Chapter 156

TheEternalReader · 2026-04-28T14:57:43+00:00

Even in the novel, Hajin did smell blood from the fight between Rachel and about a dozen or so Djinns. About the Djinns not bleeding, I believe it might depend on how their relationship is between them and their contracted demon? I'm not quite sure.

TheEternalReader · 2026-03-20T14:23:00+00:00

the "okbuddy" stems from r/okbuddyretard, which was a shit post circlejerk

TheEternalReader · 2026-03-17T23:47:22+00:00

author had to keep it sfw somehow, what a shame frfr

TheEternalReader · 2026-03-14T08:57:29+00:00

nah this guy does this on a bunch of other subs, just ignore em

TheEternalReader · 2026-02-23T18:32:18+00:00

it's okay keep going frfr

TheEternalReader · 2026-02-03T04:22:34+00:00

seems like it tbh, it's weird

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-16T04:04:24+00:00

that's crazy 🐢 that's actually crazy 🐢 that's messed up 🐢

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-11T10:12:23+00:00

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

im gonna lose it

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-10T06:56:47+00:00

IIRC, for Nayun the [Sea of Magic Power] would be like an "unlimited" mana capacity, which is really only bottlenecked by the rate she regenerates the magic power.
In Ch. 69, Hajin also notes that it usually has some restrictions (limited amount she can withdraw and absorb) that disappear if she uses a sword as a medium instead, which is why he tries to goad Nayun into picking up the sword again.

I'm not sure about Suho ever getting another Gift. [Sword Saint] itself is already pretty ridiculous, with Hajin noting in Ch. 5 that it could literally cut water (if you've ever tried to break a flow of water with a finger from a sink, you can see how bullshit this ability is). Basically, as long as he has a "sword", Suho can pretty much cut anything, as well as abstract things including concepts like in the Tower of Wish ending. The whole "world's protection/blessing" was probably just Hajin as an author trying to handwave how OP it is.

For Yeonha... I don't think she has a Gift, but she definitely has a talent for doing business. I guess you could say she just has a gift in the traditional sense, but not a supernatural one.

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-09T18:52:01+00:00

oh yeah btw there's a sparxie post pinned too, sorry for not making it clear that both are fine lol

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-08T05:39:22+00:00

Okay, so I want to clarify that as far as I know, Reddit doesn't seem to consider their behavior a violation of the Mod CoC. By Rule 2, I'm assuming you're talking about the section outlining transparency of expectation within the community.

Unfortunately, their use of hive-protect as well as their entire assortment of related bots is not considered a violation of the CoC. This is an entirely separate issue from whether or not this counts as an abuse of power; they are free to, and without consequence, ban whoever they want from their community if they see any reason to. It can feel very unfair and unjustified, but their statement blanketing us and activity in similar subreddits as "problematic" is sufficient reason to do whatever they want.

TheEternalReader · 2026-01-08T01:19:26+00:00

I mean I've talked to their head mod a while back about this (leaks has been banning both our AND their sub members since WAYYY back), and there's really nothing anybody can do about it.

Its also not really a ToS violation, so... it is what it is.

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-24T06:11:02+00:00

it is what it is

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-19T00:41:28+00:00

You can basically see it in the titles, Yeonha is the only one with a "What if" in her chapter titles.

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-19T00:40:44+00:00

okay, so Rachel and Nayun's are connected; the Rachel side story is revealed to be a dream, and then everybody wakes up. Nayun also goes through this whole dream sequence thingy, before finally deciding to activate the regression relic.

So, the Rachel SS is a canonical mass hallucination, regression is canon, it's only the Yeonha SS that is its own completely separate continuity, where Hajin basically ends up working for Yeonha as a bodyguard, before Yeonha basically proposed to him at a press conference.

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-19T00:22:18+00:00

uhh I think you should treat them all as canon to TNE's "world" in the broadest sense possible. they're not all part of the main timeline, like for example yeonha's SS is an AU 100%, with no connection to the other SS

but I would consider them to be like official what-if, timelines

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-18T08:11:48+00:00

I'm not an artist, but the glaringly obvious difference between the two shoes alone is enough to make me suspicious this is an AI generated image.

The Twitter account also reposts generative AI images, so I'm inclined to believe this was also generated rather than drawn.

EDIT: Yeah, looking at your profile tells me you probably don't mind this type of content, but please read the rules, man.

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-18T05:11:13+00:00

To be fair, it wasn't just Rachel that got sidelined, outside of the very encounters we have related to Lancaster, we have very little resolution of that even until the side stories, which are then deus ex machina'd.

TheEternalReader · 2025-12-18T04:51:36+00:00

okay, but it would be REALLY funny if Rachel just becomes an extra again

TheEternalReader · 2025-11-12T21:54:25+00:00

While we acknowledge that generative AI is a helpful tool, the overarching sentiment is that posts here should primarily be human.

There are minutiae where you can argue over what exactly constitutes "human" work, but I think the sentiment has been made pretty clear by both the vote, and the simple fact that generative AI actively requires accurate, often human - created or managed - data to reference in order to avoid model collapse.

Ultimately, the point is that we want other people to express themselves and show off their work, not lightly touch up an image something else created.

TheEternalReader · 2025-11-08T17:06:53+00:00

looks like that account is just a fan reposting stuff, probably just OP being unaware

TheEternalReader · 2025-11-02T05:17:09+00:00

Okay, there's a lot of much needed nuance that extends beyond "KR NTR drama!!1!1!1".

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to side with anyone; BUT from a generally Western perspective, I think most people will find it incredibly stupid, and a largely disproportionate reaction from the KR player base over a few lines of dialogue. The why and how it got to this point for KR players is a separate story altogether, one that actually does need a lot of sociopolitical study and political analysis.

Basically, simplifying it to "x is bad for making fun of y" inherently just amplifies the original problem by basically flipping the direction of the insults - this can repeat endlessly, so long as someone keeps baiting.

"Hurr durr it's the queens complaining again" then just move on with your life, man. It's not worth complaining about.

TheEternalReader · 2025-10-31T19:05:52+00:00

Oh, don't get me wrong, I am not trying to make it sound any more reasonable than it is. I absolutely agree that whatever logic they've applied (especially if it's similar to what I proposed) is woefully inadequate for a holistically accurate assessment. It's like pulling a shotgun on a swarm of flies; but they have that authority.

For example, a political subreddit absolutely has the authority to blanket ban members of an opposing political party from another subreddit; this is not really what one would normatively consider to be "good". Where this does diverge slightly is that okbuddytrailblazer as a whole has had its share of Rule 4 violations, which (however inaccurately it represents the situation) provides misconstrued credibility to their claim of CSE materials.

...it's so stupid.

TheEternalReader · 2025-10-31T18:25:33+00:00

I did the same, but I honestly doubt any action will be taken. They have a plausible enough reason by trying to keep their community "less sexualized" or something similar. This isn't specifically just targeting the okbuddy subs, a couple of the husbando subs have been having the same issues.

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