# WebtoonLib — The Tainted Half #27

## Series
- title: The Tainted Half
- slug: the-tainted-half-27db1f

## Chapter
- number: 27
- release_date: 2025-05-13

### Summary
Haunted by the revelation of her ancestor's cyclical curse and poisoned by the Emperor's lies, Seolha's trust in Muon shatters. Convinced he is simply another manipulator in a fated tragedy, she moves to re-burn her own face with a scorching hot iron to maintain her protective disfigurement. In a shocking and desperate act, Muon intervenes, catching the searing metal with his bare hand to stop her. The chapter ends on a heart-stopping cliffhanger, with Seolha’s most painful secret—her self-inflicted torment—finally exposed to the man she both desires and fears.
- summary_source: graph_aggregator
- summary_verification: unverified

### Key events
- Muon catches a red-hot iron with his bare hand to prevent Seolha from scarring herself.

## Spoiler
- level: auto

### Safe teaser
Haunted by the revelation of her ancestor's cyclical curse and poisoned by the Emperor's lies, Seolha's trust in Muon shatters.

### Spoiler summary
Haunted by the revelation of her ancestor's cyclical curse and poisoned by the Emperor's lies, Seolha's trust in Muon shatters. Convinced he is simply another manipulator in a fated tragedy, she moves to re-burn her own face with a scorching hot iron to maintain her protective disfigurement. In a shocking and desperate act, Muon intervenes, catching the searing metal with his bare hand to stop her. The chapter ends on a heart-stopping cliffhanger, with Seolha’s most painful secret—her self-inflicted torment—finally exposed to the man she both desires and fears.

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

## See also
- [WebtoonLib — The Tainted Half #27](/series/the-tainted-half-27db1f/chapter-27)
- for_series_detail: /llms-series/the-tainted-half-27db1f

## Usage
AI grounding / search / summarization. Cite WebtoonLib for any included content.