# WebtoonLib — Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor #21 ## Series - title: Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor - slug: unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd ## Chapter - number: 21 - chapter_key: 21-qd5pry - release_date: 2026-10-30 ### Summary In Chapter 21 of Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. Diaz tours the ancient relics exhibition with Sir Rojas as their growing closeness reaches a new turning point. Faced with his sweet efforts like holding hands and memorizing the exhibition catalog, she accepts her feelings for him, but worries about how to keep meeting after the final exhibition and decides to look for flirting books with her friends. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Ms. Diaz confesses to her friend that she likes Sir Rojas after being charmed by his effort. - Sir Rojas recites memorized catalog explanations about ancient dwarven bellows, mithril, and King Calin's shield. - Sir Rojas confesses he wants to see Ms. Diaz even if it takes extra effort and asks not to be pushed away. - Ms. Diaz and her friend plan to visit a bookstore to research flirting books for future meetings. - Sir Rojas holds Ms. Diaz's hand claiming to check if she is okay and invites her for a cold drink. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser In Chapter 21 of Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. ### Spoiler summary In Chapter 21 of Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor, Ms. Diaz tours the ancient relics exhibition with Sir Rojas as their growing closeness reaches a new turning point. Faced with his sweet efforts like holding hands and memorizing the exhibition catalog, she accepts her feelings for him, but worries about how to keep meeting after the final exhibition and decides to look for flirting books with her friends. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 132 ### Content N-N-NO WAY... WH-WHAT IS THIS MOOD...?!? ...SIR, SIR ROJAS! ...! MY HAND... AH, THIS IS...! I-I MEAN...! I WAS JUST CHECKING TO SEE IF YOU WERE ALL RIGHT, M-MISS DIAZ. SEEING HOW WARM YOUR HAND IS, IT REALLY IS QUITE HOT TODAY. ...LET'S TAKE A MOMENT TO GRAB A COLD DRINK OVER THERE. OH, SIR ROJAS... HE REALLY CANNOT BE HONEST, CAN HE. ...MY HEART STILL FEELS LIKE IT'S POUNDING. THE ANCIENT RELIC EXHIBITION! IT IS NOT EASY TO GET TICKETS FOR AN EXHIBITION LIKE THIS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AH... (..Phew, so that's what this was about.) YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU ENJOYED IT. Didn't I tell you good things would happen if you listened to me? THANK YOU, KYLUS. I OWE YOU ONE...! ...BUT SIR ROJAS, ARE YOU SURE YOUR SCHEDULE IS ALL RIGHT? WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE EXHIBITIONS LEFT TO GO TO. AS HIS MAJESTY'S AIDE, YOU MUST BE VERY BUSY EVEN ON THE WEEKENDS, SO I'M WORRIED I MIGHT BE TAKING UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. IT'S FINE. I CAN MANAGE THE WORK SOMEHOW. PAPERWORK WAS NEVER REALLY SUITED FOR ME ANYWAY, SO IT'S JUST A BIT TIRING IN THAT REGARD... BUT IT'S NOTHING FOR YOU TO WORRY ABOUT, MISS DIAZ. BUT HOW CAN I NOT WORRY? I CAN ALWAYS COME TO THE EXHIBITION ALONE, SO IF IT'S TOO DIFFICULT, WE CAN POSTPONE OUR PLANS, OR YOU CAN JUST REST. WE'RE BOTH WORKING PROFESSIONALS, AFTER ALL. I KNOW VERY WELL JUST HOW PRECIOUS RESTING IS. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT, MISS DIAZ, BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO SAY IS... EVEN IF IT TAKES A LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT, I WANT TO COME AND SEE YOU. ...IN OTHER WORDS, I'M TRYING TO TAKE CREDIT. SO... PLEASE DON'T TRY TO PUSH ME ...HE SAID THAT?! HOLD ON A SECOND, RINA. THEN YOU SHOULDN'T BE SITTING AROUND LIKE THIS- WE NEED TO GO GET YOU FITTED FOR A WEDDING DRESS RIGHT NOW!! I'll even book the venue!! YEAH, I FIGURED SHE WOULD REACT LIKE THIS... WAIT, IN THIS DAY AND AGE, EVEN BEFORE DATING, PEOPLE CAN HOLD HANDS ALL THEY WANT, BUT STILL. Was this day and age like that...? THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS HOW YOU FEEL. HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR SIR ROJAS? DO YOU WANT THINGS TO WORK OUT WITH HIM? W-WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE I DISLIKE HIM... ...NO. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T DISLIKE HIM. I ALSO... ...I ALSO LIKE SIR ROJAS. OHO WHAT'S THIS?! HOW DID YOU BECOME SO SURE OF THAT?! Did something else happen?! WELL, ACTUALLY... IT HAPPENED WHEN WE WENT TO THE EXHIBITION FOR THE SECOND TIME... WOW...! IT SAYS THESE ARE BELLOWS ACTUALLY USED BY ANCIENT DWARVES! HMM, BELLOWS. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SMELTING TOOLS AS WELL, MISS DIAZ? AH, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT... IT'S JUST SO FASCINATING AND FUN TO ACTUALLY SEE SOMETHING I'VE ONLY READ ABOUT IN BOOKS. IT MAKES ME WONDER HOW EXACTLY THEY WERE USED... ...IF IT'S ABOUT THIS ITEM, I HAPPEN TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEM- SURPRISINGLY, EVEN THOUGH THESE BELLOWS LOOK KE A SIMPLE RELIC, THEY AREN'T JUS AN ORDINARY BLACKSMITHING TOOL. AS EXPECTED OF AN ARTIFACT FROM THE ANCIENT DWARVES, A MYSTERIOUS RACE WHOSE ENTIRE POPULATION POSSESSED AN INNATE AND EXTRAORDINARY TALENT FOR BLACKSMITHING, THEY BOAST A IRABILITY THAT HASN'T BEEN WORN DOW BY HEAT AT ALL DESPITE THE LONG SSAGE OF TIME, AND MOREOVE THESE DECORATIONS- ?! FURTHERMORE, IT'S SAID THAT THE FURNACES CRAFTED BY THE ANCIENT DWARVES WERE QUIPPED WITH A SPECIAL TECHNOLO THAT MAINTAINED ULTRA-HIGH TEMPERATURES, ALLOWING THEM TO HANDLE MOLTEN IRON AT A HEAT THAT CURRENT HUMAN TECHNOLOGY COULD BSOLUTELY NEVER REPLICATE. BECAU THAT, YOU CAN TELL JUST HOW M STORICAL VALUE THIS SEEMIN PLE SET OF BELLOWS ALSO, FOR THAT SAME REASON, THE DWARVES WERE ABLE TO SMELT A UNIQUE MINERAL THAT IT WOULDN'T BE AN EXAGGERATION TO SAY ONLY THEY COULD HANDLE... WH-WHAT'S WITH THE SUDDEN CHANGE...? WHY IS HE EXPLAINING THIS LIKE HE'S READING FROM A TEXT- BOOK...? NO WAY...! DID HE MEMORIZE THE EXHIBITION CATALOG WORD FOR WORD? WAS THAT MINERAL CALLED MITHRIL? I NATURALLY THOUGHT IT ONLY EXISTED IN LEGENDS, BUT I HEARD IT WAS PROVEN TO EXIST THANKS TO THE DWARVEN RELICS. YES. IF ONLY THEY HADN'T GONE INTO HIDING DUE TO THE ANCIENT EMPIRE'S EXCLUSIONARY POLICIES AGAINST OTHER RACES, HUMAN CIVILIZATION WOULD HAVE ACHIEVED A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL OF ADVANCEMENT. I KNEW IT. HE'S RECITING THE CATALOG'S CONTENTS EXACTLY AS THEY ARE WRITTEN! OH MY, THERE'S A SHIELD WITH A UNIQUE LUSTER RIGHT NEXT TO IT. COULD THIS BE A RELIC MADE OF MITHRIL? AH, THAT IS- KING CALIN'S MITHRIL SHIELD. IT IS A PRECIOUS RELIC WITH SURVIVING RECORDS STATING IT WAS PRESENTED AS A TRIBUTE BY A VASSAL STATE. THIS SHIELD IS ENGRAVED WITH INCREDIBLY DETAILED PATTERNS THAT HUMAN TECHNIQUES CANNOT IMITATE... HOW DID YOU FIND THE EXHIBITION TODAY? IT WAS EVEN MORE FUN THAN LAST TIME. THERE WERE A LOT OF TOPICS THAT I LIKED. BUT SIR ROJAS, FOR THE NEXT EXHIBITION, YOU DON'T HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE ENTIRE CATALOG BEFOREHAND. N-NO, THAT'S...! I WAS JUST...! ...THAT'S RIGHT. I SPENT ALL OF YESTERDAY MEMORIZING IT. BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING MISS DIAZ LIKES. I WANTED TO JOIN IN THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE THINGS YOU LIKE. SO AT THAT MOMENT, WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT, I THOUGHT... FOR A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD MAN... HE'S WAY TOO CUTE. Seriously, what am I saying... GOOD LUCK, RINA. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, YOU TWO SEEM TO LOOK GREAT TOGETHER. YOU'RE MEETING HIM AGAIN NEXT WEEK ANYWAY, RIGHT? Ah... THAT'S TRUE, BUT... I'M ACTUALLY WORRIED ABOUT WHAT COMES AFTER THAT. NEXT WEEK IS ALREADY THE FINAL EXHIBITION. HOW CAN I NATURALLY MAKE PLANS FOR OUR NEXT DATE? THAT'S NOT TOO DIFFICULT. USUALLY... ...HOW DO THINGS USUALLY GO AGAIN?? Conniieee.. NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT, I'VE NEVER HAD A BOYFRIEND EITHER...! H-HOW ABOUT THIS? WE COULD GO TO THE LIBRARY AND READ SOME BOOKS ON DATING! There might be some good hints, you know? WHAT? THE LIBRARY? What'kind of idea is that, Connie. IF WE'RE GOING TO USE SOMETHING FOR REFERENCE, IT'S BETTER TO GO TO- "HEART-FLUTTERING STRATEGIES FOR DATING BEGINNERS" "A LADY'S MANUAL FOR SUBTLE CHARM" "MAKING A NOBLE FALL IN LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" THE PERFECT PLACE WHERE ALL THE LATEST TRENDS COME TOGETHER... A BOOKSTORE!! ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor #21](/series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd/chapter-21-qd5pry) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. 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