# WebtoonLib — Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke #8 ## Series - title: Undercover Butler to the Grand Duke - slug: undercover-butler-to-the-grand-duke-joq1g3yb ## Chapter - number: 8 - chapter_key: 8-23ppb6 - release_date: 2026-10-13 ### Summary The 5th floor of the main building is declared a forbidden zone. The maid asks for permission to use the training grounds after hours; in return, her master demands she memorize the basics book in one night and promises her a private area if she succeeds. Freya studies until morning and astonishes everyone with her knowledge of wine, flowers, swords, and shoes, finishing a mountain of laundry. The day ends with an assassin, a nosebleed, and an unexpected guest in her master's office. - summary_language: en - summary_source: chapter_translation - summary_verification: verified ### Key events - Sia memorizes the entire book in one night and demonstrates extensive knowledge of wine, flowers, and swords, astonishing the Count and other staff. - Sia asks for permission to use the training grounds after hours, and the Grand Duke agrees on the condition that she memorizes a basic knowledge book in one night. - After a nosebleed, Sia's lack of physical strength is revealed, and training is paused for the day. - Sia recalls that in the past she was the only person allowed to touch Serhin. - Sia is taken to the Grand Duke's office instead of the main building and realizes there is a guest waiting inside. - Sia is told that the 5th floor of the main building is a forbidden zone and is prohibited from going up there. - Sia finishes a mountain of laundry and is asked to choose shoes for a meeting, revealing her high competence. ## Spoiler - level: auto ### Safe teaser The 5th floor of the main building is declared a forbidden zone. ### Spoiler summary The 5th floor of the main building is declared a forbidden zone. The maid asks for permission to use the training grounds after hours; in return, her master demands she memorize the basics book in one night and promises her a private area if she succeeds. Freya studies until morning and astonishes everyone with her knowledge of wine, flowers, swords, and shoes, finishing a mountain of laundry. The day ends with an assassin, a nosebleed, and an unexpected guest in her master's office. ## Status - data_status: complete - summary_status: editorial ## Transcript - transcript_source: community - transcript_language: en - transcript_bubbles: 112 ### Content FROM NOW ON, THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING IS A RESTRICTED AREA. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT GOING UP THERE. WELL THEN, I'LL COME PICK YOU UP TOMORROW MORNING, SO I'LL SEE YOU THEN. RETURN TO THE WEST WING FOR NOW. DO YOU USUALLY FINISH WORK AT THIS TIME? UNLESS THERE'S A SPECIAL EVENT, YES. THEN, MY LORD. I HAVE ONE FAVOR TO ASK OF YOU. A FAVOR? PLEASE! PERMIT ME TO USE THE TRAINING GROUNDS AFTER WORK HOURS! THE TRAINING GROUNDS ARE CLOSED UNLESS THE KNIGHTS ARE PRACTICING. YOU MUST HAVE A REASON FOR SUCH A PERSONAL REQUEST, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT... MY BODY IS STILL QUITE FRAIL, COUGH, COUGH. PHYSICAL TRAINING IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY FOR ME RIGHT NOW. HAVEN'T YOU AWAKENED YOUR AURA? NORMALLY, THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO HANDLE SUCH ISSUES. BESIDES, IT SEEMS YOU'RE TAKING YOUR EMPLOYMENT DUTIES LIGHTLY IF YOU HAVE TIME TO LOOK ELSEWHERE... No, My Lord. You've Got It All Wrong. I MISSED THE TIMING TO ASK EARLIER, SO I'M ASKING THE OLD MAN NOW, U U BUT MAYBE I WAS A BIT TOO HASTY... If that's the case, I'll have to drag that Vice-Captain back somehow... AH, RIGHT. I HAD SOMEONE DELIVER A BOOK TO YOUR ROOM EARLIER. IT CONTAINS THE VERY BASIC KNOWLEDGE THAT AN EMPLOYEE OF THE GRAND DUCHY MUST KNOW. MEMORIZE THE WHOLE THING BY TOMORROW. IF YOU SUCCEED, I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR OWN PRIVATE TRAINING SPACE. ...FINE, I'LL DO IT. you better keep that promise! I, Freya, will Show you what true wil lpower looks like! HMPH, WE'LL SEE. THE BOOK OF BALLOT RUNES HE WANTS ME TO MEMORIZE THIS IN ONE NIGHT?! NO WONDER HE OFFERED SUCH AN ADVANTAGEOUS DEAL. ALRIGHT. LET'S DO THIS. I'LL SHOW HIM WHAT REAL WILLPOWER IS! COUNT. IS THAT GIRL REALLY NEW TO BEING A MAID? SHE FINISHED THAT MOUNTAIN OF LAUNDRY ALREADY...?! YOU MUST SEND THAT GIRL TO THE LAUNDRY ROOM! PLEASE? ...YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ONE TO SAY THAT TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL DAY. IT'S ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS FELDEDOR WINE FROM THE KINGDOM OF VILRED. THIS WINE REFLECTS THE TERROIR OF THAT REGION PERFECTLY, SO IT'S FAMOUS FOR ITS STRONG TANNINS AND UNIQUE FRUITY NOTES. "WAITING," THAT'S THE MEANING BEHIND THESE MARINE HAWK FLOWERS. THESE BLUE PETALS ARE USED AS INGREDIENTS FOR MEDICINE... OH MY GOD! A SWORD MADE OF PLANIT ORE! WHY IS SHE SO SKILLED? SHE SAID SHE ONLY REMEMBERED THE NAMES, BUT SHE WAS CLEARLY LYING. OR MAYBE, SHE JUST DOESN'T CARE ABOUT HIDING IT. AH~ I SPENT ALL NIGHT DEVOURING THAT BOOK, AND THIS IS THE RESULT. THE BOOK? YOU MEMORIZED ALL OF THAT OVERNIGHT? OF COURSE! AS IF... I DID STUDY. BUT EVEN SO, THIS RESULT SHOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE, RIGHT, OLD MAN? THAT'S RIGHT. THE TRUTH IS, I'VE DONE SIMILAR WORK BEFORE. ANOTHER ASSASSIN TODAY. YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD, SIA. SIA, COULD YOU BRING ME SOME NEW SHOES? OOPS. LET'S SEE NOW~ UH, YOU HAVE A MEETING WITH THE COUNT, RIGHT? THEN LET'S GO WITH THE SEASONAL LIMITED CHAMPAGNE IVORY SHOES BY MASTER SHA'AHAM FROM THE REGAN BRAND, THE ONE THAT TERRITORY OFFERED AS A TRIBUTE. AS EXPECTED, SIA, YOU'RE ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD. SHOW ME YOUR FOOT. WHY CAN'T YOU PUT THEM ON YOURSELF FOR ONCE? YOU DON'T EVEN LIKE BEING TOUCHED BY OTHERS. ok! ow! SILLY SIA. DON'T YOU KNOW BY NOW? IT'S BECAUSE IT'S YOU, SIA. Hey... you're giving me the pain and the cure. SERHIN... WOULDN'T LET ANYONE TOUCH HIM BUT ME, Sia, please help us. Serhin, fix that temper of yours. SO I ENDED UP HANDLING ALL SORTS OF RANDOM CHORES... MAYBE BEING A MAID IS ACTUALLY MY TRUE CALLING? OH MY, FREYA! YOU HAVE A NOSEBLEED! ...I GUESS IT'S TRUE THAT SHE LACKS PHYSICAL STRENGTH. THAT'S ENOUGH FOR NOW. LET'S MOVE ON. You have to come to the laundry room~! What?! The rookie is sick?! Take this, and take Th-thank you. Don't carry all that, tell them to send it to your room. EVERYONE IS SO NICE. HM? ARE WE WORKING IN THE MAIN BUILDING THIS TIME? YOUR GRACE, IT'S NORBERT. MAY I ENTER? WAIT, THIS ISN'T THE MAIN BUILDING! COME IN. WHAT? WHY ARE WE SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF HIS OFFICE? YES, YOUR GRACE. IS THIS BECAUSE I ASKED TO BORROW THE TRAINING GROUNDS? OH. HE ALREADY HAS A GUEST. ....! 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