I already said this before and it's feeling confirmed now shinwoo set him up. He may even be a demon or another fallen angel since hajin has a strong soul.
I think the friend gave the bully/stalker his number and info
Hi again, it's the girl that loves analyzing this manhwa! I haven't found any details to make me rethink my theory on what is happening in this manhwa. Short(ish) synopsis time before I do a grand theory reveal when S1 is over:
Guwon is actually the mythical Sisyphus from Ancient Greek mythology. He was a king, and famed as being extremely cunning and ruthless. He pissed off many of the gods, including Zeus, Hades, Thanatos, Ares, Persephone...the list goes on, but in the end he was sent to the underworld and punished by being forced to push a giant boulder up a steep mountain for all eternity. When he reached the top the boulder would always fall back down the mountain, and he'd have to re-do it all again, for all eternity. There are many references to this in the early chapters, including Guwon taking Jinwoo on a long hike in order to stare at a large boulder resting at the top of a mountain. He tells Jinwoo, "I just like to make sure it's still there" - referencing the fact that he finally got that boulder up the hill.
Something that's come up in more recent chapters is a description of "The Hounds". This is extremely interesting to me, as Doc Lim told Jiwoo that they are like elite forces that worship Guwon *like a GOD*. I think something happened in the underworld. An uprising, if you will. It seems that Sisyphus has escaped, and brought with him some help. Earth is now Sisyphus/Guwon's paradise, and he is recreating his kingdom by creating "Stillwater Town" in its likeness. The description of Stillwater Town is almost exactly like his original kingdom. Sisyphus' castle was at the top, and the rest of the residences were built on rings going down like a step-pyramid.
In the most recent chapter, Guwon tells Jinwoo that he is his favorite PERSON in the entire world. Jinwoo is the only human that Guwon has any regard for. This reinforces my theory that Guwon is not in fact a human, but something different all together.
I can go into more about why I think Guwon's memory is a little off, but I'd like to get a bit more confirmation before I really lay that one out. I'll just say it has to do with the water of the River Styx - it can make a human immortal, but it can also rob them of their intelligence and memory. Guwon seems to be displaying a lot of those traits, but his base instincts are still there. The bloodlust, the desire to be the very best, treating humans like livestock, etc.
It's a lot to unpack, and I've already typed a lot more than I was expecting to. But keep your eyes peeled, cuz I'm gonna break this sucker down as much as I possibly can. Writing is my passion, and I absolutely love it when an author incorporates mythology into their own works. Until next time! ヾ(☆▽☆)
We waited over a year for 7 chapters. That's diabolical
The grandma is so manipulative I still believe she pimped her granddaughter out and she's more afraid of losing her meal ticket than cats anything for her. I don't think all those men of the village who happen to provide the grandmother's necessities just happened to demand sex for payment
Why tf does it say basketball??? Didn't they make that mistake before??
Anybody else think jihwan looks like San from ateez or am I trippin
Hyobin really said I DON'T KNOW WHO THE FUCK YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO BUT IT'S NOT ME
That's not just an oven that's the BENTLEY of range stoves and ovens. At the low end it costs 7k and at the high end they cost 65k and then specialty built ones that are huge and have a ton of customizations that are in Michelin restaurants can cost over 100k. The one he bought him BASE model cost 16k. (This is all in USD)
That sunbae is so manipulative. When he pulled out that ticket and said I know there is a judo competition that same day I wanted to punch him in his smug face
Hey y'all do you have any recommendations for beta x alpha where the ALPHA is the bottom or they're verse/switch. Thank you.
When he flinched in the flashback the hand and arm had no tattoos so he lied to guwon and himself
Yall ik-su is pissing me off, he's being a bad friend.
We could have had the EXACT same story if she mentored him in the police academy and he just now came back into her life in the same way. Still could have had the daughter have a crush on him and she would not have partially raised him as a CHILD.
Yo that ex-wife FUMBLED, but it's ok i got quick reflexes i'll pick up that ball and score
The horny personality I think is the main personality and is the one that is actually the God, it's the only one we've seen use powers. For whatever reason he has these two alters and his urge to eat people/hunger is given to the childlike one, maybe the naivete makes it easier to deal with having to eat someone. The main personality seems desperate to drive the MC away so they can get a new sacrifice, so do they NEED to eat someone every 12 years, is there a consequence if they don't? Does the Sir personality know something the others don't or was he just unilaterally selfish because he's lonely and likes this sacrifice, he's obviously no better than the other personalities cuz he's done nothing to save or stop the other sacrifices and he picks them in the first place.
I just realized it's called IN THE DEEP, what if they never leave that sinkhole