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Dokhyuk Moments: Part 16

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“You will be spanked if you don’t talk.”

Breaking the sky Sword Saint raised a large smoking pipe. Yoo Jonghyuk’s butt couldn’t handle the pressure and he let out a pathetic sound.

///Damn, Kim Dokja. I will surely kill you.///

Imagine YJH as a bottom and-(〃ω〃)

Yoo Jonghyuk looks at me as if I was mentally ill.

“Kim Dokja! Don’t say anything else!”

Or course, I kept talking.

— Eventually, Yoo Jonghyuk placed me behind him and raised the Heaven Sword of Cloud Gathering. —

“Teacher, wait...”

I can’t help but think of LWJ and WWX. He proteccc

“You have to go to the gourmet association. We need allies for our nebula.”

I understood what he was saying. —

there was one worrying point “...our?”

“Didn’t you say you would make one last time?”

“Kim Dokja’s Company?”

“I’ll quit right away if it’s really named that.” Yoo Jonghyuk turned his head away with a frown. I felt pleasantly surprised.

[The constellation ‘Demon-Like Judge of Fire is wiping her tears with a hanker chief]

“Our” I cantebekekwksnsbsusiwlwlw

It was something that was unthinkable when he grabbed me by the neck.

So...I actually read this wrong and thought that YJH grabbed KDJ’s neck and kissed him 😭

[Yoo Jonghyuk thought, “it would be nice if he had come with me]

This is sad and heartwarming at the same time.

“Why the hell do you look like that...”

[Why? You don’t like it? A neighboring archangel told me that this was your taste]

“It’s an absolute misunderstanding.” —

Persephone was currently in the form of Yoo Jonghyuk. It was just really fortunate that she wasn’t wearing a Chinese dress.

[The what about this] —

Persephone smiled and I flushed, despite knowing it the other person was Persephone. She was in the form of ‘the punisher’

[I noticed that you couldn’t take your eyes off her that time. Is it really like this?]

White skin was revealed trough the side of the dress and I reflexively closed my eyes. “Stop teasing”

Lmao- the fact that they’re the same person 😭. And Persephone should’ve worn that Chinese Dress.

[I’ll raise my bet. I’ll make it one million coins.]

Now...this reminds me of SVSSS where SQQ bet a bunch of money on LBH-

“Turn off Kim Dokja’s screen”

Are we not gonna talk about how YJH let the whole STAR SYSTEM see him turn into a girl, but he didn’t let KDJ see?

Is there an explanation for this? Someone comment. I can’t put the words together.

Some more

The amount of foreshadowing taht went into ORV is so...genius’s

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 17

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Yoo Jonghyuk kept hesitating, so I told him “If you don’t want to eat it, give it to me. Anyhow, you have no courage.”

“I’ll eat it!”

This is so cute-

For the next two days, Jang Hayoung avoided me. —

“You must have done something stupid again, Kim Dokja.”

“...it’s nothing.”

Now they’re like parents. Dokja made a kid mad and Jonghyuk is judging him for it. XD

The agitated family heads approached to threaten me but Yoo Jonghyuk raised the Black Demon Sword. —

Before the furious Yoo Jonghyuk could deal a blow.

He proteccccc

A part of my notebook was ripped off, so Ithe sentences are not word for word

In the end, I pulled at Yoo Jonghyuk.

“...we must go, Yoo Jonghyuk.”

The person who was stiff like a sword didn’t move. Eventually, Jang Hayoung and Han Myeongoh came out.

Yoo Jonghyuk was dragged into the car.

“Please take care of my disciple.”—

Yoo Jonghyuk was staring this way with a distraught expression.

I’m sorry but it seems like iforgothowtospellhername sold Jonghyuk off to some dude to get married. Does it not?

Yoo Jonghyuk got off the car and told me, “from now on, I will act separately.”

OoooOoo a break up?

[The constellation ‘Demon-Like Judge of Fire’ says the true Kim Dokja loves comradeship] —

A candidate in the centre of the square knelt down and started crying. “Yoo Jonghyuk! Yoo Jonghyuuuuk! Wake up! Please wake up!”

Kim Dokja screamed as me held the imaginary Yoo Jonghyuk in his arms. I couldn’t help but laughing. I didn’t do that. Surely Uriel wouldn’t be fooled be such acting...

The fact that he actually ended up doing this a few chapters later-

F o r e s h a d o w i n g

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 18

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“What a stupid dokkaebi. To confront a wenny person alone.”

Bihyung turned his head at the cold person. —

The trapped Biyoo shouted “Baat!”—

[The constellation ‘Demon-Like Judge of Fire’ is screaming and cheering]

Jonghyuk being a good dad and husband lmao.

The Shin Yoosung of the 41st round didn’t have her memories, so who was he getting revenge for?

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t know.

O.o I spy with my blind eye a dense fool

Yoo Jonghyuk slowly walked towards the cage and carefully pulled our Biyoo. Biyoo cried out loudly. Her little hand touched Yoo Jonghyuk’s many times.

Yoo Jonghyuk stared down at Biyoo for a while before putting her in his pocket.

Damn. This made me emotional for some reason. I imagined Biyoo as a cute little baby and-

[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is looking at you] —

Yoo Jonghyuk declared, “Go away, Kim Dokja.”

Then one of the stars really went out.

“...Kim Dokja?”

There was no response.

I feel like there’s many memes for this. But on the other hand, he’s kinda like someone I know.

He says rude shit all the time and acts like human contact is disgusting, but he secretly craves attention and only me person understands that...yes. I am talking about a fictional character again

Jang Hayoung, take Breaking the Sky Master and Han Myeong-oh and flee. Never think about fighting them.”

“What? But I don’t want to!”

“I don’t care if you don’t want to! Go directly to Yoo Jonghyuk! Quickly!”

Mom energy. Like that one movie I watched where a house was on fire and something similar was said.

Kim Dokja, I saved Biyoo/ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 47 hours and 39 minutes ago.

- But why did you disappear?/ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 46 hours and 57 minutes ago.

I have no time for your childish acts/ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 46 hours and 39 minutes ago.

I will kill you if you don’t appear./ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 45 hours and 18 minutes ago

It isn’t a joke./ sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 44 hours and 39 minutes ago.

Kim Dokja./ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 41 hours and 38 minutes ago.

I will go./ Sender: Yoo Jonghyuk, 33 hours and 14 minutes ago.

I know it was probably sent by Uriel, but while rereading this, Run Away by TXT was playing and I couldn’t help plait put this here.

...he came.

Lines like this made me emotional. Minimal words but a deep af meaning.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 19

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Before I could ask what he meant, Biyoo popped out of Yoo Jonghyuk’s arms. —

Biyoo threw the doll into the air and entered my arms. I stroked her head a few times before asking —

This is domestic fluff. It gives me ‘super-hero-dad-brings-kidnapped-baby-back-home-to-the-worried-mom vibes’

“Where the hell did you go?”

“I went to the vicinity of Melledon.”

“Why there...”

“There was an item I had to obtain.”

“Item? What is it?”

“You don’t need to know.”

‘Yoo Jonghyuk, that cheating bastard’

“Yoo Jonghyuk!”

Yoo Jonghyuk glanced this way from where he was surrounded by constellations.

[You’re late.]

‘Youre late’ s such a romantic dialogue for me.

Like a gourmet long starved of meat, I cut every sentence into pieces and relished them.

“That jerk was really cute at the time.”

0.oH-

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

“Wake up.”

Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!

Dang- my dad actually fainted once (two years ago) and my mom panicked and did this...

The ines of his face changed but it was clearly Yoo Jonghyuk. No, it was even more than before. Yoo Jonghyuk’s gaze stayed on Kim Dokja’s face for a bit.

“Take him away.”

So I’m kinda confused. Is Jonghyuk’s spiritual gender more feminine or something? Or is it a mistranslation? Is it because being a female gives Jonghyuk’s beauty more respect?

And lol. His top priorities are still to keep Dokja from seeing him and a ‘her’

He saw Kim Dokja on Lee Hyunsung’s back.

Yoo Jonghyuk gripped the Black Demon sword that was slipping from his hands.

This seems...y’know...out of context.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 20

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“Yoo Jonghyuk!”

My cry didn’t reach him properly. — Yoo Jonghyuk was dying. —

I held my breath and the shouted with the greatest true voice possible. [Asmodeus!]

The true voice burst out and the constellations blocked their ears for a moment. —

And tears poured from my eyes.

The difference between them tho- when Dokja was dying, the regretted sunfish of a bastard slapped his cheeks till they were swollen.

And then here’s Dokja, freaking 😭 ng and begging for Jonghyuk to not die.

I ran with all my strength while carrying Yoo Jonghyuk on my back. “Wake up! Please” — I listened to his gradually slowing heart beat and cried, “Hey, don’t mess around! You can recover! Do something!”

^again, just look at the desperation.

One of my favorite angst tropes is when a character listens to the heartbeat of their lover slowly disappearing.

[Yoo Jonghyuk had a thought]

“Don’t think it.”

[This life ends here]

“Dammit! Don’t think about it!”

— “Shit! Don’t go back! You jerk, leave him alone!”

[The sponsor of the incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ is looking at you]

“You can still survive! This round isn’t over! You can fight back against this guy! I can save you!”

The fact that (spoilers) older Dokja probably saw himself like that and felt a wave of nostalgia watching his younger self hate him so much. TT

[The incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ has refused to regress]

When I tell you I screamed-

[What is your relationship with Yoo Jonghyuk?]

[We are Life and Death Companions] —

I couldn’t help but laugh at the memory. Now, we could really live or die together.

Shut the duck up, it’s a fucking marriage.

I held Yoo Jonghyuk tightly as I ran. -

It’s so cause seeing him hold onto Jonghyuk’s body as if it would break at any moment.

Dokja’s need to protect his favorite person in the whole wide world n his moment of (rare) weakness.

“Lee Hyunsung-ssi!”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s body flew through the air and Lee Hyunsung caught him.

...nvm 💀 this wasn’t planned i swear-

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 21

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We saw the unusual appearance and Yoo Jonghyuk and I raised our swords at the same time.

Ooo twinning-

There was the explosive system message and Yoo Jonghyuk and I simultaneously looked at the sky.

Okay this is getting creepy

[A large number of constellations remember the name ‘Kim Dokja’s Company]

Yoo Jonghyuk heard the message and frowned. “The name needs to be changed”

I smiled at the guy. — it wouldn’t be bad for us to brainstorm names for the nebula sooner or later.

They never had the chance to do that 😭

Aileen left, but I stayed in Yoo Jonghyuk’s hospital room.

I love cliche tropes.

“Didn’t I tell you? There’s nothing going on between them. Dokja Ahjussi’s taste doesn’t go that way. We-”

“I understand why my sponsor likes you.”

Lee Jihye really-

After a while, Gabriel opened the usb in his room. Then...

[What the hell did you do on this mission?]

Despite his mutters, Gabriel couldn’t take his eyes off the screen.

👀

He refused to regress. He fought alongside Kim Dokja and won against Surya. He thought about it and energy filled his head.

This is so cute

Yoo Jonghyuk let out a groan as he raised his upper body up. He saw a small pocket watch wrapped around his arm with a watch strap.

Aaaand there’s the trope. Lover leaves an important gift before dying

Yoo Jonghyuk looked at the party members with bewildered eyes. He didn’t see a familiar face. “...Kim Dokja?” —

[The item Midday Tryst has been used]-

[The message had been returned]

He repeatedly sent the message.

Just imagine his heartbreak. It’s so sad to read. He was just silently celebrating their victory and then is hit a all the realization.

[Well you must like him a lot. You sacrificed three fingers for him]

In my first read, when his identity was revealed, I started a whole rant about how every Yoo Jonghyuk needs a Kim Dokja.

I looked at the trajectory sword and emotions filled my heart. He was alive, although he wasn’t exactly the same as he was when I left him.

His physic was bigger, his impression a bit sharper, and he had a scar in his cheek. But there was no way I wouldn’t recognize him.

I’m sorry but I will be passing away for unknown reasons.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 22

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This damn guy. Did he think I came here to die? This might be the 1863rd round, but he would be mistaken if he thought I would obediently die.

I can’t describe how this is a Dokhyuk moment, but it is. At least in my head.

I look at Yoo Jonghyuk’s miserable face and though, “Don’t worry, Yoo Jonghyuk. I’ll do the rest, you can rest now.”

Same as before

Gabriel sighed and sucked water again. [What? They were digging and holding each other by the collar just a few hours ago.]

In the distant place, Kim Dokja seemed to be stroking Yoo Jonghyuk’s head. -

Gabriel is reminded of Uriel and herself. It was different but there was some resemblance.

...comradeship?

We were given hints about Gabriel and Uriel’s relationship a while before this...

Anywhore, Dokja stroking Jonghyuk’s head- awwwww

“Eat the soil, Yoo Jonghyuk.”

Yoo Jonghyuk started to silently eat the soil. I was startled and smacked him in the back of his head. “Why are you really eating it?”

And of course, this legendary moment.

I sighed with compassion. “How good would it be if you were usually this calm? You are better than the 3rd round bastard.”

“...”

“Spit it out.”

I watch Yoo Jonghyuk spitting out the soil.

“Now sit down and get some rest, 1863rd Yoo Jonghyuk.”

At my words, Yoo Jonghyuk trudged toward the ruined building.

Not him trash talking about YJH to YJH-

I cried out “Yoo Jonghyuk!” —

Yoo Jonghyuk blocked the sword at my side.

“Happy memories! Happy memories!”

Yoo Jonghyuk paused.

“Don’t kill her! You can’t kill her!”

Wangxian vibes still going strong, y’all

“Yoo Jonghyuk, sit down.”

Yoo Jonghyuk sat down.

“If you’re curious, try touching him. Though, I wouldn’t if I were you.”

Is that a threat?

I hope this ruined you day beautifully 😊

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 23

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“Ho, do you have a lover waiting?” I smiled at him.

:)

Midday Tryst was a temporary item. After a certain time elapsed, the period of use had to be extended by additional coins. Yet Midday Tryst was activated without delay, meaning someone had been expending the time.

This makes me soft inside. The way YJH didn’t loose hope even after three years.

~I have Biyoo as well. She is also my child. You left her in front of a portal and she was almost takes by the wenny people~

Head canon that Bihyung and Jonghyuk don’t get along because of this.

The children ran into my arms and hugged me. I stroked Shin Yoosung’s head while I watched Yoo Jonghyuk.

Out of context, (and maybe in context) it’s like a soldier or traveler dad coming back home to his kids and lover.

A girl sucking on a candy suddenly pointed at me and declared, “Squid.”

I briefly lost my soul at the mental attack. -

“Who is this Ahjussi?” — “Ah, my brother’s friend.”

“Not a friend...in any case, you’ve changed your way of speaking since the last time I say you.”

“You’ve become uglier since the last time I saw you.”

“Hey, Yoo Jonghyuk. Surely you aren’t taking your sister with you.”

Yoo Mia was the first one to notice how YJH was happier when KDJ was here-

Also...did Dokja just decline that Jonghyuk and him were friends? Then what are they?

“...Have you been well? I was so busy I forgot to ask.”

“There is no time for leisurely talk.”

I heard that hard voice and felt familiarity, rather than being upset. Yes, this was the Yoo Jonghyuk I knew.

Awww

“I’m not Anna Croft. I won’t betray you.”

Awww

\\Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung, annoying kids.\\

\\Lee Hyunsung is a stupid soldier.\\

Funny messages, did this brat use the chat window as a notepad?

“Brat” awwww.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 24

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Yoo Jonghyuk stared at me. Yoo Jonghyuk of the 3rd round surpassed Yoo Jonghyuk of the 41st round and declared, “I won.”

I smiled. “What are you saying? I won.”

Cute

“...you didn’t check it properly.”

“If I did, I wouldn’t have returned.”

“It wound the so bad to see the end in that place.”

“That wasn’t my world.” I looked at the empty space. “My world is here.”

Sososososo...what if he meant that his world was Jonghyuk??? Nvm that’s stretching it.

Yoo Jonghyuk was silent for a long time. I locked my lips and laughed. “This place has my Incarnation Yoosung, my colleague Yoo Sangah, Han Sooyoung who hasn’t blackened yet, my mother...”

“Don’t feel joyful. It ain’t over yet.

Nice save- and what if Jonghyuk said that because he was mad he wasn’t included in that list??? 0.o

~What is with your body size?~

Bihyung ignored me and spoke to the other part members.

Married couple- If Bihyung was human, I would’ve shipped them. Not Dokhyuk related but...yeah

It was unreasonable for anyone to have complete control over Yoo Jonghyuk but she would be able to reduce some unnecessary conflict.

Says you-

“You don’t need skills that aren’t for combat.”

“But Dokja-ssi has this skill as well?”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyebrows twitched. “Kim Dokja had this skill?” ——

Lee Seolhwa looked at Yoo Jonghyuk like he was funny. She didn’t know why this cold/hearted man became angry whenever he heard Kim Dokja’s name.

Lee Seolhwa and Jonghyuk were lovers in some rounds; I get that. But in this round, they aren’t. So people need to stop bringing this up. Besides, whenever they talk in this round, the topic always ends up being Dokja one way or another.

And lol- Lee Seolhwa seems to be one of the few that notice his Tsundereness

~You came.~

~You came at the right timing?~

Messages from Midday Tryst came at the same time. There was temporary confusion and Yoo Jonghyuk and Han Sooyoung looked at eachother.

“...What?”

“I should say that. You have Midday Tryst as well?”

I couldn’t help but smile at the the two snarling people.

The two people Dokja is most frequently shipped with. Ahhh. They’re both so territorial.

By the way...I didn’t come alone.

“...Why did you come?”

I turned to see Yoo Jonghyuk holding onto my shoulder.

“I can’t just watch you do your crazy plans again.”

As expected, this guys knew what I was going to do. “Those crazy plans have kept you alive so far.”

Awe. This is like something out of a romcom.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 24

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“There are hero’s on this side. The stage will be smashed.”

Yoo Jonghyuk glanced at me and frowned.

I feel like Jonghyuk would be the type to not take compliments from his significant other well.

“...you aren’t gentle at all.”

“There is no time to waste.”

😏oh

[By the way, the Underworld King sent you all the way here? That Ahjussi is really stern.]

“Shut up. Open your mouth one last time and I will cut it off.”

[What? Do you want to fight? You want to play?] —

“Yoo Jonghyuk. Don’t use your power here, don’t you know?”

Kim Namwoon smacked his lips as he saw Yoo Jonghyuk raising his sword. He looked like a child as he breathed excitement. A child that hadn’t received attention and was left alone.

Jonghyuk as a dead beat dad and Dokja as the good pap again.

“Kim Dokja.”

“What is it?”

Yoo Jonghyuk gazed at me before speaking in a low voice, “it’s nothing.”

Something out of a KDrama

There was only one hero in Olympus who had to be careful of his heels. Troy’s sorrow, Achilles.

I screeched when I realized this. I hadn’t read The Song of Achilles in my first read of ORV, but now...it wasn’t even the real him tho-

I raised my hand to restrain Yoo Jonghyuk and Yoo Jonghyuk stared at me with a dreadful expression.

[The character Yoo Jonghyuk has activated ‘Three Restraints’ Lv. 10]

I love how Jonghyuk has all this trust in Dokja. And are we really surprised that he has this skill?

I watched Anna Croft with a strange sense of triumph...I didn’t know why I felt the need to bully this person every time we met.

Oh I think we all know why :)

I asked Yoo Jonghyuk, “Can you pick up two people?”

[You are not satisfied with 1 and want me to do 2?]

“Can you do it?”

[Would you care if I say I can’t?]

Out of context: OT3?

Then Surya stood up. Kim Dokja glanced at him and said , “Surya. You sit down too.”

Surya sat down again.

I love how Dokja seems to turn everyone into an obedient puppy.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 25

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“Hey, why is Dokja hyung’s mother your grandmother?”

“Ahjussi’s mother is my grandmother.”

“Dokja Hyung isn’t your father.”

I quickly patted them on their backs, “Now, now. Don’t fight. You both can call her grandmother.”

Dokja as the cool dad again.

As I bent forward, I could see old combat boots. My gaze went up and I saw the man in the dust black coat. Suddenly, I felt refreshed. I knew that Yoo Jonghyuk belonged here.

“Yoo Jonghyuk, you too-”

“There is no time for pathetic stories. It isn’t over yet.” —

As expected, Yoo Jonghyuk was Yoo Jonghyuk.

:)

Yoo Jonghyuk asked, “Kim Dokja still isn’t awake?”

“Not yet.”

“He is a lazy bastard.”

lazy bastard (affectionate, worried)

The demon king laughed. [I came to see the Demon King of Salvation. Where is he?]

“Why are you looking for him?”

[I have a lot to say, as a Seeker of the End]

“...Seeker of the end? Talk to me and get lost.”

Like ex and new boyfriend confronting each other. Or maybe home wrecker and home owner- (because Asmodeus told Jonghyuk Dokja’s secret)

[Next are the third candidates!]

I was shocked to witness the scene.

...What was this?

-Kim Dokja. There is only one chance.

-It has always been once for me.

Once this screen came up, Uriel and the archangels of Eden screamed.

The two people on the screen were me wand Yoo Jonghyuk. It was the moment we threw a sphere together at Ares.

Comment which scene they should have done instead. And lol- I can’t wait for this to be adapted and Webtoon readers to be like- “waaahh? So this is the cult y’all talked about?”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s frown deepened more. That jerk, I didn’t like it either. Lee Jihye and Jung Heewon glanced at me before chuckling.

—-I inwardly prayed. ‘Please not the third canidates, Please not the third.’ —

The archangels sighed.

I do wonder how in Mori Jin’s name they didn’t win- they had a whole nebula and more rooting for them!!

I don’t mind that the kids won but who voted? That’s some shady stuff there: child predators or smth

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 26

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For the next two days, I was on Yoo Jonghyuk’s hospital room. I hardly met with other people. —

Yoo Jonghyuk still didn’t wait up. —

“A problem of the mind?”

“It seems he is refusing to wake up...perhaps he experienced a great shock.”

THIS TROPE- THIS TROPE RIGHT HERE IS SUCH A CLICHE BUT IT IS SO MEMORABLE!!!

I opened my mouth while watching Yoo Jonghyuk. “You grabbed me first and dropped me down a bridge.”

I knew he couldn’t hear me but I still wanted to talk. *insert flashbacks*

The first time I encountered him on the bridge. Suddenly a laugh emerged.

“Honestly, you aren’t in the position to blame me for anything. You are a regressor...how many people died because of you?”

How to hurt people: Emotions. What if he was awake? Like in most books with this trope? He might as well be.

Dokja: speaking to a dead body lmao

“Why did you call me a companion? You wouldn’t say that normally...stabbing me in Dark Castle...even though I told you to kill me at the time.”

{Kim Dokja? No! Kim Dokja!}

The translation is a bit iffy- but I’m just gonna let y’all read this

“Still this is weird. Why did you sell my name when hitting the wrong industrial complex? Well...maybe you were trying to fuck with me.

Everyone who read that wrong, or processed that wrong, say I.

I poured out the things I was thinking about and gradually became sleepy. I hadn’t slept properly...

In my first read, I was so shocked stoat they used this trope because it is usually used with lovers. (Trope being: A and B get in a bad argument > B gets injured and goes unconscious/in a coma > A says stuff to the unconscious body and B hears it > A falls asleep > A wakes up to B stroking his hair or smth/ A wakes up to an empty bed)

{“I will absolutely never forgive you.”} Yoo Jonghyuk turned around and spoke to me. Killing energy was emitted from the Black Demon Sword.

{“Kim Dokja.”}

I felt a coolness from my neck and woke up. I gasped while sweating before realizing it was a dream. ——

Slowly, I rubbed my eyes. Then I realized something was wrong.

“...Yoo Jonghyuk?” —

On the bed, a pocket watch with a familiar design remained.

And the left gift too- they combined the coma trope with this trope 😭.

And the nightmares about the lover blaming you trope.

Head canon: Yoo Jonghyuk was at least awake when Dokja was sleeping and heard his sleep talking. He was the one that woke Dokja up by saying his name.

I was worried. I didn’t know what the damn sunfish was doing again. My depression returned as I thought about the regressor.

Ah- this is sweet. I love angst.

I came to give a bit of advice. If you are going to remove your top every time you train, you should move to another place.] -

[It is thanks to you that the little angels’ morals are...]

Lol. He’s basically complaining and blaming Jonghyuk for the fact that his angels are major shippers-

[Your sponsor feels uncomfortable with this heterogeneous being.]

I just realized this is kind of Foreshadowing-

And M.A.D. calling Secretive Plotter ‘heterogeneous being’ makes me laugh for some reason.

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 30

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– There is a person who hadn’t given up on his life even if it went past 1800 times.

Yoo Sangah looked at the screen. There was a man wearing a black coat within it.

– There’s another person who had lived that life alongside him, too.

And then, a man wearing a white coat standing next to him was observing his companions.

Yoo Sangah is like a narrator of a crappy romcom.

“However, Hyunsung-ssi is definitely alive. So, please, don’t worry.”

“In any case, he won’t be of any use to us now,” said Yoo Jonghyuk indifferently as he unleashed his Status. “Every one of you, keep your wits about you. This isn’t the time to wallow in sadness.”

Look at them- leading the pack together 🥰

I didn’t miss that opening and dug right in. “Well, looks like the introductions are over and done with, now. So, let’s start fighting, already.”

This strangely reminds me of Wei WuXian. Damn I like Jongdok and WangXian parallels.

“Chet. I wanted to see how much stronger I got, though.”

I patted Lee Gilyoung’s head as the boy grumbled to himself.

Dokja the dad.

I shifted my head to find Yoo Jonghyuk staring at me.

– Are you going to accept their offer?

– You’re actually asking me that?

As if he knew it, he turned his head away.

He looked as if he was rueful about something. If I had accepted the offer, then he might have lobbed my head off right this instant or something.

Don’tcha just love it when Yoo Jonghyuk turns his head away from Dokja?

Han Sooyoung’s sigh-filled replies were followed up by Yoo Jonghyuk “Because that’s how you operate, you fool.”

Looking at him glaring back at me with his usual eyes, I instantly realised what these two had to give up for my sake.

“You Fool” sjsbakjwuewuwopsnxisi *chapter 525 flashbacks

After studying the Dragons for a little while, I signalled Yu Jung-Hyeok with my eyes.

“Got it.”

He replied to my gaze

Aweee look at them~ responding to each other’s gaze.

This time, Lee Gilyoung jumped in. “But that Stigma, it only comes on when you’re trying to sacrifice yourself for your comrades, right?”

“Ahjussi, you’re lying to us again, aren’t you?”

“Dok-Ja-ssi, could you be, again…..?”

Enormous amounts of Statuses rose up from my companions and that caused the Constellations nearby to flinch and tremble slightly. Yoo Jonghyuk watching us from a bit of distance away was about to unsheathe his sword, too.

Found Family woohoo

“Get ready. It’s about to begin,” said Yoo Jonghyuk, as he unsheathed the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword]. “The creature’s Tail-Flick is divided into three different stages. Fitting for a powerful calamity, three separate shockwaves will reach us.”

“Three of them?”

Lee Jihye’s surprised question was answered by me, instead. “It’s easier to offset the shockwaves the closer we are to their origin. And the first two can be defended against if we do our absolute best, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

They even finish each other’s sentences- or phrases ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ

Kyrgios’s complaining voice sounded thorny. Not only were his looks enough to slap Yu Jung-Hyeok’s face silly, but even the way he spoke slapped the latter silly, too.

Using your mans as a standard again, eh?

Lee Jihye sprinted to where we were and began shaking me by the shoulders. “Ahjussi!! I thought we’d end up as grilled squid, you know!”

And why did this kid have to go and use that kind of figure of speech….

“Kyrgios grandpa! Where’s my Grand Master? Didn’t she come with you?”

Okay okay okay- but Jihye refers to Dokja’s teacher as grandpa and Jonghyuk’s teacher as grand master...hmmm

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 31

(- means I skipped lines)

Shin Yoosung grasped my jet-black scorched wrist and spoke. “Ahjussi, about the next phase….”

The moment I saw the determined eyes of both her and Lee Gilyoung , I understood what they wanted to say. Yoo Jonghyuk butted in first. “You two must stay back.”

Worried father? 👀

“What do you know, you sooty bastard! I wasn’t asking you anyway!”

Lee Gilyoung’s provocation was met with Yoo Jonghyuk’s emotionless reply. “This isn’t the issue of your willingness, but effectiveness. You two do not possess any Stigma or skills related to ‘fire’.”

*gasp* Worried father!!!

“In that case, you also can’t fight, then! You don’t have stuff like that either!”

“But, I do.”

The corner of Yoo Jonghyuk’s lips curled up as he lifted up his sword. And in the following second, the blade of the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword] was enveloped in a fire-type sword aura.

[Character, Yoo Jonghyuk, has activated ‘Furious Flame God Blade Lv.???’.]

“You… You…!”

I gently patted the tearful Lee Gilyoung’s shoulders.

This is like waiting am immature father show off his video game skills toward his child. He smirked— as if he wants to impress the children after the divorce- I’ll go die now

….Hey, now that I thought about it, this guy also possessed lightning-based attribute, so why didn’t he lend a helping hand earlier?

Yoo Jonghyuk was glaring at me with his narrowed eyes. “Have you forgotten how you pleaded with us not to aid you?”

“Ahh, I did that, didn’t I,” I replied, before flinching just a little.

This guy, I haven’t said anything yet, so how did he read my mind?

When bae reads your mind 😍

“Why are you so dazed like that? It’s not over yet, so get your act together.”

I looked back to find Yoo Jonghyuk and his stiff expression glaring at me. He too had been sacrificing himself for the greater cause. What would he be thinking of right now as he watched Hades?

This is Jonghyuk’s way of showing worry- and he’s probably admiring his father-in-law lmao

It was a melody I heard a long time ago. I wasn’t sure whether that was my mother’s, from my comrades, or from someone else.

Except, as I listened to that faint song….

[The Story, ‘Comrade of Life and Death’, is continuing with its storytelling.]

….I realised that I didn’t want to die.

I don’t know if I’m delusional or if the translation changed from “companion” to “comrade” but I shall fangirl anyway. I love how Dokja and Jonghyuk basically have this mutual anti-suicidal thing going on. Like- Jonghyuk refusing regression because of Dokja and Dokja’s ••• (spoilers 😊 apparently, many of y’all haven’t finished ORV yet and use these posts to motivate yourself to read more chapters)

Then, someone else did stop them from the front.

It was Anna Croft.

“All of you, please stop! You mustn’t break away from the battlefield!”

[Nebula, <Asgard>, is currently commanding the battlefield.]

Anna Croft’s voice, along with <Asgard>’s Great Story, managed to tie all three of them to their spots.

Yoo Jonghyuk’s expression crumpled unsightly. “Get out of my sight.”

“This isn’t what the ‘Demon King of Salvation’ wanted!

Shut up, Anna

– Why don’t you want me to join the ‘Kim Dok-Ja Company’?

She always wanted to ask him that question. — was left behind along with the teachers at the rear of the scenario. She did want to go with them. She thought that it’d been nice if she could become one of those shining stars, too.

Is it because I lack the qualifications?

Jang Hayoung remembered the times they shared during the revolution of the Demon World as well as the Demon King Selection fights. For the first time in her life, she experienced bliss during those moments, and now, they had become an indelible part of her.

— she thought that she too had become Kim Dok-Ja’s comrade now. But, maybe, she was simply deluding herself.

– I’d like you to live a free life.

Id like to appreciate Hayoung here- we don’t talk about her enough. She’s the second most legitimate child of Dokja, second to Biyoo. It’s adorable-

A thing I noticed on this read was how Hayoung and Dokja’s relationship is so under appreciated. It sort of reflects actual trans child x parent relationships in real life, if you think about it. Dokja ‘made’ her and characterized her as a male since she first appeared in his life. Then when he actually met her (replicating how parents don’t know their children all that well sometimes) and she identified as a female, he sort of thought of her as delusional. Then, he accepts it. I don’t know if it was done on purpose or if I’m going all ‘English teacher’ on this but..uh yeah.

I really should’ve talked about this on a different post-

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 32

(- means I skipped lines)

– Hayoung-ah, please live the life you want.

Okay father-

They couldn’t rescue Kim Dokja together.

Which meant that only one among them could reach that star.

While stuck inside the fog that blocked their view, Yoo Joonghyuk addressed his companions first. “I shall be the one to save him.”

Greedy mf

“What rubbish are you talking about? Kim Dokja asked me to save him.”

“Stop lying. There’s no way he’d ask you to do that.”

“Argh, I’m not lying, it’s the truth! You think I’m a habitual liar just because my job was a writer?”

Their gazes collided in mid-air.

—

She abruptly turned her head to the side, only to find Yoo Joonghyuk forming a scary scowl.

“Hey, by any chance, you….”

With indescribable rage filling up his expression, he then began glaring at the distant star. It was at this point that Han Sooyoung finally realised something.

She realized that Kim Dokja is a player.

[The story, ‘King of Kingless World’, has stopped its storytelling.]

But then, Stories began cutting out one by one.

[The story, ‘Returnee’s Disciple’, has stopped its storytelling.]

[The story, ‘Gourmet Association’s Heretic’, has stopped its storytelling.]

It became harder to breathe and my vision grew dimmer.

[The story, ‘One Who Is Loved By an Archangel’, has stopped its storytelling.]

I knew that everything would be over if I lose my consciousness here.

[The story, ‘One Who Hunted the King of Calamity’, is curling up.]

[The story, ‘One Who Murdered an Outer God’, is resisting.]

That was why I desperately held on to my consciousness.

I filled my head trying to get away from me with intimately familiar words.

Right, let me recall the ‘Ways of Survival’.

—[The story, ‘Demon King of Salvation’, has stopped its storytelling.]

However, even still….

[The story, ‘Companion of Life and Death’, is continuing on with its storytelling.]

I love everything about this fable (yes, I called it a fable despite going through the effort I put into edit it all the ‘the story’).

The name makes it sound as if they were married. Every time something happens and the stories stop their storytelling, this one always perseveres.

“Do you really consider Kim Dokja as your comrade?”

“You’re asking an unnecessary question.”

“I know that the two of you went through all sorts of crappy scenarios and built up some sort of a bond in the process. But, separate from all that, there is something I still can’t wrap my head around, you see.” — “You originally didn’t have any allies and stuff like that. But, you’ve changed so much after entering this regression turn.”

“…”

“That’s why I can’t trust you. You used to forsake your allies all for your great cause, so why are you trying to rescue Kim Dokja now?”

He replied to her. “Once these scenarios come to an end, there is something I must confirm with Kim Dokja.”

Oddly poetic. Han Sooyoung is like that besta friendo that interrogates her friends’ lovers.

There it was. Right there in the path of emptiness he was gazing at, the history he lived alongside Kim Dokja lay scattered like the Milky Way. Yoo Joonghyuk ran on that path.

…oddly poetic 2.0

Yoo Joonghyuk resisted against all those forces and advanced forward. Kim Dokja was right in front of his nose. Ten steps away, nine, eight…. He endured against sparks tearing into his body and continued to march on.

Five steps away, four….

He reached out.

He reached out towards the ends of Kim Dok-Ja’s clothes drifting aimlessly in the emptiness. The moment his hand was about to touch the fabric…

Epilogue Spoilers: don’t read.

⚠️⚠️⚠️ you know, every time I reread this novel and notice all the times Yoo Joonghyuk tried to save Dokja as desperately like this, I always feel like crying because holy shit the Epilogue would be such a smack in the face for Joonghyuk if he saw the future. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

And we always joked about how Yoo Joonghyuk’s entire life ended up revolving around Dokja in this regression but…okay I’m not gonna spoil—

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 33

(- means I skipped lines)

If you f••kers read this without knowing Secretive Plotter’s identity and spoil yourself, I will murder you. Dokhyuk moments are cool but spoilers are not.

Edit:Or maybe not.

When he regained his wits, he realised that someone was grabbing his wrist. A firm, strong hand was holding his wrist, not letting it go.

And it happened to be a very familiar hand.

[Incarnation’s Yoo Joonghyuk’s Sponsor is greatly shaken up.]

Lmao (epilogue spoilers again) ⚠️⚠️ why is this bitch so surprised he already knew about this—⚠️⚠️⚠️

Past the ‘chaos’ that was endlessly ominous and impossible to determine how far it extended, a white coat exactly the same as Kim Dokja’s danced in the space.

Remember when Han Sooyoung commented on how the two idiots matching couple coats?

[Constellation, ‘Secretive Plotter’, is looking at the Constellation, ‘Demon King of Salvation’.]

The message landed like a final shot to confirm the kill and Yoo Joonghyuk shuddered involuntarily.

F•ck off, crazy ex

“Let go of Kim Dokja.”

Yasss protect your mans

[It’s a miracle that you managed to survive this far with such a slow head.]

“Shut up, and let go of him. Or else….”

[Or else what?] —[What exactly can you do to me?]

This gives me flashbacks-to-their-childhood-when-they-first-met-because-character-a-was-being-bullied-and-character-b-tried-to-stop-the-bully(/ies)

[You’re only at the 3rd turn. So, your end goal shouldn’t have anything to do with Kim Dokja. So, why are you so hung up on him?]

“That’s what I want to ask you.”

[In order to reach my objective, I require Kim Dokja’s presence.]

“Then, that’s my answer, too.”

Remember our sunfish’s confession to Dokja’s mom back in the Kim-Dokja-Will-Be-Killed-By-Who-He-Loves-Most arc?

[When you destroy <Star Stream>, every Constellation within it will fall. Which means this fool will die as well.]

Every time SP called Dokja a fool during my first read, I always got angry. Now that I’m rereading, I makes me angrier than before.

Shin Yoosung and Kim Dokja; Lee Gilyoung and Kim Dokja; Kim Dok-Ja fighting against other Constellations.

Kim Dokja, who sacrificed his life for his comrades.

And Kim Dokja, dying in such a wretched state like this in the end….

“Kim Dokja, he….” —

STOP- he’s thinking about Dokja with the kids oh my god I’m crying wtf.

[Ba-aht…]

Biyu’s voice came from very far away; Yoo Joonghyuk heard that voice, and slowly opened his lips. “He, the ‘Demon King of Salvation’, might be a Constellation, but….”

— “That ‘Kim Dokja’…. He isn’t a Constellation. No, he’s simply a human.”

Even though he knew that made no sense.

ANOTHER CHILD AAAAAA!! And I love how Joonghyuk is looking for excuses for his reason of keeping Dokja alive. Like- everyone knows you’re in love with him already, no need to hide it.

“I do not care how Kim Dokja of the past lived his life.” —

“What matters now is that we need him to see the end of this world.” —

“And if he needs to die, then I shall be the one to perform the deed.”

STOP THIS IS ADORABLE. ‘Only-I-Can-Hurt-You’ energy. Wait f•ck that makes it sound toxic. Whoops.

>Did I just disappear for 24 days and then posted 2 Dokhyuk Moments, both during angel number times, with no explanation whatsoever? Yes. I have audacity. You can’t stop me mwhahahahha.<

Dokhyuk Moments: Part 36

(— means I skipped parts)

(420+)

I disappeared for a long time— tbh I was just too lazy to actually do anything, but I found out about how many good Dokhyuk moments were eradicated in the ebook version and so I decided to write more Dokhyuk moments in anger and rage.

There’s so many good things we won’t see in the Webtoon ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´ω`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

The kkoma Yoo Joonghyuk number [999] polishing his [Heaven Shaking Sword] atop my shoulder grumbled softly. “Your driving sucks.”

I know it isn’t our Yoo Joonghyuk but still.

Right after I went past the Gate, I was greeted by the rainbow-coloured aura swirling around, followed by the guide message as well as an accompanying video.

Rainbow for the gays.

[Player 1-nim says that ‘It’s fine if it’s a Murim dumpling’.]

Is player 1-nim Yoo Joonghyuk…? I forgor.

“By the way, you must really like Murim dumplings?”

“Yes, I do.”

“…..An ahjussi I know also really likes them, too.”

I knew well who she was talking about there.

I may have skipped a few parts after this one because this has been sitting in my drafts for 77 days 💀.

A heavy-sounding tone of voice came out from inside the carrier. It seemed to contain this surprising power to change the mood of the surrounding atmosphere with just a single word.

I swallowed my saliva and walked up to the kids.

OooOooO

For sure, calling a face like that ‘Yogoe’ didn’t seem all that out of place. Because, well, it was inconceivable that a normal human would be blessed with such looks, after all. —?

Eyebrows seemingly drawn by a single, uninterrupted stroke of a famed artist’s brush; a nose and a chin shaped in perfect angles that defied attempts to measure them through mere devices of men; a pair of deep eyes seemingly carved out of a beautiful jewel containing all the misfortunes found in this world.

If someone saw those features and not get immediately drawn in by them, then there must be something wrong with that person.

Dokja, you have something to tell us?

“Shin Yoosung! What are standing around dazed for?! Quickly defeat this guy!!”

Lee Gilyoung, still dangling in the air, began to thrash about frantically.

Gilyoung is adorable.

“Zhu Bajie is not our enemy.”

Yi Gil-Yeong’s eyes went extra-round after he heard me. He even looked disappointed for some reason. “Whaaat? Dang it….”

Gilyoung’s constant antagonizing Yoo Joonghyuk reminds me of Louis and Sherlock from Moriarty the Patriot. It’s adorable.

Yoo Joonghyuk stepped forward and suddenly brandished the [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword] in my direction, then drew a very tiny circle on the ground around my feet.

“You do not step beyond this line.”

“Eh?”

“Move one step, and I’ll kill you.”

Bwhahaha

His sword technique on display was beautiful enough to entrance the viewers. His swordsmanship had taken yet another major leap forward when compared to before, making it impossible to imagine just how far he had to push himself to reach such a realm.

The fact that almost all of his new found strength came from training due to Dokja’s disappearance—

I ended up worrying about him and so, I had to say something. “Excuse me, Junior Brother. Why don’t you walk closer to us?”

“….And who’s your ‘junior’ now?”

That idiot glared back at me with incredibly intimidating eyes and I couldn’t say anything else.

“The idiot” awwww~

⸢In that moment, Kim Dokja

I think this said something important, but my dumbass deleted the rest of the text in accident ;-;

Yi Gil-Yeong wordlessly tossed a pebble inside the campfire, while Shin Yu-Seung nervously studied Yu Jung-Hyeok’s and my current moods, her fingers fidgeting around with the soil on the ground.

It was then we heard the sound of a stomach growling loudly. Yi Gil-Yeong frowned tearfully and rubbed his belly.

“I’m starving….”

I grinned slightly and pulled something out from my inner pocket. “Would you like some dumplings?”

When dad and dad are fighting but you’re hungry, so they stop their fight to feed you: