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The chapter opens in a high-stakes environment. The protagonist, Raoul, and his party of trusted allies are deep within a dangerous dungeon. They have fought together for a long time, and Raoul believes they are a tight-knit family. The atmosphere is initially tense but victorious, as they seem to have conquered a difficult hurdle. You mentioned reading this on Weloma in high quality
Even if you don’t read Japanese fluently, experiencing Chapter 1 in raw format has advantages: For non-Japanese readers, you can use a mobile
For non-Japanese readers, you can use a mobile OCR tool like Google Lens or KanjiTomo to hover-translate speech bubbles while reading the raw. This is the pivotal moment of the chapter
This is the pivotal moment of the chapter. The party stops to rest, and Raoul lets his guard down. Suddenly, the atmosphere shifts. The leader of the party (often depicted as a warrior or knight figure) and the other members (usually a mage or healer) turn on Raoul.
The betrayal is not born out of malice for Raoul personally, but out of cold calculation. The specific reasoning usually revolves around:
Raoul is stabbed or blasted with magic. As he falls into the abyss, dying, he is not filled with regret, but with an overwhelming, pure hatred. He realizes his entire life of "friendship" was a lie used by his comrades to farm him for power.