# WebtoonLib — Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor #17 ## Series - title: Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor - slug: unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd ## Chapter - number: 17 - chapter_key: 17-9y3nxc - release_date: 2026-10-30 ### Summary In Draft Chapter 17 of Unbeknownst to Me, I'm Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. Diaz meets Sir Rojas, who arrives without his robe, and the real tension begins when Kyle has her taste his new cream latte. Disgusted by the terrible taste of the coffee, Diaz inspects the beans in the storage room, uncovering a year-old stale roast and fraud, then helps Kyle and tells him to report the merchant. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Rojas meets Diaz in a new outfit without his robe and receives a compliment - Diaz and Rojas leave cafe for restaurant while Kyle wants private talk with Majesty - Rojas orders Kyle to immediately investigate the merchant via guild network - Kyle learns he was scammed by fraudulent merchant and thanks Diaz for saving cafe - Kyle serves his new seasonal cream latte which Diaz says tastes spoiled - Diaz inspects storage room beans and reveals they spoiled as roasted over a year ago ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Draft Chapter 17 of Unbeknownst to Me, I'm Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. ### Spoiler summary In Draft Chapter 17 of Unbeknownst to Me, I'm Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. Diaz meets Sir Rojas, who arrives without his robe, and the real tension begins when Kyle has her taste his new cream latte. Disgusted by the terrible taste of the coffee, Diaz inspects the beans in the storage room, uncovering a year-old stale roast and fraud, then helps Kyle and tells him to report the merchant. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 162 ### Content ...I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU TO ARRIVE THIS EARLY. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, MISS DIAZ. AH... HELLO, SIR ROJAS. BUT TODAY... YOU AREN'T WEARING YOUR ROBE? I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN YOU LIKE THIS. BY ANY CHANCE... DOES IT LOOK STRANGE? I FELT LIKE I WAS ALWAYS WEARING A SIMILAR OUTFIT EVERY TIME WE MET... SO I TRIED CHANGING MY ATTIRE. AH, NO! IT DOESN'T LOOK STRANGE AT ALL. RATHER... ...RATHER? WELL, THAT IS TO SAY... ...UM, IT REALLY... SUITS YOU WELL. THEN THAT'S A RELIEF... Right~?! I spent days agonizing over choosing these clothes! I Knew They Would Be Exactly To Miss Diaz's Liking. Oh My~ SIR ROJAS REALLY HAS NO EYE FOR THESE THINGS~ SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT IN SOME SPECIAL EFFORT FOR HIM, YOU SEE. You Can Praise Me More If You'd Like~ NOW THEN, MISS DIAZ, SHALL WE HEAD TO THE RESTAURANT? NO, NO, HOLD ON A SECOND, SIR ROJAS. SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY HERE, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE BEFORE YOU GO. THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME LEFT UNTIL THE RESTAURANT RESERVATION, ISN’T THERE? I’m The One Who Made The Reservation, Who Are You Trying To Fool~~ I just so happen to have developed a new menu item, too. Please let me serve it to the two of you! WHAT WILL YOU DO, MISS DIAZ? IF YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT, YOU CAN DECLINE WITHOUT FEELING PRESSURED. HMM... ...THEN SHALL WE JUST HAVE ONE CUP BEFORE WE GO? Since He's Asking So Earnestly... I KNEW YOU WOULD AGREE, MISS DIAZ! Then Please Wait Just A Moment! OUR CAFE'S NEW SEASONAL MENU ITEM. IT IS THE 'CREAM LATTE'. KYLE'S SIGNATURE POINT! SERVED WITH A BLUE FALCON COOKIE~ SOFT CREAM MADE FROM PREMIUM MILK LAYERED OVER RICH, DEEP COFFEE, SERVED SO THE TWO FLAVORS HARMONIZE PERFECTLY. I AM THE VERY FIRST TO ATTEMPT THIS MENU IN THE CAPITAL! IT ACTUALLY LOOKS PRETTY PLAUSIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE, DOESN'T IT? MAYBE THIS WILL BE OKAY..? M-MISS DIAZ?! GOODBYE, WORLD... ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER! HERE, A HANDKERCHIEF...! AS EXPECTED, YOUR COFFEE IS DEFINITELY POISON! NEVER PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS OUT INTO THE WORLD AGAIN. I WAS REALLY CONFIDENT THIS TIME~!! NO... THIS ISN'T JUST A MATTER OF TASTE. I'M CERTAIN, DEFINITELY- ...UM, MR. KYLE. COULD I PERHAPS SEE THE STORAGE ROOM WHERE YOU KEEP THE INGREDIENTS? I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE COFFEE BEANS. ...THE STORAGE IS THIS WAY. I'LL SHOW IT TO YOU FOR NOW, BUT THERE'S NO WAY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BEANS. WE ONLY USE THE FINEST BEANS FROM THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT, AND IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A WEEK SINCE THIS BATCH WAS DELIVERED. WE WENT THROUGH A SPECIALIZED COFFEE MERCHANT, SO THE DISTRIBUTION PROCESS IS TRANSPARENT, TOO, AND WE EVEN HAVE A QUALITY GUARANTEE FROM THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT'S ROYAL FAMILY, SO THAT SAYS IT ALL. THERE'S NO WAY THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THESE BEANS! NO, THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. EVEN THE CHEAPEST COFFEE WOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A TERRIBLE TASTE. I Drank So Much Coffee In My Past Life. ANYWAY, THESE ARE THE BEANS I USE. HERE, TAKE A LOOK. UGH...! THE QUALITY IS GREAT, RIGHT~? DOES THIS LOOK NORMAL TO YOU?!! MR. KYLE, ARE YOU SERIOUS? I CAN SMELL THE SOURNESS FROM THIS FAR AWAY. T-THAT'S... THEY SAID IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A UNIQUE VARIETY. THAT IT'S BECAUSE IT HAS A LOT OF ACIDITY... NO!! YOU CAN'T CALL THIS ACIDITY. It Just Smells Like It's Going Bad! ARE THESE REALLY PREMIUM BEANS? O-OF COURSE! I HEARD THAT ROASTING DETERMINES THE COFFEE'S TASTE, SO I PAID FIVE TIMES THE PRICE TO BUY... BEANS ROASTED BY A PROFESSIONAL BARISTA FROM THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT!! ROASTED... BEANS? Yes... That's Right...? IT SHOULD TAKE A YEAR BY SHIP FROM THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT TO THE EMPIRE... WHICH MEANS... Southern Continent THE COFFEE I JUST DRANK!! WAS BREWED WITH BEANS ROASTED OVER A YEAR AGO?! UH... I SUPPOSE SO? ...BLERGH. IS THERE PERHAPS A PROBLEM...? IF THIS WERE SOUTH KOREA, IT WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A LAWSUIT, YOU JERK...!! ...LISTEN CAREFULLY, MR. KYLE. COFFEE BEANS SPOIL EASILY THE MOMENT THEY ARE ROASTED. SO YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BRING THEM IN AS UNROASTED GREEN BEANS AND ROAST A CERTAIN AMOUNT EACH TIME YOU NEED THEM. DID THAT MERCHANT NOT EVEN TELL YOU SOMETHING THIS BASIC? N-NO... I'M HEARING THIS FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. THAT MERCHANT IS THE ONE WHO RECOMMENDED THE SOUTHERN CONTINENT BARISTA IN THE FIRST PLACE... YOU WERE PROPERLY SCAMMED BY A CON ARTIST. WELL, IT'S ONLY BEEN ABOUT 10 YEARS SINCE COFFEE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE EMPIRE. People Here Can't Help But Be Unfamiliar With It. ...IT'S FINE, MR. KYLE. IT'S ACTUALLY BETTER NOW THAT WE KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE COFFEE PROBLEM. IT'LL BE RESOLVED IF YOU JUST GET BEANS FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT JUST MEANS YOUR COFFEE WILL ONLY GET MORE DELICIOUS FROM NOW ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MISS DIAZ! I ALMOST RUINED THE CAFE... YOU SAVED MY LIFE! HOW SHOULD I EVER REPAY THIS FAVOR...! I-IT'S FINE, IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY REPORT THAT MERCHANT TO THE CITY GUARD. OF COURSE! I'LL MAKE SURE HE ROTS IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. OF COURSE, BEFORE THAT, I'LL MAKE HIM DRINK ALL THE COFFEE BREWED WITH THESE SPOILED BEANS... KYLE. INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME HERE, YOU HAD BETTER GO FIND THAT MERCHANT RIGHT AWAY. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE MIGHT BE PULLING A SCAM RIGHT NOW. LOOK INTO IT THROUGH THE GUILD'S CONTACT NETWORK. RIGHT THIS INSTANT. ...! T-THEN I'LL HEAD UPSTAIRS FIRST~!! THE TWO OF YOU SHOULD GO EAT SOON TOO!! SIR ROJAS. HE'S THE TYPE WHO CAN'T STAND INJUSTICE...! AN ACTIVE DUTY KNIGHT-REALLY IS DIFFERENT...! ...MISS DIAZ, YOU SEEM QUITE KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT COFFEE. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS FIELD... LIKE KYLE? AH, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT... THE COFFEE CULTURE ARRIVED AROUND THE ACADEMY FASTER THAN IN THE CAPITAL. SO I JUST NATURALLY LEARNED A LOT ABOUT IT. TWO THREE COFFEE THE TRUTH IS, I ONLY KNOW THIS BECAUSE I AM FROM SOUTH KOREA, THE COUNTRY WITH A CAFE EVERY THREE STEPS. RATHER, IT'S AMAZING THAT NO ONE SUSPECTED THE BEANS UNTIL NOW. MOST OF THE CUSTOMERS ORDER DESSERT RATHER THAN COFFEE. EVEN THEN, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ACTUALLY COME TO SEE KYLE. AH, SO THAT WAS IT. IT'S A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAFE OWNER IS TOO HANDSOME. NO MATTER HOW WEIRD THE COFFEE TASTED, IT MUST HAVE BEEN HARD TO SPEAK HONESTLY ABOUT IT. IS KYLE... CONSIDERED THAT HANDSOME? UH... I SUPPOSE SO? HE HAS A SOFT IMPRESSION AND LOOKS SWEET... BUT MISS DIAZ, KYLUS IS- INTO OLDER WOMEN. HE HAS ALWAYS ONLY DATED OLDER WOMEN. ...? W-WHY IS HE BRINGING THAT UP SO SUDDENLY? DON'T TELL ME SIR ROJAS... IS ASKING ME TO FIND A SUITABLE BLIND DATE FOR KYLE IS HE SUBTLY ASKING ME FOR A FAVOR...?! OH NO~ I'M NOT GOOD AT THIS KIND OF THING! DO I EVEN KNOW ANYONE AROUND ME I COULD SET HIM UP WITH...? She Is The Same Age As Me So She Wouldn't Work... THEN WE WILL GET GOING NOW. PLEASE HAVE A GOOD TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TODAY, MISS DIAZ. DON'T MENTION IT. ...UM, YOUR MAJESTY. BEFORE YOU GO, FOR A MOMENT... THERE IS SOMETHING I NEED TO TELL YOU. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor #17](/series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd/chapter-17-9y3nxc) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.