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i tried reading it in 2022, but i saw it was only 90 chapters-ish, so i dropped it immediatly and decided to wait until it finishes and let me say it was worth the 4 year wait, the artstyle is great, the plot is way better than most murim slop, and the characters are fucking good, they are humans they are not some fucking very cold demon who acts tuff 24/7, they have emotions and those emotions can affect them which made me love the characters even more. Tbh what more can i say Thank you Woo-Gak for writing this beautiful of a masterpiece, and Thank you Hae-Min for adapating it with this unique artstyle

Hey everyone,

I need to get this off my chest and get some honest advice.

Back in 7th grade, a friend of mine started talking behind my back. Where I grew up, letting something like that slide made you look weak, so I decided to get "revenge." But what started as payback turned into straight-up bullying that lasted all through middle school.

I’d slap him, call him names, and humiliate him in front of girls he liked. Because I was a top student, teachers always took my side, so I felt untouchable. Eventually, I forgot why I was even mad at him, but I kept doing it. The worst part was when I physically hit him and cussed out his dad right in front of him. Shortly after that, he moved away, and we never spoke again.

Years went by and I basically forgot about it until recently. I saw him on the street, and the second we made eye contact, he crossed to the other side of the road just to avoid me.

That moment hit me like a truck. Seeing him react like that made me realize the real weight of what I did and the trauma I likely left him with.

I’m not looking for sympathy or forgiveness, and I’m not making excuses for how I acted. I actually still have his contact info, but I'm torn on what to do.

For anyone who’s been through this on either side:

Should I send him an apology, or would contacting him just reopen old wounds?

If I shouldn't reach out, how do I deal with this guilt and actually learn from it?