# WebtoonLib — A Tree Beyond the Years #18

## Series
- title: A Tree Beyond the Years
- slug: a-tree-beyond-the-years-3ei9eo8y

## Chapter
- number: 18
- chapter_key: 18-5bb3nx
- release_date: 2026-10-12

### Summary
Jakyeong confronts the chief yokai who stole Yang Gi-seok's body and tries to seal it. The entity pins him down so he cannot move, says he has feelings for Yang Gi-seok, and claims the two are now intertwined, so even if it is sealed, Yang Gi-seok can never remain whole. Then a weary voice is heard, asking to be pulled from the abyss and put to sleep; Jakyeong is left stunned.
- summary_language: en
- summary_source: chapter_translation
- summary_verification: verified

### Key events
- Yokai pressures Jakyeong to be honest about feelings for Yang Gi-Seok
- Chief Yokai immobilizes Jakyeong and reveals deep entanglement with Yang Gi-Seok
- Yang Gi-Seok's consciousness emerges asking Jakyeong to pull him from the abyss
- Jakyeong confronts the Chief Yokai possessing Yang Gi-Seok's body and attempts a sealing art
- Jakyeong accuses the Yokai of shamelessly using a human body like a parasite

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Jakyeong confronts the chief yokai who stole Yang Gi-seok's body and tries to seal it.

### Spoiler summary
Jakyeong confronts the chief yokai who stole Yang Gi-seok's body and tries to seal it. The entity pins him down so he cannot move, says he has feelings for Yang Gi-seok, and claims the two are now intertwined, so even if it is sealed, Yang Gi-seok can never remain whole. Then a weary voice is heard, asking to be pulled from the abyss and put to sleep; Jakyeong is left stunned.

## Status
- data_status: complete
- summary_status: editorial

## Transcript
- transcript_source: community
- transcript_language: en
- transcript_bubbles: 88

### Content
WHAT ARE YOU?
YANG GI-SEOK.
...THAT'S THE NAME OF THE BODY YOU STOLE.

I'M TELLING YOU, I AM YANG GI-SEOK.
TALKING TO YOU IS POINTLESS.
BETTER TO STRIKE WHILE ITS GUARD IS DOWN...
AND USE A SEALING ART—
THAT WOULDN'T BE VERY NICE.

JAKYEONG.

LET...
GO OF ME!

JAKYEONG.
DON'T SAY MY NAME SO CASUALLY.
YOU MUST BE THE HEAD YOKAI.
SHAMELESSLY USING A HUMAN VESSEL FOR SPIRITUAL LODGING LIKE A PARASITE.
SHAMELESS?
AM I WRONG?

RATHER THAN LIVING SUCH A PATHETIC EXISTENCE,
I WOULD CHOOSE ETERNAL REST.
FINE.
...WHAT?

WH-WHAT...!
YOU...

HAVE FEELINGS FOR YANG GI-SEOK, DON'T YOU?

THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO TEAR ME AWAY FROM YANG GI-SEOK.
AN EXORCIST SIMPLY DOES THEIR DUTY.
JUST AS YOU WERE BORN A YOKAI TO HARM HUMANS,

AN EXORCIST DOES WHAT AN EXORCIST-
?!
NO...!!
DAMN IT, I CAN'T MOVE...!

WHAT DID YOU...
JUST WHAT...
ARE YOU TRYING TO DO?!
YOU KEEP LYING.
IF YOU WANT TO PERSUADE ME,
SHOULDN'T YOU BE HONEST?
STOP!
STOP IT!

JUST DOING YOUR DUTY AS AN EXORCIST?
HONESTLY,
IS THAT REALLY ALL?

WELL?
JAKYEONG.
DON'T SAY MY NAME.

THE TRUTH IS,
YOU HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH POWER TO SEAL ME...

BUT YANG GI-SEOK AND I ARE SO DEEPLY TANGLED NOW,
YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL WHO IS THE YOKAI
AND WHO IS YANG GI-SEOK ANYMORE.
SO EVEN IF YOU MANAGE TO SEAL ME,
YANG GI-SEOK WILL NEVER LIVE AS A WHOLE HUMAN BEING AGAIN.

CONFUSED BY HIS IDENTITY, TAINTED BY A YOKAI,
HE'LL EITHER GO HALF-MAD,
OR GIVE UP ON BEING HUMAN
AND LIVE ON AS A YOKAI.

COULD YOU TRULY LIVE WITH YOURSELF WATCHING THAT HAPPEN,
HM?
DON'T BELIEVE IT.
ARE YOU JUST GOING TO STAND BY AND WATCH?
IT'S NOTHING BUT EMPTY NONSENSE.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS-
JAKYEONG.
PULL ME OUT.

PULL ME OUT.
THOSE WORDS..

FROM THIS ABYSS...
YOU...!
YOU SAID YOU WOULD HELP ME.
SUPPRESSING THE IMPULSE TO FLAY HUMAN SKIN,
I PICKED UP A SPOON,

AND YANG GI-SEOK, ENDURING A MEANINGLESS LIFE,
LOST HIS MIND AS WELL.
BOTH YANG GI-SEOK AND I WERE GOING MAD INSIDE SUHARA FORTRESS,
AND THEN YOU SHOWED UP, PROMISING TO HELP ME.

?!
I HAVE NO INTENTION OF HELPING YOU TAKE OVER THE LANDOWNER'S BODY!
NO, THAT'S NOT IT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT ME TO SLEEP, LIKE YOU SAID.
WHAT...?
BECAUSE I'M EXHAUSTED NOW.

WHAT DOES...
THAT EVEN MEAN...?
THINK CAREFULLY.
HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE SEEN A YOKAI
ASK TO BE PUT TO SLEEP?

JUST ONCE,
THINK REALLY HARD ABOUT IT.

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — A Tree Beyond the Years #18](/series/a-tree-beyond-the-years-3ei9eo8y/chapter-18-5bb3nx)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/a-tree-beyond-the-years-3ei9eo8y

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