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flyingsquirrely · 7 months

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Incomplete list of things in QPB’s (TWSB’s?) worldbuilding that make me laugh:

(heavy spoilers up through recent, untranslated chapters)

Demonic Beasts: What are they? We just don’t know. As far as I know, their existence hasn’t been explained beyond a couple of points, like their danger levels. For some reason a wide variety of angry, magical animals that really hate divine items populate the entire continent. Types of demonic beast range from poisonous boars to palace-sized griffins to electrical t-rexes. They live in caves called dungeons. Some dungeons make monsters increase in power level. Any other story, dungeon diving would be part of the plot, but TWSB has waaay too many other priorities. Possibly demonic beasts can be tamed because people seem to accept that the divine beasts could be tamed demonic beasts very easily, but I don’t think we’ve actually seen a real case of this either. They appear to exist purely as animate plot devices, and while I kind of respect it, I want to knoooow. Sookym, release the forbidden demonic beast research papers. I’m sure some wizard is looking into it. François?

Cardinals automatically get Latin as a second language, no studying required. Like, the Cardinal level up rewards are:

Awesome power

+1 Trauma

Language proficiency: Latin

Hyunseo loves martial arts novels so much that it infected QPB’s Europe-esque setting, but he’s pretty good at hiding it so it only appears in the most northern, middle-of-nowhere part of the Holy Kingdom. Realistically, there would have been no reason to ever go there in QPB, but the Fates decided to do some sequence breaking in the new worldline so now everyone gets to experience the random Far-East Asian set pieces in the middle of a Germanic-analogue country.

With the reveal that holy knights are only born in the Holy Kingdom in order to protect the Goddess, the implication that the Empire went from 0 holy knights in 1000 years to 4 holy knights of significant power in 1 year solely because Yeseo (second son of the Goddess) crash landed there. Like, sure, the actual characters did the hard part, but his existence had the world itself just start spitting out holy knights like a broken vending machine (including, currently, 3 whole Cardinals, at least 1 of whom may not have existed at all in the original work).

All wizards are magic nerds, even combat wizards. A wizard will look at a magical mystery and ask “anyone else going to investigate this?” and not wait for an answer.

All the worldbuilding that’s inappropriate for minors goes on the islands of Admah and Zeboim because they didn’t make it into the original work. Most of the population of that region is also atheist for the same reason.

Even though the genre changed from romance fantasy to action-adventure fantasy between worldlines, a bunch of romance tropes have enough genre inertia to keep popping up, which then proceed to interact with the new genre in fun ways. The character roles swapping around is a big one (secondary male lead -> female lead, female lead -> best friend, [file not found] -> secondary male lead), but also stuff like:

Fake dating – the participants are etherically incompatible and hate each other. When asked what they like about each other, they would rather talk about their mutual partner.

Late to school with bread in their mouth – somehow there are sea anemones involved.

(make-your-own) Soulmates – actually, this one is rather interesting because I get the impression that while it existed in QPB, it wasn’t really that important to the plot, but it’s very important in the new worldline. There’s also that unrelated accidental soulmate event that happened, though, which was very traumatic for everyone involved.

Magical item in the shape of a ring – does get exchanged! But not between Yeseo and his main pursuant. Instead, Johann took the opportunity to troll his students and his students exploded a house.

Kiss cam – somehow this exists, but not standard cameras?? François’ mind is a mystery.

Romantic personal information (the middle name thing) – ends up mostly being used practically for identity verification, or in familial contexts.

Romeo and Juliet motifs – Gain completely misuses them wonderfully. Though the background radiation of Cedric being associated with Romeo and Yeseo associated with Juliet remains fairly intact.

Etc.

The Empire is the good guys. Sorry, years of Star Wars pop cultural influence has made me default to thinking Empire -> Bad Guys. It feels very strange rooting for the Empire.

The Holy Kingdom hates wizards, even the ones who only practice white magic, so the Big Bad (who operates in the Holy Kingdom) only employs warlocks, who use black magic. Except the Holy Kingdom also (nominally) hates warlocks, and they work underground (literally!) anyway, so Wilhelmina could have just used standard wizards…? I feel like she really missed out by not tapping into the standard wizard talent pool. I guess she had an ample supply of warlocks from Liliana’s leftover followers, but still. Did no one in the Holy Kingdom’s lengthy history of Trying To Usurp God ever think “wow, maybe it would be a good idea to have mages with a wide variety of specializations, not just ‘evil’”?

I should have put this one earlier, but the power ranking names of priests and holy knights being based on Catholic church clergy hierarchy cracks me up. The only cool ones are Cardinal and maaaybe Archbishop, because adding Arch- to a title immediately adds +1 coolness. It’s fortunate that all our main characters are Archbishops at minimum.

Also, the Vatican exists. Just, the Vatican. Not a thinly-veiled Vatican-analogue, it is straight up called the Vatican.

This one's more sweet than funny, but I love that probably the reason therapy exists in QPB even though many other fantasy novels don't have such a thing, and in such a positive light too, is because Hyunseo was writing it for Eunseo, who went to therapy for her depression, and now it's helping Yeseo with his PTSD.

I have a lot of thoughts about the ways Hyunseo and the trio’s mom shaped the world of QPB in a way that has looped back to affecting the “IRL world”, but most of them ended up more tragic than funny so theeey’re not going in this post.

#twsb #i kept coming up with more as i was writing this #i had to reformat this because tumblr can't do double indented bullet points #>:|

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calicomold · 4 months

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i've only read the translated chapters of twsb so far and the little glimpses of spoilers i am getting from fanarts are killing me. does jesse go back to his own world at the end?? i want him to meet his family again but also that would break me.

i wanna know the spoilers but i also don't :(

#twsb #jesse #jung yeseo #yeseo #jesse venetiaan

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imblocking-you · 1 year

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Y'all I read novels sometimes because I've been spoiled about the geral gist of the story and a particular moment in the book worth waiting for. In orv, I was told about the dokja meets od scene with yjh somewhere and it got me excited about the novel kept me going despite constantly crying lmao. In S-class I learned about some qipao(?) scene although idk if it's true. In lcf, I learned about krs but honestly even without something to wait for it was all around enjoyable and kept me on my toes. In mdzs, it was the hairband thing scene YK THE ONE and countless other little pieces of information that drowned me in the fandom, took me for a long swim. For tgcf, it was just the existence of hua cheng, like in general and coffin scene lol. In KOD, everything ab it, I love kod but spoilers here were insane, man. For twsb, I think it was just the female lead getting a different role idkk it got me hooked even without a spoiler so this is like revealed really early on. For IDWTR, I think it's the "fairytale arc" as they called it which convinced me to bear with the mtl bc I am a aucker for world-hopping or any of the same sort.

#reveals secrets and variety are my shtick #useless post #nothing to learn from here #no lessons no takeaways nothing just me going about saying whatever #but yeah #my online reading experience #i started on the university series too cause some tiktok advertised it as better than it actually was #came out disappointed so now it only amounts to the honourary mentions #i haven't read a genuine physical book in a while all pf #of my* past reads had been online and had a different vibe to those i've read in the past #it has significantly altered me and aspects of my personality during quarantine and beyond #idk what im saying it's 1 am #why cant i just read quietly and stop the urge to share my opinion #this is why reading w no wifi is better #webnovel

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redrunningshoes · 7 years

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“werechidna” what level of tomfOOLERY...

#twsb #sonic boom spoilers #YOU DARE TO TEASE ME LIKE THIS BOOM CREW??

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pendwelling · 5 months

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TWSB 805화

My Earth, my Moon, my Sun.

(I'll be waiting for you to come and find me again.)

#TWSB SPOILERS #Ga-in admitting that shes someone who cannot live without him.....#when the third wheel strikes back #I JUST WANT CYC TO BE HAPPY 😭😭😭#cedyeschris #Christelle de Sarnez #Ham Ga-in #Jung Yeseo #Cédric Riester #twsb #섭남파업 #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #MY ART #“twsb is not a romance novel” and yet CJC's relationship built on trust reverence love and companionship exists #THEYRE THE SOULMATES TO EVER SOULMATE #UHRGEGGDHDHHH THEY PROMISED TO FIND HIM IN THE OTHER WORLD 😭😭😭😭😭#YESEO SAID HE'LL BE WAITING..... IM SO UNWELL #THE CLIFFHANGER OF THIS CHAPTER WAS SO EVIL #Yeseo calling Ga-in his continent and earth..... a sparkling jewel that holds all his memories together....#Cédric reverently kissing the back of Yeseo's hand.........#im so devastated my guys #twsb fanart

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pendwelling · 4 months

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save me from the fires of hell.

#TWSB SPOILERS #when the third wheel strikes back #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #twsb #MY ART #섭남파업 #inspired by the events of post-chapter 301 and Cédric’s recounting in 648 :')#cédric riester #jesse venetiaan #jung yeseo #christelle de sarnez #cedjesschris #SOOKYM PLS PAY FOR MY THERAPY #i cant believe the only way Chris could save Ced was to wash him over with the remnants of Jesse's ether love and happiness #TFW YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO LOSE BUT THE THING THAT BRINGS U BACK IS THE PERSISTING LOVE OF THE PPL AROUND YOU 😭😭#i love them sm im so UNWELL they are SOULMATES #(LITERALLY LMAO IYKYK)#twsb spoilers chapter 301+

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pendwelling · 10 days

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TWSB 887

"There was a soft smile on those fine cheeks and red lips.

Jibril Diop had never looked so stupid in his life."

#TWSB SPOILERS #when the third wheel strikes back #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #섭남파업 #twsb #MY ART #jung yeseo #jibril diop #jibyes #I LOVE THEM WAHHHHH #congrats yeseo on becoming pope.... THERES NO ESCAPING NOW #twsb spoilers 887 #twsb art

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pendwelling · 2 months

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TWSB ch600+

'[저주한다! 너를 이렇게 만든 자가 우리와 똑같은 고통을 겪게 될 것이다......!]'

May the Lord be pleased with your life! 🤗

#TWSB SPOILERS #when the third wheel strikes back #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #twsb #섭남파업 #twsb chapter 600 #cédric riester #frédérique riester #aurélie boutier #alexandre riester #jung eunseo #SOOKYM WHEN I CATCH YOU..... WHEN I CATCH YOU SOOKYM.#this chapter has been living rent-free in my head for AGES AUUGAUGHH #fredaurealex have my HEART #my art #twsb fanart

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pendwelling · 10 months

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“일어나.”

“······.”

끓는 목소리로 명령했다. 돌아오는 답은 없었다.

#when the third wheel strikes back #서브 남주가 파업하면 생기는 일 #TWSB SPOILERS #twsb #섭남파업 #jesse venetiaan #cédric riester #TWSP SPOILERS CH301 #cedric riester #cedjess #my art #I FORGOT TO POST THIS ONE HERE 😭#this part destroyed me fellas im not even kidding wWLJDKDKKDK #BUT ITS OK IT GETS BETTER #twsb fanart

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pendwelling · 5 months

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Is it confirmed yet or foreshadowed that they ( Jesse, Sadie, and Christelle) will be a couple?

CedYesChris have actually been foreshadowed to be building up to the very relationship TWSB has been implying they'd become since the beginning, ever since the first mention that Riester royalty had to take up both a political companion that is tied to them by matrimony, and a religious companion that is tied together by soul through a covenant. Later on, it is very apparent that the roles will be taken by Ham Ga-in Christelle and Jung Yeseo in particular! (And not even in the way you'd initially expect!)

More elaboration and spoilers below (with novel support and chapter citation lolol):

This is all viewed in a primarily objective light where I interpret what we are given. While I love my shipping, I do believe, in the context of the novel, that there is no romantic basis for their relationship at all as of yet (800+) nor do I believe that there will explicitly ever be, but to deny that there isn't any sort or form of love would be lying. CedYedChris have a complex relationship: friends that are more than just friends but not at all lovers, one that cannot be fully described with words—forged through trials and pain and reverence and companionship, making for a unique relationship of understanding and solace. This sort of queerplatonic relationship is actually very fittingly in line with the power system and world-building of the novel, simply by virtue of the covenant system between Holy Knights and Priests, and the acts of special partnerships that tie individuals by souls.

I find it very funny actually when people say they cannot see Cédric and Ga-in getting together because of how different they are (and how much they seem to repulse each other lmao) but the more you read and understand about their relationship, the more you realize that after all these hundreds of chapters, there is no one that would who could fit the role of "Crown Prince's political companion" more than Ga-in herself—not even as a romantic partner, but as a mere companion.

There have been attempts at Cédric having to find a potential consort candidate, and Cédric himself has mentioned that whoever is INEVITABLY picked he will agree with unconditionally as it is his duty as Crown Prince to marry someone later on to help support his reign (251-4). But ultimately all of his friends agree that his happiness is something that is also very important, especially when it comes to marrying someone for the rest of his life. He might say he doesn't care, but once Yeseo starts expressing concern and dissatisfaction with him getting marriage proposals to nobles Cédric wouldn't be able to fully get along with outside of a political union, he starts expressing relief and hints of aversion to the idea of an arranged marriage that he has no say in (254). And we, as readers, know that Cédric is not the type of person who could easily open up to people, and while he is not the type to be discourteous to anyone who would become his future spouse, it's clear that for the type of person he is, a marriage with someone who he is only connected to due to duty pales in comparison to the trust he has with a comrade who has been by his side since the beginning, who knows him better than any random noble who wouldn't understand a fraction of his soul (and potentially might not ever, as the circumstances under which Cédric has ever emotionally opened up were never something that he chose to do on a whim, and probably never would have talked about, had it not been for specific circumstances [like in 602]). In all those rare and explosive instances when he went through periods of turmoil, he was lucky enough to have people by his side who understood and could sympathize/empathize with his very unique pain.

Cédric and Ga-in are very different, but funnily enough two out of three of the only people who can understand each other the best in this life and universe, as they have many life experiences and traumas and history that no outsider will be able to understand, and (HUGE SPOILERS CHAPTER 640) after the group travels 20 years in the future, it is even canon and /very/ heavily implied that the two of them are married! (Though there are mysteries about Yeseo's whereabouts and roles in this future.) BUT!

It is actually very vague on whether or not this is romantic (and doesn't even necessarily seem to be) but in my interpretation of their special relationship and based on the novel itself, I truly believe this is a very understandable partnership between two people who have gone through so much and have come out of it as partners that the other can trust, and who they know they can depend on and have emotionally opened themselves up to.

It doesn't have to be romantic. It doesn't even need to, for such a marriage to work, and if there is a hint of romantic love in it, we cannot see it nor will we know for sure, but I believe that it doesn't actually matter. CedYesChris is very queerplatonic and if you've read that far, you understand that by that point, they've all become companions that know each other from every inch of their souls. All of them consider each other as their Moon, Sun, and Earth, and have said (particularly Ga-in to Yeseo, and Ga-in speaking on behalf of her and Cédric about him) to be unable to live without each other (657, 805), and it is a sentiment echoed almost within them all. Cédric Riester, by simple virtue of being the future Riester Emperor, will inevitably have to marry, and what better partner than Ham Ga-in, who has distinguished herself with notable achievements in the Empire, and is an important friend to the Crown Prince?

And of course, their relationship with Yeseo is also something that I believe brings them together all the more. They are their partner's other partner—they are each others' partner. They are all pretty much in a Holy Knight/Priest partnership and Yeseo is the only one alive that can support the two of them with the ether they'd need, and not exhaust himself in the process (like Priest Sand). They are all soothed by each other's souls, and before you say Cédric and Ga-in physically repulsed each other, in Chapter 651 we get a confirmation that the two of them have formed a bond and tie between each other's souls following the events of Chapter 301 when they fought in the temple during Cédric's ether runaway/turmoil. Accidentally, during that fight that ended up with Cédric nearly unconsciously killing Ga-in in his grief, they managed to have a small part of each other's etheric plate chipped into the other, meaning (particularly in Ga-in's case) that she can now stabilize herself from a runaway with the help of Cédric's opposite attribute ether to calm the fury of her water (651). They have somewhat of a quasi-telepathic relationship, though they typically cannot hear much of anything but as their souls are tied in a unique way, they can feel in some abstract instinctual sense when something is going on with the other's soul/ether, even if not within the same vicinity (727).

As for Yeseo being Cédric/CedChris's religious companion, it has actually been confirmed by Yeseo himself that he would have agreed to pledge a covenant with Cédric and tie their souls together, and yet hasn't and is putting off/has refused the proposal (of ch330 and onward implictly) because Yeseo is VERY intimately aware of the fact that he is not from this world and will, ultimately, have to return home in the end due to his love for his siblings, and acknowledges that he would not wish upon Cédric the pain of being separated from the soul one would tie themselves with upon forming a covenant (736). For reference, even Empress Frédérique and Aurélie cannot separate for too long without Fred feeling immense amounts of pain, discomfort, and irritation, only managing to cope by surrounding herself with piles ether stones filled with her soul companion's ether, (510, and some other chapters but i cant remember them all rn wkfjdk).

In Jibril's words, a religious companion is someone that would be able to provide support and mental fortitude to their partner, which is something that Yeseo considers about Jibril's own aspects who he hopes would support his cousin in the future (a future without him in it). Yeseo is very concerned about Cédric's circle of support and always has his well-being in mind, and this not only stems from his wanting to be a good friend, but also because of his regret and hesitation in accepting Cédric's covenant proposal due to his impermance in the universe. He explicitly says that he does not wish to hurt Cédric! The bigger the distance, the more painful it is for the companion—so how painful would being separated by different worlds, be?

Both Cédric and Yeseo want to be each other's companion and fuse their souls together (Cédric more so than Yeseo—this guy would really accept no one else). The only thing preventing that is Yeseo's fear and concern for Cédric. I don't have much to say about this than I do about Cédric and Ga-in's future political companionship, because CedChris is just a bit harder to understand for TWSB readers if they haven't gotten far enough into the novel yet. In contrast, Cédric and Yeseo’s religious companionship has been made most probable from the very start of the novel, and yet funnily enough, the difficulty and probability of the formation of the Political and Religious partnerships have been flipped 😂 It is easier to see Cédric and Ga-in becoming political companions (and is, as of Chapter 805 and ongoing, most canonically supported to be something that is in place 20 years in the future), as opposed to Yeseo accepting Cédric's covenant proposal haha.

But I firmly believe, at the end of the day, that the three of them will become companions. Not necessarily in a romantic sense (no matter how much I enjoy my shipping) but also not in a standard platonic sense, either. Yeseo views Ga-in as his continent and earth, and regards Cédric as a precious being equivalent to the sun. Ga-in speaks for both herself and Cédric when she says they cannot live without him, and she loves Yeseo so dearly and his well-being is her priority, and acknowledges Cédric as someone she respects and can rely on, and who shares similar pains with her. Cédric treats Yeseo with so much reverence and desire, and Ga-in with mutual understanding, and both are the only people whom he can be fully emotionally vulnerable with. They have a very special and unique relationship and I don't know how exactly it will play out in the end, but I sincerely believe that there is NO ONE in that universe that could understand their pains and souls and mere entirety, than they do for each other.

CedYesChris are soulmates! Whether it is made by their own hands or written in the stars. I believe wholeheartedly that Sookym has written and built up their relationship splendidly and so naturally.

#asks #twsb asks #twsb spoilers #twsb #twsb analysis #is this an analysys? idk #twsb meta #cedjesschris #cedyeschris #CYC mean the absolute WORLD to me ok 😭#I could go on forever talking about their relationship but i think i wrote enough wUFBDKDMJK

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milkbreadtoast · 10 months

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msbfdmjf I didn't notice on my first read but... the twsb webtoon artist gave prince jesse a bunny motif.... im crying.... he's so cute🥹

#when the third wheel strikes back #twsb #twsb spoilers #jesse venetiaan #i was wondering what animal motif he might have... i was thinking yellow lab/golden retriever #bc he eats so much (and is blonde) and labs have big appetites #but the webtoon author already decided to make him a bunny...#im not complaining... thats adorable...🥹#i cant believe i didnt notice...#so then what animal is cedric!!!! i hope the webtoon artist gives him one too🛐#maybe a wolf? hehe

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pendwelling · 1 month

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I’ve been wondering this since i’ve discovered losyes, but how you think losna kisses yeseo??

This question made me so happy just so you know HAHAKDFHDKKD oh.... losyes my beloveds

((some spoilers for those that haven't gotten too far yet!))

Losna regards Yeseo with so much fond amusement. Yeseo is intriguing, an anomaly, a precious existence who he observes with interest; someone who habituated his body but was so different from Losna himself. Yeseo believes that Losna should hate him for this—for essentially stealing his life and taking a place not rightfully his—but the prince only regards him with adoration.

With Yeseo, Losna doesn't have to pretend. No more playboy facade, no need to insistently stay under the spotlight to make sure everyone is looking—there's no need to flirt with Yeseo when the man has already expressed a desire to be someone who can reliably stand by his side, but Losna would do so anyway, if only so that he could see someone like Yeseo turn red and flustered. A kiss on the back of the hand, the fingers, maybe even to the palm and wrist... An occasional brush against the cheek, and if he's feeling particularly cheeky or daring, he might press a soft kiss to the neck. When it comes to their mouths, Losna definitely feels like the type to keep steady eye contact—he's intrigued by Yeseo's mere existence and personality, after all, so when they kiss he'd raptly keep them open, watching as the other's remains his firmly shut or wide with surprise, taking in every single reaction! When the mood is right there'll be tongue, but considering Yeseo's personality and Losna's surprising teasing streak, their kisses would mostly be playful on the prince's part, surfacely-innocent—a sly fox in sheep's clothing!—and almost casual pecks here and there just to fluster Yeseo or shower him with moments of sincere appreciation.

Losna would kiss Yeseo slyly and out-of-the-blue and without hesitation, but though teasing, always, always sincere. He'd never kiss Yeseo and not mean it. Anything to get the cutest and most interesting reactions for his favourite existence, and to simultaneously deliver him a quiet "thank you" with each one :'))

#asks #twsb asks #LOSYES #I THINK ABT THEM A LOT.....#original jesse venetiaan #im tempted to tag him as losna venetiaan tbh LMAO #jung yeseo #THANK YOU FOR THIS ASK ANON.... I LOVE THEM SM #twsb spoilers #THE IMPORTANT PART IS EYE CONTACT.#LOSNA WOULD ALWAYS KISS YESEO WHILE LOOKING AT HIM

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