# WebtoonLib — Moonrise by the Cliff #20

## Series
- title: Moonrise by the Cliff
- slug: moonrise-by-the-cliff-0e471f

## Chapter
- number: 20
- release_date: 2025-03-06

### Summary
Following the profound intimacy shared between Hwan and Samwol, the narrative's tender atmosphere is violently disrupted by the antagonist, Deoki. Reader commentary overwhelmingly focuses on this character, portraying him as a creepy, obsessive, and hypocritical stalker who is maliciously interfering in the couple's lives. Despite being married—a fact repeatedly highlighted by frustrated readers—Deoki is fixated on Samwol (Inhwa) and appears to be leveraging his influence with corrupt or gullible government officials to persecute her and Hwan. This has created a dire external threat, turning the story's focus from emotional connection to immediate peril. The audience expresses extreme frustration and disgust, with a near-unanimous and violent desire for Deoki's death, viewing him as a pathetic and exhausting obstacle to the protagonists' happiness. His reappearance has shattered the fragile peace, introducing a conflict rooted in a personal vendetta and an unjust system, fueling reader anxiety about the couple's future.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Deoki returns with officials to arrest or harass the couple at the exile site.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Following the profound intimacy shared between Hwan and Samwol, the narrative's tender atmosphere is violently disrupted by the antagonist, Deoki.

### Spoiler summary
Following the profound intimacy shared between Hwan and Samwol, the narrative's tender atmosphere is violently disrupted by the antagonist, Deoki. Reader commentary overwhelmingly focuses on this character, portraying him as a creepy, obsessive, and hypocritical stalker who is maliciously interfering in the couple's lives. Despite being married—a fact repeatedly highlighted by frustrated readers—Deoki is fixated on Samwol (Inhwa) and appears to be leveraging his influence with corrupt or gullible government officials to persecute her and Hwan. This has created a dire external threat, turning the story's focus from emotional connection to immediate peril. The audience expresses extreme frustration and disgust, with a near-unanimous and violent desire for Deoki's death, viewing him as a pathetic and exhausting obstacle to the protagonists' happiness. His reappearance has shattered the fragile peace, introducing a conflict rooted in a personal vendetta and an unjust system, fueling reader anxiety about the couple's future.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Moonrise by the Cliff #20](/series/moonrise-by-the-cliff-0e471f/chapter-20)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/moonrise-by-the-cliff-0e471f

## Usage
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