# WebtoonLib — Moonrise by the Cliff #40

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

## Chapter
- number: 40
- release_date: 2025-03-06

### Summary
The narrative actualizes the audience's worst fears as Samwol undertakes a path of self-sacrifice. Leveraging her handwriting, which readers note was foreshadowed as being nearly identical to a figure named San's, she falsely confesses to treason in a desperate attempt to save the exiled king, Hwan. This devastating turn has been met with an outpouring of grief and heartbreak from readers, who express that the story they sought for romance and "snu snu" has become a source of unbearable anxiety and emotional pain. Hwan's ongoing powerlessness remains a central frustration, casting him as an anguished spectator to Samwol's martyrdom. While the collective response is one of despair, with many believing a happy ending is now impossible, some readers voice frustration with Samwol's plan, suggesting she should have implicated the villain Deoki. A faint glimmer of hope persists in speculation about how Hwan might prove their innocence or in rumors that the story is guaranteed a happy ending, but these are largely overshadowed by the current, overwhelming tragedy.
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## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
The narrative actualizes the audience's worst fears as Samwol undertakes a path of self-sacrifice.

### Spoiler summary
The narrative actualizes the audience's worst fears as Samwol undertakes a path of self-sacrifice. Leveraging her handwriting, which readers note was foreshadowed as being nearly identical to a figure named San's, she falsely confesses to treason in a desperate attempt to save the exiled king, Hwan. This devastating turn has been met with an outpouring of grief and heartbreak from readers, who express that the story they sought for romance and "snu snu" has become a source of unbearable anxiety and emotional pain. Hwan's ongoing powerlessness remains a central frustration, casting him as an anguished spectator to Samwol's martyrdom. While the collective response is one of despair, with many believing a happy ending is now impossible, some readers voice frustration with Samwol's plan, suggesting she should have implicated the villain Deoki. A faint glimmer of hope persists in speculation about how Hwan might prove their innocence or in rumors that the story is guaranteed a happy ending, but these are largely overshadowed by the current, overwhelming tragedy.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — Moonrise by the Cliff #40](/series/moonrise-by-the-cliff-0e471f/chapter-40)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/moonrise-by-the-cliff-0e471f

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