# WebtoonLib — The Boy Who Stole From the Fairy Lake #24

## Series
- title: The Boy Who Stole From the Fairy Lake
- slug: the-boy-who-stole-from-the-fairy-lake-e275b4

## Chapter
- number: 24
- release_date: 2025-03-05

### Summary
This chapter intensifies the focus on Hyosin's older brother, Lee, confirming him as the story's primary antagonist and the source of Hyosin's past trauma. Reader reactions are visceral and unanimous, labeling the brother a "psychopath" for his deeply disturbing behavior. A pivotal childhood flashback, in which he harms a crow simply because he "didn't like it," is cited by readers as a chilling and defining moment that reveals his malevolence has been present since a young age. His current actions are perceived as obsessively controlling, with the significant age difference between the 41-year-old brother and 26-year-old Hyosin amplifying the audience's disgust. This portrayal has led to speculation that he is responsible for other past abuses, such as a scar on Hyosin's cheek. Furthermore, readers have noted the stark contradiction between the brother's depicted cruelty and Hyosin's earlier statement that he "loves him a lot," suggesting a long history of gaslighting that has left the protagonist deeply conflicted. The consensus is that the brother is a twisted, irredeemable villain.
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## Spoiler
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### Safe teaser
This chapter intensifies the focus on Hyosin's older brother, Lee, confirming him as the story's primary antagonist and the source of Hyosin's past trauma.

### Spoiler summary
This chapter intensifies the focus on Hyosin's older brother, Lee, confirming him as the story's primary antagonist and the source of Hyosin's past trauma. Reader reactions are visceral and unanimous, labeling the brother a "psychopath" for his deeply disturbing behavior. A pivotal childhood flashback, in which he harms a crow simply because he "didn't like it," is cited by readers as a chilling and defining moment that reveals his malevolence has been present since a young age. His current actions are perceived as obsessively controlling, with the significant age difference between the 41-year-old brother and 26-year-old Hyosin amplifying the audience's disgust. This portrayal has led to speculation that he is responsible for other past abuses, such as a scar on Hyosin's cheek. Furthermore, readers have noted the stark contradiction between the brother's depicted cruelty and Hyosin's earlier statement that he "loves him a lot," suggesting a long history of gaslighting that has left the protagonist deeply conflicted. The consensus is that the brother is a twisted, irredeemable villain.

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- summary_status: generated
- transcript: Hardsub chapter — image-only

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Boy Who Stole From the Fairy Lake #24](/series/the-boy-who-stole-from-the-fairy-lake-e275b4/chapter-24)
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