# WebtoonLib — The Portrait of Pride #5: Chapter 4 ## Series - title: The Portrait of Pride - slug: the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x ## Chapter - number: 5 - chapter_key: 5-wijcmw - title: Chapter 4 - release_date: 2026-10-04 ### Summary The blind maid encounters the Crown Prince in a room smelling of blood. As the Prince paints, the sounds of the brush and his excited breathing catch her attention; she wonders what is on the canvas of this dangerous man who becomes completely calm in front of a painting. Meanwhile, there is talk of Arnold, an assassin who has posed as the head servant for three years, being taken away as the 131st case. The Prince tests the maid who says she is blind by throwing things on the floor, surprised by her composure. When he asks about her past, the woman says she looked after the asthmatic lady in the household of the Duke of Osphile. The Prince's voice softens and he asks her if she knows how to grind pigment. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - The Crown Prince softens, tells the maid to get gauze for his wound, and asks about grinding pigment - The maid realizes from blood smell and brush sounds that the prince is painting and calms down in front of art - Arnold, posing as head servant for three years, is exposed as an assassin and taken away as the 131st attempt - The Crown Prince tests a blind maid's blindness by ordering her to pick up a dropped pen and questioning her past - The maid hides her identity by claiming she cared for the asthmatic duchess and gains trust ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser The blind maid encounters the Crown Prince in a room smelling of blood. ### Spoiler summary The blind maid encounters the Crown Prince in a room smelling of blood. As the Prince paints, the sounds of the brush and his excited breathing catch her attention; she wonders what is on the canvas of this dangerous man who becomes completely calm in front of a painting. Meanwhile, there is talk of Arnold, an assassin who has posed as the head servant for three years, being taken away as the 131st case. The Prince tests the maid who says she is blind by throwing things on the floor, surprised by her composure. When he asks about her past, the woman says she looked after the asthmatic lady in the household of the Duke of Osphile. The Prince's voice softens and he asks her if she knows how to grind pigment. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 83 ### Content YOU. PICK THAT UP. THE CROWN PRINCE...? CAN'T YOU HEAR ME? THE SMELL OF BLOOD... DID HE GO HUNTING? ...HERE IT IS, MASTER. THIS SOUND.... SO IT WAS A BRUSH. HE'S PAINTING. THE WIND THAT ERASES THE STENCH OF BLOOD, THE INCESSANT SOUNDS OF THE BRUSH MOVING ACROSS THE CANVAS, AND HIS FAINTLY EXCITED BREATHING... THIS DANGEROUS MAN... BECOMES UTTERLY CALM WHEN IN FRONT OF A PAINTING. SO, I BECAME CURIOUS. WHAT ON EARTH... COULD BE ON THE CROWN PRINCE'S CANVAS RIGHT NOW? YOUR HIGHNESS. SHALL I CLEAN THIS UP? Arnold, The escort knight of Felix. HE HAD PRETENDED TO BE THE CHIEF ATTENDANT FOR THREE YEARS... FOR AN ASSASSIN, I SUPPOSE I SHOULD COMMEND HIM FOR LASTING AS LONG AS HE DID. THIS IS ALREADY THE 131ST. TAKE IT AWAY. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THE MAID? THE MAID? ...AH. YOU SAID YOU WERE BLIND? ...YES, MASTER. Y-YOUR HIGHNESS! I HAD INSPECTED HER MYSELF. SHE IS NOT SOMEONE OF SUSPICIOUS ORIGIN, SO PLEASE DO NOT WORRY. WHERE IS THE CHIEF ATTENDANT? I HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED HIM SINCE THIS MORNING. IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU WISH TO HAVE DONE, I SHALL PASS ALONG THE MESSAGE. WHAT, TO THAT THING? WHAT...? PICK IT UP. ...I'VE BROUGHT IT, MASTER. AGAIN. A MAID, BUT UNABLE TO SEE. YET, SHE'S STRANGELY CALM. HMM... ...IT'S NOT AS THOUGH THROWING THINGS IS A HOBBY OF HIS. IT FEELS LIKE HE'S TESTING TO SEE IF I REALLY AM BLIND. COULD HE HAVE DISCOVERED MY IDENTITY-... UGH... MASTER, THE PEN... SEEMS TO HAVE ROLLED DOWN HERE-... YOU... SEEM TO BE CARELESS. TH-THANK YOU... SO... WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU CAME HERE? IF MY ELDER BROTHER ASKS ABOUT YOUR ORIGINS, MENTION THE DUKE OF OSPHiLE'S HOUSEHOLD, NOT VISCOUNT DE FIER'S. THERE... -I CLEANED THE MISTRESS'S BEDROOM. I ALSO ATTENDED TO HER BATH AND SERVED HER MEALS. Hmm.... THE DUKE OF OSPHILE'S HOUSEHOLD.... AH, NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT... IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE THE DUCHESS OF OSPHILE APPEARED IN HIGH SOCIETY. YES... HAS IT ALREADY BEEN FIVE YEARS? ...TEN YEARS, MASTER. THE MISTRESS HAD DIFFICULTY GOING OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF HER ASTHMA. ADDITIONALLY, SHE DIDN'T WANT TO KEEP MANY SERVANTS, SO ASIDE FROM ME, ONLY A FEW OTHERS ATTENDED TO HER. IT MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE DIFFICULT TO TAKE CARE OF SOMEONE WITH AN ILLNESS. YOU SHOULD ASK THE CHIEF ATTENDANT FOR SOME GAUZE. IT WOULDN'T LOOK GOOD IF THIS LEFT A SCAR. ...YES, MASTER. ...HIS VOICE HAS SOFTENED CONSIDERABLY. IT SEEMS HE'S... NO LONGER ON GUARD. IF THAT'S THE CASE... MASTER... IS THERE, PERHAPS, ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP YOU WITH? HA... YOU CERTAINLY ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES BEFORE YOU. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GRIND PIGMENTS? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Portrait of Pride #5: Chapter 4](/series/the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x/chapter-5-wijcmw) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.