#what with song taewon and the lunar eclipse

[ye-anon-fanon]

This song came up in my playlist and tell me: Is this not just Crescent Moon singing to Little Moon/Hyunje?!

I have you strung Strung in my web A candle burning slowly by the bed Shadows tangle like a vine Crawling up the posts within our shrine Right now, you're mine All mine Give in, you're mine All mine I love that you shake When I ravage your skin It's so easy to bite with your hands pinned Shadows dancing on the sheets If you obey, I might give you a treat Right now, you're mine All mine Give in, you're mine All mine You look so good there on your knees Such a good girl child, knows how to please Look at me, look me in the eyes Forget yourself, surrender your mind Right now, you're mine All mine Give in, you're mine All mine

[a-sctir-a-day]

Q. Before the regression, how did Han Yoojin learn about Sung Hyunje's contract and come up with the idea of using the Lunar Eclipse to absorb the contract? Is there a chance this will be revealed in a side story or something similar?

Before the regression, neither Han Yoojin nor Sung Hyunje had their memories, so neither of them knew much about the Crescent Moon contract. Pre-regression, Sung Hyunje first became aware and understood the nature of his condition only after encountering Crescent Moon in the dungeon.

Han Yoojin, Sung Hyunje, and Song Taewon all initially thought it was just a power surge. That's why they had entered the dungeon to try and resolve it themselves.

What happened before the regression won't be explained in more detail than what's in the main story.

Note: I am not sure what that first "neither had their memories" is referring to. They only lost their memories after the dungeon encounter? And as per this answer, they didn't know shit before the dungeon encounter. So? I am guessing this is simply in comparison to post-regression, where both Yoojin and Hyunjae were going into the situation with 'more memories' than they had about this topic pre-regression.

Also note: that last bit ended up being a lie, lol. We get at least some more information about what happened during this time in the Side Story. Author-nim just couldn't stay away from this juicy time period.

Note: these are mtl-based amateur translations of geunseo's q&a from after they finished the main novel in 2022. Original Korean under the Read More for reference. Please do correct if you find an error.

Q. 회귀전 한유진은 어떻게 성현제의 계약에 대해 알게 되어서 월식으로 계약을 삼키자는 아이디어를 제안할 수 있었던 건가요? 혹시 외전 등으로 풀릴 기회가 있을까요?

근서 22.06.23 09:42 || 회귀 전 한유진은 물론 성현제도 기억이 없었기에 초승달의 계약에 대해서는 정확히 알지 못했습니다. 회귀 전 성현제가 자신의 상태에 대해 확실하게 알게 된 시점은 던전에서 초승달과 마주친 이후입니다. 그래서 스스로 해결해보려고 던전에 들어간 것이기도 했지요. 한유진 성현제 송태원 셋 다 처음에는 힘의 폭주 정도로 생각하고 있었습니다.

회귀 전 그 일이 본편 이상으로 자세히 나오진 않을 거예요.

[a-sctir-a-day]

Q. Did Sung Hyunje break his own finger intentionally while fighting Song Taewon?

Sung Hyunje generally just pretends to make mistakes. However, when dealing with Song Taewon or Han Yoojin, he acts impulsively and there are some instances where he genuinely make mistakes. However, in this case, there was a certain degree of intentionality behind the finger injury. Of course, Song Taewon doesn't know this.

Q. How did Sung Hyunje lose his arm and eye before regression? I thought that if Song Taewon's death and Crescent Moon breaking the contract between Sung Hyunje and Diarma happened at the same time, maybe he was affected by Crescent Moon or the contract breaking inside that dungeon. But the Sung Hyunje we saw in Han Yoojin's memories, right after he came out of the dungeon, had both his arm and eye perfectly fine, and Sung Hyunje in the nightmare dungeon also only had a missing eye... I'm curious what happened.

The breaking of the contract with Diarma happened after Song Taewon's death. Originally, Crescent Moon's contract took precedence, and because of Sung Hyunje's existence being piled up in layers, even if the contract with Diarma was broken, he would only temporarily lose his eye and arm, and recovery would be possible. However, at that time, his strained relationship with Crescent Moon plus the influence of having accepted the lunar eclipse both contributed to that state being maintained.

Note: These were both part of the same set of questions.

Q. 성현제가 송태원과 싸우다 자신의 손가락을 부러뜨린 것은 의도적으로 한 일인가요?

Q. 성현제는 회귀 전에 어떻게 팔과 눈을 잃었나요? 송태원의 사망과 초승달이 성현제-디아르마 간 계약을 끊은 게 같은 시점에 일어난 일이라면 그 던전 안에서 초승달 혹은 계약 파기의 영향을 받았던 건가 싶었는데, 한유진의 기억 속에서 본 던전에서 나온 직후의 성현제는 팔과 눈이 모두 멀쩡했고 악몽던전의 성현제는 또 눈만 없었어서.. 어떻게 된 일이었는지 궁금합니다.

└ 근서 22.10.29 20:50

성현제는 대체로 실수인 척을 할 뿐입니다. 송태원이나 한유진 상대로는 즉흥적으로 일을 치다가 정말로 실수하는 경우가 가끔 있긴 하지만 손가락 부상에는 의도가 어느 정도 들어 가 있었습니다. 물론 송태원은 모릅니다.

디아르마와의 계약 파기는 송태원이 사망한 이후입니다. 원래는 초승달의 계약이 우선이며 겹겹이 쌓인 성현제의 존재가 있기에 디아르마와의 계약을 파기해도 눈과 팔을 일시적으로 잃을 뿐 회복은 가능합니다. 하지만 당시 초승달과 틀어 진 상태+월식을 받아들인 영향도 더해져 그런 상태가