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My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 27

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Dialogue Transcript My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 27 83

I REALLY DID IT...

WHAT DO I DO...?

MY HEART FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BURST...!

HOW IS HE REACTING...?

...HIS EYES ARE OPEN?!

AH...

I REALLY DO LIKE HIM...

IT... FEELS NICE, BUT...

JUST HOW LONG IS HE PLANNING TO KEEP GOING...?

I CAN'T BREATHE...

MMPH... SUNBAE,

SUNBAEE...!

I-I CAN'T BREATHE!

HAA...

HUFF...

HUFF...

...I'M SORRY,

I LOST CONTROL FOR A SECOND...

WHAT MADE YOU DO THAT IN THE FIRST PLACE...?

WHAT ABOUT YOU, SUNBAE? WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE THIS?

YOU SAID YOU LIKED ME, SUNBAE.

AND I, ALSO...

I FEEL THE SAME WAY...

DAWON...

YEAH. I LIKE YOU.

...NO, IT GOES FAR DEEPER THAN THAT.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I'VE WAITED TO HEAR THOSE WORDS FROM YOUR MOUTH,

AND YOU PROBABLY NEVER WILL.

HOWEVER...

HOWEVER, I CAN'T DATE YOU RIGHT NOW.

...WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

WITH YOU...

OUR RELATIONSHIP CAN'T GO ANY DEEPER RIGHT NOW.

WHY ARE YOU TALKING IN RIDDLES AGAIN?!

...I MADE A MISTAKE.

BEFORE I'VE COMPLETELY GOTTEN RID OF "THAT"...

DID I RUSH THINGS TOO MUCH?

THEN AGAIN...

...JUST GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME.

WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES, SO VIVIDLY ALIVE...

...HOW COULD I POSSIBLY HIDE MY FEELINGS?

I'M SORRY . GO ON DOWN FIRST.

I NEED SOME TIME ALONE TO SORT THROUGH MY THOUGHTS...

...THE MEETING'S OVER.

THERE'S NO ONE HERE...

WHAT IS THIS...?

GIVE HIM TIME?

AFTER HE WAS THE ONE WHO CONFESSED FIRST?

A SHADY GUY REJECTING ME IN A SHADY WAY...

AH...

IS HE STRINGING ME ALONG...?

TOO GOOD TO LET GO, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY DATE...?!

THE FIRST GUY(?) WAS A PLAYER, AND THE SECOND GUY(?) IS KEEPING ME ON THE HOOK?!?

JUST WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY LIFE?!

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR LIFE?

OH? WERE YOU CRYING?

DONGJA?!

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I MISSED YOU SO MUCH I THOUGHT I'D DIE!

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER BEEN THIS GLAD TO SEE YOU SHOW UP...

YEAH, YEAH, I MISSED YOU TOO. BUT THE THING IS,

WE HAVE A BIT OF A PROBLEM.

HUH? A PROBLEM?

THERE'S NO TIME, SO I'LL SKIP THE EXPLANATION.

I'M SORRY, BUT I HAVE TO CALL OFF OUR DEAL.

HEAD BACK TO YOUR HOMETOWN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN...

YOU MADE A PROMISE!

YOU SAID YOU'D LET ME BE FREE UNTIL I GRADUATED!

I SAID I'M SORRY.

THE SITUATION IS BAD.

GO BACK DOWN AND RECEIVE YOUR SPIRIT INITIATION AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

THAT'S NOT FAIR...! I DON'T WANT TO GET INITIATED RIGHT NOW!

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE AGREED ON! AT LEAST TELL ME WHY-

AND... YOU,

STAY AWAY FROM THAT BASTARD.

...THAT BASTARD?

WHY IS THAT MOTHERLESS...

DONGJA!!! WHERE DID YOU GO THIS TIME?!

HOW CAN YOU JUST DROP A BOMBSHELL LIKE THAT AND DISAPPEAR AGAIN?!

THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY!

WHY IS EVERYONE LIKE THIS TO ME TODAY?!?!

HEH...

THIS OUGHT TO BE FUN TO WATCH.

Chapter Summary

My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 27 portrays the emotional rupture that begins with Dawon confessing her feelings to her senior and kissing him. Despite their mutual confession, her senior says he cannot date her right now and leaves her alone, and the heartbroken Dawon is shaken even further when Dongja appears, breaks their deal, and tells her to return to her hometown.

Chapter Analysis: My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 27

Chapter Analysis My Ancestor is Watching Me! — Chapter 27
My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 27 centers on a confession that turns into heartbreak almost immediately, capturing how quickly hope can collapse into confusion for Dawon. After building up the courage to admit her feelings to her senior, she shares a kiss with him where attraction is mutually acknowledged, yet the moment offers no relief. Instead of moving forward together, he tells her he cannot date her right now and asks for time alone, leaving her standing by herself to process what just happened. The emotional fallout is what drives My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 27, as Dawon is left crying and questioning whether she is being led on. Her reaction feels grounded because she did everything honestly, only to receive an answer that is neither rejection nor acceptance. The senior's choice to walk away creates an immediate consequence: Dawon cannot find closure, and her insecurity grows in the silence he leaves behind. That vulnerability makes Dongja's sudden appearance even more destabilizing, since he breaks their deal, warns her to stay away from the senior, and tells her to return to her hometown for spirit initiation before disappearing. My Ancestor is Watching Me! Chapter 27 therefore works as a double rupture, romantic and supernatural at once, with Dawon losing stability on both fronts. The senior withholding a relationship and Dongja canceling their agreement leave her with fewer options and more pressure to confront her abilities. Her pain comes not just from unrequited timing, but from feeling guided toward someone only to be told that connection is dangerous.