#orv novel chapter 526

[pttucker]

"I'm concentrating, so stop bothering me." "You told me earlier that you recalled the memories from the 0th turn, didn't you?" One of the golden rings went out of the loop. As faint sparks danced around him, Yoo Joonghyuk cracked open his eyelids just a little. Han Sooyoung grinned and asked again. "What exactly did you remember?" He hesitated for a long time before replying. "Kim Dokja was there." "Wha? Seriously?" "That's why I became certain. Certain that Kim Dokja was still alive as the 'Oldest Dream'." "What was he doing there, anyway?" "I can't remember everything, but…" Yoo Joonghyuk scowled heavily and while looking at his [Black Heavenly Demon Sword], spoke in a seething tone of voice. "I know for certain that he hit me in the back of my head."

DOKJA, I TOLD YOU THAT JOONGHYUK WOULD FIND OUT!

Also, I love seeing these two forced to interact with each other without Dokja there to be their in between. They are barely civil lmfao.

I mean, Joonghyuk is barely civil to everyone (and sometimes not even that) and Sooyoung is a menace on par with Dokja himself but still.

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[pttucker]

"There is no such thing as the perfect regression, just like how there can be no Story without sacrifices. If I regress again this time…" More than likely, he'd lose someone again. The world would sink into yet another tragedy. The world about to be created in order to save Kim Dokja could be destroyed without managing to save anyone, instead. Han Sooyoung replied. "I know that. Also…" She shifted her gaze over to the Complex's entrance and continued on. Since when was it? Several lengthy shadows were drawing closer to them under the cold wintery light. "Those people also know it, too."

Hmmm

This chapter is kinda strange to me, though not in a bad way. Just...not what I'm used to.

I think, in a very meta way, the characters know they're in the "epilogue" and it's a big choice now as to whether they really want to go back to the beginning of the novel or not.

All through the entirety of ORV, whenever Dokja was in danger they rushed to protect him. Dokja was their everything and they would do anything in their power to save him (often from himself). But now they're just kind of standing around discussing which Dokja is "their" Dokja and it's like...it doesn't matter??? If that Dokja in the hospital is "your" Dokja then it's even more important for you to save him!

Like, I think it'd be a very interesting discussion (and plot point) if 49% was up and walking around and each companion had to decide for themself if they wanted to stay with him or if they wanted to go looking for 51%. But he's not up and walking around???? He's literally dying. You have to do something.

Or you have to quietly let him die and continue on without him.

idk they just seem weirdly resistant to me, but not in an out of character sort of way, but rather in a "I'm so very, very tired" sort of way. I think that it's because they are in the epilogue and now that it's finally over, they actually have to make the hard decision of "do I love Kim Dokja enough to do everything again and risk losing the happy ending I have now?" The happy ending Dokja himself wanted? (Granted, Dokja had no idea that his avatar was gonna start fading away...I think...)

I mean, the last line seems to imply that they did decide that they do love him that much but I think the fact that they even hesitated says a lot about how much this story has taken out of them.

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