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Enraged by this, Rina argues with the guard, while Ed introduces her as his wife and rescues her with his A-rank mercenary license, after which the pair cross over to Peram and stay at an inn.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 41 follows Rina and Ed as they confront corruption at the magic circle gate. As a merchant pleads that he must deliver goods to the capital by midnight, the guards use the list as an excuse to take a bribe and let him through. Enraged by this, Rina argues with the guard, while Ed introduces her as his wife and rescues her with his A-rank mercenary license, after which the pair cross over to Peram and stay at an inn.","key_events":["Rina and Ed book two separate adjacent rooms at Daizeal Inn to rest before going to Diegis.","Ed shows A-Rank mercenary license under name Bart to intimidate guards and force retreat.","Guard accepts merchant's bribe and lets him pass, exposing open corruption.","Ed overprotectively checks Rina for fear and racing heart after confrontation.","Rina decides to report corrupt guards to inspection team after mission, Ed agrees.","Rina confronts corrupt guards, guard harasses her until Ed intervenes claiming she is his wife.","Rina and Ed take ancient teleportation magic circle to Peram at night.","Merchant blocked at checkpoint for mismatched goods begs guard, who notes magic circle closes at five."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"...YEAH,\nRINA.\n\n...IT'S STRANGE.\nI'VE HEARD MY NAME ALL MY LIFE,\n\nSO WHY DOES IT SOUND\n...SO UNFAMILIAR TODAY...?\nPL-PLEASE, I AM BEGGING YOU!\n\nPLEASE JUST LET IT SLIDE THIS ONCE...!\nI MUST ABSOLUTELY DELIVER THIS ITEM TO THE CAPITAL BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!\nIF I RUIN A DEAL THIS BIG, MY MERCHANT GUILD COULD GO BANKRUPT!\n\nIF IT WERE THAT IMPORTANT, YOU SHOULD HAVE PREPARED PROPERLY.\nTHE SUBMITTED LIST AND THE ACTUAL GOODS DON’T MATCH, SO WHAT DO YOU EXPECT ME TO DO?\nBUT... IT'S NOT LIKE THE QUANTITY I'M TRAVELING WITH IS MORE THAN WHAT'S ON THE LIST,\nIT'S ACTUALLY LESS!\nWHY ON EARTH IS THAT A PROBLE-\n\nSHUT UP!\nWHEN I SAY NO, IT MEANS NO!\nEITHER BRING THE CORRECT QUANTITY OR REWRITE THE LIST!\nOF COURSE, THE MAGIC CIRCLE'S OPERATING HOURS END PAST FIVE O'CLOCK,\n\nNGH...\nUM, BY ANY CHANCE...\nSO KEEP THAT IN MIND.\nCOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO SETTLE THIS USING... ANOTHER METHOD?\n\nIT ISN'T MUCH, BUT...\nNOW YOU’RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGE. PASS THROUGH.\nTH-THANK YOU...\n\n...! THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS.\nTHE GUARDS RECEIVING THE STIPEND FROM THE EMPIRE...\n...ARE OPENLY INVOLVED IN COMMITTING CORRUPTION RIGHT HERE IN THE CAPITAL?\nTO THE POINT OF INTIMIDATING PEOPLE WITH SUCH A HIGH-HANDED ATTITUDE...?!\n\nHEY THERE, PRETTY LADY.\nDO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TO ME?\nTHAT PASSIONATE GAZE OF YOURS IS MAKING ME ALL SHY~\n\nYOU-\n...DO YOU HAVE SOME SORT OF BUSINESS...\n\n...WITH MY WIFE?\n\nEEK...\nWH-WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!\nIF YOU'RE USING THE MAGIC CIRCLE, SHOW ME YOUR ID-\nTHIS IS...\n\nBart\nA-CLASS MERCENARY LICENSE...?\nIS THERE ANYTHING ELSE...\nYOU MIGHT NEED?\nUH...\n\n...NO, THERE ISN'T.\nPLEASE MOVE ALONG.\n...SIR ROJAS MUST BE EXTREMELY ANGRY.\n\n...WELL, HE HAS ALWAYS HAD A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR INJUSTICE.\nCONSIDERING THAT, HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AT KEEPING HIS TEMPER IN CHECK.\nIT MUST BE BECAUSE OF THE MISSION, RIGHT?\nI WAS ABOUT TO STEP IN IF PUSH CAME TO SHOVE, BUT-\n\nMISS DIAZ-\nNO,\nRINA.\n\nARE YOU...\nALRIGHT?!\n\nRINA...\nARE YOU FINE?\n...HUH?\n\nWHAT DO YOU MEAN IF I AM ALRIGHT...?\nI MEAN YOUR CONDITION.\nYOU MUST'VE BEEN QUITE SCARED. WERE YOU STARTLED?\nIS YOUR HEART BEATING TOO FAST AND MAKING YOU SHORT OF BREATH, BY ANY CHANCE?\n\nOR IS YOUR BODY TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATING?\nWait a minute. U-UM, I'M PERFECTLY FINE, THOUGH?\nTHEN THAT'S A HUGE RELIEF, BUT...\nYOU HAVE A TENDER HEART AND A FRAGILE MIND.\n\nI WAS WORRIED YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED AFTER GETTING TANGLED UP WITH THOSE AWFUL JERKS.\n...ME?!\nIT DOESN'T FEEL BAD TO BE OVER- PROTECTED, BUT...\nWill she break if she falls?\nWill she fly away if the wind blows?\n\nWHAT EXACTLY DID HE SEE IN ME TO THINK I HAVE A FRAGILE MIND...?\nI AM COMPLETELY FINE, ED.\nACTUALLY, I WAS INWARDLY THINKING ABOUT HOW TO DEAL WITH THOSE SCUMBAGS.\nONCE OUR MISSION IS OVER, I WILL DEFINITELY REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE INSPECTION TEAM.\n\nPEOPLE WHO DO THINGS LIKE THAT ABSOLUTELY MUST BE CUT OFF.\nYES, I'M OF THE SAME MIND.\nTHEY MUST BE CUT OFF...\nSLICED.\nIT SEEMS SIR ROJAS'S IDEA OF THE LEVEL OF PUNISHMENT IS SIMILAR TO MINE.\nWhat a relief~\n\nANYWAY, EARLIER...\nI REALLY WAS STARTLED.\nI KNOW HE INTENDED TO PROTECT ME, BUT...\nTO CALL ME \"HIS WIFE.\"\n\nI THOUGHT MY HEART WAS GOING TO STOP-!\nYou really were scared after all, Miss Diaz. Weren't you?\nTHIS IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE PASSENGERS USING THE ANCIENT TELEPORTATION MAGIC CIRCLE.\nTHE MAGIC CIRCLE TO PERAM WILL SOON CEASE OPERATIONS.\n\nPASSENGERS HEADING TO PERAM, PLEASE MOVE TO THE PORTAL.\nIF IT'S PERAM, THAT'S OUR DESTINATION.\nYEAH, WE SHOULD GET GOING.\nTHEN...\n\nSHALL WE, RINA?\nSOUNDS GOOD, ED!\n\nBUSINESS TRIPS ARE THE BEST.\nTHE IMPERIAL PALACE IS THE BEST~!!!\nKYLE IS THE BEST TOO~!!!\n\nPERAM IS A MUCH MORE BUSTLING ESTATE THAN I THOUGHT.\n\nWELL, IT HAS ENOUGH GOING FOR IT TO HAVE AN ANCIENT TELEPORTATION MAGIC CIRCLE.\nANYWAY, IT'S GETTING DARK, SO IT WOULD BE TOO TAXING TO KEEP MOVING.\nHOW ABOUT WE REST FOR TODAY AND LEAVE EARLY FOR DIEGIS TOMORROW?\nSOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.\nMoreover, I heard the Lord is quite resourceful.\nTHEN WE SHOULD FIND AN INN.\n\nWELCOME, SIR AND MA'AM.\nHELLO. DO YOU HAVE ANY ROOMS LEFT BY ANY CHANCE?\n\nWE NEED TWO OF YOUR BEST ROOMS.\nTWO ROOMS?\nAREN'T YOU A MARRIED COUPLE?\nW-WE ARE A MARRIED COUPLE, BUT WE HAVEN'T OFFICIALLY TIED THE KNOT YET!\n\nSINCE MY HUSBAND IS FROM THE EAST, IT'S A BIT...\nAHH, I SEE.\nOH MY~ THAT'S A REAL SHAME FOR YOU, BUDDY?\nWOULD YOU EVEN BE ABLE TO FALL ASLEEP WITH SUCH A PRETTY BRIDE NEXT DOOR?\n\nAH... AHAHAHA! WE'VE RECEIVED THE KEYS ALRIGHT!\nTHEN WE'LL BE HEADING UPSTAIRS NOW—!\n\n...SERIOUSLY, THAT MISTER TOO.\nSAYING THINGS THAT DIDN'T NEED TO BE SAID...\nWHY DID HE HAVE TO MAKE THE ATMOSPHERE SO AWKWARD?\n\n...THIS IS MY ROOM.\n\nAND ED, YOUR ROOM IS RIGHT NEXT DOOR.\nHere are the keys.\n\nUM, WELL...\nPLEASE DON'T PAY TOO MUCH MIND TO WHAT THAT MISTER SAID EARLIER.\nIT'S MY FAULT FOR CAUSING A MISUNDERSTANDING BY CLAIMING WE'RE A MARRIED COUPLE...\n...ANYWAY, ED.\n\nGOOD NIGHT...\n!\n\nED...?","bubble_count":132,"pages_count":41,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 41 follows Rina and Ed as they confront corruption at the magic circle gate.","spoiler_summary":"Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor Chapter 41 follows Rina and Ed as they confront corruption at the magic circle gate. As a merchant pleads that he must deliver goods to the capital by midnight, the guards use the list as an excuse to take a bribe and let him through. Enraged by this, Rina argues with the guard, while Ed introduces her as his wife and rescues her with his A-rank mercenary license, after which the pair cross over to Peram and stay at an inn."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd/chapter-41-89gdet","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Unbeknownst to Me, I’m Secretly Dating the Emperor #41","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-31T11:39:03.438Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/unbeknownst-to-me-i-m-secretly-dating-the-emperor-hr359apd"}}