# WebtoonLib — The Portrait of Pride #8: Chapter 7 ## Series - title: The Portrait of Pride - slug: the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x ## Chapter - number: 8 - chapter_key: 8-2x9hh7 - title: Chapter 7 - release_date: 2026-10-04 ### Summary Diana is gripped by fear, thinking that the Crown Prince has noticed the spring and the spirit, and may have even figured out that she is a spy. Chef Harper calls her to serve the prince's meal. After the meat dish presented as the new menu, the prince asks for his sword and reveals that the chef has served poisoned food. Diana begins to question the terrible truth about the smell of blood in the palace and the missing attendants. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Crown Prince exposes poisoned meal, summons sword, and forces chef to eat it all - Diana realizes no other maids met and head lady-in-waiting disappeared halfway - Prince refuses bedroom, says he lost appetite, orders canvas, easel, and carmine red paint - Diana connects blood smell, missing maid, paint colors, and canvas paintings, fearing her fate - Diana realizes Crown Prince knows about spring and spirit and fears her spy identity is exposed - Chef presents Boeuf Bourguignon with red wine sauce and asks Diana to help serve it ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Diana is gripped by fear, thinking that the Crown Prince has noticed the spring and the spirit, and may have even figured out that she is a spy. ### Spoiler summary Diana is gripped by fear, thinking that the Crown Prince has noticed the spring and the spirit, and may have even figured out that she is a spy. Chef Harper calls her to serve the prince's meal. After the meat dish presented as the new menu, the prince asks for his sword and reveals that the chef has served poisoned food. Diana begins to question the terrible truth about the smell of blood in the palace and the missing attendants. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 76 ### Content ...I MADE A MISTAKE. I DIDN'T THINK THE CROWN PRINCE WOULD KNOW ABOUT THE SPRING.... IT SEEMS HE'S NOTICED SOMETHING ABOUT THE SPIRIT TOO... COULD IT BE- DID HE ALSO FIGURE OUT THAT I'M THE PRINCE'S SPY? IF HE'S ALREADY FIGURED EVERYTHING OUT... WHY IS HE LEAVING ME ALONE? IF YOU ACT WISELY FROM NOW ON, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. WISELY... DIANA! SO YOU WERE HERE! AH, CHEF. That's great! TODAY, YOU'LL BE HELPING SERVE HIS HIGHNESS'S MEAL. WHAT? I'M SO NERVOUS BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE PRESENTING A NEW MENU TODAY! HIS HIGHNESS SEEMS TO BE QUITE FOND OF YOU, SO I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO HELP ME. M-Me? RATHER THAN ME, SOMEONE MORE EXPERIENCED- COME TO THINK OF IT... HAVE I EVER ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER MAID IN THE DETACHED PALACE? EVEN THE CHIEF ATTENDANT DISAPPEARED HALFWAY THROUGH.... ANYWAY- YOU'LL BE SERVING HIM TODAY. All right? TODAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. SO YOU MUST STAY RIGHT BY HIS HIGHNESS'S SIDE. COME ON, LET'S GO! THIS IS BEEF BOURGUIGNON, TOPPED WITH A RED WINE SAUCE. THIS OLD MAN DECIDED TO SHOW SOME ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE, SO I'M SURE IT'LL SUIT YOUR HIGHNESS'S TASTE PERFECTLY. HA... ARNOLD, BRING ME MY SWORD. YES, YOUR HIGHNESS. ...A SWORD? Y- Y-YOUR HIGHNESS...?! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?! YOU SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WHEN I WAS WILLING TO TURN A BLIND EYE. HARPER. CHEF...HARPER? MMPH! MMPH, WHY DO YOU THINK I'VE LEFT YOU ALONE ALL THIS TIME? I THOUGHT A LITTLE STIMULATION WASN'T NECESSARILY A BAD THING, SO I LET YOU BE- BUT YOU GOT CARRIED AWAY WITHOUT KNOWING YOUR PLACE. HOW DARE YOU SERVE YOUR MASTER FOOD HE CAN'T EAT? EAT ALL OF IT. DON'T LEAVE EVEN A SINGLE DROP OF BROTH. YOUR HIGHNESS- IT WOULD BE BEST TO GO TO YOUR BEDCHAMBER FIRST, BEFORE THE POISON SPREADS. ENOUGH. IT'S NOTHING I HAVEN'T DEALT WITH BEFORE. POISON...? COULD IT BE... CHEF HARPER TOO- TODAY IS GOING TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT DAY. WAS HE SOMEONE SENT BY THE PRINCE? THE COMPOSITION IS QUITE GOOD FOR ONCE. DIANA, GO BRING ME THE CANVAS AND EASEL. AS FOR THE PAINT... OF COURSE- CARMINE WOULD BE BEST. SINCE I'VE LOST MY APPETITE ANYWAY, I MIGHT AS WELL START WITH THE UNDERDRAWING RIGHT AWAY. ONLY NOW ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS FALLING INTO PLACE LIKE PIECES OF A PUZZLE. THE SMELL OF BLOOD FILLING THE DETACHED PALACE AND THE MISSING CHIEF ATTENDANT. THE COLORS OF THE PAINTS I MADE EVERY DAY. AND- THE PAINTINGS ON THE CROWN PRINCE'S CANVAS. UGH...! THEN- WHAT ABOUT ME...? SOMEDAY, WILL I TOO... END UP ON THIS CANVAS? ## See also - [WebtoonLib — The Portrait of Pride #8: Chapter 7](/series/the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x/chapter-8-2x9hh7) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-portrait-of-pride-yrfb921x ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.