
I read so much manga like this that when I see a lame second male lead like the stylist i often just skip their scenes because imo they are filler scenes. Doesn't really matter just to make the main lead jealous . From reading the spoilers below O.o I'm glad i'm skimming through his scenes now cuz he sounds like a piece of shit.

Good chapter I like where this is going.
Could Shady Cape Lady be the Crown Princess? OR could it be the mother of Ivona? OR just some character that came outta nowhere and will get an introduction later?
I think it's the Crown Princess! Maybe she is plotting behind the scenes to eliminate her potential future husbandos so only she can rule without an Emperor. Idk i'm just making shit up.

Well she didn't throw the ring at his face but what we got was still good. Love Claude xD he saved her from that puppet, Baron Gaspal or whatever his name is. Hope he doesn't play along and gets exposed for being a fake ass summoner.
SFX notes would be better :). Thank you for the translations it's improving.

Omg! I hate the Baron Gaspal and her cousin, Tristan. Hope she throws that ring at him-he had it the whole freaking time and told her in the first life, "Oh I don't know where it is, lost it" freaking TOOL. Can't wait until Karma hits them hard and get punished for using Ivona. Also fuck that dad of hers too hope she drops him like the bag of shit he is.
Drama Events that transpired so far...
1) Devil and Angel Scans(DnA): They did the first chapters, 1-4? and tiny bit in-between. Chapter 9 they come back where they explain at the side note about the situation, the sniping till chapter 17-18, dropping it.
2)Claude Forever aka Snipe Group: Chapter 5 drops in grammar but they improve over time and it looked like they were still posting here till chapter 15(Chapter 16 looks like another font and there is no signature side note from them so not sure which one made that one). Chapter 19 is also like chapter 16 with the same font but no side note of which team posted this. I'm not sure if this group is still working on this, there's no news from them or how to contact them.
3)Troll Group: Chapter 20 I did not see the first update to it but supposedly from accounts from the comment section here it was like half the chapter with a character named Sans at the end. Afterwards we got another Troll who posted chapter 20 who kept changing the font with bad grammar.
https://365manga.com/manga/the-duchess-with-an-empty-soul/chapter-20/
Check out the last page to see what they said. Link provided by BongoCat.
Then we get another Troll update with Chapter 21 BUT it's actually readable lol but again check out the very last page to see that it's someone just getting into the drama.
If ya'll got more information to add that I missed please add it to replies since this is the first time I've seen so much drama with sniping in a webtoon series.
Tq for that information.. please tell me if they have lost episode.. cause I really want to read it