What scenes from this chapter in the novel were you hoping to see adapted and were missing?
I was hoping to see more heart thumping and sweat.
Actually, I was really looking forward to seeing that bead of sweat roll down and hit Taekjoo’s unconscious face.
And I kinda wanted to see him slapping Taekjoo in his attempt at—reviving him?
Anyway, a lot of nuance is missing from this chapter, even if it was pretty to look at.
It’s definitely missing the oomph from the novel.
I feel like the stakes aren’t very high in the manhwa. There was a very good description of the confusion and desperation he didn’t even know he was feeling until a drop of sweat fell onto Taekjoo’s face.
Except from the chapter:
He let go of the force in his hand. Then Kwon Taekjoo's body, which had been hanging in mid-air, plummeted to the floor. When he opened his damp hand, his fingertips were stained with blood. It had come from Kwon Taekjoo's neck. Zhenya looked blankly back and forth between Kwon Taekjoo collapsed at his feet and his own hand.
He had dealt with the bastard who didn't know his place and kept crawling back, so why did his mood feel so sunken? There was no longer anyone to bother him. But why. His heart, which he usually couldn't even feel beating, was now heaving rapidly and heavily.
He stared blankly at the motionless Kwon Taekjoo, then suddenly grabbed his arm and lifted it. However, only the arm lifted; Kwon Taekjoo's body remained limp. He grabbed his collar roughly and shook him violently. It was a flustered gesture. His eyes also shook without focus.
Getting no reaction from Kwon Taekjoo, he slapped his cheek. After two strikes, his cheek swelled red. The corner of his mouth even pooled with blood, perhaps from his mouth tearing inside. But still, there was no proper vital reaction.
He yanked Kwon Taekjoo's face close. Then he pressed his ear repeatedly against his nose and mouth, checking for breath. He could feel breath, but it was hard to tell if it was Kwon Taekjoo's or his own.
He laid Kwon Taekjoo back down on the floor and tore open his shirt. He pressed his ear against his bare chest, listening for a heartbeat. A faint pulse could be felt beneath the skin. But it was too weak, as if it might cease at any moment.
“He grabbed Kwon Taekjoo's jaw and forced it open. Inserting his fingers, he pressed down the tongue and cleared the airway. Then, something sliding down his face fell onto Kwon Taekjoo's forehead. It was sweat.
Zhenya froze. What was so pressing that he was suddenly drenched in sweat? His vacant eyes stared blankly, seeing nothing. He seemed profoundly shaken.
Soon, he got up from his spot. He walked unsteadily toward the half-destroyed doorway. Then, he suddenly picked up and threw the scattered fragments and furnishings around him. The room Kwon Taekjoo had painstakingly cleaned was swiftly reduced to ruins. As if his anger still wasn't appeased, he shrugged his shoulders and took ragged breaths.
For a moment, he tilted his head back and regulated his breathing. An inexplicable sense of disconnection spread throughout his entire body. It was unpleasant. His heart was still pounding wildly for no reason. Why. Just why. What was so dissatisfying?
He kicked off from his spot and went out.”
Even though I think people would have been a lot more pissed off with Zhenya than they already are if he’d slapped an unconscious Taekjoo like he did in the novel.
tbh, I’m kinda annoyed too.. not because of the people complaining, but because so many readers seem confused after the sudden switch to FBS Quarter and are already saying the translation is bad. Like… maybe don’t make a big deal out of a title that someone else is already translating. anyway, I just hope DesireScans continues with the next chapter.
thank you for explaining this... I really wish there was a feature to pin comments here.
People lack reading comprehension. There’s one thing to be confused about the scene jumps, and another to blame the scenes giving people whiplash with translation issues. The translations are not the problem, the pacing is.
The way I see it, the manhwa is a supplement to the novels, not a replacement for them. In order to get the full experience, the novels are a must.
And Yechan’s hatred for men could very well just be for laughs, but at the same time, the fact that he hates his own dad and brother because they’re men makes me think there might be a deeper, darker reason why.
I hope not, because it’s supposed to be a comedy, but also, it would add depth to the character if there was an actual reason why.
I’ve been rg inking though, that through his interactions with Seokjun (and developing feelings for him), he’ll eventually get over his irrational hatred for men.
I don't think his big brother or father are awful people that hurt Chan in the past, I think Chan's mother is the awful person here and abused Chan in some way. Maybe Chan's mother would demonize everybody in Chan's life and there was emotional incest going on. Chan probably doesn't realize his relationship with his mother is unhealthy or disgusting, he just thinks she did everything she did to protect him and show him how much she loves him. she ostracized him from the family to keep Chan all to herself. As we can tell Chan only likes older women and never dated anybody before, he just had sex friends.
Maybe the way Chan was raised fucked him up in some way, since Chan is a man himself does he hate himself as well? Was he always attracted to men but his hatred for men made him suppress it and made him hate men more than he already did? I see Chan as a bisexual man but he wasn't able to explore his sexuality until now because he was completely ignoring it.
Way back in chapter 1, it’s said that Mujin is 33, but he told Wuyeon he’s 30, so either the first chapter is in the future and this has been going for 3 years, or he lied about his age to Wuyeon. Also in chapter 1, Jun tells Mujin he *knows* he’s been going to that building to see his wife, and Mujin freaked out, but we know from chapter 27 that Jun knows that Wuyeon is the “wife” and Mujin knows Jun knows, so then that scene from chapter 1 makes no sense. We also know that Wuyeon had long hair when he first met Mujin, and Mujin was the one who cut his hair, so going by hair length, chapter 1 happened after their first meetings. Unless the shaman has the power to wipe memories, I’m very confused about the timeline.
With all that being said, I was surprised that the kidnappers weren’t originally the dad and the shaman.
I’m positive nothing’s gonna happen to them and they’ll eventually get their happy ending, but I do think that they’ll be forced apart for a bit (which brings me back to chapter 1 when Mujin goes in and sees the mess and he’s jumped by Wuyeon who complains it’s been a while, does that mean the dad won’t separate them because Wuyeon will threaten to harm himself if something happens to Mujin?)
Why do I ge the feeling next chapter will be the season end?








He deserves to be eternally alone, not being sexually pleasured.
The author said he likes control. Him being dominated by someone else would not be a consensual act on his part, so unless some rando scum comes along to do to him what he’s been doing to others, why tarnish potentially good guys just so he could get “punishment “?
It makes no sense. The punishment everyone is clamoring about for Muyeol would literally be rape.
That being said, why are people also assuming that something could happen between Muyeol and Yechan’s brother? The fact that Muyeol’s face was plastered all over the coffee stand Yechan’s bro was manning doesn’t mean he’s a fanboy. The story has shown time and time again that Muyeol is some hot shit and very in demand, so him being plastered all over that coffee stand is a marketing ploy, not proof that Yechan’s brother has the hots for him.
Additionally, per author’s note, Yechan comes from a highly religious family, hence why he rebelled, but just because he Yechan is non religious doesn’t mean his brother isn’t religious.
Honestly the best punishment for Muyeol is to not get what he wants and remain alone.