let me get this straight, so theres 3 Yitaes and 3 Giyuns?
Muni
- seeks Il-In's love to fulfill his grudge
- is the other half of the soul.
- long neck
- soul is trapped in the bookmark
- possesses other people (jumin, elevator dude, yuran, etc)
The Serpent
- is the other half of the soul
- the one that currently possesses Giyun
- is actively trying to kill Il-In as revenge.
- remembers everything in the past like how he was killed as a serpent
Giyun
- is the body/husk.
- remembers his past life as Muni through recurring dreams.
- the "perfect" Muni
- is the reincarnated soul
- does inconsistent things because of the vengeful ghosts inside him (the voices)
Imitation Yitae
- can't take all of Yitae's memories
- on Giyun's (Serpent Giyun) side
- the Yitae that Jumin (Muni) created/controlled to "hate" Giyun
- short haired, yellow eyed, black shirt
Real Yitae
- genuine attraction towards Giyun
- is the one that was stabbed once
- short haired, yellow sweatshirt
- is the husk/body of Il-In
Il-In
- is the one that was stabbed multiple times
- is obsessed/in love with Giyun
- long haired, sweatshirt, blue eyed, scars on his eye
- a big piece of shit
man that's a lot to take account of and that's JUST the two main characters i'm assuming they wanted it to be complex but this is just information overload.
Il-In emerged when Yitae was driving the car back to Giyun's Apartment. (ch.72) he manifested after realizing that Giyun is the "Perfect" Muni. It had something to do with the ritual the Yuran's ancestor did (ritual about reincarnation and forcing their fate together) only a part of Il-In's soul was inside Yitae that's why he's weaker than Muni.
i can't put to words how much i love how the author did this entire manhwa. the way they executed everything from the main story to side stories is actually brilliant. one thing i especially like is when the author places some background dialogues (e.g TV ads, Protesters, etc) and somehow connects it to what is actually happening (if that makes sense)
maybe theres some bias into this cause I'm a total sucker for guideverses but i really love the guideverse AU i actually wish there were more. the line "what is a god without mercy or empathy" alone genuinely just did something in me











they're both so fucking cool gah damn
it almost pissed me off when they were like talking about sparing that doctor like DUDE JUST SHOOT HIM.
anyway thankyou for doing the favor taesoo