Gonna read thi shit again im so down bad for this chicken dude
Its funny ik? Like,they get married but they are scared of fucking,ofc they not gonna do it because reasons
Is just funny how this works on these stories ik? They are cutes,but bleh i really hate these virgin talk
The Elena arc is a surprise to me too,I remember jumping it in the novel
it is very different in the novel so it would be a surprise even if you had read it lol
Oh,they are changing a lot of things
What are the differences so far?
I don't remember Elena ever hating on Kiyoung in the novel, i thought she was always just worried about him and only stayed close to him to 'cure him'
iirc (cuz it’s been a long time), she was worried about him from their first meeting in the novel, after seeing him in great pain due to the "demonic corruption" of his soul. she admired his selflessness and heroism, tried her best to cure him even if it meant having to face his disgusting soul. then they spend quite some time in the salit’s stomach, where he makes her slowly fall for him and “corrupt” her by making her badmouth hayan out of jealousy (the purehearted kind, she says such cute things since she isn’t used to it lol. she talks about how his soul and hayan’s are not compatible, while hers is). she’s saintly, so she never did such things and faces guilt, but he makes sure to “reward” her, to show that being trash sometimes is worth it. (so if she says him and hayan aren’t fated, he might hint that they, as followers of gods, were the fated ones, making her elated.)
conversely, he then starts to show guilt, making it seem like she’s the one corrupting him. in the span of days, after many talks about fate and the will of the gods, he shows his kindness and barely concealed guilty desire, and so she makes an impulsive decision to convince him that they are fated, and that they should kiss and… more. he seems hesitant (as if that trash would hesitate, hah), but eventually accepts her (he needs to rush, since it would be bad if she cleared her mind and backed off). they sleep together, and he makes the potion that needs her tears and a leaf of the world tree.
the others arrive outside and fight against the monster. it’s a very good scene that shows hyunsung’s deep worry and strength, elena’s brother’s change of heart, and teamwork. hayan manages to find kiyoung using the anemone eyes or whatever that shit is called. he asks them to stop fighting and hold the monster (which would be almost impossible to defeat without a long raid) so he can go for the heart. hyunsung and the others follow his words without hesitation. after reaching the heart, he uses the potion that has the divine power of both benigore and elune, with the help of elena, and that creates a very “holy” scene, one that inspires awe in the elves. this is important for later arcs.
basically, elena is very purehearted and falls for fate talks, but feels like a mistress trying to steal a married man, so she becomes conflicted. eventually, she lies that he needs further treatment to stay by his side. it wasn’t exactly his plan, but it was a welcome outcome, so he accepts gratefully.
many other things might have happened, and i might have misremembered some parts, but it’s been almost a year since i’ve read this arc, so my memory might fail me lol sorry.
makes me kinda sad but maybe they are trying to rush through some less liked arcs so that they can focus on the big ones,,? i just hope they show hyunsung falling for kiyeon hehe love the cinderella (bitcherella) arc
Omg thank you sm, this paints her in a new light for me haha, i don't remember this arc properly cause i think i just ended up misunderstanding Elenas character and she just seemed like so blank mostly.
Reading this arc in manhwa just confused me cause i don't remember her having such strong feelings ever in the novel, especially not hate, she always seemed like the calm type.
Also yesss, i remember hyungsung hugging Kiyoung in this arc, was such a wholesome moment in the novel, was wondering if they skipped it here but maybe it's in later part
Thank you sm for explaining<3
Omg yesss that arc was pretty good, i started loving Hyungsung from that arc haha, he just falls in love so deeply it's so sweet but sad
oh yeah she is kinda bland compared to the others but it is more due to her being a pure princess that never did any evil and shit. i used to like her a bit but after seeing her name in the "visitor log" (if you got what i mean) i just lost all of my positive feelings towards her (and the other crazy btches)
i hate that they are skipping many of the hsky parts in the manhwa T-T like their hug here and some short talks or monologues that mean a lot for me >:/
also, no need for thanks, i only realized now that i wrote quite a bit lmao sorry, when it comes to talking about plots from my favorite novels i could rant all day hehe
That visitors log made me hate all the girls, and i started liking Hyejin more, also cause she starts getting more spotlight towards the final and now she's my favourite girl along with Alice. That and the cave scene makes the novel lose a bit of it's charm, i wish the author didn't include them, cause otherwise it's such a good story that didn't make the girls just some specialized characters.
Also i absolutely appreciated the information, no worries at all <3