THIS IS SO UNFAIR! Why hasn’t it updated anywhere!? Why would the artist do this?!? I need to know what happens next!!!
I dunno guys, Jaekyung acts on misguided instincts, so I think he’s just gonna scoop him up, kidnap him, and lock him up in his penthouse. I would be so annoyed if they just have sex next chapter, because that would be typical but would also just be a waste. I don’t wanna see them do it again. I want Jaekyung to take care of Dan. I want him to call a cleaning service to remove all alcohol from his penthouse before he gets there, so that it’s clean when they arrive, and then I want him to hire a therapist or someone to watch Dan while he’s at the gym, and I want him to hire a chef to feed Dan…
Mind you, Dan will hate anything Jaekyung does, so he’s going to fight everything. It doesn’t matter if Jaekyung is nice or mean, because he doesn’t want any of it, but he needs help and he’s not willing to help himself. I bet those are two full bags of booze…
Mans was holding back so much and she opened the gates. Will he go feral?
Looking back at the first chapters, I think Mugyeong might survive. He says, “I still remember…” and “… at my youth’s edge…” Since he’s currently still at his youth’s edge, the beginning seems like a reflection of an older person.
Will it be Mugyeong dying an old man and reflecting? Or maybe just a few years ahead, living the life of a refugee with a new start? Or will he be touching or picking up a cherry blossom; elderly, sitting on a bench, wrapped in a blanket, and looking up into a Sakura tree like how he started out?
If so, it might read backwards, ending with something like: “Perhaps I’ll meet him again, in another life…” “… the boy with a picturesque face…” “… The boy I learned to love.”
What was that expression when he came Dan’s face? Well, he’s blushing every time now. I think his braincells may have achieved friction! He’s admitting that he doesn’t want Dan out of his sight. Not a hug, but getting closer.
But there’s something missing. Currently, there’s no reason for Jaekyung’s progression to caring for Dan. So, I predict that, within the next 3 chapters, we will be introduced to the man who ruined Jaekyung. I don’t think there’s any other inciting incident that would bring them together since Dan’s tears never moved Jaekyung before (I think grandma’s got more time).
Why do the official translations from L3zh!n seem to have a ton of typos? It’s not just this comic, it’s almost all of them…
Alright folks, time for us to create some hypotheses:
Will the Crimson Bird and the prostitute (I’m so sorry, I am not going back to find their names) get revenge before or after Inu makes a decision?
Let’s look at the facts:
Inu - silenced by violence and oppression in his youth, free to work outside of the Kuroda family but haunted by his past with Jun, he is given the choice to rise above his true lineage. Another set of chains it may be, but he could have more movement in his career and honor to his name. He’s never been free of the Kuroda family and admitted that his body was broken by Jun, but he can still salvage his honor in the face of the pervading ideals during the Japanese occupation. His face is always half covered, his mouth never smiles, and his sense of self is tied to passing fair judgement despite being mired in oppression. Does fairness matter? Will anything come of his attempt at equity? Or would it be better to grab honor when offered and accept that resistance is useless?
Jun - clearly shooketh by his conversation with Mugyeong, he’s grappling with self-hatred that has long been stabbing at his insides. He’s known he was never the head of the family and lashed out at everyone weaker than him - Inu, Mugyeong, Yukio. He doesn’t actually hate Joseon people, but because they have less honor than him, he collects and abuses them to make himself feel like he has control. He won’t kill himself, or he would’ve shown something of that earlier, but rather he’s so sure of his superiority over Joseon people that he regularly exposes his vulnerability in front of them, almost asking to be betrayed. But will he be betrayed or will he voluntarily turn himself in? What will he do if Inu takes the proposition?
Crimson Bird and prostitute:
These two have been plotting revenge for over a decade it seems, and CB has been consistently successful in his campaign against the Japanese. Unlike Jun, who chooses specific targets but is rather more involved in his personal drama, CB sees all Japanese people as the enemy. His goal is to regain Joseon independence by forcing the Japanese people out through terrorist attacks on their government. The prostitute, bullied by his own people, chose to regain a sense of independence by trading his body for money and revenge by betrayal. The only person he cares about is CB, so those two will go the path together until they either succeed or die. Will it happen before Inu makes a decision? Will CB target Inu if he betrays Joseon?
Mugyeong - he’s a tough nut to crack, but he’s still a boy, still impressionable, still full of feelings that he has no idea how to interpret much less express. He’s given up on being pardoned because he refuses to betray Yukio’s wishes. He had no hopes or dreams, rather he existed previously on the euphoric sensation of running and preserves his sense of self in quiet resistance. He’s very sentimental, loyal, and has pride in being a Joseon person. He’s not attached to the world in the same way that Jun is or Yukio was, and refuses to be exploited by others, even if he dies for it. I’m sure he mourns Yukio, but more than that I think he is sitting with the realization that Yukio showed him a pureness uncommon to most people, especially “the enemy”. “Not everyone is as uncomplicated as you,” he told his hallucination of Yukio. Even if he is pardoned, what will he do? Where will he go? It looks like it’s the end of the road for him, but is it?
Jaekyung is capable of reflection everyone. Look at him, thinking. Cogs are turning, squeaking.
Somehow Jinsoo fell in love with Carsen minutes before death, raced toward a strange ever after, and the wolf man is lost forever. Just dropped his entire arc.
Why was he quivering? I bet he’ll just pass out… dang
Guys… what a gem. I’m so excited to see how the Crimson Bird and Baekwa(? The prostitute) enact their revenge on Kuroda san
He’s for sure going to go feral, as seen at the end of chapter 17. Just gonna push Daehan over…
But Daehan isn’t prepared for the D… What will happen?!?
Looks like next episode will be a reflection of chapter 10 and 13. Not only will he take Dan to his place again (how can he sling someone so sick over his shoulder?! How is Dan not puking his guts out?), Jaekyung will try to heal Dan for his own reasons. It’ll probably result in a fight but I think Dan’s too weak and sick. It might take another day but he’ll either collapse and all will be alarmed, or his grandma will tell him to go. He’ll need to go to a hospital, so Jaekyung will take him to Seol.
I think Dan might be in the hospital for an extended stay and Jaekyung will be alarmed by how the doctor’s are reacting and start to panic. When Dan wakes up, Jaekyung might have his first real feelings.
That’s my prediction.
The raw translation for Do Jinwoo trying to “sort out the relationship” between him and Daehan says, “I also need to think carefully about how to sort out my relationship with my husband.”
Married in his head is correct!
Oh guys, you expect too much. I wanted to predict this but felt uncertain with the crazy ocean scene that came out of nowhere. But yeah, this is exactly how I expected it to go. Jaekyung is so extremely predictable. He’s so predictable that Dan can now shamelessly milk him for what he’s worth, knowing full-well Jaekyung doesn’t have the emotional maturity to handle the situation properly. I do think that Dan will be like, “Actually, this isn’t even worth $5000 or my time” and will decline any further contact. I feel like he’s going to move back, but not with Jaekyung… maybe with Heesung and Yoongu.
I’m feeling about 3 more episodes before Jaekyung has an epiphany. And then maybe 6-7 more to the end. We’ll see.
Might have been nice if they switched it up a bit… if she hadn’t said anything, I would’ve just assumed it was one session. Kinda boring tbh.
