Thanks for this! I just bought up to chapter 9 :)
Happy to help :) I'm getting so frustrated with how Changgyeong treats Mokhwa, I needed people to talk about it with!
opposite to popular opinions - dolphins are often jerks xD . they sometimes even gang rape.
i was hopping for faster plot, (i mean faster emotionally) but i guess this is going to be a long stor, and we will have to wait a lot.
oh yeah totally, I just meant that I don't know if we can rightfully judge dolphins by human ideas of morality. I know what you mean, I'm enjoying the story but I wish I knew more about how the relationships will pan out by this point :/ I'm just impatient, I suppose. Having an engaging and long story isn't a bad thing.
The comic is currently available to purchase up to chapter 14 for those who aren't aware: https://www.lezhin.com/en/comic/dolphin_en
Spoilers below this point......
Seriously don't read if you don't want to be spoiled.......
Changgyeong is a dolphin. He's also a jerk? If dolphins can be jerks, I mean...not sure how much we can judge them by human morality but ??? I dunno, it's more of a misunderstanding I suppose--Changgyeong is just using Mokhwa to satisfy his needs and Mokhwa is actually falling in love with him which...is just bound to hurt him in the end because Changgyeong does NOT care about him. (which is pretty painful considering Mokhwa's state of mind already isn't great)
This is pure speculation on my part, and maybe because I don't know how I feel about dolphins dating people...(especially in Changgyeong's case where he doesn't seem totally capable of human empathy) but it seems like there's a chance Mokhwa and Ji (Changgyeong's old trainer) might be endgame? There's not a lot to support that yet in story, but I get the feeling Ji won't reciprocate Changgyeong's feelings (he knows him as a dolphin, after all) and I want poor Mokhwa to have a love interest that doesn't mistreat him like Changgyeong does. Rino and Mokhwa ARE warming up to each other but...again, not really sure how I feel about humans with dolphins. (plus I don't think those two have chemistry. Could see them as friends, though!)
There's not a lot yet to support theories one way or another. What IS clear is that Changgyeong is not good for Mokhwa in any way shape or form uugghhhh get yourself outta there, man.