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Oppressed by her stepfamily at home, Anri decides not to go to Duke Briston's ball, but in the end she changes her mind and prepares to go to the ball.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The mysterious man who introduces himself as Papa Kiristan proposes to Anri, offering to become her own Perseus. Anri rejects him, saying she does not know him and has no need for a hero without love. The man gifts her the painting of Andromeda's Shield and leaves. 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WHAT ELSE COULD I BE SAYING?\nNEVER MIND.\nSO I DIDN'T JUST IMAGINE THAT...\n\nBUT, WHY?\nWE BARELY KNOW EACH OTHER, SO I'M SURE IT'S NOT LOVE.\nWHY ME?\nHMM...\n\n\"WHY,\" INDEED...\nSOMETIMES, I WISH I COULD BE ANDROMEDA.\nIT SOUNDED MORE LIKE SHE WAS SHARING A BIG SECRET...\nRATHER THAN HER THOUGHTS ON THE PAINTING.\n\nTHE ONLY FAMILY SHE HAS IS THAT HORRIBLE STEPMOTHER, STEPSISTERS WHO MIGHT AS WELL BE STRANGERS...\nAND A FATHER WHO RARELY SPENDS TIME AT HOME.\nSHE'LL NEED A HUSBAND IN ORDER TO GET HER INHERITANCE...\nBUT SHE SHOWS VERY LITTLE INTEREST IN GETTING MARRIED.\n\nPERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE CAN'T AFFORD A DECENT DOWRY.\nSHE MUST HAVE JUST RESIGNED HERSELF TO HER FATE.\nAND THAT'S WHY...\n...THIS WILL BE AN OFFER SHE SIMPLY CAN'T REFUSE.\n\nYOU SAID YOU WISHED YOU COULD BECOME ANDROMEDA.\nAND WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH YOU?\nWELL, IT JUST HAPPENS SO THAT I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ANDROMEDA LIKE YOU.\n\nLIKE ME...?\nSOMEONE WHO NEEDS A HERO, BUT DOESN'T NEED LOVE.\n\nPAPA KIRISTAN...\nI DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR REAL NAME. YOU DIDN'T EVEN SIGN IT ON THE HORSE BREEDER'S CONTRACT.\nTHAT'S—\n\nDID YOU KNOW THAT NOBLES FROM THE GREAT HOUSES...\nALL SHARE A PARTICULAR ATTITUDE THAT THEY CAN'T EVER SEEM TO CONCEAL?\nIT'S RATHER OBVIOUS.\nTHE FACT THAT YOU REFUSE TO REVEAL YOUR NAME...\nTELLS ME THAT IT PROBABLY CARRIES A LOT OF FAME AND INFLUENCE.\n\nI'M WILLING TO SHARE MY NAME WITH MY FUTURE WIFE, AT LEAST.\nI SUPPOSE A CHILD IS WHAT YOU NEED?\nNOT FOR ME.\nNOT FOR YOU, MAYBE...\nBUT THERE ARE PEOPLE IN YOUR FAMILY WHO FEEL DIFFERENTLY ABOUT THAT MATTER.\n\nI MAY BE QUICK TO PICK UP ON THINGS, BUT I'M NOT A VERY \"NOBLE\" PERSON.\nAND I DON'T WANT TO BE BURDENED WITH THE DUTIES OF A NOBLEWOMAN.\n\nBUT HAVEN'T YOU REALIZED IT YOURSELF, LADY ANRI...?\nI CAN GIVE YOU ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT. I CAN BE YOUR...\nPERFECT ESCAPE.\nI DON'T CARE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE ON THE BURDENS OF A NOBLEWOMAN.\n\nI WANT YOU, ANRI.\nOH MY\nHOW VERY FORWARD OF YOU...\n\nI'LL DECLINE.\n\nSHIELD OF ANDROMEDA\n\nHEY!!\nOPEN UP, YOU LITTLE WITCH! I WANT TO KNOW WHY THAT GENTLEMAN BROUGHT YOU HOME TODAY!\nQUIT BOTHERING ME AND GO TO BED ALREADY!\n\nWHAT A PAIN.\n\nTHIS ONE IS FOR YOU.\nWHAT?\nBUT, THIS IS...\nIT'S A GIFT TO SHOW MY APPRECIATION FOR ALL THE HELP YOU'VE GIVEN ME TODAY.\n\nI'LL SEE YOU SOON.\nHEY, WAIT!\n\nWAS I BEING TOO STUBBORN?\nEVERYTHING HE SAID WAS TRUE, AFTER ALL.\nHE EVEN KNEW HOW MUCH I WANTED TO ESCAPE FROM THIS HOUSE.\nBUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M A COUNTESS OR A DUCHESS.\nA NOBLEWOMAN HAS TO GIVE BIRTH IF SHE WANTS A COMFORTABLE LIFE.\n\nANDROMEDA WAS ONLY ABLE TO HAVE SIX CHILDREN...\nBECAUSE PERSEUS WAS A GOOD HUSBAND TO HER.\nAND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT MAN CAN BECOME MY PERSEUS.\nBESIDES, IT'S NOT THAT I REALLY WANTED TO BECOME ANDROMEDA.\n\nI JUST...\n\nWELL, THERE'S NO NEED TO LET THE PAST BRING ME DOWN!\nI'M SO HAPPY TO FINALLY HAVE A PAINTING OF MY OWN.\nWHERE SHOULD I HANG THIS?\n\nOKAY, ONE, TWO...\nTHREE!!!\nGYAA, AHH!\n\nCANDICE, COME HERE AND GIVE ME A HAND.\nWHAT FOR?\nYOU CAN PULL THOSE STRINGS ALL YOU WANT, BUT IT WON'T CHANGE THE FACT THAT SHE'S BEEN STUFFING HER FACE SINCE BREAKFAST.\nCANDICE!\nMOTHER! PUTTING A NICE DRESS ON EUNICE...\nIS LIKE PUTTING PEARLS BEFORE SWINE!\n\nIT'LL BE EMBARRASSING TO BE SEEN WITH HER, ANYWAY.\nLET'S JUST GO TO THE BALL WITHOUT HER.\nLADY ANRI, TIME FOR YOUR BREAKFAST!\nALRIGHT, FINE.\n\nUH... MY LADY.\nWHAT IS IT?\nARE YOU REALLY NOT GOING TO GO?\n\nTO DUKE BRISTON'S BALL, I MEAN.\nTO BE HONEST, THE BRISTON BALL...\nIS WHERE EDWIN AND ELIZE MEET FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.\nIT'S ONE OF THE NOVEL'S MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS...\n\nBUT I'M JUST A SIDE CHARACTER, SO I PROBABLY WON'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO SEE ANYTHING.\nWHY WOULD I GO TO A PLACE LIKE THAT? I'M NOT GOING.\nALRIGHT, MY LADY. GET SOME REST.\nI'LL GET YOUR NEWSPAPER AND A DESSERT.\nTHAT MUST BE THE CARRIAGE...\nI GUESS THEY JUST LEFT... THEY SURE ARE IN A RUSH.\n\nA-ANRI...\nI DIDN'T THINK I'D FIND YOU HERE.\nEUNICE...? WHY DIDN'T YOU GO TO THE BALL?\nDID CANDICE BULLY YOU INTO STAYING HOME?\n\n... I'VE CHANGED MY MIND.\nLET'S GO.\n\nCOME WITH ME...\n...TO THAT LOUSY BALL!","bubble_count":110,"pages_count":33,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The mysterious man who introduces himself as Papa Kiristan proposes to Anri, offering to become her own Perseus.","spoiler_summary":"The mysterious man who introduces himself as Papa Kiristan proposes to Anri, offering to become her own Perseus. Anri rejects him, saying she does not know him and has no need for a hero without love. The man gifts her the painting of Andromeda's Shield and leaves. Oppressed by her stepfamily at home, Anri decides not to go to Duke Briston's ball, but in the end she changes her mind and prepares to go to the ball."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y/chapter-8-awixb6","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — The Duke's Obsession With His Wife #8: SHIELD OF ANDROMEDA","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T04:54:15.199Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/the-duke-s-obsession-with-his-wife-5a64q63y"}}