#mystic messenger spoilers

[mazuriri]

MC is so funny, of course cockroaches are more scary 😂

[dragonlikeleaves]

so you’ll never guess what I redownloaded

[erimeows]

Mystic Messenger: Masterlist

Hi there! I'm Eri, and I write for all sorts of stuff. While I do have everything published on here, I personally choose to have my masterlists linked to my Ao3.

Some of these are NSFW, so be sure to check the tags!

If you'd like to learn more about me, send in a request, or look at my works for other fandoms, check out my pinned post! P.S. some of these are a little old... Like, from when I was a middle-schooler old. Please be kind ^^

Headcanons:

Mystic Messenger Drabbles/Headcanons/Scenarios- this is my gigantic compilation of headcanons and little drabbles! Includes character x character, character x reader, gen, etc.!

Multichapters/Series:

Cared For (Jumin Han x 707)

Never Changing (Jumin Han x V): Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt. 3

Eclipse (Jumin Han x Zen)

Safekeeping (Vanderwood x Zen)

Character x Character Oneshots:

A New Hobby (Zen x 707)

Next To You (Zen x 707)

Secrets (Zen x Saeran Choi)

Mysterious Clues (Yoosung Kim x Saeran Choi)

The Letter (Yoosung Kim x 707)

Just A Little Longer (Yoosung Kim x 707)

Uptight (Vanderwood x Saeran Choi)

Again And Again (Vanderwood x 707)

Hurting You (Jumin Han x V)

Happy Tears (Jumin Han x V)

Tangerine Skies (Jumin Han x V)

Falling (Jumin Han x 707)

My Funny Valentine (Jumin Han x 707)

Philocalist (Jumin Han x 707)

Kissaphobic (Jumin Han x 707)

Priorities (Jumin Han x 707)

Dye (Jumin Han x 707)

The Things You Don't Talk About (Jumin Han x 707)

Bad Idea! (Jumin Han x Zen)

Character x Reader Oneshots:

Sleeping Beauty (Jumin Han x Reader)

Drunken Confessions (Saeran Choi x Reader)

I Could Use A Little Danger (Zen x Reader)

Shy (Zen x Reader)

Tell Me What You Want (V x Reader)

Love And Coffee (Jaehee x Reader)

Don't Tell (Jaehee x Reader)

Midnight Chips And Madeline (707 x Reader)

Webcam (707 x Reader)

Partnership (707 x Reader)

In The Same Bed (707 x Reader)

Movie Night (707 x Reader)

Cherry (707 x Reader x Saeran) (Angsty love triangle with unreciprocated love, NOT incest)

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Recent creations

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Mystic Messenger Timeline (Explained)

I'll be obviously skipping a lot of stuff in between, but this is just to make things clear. It's not the way you're supposed to play, just the timeline.

⚠️ Contains Spoilers ⚠️

⚠️⚠️ Spoilers ahead ⚠️⚠️

⚠️⚠️ You've been warned ⚠️⚠️

First Rika Behind the Story (DLC)

Then I'll start counting as Year 1, the events that lead to the RFA and Mint Eye foundation.

Year 1:

V and Rika know each other

They meet Saeyoung

Saeyoung leaves

Rika kills the Twins's mom

Rika gets engaged to V

Mika and Rika (Mina) create 1st draft of Mint Eye

V buys the department

*on that note, seems that there are 4 cameras but Saeyoung only knows of one*

**This also implies that Saeran was abused as soon as V and Saeyoung took their eyes off of him since Rika used Saeran as model to defeat Saeyoung's skills as a hacker.

***What happens because neither Saeyoung nor V know anything about Saeran whenever they reunite for RFA parties and their engagement? Why no one asked anything?

Year 2:

Rika meets Jumin

RFA begins (yes, it was Mint Eye first, and the reason why the name was Magenta first. Mika?) June's Route in The Ssum, First Season. According to Jumin.

The Ssum Timeline

3. RFA 1st party is held

4 Jaehee joins RFA

5. Rika kills Sally

5. RFA 2nd party is held

6. According to V and Saeyoung this is where the hacker starts attacking the RFA (first time)

7. Jumin said he lost contact with V and Rika after the 2nd party.

There's a point where Jumin admits barely seeing Rika after the 2nd party. Meeting with her and V for the last time 3 months before her death. Yoosung Route. Day 9. Chat room 7AM called V's eyes.

According to several chats during Yoosung route, they barely paid attention to V being blinded. This of course included Zen, Yoosung, and Jumin (who is worried and suspects something but doesn't intervene despite V having severe corneal damage from external trauma)

8. Rika must have blind V at some point during these three months.

9. Saeyoung installed the Special System. AKA: The Bomb

10. "Rika commits suicide"

Plot holes: Where's Mika? Why they don't notice there's another person living there? It's not that easy to hide your presence 💀

But according to V, he knew about Mika. It's at least implied.

*At the same time, there's a line, I forgot where exactly, that says that both, Rika and V called off their engagement at some point. They don't say anything about coming back together after that. wtf!?*

Another Story

1 month after her death, prologue.

Five months later

*means 4 months after they break up their engagement? Assuming they did not break up before but because of Rika behavior blinding him. Which kind of solves the plot holes from Year 1 setting Mika on the apartment and V not fully knowing but suspecting, although it would be impossible or almost impossible without his eyes do something about it. Especially since his blindness is recent. If you need to understand a bit more about blindness watch my post on Rika killing Sally. It may be a dog, unlike V lol but it's still enough information to set up the rest of the story.

Anyways, let's go back to our timeline no?

Bad ending prologue #1 (Casual & Deep) and #2 (Another) are part of the same story and unlikely that it is set into an *alternative route* like some people like to say. Bad ending prologues even from Another Story seem to fit almost too perfectly when you think about it, but only if you agree to go with Unknown after rejecting him several times.

Because it would fit into the idea that the MC's were captured by the cult and discarded after a while (or put to work under Mint Eye. But also because according to the opening on the Casual and Deep, it would mean that Saeran's been watching you, so does Saeyoung.)

As I said before, the other MC's are either dead or anything but MIA (whatever that means for Mint Eye?) and this one, the brunette, is selected and it's the only one who survives and passed the whole trial. Not at first but it doesn't matter. This MC is not dead. The others are. You think "The others" are just the player with different image? I've got news for you, each one of this has a number~ check this post ^^

Either you become the assistant of Unknown with that bad ending which is an option available for every prologue or you enter Day 1 to Day 4 of Another Story and play throughout to reach:

Day 6 and Day 10 from Ray/Saeran Route which are part of the same ending. They're not a different ending. Both however lead to the Casual Route, Day 1 (after the prologue)

Which means, if you get the bad ending in the prologue of Casual/Deep you'll be going back to Mint Eye. Yes. It's not supposed to be your first rodeo there. And if you have a Bad Ending on Mint Eye, you're brainwashed andd set on Casual/Deep (You're supposed to be an spy, but who do you work for? Are you a victim or a villainess? that's another story 😜)

My theory?

*This is where I'm still stuck, so I'll be fixing major plots here and there and editing this same post over and over until I get it right. Please bear with me 😭*

Rika DLC > 1st party > Rika gets engaged > Saeyoung leaves > Rika kills Sally > Rika kills Saeran's mom > Rika starts torturing Saeran > Mint Eye begins > 2nd party > Hacker attack > Bomb is installed > Rika blinds V > Rika dies > Another Story (prologue) > Another Story (Day 1 to 4) > Another Story (Day 6 & 10, bad relationship both of them) obviously with what causes these bad endings > Casual Route (with bad endings included) > Deep Story (with bad endings included) > Secret Endings (except for V dying, we'll get there) > Another Story again but V route happens first (no happy or normal ending) and then something weird happens:

And this part if I'm being honest, I have no idea but I'm fixing it cause my theory is that

V and Saeran's route become so intertwined that is almost impossible to know what happened.

The bomb on Mint Eye? Saeran? Although it is suggesting in the bad endings that he died, we never saw that to happen.

V dying in the secret endings?

Saeran burn?

Seven does mention a couple of numbers, associated with the other MCs, somewhere in the game. Unfortunately I can't remember if it's on a call or a chat so I'm going back all over again because I was so shocked at the time I was unable to take a screenshot.

Truth to be said I can't fully find the order rn but! I will, I definitely will. I need time. I mean, more time. I've been working on this for 6 to 7 years now, I'm posting this because it's so big I can't keep it to myself and I'm freaking out here. So I'll be editing this in the future. As many of my other posts. Sorry lol

Ironically, Saeran's AE would be indeed the Final Ending.

Additional Note: Because of time travel, Mystic Messenger is a non linear story, which means you need to pick upon clues here and there to understand where the timeline goes. The other games have a similar issue but not as pronounced as this.

[wolvenfarts]

after years, i get back into cg editing to bring forth the v kiss scene we're still robbed of smh

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Heey, raven, have you ever heard or played Mystic messenger? It's a Korean otome game, and there's this one character named Ray/unknown/Saeran, and he looks almost similar to Rollo 💀

So when they first introduced Rollo in twist, i immediately thought, "Saeran, is that you?!" Not only do both of them have white hair with dark circles under their eyes, but both are antagonist with religious backgrounds AND brother issues! Like, what a freaking coincidence!!

I used to play MysMes, but I dropped it way before Saeran’s route was released. (I think the only routes I managed to complete were Jumin Han’s and Zen’s? It got to be too much of a time sink for me.) So sorry, but I don’t really have much context for this character other than he’s a hacker and 707’s twin 💦

I’m not sure if I see the similarities with Rollo…? The hairstyle is nothing alike and even the colors are different (Saeran’s is much whiter and has a slight reddish fade). Dark undereye circles are a plus though— As far as I’m aware, his brother is also still alive…? (And while I do get religious vibes from Rollo, this was not explicitly confirmed! Meanwhile MysMes is up in here with an outright friggin’ CULT 💀)

I asked some friends who are more familiar with the character for their opinions and they didn’t think he and Rollo are that similar at all 🤔 Without going too much into spoilers, they said Saeran’s too much of a cinnamon roll (while Rollo isn’t) and that Saeran is less of an antagonist or mastermind and more of a victim of the circumstances. I’m just parroting what I was told though 🤷‍♀️ since I don’t know enough on the character to comment myself!

[max-nicoxfandom]

Was anybody gonna tell me that Jumin's relationship with his cat is a lot more deep-seated and fucked up than anybody ever talks about, or was I just supposed to find out by myself ?

[krispmoon]

this is so dumb I’m sorry

[not-wikied-sexyperson-brawl]

Perch Perkin's Info Post.

Jumin Han's Info Post.

[gio-cosmo]

Yk what. We need more games like Mystic Messenger in this day and age bc that shit was INSANEEEE the grip this game had on me in middle school was revolutionary. Like you’re telling me I was out here setting alarms to wake me up in the dead of night to talk to fictional characters?? You’re telling me one of the bad endings is the apartment the MC is in literally exploding?? You’re telling me if I missed one specific chatroom I lose all chances of getting the ending I want and have to start all over??

[mazuriri]

Another story prologue be like

[dragonlikeleaves]

hellloooooooo doomed yaoi

[erimeows]

Again And Again (NSFW)

Seven shifts awkwardly, unsure of where he should direct his gaze as he lies in his bed. Vanderwood is to his right, and Seven is all too aware of what they’ve just done.

Alas, he can’t bring himself to say anything.

Apparently, Vanderwood can’t either.

The room is so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

The first time it happened, Seven was drinking after a long night of working on a project for the agency. For whatever reason, Vanderwood joined him. One drink turned into so many that they lost count and things went down that probably shouldn’t have. Seven remembers waking up in his bed by himself the next day with a bottle of water and two pain pills left on his nightstand, but no other trace of Vanderwood to be seen.

Part of him wondered if it was a dream, but the giant bite marks and hickeys on his chest, neck, thighs, and ass were living proof. 

Fine, he thought. It’s one lousy hook up that he doesn’t even remember. Something that happens between coworkers all the time. As long as it doesn’t affect their work, it doesn’t matter.

Seven pretends that he doesn’t notice Vanderwood’s refusal to look at him for the following week, and he tries to move on. But then he drinks again. And then Vanderwood joins him in drinking again. And, with noticeably fewer drinks than it required the first time, they’re on the floor. Again.

This time, Seven wakes up on the couch with a blanket pulled over him and a cup of hot coffee on the table. Vanderwood is there, in the kitchen washing dishes to keep himself busy, but of course, they don’t talk about it.

Eventually, they start doing it without alcohol involved. Seven remembers each and every instance, now that they’re usually sober, and even finds himself looking forward to the occasional rendezvous. Still, neither of them talk about it. 

Seven wants to talk about it. Or, sometimes he thinks he does. But what would he say? ‘Hey, that sex was phenomenal, let’s make this official?’ Or maybe ‘Hey, isn’t it weird that we fuck weekly but don’t ever actually talk about anything that isn’t work?’. Seven has no idea. Would Vanderwood even care? Maybe this is all just some plot to get his mind clear so he can be more productive. Or maybe Seven is just an easy, convenient target for Vanderwood’s stress relief.

Seven doesn’t know, and to be honest, he doesn’t really care. Trying to have an open dialogue with Vanderwood would be like pulling someone’s teeth out with a rusty spoon. They don’t really know each other, after all. Seven is an agent, and Vanderwood is his handler. They aren’t friends. They aren’t lovers. They’re coworkers. 

What would be the point of anything more, anyway? 

Seven lies in his bed, boxers clinging to his curvy hips as his golden eyes stay trained on Vanderwood- yes, that’s where he decided to direct his gaze, against his better judgment. The other man is still undressed, a lit cigarette dangling loosely between his lips. Seven’s bedroom reeks of sex and the chip bags and soda cans on the floor remain unscrutinized, for now. Vanderwood is too out of it from the sex- from Seven- to scold the hacker for the mess in his room. Seven smiles, knowing that once Vanderwood is out of his post-nut clarity, he’ll surely throw a fit about the disaster that is Seven’s home and go on yet another cleaning spree.

For now, though, things are peaceful. Seven thinks to roll from flat on his back to his side so he can curl up against Vanderwood’s chest, only to stop himself and wonder… Does he really want that, or is he following instinct now?

Seven isn’t sure that he likes Vanderwood. He likes the sex, and he likes having Vanderwood around, but the man is cold and doesn’t seem to understand Seven’s sense of humor at all. Seven doesn’t understand Vanderwood, just like Vanderwood doesn’t understand Seven. And maybe that’s the way it’s meant to be.

So, Seven finds himself surprised when the words, “You know, you don’t have to leave after we do this if you don’t want to,” fall from between his lips before he can stop himself from saying them.

Vanderwood’s face doesn’t change. No, the man is a trained informant used to doing undercover work. His expression is always still, unchanging unless he wants to get a point across- even then, every new face Vanderwood does make is extremely calculated. 

Vanderwood sits up, tosses his legs over the edge of the bed, and lets his hair down. Seven almost assumes that Vanderwood isn’t going to bother with a reply until the man says-

“You shouldn’t tell people things like that. Might give a person the wrong idea.”

‘And what would the wrong idea be?’ Seven thinks the words, but freezes instead of speaking them aloud when Vanderwood glances back at him over one of his broad shoulders.

Seven swallows tightly, watching the muscles on Vanderwood’s back, shoulders, and arms flex and pull as he tugs his white t-shirt back over his body. Seven memorizes every detail of Vanderwood; every odd scar that maps over the other man’s sunkissed skin, those scars on his neck that Seven suspects are from cigarette burns, the gaudy cheetah print pattern that’s painted onto his long and immaculate fingernails.

Seven isn’t sure why he pays so much attention, but he does. He memorizes everything. Maybe in case this is the last time- in case Vanderwood finally decides to get tired of him and leave, or to report him to the agency for all of the rules he’s broken, or dies on a mission. Something terrible like that. And in that moment, Seven realizes… He would actually miss Vanderwood if he were to leave.

He realizes that he wants Vanderwood to stay.

And, worst of all, he realizes that he does, in fact, like who Vanderwood is as a person. Because even though Vanderwood threatens to tase him daily, he ensures that Seven is covered by a warm blanket and has water on his nightstand before he so much as thinks of leaving, and he ensures that he keeps coming back. Each and every time.

But Seven can’t say anything. Can’t voice it. He’s still speechless, a quality that’s so unlike him that he wants to scream out in frustration. Instead, he stays in the bed, simply watching as Vanderwood finishes getting dressed and exits the room without another word- or, even another glance in Seven’s direction.

~

Seven debates on what he should do after the revelation. He’s not in love with Vanderwood- no, it would take a lot for either of them to fall in love. He does, however, like the other agent, and as a result of that, he wants to get to know Vanderwood better than he does currently. After all, Seven wouldn’t have had sex with someone he didn’t like all that much- no matter the circumstances. He was an idiot not to put together his budding feelings for Vanderwood before things got this… Well, this far. 

They fuck almost weekly, but Seven doesn’t even know basic things about Vanderwood like his favorite color, favorite foods, the kind of television he likes to watch, or any of his hobbies outside of making empty threats with a taser and vigorously cleaning his surroundings. It’s a little embarrassing, really, so the next week when Vanderwood is over, Seven decides to try and fix the issue.

“Hey, Vandy,” Seven calls out as he walks into the living room. It’s half past noon and he’s only just now getting up for the day- the norm for him since Vanderwood has been making him work most nights. Vanderwood is sitting on the couch with his computer in his lap, hair loose and freshly washed. Seven suspects that Vanderwood wears his hair long and down to cover the many scars on his neck and back, but he knows better than to ask about that this early on. Instead, he bounces further into the room, approaching Vanderwood from behind and draping his arms over the other man’s massive shoulders. “What’s your favorite color? Mine’s red!”

A typical strategy- offering information about himself first. Plus, it’s something as simple as a favorite color. Seven can ask about the deeper stuff later. What could go wrong?

Much to Seven’s surprise, Vanderwood ignores him, clicking and clacking away on his keyboard instead of giving any sort of answer to Seven’s question. Fine- whatever. Seven is good at getting what he wants out of people and has no problem with being annoying to achieve his goals.

“Hey, hey, hey-” Seven resorts to annoyance, now circling around the couch and sitting down far too close to Vanderwood. He wonders what Vanderwood is working on that’s so important, but the man had the foresight to put a privacy cover over his laptop, so Seven can’t see what’s on the screen. He frowns and pokes Vanderwood’s cheek repeatedly. “Vanderwood, Vanderwood, Vanderwood-”

���What? My God,” Vanderwood rolls his chesnut-hued eyes as he slaps Seven’s hand away. Seven pouts in response. “I’m trying to work, Agent Seven Zero Seven.”

“Ah, hitting me with the ‘Agent Seven Zero Seven’ today instead of ‘Seven’, huh? That’s not my name,” Seven playfully scolds, and is ignored once more. “What, are you just gonna ignore me?”

“Pretty much,” Vanderwood answers, as if it’s obvious. “Unlike you, I know better than to ignore my work.”

Seven pauses, racking his brain for a new strategy. He needs to get Vanderwood’s attention, and he needs to get Vanderwood to lose his composure. The easiest ways to do that are A) sex, B) things that are unhygienic, and C) things that could jeopardize Seven’s productivity or their jobs in general. If they simply hook up again without anything about the encounter changing, Vanderwood will leave like he has every other time and Seven will get nowhere on his quest for information. If Seven appeals to Vanderwood’s freakish obsession with cleanliness by doing something gross or making a mess, he’ll receive a cold shoulder born from disgust for the rest of the day… So, he does something that will make Vanderwood panic instead.

“Do you wanna know my name?”

“I don’t care about your name. It’s Luciel, anyway, isn’t it?”

“Nope,” Seven answers with a grin. “Saeyoung Choi.”

“You…” Vanderwood slams his laptop shut and sets the device on the coffee table in front of him before shooting a pointed glare in Seven’s direction. “What the hell are you getting at? You know, if the boss knew you were telling me these things, he’d torture or kill us.”

Seven internally cheers. Vanderwood has put his work down- Seven has his attention.

“And my legal birthday is-”

“Shut up!” Vanderwood interjects, raising his voice and slapping a hand over each ear. “Are you really trying to get us killed?”

“Oh, and I actually have a-”

“Shut up,” Vanderwood practically growls, to which Seven pauses. He can feel his cheeks turning red as Vanderwood grabs him by the hips and drags him onto his lap. “God, you’re something else. What’s with that shit eating grin of yours, huh?”

Seven laughs and adjusts his knees so they’re on either side of Vanderwood’s thighs, resting comfortably in the grooves of the couch cushion. Vanderwood’s hands remain locked like handcuffs on his waist.

“It’s so easy to rile you up.”

“You. You’re always dying for my attention… And it’s even worse than usual today. I have to wonder what it is you’re wanting out of this,” Vanderwood sighs. In an uncharacteristically tender display of affection, he reaches up with a single gloved hand and caresses Seven’s cheek. Seven leans into the touch before he can even process what he’s doing or how intimate this feels. It’s different than before. He wonders if Vanderwood likes him, too. “What you’re wanting out of me.”

“I want to get to know you,” Seven answers honestly, for once. He’s not sure why he’s being so candid. Offering up information about himself to get information in exchange- that’s what he tells himself. Deep down, though, opening up feels sort of… Good. He just hopes it doesn’t bite him in the ass. “Who are you outside of this?”

“This isn’t smart.”

Vanderwood starts to break. Seven can feel it; that deep down, Vanderwood wants to be honest with him, too. If he just pushes a little more, he’ll get what he wants- what he needs.

“Neither was sleeping with me to begin with. Doesn’t seem like you care all that much considering you keep coming back for more,” Seven points out. “Instead of reporting me to the boss for not doing my work, or asking for a reassignment, or anything else. You keep coming back- again and again, day after day, week after week.”

“You’re insufferable,” Vanderwood groans and tilts his head back into the couch to avoid Seven’s eyes.

“Then why do you keep sleeping with me?”

“Shut up, Seven,” Vanderwood whispers, retracting from Seven just enough to bury his head in his hands. “You know why.”

“I really don’t.”

Vanderwood puts his hands back on Seven’s hips, seemingly because he doesn’t know where else to place them. Seven doesn’t complain, instead leaning into the touch. He notices that Vanderwood is losing control of his calculated, calm demeanor and expressions when Vanderwood furrows his brow whilst struggling to come up with a decent response.

“Why would you be interrogating me like this, if you didn’t already know?”

“Because I want to know? Interrogating people is how you figure out things that you want to know,” Seven scoffs. “Duh.”

“No, asking people about things like a well adjusted human being is how you figure those things out… Instead of this weird tactic you’re doing.”

Seven blinks. They both know damn well that if Seven were blunt in how he chose to lure answers out of Vanderwood, Vanderwood wouldn’t respond. He’d shut down, maybe call Seven some nasty names, and storm out of the house.

“Are you stupid?” Seven laughs out the words, not really meaning them, but Vanderwood appears offended regardless as he pushes Seven off of his lap and stands up.

“Apparently, because I have no idea what the hell is going on with you- what, did you go and catch feelings?”

And, instead of leaving like Seven expects him to, Vanderwood paces the living room while waiting for the answer to his question.

“Shit, Vanderwood, I think I’ve had feelings,” Seven confesses, to which Vanderwood freezes in the middle of the living room and stares at him with wide brown eyes. When Vanderwood stays silent for an uncomfortable minute or so, Seven continues. “...You think I would’ve slept with you in the first place if I didn’t like you in some way? I don’t- I don’t just do that with people, y’know?”

“You can’t like me,” Vanderwood crosses his arms and shakes his head. “You don’t even know me.”

“I want to know you,” Seven quietly argues. “Because I like the person I’ve gotten to know so far, even if I don’t know much about you yet. Don’t you want to know more about me, too?”

“Hell, you really like me?”

“Uh, duh. That’s what I just said.”

“You’re annoying, but,” Vanderwood chuckles. The pleasant sound shoots straight to Seven’s heart, effectively making it skip a beat. “I do like you”

“Do you, uh,” Seven stammers as he tries to find the right words. Now that he’s really thinking about it, he realizes he’s never asked someone out on a proper date before. “Want to… Wanna… Maybe, um-”

“Jeez, with the kind of dirty talk you spew in bed and that entire interrogation you just put me through, I didn’t expect you to have trouble asking me to do something with you,” Vanderwood teases with a hint of a smirk and a smug look in his eyes. “But yeah, we can do something together. How about we go grab a bite to eat?”

“R-Really?” Seven questions.

Honestly, he didn’t expect this to go so well- let alone for Vanderwood to ask him on a date.

“Yeah,” Vanderwood nods. “Throw some decent clothes on and meet me outside in ten.”

Then, Vanderwood is walking off, leaving Seven on the couch to ponder just how well his strategy seems to have worked.

[aquariiium]

Bringing out my inner Zen by fusing my current hyperfix and my favorite musical together

[annbourbon]

How Most Magical Contracts Work~

⚠️ Spoilers ⚠️ Ahead ⚠️🍒

Because we're (and by we I mean @smol-grey-tea and @cherrychipheart with me~~) figure out how the whole Cheritzverse AKA Grimm Society works, please consider this as part of one of my theories to add onto it >.<

It's taking me forever so I hope you guys like it. Without further ado~

Magical Binding Contract: Simply physically impossible to break. Sometimes it is implied that the magic punishment for breaking a clause is somehow contingent on the permission being given by the one who signed the contract. (It's interesting here but in The Ssum Harry breaks the contract, and Rachel tries the same thing, and both of them have several issues with the whole engagement thing because it's not something you can break just by breaking the paper, now reading this, makes me think 🧐 because it is said that they have to pay a huge sum but such number is never said~ and I don't think it's just because of money but the way it's handled... it's way too sketchy. Is it just me?)

However, and many times as safety 'insurance' this may be used as the only option if no other way of exchange is presented. The magic makes everything to stay put. Both sides need to play their part and that how it makes sense that they use it more often.

If something taught me Ursula at the age of 3 or 4 was to ALWAYS READ THE FINE PRINT~ seriously, the lesson stuck. 😳

Leonine Contract: is a very old principle of law that a leonine contract is not a free contract. Generally speaking anyone will side with you except if there's a Magically-Binding Contract, then you're in real trouble. Even under most civil law codes, there's a good chance that you can be freed from a contract if the other party was obviously exploiting an emergency situation. Like~~~ even in the Ancient Roman Law of Obligations, a "Societas Leonina" (a corporation in which one participator reaps all the profit, and another carries all the losses) was an invalid one! That says it all! Anyways~ loopholes are still permitted.

Curse Escape Clause: For every magic spell/curse to have a condition that negates the effect.

Now, oaths are powerful things. They bind demons. They bind honour. They create pacts that grant great power. They are things to be respected, feared, and fulfilled.

Once broken an oath of some sort thing, be it magical or mundane, a debt... is to be paid, and now is forever branded by his/her misdeed. This is seen most often than not as a mark of shame. It almost always brands the character as a pariah until they manage to restore their lost honour. So unless they are released from their contract this will bind them for whatever term it stated or until whatever condition was required is fulfilled — forever if neither was fulfilled.

Unless you're let off.

Contradictory Oaths may lead to Reality-Breaking Paradox though~

Exchange Contracts:

(And I think this is the way the Wizard works since he does implies it, and I have a lot of experience with this way of working thanks to Ichihara Yuuko~)

Okay so for starters, good and bad are human concepts. Hence no Yuuko or The Wizard in Cheritzverse seem too worried about it okay? Actually~ lol if we're to enter magical worlds no one is too worried about such things because you can solve most things via magic~🙃 unless you can't ofc

So for Yuuko customers must pay a price in order to grant their wishes, which can be no more or no less than the one demanded, or else harm will come to one's way.

She is a dealer in wishes as she will grant the sincere wish of anyone who is willing to make an appropriate sacrifice in return; the price is always equivalent to the weight of the wish, no more, no less.

This goes to keep the balance in this universe which is very delicate~ and also, to keep the cause/effect in action otherwise known as karma.

So to understand this type of contracts you need to understand how the universe according to Buddhism/Hinduism works~ in theory.

101 speedrun here of the karmic laws (they're 12 but here's oversimplified~)

1. cause/effect

2. everything & everyone is connected

3. forgiveness

4. growth & open mindness

5. detachment

6. responsibility

7. ripple effect

8. you create your reality

9. patience, persistence and long-term view (imho struggling with patience lol but heeey~)

10. living in the present

11. honesty

12. humility

13. gratitude

14. generosity

15. evolution

16. balance

17. compassion

Anyways you can obviously see that the Wizard uses a similar analogy, however his way of expressing himself is way more twisted as he sets games for everyone to achieve their wishes. Making of it a whole competition, basically.

And he also lacks of many things, as it is compassion, humility, charisma, forgiveness or generosity... but that's another story because I have yet to finish Dandelion. 🤭😬 Yes~ sorry I could not help myself but to do this despite all the things I have against.

Something I noticed though~~ it's that depending on the contract he might not be able to change it even if he actually wants to so he might play it off like he doesn't~ or maybe he actually doesn't, but well at least this gives us an idea of what kind of contracts he uses no?

⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊ ﾟ ☽ * ₊ ⋆⋆ ₊

Links:

Leonine Contract

Magical Binding

The power of Karma

*I did copy/paste more than what I originally intended to but the original post was deleted somehow and my eyes are basically melting RN, however, the idea is the same and I added even more than what I expected to so please let it slide 🙏🏻😖