inés Valeztena. Cárcel thinks he has become impotent because of the curse of the words spoken in the dream; upon seeing Inés he tries to pull himself together but acts strangely, and in the end, as he takes her to the Escalante mansion, he feels as if he is being tortured."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc/chapter-8-ci8yqm","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway #8: Chapter 7","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-11-10T16:17:21.644Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-broken-ring-this-marriage-will-fail-anyway-douf3qpc"}}