Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint - Ch. 220

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They changed Kim Dokja's last words, in the web novel, it was "Let's meet again, Yoo Joonghyuk", they've been changed to "Live on, Yoo Joonghyuk", which is a recall to Joonghyuk's words when he said "Live on, Kim Dokja", but to be honest, "Let's meet again" felt far more personal than "Live on", so it kinda icks me.

Also, They really tried their best to remove the homoerotic overtones from the manwha, especially considering how much they toned down Yoo Joonghyuk's desperation in this situation, this scene was the first time Yoo Joonghyuk showed any reaction to the death of his companions, so this scene meant a lot in the novel. But the Manhwa keeps trying to show him extremely expressionless and an edgelord.

This is how it played out in the novel.
"Let's meet again, Yoo Joonghyuk."
The power of the demon king disappeared and at the same time, strength
drained from me.
[The main scenario has ended.]
[Seoul Dome has been freed.]
A small black hole appeared in the air behind me. My body was slowly
being sucked into it. My legs, my torso, my arms…they turned into powder
and were slowly being sucked in.
"Kim Dokja! No! Kim Dokja!"
At the last moment, he tightly held me by the neck. However, it was already
too late.
My vision turned black and I was sucked into an empty void. The eyes of
the constellations watching me started to disappear one by one. I was
leaving the area of the channel.

eyy personally I liked this one more. Let's meet again felt too generic and foreshadowed a return too much. Death is frequently interpreted as impermanent in the series and the deviation from Kim Dokja's omniscience seems more refreshing.
 
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"Your incarnation form has been completely destroyed."
Oh, if that doesn't forebode his return as an actual constellation high up there, and most importantly, him beating the shit out of the 3 constellation groups personally, I riot.
 
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Uriel is hanging by that desperation, makes me tears up 🥲. Spoiler She's going to search KD later, shes never give up on him , later she is the one who find him in the other scenario far from earth , where Demon King Thrives. Truly Best Girl
 
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When flames stad that it's the end of volume one, does it mean that we have a hiatus now?
Should we look for the sequel under another name?
 
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eyy personally I liked this one more. Let's meet again felt too generic and foreshadowed a return too much. Death is frequently interpreted as impermanent in the series and the deviation from Kim Dokja's omniscience seems more refreshing.
It wasn't just about that though tbf. The webtoon cut out a LOT of lines regarding Yoo Joonghyuk and the rest of the party's feelings (outside of the kids). One of the most impactful lines is
"Yoo Joonghyuk was afraid of something for the first time."
ad I'm definitely disappointed that it was left out. I feel like they leaned too hard into the "emotionless cool mc" archetype when Yoo Joonghyuk was in fact devastated.
 

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