#orv novel chapter 158

[pttucker]

"…Dokja hyung?" Lee Gilyoung jumped like a grasshopper as soon as he saw me. Then he curled up and pretended to be calm. "I knew you were alive. I believed in hyung until the end!" Lee Jihye ridiculed him. "Kid, what are you talking about? You cried so much with a runny nose." "Cried?" Lee Gilyoung argued that he never cried and that he naturally knew I was alive. 10 minutes later, Lee Gilyoung couldn't control his emotions any longer. He let out a bit sob and rushed forward to hug my thighs.

This is too freaking adorable.

[yoyoyo-idk]

so. ive been reading orv and ive just reached chapter 158 but like. (oh spoilers i guess)

「 Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most. 」

and the comments i see (yes i know they're from like 2019 shut up) are like 'oh does he even love anyone' 'who will it be?' and people trying to guess and like????, i beg your pardon????????

i mean, sure the 'does he love anyone' is maybe relevant in the reality/fiction theme of the story. i guess.

but still. what???

the story repeatedly tells us that he's still alive literally only because of the novel, and because of yoo jonghyuk. like. the only thing that has been constant in his life for ten years has been that fucking novel. the only person in his life, basically always, has been yoo jonghuyk. the person he loves most - how do you not immediately think 'oh, yeah, the guy he's been reading about for ten years, the reason he didn't commit suicide for, yeah that guy i bet'.

i mean maybe im wrong it's just the beginning and im guessing but like. ??????

[daily-linkclick]

(im sorry if this sent twice my computer did a weird thing as i was typing out my ask and idk if it sent prematurely)

i just caught up to the orv manwha on webtoon (ep 158) should i pick up the novel where it leaves off or should i pick it up from the beginning? like... how different is the manwha if it differs majorly anywhere in the story (personally got a lil annoyed at it misgendering nirvana in the chapters following after they said theyre neither man nor woman :/)

dw you're good it only sent once!

i'm not the best person to ask this because i'm (apparently?) one of the uncommon ones who read the webnovel first! from what i've heard the webtoon is fairly accurate, but it skims! there's some really good subtle character moments that don't get shown (which i can see why, a webtoon is more costly both in time and budget than making than a novel). and also from what i've personally seen they removed a character's line teasing kdj's romance with yjh. it was pretty funny and i'm sad they removed it LOL

plus if you start from the beginning you can get used to how the novel is structured! it has honorifics for a lot of characters and the names are structured as last name then first name which looks more natural to me LOL. i read a *bit* of the webtoon because i wanted to see how some things looked, and the webtoon does not capture kdj's thought process as well as the webnovel. a lot of his personality and how we get to know more of him comes from his thoughts, and i assume the webtoon cuts most of them for time and readability.

(also my god im so sorry to hear about nirvana, iirc they use they/them for them in the novel with the occasional gendered pronouns? so not as bad as what you mentioned lol)

so tl:dr, i personally recommend reading from the beginning to get used to how the novel is structured and written, and to get those very nice characterization that might be lost in the webtoon!

[manwtv]

Notes I made while binging ORV [SPOILERS]

WARNING: Spoilers, direct quotes from the novel, nonsensical titles for events that may be completely incomprehensible. Basically my personal notes for when I want to revisit certain moments in the novel. Can’t guarantee every moment is in there. And have I mentioned SPOILERS

You have been warned

Especially you, @acequinz  (￢‿￢ )

- ORV Death Counter: 

Chapter 54 Flames of Igneel 

Chapter 101 Floods of Disaster+"He is my companion" 

Chapter 137-140 "Hit me" "No, kill me now"+Bonus Depressed Sunfish (On Technicality) 

Chapter 144 The Ultimate Sacrifice 

Chapter 169 Shitty Cheap Ambush 

Chapter 188 The Demon King of Salvation 

Chapter 224 Asmodeus(On Technicality) 

 Chapter 265 Demon Duke's Defeat(On Technicality) 

 Chapter 281 [The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ doesn’t exist in the Star Stream.] 

Chapter 409 ⸢Kim Dok-Ja thought to himself. This is the only way to stop the Apocalypse Dragon.⸥ 

 - Some Proof ORV is a BL: 

+ Hand feeding "Acting like a wife" [Chapter 80] 

+ Matching coats "Are you a couple?" [Chapter 93] 

+ "I have a companion already" [Chapter 135] 

+ Rooftop Co-Existential Crisis's [Chapter 141] 

+ Yoo Mia Knows What's Up[Chapter 157] 

+ 「Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most.」[Chapter 158] 

+ “You had a very trusting expression" [Chapter 166] 

+ ‎ “My name is Kim Dokja.” [Chapter 168] 

+ "I need him. He will be my companion and he will see the end of the scenario.” [Chapter 173] 

+ “Release your hand and get lost, you damn son of a bitch.”‎[Chapter 178] 

+ ‎Promise to not give up [Chapter 184] 

+ ‎"In this round, that guy doesn't exist"[Chapter 222] 

+ ‎ He wanted to believe what this person was saying.[Chapter 234] 

+ ‎ “…Our nebula?”[Chapter 236] 

+ ‎YooJoonghyuk!Persephone[Chapter 238] 

+ ‎Worried Sunfish Messages[Chapter 259] 

+ ‎"I can save you!”[Chapter 269] 

+「We are life and death companions.」 [Chapter 270] 

+ ‎“Where do you plan to die alone?” [Chapter 320] 

+ ‎ It ‘d b een be tter if I sac rificed myself ins tead.⸥ [Chapter 380] 

+ ‎ A Totally Straight Description Of Your Bro, [Chapter 428] 

 - Other Moments: 

+ ‎ "That friend is the Demon King of Salvation.”[Chapter 247] 

+ ‎ 「 I’ll do anything. If you die, I’ll die. If you are going to sit still, I’ll sit still. Please don’t do this! Please!」[Chapter 283] 

+ ‎ 1863rd Regression!YJH[Chapter 284-299] 

+  ‎Best Olympian Couple Adopts Rat Bastard[Chapter 335]  ‎ 

+ ‎Good Or Evil [Chapter 352] 

+ “You are characters of a story.”[Chapter 354] 

+ ‎Called Persephone "Mom" [Chapter 388] 

+ ‎ "You aren’t going to resort to another weird method, right?”[Chapter 406] 

+ ‎ “That man is the world I wish to save.” [Chapter 409] 

+ ‎Secretive Plotter Reveal [Chapter 413] 

+ ‎KDJ×Multiple Chibi!YJH [Chapter 416] 

+ ‎Journey To The West Remake [Chapter 425] 

+ ‎3rd(?)! YJH [Chapter 444-446] 

+ ‎ [[Why, why is it not me, but you??]] [Chapter 446]

+ ‎SP vs Squid's Company, Starring Sunfish [Chapter 448] 

+ ‎Uriel vs Uriel [Chapter 453] 

+ ‎The Mandatory Slice Of Life Episode [Chapter 455]

[pttucker]

"Please stop Kim Dokja-ssi. Otherwise…" Yoo Sangah couldn't finish her words. The sparks around her body blocked her mouth. However, Yoo Joonghyuk could clearly read the strings behind her. 「 Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most.」

Dang. Shin Yoosung about to murder Dokja.