# WebtoonLib — The Duke's Obsession With His Wife #40: DECLARATION OF WAR ## Series - title: The Duke's Obsession With His Wife - slug: the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y ## Chapter - number: 40 - chapter_key: 40-ukhqcv - title: DECLARATION OF WAR - release_date: 2026-11-11 ### Summary Chapter 37 of The Duke's Obsession With His Wife opens with Duke Edwin Ascar Briston and Duchess Anriette Ascar Briston being named honorary police officers and invited to a royal banquet. As tensions rise with the king ordering them to receive medals of honor and using the fugitive criminals to intimidate the army, their encounter at the palace with a mysterious woman who specifically wants to meet Anriette takes the chapter to a surprising turning point. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Couple encounters mysterious woman at palace who knew husband since childhood causing tension - Newspapers hail couple as heroes and first Honorary Police officers - Couple receives King's personal commendation banquet invitation and departs for palace before sunset - Duke and Duchess are appointed Honorary Police and awarded Medal of Honor and Certificate of Gratitude by royal order - Royal discussion holds army responsible for fugitive soldiers' weapons and demands harsher punishment ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Chapter 37 of The Duke's Obsession With His Wife opens with Duke Edwin Ascar Briston and Duchess Anriette Ascar Briston being named honorary police officers and invited to a royal banquet. ### Spoiler summary Chapter 37 of The Duke's Obsession With His Wife opens with Duke Edwin Ascar Briston and Duchess Anriette Ascar Briston being named honorary police officers and invited to a royal banquet. As tensions rise with the king ordering them to receive medals of honor and using the fugitive criminals to intimidate the army, their encounter at the palace with a mysterious woman who specifically wants to meet Anriette takes the chapter to a surprising turning point. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 113 ### Content 40 DECLARATION OF WAR BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND: THE KINGDOM CANNOT OVERLOOK THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE OF THOSE WHO STRUCK DOWN CRIMINALS THREATENING OUR PEACE AND SAFEGUARDED PUBLIC ORDER. TO SET THEM AS AN EXAMPLE FOR THE ARMY AND CONSTABULARY, WE BESTOW THIS MEDAL OF HONOR AND PLAQUE OF GRATITUDE. WE HEREBY APPOINT DUKE EDWIN ASCAR BRISTON, AND DUCHESS ANRIETTE ASCAR BRISTON, AS HONORARY POLICE. DO YOU KNOW WHAT SENTENCE WILL BE HANDED DOWN? P-PARDON? SINCE THE CULPRITS WERE DESERTERS, SHOULD THE MILITARY NOT FEEL THE WEIGHT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPOSE HARSHER PUNISHMENT? YOU RECOGNIZED THEIR GUNS... IT WOULD BE STRANGER NOT TO. THIS MUST BE DEALT WITH SEVERELY— FOR THE DIGNITY OF THE PALE BLUE EYES. NEW-MODEL ARMY MUSKETS THE PALE BLUE EYES. ONCE A DUCAL KNIGHTLY ORDER, THEY WERE ABSORBED INTO THE ROYAL ARMY UPON THE KING'S ACCESSION. YET THE BRISTON DUKES HAVE ALWAYS COMMANDED THE REGIMENT, SO LITTLE HAS TRULY CHANGED. SO THEY WERE DESERTERS... FOR THE SECURITY OF THE CAPITAL, CONVEY MY "OPINION" THAT MILITARY DISCIPLINE MUST BE SET STRAIGHT. Y-YES, SIR! AH, AND... HIS MAJESTY... WISHES TO COMMEND YOU BOTH IN PERSON. TO GO SO FAR AS THIS...? AN INVITATION TO A BANQUET? NO WONDER HE'S BEEN MAKING SUCH A FUSS WITH MEDALS AND FANFARE. NO DOUBT HE MEANS TO BEG FOR KIRISTAN AGAIN— RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE! THAT WRETCHED OLD MAN... PLEASE, DON'T DAMAGE THE MEDAL...! THE NEXT DAY "TRUE NOBLESSE OBLIGE IN ACTION." "THE FIRST HONORARY POLICE, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS BRISTON, HAILED AS HEROES." I KNEW THIS SPOT WOULD CATCH EVERY EYE! PERFECT. DON'T YOU AGREE? THIS IS SO EMBARRASSING...! ANRI... DO YOU KNOW WHAT MATTERS TO A NOBLE AS MUCH AS TITLE OR WEALTH? HM... "HONOR"? EXACTLY! TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY, NEVER LOSING THE BEARING OF NOBILITY. AND IN THAT SENSE, I AM POSITIVELY DELIGHTED THESE DAYS. YOU AND EDWIN HAVE PUT TO SHAME... ALL THOSE WHO ONCE SNEERED AT BRISTON! THEY REALLY ARE MOTHER AND SON... THEIR SMIRK IS IDENTICAL. AND... ...? IT'S NOTHING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE SOME MADELEINES BEFORE YOU GO? I'D LOVE TO, BUT I REALLY SHOULD BE GOING. WE NEED TO LEAVE NOW, IF WE'RE TO ARRIVE AT THE PALACE ON TIME. OH MY, ALREADY? WE MUST REACH THERE BEFORE SUNDOWN. LET'S GO, ANRI. THEN, WE'LL BE OFF! THEN... SAFE TRAVELS, BOTH OF YOU. THAT BOY, EDWIN... THE NIGHTS ARE CHILLY. BEST NOT TO DRESS TOO LIGHTLY. I'LL BE FINE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT HIM NOT JUST TACITURN BUT ALMOST STRIPPED OF FEELING. HIS FACE HADN'T SHIFTED A FRACTION EVEN WHEN HIS FATHER DIED. AND YET, HE CHOSE HIS OWN BRIDE... QUARRELED WITH HER OPENLY... SEEING HIM THIS WAY NOW, AT LAST I FEEL SOMEWHAT RELIEVED. WELCOME, YOUR GRACE DUKE BRISTON, AND HER GRACE DUCHESS BRISTON. IF YOU WOULD CARE TO REST, YOU WILL BE ESCORTED TO THE DINING HALL SHORTLY. VERY WELL. ARE YOU COLD? HUH?! N-NO... YOUR FACE HAS GONE PALE. I-I'M JUST NERVOUS... THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR. NO DOUBT IT WILL BE NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW MEANINGLESS PLEASANTRIES. I BET THEY ONLY WISHED TO SEE YOUR FACE. AND IT HAD BETTER END AT THAT. I WON'T EVEN LET HIM BREATHE THE "K" OF KIRISTAN. HIS MAJESTY'S GUESTS ARE HERE? OH... WHAT A PLEASANT SURPRISE. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, HASN'T IT, SIR EDWIN ASCAR? IT'S NEARLY BEEN 15 YEARS SINCE I LAST SAW YOU AS A BOY. IT CAN'T BE... THIS PERSON IS...! I GREET YOU, YOUR HIGHNESS. NO NEED FOR FORMALITY. I STOPPED BY BECAUSE I HEARD YOUR WIFE WAS PRESENT. M-ME...? YES, DUCHESS. YOU MUST KNOW WHO I- SURELY YOU WILL MEET HER SOON ENOUGH. WHAT WAS THE NEED TO HASTEN HERE? I-I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS...! WHY SO DEFENSIVE? IT'S NOT LIKE I'M GOING TO EAT HER OR SOMETHING. SHE IS ALREADY ANXIOUS. I MUST ASK YOUR UNDERSTANDING. MY FAVORITE COUPLE, STANDING RIGHT BEFORE ME! IT'S LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE, AND YET... WHY DOES IT FEEL SO- ELIZE. HIS MAJESTY TOLD YOU... NOT TO BEHAVE RECKLESSLY. NO WAY... THAT MAN IS...! WHY ON EARTH IS EUNICE'S "W" HERE?! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Duke's Obsession With His Wife #40: DECLARATION OF WAR](/series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y/chapter-40-ukhqcv) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.