But in all seriousness, can I just say how much admiration I have for Lee Geom. The Manwha was correct in its phrasing that “suffering isn’t a reason for pity. It’s a reason for respect. Respect for their strength to endure it, and as a result, the admiration for [that] person is only growing stronger.”(chapter 32) In other words, suffering isn’t a reason to pity someone. It is a reason to respect them. And due to that respect, your/our admiration of that suffering person only grows bigger as their strength in enduring and enduring and enduring whatever is it is they’re going through is finally being recognized, and seen for what it’s worth.
With respect to Lee Geom, he’s been suffering for a long, long time. 8 years and counting (not even including the attempted rape of his stepfather), however, through this suffering and endurance of whatever life had kept throwing his way: rape, violence, humiliation, etc., Lee kept going. He kept suffering and enduring, and that strength in it of itself is something to respect and admire. He’s been through literal hell, and is still traversing through its firey flames. His strength to endure and make something out of the situation he was forced into is something I respect and admire about Lee. All his hard work, all his physical abuse, all his emotional abuse, all his humiliation and mental abuse, all his silent suffering and enduring, and all his meticulous preparation, is finally coming to fruition. It’s feels so satisfying to see all his suffering somewhat relieved with all this revenge that is about to be laid out. I don’t think there will ever be a revenge great enough to satisfy all the experiences he’s been forcibly put through, but
seeing his plan go through successfully (for now *fingers crossed*) and result in some type of revenge, feels veeeeerrry satisfying. And my admiration for Lee only continues to grow. I hope no one in this world has to go through this, but with the way the world is now and possibly even back then, I can’t say for sure that no one is experiencing this level of pain, anguish, and suffering. I wish y’all the best of reading and a good day.
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Just caught up with the raws and from the looks of it. Lee gets hella revenge on the guy who’s been imprisoning him in the bedroom with the chastity stuff. Basically Lee gets enough proof and escapes the room, then reveals to the entire public all the footage of what was done to him and who it was done by. Then because of all the exposing, a different group of people (I’m going to assume loan shark people?? Or people hired as hitmen??) capture Lee and beat him up and lastly stab him, until he’s assumed to be dead. And that’s where the last chapter of the raws stopped.
DISCLAIMER!! I know zero Korean and all of this spoiler was based on my speculation and interpretation of the panels the author drew. I cannot confirm nor deny whether Lee is dead, since the manwha doesn’t indicate any official proof that he did die (I.e. burial, heart monitor scene) BUT he was definitely beaten up hella bad and stabbed once, for the symbolic notion for us readers to think that Lee is now dead (He was not raped here, thankfully, but I don’t know if this one act of no rape gave him justice with everything he’s been through). I’m still holding out hope that the author let’s Lee live and that we’re just supposed to THINK that he’s dead. BUT you might be better off assuming the worst. However, I can say that I’m 99% sure that Lee DOES get revenge on the guy who’s been raping him for these past chapters in the bedroom.
I have a follow up on this post about my speculation now that I’ve reread the whole thing from beginning to end with the Raws.
So as of the last updated chapter as of this post (54), I’ve relearned who is who and what their roles are in the story lol so I am very sorry for being vague in the initial spoiler posting and not giving clear names. BUT after reevaluation, I’ve found out that the reason the prosecutor (aka guy who’s been raping Lee for the past chapters) get freaked/exposed/karma-ed is because Lee Geom decides it’s time to make his move and comes forward as the victim of the cases he’s been suspected of 1) a rape victim from his stepdad and 2) the suspected murder of his mom. (<— I’m pretty sure the Raws also include how Geom self-reported himself to the police after his escape attempt back at the beginning of his hellish nightmare with Rieder, as some other case that Geom is coming forward with) From there, he exposes the Prosecutor and
all the rape he’s done to Lee, as well as exposing Rieder and his sexclub penthouse (I think) with the past sex tapes that were filmed when Lee Geom tried to use those tapes as ways to communicate with the public that he is a “business major, 3rd year, and is being held captive” etc. (<—Paraphrasing), when he was first being raped by all those people. From here, I believe the Chairman gets nervous because of all the power that Lee Geom has just displayed with getting the Prosecutor and Rieder in trouble with the police and public. And since election for representatives was around the corner, he ultimately decides to send a group of his thugs after Lee Geom to shut him up for good by killing him, so as to not get exposed before the voting. Either that is the Chairman’s reasoning for killing Lee OR he was also exposed in the exposing of the Prosecutor and Rieder and wanted to get back at Lee Geom, essentially taking Lee with him to hell before going to prison or hell himself.
Thank you so much! Do you know if Lee survives? I hope he's alright and that he's with people he loves
He was raped though when he was best and kidnapped. Well the prosecutor raped him in the car then when Lee Geom got out of the car that when he was beat and kidnapped and beat some more.
He is alive though. Someone grabbed the best friend and brought him to him. He is wrapped in bandages and on monitors.
Does anyone know what Chapter 5 page 19 was all about? Out of nowhere one of them said "Start from behind" in literal quotations. I might be paranoid, but the placing and timing of this just seemed suspicious
Has anyone actually gone out and bought the Tappytoon version of chapter 72? If you have, is there more to this chapter (aka are there any *ahem* spicy scenes we missed??)
Yes , and it's the same chapter
AAAHHHHH!! Hopefully someone can post it?maybe
Hahaha I used to have a bad feeling about aqua eyes boy (woojin) because he gave off a weird vibe and wouldn't stop coming onto our main character, but after reading this chapter, I realized that it is also partly our main character's fault for allowing Woojin to kiss him as he'd liked all those years ago hahahahaha I'm dying
Wait, but when did Yuwon say his ears were sensitive? Which chapter? Anyone??????
Maybe it was because in this chapter, dojin just realized it when he touched yuwons ear with his lips...
I think it's on chapter 27
Summary for the recent chapters
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Basically, what's happening right now is that Hitoshi's mom got scammed and has a 300K debt she wasn't aware of. Ma-kun went to check this out and figured out who was behind the scam. It was his old partner in crime when he was younger. Ma-kun went to consult him about it, but it ended up not working as of right now. Ma-kun goes back to Hitoshi after 3 days and Hitoshi gets angry because Ma-kun said he would be back the next morning. Hitoshi figures out that Ma-kun is doing illegal things to try and help Hitoshi's mom and offers himself as a 'nee' partner in crime but Ma-kun tells him that it doesn't fit him and that he's more fit for a normal average "cute" life rather than the life of a dangerous person. And then Hitoshi begins to hit Ma-kun, but Ma-kun just laughs at him while calling him cute.
It's a little sad but I really hope they get better.
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Whats in the plastic bag then? I dont get why hes shocked
Aw www I feel bad for Azusa. He's a bad boy with a sad backstory. I really wish Azusa and Karino would just freakin' talk about things and not referring to FREAKIN' rape!!! Like oh my goodness!! Now I'm mad all of a sudden. But to my boy Azusa, I hope you somehow get a better last year of highschool.
This chapter was deep as f---------ck. Like, holy snap, this chapter really made me think about my life decisions...
sorry for the dislike, my stupid fucking fat lilttle midget finger got in the damn way.
You're good. I wouldn't be able to tell it was you anyway. When someone gives a like or dislike it doesn't tell the user who liked or disliked.
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