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Count Harkan sparks an argument over the west-east tax, the Emperor silences him with equal taxes plus troop support, then cuts off the nobles' marriage and ball demands with a death threat and goes to meet Miss Diaz exhausted.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 26 tells a turning point where the Emperor endures the tax quarrel and marriage pressure. Count Harkan sparks an argument over the west-east tax, the Emperor silences him with equal taxes plus troop support, then cuts off the nobles' marriage and ball demands with a death threat and goes to meet Miss Diaz exhausted.","key_events":["Mr. Rojas compliments Miss Diaz's purple outfit and recalls colors of her past outfits.","Nobles pressure Emperor to marry soon and propose a grand ball to find empress candidates.","Emperor imposes equal tax on East and West and orders Count Harkan to send private soldiers east.","Miss Diaz meets Mr. Rojas after shift, worries about his tired appearance and suggests rest.","Nobles argue over high tax on western grain region versus eastern mine revenues.","Emperor erupts in rage at Viscount Elkins's daughter suggestion, threatens execution, dismisses council.","Exhausted Emperor misses Miss Diaz and sends her meeting proposal via internal mail."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"-I BELIEVE THIS IS TOO UNFAIR A MEASURE.\nTO IMPOSE SUCH A HIGH TAX RATE ONLY ON THE WESTERN GRANARY REGION?\n\nIF IT'S TAX REVENUE YOU NEED, IT WOULD BE BETTER TO COVER IT FROM THE EASTERN MINING REGION!\nWHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, COUNT HARKAN!\nYOU KNOW HOW DEVASTATED THE EASTERN BORDER IS BECAUSE OF THE WAR.\nALL THE MINING PROFITS ARE ALREADY BEING DIVERTED TO DAMAGE RESTORATION AS WE SPEAK!\nDO YOU HAVE ANY CONSCIENCE, DRAGGING THE EAST INTO A DISCUSSION ABOUT TAXES?!\n\nDO YOU THINK I'M SAYING THIS JUST TO LINE MY OWN POCKETS?!\nIF NOT THAT, THEN WHAT IS YOUR INTENTION?!\nTHE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY IS BLEAK.\nTO THINK THE POLITICIANS WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF THE EMPIRE AND ITS PEOPLE\n\nARE SO PREOCCUPIED WITH FILLING THEIR OWN BELLIES LIKE THIS.\nNOTHING HAS CHANGED SINCE EIGHT YEARS AGO.\n...THEN LET'S DO THIS, COUNT HARKAN.\nFROM NOW ON, THE EXACT SAME TAX RATE WILL BE IMPOSED ON BOTH THE WEST AND THE EAST.\n\nOH! ARE YOU SERIOUS, YOUR MAJESTY?\n-HOWEVER,\nSINCE THE EAST WILL NEED THAT MUCH MORE HELP FOR DAMAGE RESTORATION,\n\nYOU WILL DRAFT PRIVATE SOLDIERS FROM YOUR ESTATE AND SEND THEM AS SUPPORT.\n?!\nY-YOUR MAJESTY, THAT'S...!\nDIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WANTED FAIR TREATMENT?\nI ASSUME THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS, SO WE WILL CONCLUDE TODAY'S MEETING HE-\n\nYOUR MAJESTY.\nJUST ONE LAST THING.\nMAY I DARE TO BRING SOMETHING TO YOUR ATTENTION?\n...WHAT IS IT NOW?\n\nTO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT,\nTHE EMPIRE IS STILL IN A CHAOTIC PERIOD DUE TO THE AFTERMATH OF THE WAR.\nTHEREFORE, YOUR MAJESTY SHOULD MARRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,\nAND SOLIDIFY THE NATION'S INTERNAL STABILITY, SHOULDN'T YOU?\n\nDROP THE SUBJECT. I WILL HANDLE MY OWN MARRIAGE.\nBUT YOUR MAJESTY, COUNT BROWN IS RIGHT!\nIT IS ABOUT TIME YOU PREPARE TO WELCOME A HOSTESS FOR THE PALACE.\nOho..\nSINCE IT HAS COME TO THIS, WHY DON'T WE STEP UP\nAND FIND YOU A SUITABLE PARTNER?\nTHAT'S A TRULY EXCELLENT IDEA!\nSHALL WE HOLD A GRAND BALL AND INVITE ALL THE DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN VIPS?\n\nEVEN SO, AN IMPERIAL CITIZEN MUST SIT IN THE EMPRESS'S SEAT!\nFROM AMONG THE UNMARRIED NOBLE LADIES, A SUITABLE CANDIDATE...\nNOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, SOMEONE COMES TO MIND.\nVISCOUNT ELKINS'S ELDEST DAUGHTER.\nSHE HAS QUITE A COLORFUL REPUTATION IN HIGH SOCIETY REGARDING THAT SORT OF THING.\n\nAFTER ALL, HIS MAJESTY HAS BEEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD FOR A LONG TIME.\nHE MUST STILL BE INEXPERIENCED IN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN,\nSO SHE WILL CERTAINLY BE OF HELP IN THAT AREA–\n\nEEK?!\n\nSEEING HOW FREELY YOU ARE RUNNING YOUR MOUTHS,\nIT SEEMS NONE OF YOU HAVE EVEN THE SLIGHTEST SHRED OF SHAME.\nSPOUT THAT NONSENSE ONE MORE TIME.\n\nHOW DARE YOU. WHOSE NAME DID YOU JUST BRING UP?\n...UNDER MARTIAL LAW, INSUBORDINATION RESULTS IN IMMEDIATE EXECUTION.\n\nMAKE SURE I DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT MYSELF FROM NOW ON.\nUNDERSTOOD?\nTHAT IS ALL. DISMISSED.\n\nY-YES!!!\n\n...HAAH.\nMY HEAD HURTS FROM ALL THIS.\nSOMETIMES I THINK IT WAS BETTER WHEN I WAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.\nAT LEAST BACK THEN, I DIDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH BASTARDS LIKE THEM.\nBUT...\n\nBECAUSE I RETURNED HERE TODAY,\nWAS I ABLE TO MEET MISS DIAZ.\n\n...I MISS HER.\nI FEEL LIKE ALL THIS FATIGUE WOULD MELT AWAY IF I JUST SAW MISS DIAZ.\n\nEVEN JUST FOR A MOMENT WOULD BE FINE...\n...SHOULD I ASK HER TO MEET UP?\n\nSIR ROJAS!\nI'M SORRY, DID YOU WAIT LONG?\n\nI MEANT TO COME OUT RIGHT AT THE END OF MY SHIFT,\nBUT A BUNCH OF WORK PILED UP RIGHT AT THE END.\n\n...MISS DIAZ.\nIT'S FINE. I JUST GOT OUT MYSELF.\nIF ANYTHING, I'M THE ONE WHO'S SORRY FOR CALLING YOU OUT SO SUDDENLY.\nOH, NOT AT ALL.\nI JUST DIDN'T EXPECT TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE ASKING TO MEET THROUGH THE INTERNAL IMPERIAL PALACE MAIL,\nSO I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED, BUT...\n\nI CAN ABSOLUTELY NEVER TELL HIM THAT I ACTUALLY LIKED IT BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE AN OFFICE ROMANCE...!\nANYWAY, IT'S A BIT EMBARRASSING SINCE I CAME STRAIGHT FROM WORK.\nToo plain, isn't it?\n\nNO, NOT AT ALL.\nPURPLE HAS ALWAYS LOOKED GOOD ON YOU.\nJUST AS MUCH AS PINK, SKY BLUE, AND YELLOW.\n\nALL THE COLORS HE JUST MENTIONED ARE...\n...THE COLORS OF THE CLOTHES I WORE WHENEVER I MET SIR ROJAS.\n\n...YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY.\nI SUPPOSE I DO.\nAFTER ALL, I'M THE KIND OF PERSON WHO MEMORIZED AN ENTIRE CATALOG IN A SINGLE DAY.\n\nTODAY, THE PLACE THAT I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU\nIS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLACE INSIDE THE IMPERIAL PALACE.\n\nIT'S A GREAT SPOT FOR A QUIET STROLL.\nALTHOUGH I'LL HAVE TO HEAD BACK TO WORK AFTER STAYING THERE FOR JUST A BIT...\nPARDON?\nSIR ROJAS, WERE YOU NOT OFF WORK?\nWELL, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK LATELY.\n\n...IT REALLY IS JUST LIKE KYLUS SAID.\nI HEARD THE EMPEROR'S CLOSE AIDES HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY BUSY THESE DAYS,\nTHEN SIR ROJAS TOO...\n...UM, SIR ROJAS.\n\nHm?\nWHAT'S WRONG, MISS DIAZ?\nI'M JUST ASKING JUST IN CASE.\nIF YOU'RE TIRED, YOU CAN LEAVE FIRST.\n\n...WHAT?\nTO THE POINT WHERE YOU ONLY HAVE TIME TO GET SOME FRESH AIR BEFORE HAVING TO GO BACK INSIDE,\nIT MEANS YOU'RE REALLY BUSY WITH WORK.\nWOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO SAVE THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH ME AND GET EVEN A LITTLE BIT OF REST?\n\nYOU ALREADY LOOK TIRED AS IT IS,\nAND YOUR SKIN LOOKS A BIT ROUGH, TOO...\n\n...MISS DIAZ.\nCOULD IT BE THAT...\n\n...MEETING WITH ME IS...\n...BOTHERSOME TO YOU?","bubble_count":114,"pages_count":35,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 26 tells a turning point where the Emperor endures the tax quarrel and marriage pressure.","spoiler_summary":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 26 tells a turning point where the Emperor endures the tax quarrel and marriage pressure. 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