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Solo Leveling Volume 2 and Manwha differences + other facts p.4

*chapters 18-37 in manwha*

*from end of Lizards arc to the start of Job Change arc*

*Trigger Warning in the chapter B ranker Kang Tae Shik*

Index:

Things or facts not mentioned in the Manwha

Skipped scene

■ Added in the Manwha.

◇Change from the Manwha.

EMERGENCY QUEST

“Jinwoo’s lengthy sigh carried many meanings. He took his hand off Hwang Dongseoks’ throat and looked at it. Although it was a one sided battle, his hands were shaking at the fact that he had just taken eight lives.”

Missing scene pages of Yoo Jinho dealing with Jinwoo’s massacre of the eight people. Jinho chose to give him everything that he won, do all the loot and thst he would not say anything about what happened here.

■ Jinchul scene was added in the manhwa.

In The LN Jinwoo was excited that he got away with 180 million won after he took all the magic crystals from the Lizards and Jinho.

More info on how much c rank cores costs and the tax rates. His numbers suddenly increased from 800,000 to a whooping 180,300,000 won. He got 180 million from selling the magic cores and 500k were sent to the landlord for rent.

ARRANGEMENT

So um in the chapter where Jin Ah was eating chicken, apparently S. koreans eat chicken wings when they celebrate events or special occasions, this time Jinwoo had like a huge lottery money win so he gave Jinah some chicken wings.

DEAL

The LN, of course, adds a lot more novelty to Jinwoo’s expressions as there are quite a lot of thoughts that pass through Jinwoos mind, and in the manhwa some are shown through expressions while others are like, thoughts among thoughts. It's probably why the first season seemed better because the webtoon didn't cut much of these conversations or added a short version of it as the webtoons flowed.

Yoo Jin Ho is a college student.

◇ There was another change of scene with Jinwoo going back home to do his daily workout and finding out that he had run more than what the quest needed. In the manhwa they had him talk with Jin Ah about the 30 million won but this never appeared in the light novel.

THE DEMON CASTLE

Unlike the instant dungeon keys, the Demon Castle Key was a key that he could enter and exit as he pleased.

Some small cut out scene of a night guard watching Jinwoo disappear in front of the Daesung Tower and becoming very surprised.

Cerberus is the first beast that Jinwoo has fought that uses a debuff skill.

■ The manhwa added a lot of Jinwoo’s dialogue with cerberus so in the LN it was way less dramatic. All the inner monologues of “ I will swallow him whole, become the best, hunt more beasts, fear will never make you stronger, i will level up!” were all part of the manhwa.

Jinwoo sold the molars of Cerberus each for 150 thousand pieces of gold.

COINCIDENCE

Small skipped scene:

I should’ve gone to see you myself, but those bastards at the Association, I don’t know what they were thinking, putting a moratorium on the incident, and I had no way of reaching you. I believe Ms. Juhee was also dying to hear about you.” “Juhee-ssi?”

“Yep. She said she would retire, but still went to last week’s Raid to catch a glimpse of you.”

“Last week…?” Hearing Song-ssi ahjussi’s explanation, Jinwoo learned that the day he went on a Raid with Hwang Dongseok’s team was also the day an Association Raid had taken place. ‘No wonder the Association’s been quiet.’ It wasn’t that they weren’t contacting him, but rather,he had missed them on that one day. A small mystery cleared up for Jinwoo.

◇ Song Chi Yul met Jinwoo at the shopping market while he was out buying food. It is explained that at the time Jinwoo was in the raid with the lizards, Chi Yul had gone to another raid by the association where Juhee had been there in order to take one last peek to Jinwoo and how he was doing.

While walking Song Chiyeol noticed Jinwoo's footsteps had become light and had a difficulty in detecting the mans’ presence.

◇ Mr Song had a phone call from the association about another gate, and wasn't going to tell Jinwoo but Jinwoo still heard it and was like, oh can I come too? and Mr Song couldn't say no.

Apparently Jinwoo often had a fear of answering his phone calls and once tried to turn it off but couldn't because if you did not respond three times to a gate then it would result in expulsion. Now when he thinks about that he just smiles bittersweetly.

Mr song said two of the surviving hunters chose to retire due to trauma. With Juhee being one of them.

◇ Other cut scene of Kim Sangshik and Juhee changed from the manhwa:

The man closed his mouth and walked away.

From a distance away, he looked at Jinwoo and tilted his head. ‘Is that human really the Sung Jinwoo that I knew? His eyes were fierce like a magic beast’s…’ Kim Sangshik’s body shuddered. His arms were covered in goosebumps. It was not his fault, Jinwoo had lightly applied a killing intent in his gaze. Thankfully, the man had taken the hint and avoided him. Jinwoo had hoped he would continue to do so going forward.

“Sung-ssi,” Song Chiyeol, who was standing next to Jinwoo, suddenly smiled. “There she comes.” Jinwoo started turning his head towards where the elder was gesturing, but before he fully could‒

“Jinwoo-ssi!” Something soft hugged him tightly. “Juhee-ssi?” As Jinwoo panicked, Juhee examined his body with tears in her eyes.

■ In chapter 27 of the manhwa there is a scene of the S rank sparring student of Song Chi Yul which was not presented in the LN or even in Mr Song Chiyuls fight(ill get to that)

■ The talk of the father sending Kang Tae Shik to kill the murderers of his daughter was also put earlier in the manhwa instead of during the mid fight with Jinwoo like it was in the LN.

Cut: “Let’s go.” Jinwoo and Juhee also stood before the Gate. Remembering her last trip into a Dungeon, Juhee lightly held on to Jinwoo’s sleeves as they entered. {My heart 😭}

So it's also stated that before Jinwoo awakened he was already able to kill goblins one by one so he didn't have a problem with them (cue goblin jinwoo lmao).

◇ So another change, In the Ln Kang Tae Shik had acted as though he was dying when Mr song, Juhee and Jinwoo came to the scene, he planned to kill Juhee first while she was healing him but Jinwoo stopped him with his dagger.

■ Because of this, the amazing, wonderful, hella cool, in my opinion, epic fight scene between Mr Song and Johee against Kand Tae Shik never happened (god i hope the anime doesn't take this out, seriously the manhwa also had good freaking scenes.)

■The apology of Mr Kim to Jinwoo and his small little backstory was also added in the manhwa.

B RANKER KANG TAE SHIK

*TW*

■ The start of chapter 30 in the manhwa, where Kang Tae Shik talks to the prisoners about being killed by goblins was also added on by the Manhwa. (And that scene hits so much harder with Solo Leveling Ragnarok when they introduce Kang Tae Shiks backstory. Whereas Solo Leveling Arise the game, and his new backstory for Kang Tae Shik in the dossiers seems more fitting for the KTS in the LN. like you can see the differences between LN and Game KTS as opposed to Manhwa and SLRagnarok KTS. In the LN and Game: He is just a cold ruthless killer, and doesn't really care about who he kills, he also isn't talkative with Jinwoo, like at all. Manhwa KTS has this villain ambiguous vibe, he monologues a shit ton to the point where the mahwa jinwoo points it out, hilarious, but still more on the same path of killing people for doing so. LN and Manhwa both admit that they want to kill those prisoners after what their crimes were. And then there is SLRagnarok KTS, SPOILERS who is just my favorite, both for the backstory and the morally ambiguous vibes that truly don't make him a villain but also not a good person either. He has this possibility of also being like Jinwoo in terms of moral ambiguity at least partially bc of things that happened but he wasn't a born serial killer like in the dossiers of the game. Its kinda cool honestly how you can get different stories of him but like, it's still the same character and none are too out of left field. Can't say more due to spoilers Anyways, KTS lore is finally explored lmao.)

Trigger Warning : so while in the manhwa it was implied that one of the hunters did something horrible to a daughter, In the Ln they explicitly stated that she was r*ped. That r*pist was the same person that winked at juhee, i thought i'd let yall know. Also he had more than one victim.

• Funny dialogue cut lmao: All the traces detectable by the normal senses of a human being would be erased, that was ‘Stealth’. Even among the Assassin-class Hunters, only a handful of them could use ‘Stealth’. Regardless of their rank, only the lucky ones received this skill at their Awakening.

‘Surprise, bitch!’ Kang Taeshik moved behind the E-ranker in an instant. His back was completely exposed.

■ Jinwoo didn't use the daily quest recovery in the fight, nor did he get help from Juhee. she did a small cut that Jinwoo had gotten,and as the Ln says, he got out without any major injuries, like at all from the fight.

■ The bloodlust also doesn't do anything to him. Like that whole ass thing where the bloodlust skill supposedly kills his emotions more and more isn't in the LN at all and was SAY IT WITH ME NOW added in the manhwa.

◇ Kang Tae shiks last words to jinwoo was who the prisoner was that did the bad deed and that he tied him up to torture him at the end. Jinwoo didn't ask him any of those questions at the end of how strong he will get and KTS saying he will be as strong as his shadow. Like all, part of the manhwa.

Cut scene: Jinwoo grimaced at the message. Like before, killing a human being left a bitter taste in his mouth, even if the opponent had instigated it. If not for the reward, this affair would’ve been a red in his ledger. Jinwoo tried to comfort himself with that thought and checked the reward.

— short notice on Jinwoos thoughts, he is still not doing fine. And I'm glad at least the LN didn't immediately swat it away like the manhwa. Honestly i think they both have different ways of showing Jinwoo's trail of thoughts and emotions as he got stronger and had to kill more people but anyways this chap was dark.

From Ln: It was unusual for hobgoblins to make a nest at the boss room like just now. It truly was impossible to predict what could happen in a Dungeon. One person’s luck just might be a disaster for others.

Cut scene of Jinwoo testing the extent of his Stealth skill:

■ Woo Jin Chul did not appear at the scene after hearing Kang Taeshik had been killed. No one also warned Jinwoo about Hwang Dongsoo because he wasn't mentioned at all until much later. And he also wasn't planning on going to S. Korea at any time.

COGWHEELS

Jinwoo got his new phone and is a troll, read the translator's notes.

When Jinwoo got his phone back he saw the two contacts messaging him, Choi Noora and Yoo Jinho. He immediately blocked the nurse (Choi Noora. Lmao).

Yoo Jinho might like Kpop? It's just an assumption since he has a new loud pop song as his ringtone. Cute.

Alright another change. We hear about Hwang Dongsoo after the events of the prisoners and assassins arc.

From Ln:

Hwang Dongseok was an older brother who took care of him more than anyone else in life. He could not be called a good man, but he was a good brother. ‘Once I solidified my position here, I was going to bring him over…’ To think that he would die before he could. Hwang Dongsoo bit his lips.

SU huhhhhhhhhhhhh so um apparently Hwang dong soo cared about his brother, meanwhile the dossiers say their relationship was skewed. So i went back to look at the lizards arc if anything was said about Hwang Dong Sook and apparently the part where Hwang Dong Suk was jealous of the S rank brother and wanted to earn all those crystals was added in the manhwa, and the dossiers wanted to back that up saying that both brothers didn't care for each other, one was jealous the other was an S rank, the S rank was always jealous because he felt like he had been in his brothers shadow. so to an extent, Hwang Srank did seem to care about the older brother, so far as trying to bring him to America as soon as he got settled there too. Sl ragnarok also takes the game's backstory by having both of them get angre at each other.

◇ Laura didn't come to Hwang dong soo, instead he called her,

It's stated that Laura is the Manager of the guild. so that's a plus in affirming where she stands in the guilds position.

BIZARRE RAIDS

Yoo Jinho talked with Jinwoo over the phone about the team being set up and finished.

Jinho kinda also said to have arrived in a bongo, if you are looking for the specific word of the vehicle.

■ Song Yi and her talk about being a fleshed out hunter was added in the manhwa

◇ The dialogue in the chapters were changed here and there but overall it's the same vibe of the hunters getting shocked to see Jinwoo and Jinho clearing the gates.

■ In the manhwa it was added that one of the hunters knew Jinwoo being the weakest E rank.

This time the manhwa was the one to cut scenes of day one Jinwoo learning his new skills while he killed zombies and also learning that he can give people the mana and healing potions as long as they dont touch the stuff and only drink it.

Sus four lines.

Then there was another scene of Jinho giving the magic core/essence stone income [600 million] to Jinwoo for the last two days of raiding. On day 3.

Cut scene here:

“You’re giving all the income from the magic cores so far to me?” Yoo Jinho nodded.

“Of course, hyungnim. It’s not like I’m raiding because I need the money. More than that, you’re the one who’s really killing all the magic beasts, right? What right do I have to even think about sharing such income?”

The young man’s eyes sparkled, hoping for some praise.

‘Oy… Look at this kid…’ In the past few days, Jinwoo had felt like Yoo Jinho’s attitude towards him was changing.

In the beginning, the young man had followed him with no choice out of fear. Now, it felt like he was a little dongsaeng that truly respected his sunbae. ‘You know, he’s kind of adorable in that sense.’

Some scenes of dialogue of the hunters as they wait for Jinwoo.

◇ Ahn Sangmin knew at the beginning that Jinwoo might be a reawakened hunter.

THE PREMONITION OF SUCCESS

Added info: apparently an A rank hunter can clear a C rank gate in two hours… Jinwoo was clearing the C rank gates in 30 minutes. This probably means he was at this point strong enough to pass as an S rank even before the Job change quest… goddamn.

Cut scene:

Yoo Jinho skillfully turned the handle around a curve while answering. “Let’s go to Mirae Mall.”

“Mirae Mall?” Yoo Jinho was surprised.

“Yes.”

“Well it is right ahead… You know, you’ve been acting weird all day, hyungnim. Are you sure everything’s alright?”

“...You know, you’ve been getting rather talkative these days.” And with that, Yoo Jinho’s face became fixed on the road.

“I will take you there with the speed of light, hyungnim. Hold onto your belt!” Changing his attitude in a flash, Yoo Jinho drove the car without braking.

They soon arrived at Mirae Mall. Screech— The car stopped at their destination. As a mall at the heart of Seoul, Mirae Mall was quite a spectacle. Jinwoo got out of the car, and Yoo Jinho followed. The young man closed the door and walked up to Jinwoo’s side.

“Hyungnim, someday, our Guild should use a building like this for our headquarters.” Yoo Jinho looked up and down at the mall and made a half-serious joke. But no one replied. Noticing something was off, Yoo Jinho quickly turned toward where Jinwoo was. “What?” Jinwoo had disappeared. “Hyungnim?” No matter where he looked, Jinwoo was gone. “Hyungniiiim?”

* * *

As the boss was defeated, the Dungeon will return to its normal interior. ‘Two more levels from the mall’s Instant Dungeon.’

— Skipped scene and apperantly Jinwoo had more keys given.

◇ Ok so chapter 36 on the manhwa, Anh Sang Ming goes to meet jinwoo at the gate, while in the LN someone has been watching Jinwoo from afar and then after he has finished another instant dungeon, he gets a call from mr Ahn saying he wants to meet him.

◇ They both arrive to a near empty cafe, the manhwa kinda had it with more people.

Past the discussion with ahn sangmin which was wayyy too long than i expected, mostly due to all the dialogue focused on the feelings of each other, Jinho being called in the middle of the meeting, Ahn then talking to his assistant while remembering Jinwoo's threat, and some small changes here and there that just were taken out to make the dialogue fit in one chapter (37 in the manhwa) and less, Jinwoo THEN has another skipped scene of seeing his stats risen and gaining 12 levels by just going to 9 raids. At the end of the chapter Jinah tells him about the parent teacher conference that Jinwoo had to go through and also remembers fighting the sand centipede monsters, likely to allude to what will come next.

CLASS ADVANCEMENT QUEST

The assistant of Ahn Sang min, Hyun Gicheol, actually waited in the morning to give Jinwoo some handmade vegetable juice. likely it was for a trade deal but jinwoo still felt happy to receive the tumbler. He gives the tumbler back at the end of the chapter when he meets them again.

Cut scene an allude to Jinwoo finding a serial killer later in the novel once his shadows went on patrol:

“I parked it way over there, hyungnim.”

“Why?”

“Haven’t there been reports of a serial killer in this area? I’m not from around here, so people were looking at me strangely.”

Jinwoo nodded, understanding. It was an incident making its round in the news. The victims were mostly young women. They said there were already two murders just this month. Of course, if people saw a strange Bongo parked at the entrance of the apartment… It made sense the neighbors would be suspicious.

Cut out scene of Jinwoo finally meeting the prer requisite level in the dungeon of the lizardmen

Cut scene of Jinwoo caring about jinho by cleaning him up from the ashes of the dungeon and trying to be cautious by not accepting the advancement quest right away and telling jinho he will be finishing up today while jinho cancels the remaining gates.

◇ So the whole canceling and giving 3 c rank gates to baekho was changed in that time, jinwoo gave chief ahn the gates after he got the job advancement quest and chief ahn was being lectured by Baek Yoon ho, which i think THIS part might have appeared in the new anime trailer to have come out lmao. also i think the manwha changed it so he could have his cool moment in the Red gate arc.

Also Jinwoo doesn't like coffee or at least he prefers more can bottles with sweetness than espresso.

{You see its funny cuz a strong headcanon is the fact that jinchul drinks too much coffee, and it's canon that he is a lightweight with alcohol, whereas jinwoo is the opposite of those two uwu will shut up now but lmao cuah cool contrasts of friends}

Cut info of Jinwoo looking through his phone about various video game wikis in classes.

Cut thoughts too:

If he thought about it, whether he entered using a key or through a Gate, a Dungeon would be waiting on the other side. He was just surprised at the creation of an artificial Gate in front of his eyes. While he had entered many Gates before, he had never seen one being created. When he reached that line of thought, an idea appeared in his head– ‘Wait… Could other Hunters enter this Gate?’ Well, there was no time to experiment. There weren’t any other Hunters in the vicinity, nor did he know of any Hunters that would come running if... He... Called…. Jinwoo erased Yoo Jinho’s face from his mind and shook his head. ‘What would I do if something went wrong?’

Here are the translators of the series btw

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