# WebtoonLib — Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke #24 ## Series - title: Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke - slug: undercover-butler-to-the-grand-duke-joq1g3yb ## Chapter - number: 24 - chapter_key: 24-ysn25s - release_date: 2026-10-30 ### Summary Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke Chapter 24 opens with Freya trying to win the Grand Duke's trust, believing she has turned the incident in the waiting room to her advantage while reckoning with her past as a Tenasis knight. After the council's first session, her conversation with Cadrian goes poorly, and the next day in the winter garden, Crown Prince Artear tries to establish an intimate closeness with her. Just as Cadrian intervenes, Freya is struck by a violent headache and collapses, and at that very moment Ellaris appears. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Freya recalls she was a Tenasis knight seeking duel with Grand Duke then return home proudly. - Ellaris watches from afar and asks brother to move so she can see Freya's face. - Freya tries to win trust by reporting friends and pest control but attempt fails. - Freya reflects she stopped rumors and learned whereabouts of scheming man to protect Grand Duke household. - Grand Duke interrupts, catches faint Freya with headache and takes her inside. - Grand Duke tells Freya she is not needed tomorrow and must not leave Imperial Palace. - First council session ends divided with no decision on Tenasis alliance proposal. - Crown Prince Artear appears in winter garden and asks to call Freya by name as friend. - Freya reflects Sia saved by Serhin died and desires fresh start belonging to neither nation. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke Chapter 24 opens with Freya trying to win the Grand Duke's trust, believing she has turned the incident in the waiting room to her advantage while reckoning with her past as a Tenasis knight. ### Spoiler summary Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke Chapter 24 opens with Freya trying to win the Grand Duke's trust, believing she has turned the incident in the waiting room to her advantage while reckoning with her past as a Tenasis knight. After the council's first session, her conversation with Cadrian goes poorly, and the next day in the winter garden, Crown Prince Artear tries to establish an intimate closeness with her. Just as Cadrian intervenes, Freya is struck by a violent headache and collapses, and at that very moment Ellaris appears. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 136 ### Content HMM, HMM~ HM~ IN THE END, I WON FAIR AND SQUARE, JUST AS I'D PLANNED. I-i Didn't Mean To Do That~! HMM-HMM~ HONESTLY, I COULD'VE LET SOMETHING LIKE THAT SLIDE, BUT IF I HADN'T NIPPED IT IN THE BUD, THE RUMORS COULD'VE GOTTEN OUT OF HAND. BESIDES, NOW THAT I KNOW WHERE THAT SHADY BASTARD IS STAYING, I CAN STOP ANY POTENTIAL DANGER BEFORE IT REACHES THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSEHOLD... WAIT, WHY ARE YOU PATTING YOURSELF ON THE BACK, FREYA?! HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THAT YOU WERE ORIGINALLY A KNIGHT OF TENASIS?! MY GOAL WAS TO SETTLE THINGS WITH THE GRAND DUKE LIKE A TRUE KNIGHT OF TENASIS, THEN RETURN TO MY HOMELAND WITH MY HEAD HELD HIGH! ...YES, THAT WAS THE PLAN. IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE TO THINK ABOUT IT NOW, BUT LATELY, ALL KINDS OF THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH MY MIND. LIFE AS A KNIGHT OF TENASIS WAS FULFILLING ENOUGH IN ITS OWN WAY, AND PROTECTING SERHIN, MY LORD AND LONGTIME FRIEND, GAVE ME A SENSE OF PURPOSE, BUT IN THE END, MY LIFE WAS ALWAYS DEVOTED TO SOMEONE ELSE. IS THAT WHY? NOW THAT I'M LIVING A LIFE APART FROM MY PAST, IS THAT WHY I'VE STARTED WANTING TO LIVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT KIND OF LIFE? PERHAPS THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING. AFTER ALL, SIA, THE WOMAN SERHIN SAVED, IS DEAD. THIS IS MY CHANCE TO LIVE ENTIRELY ON MY OWN TERMS, SOMEWHERE THAT BELONGS TO NEITHER TENASIS NOR THE KADEA EMPIRE. ...IF THAT REALLY IS POSSIBLE, I SUPPOSE IT WOULD BE A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING NEVER TO DUEL THE GRAND DUKE AGAIN. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE COUNCIL'S FIRST SESSION CAME TO AN END. WITH TENASIS'S TRUE MOTIVES FOR PROPOSING THE ALLIANCE STILL UNCLEAR, THE NOBLES REMAINED DEEPLY DIVIDED IN THEIR OPINIONS, AND THE COUNCIL MADE LITTLE PROGRESS TOWARD A RESOLUTION. TOMORROW, THE DISCUSSIONS WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. I WON'T NEED TO SUMMON YOU, SO FEEL FREE TO EXPLORE THE IMPERIAL PALACE. UNDERSTOOD. I'LL LOOK AROUND ON MY OWN, JUST AS I DID WHEN WE VISITED THE GRAND TEMPLE. THAT'S FINE. JUST DON'T LEAVE THE IMPERIAL PALACE. YOU REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TO REMIND ME! YES, YES. UNDERSTOOD. BY THE WAY, DID ANYTHING HAPPEN TODAY? AH, WELL, SOMETHING DID HAPPEN. PERFECT! HERE'S MY CHANCE TO EARN SOME FAVOR RIGHT OFF THE BAT. I MADE A FEW FRIENDS IN THE ATTENDANTS' WAITING ROOM! ...A BUTLER? MAKING FRIENDS? YES. THEY SEEMED EAGER TO MEET YOUR GRACE, SO I TOOK CARE OF THEM MYSELF! HOW'S THAT, GRAND DUKE? EVEN WHILE YOU WERE AWAY, I KEPT THOSE PESTS IN CHECK FOR YOU! AREN'T YOU PLEASED? I'M PRETTY RELIABLE, AREN'T I? ...HUH? IS SOMETHING WRONG, YOUR GRACE? AM I... NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE FRIENDS...? IT'S NOT AS THOUGH YOU'D LISTEN EVEN IF I TOLD YOU NOT TO. ...WHAT?! IN ANY CASE, WELL DONE. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE FOR YOU TODAY, SO GO GET SOME REST. Y-YOUR GRACE?! GRAND DUKE CADRIAN! ...WHAT THE...? HE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD ME NOT TO LET ANYONE LOOK DOWN ON ME! SO WHAT THE HECK IS HIS PROBLEM NOW?! SERIOUSLY... TRYING TO WIN SOMEONE'S FAVOR IS EXHAUSTING. WHY AM I EVEN GOING TO ALL THIS TROUBLE...? AND SO, FREYA'S ATTEMPT TO EARN THE GRAND DUKE'S TRUST ENDED IN FAILURE. MORNING ARRIVED ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE FORMAL COUNCIL, WHERE THE EMPIRE'S HIGHEST-RANKING NOBLES GATHERED TO DISCUSS AND DECIDE ON MATTERS OF STATE. SO THIS IS HOW THEY DECORATED THE PLACE. A WINTER GARDEN LOOKS FAR TOO BLEAK WHEN LEFT COMPLETELY BARE, BUT OVERDOING THE DECORATIONS CAN MAKE IT LOOK TACKY. I WASN'T SURE HOW TO STRIKE THE RIGHT BALANCE. THE IMPERIAL PALACE REALLY IS ON ANOTHER LEVEL. THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN HERE! RIGHT, EVEN IF NOTHING LIKE YESTERDAY'S INCIDENT HAPPENS AGAIN, IF I KEEP DOING MY JOB AS A BUTLER PROPERLY, I'LL EVENTUALLY EARN HIS TRUST. SO LET'S KEEP GOING, FREYA! THE GRAND DUKE'S NEW BUTLER IS SURPRISINGLY CAPABLE, ISN'T SHE? CROWN PRINCE ARTEAR?! GOOD AFTERNOON, BUTLER OF BALLOT. ...MY GREETINGS TO YOUR HIGHNESS, THE CROWN PRINCE. WHAT? WHEN DID HE GET HERE? HE DIDN'T MAKE A SOUND! CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENED BACK THEN AND WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, I CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHAT THE CROWN PRINCE IS THINKING. IT'S RATHER UNSETTLING. IT FEELS A LITTLE AWKWARD TO KEEP CALLING YOU "BUTLER." WOULD YOU MIND IF I CALLED YOU BY YOUR NAME INSTEAD? OF COURSE. MY NAME IS FREYA. AND PLEASE, FEEL FREE TO SPEAK CASUALLY WITH ME. UNLESS YOU NORMALLY ADDRESS BUTLERS FROM OTHER HOUSEHOLDS WITH HONORIFICS, YOUR HIGHNESS. VERY WELL, THEN! I'LL SPEAK CASUALLY WITH YOU! YOU'RE MUCH MORE UNUSUAL THAN I EXPECTED, FREYA! HOW ELSE COULD A BUTLER FROM ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME LIKE THIS? Only Because It's You, Freya! PARDON ME? BUT AT THE MOMENT, YOU ARE... YOU'RE CERTAINLY NOT LIKE OTHER BUTLERS, FREYA. THE FIRST FEMALE BUTLER WITHOUT EVEN AN ACADEMY EDUCATION. HOW INTRIGUING! ...AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, YOU'RE SOMEONE WHO SERVES MY DEAR FRIEND, AREN'T YOU? HOW COULD I NOT BE CURIOUS ABOUT YOU? AH, THIS MAN... HE'S MUCH MORE CALCULATING THAN HE LETS ON. WONDERFUL, FREYA! I REALLY DO LIKE YOU! I'LL MAKE YOU MY VERY FIRST BUTLER FRIEND! WHAT?! NO, YOUR HIGHNESS, WHAT ARE YOU...?! WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING? OH, CADRIAN! TOOK YOU LONG ENOUGH TO COME OUT! YOUR HIGHNESS... WHAT WERE YOU DISCUSSING WITH HER? OH, JUST THIS AND THAT. SINCE SHE'S SUCH A VALUED SUBORDINATE OF MY DEAR FRIEND, I COULDN'T HELP TAKING A SPECIAL INTEREST IN FREYA. Greetings, Grand Duke. ...FREYA? YES, WE AGREED THAT I COULD SPEAK TO HER INFORMALLY. ISN'T THAT RIGHT, FREYA? THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR HIGHNESS. ...YOUR HIGHNESS. I BELIEVE YOU'VE PUT MY BUTLER IN AN AWKWARD POSITION LONG ENOUGH. CADRIAN, ARE YOU UPSET THAT I SPOKE TO YOUR SUBORDINATE WITHOUT ASKING YOUR PERMISSION FIRST? YOU KNOW ME ALL TOO WELL... WHY AM I THE ONE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS? I CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE CROWN PRINCE'S SUDDEN INTENTIONS, EITHER. GOING ON AND ON ABOUT BECOMING FRIENDS WITH A MERE BUTLER. ACTING SO FAMILIAR WITH ME, AS THOUGH WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR YEARS... UGH...! BUTLER! UGH, WHY DOES THIS HEADACHE HAVE TO HIT ME AT A TIME LIKE THIS...?! MY APOLOGIES, YOUR GRACE. I'M AFRAID I'M NOT FEELING WELL. LEAN ON ME. I'LL HOLD YOU UP. YOUR HIGHNESS, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US, WE'LL TAKE OUR LEAVE. OF COURSE. I WAS WORRIED I'D KEPT HER HERE FOR TOO LONG. TAKE HER INSIDE AND LET HER REST. YES. UNTIL NEXT TIME. A HEADACHE SEVERE ENOUGH TO MAKE HER COLLAPSE... IS SHE PUSHING HERSELF TOO HARD? AND YET, THE YOUNG LADY HERSELF IS THE ONLY ONE WHO DOESN'T REALIZE JUST HOW DEEPLY THE GRAND DUKE CARES FOR HER. IF ELLARIS HAD SEEN THIS, SHE WOULD'VE COMPLETELY LOST HER COMPOSURE. PERHAPS IT'S FOR THE BEST THAT THEY DIDN'T CROSS PATHS. WHAT ABOUT ME? ...ELLARIS. DAMN IT, WHAT AWFUL TIMING! BROTHER. YOU'RE BLOCKING MY VIEW, BROTHER, SO WOULD YOU MIND STEPPING ASIDE FOR A MOMENT? I CAN'T GET A PROPER LOOK AT THAT WOMAN'S FACE. ## See also - [WebtoonLib — Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke #24](/series/undercover-butler-to-the-grand-duke-joq1g3yb/chapter-24-ysn25s) - for_series_detail: /llms-series/undercover-butler-to-the-grand-duke-joq1g3yb ## Usage AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.