uhmm

What a disappointing change then, because now it makes it seen like ml is taking advantage of his vulnerability.

Would make more sense for the MC to initiate right now

Whaaattt? They switched it? That's disappointing then. Though whether its the MC or the ML who initiates it, it just felt like its not the time to do it yet. You are right though, the ML might get some hate because of this switch up.

DAMN okay, time to read the novel lol

Gosh, that's disappointing. I've noticed this trend that whenever the bottom is forward in the novel, they take away his agency in the manhwa and make the top the aggressor. It makes the bottom seem like a pushover and the top an ahole. Why do this always do this

I'm genuinely confused by your comment... I read the novel and even went back to chapter 25 to double check... and ML quite literally comes onto Ihyeon. Weikun (ML) comes onto the bed, crawls on top of him, strokes his body, presses his body down on Ihyeon underneath him... all while our MC is dazed and crying. Weikun not only asks if Ihyeon would like to forget, but then states that he will/can do that for him. Ihyeon never even verbally replies.

May I ask what parts led you to believe Ihyeon asked for it? (Genuinely, sincerely asking!)

the novel has multiple english translations. the better eng one is in the comment section somewhere here

I also own the chapters on Ridi~

Chapter 25 (in the English translations online) corresponds to chapter 40 on Ridi when buying the individual chapters... in chapter 40 on Ridi, on page 12 and 13... Lau WiKun (ML) comes onto Yihyeon exactly as I described and as the manhwa depicts...

I'm sorry, but whatever translation you read was incorrect. The manhwa is correct.

If you'd like proof, I can copy and paste page 12 and 13 here (the original Korean text) for you to read yourself~

Hello there. Are the chaptera is Ridi in English? I would like to buy on legal sites to read the novel so hoping Ridi chapters are in English and not Korean?

The chapters on Ridi are in Korean, I'm sorry!

Awwww bummer. But thanks for answering my question.

No problem~

Wow I never gave much thought into the fact that unofficial translations especially for a novel can literally change or rewrite the story lmao thats pretty fcked up

I completely agree with you!

I'm just surprised how this scene could be confusing for translators... context is everything...

Yihyeon just had a panic episode (hyperventilation), is described as being haunted and overwhelmed by his past trauma (described in the paragraphs leading up to WiKun's proposition), and is said to be unable to fall asleep because he's crying and overwhelmed... Finally, in a desperate attempt to find even a modicum of solace, Yihyeon asks WiKun if he at least liked his painting... and in response... WiKun offers to, "make him forget"... as he watches Yihyeon struggling...

Even if this particular scene didn't give you enough context to understand who said what... Yihyeon was described as a 22 year old virgin who thought he liked girls up until he met WiKun... the novel also describes Yihyeon as shy, quiet, and anything but bold...

How... how is a main character like this supposed to proposition a man 10 years his senior to have a sexual entanglement... while in distress?

It makes zero sense to me >.<

I'm sorry >.<

Sidenote: I completely understand readers are more inclined to just accept the text as written, even if it seems ridiculous, because that's what's on the page... especially, if you don't have access to the original novel and/or don't understand the original language of the work.

The onus is really on the translators, even more so, if they are charging money!

Good luck everyone~

I heard some people are using chatgpt which is crazy to me because AI literally hallucinates stuff. It would explain it if they got it that wrong

Thank you for taking the time to explain what happened to this chapter. All we have access to are machine translated materials. Hopefully we get access to official english translation of the novel soon since the Manhwa is gaining more traction now.

Ugh... and they don't even bother to read what was spat out? How do they not check their (ChatGPT's) work??

(These questions are rhetorical, to express frustration lol don't feel pressured to answer!)

No problem!! Anytime~

Hopefully! That would clear up future misunderstandings.

Though, a part of me wants to translate the novel myself, for free, in an act of defiance lol
We'll see where the new year takes me haha

OMG it's the thought that counts and the fact you thought that, I appreciate you so much, whether you do it or not.