# WebtoonLib — Again #9

## Series
- title: Again
- slug: again-63ba72

## Chapter
- number: 9
- release_date: 2025-03-09

### Summary
The chapter delivers a moment of immense catharsis for readers as Han Nokyoung decisively rejects the manipulative advances of Jang Hyunjae. The audience response is overwhelmingly one of satisfaction and triumph, with commentators celebrating Nokyoung’s strength and refusal to be swayed by his former lover. He is lauded as a "king" and a "diva" who successfully stood up to his toxic past. In stark contrast, Jang Hyunjae is universally reviled as a "manipulative asshole" and a "snake," with readers expressing disgust for his character despite acknowledging his handsome appearance. His failure to win Nokyoung back is met with mockery and cheers. Amidst the wave of celebratory reactions, one reader provides a more nuanced critique, questioning the psychological realism of Nokyoung's character development. This user finds it difficult to believe that Nokyoung could so completely alter his personality and break deep-seated emotional attachments after regressing only three years, suggesting the change feels more like a different soul inhabiting the body rather than a natural evolution. However, this analytical view is an outlier, as the dominant sentiment is pure elation over the protagonist's powerful act of defiance against a key figure from his tragic past.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
The chapter delivers a moment of immense catharsis for readers as Han Nokyoung decisively rejects the manipulative advances of Jang Hyunjae.

### Spoiler summary
The chapter delivers a moment of immense catharsis for readers as Han Nokyoung decisively rejects the manipulative advances of Jang Hyunjae. The audience response is overwhelmingly one of satisfaction and triumph, with commentators celebrating Nokyoung’s strength and refusal to be swayed by his former lover. He is lauded as a "king" and a "diva" who successfully stood up to his toxic past. In stark contrast, Jang Hyunjae is universally reviled as a "manipulative asshole" and a "snake," with readers expressing disgust for his character despite acknowledging his handsome appearance. His failure to win Nokyoung back is met with mockery and cheers. Amidst the wave of celebratory reactions, one reader provides a more nuanced critique, questioning the psychological realism of Nokyoung's character development. This user finds it difficult to believe that Nokyoung could so completely alter his personality and break deep-seated emotional attachments after regressing only three years, suggesting the change feels more like a different soul inhabiting the body rather than a natural evolution. However, this analytical view is an outlier, as the dominant sentiment is pure elation over the protagonist's powerful act of defiance against a key figure from his tragic past.

## Status
- data_status: partial
- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Again #9](/series/again-63ba72/chapter-9)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/again-63ba72

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