THIS IS SUCH A COOL EXPLANATION, SUMMARY OR WHATEVER THIS THING IS OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU
yes all of this also the fact that he didn't tell the uncle about myeongil is just sus af
OMGGGGGG Ty for the shoutout haha I had a feeling they were working together since the guy who gambles with Myeongil always seems to be observing everyone around him carefully… now we know why! I’m not fully on board with trusting him though, even if he temporarily withheld information, since he might be planning on using Myeongil for his own benefit (I think one of the translations was that he had a “good dog” so things will work out…myeongil?) He’ll probably string Myeongil along knowing he’s addicted to gambling + getting as much info about jingi as possible. And he’s most likely aware that Jingi has an attachment to myeongil, so that Jingi wouldn’t easily replace him…meaning the guy doesn’t have to worry about being fkd by jingi ). I’m not sure what his ultimate goal is, maybe a lesser prison sentence, but I can’t fully understand the point of not letting the uncle know about Myeongil.
And thanks for the rest of your analysis! I totally missed Jingi pressing his injured thumb against his mouth while thinking about Myeongil. And Heonjae with the cpr doll, immediately imagining Myeongil as the limb-less torso… very spooky. But then a few panels later, Heonjae starts thinking about doing something as cute as doing pottery with Myeongil so
he has capacity for being both wholesome and extreme. I need to see how the backstory of Jingi and the uncle unfolds too… it’s sad seeing myeongil and Heonjae eating at the table, and Jingi is off to the side, literally invisible bc myeongil is so disgusted by him
Ohh yeahh, there was some dialogue about a "good dog", I didn't understand that part ahahhaah, you're right again I think. Myeong-il is probably the "dog" the prisoner will use against Jingi.
i reread the raws and slight correction, Myeongil was the one who thought of the pottery together lol. Still, it’s interesting to see how Heonjae’s intense feelings unconsciously manifest. Also, it seems like the guy who gambles with myeongil knows that myeongil is close to heonjae as well + heonjae’s tendency for violence (shushing the other guy in the last chapter as a warning). I wonder if he’s going to use myeongil to pit the two brothers against each other?
Thank youuu <33 A big plot progression happened in this chapter, I wanted to put effort in sharing it
I did think it was off he didn't report about Myeong-il to the Uncle, but the positive thinking got the better of me and so I leaned towards thinking the prisoner dude was just being lenient with Myeong-il and leaving him out of this mess
Oop I didn’t even really think of it like that when I saw him thinking of myeongil as the doll. He just looked naked to me bc the doll’s arm is cut off at the shoulder and myeongils wasn’t. Either heonjae will try to do the same thing he did to his coach or will eventually change for myeongil in the end
I absolutely love reading the nuanced takes and insightful theories/discussion happening in this thread. I also want to believe the gambler guy is protecting Myeongil's identity, but I do wonder what advantage he has against the the uncle in withholding info about Myeongil.
Anyways thank you for sharing your detailed thoughts everytime the raws come out, I really enjoy reading them
i need to come back to this later on
this artist is crazy witj foreshadowing holy this and thats such a CLEANN formatting
Spoilers!! Omg? Traitor?? also shoutout to sparkyonline, your theory 2 weeks ago was right.
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The prisoner guy who gambles with Myeong-il is working for the creepy Uncle!!! You were right "sparkyonline" with your reply to me, the Uncle WAS spying on Jingi using prisoners instead of the usual guards.
The guy who plays with Myeong-il is being instructed to check for whoever has their hair dyed. BUT idk if he reported about Myeong-il yet...?
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I'm not sure how their conversation really went. (Please come quickly official English )
It was like the Uncle asked "Did anyone else get their hair dyed?" the prisoner dude doesn't answer immediately and says "...no, there isn't. The ones that did were quickly replaced"
Idk if that meant the prisoner dude reported correctly to the Uncle that there hasn't been anyone else that Jingi has hair-dyed because they were all replaced?
OR if he lied and false reported to the Uncle that no one's been hair-dyed, and the ones that did are being quickly replaced by Jingi anyway.
And he's actually not telling the Uncle about Myeong-il who is the ONLY one with his hair dyed for the longest time now.
Is he trying not to endanger Myeong-il?? Friend or Foe??
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Okay, now that the most important news is done, time for the summary of each character this chapter:
- Jingi -
Myeong-il and Jingi are slowly going back to the way they used to be.
Jingi plans the dates on the calendar for when Heonjae and Myeong-il are released from prison.
Jingi then thinks about what else to teach Myeong-il for the remaining time. Then catches himself thinking about him, and asks himself why is he thinking about that. Then he lies down and presses the bite mark Myeong-il left on his thumb to his lips...
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- Heonjae -
Heonjae during CPR class thinks about the trauma of his crime that the other prisoner triggered last chapter. He remembers how much the teacher turned out to hate Heonjae. He was afraid Myeong-il would hate him like that too.
After being imprisoned, he thought about the teacher, but he said with each passing winter, thoughts of him faded away. He spent these 9 years just learning things and following orders. Then just before the 10th year, he met Myeong-il.
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- Myeong-il -
He's just as usual. He gets news of the upcoming Sports Festival in the prison. 1st place wins a washing machine. Myeong-il wants to join and win because he says their house doesn't have a washing machine. And he invites Heonjae to compete with him in the Sports Festival to ensure the prize.
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- Extra -
Also that one Korean comment on this chapter is right.
When you think about how Heonjae was reminiscing about the teacher who he cut both legs off while resuscitating the CPR mannequin... the doll was only half-body...
Then a panel later, Myeong-il was imagined in place of that mannequin...
The author is actually so scary with details like that in this manhwa, they didn't even directly imply it, but instead the panels just slowly make you stop and think "...oh, sh*t. wait a minute."