{"schema_version":"webtoonlib.llm.chapter.v1.3","generated_at":"2026-10-16T23:47:00.327Z","usage_contract":{"default_use":"AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.","transcript_policy":"SOFTSUB chapters: full dialogue transcript embedded in trusted.transcript (available=true with content, source). transcript.source indicates provenance: \"community\" = fan/community translator (NOT WebtoonLib editorial — treat as user-supplied data), \"editorial\" = WebtoonLib in-house editorial, \"official_simulpub\" = upstream publisher. Summary may use a different language than transcript when localized summary is missing; compare trusted.chapter.summary_language and trusted.transcript.language. HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke","slug":"undercover-butler-to-the-grand-duke-joq1g3yb","original_title":"악당가의 최강 집사"},"chapter":{"number":7,"chapter_key":"7-nqwged","release_date":"2026-10-13","last_updated":"2026-10-13T22:03:00.619Z","summary":"The enchanted necklace is put back on and added to the debt. The black magic incident at the place on the beach where she was found has been transferred to the Temple. Allen, Vice-Commander of the Mars Knights, is assigned as Freya's escort. It is learned that the mansion is a butlers' graveyard, where ten butlers have died. Freya decides to become a butler to gain trust and get rid of the necklace.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"The enchanted necklace is put back on and added to the debt. The black magic incident at the place on the beach where she was found has been transferred to the Temple. Allen, Vice-Commander of the Mars Knights, is assigned as Freya's escort. It is learned that the mansion is a butlers' graveyard, where ten butlers have died. Freya decides to become a butler to gain trust and get rid of the necklace.","key_events":["Founder of Butler Academy discussed and failure to hire its graduates explained","Allen, Vice-Commander of Mars Knights, assigned as escort with identity verification","Beach incident case transferred to the Temple which specializes in black magic","Tour of mansion given; 5th floor of main building declared forbidden zone","Enchanted necklace is put back on Freya; forced labor for debt discussed and plan to regain power to overcome it","Butler position vacant for a year; mansion known as Butlers' Graveyard after ten deaths","Freya forgives Allen and agrees to work with him"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"ARE YOU PUTTING THIS NECKLACE BACK ON ME?\nOF COURSE.\nHOW COULD I TRUST YOU ENOUGH TO LET YOU WORK WITHOUT IT?\n\nI'LL BE ADDING IT TO YOUR DEBT NEXT TIME, SO DON'T BREAK IT AGAIN.\nYES, YES.\nWHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO TAKE THIS NECKLACE OFF?\nWILL IT WORK IF I HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO OVERCOME THE NECKLACE'S MAGIC, LIKE LAST TIME?\nRIGHT, IF I MANAGE TO REGAIN THAT MUCH POWER,\n\nI'LL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF HERE THEN.\nCAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?\nWHAT IS IT?\nHAS THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED NEAR THE BEACH WHERE I WAS FOUND BEEN RESOLVED?\nIT SEEMED LIKE A PRETTY BIG DEAL.\n\nYOU LITTLE PUNK,\nYOU'VE GOT SOME NERVE ASKING THAT WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE A SUSPECT.\nAW, COME ON~ I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING EITHER, SO I WAS JUST CURIOUS!\nTHAT INCIDENT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE TEMPLE.\n\nAFTER ALL, THE TEMPLE SPECIALIZES IN DARK MAGIC INCIDENTS.\nEXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING YOUR CONVERSATION.\n\nYOU ARE...\nI AM THE VICE COMMANDER OF THE MARS KNIGHTS, WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED AS MY LADY'S ESCORT STARTING TODAY.\nMY NAME IS ALLEN. IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.\nUh, um...\nYOU AREN'T HIDING ANY ULTERIOR MOTIVES BEHIND THAT KIND FACE AGAIN, ARE YOU?\nCONSCIENCE\n\nDON'T WORRY, MY LADY. THE BEACH WHERE YOU WERE FOUND WAS A RESTRICTED AREA FOR OUTSIDERS,\nSO WE ARE JUST GOING TO VERIFY YOUR IDENTITY.\nABOUT THAT... I'M SORRY.\nIF YOU CAN'T TRUST ME BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED,\nAH, YOU APOLOGIZED, SO IT'S FINE.\nA KNIGHT ONLY SERVES THEIR LORD, SO WHAT CAN YOU DO?\n\nBUT PLEASE DON'T LIE NEXT TIME.\nAND...\nMY NAME IS FREYA.\nI LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.\n\nYES, MISS FREYA.\nTHANK YOU FOR FORGIVING ME.\nYES, YES~ BUT IF YOU STILL FEEL REALLY SORRY, PLEASE JUST DO ME ONE FAVOR.\nTELLING HIM NOT TO LIE... WELL, I'M NOT REALLY ONE TO TALK.\nSTILL, IF I BUY HIS FAVOR LIKE THIS, SOMEDAY...\n\n?!\n\nI-I SHOULD GET GOING NOW.\nI'LL BE WATCHING OVER YOU FROM AFAR FROM NOW ON, SO PLEASE DON'T WORRY! HA-HAHA, HICCUP!\n\nUGH, THE GRAND DUKE...!\nIS HE TELLING ME NOT TO DIG UP ANY INFORMATION FROM THE KNIGHTS EITHER?\nHe's seriously ruthless, that guy...!\n...LET'S GET GOING AGAIN IF YOU'RE DONE WITH YOUR GREETINGS.\nYES...\n\nOH MY, IT'S THAT FEISTY GIRL FROM LAST NIGHT.\nI WONDER WHAT KIND OF WORK SHE'LL BE ASSIGNED?\nI REALLY HOPE SHE COMES TO THE KITCHEN...\nBUT ISN'T SHE WITH COUNT NORBERT RIGHT NOW?\n\nDON'T TELL ME... IS COUNT NORBERT GOING TO TRAIN HER PERSONALLY?\nGOODNESS, REALLY?\nTHEN HE MUST BE PLANNING TO RAISE A BUTLER HIMSELF NOW!\nA BUTLER...?\n\nOLD MAN, YOU SAID BEFORE THAT THE GRAND DUKE'S RESIDENCE DIDN'T HAVE A BUTLER.\nWHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT?\n\nI MEANT EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.\nTHE BUTLER POSITION IN THE GRAND DUKE'S FAMILY IS VACANT.\nIT'S ALREADY BEEN A YEAR.\n\nAS THE LEADER OF THE EMPEROR'S FACTION IN THE KADEA EMPIRE\nAND THE SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE REMART CONFLICT ZONE, CADRIAN BALLOT.\n\nBECAUSE THE GRAND DUKE HAS MANY ENEMIES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE EMPIRE,\nTHE BALLOT RESIDENCE WAS ALWAYS A TARGET FOR ASSASSINS.\nAND THE VICTIMS WERE MOSTLY THE BUTLERS WHO MANAGED THE MANSION.\nTHOSE WHO ARE SKILLED WITH A SWORD WANT TO BECOME KNIGHTS,\n\nAND THOSE WITH STRONG MAGIC POWER WANT TO BECOME MAGES,\nSO THERE WERE NO CAPABLE BUTLERS WITH THE POWER TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM ASSASSINS.\nAS A RESULT, TEN BUTLERS LOST THEIR LIVES,\n\nAND BEFORE LONG, THE BALLOT RESIDENCE WAS STIGMATIZED AS THE \"GRAVEYARD OF BUTLERS.\"\n...??\nDIDN'T THE BUTLERS DIE BECAUSE THE KNIGHTS ARE INCOMPETENT?\nWATCH YOUR MOUTH!\nTHE GRAND DUKE'S FAMILY DOESN'T JUST LET ANYONE IN.\n\nWHO KNOWS WHAT KIND OF SPY MIGHT SLIP IN!\nCONSCIENCE\nBESIDES, THE GRAND DUKE'S ORDER OF KNIGHTS IS A SMALL, ELITE FORCE THAT PARTICIPATES IN EVERY WAR,\nAND THEY EVEN SUBJUGATE THE MONSTERS AROUND THE BALLOT FIEFDOM!\n\nEVEN THOUGH SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO THE BORDERS FOLLOWING HER GRACE, THE FORMER GRAND DUCHESS,\nTHE KNIGHTS REMAIN STRONG!\nTHE REASON THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY PROBLEMS IN THE GRAND DUKE'S FAMILY OVER THE PAST YEAR\nIS BECAUSE THE KNIGHTS ARE INCREDIBLY STRONG!\nWELL, NOBODY TOLD HIM TO GO AROUND MAKING EVERYONE HATE HIM.\n...Y-YOU ALL WORK VERY HARD.\nTHEN, WHY DON'T YOU BE THE BUTLER, OLD MAN?\n\n...TAKE IT EASY WITH THE CURSES. I VALUE MY LIFE TOO.\nYOU'RE THE ONE SAYING HARSHER THINGS, OLD MAN.\n...WELL, DO YOU THINK I JUST SAT AROUND DOING NOTHING?\n\nI EVEN TRIED TO GET A FEW PROMISING KIDS\nFROM THE GRADUATING CLASS OF THE BUTLER ACADEMY JOBS HERE.\n...AND THEY ALL ENDED UP LEAVING.\n\n...SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.\nIT'S A TRAGIC STORY, BUT IT CAN'T BE HELPED.\nFOR A SERVANT SERVING A MASTER WHO IS FREQUENTLY AT RISK OF ASSASSINATION,\nIT'S A COMMON OCCURRENCE.\n\nSO THE INFORMATION I NEED TO FOCUS ON HERE IS...\nI'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT WHAT IS THE BUTLER ACADEMY?\nMY, I ALMOST GOT CAUGHT UP IN MY FEELINGS.\nIT'S A PRESTIGIOUS ACADEMY IN KADEA WITH A LONG HISTORY.\nI'M NOT TRYING TO BRAG, BUT I'M THE ONE WHO FOUNDED IT.\n\nIT'S A SHAME I COULDN'T RAISE A BUTLER FITTING FOR THE GRAND DUKE'S FAMILY, THOUGH...\n...I SEE.\nA BUTLER FITTING FOR THE GRAND DUKE'S FAMILY...\nISN'T THAT\n\nME?\nSince I Can Catch Assassins With Ease,\nI Should Be Able To Gain The Grand Duke's Trust Quickly.\nThen I Can Easily Take Off This Dog Collar,\nAND FIND OUT ABOUT THIS BODY'S PAST WHILE I'M AT IT, RIGHT?\nHehe... I Failed To Recognize Such Capable Talent. What Is It That You Want? I'll Grant You Anything.\n\nSerhin, I'm here~\nAND WHEN THE GRAND DUKE LETS HIS GUARD DOWN, I'LL TAKE IT TO SERHIN...!\n...THIS FEELS LIKE DEJA VU.\n\nWHAT ARE YOU GETTING ALL FIRED UP ABOUT THIS TIME?\nFROM NOW ON...\nWOULD IT BE ALRIGHT IF I SERVED YOU AS MY MASTER?\n\nWHAT KIND OF CRAZY PERSON IS THIS...?\nWELL, THE TOUR ENDS HERE.\nMAKE SURE YOU MEMORIZE THE EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE MAIN BUILDING AND THE ANNEX.\n\nYOUR STOMACH IS CERTAINLY GOOD AT ANSWERING.\nYou definitely ate two hours ago.\nTHAT'S BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN DRAGGING ME AROUND ALL DAY, MASTER.\n\nSTILL, I'VE BEEN CALLING HIM MASTER ALL DAY,\nSO HE ISN'T FREAKING OUT LIKE HE WAS EARLIER.\nHUH?\nTHERE'S STILL ONE FLOOR LEFT, ISN'T THERE?\nMASTER, AREN'T WE GOING UP THERE?\n\nRIGHT, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING.\nPARDON? WHY IS THAT?\nYOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT MUCH.\nFROM NOW ON,\nTHE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING IS A RESTRICTED AREA,\n\nSO DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING UP THERE.\n\nTHE KNIGHTS ARE INCOMPETENT...\nWHAT ARE YOU DOING OVER THERE, MISTER ALLEN?","bubble_count":136,"pages_count":36,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"The enchanted necklace is put back on and added to the debt.","spoiler_summary":"The enchanted necklace is put back on and added to the debt. The black magic incident at the place on the beach where she was found has been transferred to the Temple. Allen, Vice-Commander of the Mars Knights, is assigned as Freya's escort. It is learned that the mansion is a butlers' graveyard, where ten butlers have died. 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