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Extra: Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu (Part 2)
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Reika’s Notes:
- This chapter is by Buri of BC Novels.
- This is part 2 of 2.
- I cried a little bit when I read it again today.
- I posted the news on the front page of BC Novels but, in case you missed it, a new animation trailer for the Scum Villain adaptation (official English title is “Scumbag System”) has been released. Looks like might be out this summer.
- Thanks for reading.
Shen Jiu was betrayed by the world repeatedly that he lost his ability to trust the people around him. This produced the envy, the jealousy, and eventually the hatred for those he believes are more fortunate than he is to the point that he deliberately go out of his way harm them. Yue Qi was supposed to be his foil with how much care he show Shen Jiu and how Shen Jiu believed in him. But Yue Qi failed to become the foil because, first, of circumstance (failing to rescue Shen Jiu) and, second, he was too lenient (when they meet again) that allowed Shen Jiu’s destructive behaviors that eventually lead to his destruction. But it is also that leniency that let Shen Jiu recognize the affection that he still has for Yue Qi, and the possible consequences that Yue Qi may face if he continues to associate with Shen Jiu. So he pushed Yue Qi away.
That was why he was willing to write that blood letter. It may be something Shen Jiu was willing to do to relieve some monetary torture. But I think that he believed that the letter wouldn’t be able to summon Yue Qi since Shen Jiu had supposedly cut-ties with Yue Qi. But unfortunately, Yue Qi came anyway. Their ties were not broken until one of them is dead.
Shen Qingqiu, on the other hand, had only read the novel through the perspective of the OG protagonist, Luo Bing He. And we, on the other hand, had only got to know Shen Jiu through the Shen Qingqiu’s exposition of what type of person he is that he got through the novel that was written in the viewpoint of Luo Bing He. So we didn’t understand that Shen Jiu was a tragic character until much later. Just a case of unreliable narrator that went through a telephone game in addition to cut content from the author.
Something that I really find interesting (kind of a theme of the book as well) is the fine line of love and hate in this series. We were given a lot of characters that looks like they outright hate each other, either through dialogue or through actions, and yet, we can always find something (even when it’s horrible) that stems from their affection, romantic or platonic, for one another if it exist at all (yes, this occur with side characters as well). The arbitrariness of love… lol
This was really sad. It sucks Shen Jiu was never able to let go of his hatred and became very jaded about everything in life. I wish this was in the actual novel itself and not shoved into an extra. It would have made the story a little more impactful for me.
Thank, as always, for the hard work! By the way, I have a question. In Chapter 8, SQQ talks about Ming Fan giving LBH the sabotaged cultivation manual, but here SJ admitted to giving it himself. Did I misunderstand SQQ?
Ming Fan gave it but only because Ming Fan knew their Shizun wanted him to do it, I think? Technically, Ming Fan was the one who literally handed it to LBH but SJ was the one behind the scenes who was ultimately responsible for it.
I see. Thank you for the clarification!
Thank you for translating 😭
I feel sorry for Yue Qingyuan but I don’t feel an ounce of pity for Shen jiu
To be fair, YQY also contributed to fuel SJ’s jealous rage and resentment. SJ suffered greatly from trauma and it ruined him. He never recovered from his past abuse and slavery. He developed self-hatred and distrust towards other ppl esp men (except qi-ge). Trauma also made him resentful and abusive so comment like this always put me off, considering how SJ wasnt inherently evil and was a victim of cruel circumstances since he was a child. SJ felt so real to me and i will always have a soft spot for him. he deserves a chance to be happy as much as YQY does.
This chapter made me fully cry… Why such sad ending for Yue Qi… and SQQ thoughts made me even more depressed at his reaction to Yue Qi’s sword.
Basically , the entire original plot had only happened due to slight misunderstandings . Had Yue qi told sqq the truth , he wouldn’t have felt that hatred and that unbound envy too . Then all these wouldn’t have happened .
Though sqq does have his flaws , I can’t help but pity him . For someone who had been rejected by the entire world since birth , he failed to recognize the two people who wished to hold him close , binghe and Yue qi . Thats sad . Really.
Honestly one of the best chapters I have ever read.
The cycle of hatred as it is :'(
Too tragic! Only Yue Qingyuan’s death made him truly consider the ‘ifs’ or ‘back thens’
“Luo Binghe. You’re a bastard, do you know that?” you really are.
Poor Yue. Poor SQQ he never got the explanation either.
In the new unoriginal world, Shen yuha says sth like this Binghe is different and is not one to do something as horrible as cutting someone into a human stick, has he forgotten the old palace master? Unless I read more extras and find out he wasn’t the one to do it, I hate both binghes
There are plenty of reasons to dislike Binghe, but I don’t agree with the revenge on the old palace master being one of them. That disgusting old man plotted against LBH’s parents and even had his dirty eyes on Binghe himself. Letting the old palace master get away for even a bit was the real crime
I’am sad TT
& Thanks u for all your TL ♥
Ah airplane bro… You could have broken many hearts with this story, why cut it. If I were a dear reader, I would’ve been hooked!
Shen Jiu is another tragic character alongside ZhuZhi-Lang and co. who were cut. Just another misunderstood character thrown into the mix unless you seen their lives thru their eyes with these extras and truly discovered how pitiful they really were. I used to dislike Shen Joy’s character, but after reading this and seeing his hysteria and deep-rooted remorse for Yue Qingyuan, I can’t dislike him or call him scum. One can really see how his past affected his actions, it really was difficult to read this chapter, knowing the ending.
This shattered my heart thoroughly. Nehi all the fun and frolicking by Shen Yuan’s monologue, this was the tragedy that truly unfolds in this world. This and Zhuzhi-lang’s side stories are the most heart breaking ever.
Also, can someone explain what
«A thread of blood stretched out, moving closer until it was just about to meet another and tie. It missed and coiled back.
It broke.»
this line actually means in detail? While reading it, this line affected me and saddened me the most.
*behind
It’s a reference to the red string of fate.
It’s a reference to the red string of fate.
I always thought that Shen Jiu was the type of scum who will run away from his problems that he himself created after all Shen yuan told us Yue Qingyuan death was because he was a bitch who sacrificed Yue Qingyuan instead of himself, but reading this now it was revealed that the original Shen Qingqiu did have some sympathy for Yue Qingyuan and didn’t want for him to die in such a tragic way as himself. Shen Qingqiu really is a tragic character plot like and personality like because in the end until death he couldn’t forgive himself nor could he accept his mistake in the end.
After knowing Shen qingqiu’s background suddenly he’s not a scum anymore and all the hate is transferred to LBH, everyone seems to forget that even LBH suffered under SQQ so it’s completely normal that he’d revenge, I feel sorry for SQQ but also for LBH because it’s not their faults really, everything was just the consequences of everyone’s daily life choices, today if you treat a total stranger with kindness, you don’t know how you’ve helped them or if you treat them harshly, you don’t know how you’ve ruined them, our daily choice matter because everyone you meet today ,whether you connect or not, will be affected by the choice you make that moment. We can’t blame lbh for turning out the way he was, perhaps if SQQ treated him with a little kindness, it would have been different or SQQ, if he had been rescued by Yue Qi earlier, he wouldn’t have turned out like he did..
All these are not their faults, I can actually remember when the original BLH saw SQQ being so caring toward the other him, he said ” on what grounds did he have to meet the cruel SQQ while the other had to meet this caring SQQ ” I felt so sorry, both of them( original LBH and SQQ,) both of them are so misunderstood and have tragic pasts they couldn’t let go off that they missed each , I keep thinking perhaps these two could have had a romantic adventure too because honestly, who has 3000 women in his harem and isn’t even satisfied? Someone whose heart is already taken but he won’t accept or even entertain this idea so everyone else would not satisfy him
I feel LBH more scumbag than villain SQQ at least he didn’t torture people kill than torture… Torturing the victim too much are the most i hate :/ poor YQY SQQ fate both are miserable YQY should save him properly…its he lack of understanding too afraid. I feel SJ is someone who’s strong in handling his cruel fate since child hes the type went rampage after he can’t hold it anymore. People around him are so toxic I understand why he became like that + with no good explaination from his elder brother and proper way to lead SJ in right path. I like he’s the type who focus on current state not past… YQY the type that hold on bout past, that’s why he failed in everything n got on trap in the end. I admire how brave SJ was even after getting cut his limbs n didn’t even afraid that psycho predator again when hes end of life/adult life :”) he has strong personality. I cant really like LBH bcs his origin demon character actually obsessive n psycho.
Shen Yuan is usually so funny that it’s just easier not to think about how awfully tragic things are in the background?????? I’ve been getting my not!tragic Shen Jiu content through Feynite’s fics but I’m sad all over again…. Thanks for the chapter!
PS: Glad to hear that summer is the tentative release date! Even though it’s already July!
TT
It was horrible. I know. But it was Shen Jiu who made it like that.
It hurts. TT
QwQ…. muchas gracias por tu trabajo…. ahora debo irme a llorar < / 3
I literally finished ch 91.1 just seconds before you posted this!! Thank you so much for your hard work translating svsss